Tough ROKs Hold On To Little Nori
South Korean troops pressed a stubborn assault to seize Little Nori Hill amid heavy Red artillery and infantry attacks. The fight, the tenth ROK counterstrike for the peak, left the hill in ROK hands after days of back and forth near the Imjin River north of Seoul with Allied air support and Patton tanks on the slope.
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Little Nori
Seoul
Little
Nori Hill
Imjin
Nori
Sniper Ridge
Triangle Hill
Korea
Naris
U. S
Roks
ROK
U. N
U. S. Fifth Air Force
Pyang
E Air Force
North Korea
New York Hosts Largest Atom Bomb Defense Exercise
New York City staged the nation’s largest atom bomb defense drill as 579 air raid sirens sounded at 8:30 am and the all clear came 15 minutes later. Traffic halted, radios carried civil defense alerts, and Mayor Impellitteri urged calm as observers noted urban sheltering and wide public response. Civil Defense Director O’Brien praised results but called for more workers amid simulated casualties of 203000 dead and 277000 injured.
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New York
Vincent Impelliterri
Hiroshima
Bronx
Manhattan
Times Square
Foley Square
Lower Manhattan
Civil Defense
Herbert R. O'brien
Graham Says Japs Accepting Christianity
American evangelist Billy Graham on a Far East tour said Japan is showing growing interest in Christianity and urged Christians to work there. He warned against viewing Christianity as American and cited revival meetings, hospital visits, and talks with Hirohito’s brother and Gen. Clark as evidence of spiritual and moral outreach amid the Korean War. He expected to conduct revival meetings in Korea and meet war-scarred civilians and soldiers.
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Tokyo
Billy Graham
Japan
North Carolina
Far East
Korea
Orient
Graham
America
Emperor Hirohito
U.N
Mark Clark
Prince Mikasa
Clark
Yokosuka Naval Base
Tokyo General Hospital
Alleged Prison Parties Spark Stillwater Breach Feud
In Minnesota a public dispute over alleged parties in the Stillwater Prison basement pits state officials against each other. Warden Leo Utecht denies any parties while Director Jarle Leirfallom and investigators report hidden whiskey and supplies suggesting gatherings hosted by George Young and Joseph Schaefer, both inmates linked to Murder Inc. records.
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ST. Paul, Minn
Murder Inc
Stillwater
Minnesota
George Young
Joseph Schaefer
Leo Utecht
Jarle Leirfallom
Leirfallom
Young
Schaefer
State Crime Bureau
Leifakom
Bradley Might Serve As Middle Man In Eisenhower Truman Rift
General Omar Bradley, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, returned to Washington with Eisenhower aides amid a dispute between Eisenhower and President Truman. Bradley could act as intermediary as Truman questions the Hawaii mission and wartime plans. Maj. Gen. Wilton Persons called the trip informative, noting discussions with Cabinet designees and advisers and even good whist players on the plane.
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Washington P
Omar Bradley
Bradley
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Eisenhower
Hawaii
Wilton Persons
White House
Pacific
UN Turns To Morocco Problem
The United Nations shifted focus from Tunisia to France's Morocco relations and sought a joint Latin American backed resolution before the Main Political Committee. Arab Asian blocs, after defeats on Palestine and Tunisia, hoped to avert a Moroccan loss by building broader support for a resolution.
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United Nations
N. Y
France
Morocco
S.t
Tobacco prices rise on North Carolina Virginia markets
Higher flue-cured tobacco prices were reported on North Carolina Virginia Oldest markets with increases mainly between one and three dollars per hundred pounds. Sales were light as quality improved with Clarksville Petersburg Burlington Mebane and Stoneville finishing yesterday and Chase City Va expected to close December 16.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
Messages of Freedom Show Over Carolinas
Civil Air Patrol planes bombed 178 Tar Heel cities dropping a quarter million freedomgrams for the 1952 Crusade for Freedom led in North Carolina by Gordon Gray of UNC. More than 100 CAP planes from 23 Tar Heel airports participated in the drive. Dent Lackey of Statesville was elected NC Feed Manufacturers Association president. W. Frank Redding Jr. of Asheboro named VP and Mary V. Lassiter of Raleigh secretary treasurer.
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Chapel Hill
North Carolina
Civil Air Patrol
Tar Heel
Crusade For Freedom
Gordon Gray
Consolidated University of North Carolina
Raleigh
North Carolina Feed Manufacturers Association
Dent Lackey
Statesville
Clyde L. Fore
Librity
W. Frank Redding Jr
Asheboro
Mary V. Lassiter
Asheville
Bond votes in Charlotte Mecklenburg urge funding projects
Voters at 73 precincts face 17.8 million dollars in bonds for schools sewers water libraries streets and fire facilities. Polls opened at 6 30 a m and close 6 30 p m with forecasts of light turnout. In Winston Salem Dr A R Keppel heads a new private college foundation formed to secure funds for church related colleges. A would be robber held after bank note threat is foiled by tellers and a quick response by staff in Charlotte. The man claimed the address everywhere and was found armed only with a fountain pen.
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Charlotte
Mecklenburg County
Winston-Salem
A. R. Keppel
Catawba College
North Carolina Foundation
FBI
George Hoskins
R. E. Harris
Harris
Hoskins
E. C. Sullivan
Durham firm promotes two officials and 10 million loan
Erwin Mills Inc announces promotion of Carl R. Harris to executive vice president and Ralph T. Marshal to vice president and treasurer. A 15 year loan will fund debt and boost working capital. A 15 cent dividend per share is payable Jan 2 to holders of record Dec 23. Beer permits revoked for four Raleigh area establishments by the ABC Board.
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Durham
Erwin Mills, Inc
William H. Ruffin
Carl R. Harris
Ralph T. Marshal
North Carolina Egg and Milk Production Rise Last Month
Raleigh reports a rise in North Carolina egg production to 84 million last month from 83 million in November last year. Milk production reached about one billion pounds, up from the prior year period, per the Federal State Crop Report.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
Federal State Crop Reporting Service
Storm Ravages New England Killing Ten and Halting Travel
A massive storm dumped heavy snow and rain across northern New England causing power outages and road closures in Vermont and New Hampshire while southern New England faced flooding. Ten people died in the storm, including a Vermont family at a grade crossing and a Chester resident crushed by a falling tree. Telephone crews began mobilizing from Boston to reach snowbound areas as flood control measures were activated along the Westfield River.
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Boston
New England
Vermont
New Hampshire
Maine
Adirondack
New York
Stanley F. Dwinell
Bradford
Peter
James
Jonathan
Newbury
Virginia D. Lemley
Chester
New Pnngland
Connecticut
Springfield
Mass
Army
Westfield River
White River Junction
Canadian
Neues
Vemee
MacArthur Hearing Sparks Bipartisan Debate on Korea Plan
U S senators and representatives push for congressional questioning of General MacArthur over a Korea peace plan. President Truman rejects inviting him to a meeting while Lambda Eisenhower trip and MacArthur speeches stir mixed reactions. Senator Hunt seeks emergency session. Rep. Wickersham and Russell caution against a non-session meeting.
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Washington
Sen
Watkins
Utah
Douglas MacArt
Rea
Truman
Eisenhower
MacArthur
Dee. 5
Hunt
Wyoming
Rep
Wickersham
Oklahoma
Russell
D-Ga
Senate Armed Services Committee
Acts
Senate
House Armed Services Committees
Atlanta
Congress
Truwees
Mesheter
Violence Flareups Hit Tunis Suppressing European Shops
Tunisians clash with French and Jewish shops as 50 youths smash storefronts and attack Europeans. French troops bayonet demonstrators. four youths arrested with no serious casualties. Moslem women dispersed while attempting anti French march.
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Tunis
Tunisia
Casablanca
Morocco
North Africa
Dee. 5
Ferhat Mached
Sloper ‘Sons
Augustin Guillaume
Paris
Jet lands on Texas highway after engine failure
Nav pilot J E Bores of San Diego survived a dramatic emergency landing on a Texas highway near Amarillo after his Panther jet flameout at about 40 000 feet. He overshot the base runway, skidded into a farm field, avoiding cars on the highway. A Chance-Vought test pilot called the landing rare, noting jets glide like a rock.
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Amarillo
Tex
J.E. Bores
San Diego
Cali
Bores
Amarillo Air Force Base
Chance-Vought
Dallas
Truman Seeks Quick Refill For Wage Stabilization Board
President Truman sets a today deadline to name four new industry members to the Wage Stabilization Board to restart operations after the board collapsed when all seven industry members resigned over the coal miners wage increase. Labor groups press for action as industry groups boycott, while Roger L. Putnam reports seven or eight names have been offered to the White House.
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Washington
Truman
Pt Action
Wage Stabilization Board
Tripartite Board
CIO
Walter P. Reuther
White House
Reuther
National Association of Manufacturers
Chamber of Commerce of the
United States
Roger L. Putnam
Final Policy Consultation Stages Eisenhower Plan
President-elect Eisenhower returns to the United States with a formed policy program after meetings aboard the USS Helena. He outlines a basic direction with Secretary of State designate John Foster Dulles Governor Douglas McKay of Oregon and Defense Secretary-designate Charles E. Wilson. He will travel from Kaneohe to Travis Air Force Base and then New York, where a statement may be released.
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Honolulu
T.H
Eisenhower
United States
John Foster Lies
Douglas McKay
Oregon
Interior
Defense
Charles E. Wilson
Helena
Korea
New York
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Military Air Transport Service
Constellation
Travis Air Force Base
Calif
San Francisco
LaGuardia Airport
Marine Terminal
National Broadcasting Company
James Hagerty
NBC
Erty
Travis Air Base
Hagerty
Islands
Kaneohe Station
Hawaii
Truman
Douglas MacArthur
MacArthur
Far East
Weather outlook and temperatures
The forecast notes a low of 75 tonight and a high of 45 tomorrow. Today’s high reached 48 with a low of 75 last night. Sunset is at 5 07 p m and sunrise tomorrow at 7 24.
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