Hopes Fading For Trapped Suchow Force
In a fast moving East China operation the Suchow garrison and 250,000 Chinese troops are encircled, with government forces pressed to the Hwai and Yangtze rivers. Gen Chen Yi is credited with sealing a trap, while Chiang Kai-shek’s forces weigh concentrated defense options along major waterways as a new North China drive appears to form near the Peiping-Tientsin area.
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Nanking
Suchow
Hwai River
Chen Yi
East China
Suchaw
Chen
Hwai
Suhsien
12Th
Associated Press
San Francisco
Yarkize
Chiang
Yangtze
North China
Fu Tso-yi
Vandenberg Flags Early ECA Showdown in New Congress
Senator Vandenberg of Michigan said the multi billion dollar Economic Cooperation Administration program will face early critical showdowns once Democrats take control. He questioned further aid but urged a thorough survey of the record as Congress identifies both assets and abilities in this large operation. Hoff man expects funds to run dry by early April and hints that 31,250,000,000 or more will be needed.
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Washington
Sen. Vandenberg
R.mich
Congress
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
ECA
Vandenberg
Foreign Relations Committee
Sen. Connally
D-Tex
Economic Cooperation Administration
Paul Hoffman
Hoffman
Willie Willis By Robert Quillen He Is Goin To A Private School
A speaker notes that Stinker’s cousin is enrolling in a private school because local schools are not good enough. The speaker suspects the kids here won’t measure up for him to play with when he returns.
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Stinker
Charleston Sees Air Force Might in Pearl Harbor Anniversary Display
Charleston marked the Pearl Harbor anniversary with a heavy Air Force show led by Capt. Charles Yeager. B-36 bombers from Fort Worth and B-29s from Tucson, plus P-51 fighters, roared over the Kanawha valley as Gov. Meadows, Mayor Andrews and officials spoke during a Peace Week program. Thousands watched from rooftops and streets as the formation performed and a simulated raid over the valley unfolded.
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Nell P. Boggs
America
Charleston
City
West Virginia
Charles E. Yeager
Lincoln Countian
Pearl Harbor
Pacific Base
Lee St. Triangle
Yeager
Meadows
Fort Worth
Tex
Tucson
Ariz
West Virginia Air National Guard
Bowling Green
Air Force
Kanawha Valley
Charleston News
National Guard
Kanawha Valley Ridge
Pearl Harbor Remembrance at Outpost Scene
Pearl Harbor anniversary recalling the 1941 attack. O A Greer Kansas City national president of the American War Dads laid a wreath on the sunken Arizona hulk while Pearl Harbor Legion members dropped flowers. Navy Admiral Ramsey and General Hull spoke of security and readiness in interviews.
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Pearl Harbor
Pacific
Arizona
O. A. Greer
Kansas City
American Legion Post
Army
Navy
Fort Worth
Air Force
John E. Hull
Hawaii
America
Peace Week flight via B 36 bomber to Charleston
Gazette reporter Edward A Brannon aboard the HIG B 36 bomber describes a 3 000 mile non stop flight from Fort Worth to Charleston West Virginia carrying Charleston press and radio delegates. He notes plans to broadcast from the aircraft over Kanawha airport and lists stops and expected escorts as the giant bomber tours West Virginia cities.
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Edward. A. Brannon
Gazette
Charleston
West Virginia
Harold R. Halley
Milton
W. Va
Memphis
Tenn
Bowling Green
Fort Worth
Tex
HIG
Carswell Air Force Base
Brannon
Vogel
Cohn
Bowen
Bill Hopkins
WKNA
Tuscon
W. A. Holley
Glenwood
Lou Holley
Cabell County
Harold
Air Force
Governor Meadows Day Of Delays At Pearl Harbor Event
A troubled day for Gov Meadows as his chauffeur struggled to park the limousine near the Lee Street triangle for the Pearl Harbor Day observance. Seated behind a loudspeaker on the platform, he faced repeated PA failures and a late entrance. The malfunction interrupted his address as he attempted the same line three times. The scene drew attention as the program drifted off schedule.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gov. Meadows
Lee St. Triangle
Speech Stalls As Radio Glitches Halo West Virginia Tree Light
Gov Meadows faces a string of radio and PA malfunctions during a Christmas tree lighting event in the triangle. A B 36 broadcast loops over the crowd delaying the ribbon pull and leaving the governor momentarily at a loss before surprisingly, the tree lights up as planned.
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Gov. Meadows
West Virginia
Major operation for Secretary Marshall reported
Washington dispatch reports Secretary of State Marshall underwent a major operation with one kidney reportedly removed. Early bulletin from Walter Reed says the operation was successful and he is doing excellently with no complications. a second update seven hours later noted he was still improving.
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Washington
Marshall
Army
Walter Reed
State Department
President Truman
Mr. Truman
New Postal Rate Hikes To Be Asked
Postmaster General Donaldson announced plans to seek sweeping postal rate increases next year for newspapers magazines and catalogs excluding first class mail The move aims to counter a projected 550 million deficit in the Post Office Department and offset 450 annual pay raises for 500000 postal workers President Truman cool to the proposal at the White House but will be informed officials say the suggestion is not retaliation and follows a year of press opposition and debates.
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Washington
Congress
Donaldson
F Post Office Department
Truman
White House
Mr. Truman
Christmas Church Programs Notice in The Gazette
The Gazette announces the annual Christmas church programs will be published in the December 19 issue. All programs must reach The Gazette by December 14.
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Gazette
Arrival of Steel Speeds Work on Watt Powell Park
Four carloads of steel for Watt Powell Park arrived yesterday and will be unloaded today, with two more carloads en route from Columbus. Charles J. Kuhn of Kuhn Construction forecasts full installation within 30 days and the ball park completed by March, praising Fort Pitt Bridge Co. for swift delivery and weather work. The project proceeds with rapid underground work, readying support structures and a well-seeded field as local officials and the citizen's advisory committee cooperate with Mayor Andrews.
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Watt Powell Park
Charleston
Charles. J. Kuhn
Kuhn Construction Co
Columbus
Kuhn
Fort Pitt Bridge Co
Pittsburgh
Fort Pitt Company
West
Plan Revised For Hospital In Charleston
Architects unveil a new master plan for Memorial Hospital Charleston showing a 440 bed capacity with an eight story double Y shaped building. First construction stage to cost about 3 million dollars and add 190 beds with most beds added in later units as funds allow.
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Charleston
Memorial Hospital
David M. Giltinan
Memorial Hospital Assoc
Papa Is All tickets on sale by phone and at Gazette
Tickets to the comedy Papa Is All at Charleston High School auditorium are reserved by phone or picked up at The Gazette promotion department. Prices are 75 cents 1.25 dollars and 1.75 dollars including taxes. Students save 25 cents with advance orders. The Gazette telephone line is provided.
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Charleston High School
Gazette
Gazette Promotion Dept
Expert Urges Tax Leniency Testimony Before Senate Committee
Washington testimony by Prof W A Paton of the University of Michigan argues business is not earning excessive profits and that higher taxes deter investors. He notes inflated dollars distort real earnings, urging tax policy to reflect real value and describing the corporate tax as unreasonable.
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Washington
Dec
Xpert
Congressional
W. A. Patan
University of Michigan
Harvard
Sumner H. Slichter
Paton
Senate
House Economic Committee
Fourth Mystery Clue Mary Christmas Contest Climax Near
Teachers, parents and pupils hear another clue in The Gazette WCHS Mary Christmas contest. The event peaks at the Gift Basket program on Saturday night Dec 18 over WCHS. Entries accepted by donating a dollar or more to the Gift Basket fund, with Salvation Army handling toys and food distribution in Kanawha county.
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WCHS
Salvation Army
Kanawha County
Mary Christmas prize winners announced in local Gift Basket program
Readers are asked not to submit guesses for Mary Christmas until called during the Gift Basket program on December 18. The two hour event features an all local talent cast with prizes totaling 1,609.35 in retail value, including Emerson radio phonograph, West Virginia Heating refrigerator, General Electric freezer, Ironer, tires, washer, vacuum, cigarets, mixer and more from local suppliers.
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the Gazette
Emerson
Bond- Rider-Jackson Co
Wilson St
West Virginia Heating and Plumbing Co
Hale St
Charleston Electrical Supply Co
Kanawha Blvd
General Electric
Virginia Electric, Inc
Michigan Ave
Apex Ironer
Alleghany Home Appliance Co
Huntington
United States
Royal Tire and Equipment Co
MacCorkle Ave
South Charleston
Duchess
Jones-Cornett Electric Co
Washington St
West
Probers on Trail of New Suspects
A House committee probes possible leaks from the State Department amid claims that pumpkin papers were part of a Soviet spy ring. Witnesses cited forewarned codes and possible breaches by three or more individuals tied to government work before World War II.
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Washington
State Department
Department
House un-American Activities Committee
John E. Peurifoy
Sayine
Rep. Mundt RN
Piper
Whittaker Chamers
Rep
Nixon R
Chambers
Hiss
Nixon
Chamber
Welles
MMS
Mundt
Pearl Harbor
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Robert Quillen
Anchorage
Alaska
Phil Vogel
WGKV
Mort Cohn
Sol Padlibsky
Daily
Hoffe
Gen. Marshall
Army Hospital
U. S
By A. L. Hardman
Giltinan
Tham
Kingman
Ind
Dale Wann
Wann
Danville
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