Family Feared Killed by Hitch-Hiker Near Tulsa
Police seek confirmation of a murder case after the Mosser family of Atwood Illinois vanished en route to visit relatives. Their bloodstained car was found north of Tulsa with licenses money and evidence inside. An FBI probe links to a Texas hitchhiker robbery.
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Tulsa
Okla
Here
Carl Mosser
Thelma
Ronald Dean
Gary Carl
Panela Sue
Atwood, HL
Mosser
Chris
Army
Military Police
Albuquerque
N. M
Chris Mosser
Claremore
FBI
Texas
Luther
Oklahoma County
Osage County
Warren Smith
Tulsa City
Ponca City
Smith
West Coast Naval Shipyard Reactivated
The Long Beach California naval shipyard will reopen with all orderly speed due to increased Pacific fleet support needs. It had closed August 24, 1949, and was under custodial maintenance since June 30. Notices were sent to Representatives Clyde Doyle and Cecil King.
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Washington
Navy
Long Beach
Calif. Naval Shipyard
Pacific
Dan A. Kimball
Clyde Doyle
D-Calif
Cecil King
More Bodies Sought In Peru Avalanche
Rescue workers searched for additional victims after an avalanche near Chibote killed at least 22 men and injured 70 others. Dozens more were reported missing from a group of rock workers who had planted 40 explosives to clear debris when rock and debris fell. Chibote lies about 250 miles north of Lima on the coast.
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Lima
Peru
Chibote
Andes
Truman Hopes For Peace But Sees Controls
President Truman discusses peace aims and congressional war powers with Elisabeth May Craig. He rejects a war declaration as the current question, emphasizes UN obligations, and notes talks with Eisenhower about Europe’s defense force. He cites farm price controls under the Defense Production Act and the impact on inflation. He hopes for negotiations and clarifies Spain’s exclusion from non-Communist military plans.
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MacFarland
D-Ariz
Fair Dealer
Senate
McFarland
Lyndon B. Johnson
Texas
Elisabeth May Craig
Portland
Press Herald
Congress
United Nations
Truman
Acheson
Russia
Germany
United States
White House
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Spain
Associated Press
London
Congres
Korea
Hearing Set on Auto Price Freeze with John Hancock
Price Director Michael V. Disalle announced hearings on automobile ceiling prices to be conducted by John Hancock as special consultant. Hancock will prepare a formula based on full factual study, with hearings possibly public, following Alan Valentine's Dec 18 auto price freeze through March.
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Washington
Michael V. Disalle
John Hancock
New York
Disalle
Hancock
Alan Valentine
Economic Stabilization Agency
Valentine
ESA
Truman
Remington’s Mail Linked to Reds in Court Testimony
Florida newspaperman Paul Crouch testified in federal court that William W. Remington used a Communist Party post office box in Knoxville Tennessee as a mailing address in 1937. He identified a subscription card listing “Bill Remington” and Box 1692 Knoxville as the party mail address and noted a later Hanover New Hampshire address.
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New York
Florida
William W. Remington
Commerce Department
Communist Party
Knoxville
Tenn
Paul Crouch
Miami
Remington
Crouch
Tennessee
Communist Publica
Southern Worker
Bill Remington
Hanover
N. H
Dartmouth College
Tennessee Valley Authority
Del Rio Chamber leader James P Netts dies at 60
James P. Netts 60 longtime Del Rio Chamber of Commerce manager for 18 years died at Kerrville Wednesday night. Burial is expected in the Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery in San Antonio.
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del Rio CC
del Rio
Jan
James P. Netts
GIs Survive Bridge Blast in Korea
INCHON Korea January 4 two GIs and a Korean boy racing the last platoon bridge over the Han River were blown into icy water when dynamited. They climbed onto floating debris and held on for hours until rescued by a Navy helicopter. Names not disclosed.
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Inchon
Korea
Han River
Navy Evacuates Inchon as Reds Push Trap
Allied withdrawal at Inchon includes last troops and refugees boarding ships as docks and marshalling yards explode. The Wolfhounds and British 29th Brigade form a rear guard while Rear Admiral Thackrey commands ships guarding the harbor. Ridgway praises the retreat as Chinese forces press across the Han River and Kimpo field is abandoned amid fires and destruction.
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Inchon
Seoul
Rochester
L. A. Thackrey
Thackrey
Han River
Wolfhounds
South Korea
29Th Brigade
Matthew B. Ridgway
Eighth Army
Kimpo Air Field
Stan Swinton
Austin Police Seeks 15 Recruits for 1951 Opening
The Austin Police Department seeks 15 new patrolmen with applications available in Chief Thorp's City Hall office. The civil service exam will set the qualifying standard. veterans receive five extra points, and pay starts at 185 with potential rise to 230 after three years.
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Austin Police Department
Thorp
Austin
R. D
Thorp Big
Beverly Laws
Civil Service
Laws
United States
Collins Says US Fought 30 to 1 Odds at Pusan Bridgehead
General J. Lawton Collins disclosed that US troops defending Korea's Pusan bridgehead in August faced odds as high as 30 to 1. He credited weapons, leaders, and morale for holding the line and warned against relying on small safety margins in the future.
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Collins
Washington
J. Lawton Collins
Army
Korea
Pusan
Army Information Digest
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