China expands Korea drive sparks fear of World War III
Tokyo expert Russell Baines warns Peiping’s assault into Korea could widen the war and give the Chinese Red Army leverage for a long campaign. The piece argues the move aims to pin down UN forces for winter and threaten broader regional power, with Soviet influence looming large.
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Russell Baines
Associated Press Bureau
Tokyo
Korea
United Nations
Asia
Peiping
Orient
China
Interna
Mao Tse-Tung
Tito
Red
Pusan
UN Forces Advance Toward Yalu Amid Fresh North Korean Push
Allied troops pushed four miles north from the Chongchon river bridgehead in northwest Korea on Saturday. The advance ended a five day lull as Chinese and North Korean forces retreated to distant positions. U.N. headquarters debated China’s withdrawal and possible all out war if Beijing refuses. The U.S. 24th and British units faced light to heavy resistance with heavy support from artillery and jets as Maj. Gen. John H. Church noted strong Red defenses about five miles inland.
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Seoul
Korea
Chongchon River
United Nations
Lake Success
Security Council
North Korea
Formosa
Peiping
Red
Chou En-Lai
U. N
Trygve Lie
Ales Bebler
U. S
British Commonwealth
24Th Division
Pakcchon
Anju
Chongchon
U. S. First Cavalry Division
John H. Church
Parents blamed for rise in juvenile delinquency
Senate Crime Investigating Committee report finds no direct link between crime comics and delinquency though some experts see a contributing role for unstable youth. FBI Director Hoover stresses family responsibility and distinguishes harmful glorified crime comics from better crafted ones that teach crime does not pay.
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John Chadwick
Washington
Senate Crime Investigating Committee
FBI
J. Edgar Hoover
Hoover
Senate
Joseph A. Homer
Pittsburgh
Superman
Phone Service Nearly Back To Normal
New York officials reported telephone service almost restored though a national strike threat looms. CIO unions plan intensified picket action next week if wage talks with Western Electric fail. operators faced with lockouts and holiday effects while seeking raises and a 16 month contract.
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New York
Morris Tuschewitz
CIO
Th Cio Communications Workers of America
Western Elec
Western Electric Company
American Telephone and Telegraph Company
Joseph Bierne
CWA
Veree
Illinois Bell Telephone Co
Armistice Day Observances Across North Carolina
Cold weather and scattered rain dampened Armistice Day events while North Carolina observed the 32nd anniversary of World War I. Parades and speeches occurred in Lexington and Charlotte with a keynote urging peace amid Korea. Temperatures hovered around 40 degrees with a forecast of continued cold and clouds.
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Associated Press
North Carolinas
Korea
Clyde R. Hoey
Davidson County
Lexington
Charlotte
Independence Square
GOP Chairman Pushes for Tougher Foreign Policy
GOP Chairman Guy Gabrielson urged a stronger foreign policy stance after Tuesday's election. He urged President Truman to replace Secretary Acheson and Secretary Brannan, arguing the administration repudiated the nation's affairs. Senator Vandenberg expects to return Jan 3 and temper GOP fire on foreign policy. Senator Wiley pressed Congress to address inflation and cut rearmament costs.
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John B. Owen Washington
Guy Gabrielson
GOP
Acheson
Gabrielson
Truman
Agriculture Brannan
Vandenberg
R-Mich
Congress
Wiley
Wisconsin
Woman Found Murdered In Family Car In Turtle Creek
Helen Pugliano a 25 year old Turtle Creek housewife was found shot to death in her family car along the William Penn highway underpass. Police suspect rape and murder with evidence of a struggle and sexual molestation. Her husband James 27 reported finding the scene while his wife was reportedly missing and had been at work in East Pittsburgh.
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Turtle Creek
William Penn
Helen Pugliano
Michael Cerjanic
Wilkins Township
T. L. Helmbold
Clei
Bullet Almost Hits Marine Corps Chief
General Clifton B. Cates commandant of the Marine Corps and his wife narrowly escaped harm when a .22 caliber bullet pierced a second floor library window in the Marine barracks Washington. The bullet, almost spent, lodged in a fireplace screen as the couple awaited luncheon.
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Washington
Clifton B. Cates
Marine Corps
Cates
Marine Barracks
World Pauses To Observe Lost Peace
Global leaders urged strength to continue the unfinished task of peace as armistice memories echoed. In New York and Arlington, officials pledged to honor sacrifice by pursuing freedom and stability, while ceremonies in Paris and across Canada marked the 11th hour of the 11th day.
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Lincoln
Gettysburg
Roscoe B. Woodruff
First Army
New York
Germany
Thomas T. Handy
U. S. Army
America
George C. Marshall
Arlington Cemetery
Canada
Paris
Millionaires destitute ex wife dies in car suicide
Beverly Hills, Calif. November 11. Iva Gilbertson Foster 59 former wife of John Morrel Foster of Sioux Falls S.D. was found dead in her car with the engine running and a vacuum hose in the exhaust. Police called it death by own action carbon monoxide poisoning. Attorney Max Damon said she was broke and worried about finances. The couple divorced March 3 1933 after a sensational child custody fight over their daughter Whitney now 23.
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Beverly Hills
Calif
Iva Gilbertson Foster
John Morrel Foster
Sioux Falls
Morrell Packing Family
Max Damon
Mrs. Foster
Foster
Whitney
Damon
Red China to Send Nine for UN Talks on Formosa and Korea
The Chinese Communists announced via Chou En Lai that a nine man delegation will depart Peiping November 14 to discuss Formosa and charges of American aggression. They rejected a United Nations Security Council invitation to debate their intervention in Korea and proposed the council tackle both Formosa and allied U.S. actions in Korea and Manchuria.
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Lake Success
China
United Nations
United States
Security Council
Korea
Red
Chou En-Lai
U.N
Trygve Lie
Lie
Pieping
Peiping
Formosa
U. S
Manchuria
Chou
Warren R. Austin
Ate
Austin
Council A A Il Aresome Rce
France
Tieain
Cuba
Ecuador
Norway
Chon
Wu Hsiu-Chuan
Peiping Foreign Office
Chio Kuan-lHlua
Communist
France Faces Disaster In Indochina
Paris reports Paris and Saigon leaders weigh three options to counter Ho Chi Minh and halt Communist advances in Vietnam. Hanoi and Haipong loom as key risks with Hanoi 25 miles from pressure. Gen Alphonse Juin urged building a 70,000 strong Vietnamese army and reinforcing the 150,000 French troops with better weapons.
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Paris
France
Indochina
Vietnam
Saigon
United Nations
Southeast Asia
Paris- Saigon
Seymour Topping
Associated Press
Seeeapentons
Washington
Ho Chi Minh
Topping
Hanoi
Kansas City
Haipong
Alphonse Juin
Juin
Contemplated Business Slump May Not Develop
Washington officials see possible temporary lag as civilian demand falls and defense contracts rise. Marshall foresees rapid military contracting to absorb slack while Harrison notes a mild recession risk. Sawyer says the production authority aims to avoid a slump and economists expect only a local, brief dip.
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Washington
George C. Marshall
William H. Harrison
Charles Sawyer
Extra Power For Heavy Trucks On Long Hill Climbs
Isaac W Simpkins of Power Brake Company announces an auxiliary motor for tractor-trailers adding 158 horsepower. The unit operates with the front engine or independently and enabled a fully loaded truck to climb hills at passenger-car speed during tests between Charlotte and Raleigh. Further testing and a patent filing are planned.
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Charlotte
Isaac W
Ike’’ Simpkins
Power Brake Company
Raleigh
Imp
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