Bergstrom Jets Fight in Korea With Thunderjets
Bergstrom Air Force Base pilots deploy F82E Thunderjets for combat in Korea. The 27th Fighter Wing arrived Dec 1 to Japan by Dec 5 and flew its first mission two days later. The unit, based at Bergstrom about 20 months before overseas duty, has conducted daily missions and inflicted heavy damage on targets near Pyongyang.
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Korea
Associated Press
Bergstrom
Japan
George E. Stratemeyer
US Far East Air Forces
Pyongyang
Air Force
Navy
27Th
Austin
Kearney Afb
Neb
Germany
Decca Records Announces 10 Cent Price Rise
Decca Records, Inc. announced a 10 cent increase on its popular records. Industry circles predicted other record companies would follow suit.
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New York
Decca Records, Inc
UN talks struggle over Korea cease-fire plan continues
United Nations members debated six power proposals on removing Chinese troops from Korea amid slow progress. The United States held firm against any cease-fire tied to political concessions, while Russia backed withdrawal of all foreign forces. Rau met with top delegates before resuming talks as deadlines shift and the 1950 session faces delays.
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Rau
Red China
North Korea
Britain
France
Norway
Ecuador
Cuba
Russia
Security Council
Poland
Stefan Wierblowski
Korea
Pieping
Peiping
38Th Parallel
Wu Hsiu-Chuan
Assembly
Death claims head of West Texas firm
SAN ANGELO December reports the local manager of West Texas Utilities Company R. M. Turner died Monday after surgery. Funeral services will be held here Tuesday.
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West Texas
San Angelo
West Texas Utilities Company
R. M. Turner
Weather Pictogram Faces Fair Skies Across Nation
The Weather Pictogram shows fair weather for Monday nationwide. Only two regions report exceptions with fresh snow near the Great Lakes and Middle East and a cool front bringing showers to the Pacific Northwest.
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United States
Great Lakes
Middle East
Pacific Northwest
Flames Burn Parched Areas Across County
Firefighters battled grass and timber blazes from LaPorte to Seabrook as a drought blamed for the worst dry spell since 1924. In Lane Prairie near Cleburne, a Central Texas brush fire scorched toward Keene, destroying barns, silos and outbuildings and threatening dairy facilities. Volunteers and crews from Cleburne, Burleson and Alvarado fought the flames with wet sacks, while homes of J H Brown Jr and Maurice Crane suffered major loss in the area.
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Houston
E. A. Farrell
Central Texas
Lane Prairie
Cleburne
Keene
Ben S. Putnam
Burleson
Alvarado
Maurice Crane
Junior College
J. H. Brown Jr
Chrysler and UAW sign cost of living pact in Detroit
Chrysler Corporation and the CIO United Auto Workers announce a new cost of living contract covering 105000 production workers for five years. The deal includes a four cent hourly raise annually and an immediate one cent increase to align with GM and Ford, with wages reviewed quarterly.
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Detroit
Chrysler Corporation
CIO
United Auto Workers
Chrysler
General Motors
Ford
2 School Sites Draw Protests or Open to All Peoples
The report argued against locating a school on either proposed site. It said harmony between races exists and condemning land or building there would be unwise and costly. Transportation to the site was also cited as a drawback. The board approved two new teachers, Mrs. Morse and Mrs. Kilcoyne, and accepted four resignations.
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Ap Wate
Maurine Morse
Velma M. Kilcoyne
Margie Norris
Essie Brown
Alice Broadfoot
LaVern Rice
Kagawa Urges Unity for Asia
Dr Toyohiko Kagawa, a Japanese missionary and University of Texas speaker, urged formation of a United Council of Asia to bring order to chaos and advocated a UN style system for Asia. He proposed a Europe like Council of Foreign Ministers and spoke to about 800 at the University Methodist Church. He cautioned it may be too late for Chiang Kai Shek to return to power in China after later questions.
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Toyohiko Kagawa
University of Texas
United Council of Asia
Kagawa
Univers
Methodist Church
Asia
Europe
Council of Foreign Ministers
Chiang Kai-Shek
China
Dr. Kagawa
Continued Fair Weather Forecast In Central Texas
Central Texas will enjoy continued fair weather with temperatures rising from 50 to 85 degrees. East Texans can expect a fair sky on Tuesday and Wednesday with cooler conditions in the north on Tuesday. West Texans will see two fair days through Wednesday with minimal temperature change.
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Texas
East Texans
West Texans
Howard County Vote On Beer Sale Delayed to January
BIG SPRING Dec. 11. Howard County, which voted on November 1 to prohibit all alcohol sales, will hold a separate vote on beer on January 6.
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Howard County
Big Spring
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