Chinese Force Attacks Seoul Amid Propaganda Threats
Chinese Red infantry launched five attacks on Seoul defenses, overrunning two UN outposts near Yonchon-Chorwon and pressing toward Old Baldy. Communists urged surrender while claiming a general winter offensive, but Allied officials deemed the threat propaganda and reported no major buildup.
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Seoul
Korea
U.N
Yonchon-Chorwon
Old Baldy
Kelly Hill
Kumhwa-Chorwon
Truman Sees Hope for World Peace Stronger Now
President Truman said the outlook for world peace is better now than a year ago, citing the cold war prospects worldwide. He noted no new plan to hasten the Korean War’s end has been submitted. He will address the nation January 15 on radio and TV to report on the state of the nation. He criticized dairy import restrictions under the Defense Production Act and avoided comment on MacArthur and Vincent.
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Washington
Truman
Congress
Brannan
Douglas MacArthur
John Carter Vincent
MacArthur
Korea
Far East
Vincent
Mrs Seawell 78 Dies in Southern Pines
Mrs. Ella McNeill Seawell of Southern Pines North Carolina died at Moore County Hospital after an illness at age 78. Widow of Judge H F Seawell who ran for governor in 1928 she was mother to Herbert F Seawell Jr and active in public welfare and the North Carolina League of Women Voters.
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Southern Pines
N. C
Ella McNeill Seawell
Moore County
H. F. Seawell
North Carolina
Herbert F. Seawell Jr
Seawell
Old State Board of Charities and Public Welfare
North
Wall Street broker kills family then himself in Long Island
A Wall Street broker, Charles Weigold, 27, killed Mrs Florence Scholkopf, 26, and her two sons, James 3 and John 4, at their Long Island home and then shot himself. Police call it murder followed by suicide linked to a broken engagement with Jean Collingnon.
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Sea Cliff
N. Y
Wall Street
Charles Weigold
Princeton
Florence Scholkopf
James
John
Scholkopf
Long Island
Walter Scholkopf
Weigold
Holeymoon
Miss Collingnon
Cotton Maid Selected In Memphis For 1953 Ambassadorship
Alice Carr 19 from Selma Alabama named Maid of Cotton for 1953 after beating 21 contestants from 12 Cotton Belt states. She will tour 35 U S cities Canada Latin America and Europe next year. Runner up Ann Turner and third Robette Bentley named. Duke student Joe Combs Jr announced engagement to contestant Dorothy Jenkins.
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Memphis
Tenn
Alice Carr
University of Alabama
Brownette
Selma
Ala
King Cotton
U. S
Canada
Latin America
Europe
Ann Turner
Yazoo City
Robette Bentley
Los Angeles
Calif
Joe Combs Jr
Nae
North Carolina
Dorothy Jenkins
Aulander
Duke University
Dragged to Death by Runaway Horse in North Wilkesboro
Charlie Marlow, 60, of Joynes, was dragged to death when his leg was caught in a chain and he was pulled by a runaway horse late yesterday. He died of multiple injuries.
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North Wilkesboro
Charlie Marlow
Joynes
Churchill sails for talks with Eisenhower aboard Queen Mary
Prime Minister Winston Churchill sails from Southampton for New York aboard the Queen Mary for talks with President-elect Eisenhower. The eighth U S trip since 1941 aims to renew wartime Anglo American cooperation and discuss Korea, atomic knowledge sharing, and a longer rearmament phase amid the postwar chill.
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Winston Churchill
New York
Eisenhower
Great Britain
United States
Britain
Night Train Collision Near Cedar Ends Calmly
A Frisco Meteor passenger train and a Kansas City Southern freight collided head on ten miles south of Fort Smith Arkansas. At least 26 people injured, with 22 treated at Sparks Memorial Hospital and others at St Edwards Hospital and Camp Chaffee. Engineer Stewart remains hospitalized in serious condition while freight supervisor Neal said the freight was 29 minutes behind schedule.
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Fort Smith, Ark
Kansas City Southern
Cedar
Sparks Memorial Hospital
St. Edward's Hospital
Camp Chaffee
Ark
W. B. Stewart
Fort Smith
Stewart
C. B. Neal
Iicer
Seo
Poteau
Lokla
Eisenhower Reconciles Taft and GOP Leaders on Two Issues
President elect Eisenhower reassured Senate Republican leaders after a two hour conference over appointment procedures and farm policy. Taft indicated an understanding on appointments while Young pledged support for 90 percent parity on farm price supports through 1954, with Eisenhower and Benson promising study of post 1954 policy. Participants included Bridges Saltonstall Brownell Adams Stephens and the general.
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New York
Eisenhower
Robert A. Taft
Senate
Congress
Taft
Martin Durkin
Ohio
Milton R. Young
North Dakota
GOP
Ezra Taft Benson
Benson
Young
Fisenhower
Sen
Styles Bridges
New
Hampshire
Leverett Saltonstall
Massachusetts
Herbert Brownell Jr
Sherman Adams
New Hampshire
Ant
Thomas E. Stephens
New Scalp Flap May Aid One of Siamese Twins
Chicago doctors report a 15 month old boy Rodney Dee Brodie has a new scalp flap across his brain to reduce infection risk after separation from his twin Roger Lee. Rodney underwent a 2 hour 15 minute procedure while Roger remained unconscious after a 12 hour 40 minute operation.
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Chicago
Rodney Dee Brodie
Rodney
Roger Lee
Roger
University of Illinois Educational and Research Hospital
Rodney Wes
Opening Day Senate Fight Planned Against Filibuster
Washington group of senators plans an opening day bid to curb filibusters in civil rights fights as Congress convenes. Senate parliamentarian said safeguards should keep the electoral vote count on schedule. Sen Lehman and Northern Republicans pledge quick moves to limit obstruction, while Ellender vows to filibuster to defend the right to filibuster.
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Senate
Washington
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Charles L. Watkins
Sen
Lehman
D-Lib-Ny
Rain Expected To End For Bowl Games
Forecasters expect weather to improve for New Year bowl games with clouds but no significant rain. Rain hampered Rose Bowl practice in Los Angeles and Sugar Bowl sites around New Orleans have seen showers depart. Seattle could set a dry-year record if precipitation stays under 0.66 inch, while Pacific Northwest rain and snow spread elsewhere.
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Los Angeles
New Orleans
Dallas
Tex
Miami
Fla
Tennessee
Kentucky
Alabama
Mississippi
Georgia
Carolinas
Pennsylvania
Virginia
W. Virginia
Ohio
Ilinois
Indiana
New York
Eastern
Seaboard
Pacific Northwest
Seattle
Wash
Midwest
West Coast
California
Santa Barbara
Heavy Rains Mark End Of 1952 In Carolinas
Rainfall topped 1.60 inches in Charlotte and 1.57 in Spartanburg within 24 hours ending morning. Rain and fog slowed travel. a Queen City Trailways bus slid and overturned near Charlotte injuring one of 33 aboard. Sleet in Asheville and snow-ice mix in Mt. Mitchell noted. Showers expected to end tonight with cooler, windy weather tomorrow. Low mountain temps near 30.
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Olines
Charlotte
Spartanburg
South Carolina
Queen City Trailways
Sli
Ilotte
Asheville
Mitchell
Hureau
Max Min
Atlanta
Boston
Chicago
Columbia Seeve
Denver
Detroit
Little Rock
Los Angeles
Memphis
Miami
Mobile
Mt. Miteheld
New Orleans
New York
Raleigh
San Antonio
San Francisco
Washington
Wilmingtom
Acheson Defends U N Hiring Despite Black Eye for U S
Secretary of State Dean Acheson told a House subcommittee that disloyal Americans employed by the United Nations do not threaten U S national security yet they damage the nation's prestige. He said the FBI will vet U N hires and a new loyalty check will improve safeguards.
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Washington
Dean Acheson
United Nations
United States
Acheson
House Judiciary
U. N. Secretariat
U. N
Kennth B. Keating
R-Ny
Truman
New York
State Department
Grand Jury
U.N
Executive Branch
Chi
Justice Department
Civil Service Commission
FBI
Dr Thomas McMillan Grant Dies At 66
Rocky Mount longtime secretary of the North Carolina Methodist Conference died in his sleep at home He was 66 and had served as pastor of Rocky Mount First Methodist Church since 1947 He also was a Duke University trustee and is noted for church work and leadership in the conference. Clifton Britton named new director of Lost Colony Roanoke Island drama replaces Paul Green’s season opening June 27. Britton to lead the program with Dick Jordan announcing the appointment.
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Rocky Mount
Thomas McMillan Grant
North Caroolina
Grant
Rocky Mount First
Lost Colony
Manteo
Clifton Britton
Goldsboro
Paul Green
Roanoke Island
Dick Jordan
New World
Britton
Samuel Selden
University of North Carolina
Bus Overturns Near Charlotte Injuring One
A Queen City Trailways bus with 33 passengers skid off a curving road near here and toppled onto its side. Passenger Matthew Spencer of Opelika Alabama sustained an arm injury as the sole reported victim. The bus was traveling from Fayetteville to Charlotte.
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Charlotte PA
Queen City
Suspect Held in Shooting of School Teacher Girlfriend
Craven County police jailed 40 year old Willie Dove without bond after he shot his teacher girlfriend Mary Laws, 35, in a car on a side road near New Bern. Laws was taken to a hospital in fair condition.
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New Bern
Craven County Police
Willie Dove
Mary Laws
Dove
Air Force to survey 2600 NC reservists in 56 counties
North Carolina will host a nationwide inventory of reservists with about 2,600 NC personnel in 56 counties interviewed starting January 14. The aim is to update records on job status new skills since active duty release physical condition and dependencies to aid future manpower planning. General Charles E. Thomas Jr of the 18th Air Force announced the program at Robbins AFB Georgia.
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Raleigh
Air Force
North Carolina
Hyaj
Charles E. Thomas Jr
Robbins Afb
North Carolina Survey
Thomas
Thief Sought After Liquor Store Hold-Up
Police hunted a tall middle aged man who robbed the manager of a state liquor store in Winston-Salem. The bandit, armed with a pistol, escaped with about $624 after forcing opening the cash drawer and demanding the safe combination, which only armored car company employees possessed. Authorities warned the public and spread the alert across the Piedmont region, suspecting an ex convict may be involved.
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Winston-Salem
Olice
Piedmont Area
Vincent Ziegler
Ziegler
Digest of Opinions outlines tax and license rulings
Raleigh Atty. Gen. Harry McMullan held that a bounced check after a state revenue payment incurs a 10 percent penalty. He also said no state judge can revoke or suspend a driver's license. only the Department of Motor Vehicles may. A judge can still ban arson from driving by including terms in a suspended sentence.
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Raleigh
State Department of Revenue
Harry McMullan
Department of Motor Vehicles
McMullan
Weather notes with forecast and sun times
The forecast lists a low tonight of a4 and a high tomorrow of 44. Today’s high reached 45 with a low last night of 47. Sunset is today at 6 18 p m and sunrise tomorrow at 7 31 a m.
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