Leathernecks Fight Way Out Of First Trap
Associated Press dispatch describes U S Marines and 7th Division units at Koto trapped by encircling Red Chinese forces. Evacuation planes fly out only the wounded from Koto airstrip as Marines press through from Changijin reservoir toward safety, with further ground operations to break through Chinese lines.
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Associated Press
Jack MacBeth
Koto
U. S
7Th Division
Changijin Reservoir
MacBeth
Tenth Corps
Korea
Tokyo
Hamhung-Hungnam
Navy
Markets Farm Markets in Decatur
Cotton Middling 42.00c strict low 40.50. Cottonseed 100 per ton. Broilers 23c delivered. Hens 20c-24c delivered. Hatching Eggs 80c per dozen. No 2 wheat 2.28. No 2 Ear Yellow Corn 1.47. No 2 Ear White Corn 1.42 No 3 Ear White Corn 1.37. No 2 Oats 82c. No 2 Mile 1.95. Corn basis 15% moisture. Other grains basis 13 42 percent moisture.
North Georgia live poultry market steadier demand
North Georgia live poultry market remained barely steady with demand fair to good and adequate supplies. Prices paid FOB farm Wednesday afternoon and this morning ranged from 21 to 23 cents for broilers and fryers of all weights, mostly 21 to 22 cents.
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Atlanta
USDA
North
Georgia
Marines Reach Koto After Grappling With Chinese Forces
In bitter zero weather a Marine column fights through frozen terrain from Yudam to Koto on the road to Hamhung. Col. Homer L. Litzenberg reports moderate casualties as the unit, though battered and frostbitten, pushes toward safety while awaiting a break in heavy Chinese resistance.
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Koto
Korea
Yudam
Changjin Reservoir
Hagaru
Homer L. Litzenberg
Washington, D.C
First Marine Division
Nashville Fat Cattle Show Entries Headed for Friday Auction
Nashville Tenn December 7 cattle 50, calves 35, hogs 250 with insufficient early arrivals. Barrows and gilts 200-230 lb steady to 25 higher at 18.25-18.50. 160-170 lb at 17.00. Sheep none. About 900 head entered for the annual fat cattle show to be judged Thursday and sold Friday starting 9:30 A.M.
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Nashville Livestock
Nashville
Tenn
Reuther Attacks Steel Prices as Senate Probes Wage Hikes
Henry Reuther blasts steel and auto price rises as profits soar, calling it a major scandal. Senators say steel officials sought government guidance on wage increases that apparently lacked official approval. Separately, the Senate Judiciary Committee misses a quorum while Kefauver seeks arrest warrants for nine witnesses in the crime probe, with two subpoenas already served. A Senate Armed Services hearing weighs civil vs military control of homefront defense amid Defense Department reluctance to cede civilian authority.
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Tor
Senate Judiciary Committee
Kefatver
D-Tenn
Defense Department
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Hull Defies Japan and Communism in Wartime Speech
In December 1941 Hull blasted Japanese actions at Pearl Harbor and warned that only an immediate all-out effort by Americans and allies can avert a total communist blackout. He labeled enemy leaders as godless and barbaric and condemned tyranny from Tokyo, Moscow, or any citadel of ignorance.
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Hull
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Elizabeth Taylor and Nick Hilton reportedly quarrel
Hollywood reports that Elizabeth Taylor and hotel heir Nick Hilton had a spat with Taylor moving out. For months rumors swirled despite denials. A studio spokesman said it is not a separation and that Hilton left town for a 10 day trip.
Mt Etna Eruption Forces Evacuations in Sicily
Mt Etna continues erupting with lava streams and explosions. More than 2,000 villagers from Renazzo and Milo are evacuated by 120 trucks as a 10,741 foot peak belches molten stone and ash, with lava flowing at up to five miles per hour and flames leaping high. Scientists warn the lava flow may last several days.
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Sicily
Mt. Etna
Renazzo
Milo
Defenses Hold As Koreans Fade Back Near 38th Parallel
Reports describe entrenchments 25 miles deep on the southern side of the 38th parallel and smaller Korean defenses below it. A second, stronger line may form at Koksan Chinampo, but its width and depth are uncertain. The Chinese main force advances south of Pyongyang while new American positions near Koksan face guerrilla activity and potential renewed offensives.
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Seoul
Koksan
Pyongyang
MacArthur
Peiping
Allies face Chinese trap in Korea as losses mount
Denies reports fighting to escape a Chinese trap in Northwestern Korea with commando units suffering eight killed 26 wounded and 35 missing on November 30. UK brigades in Western Korea report no fresh casualties while total Allied losses exceed 31 000 Americans and 52 killed 174 wounded five missing for UK forces. Conservative Beverly Baxter urged using atomic bombs if protecting troops became necessary.
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Shinwell
United Kingdom
Beverly Baxter
Snow Bundles South in Ice and Cold Wave
A sweeping cold wave from the Great Lakes to the Gulf left Arkansas East Tennessee and Northern Mississippi iced over. Tennessee reported two freezing deaths as temperatures plunged into the teens and twenties with many cities dipping below zero in parts.
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Miss
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Georgia
Columbus
Rome
Atlanta
South Carolina
Florida
Alabama
Louisiana
West Tennessee
Florida Peninsula
Below Zero In Arkansas
An early December storm spread heavy snow and sub zero cold from the Midwest to the South and toward the East. Arkansas recorded sub zero readings while Alabama and Tennessee faced widespread snow and freezing temperatures.
Atlantic pact deputies propose German troop integration plan
London dispatch reports 12 Atlantic pact deputies agree on a plan to bring German troops into Western armies defending Europe. They call for a meeting with the North Atlantic pact military committee to jointly review political and military aspects of the contribution and expect the meeting soon.
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Europe
Marines Reach Koto After Bitter Battle Near Changjin
Allied forces push eight miles from Hagaru to Koto after a 25 hour assault through heavy Chinese resistance. Marines and Seventh Division units endure zero weather and snow as they break toward Hamhung and Hungnam escape routes in the Northeast.
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Invasion Film Shown At Kiwanis On Pearl Harbor Anniversary
The Decatur Kiwanis Club screened a Marine film on Tarawa to mark the ninth anniversary of Pearl Harbor. Joe Calvin presided. guests included Russell Thomas of Chicago and Monty Sandlin of Birmingham. Sergeant Howard, USMC, spoke, noting Tarawa’s heavy Japanese defense and a Marine victory in 72 hours with 4,000 Japanese and 1,000 Marines killed.
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Marine Corps
Capital Bank Robbery in Washington Net $40,000
Three gunmen robbed the National Metropolitan Bank branch at Fordham Road and 49th Street Northwest. They, wearing gray hats, forced staff to the floor and escaped with about $40,000 in cash after bypassing the teller cages. Police described them as dark complexions and 5 to 6 feet tall. No gunfire reported.
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National Metropolitan Bank
Fordham Road
49Th Street
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Truman Attlee Agree on Korea Peace Terms
The report notes a shared stance by the United States and Britain against appeasement in Korea. It says U N forces must resist Communist pressure and that if talks fail an enforced withdrawal could occur. Attlee supports continued alliance while favoring U N membership for Red China but keeps Korea negotiations focused on Korean questions.
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Britain
United States
U. S
Red
Pardoned convict pleads guilty after wife is convicted
Cecil Brooks aged 40 pleaded guilty to a daylight robbery after his wife Bernice Brooks was convicted on the same charge. Circuit Judge W E Callen imposed a 20 year sentence on Brooks and 18 years on Bernice for the robbery at Arlington Crossroads June 26 where the pair, masked, took 80 dollars from Ben Wrights.
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Ala
Cecil Brooks
W. E. Callen
Brooks
Bernice
Ben Wrights
Wrights
Arlington Crossroads
Iista Point
Woman leaves suicide note accusing lover in Marshall Field death
Police said Mrs. Herben left a two page note to Ahlers saying he could bring her back to life by marrying her. Ahlers summoned a doctor and rescue squad but for an hour they could not revive her. The note blamed him for finding her with another woman and described debts and love. Her estranged husband Erwin said they were separated on and off for about a year. Mrs. Herben worked in the cosmetic department at Marshall Field on State Street.
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Ahlers
Herben
Erwin
Marshall Field and Company
State Street
Conviction Of Hiss Upheld By Court Of Appeals
The U S circuit court of appeals unanimously upheld the perjury conviction of Alger Hiss former State Department official. He was found guilty last January of lying about passing government secrets to Whittaker Chambers courier for a pre war Soviet spy ring and was sentenced to five years in prison. He remained free on $10 000 bail during appeal.
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Alger Hiss
State Department
U. S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Hiss
Whittaker Chambers
Ministers Share Creeds of Christendom Study Series
Charles R. Brewer will headline a Sunday evening talk on What Men Believe as part of a Creeds of Christendom series at Grant Street Church of Christ. Universal Bible Sunday observed at First Baptist with the young people leading the morning program.
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Athens College
Westminster Presbyterian Church
E. G. Mullen
Florence
St. John's Episcopal Church
Westside Baptist Church
Training Union
Bethea Stedham
Eugene Rice
Sixth Avenue Church of God
E. Hobson Clark
North Alabama
Memorial Drive Methodist Church
T. J. Chitwood
Central Methodist Church
St. Paul's Lutheran Church
Moscow Pekin axis blocks Korean peace moves
Observers note Wu Hsiu Chuan refused to back any UN decision without a seat for China in the world body. Moscow vetoes Korea withdrawal proposals and tries to keep the issue off the Security Council and General Assembly agenda. The leaders promise only Chinese volunteers fight and brace for Vishinsky to press Moscow Peiping positions.
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Wu Hsiu-Chuan
Security Council
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Russia
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China
Andrei Vishinsky
Committee For Moscow
Peiping
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Formosa
Dogs' Vision Underscores Slower Sharpness Than Humans
A historical note states that dogs have less sharp vision than humans, indicating differences in acuity and perception between the species.
William Saul Russell Dies in Decatur
Funeral services set for Friday at 2 30 p m for William Saul Russell who died Wednesday at the Hamil Clinic hospital after a ten day illness. A Lime stone County native and Madison resident since 1926 he was an Episcopal church member and a charter Mason. Interment at city cemetery with Masons in charge. pallbearers named. He survived by his widow a sister two brothers and other relatives.
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Limestone County
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Decatur
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Lester McManus
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First Presbyterian Church
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W. D. Sims Jr
Luke Pryor
J. B. Bradford
R. E. Catlett
Joe Pettey
Allan Wallace
Alex E., Humphrey
W. P. Russell
J. A. Russell
Clearwater, Fla
Decisions By Supreme Court in Alabama Docket
The Alabama Supreme Court announced today decisions from Montgomery. Lawson Bonds et al v. Revenue affirmed. Clinton Stokley v. state reversed and remanded. Ex parte Gettis James Simmons writ denied. Lillian DeBardeleben v. Dillard DeBardeleben affirmed. Ex parte Birmingham Electric writ denied. R C Allinder v. City of Homewood rehearing overruled. Adams Construction v. Clarence Adams rehearing overruled.
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Ala
Alabama, Supreme Court
Foster
Lawson Bonds
State Department of Revenue
Appea
Marion Circuit
Equity
Afirmed
Lawson
Clinton Stokley
State
Choctaw Circuit
Gettis
James Simmons
Alias
Gettis James Simmons
City of Birmingham
Court of Appeals
Stakely
Justice
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Dillard DeBardeleben
Macon Cirucit
Birmingham Electric Co
Inez Graddick
Ing. R. C
Revival To Continue Through Sunday At Austinville Baptist
The Austinville Baptist revival extends to Sunday night led by evangelist Dr. James H. Ware and pastor Rev. Geo. Ricker. Next week programs include Royal Ambassador, Girls Auxiliary, Bible study and prayer, and Baptist Brotherhood meetings.
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James H. Ware
Southern
Baptist
China
Geo. Ricker
Royal Ambassador
Baptist Brotherhood
Goan Dry Belt Expansion Hit by Negotiations
Bombay citizens seeking alcohol relief face a shift as talks with Goan authorities aim to extend the dry belt from two to five miles around Goa Damaun and Diu. The move would force purchases deeper into Portuguese territory to obtain liquor.
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Bombay
Damaun
Diu
Rutgers and Syracuse Battle Ends In Nine Game Tie Streak
Rutgers has tied Syracuse once in nine meetings as the Orange clinches eight wins. The series shows Syracuse dominance with a single draw in the gridiron clashes.
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Rutgers
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Orange
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