Defense to seek universal draft for 18 year olds
Defense officials said they will seek authority to draft all physically fit 18 year olds for 27 to 30 months and to tighten deferments for ages 19 to 26. The plan, led by Felix Larkin, may reach Congress within two weeks with a possible July start and an estimated 1.2 million 18 year olds in the cohort.
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Washington
U.R
Defense
Defense Department
Congress
Felix Larkin
Carl Vinson
House Armed Services Committee
Harkin
Larkin
Dwight D.eisenhower
Army
Gordon Gray
Mive
30 Day Price Freeze Planned By Washington
Washington price controller Michael V. Disalfe is expected to order a 30 day freeze on prices, requiring manufacturers wholesalers and retailers to give 30 days notice of any price rises. The move aims to form a basis for nationwide price controls by March 1, with limits on food product pricing from farm inputs. Wages may not be frozen in parallel. defense needs and steel supply measures are also outlined.
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Washington
Michael V. Disalfe
DiSalfe
di Salle
National Production Authority
NPA
NPA Isp
Civil Aeronautics Administration
Civil Air Transport
Federal Airways System
Defense Dept Lists 40176 American Casualties in One Week
Washington reports 40176 American casualties tallied by the Defense Department through Friday. The tally covers only those whose next of kin were notified, excluding non battle losses like frostbite. Of total deaths 5377 were Army, 6 Navy, 1216 Marine corps and 108 Air Force. casualties include 6031 killed in action and 27497 wounded.
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Sense Department
Army
Navy
Marine Corps
Air Force
Washington
Nave
Marne Oorps
Air Mriven
Douglas MacArthur
Ue Defense Department
MacArthur
Defense Department
Russia Agrees To Talk On Lend Lease Settlement
The State Department announced Russia will negotiate an overall settlement of its lend-lease account with the United States. Talks are set to begin in Washington on January 15 and will focus on the lend-lease issue.
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Russia
Washington
Aupe
State Department
United States
Brannan Drops Wheat and Corn acreage limits
Washington bulletin reports Secretary of Agriculture Charles F Brannan lifting all timiation on wheat and corn for 1931 abandoning acreage controls to push full production of food for national defense needs and US wartime mobilization.
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Washington
Llp
Charles F. Brannan
Brannan
Department
Remington perjury trial highlights Dartmouth YCL ties
Testimony from Roscoe Giles Jr and other ex members links William W. Remington to the Young Communist League during 1937 38 at Dartmouth. Witnesses describe YCL meetings debating Lenin and Trotsky as Remington urged practical views.
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New York
WRIA
Willian W. Remington
Dartmouth Colleges
Remingteans
Young Communist Leaguer
Roscoe C. Gites, Jr
Remington
Communist Party
Giles
Berkeley
Calif
Tate Federal Court
Dartmouth
Young Communist League
YCL
Lenin
Trotsky
Bill Remington
St Mary's Abandons Grid Sport in National Emergency
St Marys College board of trustees announced the cessation of intercollegiate football and baseball for the duration of the national emergency. The move follows concerns over enrollment declines from selective service, enrollment, and armed forces enlistments, plus financial strain and maintaining standards amid inflated competition.
Man Arrested After Liquor Theft Attempt at Market
Hayward police nabbed Maron Tedder, 49, of Oakland, after he broke a back window at 695 Jackson Street market to steal liquor. Officer R. T. Meyer and two others pursued, Tedder found with a fifth of wine in his pocket and held on suspicion of robbery.
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Hayward
Tackson Street
Set
R. T. Meyer
Maron Tedder
Oakland
Meyer
Tedder
Herbert Hallen
Frank Tapia
Tapia
Richardson Named Chairman By Eden Township Hospital Board
Marvin Richardson, president of San Lorenzo Village Homes Association and Eden Township area representative, was named chairman as the hospital board reorganized and three new directors joined. The board elected Gerald P. Connitt treasurer and Julius Levine secretary while pursuing land acquisition for the hospital site amid ongoing litigation.
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Marvin Richardson
San Lorenzo Village Homes Association
San Lorenzo
Eden Township
Richardson
Leslie L. Williams
Connitt
Gerald P. Connitt
Jiius Levine
Milton P. Ream
Levine
Stanton Avenue
Lake Chabot Road
Clarence Glass
Alameda County
William Gubbins
August Koenig
Oard
Valley Zoning Group Seeks 90 Day Delay in Castro Valley
Castro Valley zoning activists pressed for a 90 day delay in county action. The unofficial planning and zoning advisory committee voted to push for study and public hearings, with an exception to rule for Eden Township Hospital site. Rex Tussing will chair the group, with Paul Rhoades to succeed Dr. Arthur Enwies. The item heads to the Jan 16 zoning hearing in Oakland Courthouse at 2 15 pm.
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Castro Valley
Younty
Eden Township
County Planning Commissioners
Oakland
Rex Tussing
Reelowind
Paul Rhoades
Arthur Enwies
Saul Turbovaky
Randall Way
Hayward
Turbovsky
Castro Valley Horsemen's Association
Columnists Discuss Korean War Fronts and Replacements
Harry Ferguson and 4H. D. Quigg share insights on today’s Korean warfare. Ferguson profiles the fighting Chinese Communist and their way of life. Quigg describes U S replacements arriving for the front from the United States.
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Harry Ferguson
4H. D
Dae" Quigg
Ferguson
Quigg
U. S
United States
Chinese Communists Enter South Korean Front near Wonju
Chinese Communist forces drive 45 miles south of the 38th parallel initiating a major flanking advance toward Wonju and the Pohang region. U.S. Eighth Army and South Korean units pull back toward the Pusan perimeter as air forces pound the attackers. Estimated 10,000 reinforcements move south. airfields near Pyongyang fast rebuilt to support the drive.
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U. S
Pusan
Wonju
Seoul
East Coast
Pohang
U.S. Bth
Han Viver
Taegu
Taghon
8Th Army
1 Bth
Matthew B. Hilgway
Seoul-Pusaan
10Th Corps
Wheath
Suwon
Red
Pyongwang
Korea
NES
REDS
United Nations
Hongchon
Imongchon
8Th
Avm
Sth Air Force
Pyongyang
Delay in Heart Surgery for Frail Renette Sherrell
Grandmother reports Renette Sherrell is delayed another three months before the delicate heart operation. The 3 year old, weighing 24 pounds and living with her grandparents at 404 Second Street, must improve overall condition after evaluation by five specialists at Stanford Lake clinic in San Francisco. If successful, she may live a more normal life, otherwise life expectancy is 10 to 12 years.
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Frances Renette Sherrell
Walter Sherrell
Renette
Stanford Lake ‘Clinic
San Francisco
Sherrell
Alameda Juvenile Hall bids set for Feb 6 opening
Alameda county supervisors announced bids for the new Alameda county juvenile home to be opened at 4 pm February 6 on county property near the Fairmont county hospital in San Leandro. The reinforced concrete complex, designed by Andrew Hass of San Francisco, is expected to be the nation’s most complete plant of its kind, with an estimated cost of 2,161,858 dollars. The state will assist financing with 750,000 dollars from Christmas Tree funds. the rest to be raised from county funds.
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Alameda County
Fairmont County
San Leandro
United States
Andrew Hass
San Francisco
Alameda County Probation Committee
A. JT. Shine
State of
California
Geavee A. Janssen
Racket Preys on Men in Korea
A Washington wife, Mildred Martin, recounts a con man scheme targeting families of soldiers shipping to Korea. She paid $5.60 for a package of supposed photos, receiving 21 prints, only one showing her husband Sgt. Russell Martin, prompting a Better Business Bureau inquiry.
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Korea
Washington
Russell Martin
D. C
Mildred
Department of Agriculture
Ally
San Francisco
Martin
Sgt. Martin
Ness
Mildred Martin
Jengih
Russell
Better Business Bureau
New York Stock Market Reaches Sixth Consecutive High
Stock trading crossed the 1 000,000 share mark for the sixth straight full session in New York. Industrials rose to highs unseen since 1930 while rails lagged. Alcoa posted a small gain and General Motors showed weakness briefly. Before the close, renewed buying firmed prices as bidders strained to keep pace.
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New York
Santa Fe
General Motors
Taft Opens Foreign Policy Debate in New Congress
Senator Taft of Ohio launches the new Congress foreign policy debate with a 10000 word address branding President Truman as leading the nation toward danger and disaster. He calls for Congress and the people to formulate basic foreign and defense policy after full discussion. Other Republicans urge decisive action on Korea and China, with UN approval needed to bomb bases in China and Manchuria. In other items, Accardo faces contempt of Congress, defense housing funding eyed, Alaska statehood hearings debated, committee leadership set, and Fulbright discusses RFC reform with potential opposition ahead.
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Washington
Robert A. Taft
R. O
Congress
Truman
Taft
Senate
Ohioan
China
Korea
United Nations
Permissio
Manchuria
Senate Crime Committee
Chicago
Anthony J.tanyy
Accardo
Sean
Tustic Butler
BR. Neb
Alaska
Butler
RFC Board of Directors
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Howard A. Bridgman
Tufts College
Medford
Mass
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Elizabeth Bentley
Roverrnment
Hite
Dwoernekield
David Berger
Insurance Service
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ST. Mary's
Hospital
AFL Carpenters Union
Tream
Biden Township
Hospital District Board
Ream
Township
George Irvine
Keenig
Gorcon Cumming
State Aureau
John Derry
Valley Zoning Group
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