Marines Link Up With Trapped Forces In Korea Standoff
U S Marines and infantrymen trapped by Chinese Reds in northeast Korea pressed toward a linkup with rescue forces as a blown bridge hindered relief. U S Tenth Corps reported 20 000 troops encircled by Chinese forces and warned of a new encirclement threat while Marines and Navy planes flew 391 sorties to support the effort.
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Tokyo
Korea
U. S
Tenth Corps
Met
Edward M. Almond
U.S
Eighth Army Says No Decision On Seoul Defense
A U S Eighth Army spokesman stated no commitment has been made on defending Seoul. Seoul, Korea is about 30 miles south of parallel 38 and roughly 80 air miles south of the new Eighth Army defense line in northwest Korea.
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U. S
Eighth Army
Korea
Seoul
Korean Republic
Sinuiju
Yalu River
Manchuria
Pyongcyang
Pyongy
Breakout near Hungnam as Allied columns close in
Seventh division infantry and British commandos push toward a rescue column stuck on an ice glazed road from Koto to Hungnam. US and Allied air power strike Reds near Sinuiju while artillery aids the trapped escape column as weather clears.
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Seventh Division
Koto
Hungnam
Korea
Omg
Almond
Wonsan
United Nations
U. S
Five Men Stage Reign Of Terror At Drive-In
Five men aged 17 to 25 stormed the Valley View Drive Inn near Brush Fork Bluewell wrecking windows doors counters and display cases. Calvin and Marion Crisco are jailed. Blackie Alitt released on bond. two suspects sought. Proprieter James Jones threatened with a shotgun. preliminary hearing set for Tuesday.
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Valley View Drive
Brush Fork
Bluewell
Calvin
Marion Crisco
Blackie
Alitt
Yesticrally Ang
Hubert Humphreys
Humphreys
James Jones
Ailiff
Aliff
Santa Claus Dies In Bookstore Bustle
In Springfield Massachusetts on a December Saturday Edmund J. Bissaillon 63 known as the Johnson Bookstore Santa collapsed and died amid a busy Christmas shopping rush. He was a retired fireman in private life.
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Springfield
Mass
Santa Claus
Johnson Bookstore
Edmund J. Bissaillon
Kilgore Nominates Eisenhower for Big Job
Senator Kilgore of West Virginia proposed that General Dwight D. Eisenhower be named overall commander for both European and Pacific areas. Kilgore said Eisenhower commands respect of the free world and stands ready to serve in this crisis. He urged naming him now to assure this responsibility.
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Washington
Kilgore
D-W. Va
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Pacific
Eisenhower
Free World
Gold Sentenced To 30 Years For Espionage
Philadelphia December 8 Harry Gold was sentenced to 30 years in prison for passing U S atomic data to Soviet agents. He admitted acting as courier between Klaus Fuchs and a Russian espionage ring. Judge James P McGranery rejected the government recommendation of 25 years to deter others.
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Philadelphia
Harry Gold
Britain
U. S
Gold
Klaus Fuchs
Fuchs
James P. McGranery
Soviet Union
McGranery
Life Or Death Poll At Clemency Hearing In Alabama
At a Montgomery clemency hearing for John Maund the audience was polled on his fate. The vote favored clemency by about two to one, though Maund’s widow urged the governor to see him die. Maund, 44, killed a farmer in a dispute over leased property last January and faces execution next Friday.
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Montgomery
Ala
John Maund
James E. Folsom
Maund
Eris Paul
Yarlow Hardin
William A. Whigham
Acheson Says US Cannot Veto Chinese Reds at UN
Secretary of State Acheson told the Senate Foreign Relations Committee that the United States cannot legally veto to keep Red China out of the United Nations. He discussed the Truman Attlee conferences and the Far Eastern crisis, stressing an unwavering stand against aggression while noting no veto can decide seating of representatives. Britain favors admission, and the North Atlantic defense effort will advance faster under closer allied outlook.
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Washington
Acheson
Congress
United States
China
United Nations
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
House Foreign Affairs Committee
U. N
U. N. Security Council
Chiang Kai-Shek
Great Britain
Truman
Attlee
Exin
North Atlantic Community
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Connally
D-Tex
Wiley
R-Wis
Indian Delegate Reports China Seeks Quick Korea Armistice
India's Sir Benegal Rau said the Chinese government desires to end fighting in Korea soon while Andrei Vishinsky of the Soviet Union insisted on UN troop withdrawal as the condition. Rau met Gen Wu Hsi Chuan and the 13-nation group to press for halting Chinese forces at the 38th parallel as Peiping weighs the appeal.
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Red
China
Korea
Ray
Lake Success
Manhattan
Gen. Wu
Peiping Radio
Korea War Crisis Overshadows UN Session
Ambassadors and observers weigh signs from Pyongyang and Beijing as the UN debates a six power resolution urging Chinese withdrawal from Korea. A U S spokesman says early Assembly action is sought, with Monday as the earliest date. Vishinsky attacks the United States while Korea pleads for a firm UN stand and a people’s right to decide their future.
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Pyongyang
Korea
U.S
United States
General Assembly
Vishinsky
Secretaries Mum On HST's Angel
White House offered no comment on President Truman's threat to beat up music critic Paul Hume over a negative review of Margaret Truman's concert. Capitol Hill reaction ranged from tolerant defense of a proud father to cautious disapproval, with no official response from the Post.
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Washington
White House
Truman
Margaret
Capitol Hill
Watkins
Utah
Washington Post
Paul Hume
Miss Truman
Constitution Hall
Santa Visits WV Hospital With Christmas Cheer
Three year old Johnny Cools of Hinton West Virginia, facing kidney and heart illness, told Santa he wants a red wagon a bicycle and a ball. Nurse says staff will try to grant his wishes before Christmas if his condition allows Sheriff Carlos Garten dons Santa disguise for the visit.
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Santa Claus
Hinton
W. Va
Johnny
Carlos Garten
Summers County
Reds Claim Casualties Of U N Reach 23700
North Korea says United Nations forces suffered 23700 casualties in the week to December 1 and suffered a disgraceful retreat. Peiping radio quotes a communique listing UN losses as five regiments and 15 1/2 battalions annihilated plus multiple posts and units routed. Total killed or wounded put at 15932 with 8085 among Western and Turkish troops. 23700 casualties include 7768 prisoners.
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London
United Nations
Peiping
MacArthur
West Puts Big If On Big Four Parley
Paris reports the United States Britain and France agreed in principle to meet with Soviet Russia but attach a large if noting the talk must cover all east west issues. The decision followed a three day Little Big Three meeting led by David Bruce Oliver Harvey and Alexandre Parodi with the Russian invitation.
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Paris
United States
Britain
France
Russia
Germany
U. S
David Bruce
Oliver Harvey
Alexandre Parodi
Foreign Office
Flow Of Military Contracts To US Industry Increasing
Washington reports a surge in military contracts with eight billion dollars obligated in four months for major procurement and production. Major award examples include American Locomotive 500 medium tanks for about 100 million dollars and GM Cadillac division 110 million for light tanks. Other contracts cover armored vehicles, tank carriages, utility trucks, tank periscopes, and even canned hamburgers valued at over one million dollars as weekly contract lists expand.
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Washington
Rafava
Awan
Naucavict Ve Sevuivcan Wai
Vie Armed Forces
Defense Department
American Locomotive Co
Schenectady
N. Y
Cadillac
General Motors
International Harvester
Melrose Park
Illinois
Mergenthaler Linotype Co
Brooklyn
Navy
Air Force
Dorset Food, Ltd
Long Island City
Commerce Department
Food Prices Rise Two Percent in Mid November
Labor Department survey of seven cities shows a 2 percent rise in retail prices for the period November 15 to 28. Seasonal gains in fresh fruits and vegetables drove the increase, with eggs up 45.6 percent, coffee 11.8 percent, and dairy products 10.3 percent. The index reached 213.7 versus 1935-39 base, and prices remain below prewar levels.
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Washington
Labor Department
Atlanta
Chicago
Boston
New York
Richmond
San Francisco
Washington, D. C
Republicans waver on Acheson replacement push
Senate Republicans split over demanding Secretary Acheson's removal. Senator Ives says replacement is needed but fears disunity, while Governor Dewey urges unity and no crisis talk. Supporters Tobey and Aiken back the pause ahead of a party caucus to review Ives’ committee recommendations.
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Washington
Senate
Acheson
Ives
Thomas E. Dewey
New York
United States
Dewey
Tobey
R-Nh
Aiken
R-Vi
Officials Agree On Defense Plan Chicago
State leaders from 48 states back the Truman administration civil defense program with a dollar for dollar funding plan. They oppose mandatory personal shelters citing cost and practicality while favoring communal shelters to shield citizens from atomic attack.
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Chicago
Washington
Congress
Solons Urge Speedy Total Mobilization
Washington lawmakers pressed for rapid full mobilization as Secretary Marshall warned of a grave world crisis. They weighed declaring a national emergency to unleash vast defense production and new powers, with talks of all-out mobilization and broader drafting and controls.
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Washington
Marshall
Truman
Army
Navy
Air Force
Elmer Thomas
Dokla
Senate
Thomas
Appropriations Committee
Russia
Roosevelt
State tax take to hit record $166 million in 1951 53
West Virginians face an estimated $166,000,000 state tax haul for the 1951-53 biennium starting July 1, higher than the current period's about $150,000,000. Budget Director D L Gainer told the Board of Public Works the state could see roughly $160,000,000 from normal tax sources, with an additional $5,000,000 to $6,000,000 needed for amortization and interest on bonds for the $90,000,000 veterans bonus approved in November.
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Charleston
W. Va
West
D. L. Gainer
Board of Public Works
Service Assignment May Be Canceled
The State department may cancel John Stewart Service’s posting to India as embassy counselor for political affairs amid a protracted loyalty inquiry. He was recalled last March for renewed questioning by the loyalty and security board. A report reportedly cleared him and went to the loyalty review board for final post audit.
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Washington
State Department
John Stewart
India
New Delhi
Department
Loyalty and Security Board
Civil Service Loyalty Review Board
Normal Weather Now Considered Unusual
The Associated Press reports a rare calm across the nation as no new heavy snows, strong winds, floods, or subzero cold appeared for the first time in over three weeks. Conditions were near normal nationwide with no major weather disruptions reported.
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Associated Press
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