Truman Sees Progress in Moral Arms
President Truman says the United States is mobilizing moral forces to face an unprecedented crisis. He cites opposition to Russia and Communist China and discusses uniting Catholics Protestants Jews and other faiths to promote decency and honor worldwide. He outlines a busy Christmas schedule including church dedication and a White House tree lighting.
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China
Genghis Khan
Tamerlane
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United States
Tibet
White House
Dispersal of Government Agencies to Be Studied
Washington budget officials outlined a master decentralization plan covering about 60 executive agencies and emergency defense offices. Recommendations to move functions to regional offices may be sent to the National Security Resources Board in mid January for presidential review. Senator Magnuson proposed consolidating key defense offices in one city to speed decisions and cut delays. The dispersal plan differs from the current Washington dispersal concept which would erect new buildings in Maryland and Virginia and seek 190 million dollars in funding.
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National Production Authority
War Production Board
L A Celebrates The Alcoholic Way
Los Angeles experiences massive drunken celebration with 438 traffic crashes since Friday noon and 184 booked for drunk driving. 535 others jailed for intoxication. Officers report unprecedented crowding at the jail drunk tank as Christmas approaches. Not a single traffic death reported.
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Bobby Hiner Christmas Alaska trip back home
Nine year old Bobby Hiner will reunite with his father Andrew and family in Alaska after Christmas with travel funded by the Business Bureau of the LaPorte Chamber of Commerce and the Evan Jones coal mine. Bobby initially asked Santa to drop him in Alaska to see his dad but the bureau arranged the trip home.
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Italy Agrees To Pay Reparations to Tito
Italy and Yugoslavia signed a treaty agreeing Italy will pay 30 million dollars in war reparations and settle other differences from the peace treaty. The accord also opens new airline routes between the two neighbors, the first since before the war.
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Italy
Yugoslavia
Britain doubles army strength in Europe in 1951
Britain plans to raise five divisions in Europe for 1951 under Eisenhower. Regular reservists will be called and a volunteer drive expected to supply manpower. Two divisions will stay in Britain, four overseas, with total armed forces at about 840,000 including reserves.
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Dwight D. Eisenhower
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Germany
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Air Force
Truman Stops for Chili and Beer
President Truman, traveling home for Christmas, stopped at Vergne Dixons chili parlor on 15th Street in Kansas City. He asked for beer and was served quickly with Secret Service nearby while photographers clicked, as onlookers reacted with surprise and delight.
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George Cascone
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Youth Convicted of Strangling Girl in Ohio Case
Ravenna Ohio AP A jury convicted 17 year old Donald Overholt of second degree murder in the Sept 4 strangling of seven year old Linda Hickman of Knox ville Tennessee The six member panel deliberated two and a half hours The verdict carries a mandatory life sentence Overholt had confessed claiming the girl annoyed him while he read and ignored orders to stop feeding grapes to his collie His lawyers plan to seek a new trial.
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17 Die in Mount Okanogan DC-3 Crash
A DC-3 cargo crashed on Mount Okanogan near Penticton with 18 aboard. Pilot Capt. Quinton Moore of Vancouver died. co pilot injured. passengers and stewardess survived uninjured. Ground teams race to extract survivors amid rain and snow as CPR officials monitor rescue.
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Calgary
Alta
Quintan Moore
Falls City Sheriff urges locals to stay out of jail over Christmas
Falls City Neb. Sheriff Vern Atkins said he has a personal stake in keeping residents out of jail during the holidays. He explained prisoners are fed from his kitchen and he has only enough turkey for his family and two inmates currently jailed.
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Falls City
Tobin Opposes Change To Federal Overtime Rule
Washington AP Secretary of Labor Tobin opposes any change to the 40 hour overtime rule in inter state industry. He argues relaxing labor standards would hinder production and emergency efforts, noting no prohibition on longer weeks exists but overtime pay incentivizes essential work and reduces absenteeism.
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Tobin
Wherry Urges Ring Russia with Air Power Across World
Senator Wherry Republican floor leader calls for expanding free world air power to surround Russia and argues home defenses are inadequate He says air power and naval strength can defeat Soviet threats and warns against heavy ground forces in Europe The plan signals a congressional debate over a international army aid and military funding.
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8th Army Leader Ridgway Heads to Korea
Lt. Gen. Matthew Ridgway, known as a fighting paratroop leader, departed Washington for Korea to assume command of the U S 8th Army. He will receive last instructions from Gen. MacArthur in Tokyo before directing UN forces.
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Walton H. Walker
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J. Lawton Collins
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South Korea
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82Nd Airborne Division
Frank W. Milburn
U. S. 1St Corps
Christmas Offensive Expected By Rutherford M. Poats
Tokyo dispatch reports a buildup of 540,000 Communist troops and probing across the 38th parallel north of Seoul. The piece notes border crossings near Korangto-Ri, captured Chinese soldiers, and a North Korean force pressing near Sunchon, with South Korean counterattacks and evolving leadership changes in the U.S. command amid news of Lt. Gen. Walker’s death and Ridgway’s upcoming replacement.
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Sunchon
Red Chinese Korea plans surfaced weeks before attack
AP reports a Canton speech translated in Hong Kong shows Gen Yeh Chien ying stated China had Korea war plans at least three weeks prior to sending volunteers. He described strategic aims and noted Europe as the main battlefield in World War III while Korea was secondary.
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Yeh Chienying
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Kwangtung
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Red Army
Europe
East Asia
Yale Party Tragedy Ends in Stabbing at Celebration
Los Angeles reports a gay pre Christmas party ended in tragedy when 14 year old Sebastian Avila was stabbed to death by an older guest who ran amok after being ejected. Suspect is Conrado Marquez 27 year old butcher held on suspicion of murder. Esperanza Sierra 16 was seriously wounded.
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Sebastian Avila
Conrado Marquez
Esperanza Sierra
Walker's Body Arrives in Tokyo
Lt. Gen. Walton H. Walker commander of the U S Eighth Army in Korea arrives in Tokyo by plane. Gen Douglas MacArthur and a military guard stand solemn as the flag draped casket is removed. The report notes he was a loved and respected fighting commander. Continued on page 2.
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J. Lawton Collins
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Seoul
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Howard Handleman
Tokyo
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Korea
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