Navy Says UN Ships Stand Ready Off Hungnam
UN naval forces in Korea stated they were ready for any eventuality as 20 000 American troops and South Korean forces fought their way toward Hungnam. Admiral Joy held a briefing with General Almond after secret talks with Navy and Marine leaders as withdrawals and fall-back routes remained under secrecy.
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Tokyo
United Nations
Korea
Hungnam
C. Turner Joy
Adm
Joy
Edward M. Almond
Tenth Corps
Northeast Korea
Changjin Reservoir
Eighth Army
Koto
Koro
Gen. Almond
Lemuel C. Shepherd
Fleet Marine Forces
Changjin
First Marine Division
Hagaru
Texans Fight Polio Campaign Lays Out 3000000 Budget Gap
Texas businessmen met to map the Governor's Fight Polio Committee as the polio drive begins January 15. Ed S. Stewart and Gen. Walter Krueger warned Texas faces a $300000 deficit for patient care and urged continued fundraising. Mrs. Bei Wright urged support noting $5 million in unpaid hospital bills nationwide.
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Texas
Stewart
Gen. Krueger
Raymond L. Dillard
Mexia
New Mexico
Bei Wright
National Foundation
Detroit
Mich
Russell J. Blattner
Baylor University
Lamar Fleming
Houston
Polio Campaign Leaders Map State Effort
Mrs Beatrice Wright and General Walter Krueger co chair polio campaign plans for the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis Texas March of Dimes with Governor Allan Shivers and Ed S Stewart of Abilene as state co chairs Lamar Fleming Jr Houston Neal Douglass photo involved along with local organizers in San Antonio and Lamar.
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Beatrice Wright
National Foundation For Infantile Paralysis
Walter Krueger
San Antonio
Cochairman
Texas March of Dimes
Allan Shivers
Ed S. Stewart
Abilene
Lamar Fleming Jr
Houston
Neal Douglass
Army Cancels Yale Furloughs During Christmas Break
The Army canceled a ten day Christmas furlough for soldiers in training camps while leaving local commanders power to grant leave as needed. The Air Force will let commands decide on furloughs and will suspend formal instruction Dec 23 to Jan 1 where possible. Navy and Marines defer to local commanders on holiday leave.
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Washington
Army
Air Force
Navy
Marine Corps
Baltimore Scribe Named President's Press Aide
Joseph H. Short Jr., White House correspondent for the Baltimore Morning Sun, was named press secretary to President Truman. The 46 year old Mississippian resigns from the Sun and will begin the $18 000 a year post December 18 succeeding Charles G. Ross who died Tuesday night.
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Washington
Joseph H. Short Jr
White House
Baltimore Morning Sun
Truman
Oe Miss
Charles G. Ross
Short
Sun
US general Krueger eyes Korea scene bluntly
General Walter Krueger, retired Army man, says the US has the bull by the tail and must face it. Capsule review praises General Douglas MacArthur, age 20. A livestock clinic will be held at Lampasas where experts lecture and answer farmers questions.
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Walter Krueger
Douglas MacArthur
Lampasas
Auto makers defy government price hold request
General Motors and Ford rejected the government's plea to hold back price increases. Alan Valentine warned the Stabilization Agency can roll back prices with mandatory action if voluntary limits fail. GM and Ford announced increases citing higher wages and rising material costs since 1950.
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Washington
General Motors
Ford
Alan Valentine
Newsmen
C. E. Wilson
Valentine
Wilson
Henry Ford II
Ford Motors
Mercury
Lincoln
Alies
Michael V. DiSalle
Cyrus W. Ching
Congress
DiSalle
O'Mahoney
D-Wye
Senate
House Economic Committee
LSU Faces Texas in Memorial Stadium Showdown
LSU meets Texas in a Memorial Stadium clash watched by about 40 000 as both teams push for wins in a series tied 0 0 with one draw. LSU aims to rebound after a mixed start. Texas relies on a strong line and key backs Townsend and Baggott to seize momentum.
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Louisiana State
Texas
Memorial Stadium
Louisiana Eleven
Tigers
Kentucky
College of Pacific
Rice
Georgia Tech
Georgia
Mississippis
Vanderbilt
Bengals
Mississippi State
Villanova
Tulane
Blair Cherry
Longhorns
Oklahoma
Food for Needy Campaign Begins in Austin
The Cosmopolitan Club launches a Christmas drive placing 100 empty barrels in Austin grocery stores for the Salvation Army. Last year the effort collected 5,000 cans of food, 200 pounds of potatoes, and 100 pounds of dried vegetables for indigent residents.
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Cosmopolitan Club
Austin
Salvation Army
Cosmopolitan
Dean Whiffen
James Lemon
P. K. Williams
Williams
Dewey Urges Unity With Free Nations Worldwide
New York December 8 Governor Thomas E Dewey called for national unity urging the United States to mobilize its strength and join the free nations of the world to survive the era.
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New York
Thomas E. Dewey
United States
Rosenberg Denies Communist Meetings Charge In Hearing
Mrs. Anna M. Rosenberg assistant secretary of defense publicly denied charges by Ralph De Sola that she attended Communist meetings. The face to face exchange occurred with Senator Russell and other witnesses before a closed Army committee session. The panel had recommended her confirmation but reopened the case for her testimony amid conflicting statements.
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Washington
Anna M. Rosenberg
Defense
Communist Party
Russell
D-Ga
Rosenberg
Senate Armed Services Committee
Ralph de Sola
Senate
de Sola
Mrs. Rosenberg
Maroons Edge Temple 13-12 On late field goal mixup
Doyle Traylor's passing fuels Austin Maroons to a 13-12 win over Temple at House Park. A miscalled field goal by Temple coach Ted Dawson changed fate after Donnell Berry's kick fell short, sending Austin toward the state quarterfinals with Higgins’s late decisive placement.
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Austin
Maroons
Crimsons
Temple
House Park
Doyle Traylor
Traylor
Ted Dawson
Donnell Berry
Dawson
Mike Higgins
Bobby Ferrell
Higgins
Wildcat
Harlingen-Alice Battle
Texas 1950 cotton crop trimmed by 50 000 bales
The Agriculture Department lowered Texas cotton production to 2 900 000 bales due to an early North Texas freeze, marking the state’s worst yield since 1946. The national forecast drops to 9 884 000 bales, 61 000 below the November outlook.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Texas
Allied Leaders Clash Over China Policy After U N Summit
President Truman and Prime Minister Attlee call for faster Western military buildup while offering to halt rearmament if Soviet and Chinese leaders modify conduct for peace. They agree on 11 steps to counter communism but defer a united stance on Communist China. Attlee wary of naval blockade and Formosa specifics.
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Washington
Truman
Attlee
Korea
United States
Mr. Truman
Britain
New York
Ottawa
China
Peiping
Red China
Moscow
Soviet Union
United Nations
Truman Threatened Music Critic Over Margaret Panned
President Truman wrote a longhand note on White House stationery to Washington Post critic Paul Hume after a harsh review of Miss Margaret Truman's singing. The letter urged consequences including a new nose, and contrasted Hume with Westbrook Pegler. Hume called the missive hostile yet said Miss Truman is attractive but cannot sing well.
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Washington
Truman
Margaret
Paul Hume
Washington Post
White House
Hume
Daily News
Westbrook Pegler
Missman
Miss Truman
Survey of Air Base at Laredo Planned
The Air Force disclosed a survey will be made of the World War II air base at Laredo on the Texas border to determine current condition and estimate reopening costs for potential use in national defense. Senator Lyndon B. Johnson was informed of the study by AF officials.
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Washington
Laredo
Air Force
Lyndon B. Johnson
Texas
Elgin Feeder Wins Bastrop County Fair Grand Champion
Elgin FFA feeder Lowell Berggren claimed his second consecutive Bastrop County Youth Fair grand champion steer title with an 800 pound Hereford. Berggren, from Mountain City Ranch Kyle, prep for Houston fat stock show in February. JOE LEE RATHMAN sold his reserve champion steer to Tom Peebles for 54 cents a pound.
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Dec
Elgin Ffa
Lowell Berggren
Berggren
Mountain City
Kyle
Travis County
Elgin
Houston
Joe Lee Rathman
Rockne
Tom Peebles
Smithville
Lexington
Hildigg
D. Berg
Tommy Leevis
Billy Davis
M. Morrison
G. Morrison
Wendell Probst
H. L. Nei
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Byron Townsend
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Tiger
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Townsend
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Longhorn
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Gene Vykukal
Ken Jackson
Bubba Shands
Billy Porter
George Gentry
Lew Levine
Dallas
Tennessee
Dewey
Red
Harry
Elgin Steer
Bastrop Fair
Adamcik
Ervin Davis
Hereford
J. Gordon Bryson
B. J. Willenbarger
Stanley Smith
W. Rother
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K. M. Bartsch
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