Nationalist China Presses U S to Lift Ban on Operations
Chinese Nationalist Assembly members in Formosa urged President Truman to lift the June ban on Nationalist strikes against Communists and to accelerate plans to invade the mainland. They called for a Pacific Pact, Formosa relief, and a quick peace treaty with Japan to bolster Korea policy. They also asked the UN to target Chinese Communist installations in Korea.
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Truman
China
Chiang Kai-shek
Formosa
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United States
Thad
Chiang
Korea
Assembly
Japan
U. N
Gen- Tevirve Lie
Walker Walker's Duty and Death Reflect Army Resolve
A tribute recounts General Walker's loyalty to officers and men, his habit of front-line service, and his fatal front line exposure. It notes his refusal to curb risks despite staff pleas, his steadfast belief in victory, and the morale boost he provided during dark days on the front.
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Walker
Patton
Notable maternal health advocate and educator profile
The article outlines Mrs. Eldred of Des Moines who pursued nursing dietetics and child psychology, studied at Deake University and the University of Iowa, and worked three years in pediatrics at St. Luke's New York. She leads a town maternal health league, speaks to PTA groups, and contributes to Hygen and Parents magazines.
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Togoth
Deake University
University of Iowa
St. Luke's Hospital
New York
Child Study Assoc
New York City
National Council of Parent Educators
Des Moines
Fldted
Maternal Health League
PTA
Hygen
Parents Magazine
Bee Ad
Fir Rchoo
Obituary notices from West Virginia area crackles with family ties
Obituaries list Mary Balkin of Elkview and many Jarrett siblings from Cabin Creek while detailing services in Green Valley and Rock cemeteries. Other notices include Goldie Hodges of Nitro, John Johnson of Charleston, Curtis Kelley of Nitro, and Lawrie Patton of Sissonville with funeral arrangements and attending organizations.
Acheson Faces GOP Push Amid Foreign Policy Clash
Strategic quarrel over Acheson's leadership fuels GOP calls for his resignation. Knowland accuses the State Department of inviting Communism in Asia, while Sparkman defends policy and cautions against alienating allies before the Brussels meeting. Fulbright backs cautious critique, urging stability and unity. Sparks over successor prospects loom as Republicans and Democrats trade blunt assessments.
Survey Finds Realtors See Limited Shelter Plans Across Regions
The poll shows 42 percent expect underground bomb shelters and 21 percent favor other defenses. Regionally the West Coast is most alert, with New York and Chicago least confident in shelter construction.
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Gerholz
New York
Chicago
J H Sims Dies Retired Builder
J H Sims a Fayette County born builder and investor dies after a heart attack in Boomer. He was born May 26 1872 son of Thomas H Sims and Amanda Mann Sims descended from James Sims gunsmith Culpeper VA. Survived by cousins in Fayette Kanawha counties. Service 2 p m Tuesday Boomer Baptist Church Rev J D Anthony officiating. Burial Montgomery Memorial Park London. Body to remain at Hooper Mortuary Montgomery until one hour before service.
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Spreial
Gazette
Montcomer
H. Sims
Fayette County
Thomas H
Amanda Mann Sims
James Sims
Culpeper County
Gauley I
Swiss
Sims
Charleston
Fayette
Kanawha
Boomer Baptist Church
Anthony
Montgomery Memorial Park
London
B.C. Hooper Mortuary
Montgomery
Can Enna
Humphrey slams hoarding law and price spread critique
SenatorHumphrey argues current anti hoarding penalties are insufficient and the law fails to curb prices after goods leave farms He cites tin and lead as scarce items while wool remains unlisted He criticizes farm to market price differentials pointing to eyes and beefsteak as examples of regional price gouging in Minnesota and Washington.
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Humphrey
America
Umphrey
Minnesota
Washington
Holy Year extended for Roman Catholic churches worldwide
The paper notes the Holy Year extended through 1951 after the 2th jubilee begun in 1900. It highlights papal statements on Corpus Christi, Maria Goretti’s canonization, the bodily assumption dogma, St Peter’s tomb location, and a record 4,000,000 pilgrims visiting via holy doors with total audience around 10000000.
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Maria Goretti
St. Peter's Tomb
St. Peter's Basilica
Rormans
St. Peter's
Deer Powered Flight Warning Sparks Pilot Alert
An urgent teletype from New York warns pilots to be on the lookout for a deer powered craft described as a tiny sleigh with eight reindeer as propulsion. The one night scheduled flight departs sunset to sunrise toward a North Pole termination at daybreak. Sightings reported after midnight by over 100,000 residents in Charleston and Kanawha Valley.
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American Airlines
New York
North Pole
All the Children of America
Charleston
Kanawha Valley
Vandenberg Hopes to Return to Washington Briefly
Grand Rapids Michigan December 24 Senator Arthur H Vandenberg Republican champion of bi partisan foreign policy said he hopes to return to Washington in a few more weeks He has been under treatment at Butterworth Hospital since late November Doctors report good progress and will postpone his return over the holidays His private secretary issued the statement noting his appreciation for Republican colleagues goodwill and urging his early participation in Senate affairs The 68 year old senator underwent spinal cord tumor removal in Washington last April and had part of a lung removed in 1949 at Ann Arbor Mich He was admitted after a relapse keeping him in hospital through the holiday period
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Grand Rapids
Mich
Arthur H. Vandenberg
Washington
Butterworth Hospital
Geraldine M. Creagan
Vandenberg
Ann Arbor
Hickman Burial Slated Tuesday
Funeral services are planned for Mrs. Julia Mc Coy Hickman 32 of Cass Pocahontas County who died Saturday in Charleston from a hip fracture after a fall two weeks ago Her husband Robert S Hickman retired manager of Pocahontas Supply Co and bank director accompanied her The service will be held at 2 p m Tuesday at Mountain View Cemetery Marlinton with burial there A list of pallbearers is provided and she was a member of several local organizations
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Julia McCoy Hickman
Cass
Focahontas County
Charleston
Marlinton
Maxipati Presbyterian Church
R. T. Littleton Hainsserger
Statesboro
Mountain View
Benetery
Allen Blatt
Furst
Samuel Harcuff
W. G. Mass
Jack Kane
Fred McLaughlin
Leonard Meadows
NAACP to Meet MacArthur on Army Negro Trials
A National Association for the Advancement of Colored People rep will depart Jan 11 for Tokyo to consult Gen Douglas MacArthur on defense of Black soldiers in Korea war court martial cases. Thurgood Marshall will accompany, with MacArthur giving approval for Marshall to serve as special counsel in individual cases. White said MacArthur had previously refused a similar request.
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National
Assoc
Tokyo
Douglas MacArthur
Korea
Mar Lhials
NAACP
Thurgood Marshall
MacArthur
Walter White
Marshall
Army
White
24Th Infantry Div
WAACP
Holiday Arrives Amid Post Christmas Sales and Weather
Notices of post Christmas sales crowded windows as Christmas trees linger in lots with prices cut. Mild national temperatures contrast with frigid Canadian air dipping into the Dakotas and upper Mississippi valley. Snow flurries hit northern New England and the Great Lakes while small craft warnings loomed from Maine to Cape Hatteras. Forecasters expected no major storm warnings and sunshine instead.
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Canada
Dakotas
Mississippi Valley
Great Lakes
New England
Great Lakes Reigion
Washington Coast
Maine
Cape Hatteras
N. C
Christmas Eve Traffic Plea Urges Care on Highways
Council President Ned Dear urged motorists to act with extra care on Christmas Eve to prevent accidents feared to claim more than 500 lives during the holiday travel period. He called for translating the holiday spirit into practical action to reduce this “senseless slaughter” on busy roads.
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Cominnee
Council
Ned H. Dearborn
Surviving RCAF crew recount crash landing details
Survivors describe a near zero visibility crash in which the plane landed on a forest clearing with minimal warning. Fred Sadinkoff of Nelson B C led responders to Penticton as emergency rations were issued and a minor fire contained. Maj Victor Wilson praised the skilled landing and rescue efforts.
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RCAF
Fred Sadinkoff
Nelson
B. C
Penticton
Early Film Star Farnum Recovering From Surgery
Hollywood reports William Farnum star of the silent screen is in Cedars of Lebanon Hospital recovering from surgery performed last Friday. The 74 year old entered the hospital December 16 and officials described his condition as good.
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Farnont
Hollywood
William Farnum
Cedars of Lebannon Hospital
Farnum
British Woman 102 in Cornwall Dies
Mrs. Thomasine Williams, oldest resident of Mousehole in the Cornwall pilchard fisheries, died yesterday at age 102. Widely known as Aunt Tammy, she was a familiar figure to pilots fishermen and visitors in the village.
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Mousehole
Eng
Thomasine Williams
Cornwall
West Orville C. dies after brief illness at 59
Orville C. West 59 manager of Mathews Storage died after a short illness at his home 845 Anaconda Ave. He belonged to Bream Presbyterian Church Kanawha Lodge 20 AF and AM John W Morris Consistory and Beni Redent Shrine. Survivors include six sisters and four brothers. Service 10 20 a m tomorrow at Bartlet Mortuary with Dr. Joe E Quermyer officiating burial at Cunningham Memorial Park graveside rites by Kanawha Lodge.
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Orville C. West
Mathews
Anaconda
Bream Presbyterian Church
Kanawha Lodge
John W Morris Consistory
Beni Redent Shrine
Carl Mitchell
Nashville
Tenn
W. W. Boles
South Charleston
Stella Carricoffe
Charles Cooper
E. S. Moyer
Hattie Hall
Huntington
Howard L
Gallupelis
O. Kermit
Kenneth
Emmett
Charleston
Bartlet
Joe E. Quermyer
Cunningham Memorial Park
Service Slated Today for James Dunn Former Braxton Legislator
A memorial service for James McDunn of Braxton County is set for 7 30 p m at Bartlett Mortuary 27 Central Ave with Rev Eugene Austin presiding. Burial follows at Dunn Cemetery Canfield. Dunn was a former Home National Bank Sutton official state legislator in 1929 and 1931 and worked as a livestock dealer and lumberman. He belonged to the Long Run Baptist Church Braxton County.
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Mc) Dunn
Central Av
Braxton County
Bartlett Mortuary
Eugene Austin
Dunn Cemetery
Canfield
Home National Bank of
Sutton
Long Run Baptist Church
Seoul Evacuation Ordered as Chinese Forces Advance
South Korea orders evacuation of Seoul on the advice of the American commander while Rhee urges troops and police to defend the capital. National Assembly votes to stay, and reports say Chinese troops have crossed the 38th parallel with new Red concentrations noted near Chongchan and Chunchon.
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Republic of South Korea
Seoul
Roce
Yanks Ta
Aisa
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Rhee
South Korean
National Assembly
South Korea
ROK
Republic of Korea
38Th Parallel
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Chunchon
Chongchan
Eighth Army
Jpeontard
Douglas MacArthur
Manchuria
North Korea
U. S
Tenth Corps
Hungnam
German public still opposes rearmament says poll
Magazine Poll shows 68.4 percent oppose German rearmament even with equal status in a European army. On joining NATO 81.5 percent favor staying out, reflecting public resistance to West German military buildup.
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West Germany
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