Truman Plans To Tell Nation Of War Needs
President Truman prepared to address the nation on the world crisis likely Friday night. He is expected to outline steps to place the economy on a wartime footing and discuss a national emergency and price and wage controls. White House sources say the speech will follow a high level conference with lawmakers and officials at the White House.
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Lyndon Johnson
Texas
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Illinois
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Korea
Vote Opens Today In Career Contest In Charleston
Voters in seven of Charleston’s 15 city office buildings begin choosing a Career Woman of 1850. The Gavette’s 14 day contest runs in the first seven buildings from 1 AM to 1 PM today with ballots in lobby boxes. Remaining eight buildings vote tomorrow and Friday’s final decision will be announced Saturday at a Carecar World Luncheon in the Daniel Boone Hotel.
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Charleston
Gavette
Miss Charleston National Bank
Carecar World
Daniel Boone Hotel
The Christmas Fairy Visits Cosette in The Worlds Greatest Christmas Stories
In a Dickensian tone Cosette waits by the fireplace with a worn shoe as Christmas miracles are foretold. The Gazette features Hugo and the tale of neglected France in its Christmas stories series on page 18.
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Victor Hugo
Engmien
Bart Ranh
Crn
Sacleny
Bedanimcals
Allies Begin Evacuations From Northeast Korea
Diplomatic and military reports indicate a Sea evacuation of United Nations forces from Northeast Korea is underway. Allied ships loaded with troops and matériel were photographed en route to safety as Chinese forces mass toward Central Korea.
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Tokyo
United Nations
Korea
U. SS. Army
Seventh Division
amburg-Hungnam
Associated Press
Max Desfor
Desfor
Destors
Hungnam
U. N
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38Th Parallel
U. S. Tenth Corps
Hamhung-Hungnam
Japan
North Korea
MacArthur
Korean Peninsula
China
Army doubles January February draft quota to 160000
Washington reports the Army orders 70 000 more draftees for January and February raising the two month total to 160 000. Defense officials warn the pool of eligible draftees will be exhausted sometime in 1952 as veterans and exempt men are inducted.
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INS
Army
Defense Offerals
Truman
Korea
Nnisherdt
Marvard Urene
James Te Chevant
Tn Vannegar Bush
Johnson rails at makeshift mobilization in Senate
Senator Lyndon Johnson denounces what he calls a makeshift mobilization and a chicken wire defense as Washington faces six costly months of underwritten readiness. He argues the nation is at war with Communist China and the Iron Curtain powers, urging immediate full mobilization and resource conservation for a potentially long conflict.
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Lyndon Johnson
Btvex
Senate Today
Senate Armed Service
Johnson
China
Natron
United States and Britain Back Asian Cease Fire Plan
The United States and Britain backed a 13 nation proposal for a negotiated Korea cease fire. India’s Rau said Peiping hinted at peace and urged the UN General Assembly to act, with Warren Austin and Kenneth Younger signaling support for an Asian plan to start truce talks between UN and Communist forces. Rau noted China’s concerns and warned against foreign intervention near its borders, calling for restraint while steering toward peaceful settlement.
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Kenneth, Younger
Assembly
Wasrollah Enterain
U. N
Morea
Rau
Far East
Peiping
Wu Hsiu- Ehuan
United Natians
China
Korea
Gambler Adonis Refuses to Talk To Crime Panel
Joe Adonis deflects questions from the Senate Crime Investigating Committee and refuses to aid the government. He cites income tax checks and declining to discuss alleged gambling connections as Kefauver warns of contempt. Adonis, 49, says he has never led a Mafia, but dodges further inquiries about gambling houses.
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Joe
Jon Adonis
Senate Crime Investigating Committee
New Jersey
Acme
Washington
Joe Adonis
Congress
New York
Adonis
Kefauver
D-Tenn
Salvatore Moretti
Demarest
N. J. Adonis
Brooklyn
Palisades
WW. J
Egyptians Favor Link to Red Bloc in Parliament Debate
In CATRO Egypt on December 12, Soliman Abdel Fattah of the Wafdist party urged Egypt to form agreements with Communist Bloc nations to leverage concessions from Western powers. He spoke during King Farouk’s throne speech debate. Ibrahim Talaat called for recognizing Communist China and an accord with the Soviet Union and Eastern Bloc nations. Government ministers joined the show of support after Talaat spoke.
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Egypt
Soliman Abdel Fattah
Wafdist
Ferouk
Britain
Suez Canal Zone
Sudan
Ibrahim ‘Talaat
China
Soviet Union
Talzal
Marines Endure Refugee Swarm in North Korea Retreat
Marines in northeast Korea describe a harrowing withdrawal as thousands of refugees crowd the retreat route. Maj. Walter Gall's reconnaissance company fought through icy terrain near the Changi reservoir area, aiding the First Marine Regiment in holding Kato town during a surprise Nov. 24 Chinese assault.
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Tom Lambert
U. S S
Korea
North Korea
Walter Gall
Jersey City
N. J
Chanjin
Kato
Koto
Gali
Set
P. Bland
Abilene
Tex
Baseball Boss Bids to Step Down as Commissioner
St Peters burg Florida December 12 The New York Yankees Dan Topping says major league club owners voted unanimously to have A B Chandler resign immediately as baseball commissioner after a protracted dispute over extending his seven year term Chandler could still seek re election if eligible and a new commissioner will be chosen as soon as possible amid legal wrangles and contract questions the decision was announced after multiple ballots failed to re elect Chandler and as owners move to resolve leadership.
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Chandler
ST. Petersburg
Fla
A. B. Chandler
Twe
Sea
Dan Topping
New York Yankees
Cutbacks Planned In Can Materials
National Production Authority plans to cut tin and related materials for can making used in packaging foods drinks oils and more. Officials told industry officials a 25 percent reduction in civilian pig tin use and measures to conserve tin in containers closures and related sectors will be issued soon to maximize production amid limited supplies.
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Washington
National Production Authority
NPA
Industry Advisory Committee
New Prize In Gift Basket Photo Contest Drawn At Gazene Festival
A 1951 General Electric cabinet automatic rotary ironer will be awarded to one entrant in the Gift Basket Picture Puzzle contest at Municipal Auditorium during the Gazene Choral Festival on December 22. Winning requires present entry and correct answer to "Can you identify the Gift Basket Picture Puzzle" after which the GE ironer and $1,000 cash are awarded. If the winner is absent, a telephone call will be made to arrange delivery.
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Municipal Auditorium
Wchs Gazette
Charleston
W. Wa
Salvation Army
State Tribunal Upholds Death For Kick Slayers
The West Virginia Supreme Court upheld the death sentences for Harry Atlee Burdette and Fred Clifford Painter for the stamp slaying of Edward C. O’Brien in Charleston. Both men, 26 and 31, were convicted in Kanawha County for the July 33, 1949 killing in a Summers Street parking lot. The justices ruled the brutality justifies the death penalty and sent the cases back for new execution dates, with possible gubernatorial intervention by Gov. Patteson.
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Harry Atlee Burdette
Fred. Clifford Painter
Patteson
Charleston
Kanawha County
Burdette
Painter
Edward C. O'Brien
Summers St
Leslie E. Given
Pop O'Brien
O’brien
O'Brien
Eise
Attlee Expects UN Troops Secure in Korea and Talks Peace
Prime Minister Attlee told the House of Commons in London that he is hopeful UN forces will hold in Korea and that Britain and the United States are ready for genuine discussions with Russia to ease East West tensions. He praised Truman’s position on the atomic bomb and said talks with President Truman followed his meetings with King George VI and his cabinet.
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U.N
London
United Nations
Korea
Truman
Ney
House of Commons
Washington
Britain
United States
Russia
George VI
House
Rioting Eases In Singapore Over Bertha Hertogh Case
Rioting in Singapore subsides after a dusk to dawn curfew as casualties reach 14 dead and 188 wounded in the two day outbreak over the Bertha Hertogh custody dispute. Bertha, a 13 year old Dutch girl, was ordered by court to return to her Muslim guardians then to her Catholic mother Mrs Adeline Hertogh. Troops and police repelled demonstrators aiming to storm the court. Reports say Mrs Hertogh and Bertha may have fled Singapore aboard a warship.
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Singapore
Bertha Hertogh
Bertha
Geared Aho
Adeline PB. Hertogh
Supreme Court
Netherlands
Hertogh
Ww. L. Blythe
Acheson Ouster Demand Drawn by Senate Republicans
A special committee of Republican senators tentatively drafted a party resolution calling for the removal of Secretary of State Dean Acheson. The draft, considered in a closed session led by Sen. Irving Ives, was set for overnight review and possible revision at a Wednesday meeting.
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Washington
Dcns
Acheson
Senives
R-N. Y
Ives
New York
Egg Prices Fall 16 Cents In Wholesale Drop
New York December 12 wholesale egg prices tumbled 15 to 16 cents a dozen after a week of gains. Top grade eggs slipped from 89 cents to 64 65 cents, while Grand Union Co cut retail prices from 97 to 81 cents with more stores expected to follow. consumer resistance cited as a key factor.
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New York
Grand Union Co
Committee Urges UNIT Supplement Atom Bomb
A 25 member committee led by Harvard President James B Conant and Dr Vanjevar Bush urged immediate universal service and expansion of the armed forces to 3 500 000. They called for a two year universal service for youths at 18 or upon high school graduation and warned that Soviet A bombs and stockpiles threaten Western Europe. Bush warned Moscow has an atomic program and that American deterrence is weakening.
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Washington
INS
Harvard
James B.conant
Vanjevar Bush
U_S
Europe
U.S
Uni
Bush
Russia
Vwork Fire
MacArthur Tightens Voluntary Censorship Rules
General MacArthur announced tightened voluntary censorship with four rules to curb speculative Korea reporting. Spokesman Col. Marion Echols said the aim is to prevent stories that could forecast future operations while avoiding outright censorship.
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Tokyo
INS
Douglas MacArthur
United Nations
Marion P. Echols
MacArthur
Korea
United Nation
Weather summaries across states hint at lingering cold
The report notes cooler conditions from Virginia through Tennessee and the Western range with partial clouds and light snow possible. Tuesday’s high reached 31 degrees with a colder air mass persisting into Wednesday as fronts move through the region.
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