MacArthur Warns of Massive Chinese Counterattack in Korea
James Marlow reports from Washington as Gen Douglas MacArthur orders a UN assault in Korea without full knowledge of Chinese troop strength. He warns of a Chinese counterstrike of about one million against 200,000 UN troops, risking a rout and potential peace won by survival over money. The piece notes domestic gloom and calls for renewed readiness and a major American arms buildup.
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James Marlow
Washington
Douglas MacArthur
United Nations
Korea
U. N
U.N
Asia
United States
Pearl Harbor
Europe
Congress
Russia
China
Lady Finds Housework Easy With HADACOL Cure
Mrs. Laura Norris of St. Louis credits HADACOL for improved well being after deficiencies in vitamins B1 B2 Niacin and iron. She reports better sleep energy and ability to do housework after using two bottles. Ad promotes HADACOL trial sizes and directs orders from The LeBlanc Corp Lafayette Louisiana.
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Laura Norris
South 6Th St
St. Louis
LeBlanc Corp
Lafayette
Adv
The
LeBlanc Corporation
White Collar Pact Is Signed In TVA
The Tennessee Valley Authority signed its first collective bargaining agreement with white collar staff. TVA general manager George F. Gant announced the pact covers work schedules pay and policies affecting about 5 000 employees. Previously TVA had a bargaining arrangement with unions through the Tennessee Valley Trades and Labor Council.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Knoxville
Tenn
Tennessee Valley Authority
George F. Gant
TVA
Tennessee Valley Trades and Labor Council
Salary Policy
AFL
Will the Economy Survive Global Tension and War Footing
The piece weighs the delay of a large Western defense response versus a rising Russian threat. It notes deep winter delays and spring as a potential catalyst for Russian action, while warning that ongoing protests against government controls clash with the need for wartime measures. It questions whether the economy can rebound if the nation adopts extended military controls.
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Russia
Europe
Congress
Central Methodist Church Woman's Society thanks paper
The Woman's Society of Christian Service at Central Methodist Church in Decatur Alabama thanks the paper for publicity and printing over the past year. Signed by Mrs. Ed Johnson secretary.
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Woman's Society of Christian Service of
Central Methodist Church
Ed Johnson
Woman Freed by Jurors in Eufaula Manslaughter Case
In Eufaula Alabama a 26 year old woman, Mrs T B Devenny, was acquitted by a circuit court jury of manslaughter in the fatal shooting of her husband. She admitted shooting last December after finding him with another woman. The other woman, Mrs Harry Champion, was wounded in the same shooting at a rear house.
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Eufaula
Ala
T. B. Devenny
Harry Champion
Devenny
State employees get only Christmas Day off this year
Montgomery December 6. Personnel Director Charles W. Terry says no extra Christmas holidays for state workers this year. Governor's office directs employees to take only Christmas Day off. Regular weekend holidays remain. workers will depart Friday December 22 and return Tuesday December 26.
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Montgomery
Ala
Charles W. Terry
Terry
Rev Tuck Elected Baptist Convention Board Head
Rev R A Tuck of Boaz was chosen chairman of the Alabama Baptist Convention executive board succeeding Rev Chester Quarles. Other officers elected were Rev O M Fox of Elba as vice chairman and Rev Robert Edge of Montgomery as recording secretary. A statewide evangelistic conference is set for Birmingham January 29 to 31.
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Montgomery
Ala
R. A. Tuck
Boaz
Alabama Baptist Convention
Chester Quarles
Sylacauga
O. M. Fox
Elba
Robert Edge
Birmingham
Rent Controls By State Cities Banned
A 1949 legislative act does away with city rent control. Attorney General A A Car michael ruled that cities cannot pass own rent control laws. Mayor D H Russ of Enterprise asked about legality and favored reinstating rent control.
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Montgomery
Ala
A. A. Carmichael
D. H. Russ
Enterprise
Tax ruling exempts cottonseed meal as fertilizer
A circuit judge in Mobile Alabama ruled that cottonseed meal is exempt from the state use tax when used as a fertilizer. Judge Claude A. Grayson delivered the decision yesterday, clarifying tax treatment for agricultural inputs.
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Mobile
Ala
Claude A. Grayson
National Geographic Notes Sea Monster Tales Traced
The National Geographic Society reports many sea monster stories originate from floating driftwood or masses of seaweed.
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The
National Geographic Society
Carmichael Denies Rampant Vice in Mobile Visit Raid
State Atty. General Albert A. Carmichael led a raiding party to 47 alleged gambling and prostitution locations in Mobile and found no evidence of current law violations. He offered to accompany responsible citizens to show claims of rampant vice are unfounded and said some sites had past violations but none observed during the tour.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mobile
Ala
Albert A. Carmichael
Carmichael
Circuit Court
Montgomery
Army asks for 320 million by Italy defense council
Rome reports Italy's supreme defense council seeks an extra 200 billion lire for the army. In London a 30 man police unit guards Buckingham Palace amid remarks about gambling and vice in Mobile. Carmichael criticizes grand jury testimony as largely mess and slop.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rome
Italy
Supreme Defense Council
Buckingham Palace
London
Danville Scout Troop 211 Practices Basketball
Boy Scouts of America Danville Troop 211 held a regular meeting in the school gym to practice basketball and plan a game. The Assistant Scoutmaster Ro bert Myres led the Scout oath, a Captain and Co-Captain were elected, and troop colors red and white were chosen. Junior Boulten visited before departing for Florida, with peanuts and popcorn provided by the Scoutmaster.
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Danville
Robert Myres
Boulten
Florida
Scribe
Tibetan Settlement Patterns Across Southern Regions
Tibetan communities mainly reside in southern towns and trading posts, forming the core of regional settlement. The text notes a concentration of population in these urban and commercial hubs.
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Juano Hernandez
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