Truman Proclaims National Emergency and Auto Price Rollback
President Truman declares a national emergency and issues the first price control order freezing new car prices at the December 1, 1950 level through March 1. He creates the Office of Defense Mobilization led by Charles E. Wilson to oversee production, wages, transportation, and defense.
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Washington
Truman
Economic Stabilization Agency
Office of Defense Mobilization
U. S
Charles E. Wilson
General Electric Co
Wilson
Senate
War Production Board
White House
Rail Yard Workers End Strike Under Truman Pressure
Rail yard workers across major terminals halted freight and postal movements for three days. Under President Truman and court orders, more than 10 000 workers ended the walkout without a wage pact, easing the Christmas backlog as mail and freight resumes.
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Chicago
Truman
Post Office Department
Railway Express Agency
Yanks Destroy Hungnam Before Escape By Sea Route
American and Chinese forces clash around Hungnam as Hamhung falls after U S engineers demolish bridges. U S Marines and infantry guard the escape port while air and naval units blunt Red assaults. Snow and smoke mark a costly amphibious withdrawal in northeast Korea.
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Hungnam
Tokyo
U. S
Korea
Hamhung
Air
U. S. Army
Associated Press
Tom Lambert
U.N
U. S. Third Infantry Division
Lambert
U. S. Tenth Corps
U.S. First Marine
Seventh Infantry
Changjin Reservoir
Tenth Corps
Ham
North Korea
U. N
Oro
Far East Naval Headquarters
Chinnampo
Sinuiju
Fifth Air Force
Chunchon
United States Measures Freeze Chinese Assets and Bar Red China Trade
The United States imposes sanctions freezing Communist China assets in the U S and bans American ships and planes from China. It tightens cargo restrictions, prohibiting loading or unloading if goods are destined for Communist China. Treasury notes North Korea assets are negligible with an estimated Chinese holding of about 200 million dollars in short term assets.
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Washington
United States
China
State Department
Actiows
Korea
Commerce Department
Red China
Rts
Munist China
Treasury
United States Calls 21 Countries to Inter American Conference
The United States proposes a hemisphere wide conference of foreign ministers from 21 western hemisphere nations to discuss the communist threat. The meeting would consider urgent economic political and military issues arising from the current crisis and may be held in Washington by mid February if agreed by two thirds of the OAS council.
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Washington
United States
Free World
State Department
Truman
Department
Edward G. Miller, Jr
Miller
U.S
U. S
Council of the Organization of American States
Council
Russians Warn France Britain Over German Rearmament
The Soviet Union warned France and Great Britain that their stance on rearming western Germany breaches their alliance treaties with Moscow and risks peace. Notes delivered to British and French ambassadors claim full responsibility for the crisis rests with Paris and London.
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Moscow
Soviet Union
France
Great Britain
Germany
Ussr
Britain
United States
U.S.S.R
Acheson Heads to Brussels for Atlantic Pact Wind-Up
Secretary of State Dean Acheson will fly to Brussels to help finalize Atlantic alliance plans for Western Europe defense. The accord envisions an international army including American and German units, under a commander-in-chief designated by the United States, with no German air or naval forces.
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Washington
Dean Acheson
Brussels
Atlantic Alliance
Russia
State Department
London
Europe
United States
All Ac
Tydings Accuses Butler of Fraud in Maryland Election
Senator Millard E. Tydings accuses Senator-elect John Marshall Butler of deliberate fraud in Maryland campaign tactics. Butler replies that Tydings used false statements in his own literature. Tydings asks the Senate campaign investigating committee to consider barring Butler if warranted.
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Washington
Millard E. Tydings
John Marshall Butler
Maryland
Republican Butler
Tydings
Gillette (Drowa
Cafes Display Anti Red Sentiments in Passaic
In Passaic New Jersey on December 16 a Chinese restaurant district displays large signs declaring lack of sympathy with the Chinese Reds.
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Passaic, N. J
Big Eight Hour WHIS Community Christmas Tree Show Opens
The eight hour WHIS Community Christmas Tree show begins at noon at the Colonial Theatre Princeton Avenue. It will be broadcast in full by WHIS with hundreds of local performers and a call for donations to raise about $4,000 for toys candy and nuts for 2 000 children. Admission is free but contributions are welcomed at the door by telephone and through Daily Telegraph and WHIS.
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Marion Wall
Bluefields
WHIS
Colonial Onze
Princeton Avenue
Everthing
Daily Telegraph
Barney Nash
Alleta Jo
Mel Barnett
Concord Commanders
Athens
Bill Garuth
Queens of Harmony
Four Tones
Evangeline Donohue
James Elmer Brown
Alleta Jo Nash
Betty Booth
Dora Liddle
Mary Ellen Law
Anna Mae Foresman
Ann Edwards
Sally Reilland
Mary Jane Otey
Jane Bradley
Betty Elmore
Mary Lee Steele
Barney
Nash
Harry Croye
Bluefield College
Emma Romano
Viola Clark
Jayne Cosby
Ben Bates
Bluesfield
Johnny Young
Ella Nash Jarrell
Dave Steiner
Joel Morello
Northfork
Irene Clevenger
Donald Scott
Elaine Taylor
Katie Bell
Doug Smith
Doug Ford
Charlie Erhad
O. C. Young
Dave Wolfe
Janie Marie Lambert
Betty Gilbert Litz
Hope Jackson
Kathileen Stowers
Lula Mae Cox
Jane Eskut
Willie Mae Johnson
Phyllis Bird Scales
Doris Hamilton Cop- Pinger
Ruby Brewer
Mary Frances Douthat
Evelyn Reid
Helen Loyd
Grace Hanna
Juanite Crouch
Nancy Kirk
Betty Peck
Alda Lawrence
Betty Spence
Betty Davis
Louise Gilmer
Alma
China General Claims UN Korea Cease Fire Fails
Lake Success December 16 Chinese General Wu Hsiu Chuan told reporters the UN cease fire plan is a trap and urged withdrawal of all foreign troops from Korea. He endorsed Soviet terms to let Koreans decide their own fate and said China may advise volunteers to end operations with the Korean army. He linked peace to U S Formosa rejection and pressed for Red China at the UN.
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Korea
Security Council
U. S
Formosa
Red China
United Nations
U. N
Assembly
Nasrallah Entezam
Lester B. Pearson
Benegal Rau
Enteram
China
Taiwan
Truman
Attlee
Washington
United States
People’s Republic of China
Partial Plate fiasco endangers motorist in transit
Aldon Kentner a 22 year old from Elkhart suffered a near fatal incident when his partial dental plate became lodged in his throat while driving from Elkhart to a South Bend job. He stopped, retraced to Elkhart, was taken by ambulance to Memorial hospital after initial care at Elkhart General hospital. Doctors removed the plate under anesthesia and said he could go home soon.
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South Bend
Ind
Aldon Kentner
Elkhart
Elkhart General Hospital
Memorial Hospital
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