Marines Link with Army to Push Toward Sea at Chosin Reservoir
Marine units and Army troops joined forces near Koto and Hagaru after nine days of fierce fighting at Chosin Reservoir. General Smith directed the push as reinforcements flowed from Manchuria amid reports of fresh Chinese divisions moving toward Pyongyang and Kok san.
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Hagaru
Koto
Haga
P. Smith
Chosin Reservoir
Edward M. Almond
10Th Corps
Tokyo
Seventh Infantry Division
Korea
Manchuria
United Nations
MacArthur
38Th Parallel
North Korea
South Korea
Eighth Army
Pyongyang
Koksan
Korean Peninsula
Smithwick Term Approved by Court
The court denied Sam Smithwick’s motion for rehearing after affirming his life sentence for the 1949 slaying of Bill Mason. Smithwick, former deputy sheriff at Alice, was sentenced by a Belton jury after a venue change.
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The
Capitol Staff
Art of Criminal Appeals
Sam Smithwick
Alice
Bill Mason
Smithwick
High Court
Belton
Vogue Slipper Shop Expands to New Congress Avenue Site
Vogue Slipper Shop completes a $100000 lease for 706 Congress Avenue, with a front and salon style interior planned. Opening set for January 1, Rhealee Hat Shop moves to 914 Congress Avenue. Ben Neuman and Ray Walgren facilitate the Austin deal. Blass Rizzo leads local operations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress Avenue
Rhealee
Austin
Ben Neuman
St. Louis
Ray Walgren
San Antonio
Blass Rizzo
Smuggled Diamonds Sold Legally After Seizure
Christmas shoppers in Newark watched a Broad Street jewelry store display the sign Smuggled diamonds for sale. The gems had been seized by the government and were sold back to a dealer who had purchased them legally.
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Newark
N. J
Broad Street
Severe Panhandle Cold Kills Brahmas and Shuts Roads
A cold wave across the Panhandle and Gulf Coast states produced record low temperatures, damaging crops and killing Brahmas in the Panhandle region. Dallas and Wichita Falls posted single digits, while Galveston reported 24 degrees marking the first freeze of the season. Porter, near Amarillo, lost Brahmas acclimated after relocation from San Antonio.
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Panhandle
Gulf Coast
Laredo
Rio Grande Valley
Texas
Dalhart
West
North Texas
Central Texas
South Plains
East Texas
Dallas
Marshall
Gainesville
Wichita Falls
Galveston
Porter
Amarillo
Wildorado
Oldham County
San Antonio
General Ike Ashburn Hospitalized After Heart Attack
General Ike Ashburn executive secretary for the Texas Good Roads Association was reported doing nicely at Seton Hospital Wednesday night after suffering a heart attack Tuesday afternoon.
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Ike Ashburn
Texas Good Roads Association
Seton Hospital
Gen. Ashburn
Six Pinball Machines Seized In Austin Cafe Raids
Detectives in Austin said six converted five ball machines, previously one ball games, were seized from six cafes during raids on downtown and several corridors. Owners face charges for permitting intermittent play. machines to be stored in the County Courthouse basement pending destruction order. Five music firms owned the machines. owners of cafes not connected to machine ownership.
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Austin
Manor Road
East Avenue
Barton Springs Road
Congress Avenue
Ernest Best
Truman Attlee Push for Allied War Effort and Korea Policy
U S President Truman and British Prime Minister Attlee signaled continued joint effort to strengthen Atlantic alliance defenses, boost production, and avoid material leaks to Communists. Johnson and Kilgore pressed for swift mobilization and Eisenhower command. Attlee defended recognizing Communist China amid Korea fighting.
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Germany
Attlee
Atlantic Alliance
Atlantic Council
London
White House
Truman
United States
Korea
United Nations
Washington
Britain
Attiee
China
Attree
Pres. Truman
Senate
Kenn
R-Mo
Kemneg
Wherry
Nebraska
Lyndon Johnson
D-Tex
Texas
Senate Armed Services
Red China
Johnson
Kilgore
D-W Va
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Pacific
Eisenhower
Representative Redden
D-Nc
House
Congres
Congress
Europe
America
National Press Club
Neville Chamberlain
Hitler
Vishinsky attacks move to halt China Red drive
Vishinsky denounces an appeal to halt the China Red drive as a nightmarish fantasy and labels General MacArthur a war maniac for Korea. Romulo, Younger, Austin, and others debate UN action and peace efforts amid competing visions on Korea and a proposed Arab League truce plan.
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Vishinsky
MacArthur
Korea
Romulo
Younger
Austin
Security Council
Assembly
United Nations
Vavro Haidu
Czechoslovakia
Stefan Wierblowski
Poland
Yugoslavia
Ales Bebler
Churchman
Town Hall Club
Bebler
Marshal Tuo
Seven-Nation
Arab League
Abdel Rahman Azzam Pasha
Trygve Lie
Truman
Stalin
League
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Marine
Photograph Studio
Scarbrough & Sons
Vogue
Fed
Sale Jewelry CO
Austin, Texas
Hamilton
C.cd
India
Switzerland
Pakistan
Formosa
Pyongyang Aire Field
Geo.a.dickels
Kentucky
GEO. A. Dickel Distilling Company
Louisville, Kentucky
Tam
Shanks - Meyers Furniture
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