Evacuation plan discussed for Korean front divisions
The High Point Enterprise reports possible evacuation of two divisions as Eighth Army withdraws in the east. Marines and Seventh Division may retreat along a long road to Hungnam or be airlifted, with airstrip limits threatening a bloody withdrawal if needed. Other Tenth Corps units stay northeast until rescue or restoration.
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Taft Demands Information on Bipartisan Center Meetings
Taft said recent sessions with GOP opinions and Truman's approach with Britain yield no consultation. A senator who spoke anonymously agreed, calling the meetings not the dialogue that builds unified policies.
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Aurea
Truman
Thlee
Taft
Attlee and Truman Map Far East Plan
Partners discuss U N forces gaining a chance to act as a lever in Asia. British officials warn Russia could mobilize up to forty mobile divisions along its Asiatic front, potentially shaping Western military actions in the Far East while Europe grows vulnerable to Soviet influence.
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Six Countries Petition UN for Global Representation
A well-informed source said six nations, recognizing Peiping, sought UN action to give representation to all globe sections. Lie enabled guests to meet Wu individually or in groups, but details on achieving a peaceful solution remain unclear.
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Peiping
Lie
Open letter calls for full mobilization of Chinese workers
In Peiping on Saturday the all China Federation of Labor issued an open letter urging all Chinese workers to enlist for military training as Red China signals a push toward broader mobilization and potential conflict.
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Red China
Peiping
all-China Federation of Labor
Nations Send Forces to Korea Amid Casualty Reports
A roundup shows Britain Turkey Greece Canada Philippines Australia Thailand France New Zealand Colombia South Africa Belgium Netherlands and other nations contributing troops to UN Korea operations. Casualty figures are incomplete, with British losses cited and many units reporting engagements north of Pyongyang as Chinese forces press the retreat.
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Madison County Swears In Two Sheriffs After Disputed Election
Madison County, North Carolina, swore in two sheriffs, E Y Ponder a Democrat and Hubert Davis a Republican, following a disputed election. The governor and county election board faced challenges with investigators in the county after the November 7 vote.
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State Tax Payments Register Increase
Revenue Commissioner Eugene Shaw said November general fund collections reached 8 225 67 dollars, up 12 68 percent from a year earlier. Sales tax contributed 4 472 455 dollars, rising 763 582 dollars from November 1949. For five months of the fiscal year, general fund revenues totaled 43 047 417 dollars, up 5 762 735 from last year.
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Eugene Shaw
Tobacco prices fall across North Carolina Virginia markets
Average prices for most grades of flue cured tobacco in North Carolina and Virginia declined yesterday. Most decreases were one to two dollars per hundredweight with some low quality leaf down three to four dollars. Six markets last week sold 5,414,744 pounds averaging 50.25 dollars, the season’s lowest average.
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Pleven Dates Cabinet to Clarify France Rearmament Policy
Premier Rene Pleven called the French cabinet to meet late today to clarify the government's stance on rearming Germany and creating an Atlantic army. Ministers will draft instructions for deputy Herve Alphand ahead of the Atlantic Pact council meeting in London tomorrow.
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Rene Pleven
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Cormany
Herve Alphand
Atlantic Pact Council
London
Tin cargo removed from American freighter Flying Clipper
Shipping agents said a cargo of tin and tinplate was taken from the American freighter Flying Clipper shortly before it sailed for Tsingtao. Isbrandtsen line agents stated Hong Kong officials ordered the removal.
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Red China
Tsingtao
Isbrandtsen Line
House Banking Committee Extends Rent Controls to March 31
The House Banking committee approved a three month extension of rent controls, voting 17 to 3 to keep the law in effect until March 31. The extra time lets the 82nd Congress decide on final action after January sessions.
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Washington
House Banking Committee
82Nd Congress
Heatwave Kills Two as Melbourne Reaches 100 Degrees
A prolonged heatwave in Victoria tops 100 degrees as two men collapse and die in Melbourne during a third straight day of record heat. The extreme temperatures mark peak of Australia’s summer season.
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Sydney
Australia
Victoria
Melbourne
Bevin Cancels Bonn Weekend Visit
British Foreign Secretary Ernest Bevin has canceled plans to visit Bonn this weekend in West Germany where he was to stay with British high commissioner Sir Ivone Kirkpatrick. The decision was announced today.
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Germany
Ernest Bevin
Bevin
West Germany
Ivone Kirkpatrick
Chinese Reds Swarm Korean Front As Allied Forces Fall Back
Chinese forces surged across Pyongyang and moved toward the Seoul Inchon corridor as the Eighth Army retreated. Reports describe large Red deployments, troop concentrations near Koksan and Changjin reservoirs, and guerrilla activity south of the front.
Goldsboro Prayer Call Strikes Across Churches
Wayne Ministerial Association urges a two hour prayer service across Goldsboro churches to seek peace as the destiny of civilization hangs in the balance. Citizens gather in pews as the hour bell tolls from morning through afternoon seeking a world war’s avoidance. Reverend C Wade Goldston chairs the effort and stresses finding a solution to the looming conflict.
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Goldsboro
Wayne Ministerial Association
C. Wade Goldstoin
Truman Says Reds Guilty Must Serve In Defense
President Truman declares the United States must devote part of citizens’ lives to military or defense service. He argues freedom hinges on resisting international Communism, with Korea as a focal struggle. He warns Communist forces threaten military, moral, and institutional pillars worldwide.
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Mr. Trusman
Truman
Miracle Drug Aids Burns Patient’s Skin Growth Progress
The Burns patient Gains with the worst burns received skin grafts from his brother and brother in law totaling 20 inches. By day 51 most grafts showed new skin islands. By day 101 the leg was fully covered and healing. donor skin color differences faded. He later married after leaving hospital.
Stassen Meets MacArthur in Tokyo on World Tour
Harold Stassen conferred with General MacArthur in Tokyo for two hours as part of a world tour after visiting the University of Pennsylvania president.
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Harold
Stassen
General MacArthur
University of Pennsylvania Presient
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