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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Dec 15, 1950
Page
7
A FDSTOR note announces that opinions in the columns represent the stern Newspaper Union’s news analysts and the community of the paper. The notice clarifies the role of editorial voice and separation from unsigned reader input.
U S delegate Warren R Austin asks Wu Msiu Chuan if there will be war or peace in the Far East as China accuses the United States of aggression in Korea. The exchange sparks fear at the United Nations Security Council over potential world war and Asia’s future. Wu warns against backing US aggression, while China claims volunteers are confronting UN forces in Korea.
General MacArthur directs a UN assault in North Korea as initial gains appear promising. Chinese forces counterattack with up to 21 divisions, overrunning positions and threatening the UN army. He warns of a possible new war with Red China and calls for UN action to halt the growing onslaught.
A federal grand jury indicted Earl Browder Frederick Van derbilt Field Philip Jaffe Joseph Kamp Edward Rumely and William Patterson on contempt of Congress charges. Each faces heavy fines and prison if convicted.
On opening day Congress breaks into sharp wrangling over Truman administration priorities. Debates rage over excess profits tax Alaska and Hawaii statehood budget needs and defense spending while rent control fate remains doubtful. Public mood grows tense as calls for unity amid Korea crisis intensify.
The United States Great Britain and Canada agreed to release data on low power reactors to aid peaceful atomic energy development. The pact aims to speed reactor design construction and training of engineers while requiring government permission to obtain fissionable materials for private builds.
The Justice Department filed a 4,800 word petition with the Subversive Activities Control Board under the Subversive Control Act to force the Communist Party of the United States to register. Attorney General J Howard McGrath signed the petition which accuses the party of being run by the Soviet government. The Communist Party plans to challenge the filing, and hearings by Seth Richardson’s control board are expected to last months.
Two trains collided in a deadly Long Island wreck. Seventy seven people died and three hundred thirty two were injured in the disaster that prompted a safety probe into the railroad after a prior crash months earlier which killed thirty three and injured one hundred twenty five.
Sources say officers from the army and air force proposed using the atom bomb as North Korean forces gathered near Suwon but were opposed by leaders. Moral considerations influenced the decision against deploying nuclear weapons during the conflict.
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