Arkansas aims to reduce Congress seats to six
Arkansas plans six congressional districts by population and geography, reducing seven to six as part of 1955 redistricting. Proposals cluster southwestern counties, redraw districts east of the Ouachita, and weigh economic ties from the prairie to the Ozarks and Mississippi plantation areas.
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Arkansas-Democrat
Legislative Council
Congress
United States
Arkansas
Howard
Pike
Ouachita River
Ozarks
Mississippi River
South Koreans Are Hard on War Prisoners
British troops protected prisoners on execution hill near Seoul as South Korean forces executed collaborators and deserters in frigid conditions. President Syngman Rhee defended mass killings saying actions were necessary, while witnesses reported children among the dead. An UNEvaluated body survey found no evidence of child fatalities.
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Seoul
Korea
Syngman Rhee
Tom Brodle
United Nations
Rhee
Northumberland Iusiliers
Allies Not Ready for War Pace Warns at Brussels Meeting
U S Army Secretary Frank Pace told Atlantic defense ministers in Brussels that Western Europe is far from ready to withstand a Soviet assault. He urged rapid plans for a unified European army and pledged U S aid only if each nation proves full self help. The talks focus on arranging about 150000 German troops for the multinational force, with Geneva-based discussions and German objections shaping the plan.
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Brrssels
Belgium
U.S. Army
Frank Pace
North Atlantic
Europe
Atlantic Defense
Pace
U. S
U. S. Defense
George C. Marshall
United States
Britain
Brussels
Kurt Schumacher
Duesseldorf
Konrad Adenauer
London
Mad Sniper Terror Drives Philadelphia Police Hunt
Police in Philadelphia comb Oak Lane and surrounding areas for a presumed mad sniper who has killed one and wounded six in six weeks. The manhunt, described as the city's largest peacetime deployment, follows a Dec 18 killing of housewife Claire Cohen as officers note similar attacks in Texarkana's Phantom case from five years earlier.
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Philadelphia
Imad
Oak Lane
Claire Cohen
Bernard Samuel
Samuel Rosenberg
Rosenberg
Jaity
Texarkana
Silo
Polly Ann Moore
Richard L. Griffin
Betty Jo Booker
Paul Martin
Virgil Sharks
Starks
Booker
University of Arkansas
Atlle
U S Sabre Jets Down Soviet MiG in Korea First
U S Sabre jets engaged in combat over Korea marking the first strike by the F 86 Sabre. Bruce Hinton of Stockton California shot down a Soviet MiG 15 about 10 miles southeast of Sinuiju after drawing several MiGs into a close dogfight. Pilots Captain Marsis Pitts Raymond Janeczek Ist Li Paul Bryce Jr and others participated in the operation as they lured the MIGs into combat with deliberate slow speed.
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Korea
U.S
Hamel
Muroc
Calif
Air Force
LL. Co
Bruce H. Hinton
Stockton
Sinuiju
Hinton
Fire destroys five buildings in Widener blaze
Widener, Dec. 18. Fire destroyed five downtown stores and the post office, causing an estimated 50 000 in damage. Assistant Chief Roy Mears of Forrest City said the fire began in the post office warehouse and consumed mail and Christmas packages. Forrest City firemen aided volunteers with a pumper truck. No injuries were reported.
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Widener
Roy Mears
Ire
Forrest City
Forresterty
U S to Request Voluntary Price Wage Controls
Washington Dec 18 A move to seek voluntary freezes on prices and wages emerged as a likely step by Alan Valentine head of the stabilization authority. The plan would have business unions and the public adhere to rates as of Dec 1 or another date while compulsory controls loom by March. The setup aims to curb inflation from defense spending amid mobilization shifts under President Truman. Two Arkansas men Fred Mack and Tom Bozeman were killed in a collision near Campbell Missouri.
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Alan Valentine
Eco- Bente Stabilization Authority
ISA
Maling
Valentine
ESA
Charles BE. Wilson
Wilson
General Electric Co
Truman
Office of Defense Mobilization
Wison
BSA
Arkansans
Campbell
Fred Mack
Piggott
Tom Bozeman
Jonesboro
UN Offers Direct Korea Talks With Chou En-lai
The UN cease fire committee announced it would meet with Chou En-lai in Peiping or another agreed location to discuss cease fire arrangements. Lester Pearson said the group had consulted Wu Hsiu-chuan and had not received Peiping's reply, while Rau and Enterram urged continuing diplomatic efforts.
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Red China
Wu Hsiu-chuan
Peiping
Parson
Rau
Haig-chuan
A. “Rau
Sheb
Maharajah of Nawanager
U. N
Korea
Lake Success
Asia
Seventh Fleet
Formosa
Chiang Kai-shek
Reds
Enteram
Former Boots Look to Calvary Revival in Korea
Former Boot and Spur officers argue that American horse cavalry could again prove useful in Korea with the U S Eighth Army. They cite rugged terrain, limits of tanks on narrow trails, and the mule’s survivability, saying cavalry could perform surprise raids and rapid movement in Asia.
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Calvary
Korea
U. S. Eighth Army
Europe
Old Dobbin
Battefields
Asia
Maj
William Cochrane, Jr
Joplin
Cochrane
Seventh Cavalry Regiment
Custer
Weisenberger Reappointed as Deputy Prosecutor 8th District
G W Lookadoo announces district deputy prosecutors for the 8th judicial district. Royce Weisenberger remains deputy for Hempstead County. Rendalph Harmonby serves Rendalph Harm by for Nevada County. Jack Williamson stays in Lafayette County. New appointees are Tom Webber for Miller County and Vy H Lookadoo for Clark County.
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G. W. Lockadoo
Atttorney
Judicie
Royce Weisenberger
James H. Bilkinton
Hempstead
Nevada County
Rendalph Harmby
Jack Williamson
Lafayette County
Miller County
Tom Webber
Clark County
Vy. H. Lookadoo
Infant Son of Mr and Mrs Henry Succumbs
The infant son of Mr and Mrs Winfred Henry died Saturday in a hospital. Funeral service held Sunday at a local church.
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Winfred Henry
Bordon Russel
Dogsit
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