Seek More Information On Draft Seek More Information On Draft
Washington reports officials unveiling a universal military service and training plan backed by Truman. Mrs Anna Rosenberg and Secretary Marshall propose extending service from 21 to 27 months and drafting 450000 annually, with age debates centered on 18 years six months.
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Washington
Anna M. Rosenberg
Pnts
Russell
D.-Ga
Armed Services Committee
Truman
Armed Services
Marshall
Rosenberg
Baltimore Teenager Sentenced to Three Years for Burglary
Gerald Simpson, 17, a Baltimore soldier candidate, chose prison over the army and was sentenced by Circuit Judge J Howard Murray to three years after being convicted on three burglaries. He volunteered for the army less than a year earlier but said he preferred prison. Police located Simpson who had left Fort Dix on December 29.
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Baltimore
Gerald Simpson
J. Howard Murray
Murray
Simpson
Pag Simpson
Fort Dix N
Korean Casualties Reach 42 713 In Korea
Washington reports total American casualties in Korea at 42 713, up 2 537 in a week. Defense Department lists 6 247 killed in action 29 306 wounded and 7 160 missing as of midnight last Friday.
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Washington
Korea
Defense Department
Desperado Cook Tied To Two More Possible Victims
Imperial Valley sheriffs theory ties Wm E Cook to two additional killings. The 22 year old ex convict from Joplin Missouri is charged with murder and kidnaping in Oklahoma and is hunted across California and into Mexico. Damron and Burke, missing El Centro prospectors, may have been killed and had their car taken during his flight. Dewey of Seattle whose car was found near Oxilby is linked to the suspect. A Stude baker sedan belonging to Damron Burke is sought.
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EL Centro
Calif
Desperado Wm. E
Bill)Cook
Robert W. Ware
Oklahoma
Cook
California
Imperial Valley
Mexico
Ware
Joplin
Forrest Damron
James Burke
San Felipe
Mex
Gulf of Lower California
Robert H. Dewey
Seattle
Wash
Oxilby
Blythe
Boca Mexicali
Dewey
Damron
Burke
Studebaker
Imperial County
Chocolate Mountain
Four Year Old Triggers Court Fine in Detroit
In Detroit on January 11 a four year old boy wandered into a drug store and punched a display. The druggist billed his mother $4 but later police fined the vendor $25 for operating a lottery. Allan Durie, 35, was fined for the lottery charge yesterday.
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Detroit
Donald Bathy
Betty Bathy
Allan Durie
Controls To Be Held Off Until Later
Washington reports that nationwide price and wage controls are postponed for now. ESA head Alan Valentine and price director Michael DiSalle say no present general freeze or stabilization, while selective controls and nonprice directives continue. A 30-day freeze proposal is not dropped, but timing remains uncertain amid defense spending increases and tax policy shifts.
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Washington
Alan Valentine
Economic Stabilization Agency
ESA
Michael V. DiSalle
Valentine
DiSalle
Congress
Truman
Treasury
Snyder
Byrd
D.-Va
I Fystave Corp
Financice
Stabilization Board
Cyrus S. Ching
AFL
CIO
John L. Lewis
Allies Hold Ground In Korea as Withdrawal Is Rejected
Washington officials reaffirmed U S policy of no voluntary withdrawal in Korea. MacArthur withdrawal reports were denied while U N forces defend a Pusan beachhead amid Chinese and Korean Red pressure. The United States plans to hold positions with supply lines to Manchuria, despite tactical calls to pull back.
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Washington
U. S
Korea
Defense Department
Chicago Daily News
Tokyo
Douglas MacArthur
Ue P. Echols
MacArthur
Beech
Truman
Pusan
United Nations
Far East
U.N
U. N
Manchuria
The Rosebush quadruplets join Michigan family
In Pontiac Michigan on January 11 Mrs Ann Rosebush mother of four, welcomed a day old pair of boys and two girls Kenneth Jr Keith Krystal Kristene. The four infants remain in incubators at St Josephs Mercy Hospital as Mrs Rosebush and Kenneth Senior recover and doctors say all are doing well.
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Pontiac
Mich
Michigan
Rosebush
Kenneth, Jr
Keith
Krystal
Kristene
Ann Rosebush
St. Joseph's Mercy Hospital
Carolyn Purcell Going Home After Mayo Clinic Diagnosis
Four year old Carolyn Purcell is not blind and cancer is not present in her case. Mayo Clinic doctors found inflammation in her eyes causing sight loss and recommended Atlanta physicians for treatment. The family, aided by the Shriners, plans travel to Atlanta for care while awaiting further results.
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Rochester
Minn
Carolyn Purcell
Frank Purcell
Alpharetta
Carolyn
Voting for 18 Year Olds Is Proposed
Raleigh legislatures opened with a flood of bills as a senate bill proposed voting by 18 year olds. Two young senators L H Fountain and Hancock backed the measure amid expected opposition. House and senate finance measures sparked committee shuffles and tax debate while separate votes were reserved on controversial legislation.
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Raleigh
Senate
L.H. Fountain
Eee
Hancock
Cone
Scott
Thad Eure
General Assembly
House
Harry McMullan
Yes
Appropriations
Ainance Committee
W. Frank Taylor
Larry I. Moore, Jr
Wilson
E. T. Bost, Jr
Cabarrus
Bost
Moore
Senate Finance Committee
House Finance Committee
Child Killer Must Die in Kentucky Electric Chair
Raymond Odell a 34 year old distillery guard was convicted of murder by a criminal court jury in Louisville Kentucky and sentenced to death in the electric chair for the slaying of Wanda Lee Hughes a 15 year old girl who disappeared on August 30 and whose body was found September 11 in a shallow grave in Anderson county The jury verdict was reached around 3 am after an all day trial with Odell denying the killing and offering an alibi supported by a neighbor who did not see the girl enter his home
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Louisville
Raymond Odell
Odell
Wanda Lee Hughes
Anderson County
Wanda Lee
Jeanette Lange
Marvin Richardson
Red China May Invade Indochina and Shift Asia Power
The report from Formosa claims Peiping shows strong signs of invading Indochina to evict France and establish Communist control. Such action would extend Moscow Peiping expansion and threaten Allied defenses while depriving Asia of key rice and mineral resources.
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Formosa
Indochina
Asia
France
Britain
Holland
America
Burma
Siam
Malaya
Philippines
Moscow-Peiping
Mao Tse-tung
China
Psychologist proposes glowing cars to cut highway collisions
Dr. Donald Hoppe of Iowa State College reports experiments suggesting reflective sheeting on rear vehicle ends would make cars glow and be visible from greater distances, lowering crash risk. The material uses tiny glass beads on a plastic backing and is already used to some extent on trucks.
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Washington
Jan
Iowa
Donald Hoppe
Iowa State College
Crackles A Bachelor Is A Man Who Took No For An Answer
A compact saying frames bachelor life as a test of resolve and perseverance. The quip contrasts social expectations with individual choice in romantic pursuits.
Uneasy Quiet Grips Front Near Wonju
Allied forces held a line on the central Korean front after a seven hour clash south of Wonju. US French and Dutch troops repelled North Korean attacks as 2100 Korean Reds were killed or wounded and snow covered the battlefield.
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Clen Clements
Tokyo
U. S. Secorcrat
Wonjuol
Wonju
Chongju
Chunju
Osan
Korea
U. S
Eighth Army
Seoul
John Randolph
A Wonin
North Korea
Pyongyang
U. S. Fifth Air Force
MacArthur
Don Huthree
Registration For Doctors Monday
Raleigh January 11 1800 doctors are expected to register Monday with selective service boards. Col T H Upton state director says local draft offices will run 8 am to 5 pm to sign up doctors. Earlier registration listed about 300 doctors trained at government expense or deferred for training now being processed for possible induction as medical officers.
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Raleigh
Selective Service Boards
T. H. Upton
Selective Service
Col. Upton
Upton
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Grim Choice
Senate Appropriations Committee
Hamilton Hobgood
Julian Allsbrook
Halifax
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Charles B. Aycock
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