GOP Leaders Balk At HST's War Power Bid
Washington action on a $20 billion defense bill sparked Republican resistance in both chambers over Truman's call for broad mobilization powers. Senate and House approved large arming funds, with the Senate adding billions for stockpiling and project spending while leaders argued over executive powers and wartime authority.
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Trucker dies and companion critically hurt on East River Mountain
A two ton logging truck plunged over a cliff on icy East River Mountain near West Virginia. Everett Lee Lawson 23 of Draper Virginia was killed. Herbert Wright about 20 of Max Meadows Virginia was critically injured and rushed to St Luke's hospital. The truck apparently sped up the mountain, failed to turn, and leaped the guard rails before hitting a tree.
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Everett Lee Lawson
Draper
Herbert Wright
Max Meadows
St. Luke's Hospital
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Bluefield
L. H. Lilly
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L. E. Myles
H. R. Tabor
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Appalachian Electric Power Co
St. Luke’s Hospital
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Mercer Funeral Home
Daily Telegraph
Margaret Truman to Sign with NBC for Radio and TV
Margaret Truman negotiates a long term exclusive NBC contract for radio and television with Charles Barry announcing the talks. A contract is not finished yet and NBC has not set figures although Variety said about 4000 dollars per appearance could total near 200000 annually as her program moves across the NBC Am-Video circuits.
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Margaret Truman
National Broadcasting Company
Charles Barry
NBC
Variety
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Slot Machine Curb Bill Sent To Truman
Congress sent to President Truman legislation barring inter state shipment of slot machines and gambling devices. House approved by voice vote after Senate passage, with the Justice Department backing the measure as a blow at organized gambling.
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Truman
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White House
Senate
Justice Department
Hoover Urges Americans to Guard Own Defense
Former President Herbert Hoover urged Americans to defend the Atlantic and Pacific as frontiers and to arm air and naval forces to the teeth to deter communism. He warned the United Nations is defeated in Korea and cautioned against feeding a renewed Korea by aiding Western Europe. He spoke on television without taking further questions.
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Korea
China
Hoover
Winter Arrives in Bluefield as Cold Wave Persists
Bluefield greets winter with subfreezing conditions and a forecast low around 5 degrees above zero. Daytime highs hover near 25 to 30 as a paralyzing blizzard earlier in the season kept temperatures below freezing since Thanksgiving.
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Bluefield
U. S
Wreckage Sighted Of Missing U S C 54 In Luzon
Clark Air Base announced that wreckage of the missing U S C 54 transport carrying 37 persons was seen near Mount Pulog in central Luzon. Search pilots reported no sign of life. the plane disappeared en route from Okinawa and last contacted Clark Air Base Tuesday morning.
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Clark Air Force Base
Luzon
Okinawa
Clark Air Base
Mount Pulog
Baguio
Clark Field
British Film Stars To Wed In Arizona
Hollywood reports British film stars Stewar t Granger and Jean Simmons plan to marry in Arizona within 24 hours. Granger notified his studio that the wedding would occur either today or tomorrow somewhere in the state.
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Hollywood
Stewart Granger
Jean Simmons
Granger
Miss Simmons
Can't Be Too Careful In This Atomic Age
Roanoke city manager Arthur S. Owens says a Philadelphia woman seeking to move to Roanoke asked if the city is safe from atomic bombing. Owens answers Roanoke is as safe as anywhere else.
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Roanoke
Arthur S. Owens
Philadelphia
Owens
Senate Passes Excess Profit Tax Measure
The Senate approved an excess profits tax bill aimed at draining billions from corporate earnings. The plan raises the corporate surtax to 22 percent and taxes 75 percent of profits above 85 percent of the 1946–1949 average, retroactive to July 1, 1950. The measure heads to a House Senate conference committee with goals of $4 to $5 billion next year.
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Senate
House-Senate
House
Douglas ‘Dill
Truman
George
Finance Committee
Acheson Enroute Home With Brussels Report
Secretary of State Acheson flew home from Brussels to brief President Truman and Congress on the Atlantic powers agreement to form an international army for western Europe. Bad weather delayed the plane and it was not expected before 1 45 a m. Fog over Melsbroek airport delayed takeoff. The army agreement was completed yesterday at Brussels by Atlantic treaty nations.
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Melsbroek
Atlantic Treaty Nations
Virginia May Raise State Employes Pay
Richmond reports Governor Battle is weighing general pay raises for state employees to offset rising living costs. He warned he may not find the funds required and indicated optimism is low about financing across the board increases, with focus on lower pay brackets.
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Richmond
Battle
Engineers Reject Big Sandy River Development Plan
The army engineers rejected a plan to develop the Big Sandy river region with locks and dams to create a 9 foot navigation channel from the Ohio river into the Big Sandy coal fields. The proposal covered Kentucky Virginia and West Virginia and included Tug and Levisa Ferries.
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Army Engineers
Big Sandy River
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Virginia
West Virginia
Levisa Ferris
Ohio River
Big Sandy
Decision To Rearm Reich Upsets World Power Balance
Brussels reports say Atlantic pact nations offer planes guns and ships to a conquered West Germany if it joins Eisenhower's international army. The United States Britain and France plan to meet Soviet Russia for a showdown on Germany and other problems. Sources say notes to Moscow may be delivered Friday. East and West see defeated Germany as a major military factor in strategy.
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Censorship Tightens on Korean War Dispatches in Tokyo
General MacArthur's headquarters ordered all Korean dispatches cleared before transmission. Accreditations risk discipline for censored material as officers hint at further steps. Censorship spreads to Korea, with delays and altered copies as reporters work to relay news.
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North Koreans Reorganizing Big New Army
US reports a North Korean force reorganization in the west growing to at least 150000 troops. In the east Hungnam perimeter holds as UN forces shell and harry enemy positions. MacArthur notes large North Korean buildup. Eighth Army confirms limited advances at the 38th parallel.
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Korea
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Hungnam
Tom Lambert
Hungnam Harbor
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38Th Parallel
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Shirley Temple Retires From Films To Marry Charles Black
Shirley Temple announced her retirement from movies and said she signed a contract with Charles Black, her husband, who is a naval lieutenant commander. The couple wed last Saturday in Carmel and met reporters in San Francisco. They will live in Los Angeles, and hinted at an extended honeymoon despite world tensions.
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Shirley Temple
Charles
Charles Black
Los Angeles
Carmel
Holiday Whiskey Sales Rise in West Virginia
West Virginia liquor sales show a five percent jump in whiskey during the holiday period, with wine sales steady. From December 15 to year end, whiskey expected at about 68,000 cases vs 64,756 last year, wine near 36,000. Deliveries to state stores extend through tomorrow amid snow delays. total stock today stands at 191,300 cases versus 185,802 a year ago.
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Charleston
W. Va
West Virginia
State Liquor Control Commission
Commission
UN Cease Fire Plan Stymied By Chinese
Lake Success said the three man U N cease fire committee cannot arrange to stop fighting in Korea before the new year. The panel awaits Peiping reaction as it prepares to report after the holiday period.
Air Force Negotiates For C-119 Cargo Planes
The Air Force announced it is negotiating with Kaiser-Frazer for the manufacture of an undisclosed number of C-119 cargo planes at Kaiser-Frazer Willow Run plant near Detroit.
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Washington
Air Force
Kaiser- Frazer Corporation
Willow Run
Detroit
HST Signs 90 Day Rent Law Extension
Washington December 20 President Truman signed a 90 day extension of federal rent controls into law extending the program until March 31. The action keeps government price limits in housing for tenants amid wartime housing pressures.
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HST
Washington
Truman
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