West Germany aids red supply ya hidden from Soviet border
Allied officials warn crucial war materials such as machine tools bearings optical supplies steel tubing and raw steel move secretly from West Germany to Soviet satellites and Russia. They cite licensed exports and weak border policing as factors enabling contraband flowing via Berlin Netherlands Switzerland and Poland with millions in steel and lead diverted to the East.
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Richard K. O'Malley
Frankfurt
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U. S
United Nations
Korea
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West Berlin
Berlin
East Berlin
Sat
Netherlands
Rhine
Switzerland
Stettin
Poland
Hungary
Czechoslovakia
Allied High Commission
Konrad Adenauer
Allies Fight On As Eighth Army Holds Seoul Front
Tokyo dispatch reports Allied forces in northwest Korea south of Sariwon and near Hambhung and Hungnam prepare for rearguard actions toward Seoul. U S Marines and British commands occupy coastal gaps while evacuation by sea looms as possible next move if MacArthur seeks to save forces.
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Oes
Eighth Army
Sariwon
Pyongyang
Seoul
Korean Republic
Tra
North
South Korea
Eee
Hambhung
Sea of Apan
U. S
Hamhung
Hungnam
10Th Corps
MacArthur
United Nations
Wonsan
Ooeay
Tenth Corps
Eighth
Drexel Announces Liberal Pension Plan Across Plants
Drexel Furniture company unveiled a pension plan for employees at its Morganton and Marion plants in North Carolina and Kingstree South Carolina. eligible workers with five or more years service may retire at 65, with maximum benefits after 25 years. Wachovia Bank and Trust will act as trustee. The program, retroactive to December 1 1949, is funded entirely by the company and aims to supplement social security.
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Drexel
Marion
N. C
Kingstree
S. C
Drexel Furniture Company
R. ©. Huffman
Huffman
Wachovia Bank and Trust Company of
Charlotte
Senators Press U S Aid to Nationalist China
A public appeal for military aid to Nationalist China was turned over to the 82nd Congress by 34 Senate Republicans and four Democrats. Senator Knowland failed to earmark 38 million dollars yesterday and will push again in the new Congress. Senate votes showed aid as a Republican issue with several exiting Democrats not returning, and Senator Fulbright warned against risking full scale war with China.
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Washington
China
82Nd
Congress
Senate
Knowland
Calif
Fulbright
Yugoslavia
Formosa
Foreign Relations Committee
Kai Shek
Aiken and Flanders
Vermont
Margaret Chase Smith
Stock Market Settles Down After Buoyant Monday
New York reports demand for stocks slowed. rails and power issues correlated to the dip. declines reached about 1 dollar per share with Santa Fe down about 1 from Monday’s $8.75 surge, tied to rumors of uranium ore on land it controls. Bethlehem Steel General Motors Zenith Allied Chemical and United Air Lines also fell.
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New York
Santa Fe
Bethlehem Steel
General Motors
Zenith
Allied Chemical
N. Y. Central
Union Pacific
United Air Lines
Attlee Aims to Keep UN Forces Steady in Korea
Prime Minister Attlee told Parliament he is hopeful the United Nations forces will maintain themselves in Korea. He outlined outcomes of talks with President Truman and Canadian leaders, and reported to King George after returning from North America. He said aggression must be halted and efforts made to prevent further expansion in the Far East.
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London
Attlee
House of Commons
United Nations
Korea
Truman
Washington
Ottawa
King George
Far East
Southern Bell Granted Rate Increase by State Utilities Commission
The North Carolina Utilities Commission approved rate increases for Southern Bell Telephone Company effective immediately. The largest state telecommunication utility will raise rates to meet rising costs and provide a fair return for stockholders, with commissioner Joshua James dissenting. The move builds on prior increases and follows hearings after initial requests to raise $2.7 million, later adjusted to $3.56 million. North Carolina Hotel and Merchants associations opposed the request.
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Raleigh
Southern Bell Telephone Company
State Utilities Commission
Telome
Fim
Joshua James
Southern Bell
N. C. Hotel Association
N. C. Merchants Association
Carolina
James
Witness Denies Rosenberg Communist Meeting Claims
New York City man James McGraw testified after a Senate committee session that he never saw Mrs. Anna Rosenberg at any Communist meetings. The witness disputed Ralph De Sola who claimed McGraw could corroborate much of his 1930s testimony.
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Washington
Anna Rosenberg
James McGraw
New York City
West Sixth Street
Senate Armed Services Committee
Ralph de Sola
Communist Party
de Sola
McGraw
Twelve Asian Middle East Nations Offer Peace Plan
Twelve Asian and Middle East states presented a dual UN peace plan to end the Korean war and address Far Eastern issues. The package includes a three member cease-fire commission led by Iran’s Nasrollah Entezam and a second body to fast-track conditions for halting the conflict. The U S delegation will report to Washington and withhold comment pending high level reaction.
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State Department
U. S
Akesman
Washington
Assembly
Nasrollah Entezam
Iran
Korea
Enteram
$1 500 000 Mill To Be Built At Hendersonville
Hendersonville North Carolina December 12 plans for construction of a 1 500 000 textile plant on a 12 acre tract near here were announced by Belding Heminway Inc The plant will process and dye synthetic yarns including nylon and orlon to make them stronger without twisting or spinning About 150 persons will be employed at the beginning of operations and 400 within a short time The company known in the textile industry as Belding Corticelli operates plants at Putnam Connecticut Bedford Virginia and Morristown Tennessee McPherson Company of Greenville South Carolina is project engineer Daniels Construction Company of Greenville has the construction contract
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N. C
Belding Heminway, Inc
Nylon
Orion
Belding Corticelli
Putnam
Farmers Told To Take Lead In Economy
Dallas report from the 32nd annual American Farm Bureau Federation convention shows Cornell University Dean W. S. Myers urging the federation to push for reduced non-defense government spending and to lead in recommending cuts to farm subsidies. He argues price controls are harmful and favors increased production, higher taxes, and tighter consumer credit controls.
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Dallas
American Farm Bureau Federation
Uncle Sam
W. S. Myers
College of Agriculture
Cornell University
Myers
Crackles and Living in a Doghouse Shape a Home
A reflective snippet notes how enduring discomfort and humble living spaces craft a sense of home. The line, playful yet poignant, hints at resilience and a persona formed in modest surroundings.
China May Strike Next In Southeast
AP analysis reports Southeast Asia fearful of a Chinese push after Korea. Hanoi observers say China would target resource rich states southward if Korea falls, while colonial powers face anti imperialist backlash and local revolts fueled by Reds.
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China
Dewitt MacKenzie
Korea
Southeast Asia
Seymour
Hanoi
French Indochina
Kenneth Likes
Saigon
Indochina
Almost All Korea North Of Parallel Abandoned By UN
UN troops largely withdrew north of parallel 38 as Communist forces and Red Korea converged on the Hamhung area. The U N fleet prepared to evacuate the encircled 10th Corps while South Korean units moved southward. Panic and mass civilian migration marked the retreat toward Hungnam and the South.
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Korea
Tokyo
North Korea
United Nations
China
Red Korea
Eighth Army
North
South Korea
U. S
10Th Corps
Hamhung
Hungnam
U.N
Soviet Siberia
Seoul
Peter Fraser UN Founder Dies in New Zealand at 66
Wellington reports Peter Fraser former New Zealand prime minister and United Nations founder died in hospital after pneumonia following several heart attacks. The Scottish born farmer's son led Labour from 1940 to 1949 and chaired New Zealand's 1945 San Francisco UN delegation, opposing the veto power and supporting workers.
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Wellington
New Zealand
Peter Fraser
United Nations
Commonwealth
San Francisco
U.N
Fraser
Smith Placed on Judiciary Committee in Senate
Senator Willis Smith of North Carolina was named to the Senate Judiciary and Rules Committee on a temporary assignment approved yesterday. He replaces former Senator Frank Graham. Senate leaders indicated the assignment may change when committees are appointed in January.
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Washington
Willis Smith
Senate
Judiciary and Rules Committee
Smith
Frank Graham
Lucas
Illinois
Atlantic pact leaders discuss force command structure in Europe
Top Atlantic Pact military leaders meet at Lancaster House to outline a joint defense force and define the command structure. Talks cover size and scope, links to Brussels alliance, and German forces contribution as Eisenhower is expected to be named commander in chief.
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Towa
Pact Council
Lancaster House
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Brussels Alliance
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Field Ee Ontgomery
Brussels
Britain
France
Belgium
Holland
Luxembourg
Eisenhower
Pact
Truman to Address Nation on World Situation
President Truman plans radio speech to the American people on the world situation and home front steps. The address is set for Friday or Saturday night and aims to explain necessary measures in response to the threat.
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Truman
Washington
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