Death of Lt. Gen. Walton H. Walker Shocks Korea Front
The United States highest ranking commander in Korea, Lt. Gen. Walton H. Walker, died in a jeep crash after a South Korean vehicle veered from a convoy line and blocked the road. Walker, trained by Gen. Patton, was noted as a premier tanks strategist whose leadership had earned high praise from MacArthur. The accident underscores how battle traffic can be as fatal as enemy fire.
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Walton H. Walker
America
Korea
Tmy
Walker
No.1
George Patton
MacArthur
Patton
Berlin
Aobpe
U S Planes Rout Reds in Korean War Air Battle
Eight U S Sabre jets engaged 15 to 25 MIG-15s southeast of Sinju near Korea’s border. The battle produced six confirmed enemy kills with one more damaged, marking the busiest aerial day of the war. Pilots Meyer Eagleston Roberts O’Connor Pugh led the tally with multiple victories.
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Tokyo
Waa
Sintdju
Korea
Action A
MacArthur
Manchurian
Mu. S
Forest Hills
N. C
Washington D. C
Pweyer
Glenn VT. Eagleston
Alhambra
Calif
James O. Roberts Jr
Washington, D. C
John Odiorne Ya Daytona
Navy Reopens Jacksonville Air School Training Center
The Navy announced the reopening of the Jacksonville naval air station air technical training school and expansion at the Memphis training center. Over 700 buildings will be reconditioned at Jacksonville to house technical schools as operations begin in March 1950. Memphis will increase training to handle about 1,000 students monthly, with more teaching personnel. Jacksonville will host about 160 officers and 1,800 enlisted men for roughly 1,000 trainees per month.
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Ashington
Navy
Jacksonville Naval Air Station
Memphis Tenn
Jacksonville
Memphis
Christmas in Wartime Shadow Looms Over 1950
Washington reflects on a leaner Christmas ahead as the nation gears up for civil defense and wartime production. The shift from civilian goods to military orders will strain supplies, raise taxes, and push the draft, with Congress expected to act slowly until January.
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Washington
Jensky
Congress
Truck Burns on South Main Street Blaze at 9 15
A Chevrolet pickup truck owned by a man named Burns burned for practically a total loss at about 9 15 this morning on South Main Street, the city fire department reported.
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Burns
South Main Street
Truman Sees Hope For Safer World At Christmas
President Truman, home in Independence for Christmas, urged that time is needed to meet the global crisis and said Americans are in excellent shape to confront communism. He spoke at a dress-suit banquet after a Washington trip, praising unity and sacrifice as essential to the world effort.
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Independence
Truman
Washington
White House
Kansas City
Roy Roberts
The
Kansas City Star
Roberts
Roy
Roy, Not the Country Or the People,' the President Said. Warmning
Soldier’s steak feast amid Korea battle lines described
In Korea Corporal Louis Demartino and Lt Morgan Murphy swapped a steak for secrecy and meals. They dined with a mess captain and sergeant behind locked doors, sharing steaks with four comrades. The incident boosted morale amid harsh conditions as Demartino praised the moment and Murphy teased a possible 1954 promotion.
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Korea
Cpl
Louis Demartino
Morgan Murphy
Murphy
Jat
Demartino
South Broadway Yonkers
West Point
South Emerald Ave
Chicago
Demarinto
Ten Old Folks Die in Texas Death Trap
Amarillo Texas December twenty third report says ten bedridden elderly residents died in a fire at a four unit walker convalescent home northeast of Amarillo. Only four occupants escaped while thirty five other patients were rescued for temporary care. Rescue crews faced limited water and deep hysteria among attendants and survivors.
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Amarillo
Tex
Texas Panhandle
Amarilla
Walker Convalscent Home
Here
Panhandle
Pleasant Valley
Tron
Twelve Hurt When Blast Rocks Beer Tavern
A South St. Louis beer tavern blast injured twelve people early today. Owner Charles Mirini Jr said he tended bar as flames swept through, shattering windows while patrons were hurled into the street. Fire Chief Morris put damage at $14,000 and the origin was not determined.
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St. Louis
City, Hospital
Orgin
Mirlin
Dorsey McRae to Be Buried 3 p.m. Today
Funeral services for Dorsey McRae will be held at 3 p.m. today at First Presbyterian Church with the Rev. W. G. Bensberg presiding. Active pallbearers named include Robert LaGrane Robert Wilson Jack Lowe George Peck Ray McDowell Edward Schunley Vincent Poster and Comer Boyett. The Presbyterian church elders and deacons listed are Lile McKenzie Branch Wright Barrow Stewart Lex Helms and T 5 Cornelius.
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Dorsey McRae
Robert LaGrane
Robert Wilson
Jack Lowe
George Peck
Ray McDowell
Edward Schunley
Vincent Poster
Comer Boyett
Iy Presbyterian Church
Artillery Queen of Battle Holds Back Koreans
The beachhead’s artillery dominates the front with self propelled 155 mm howitzers and 193 mm field pieces. Brig. Gen. Toland Shugh says American artillery technique is ahead of the world as observers and planes keep the area secure. High-volume night barrages target enemy routes, with fire density reaching hundreds of shells per night and accuracy across a wide zone.
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Army
Toland
Shugg
Shage
Shuge
Snugy
Sorvey
U. S
Missie Aad
Naigssoy
Turkey
Aungs
Rockefeller Center Hosts Over Thousand Companies in NYC
The article notes more than 1,100 firms and their subsidiaries located within Rockefeller Center in New York City, highlighting the complex as a major business hub.
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Rockefeller’ Center
New York City
U S Demands Europe Speed Up Defenses
Washington reports a large segment of Congress demands faster European defense efforts to deter Soviet expansion. Acheson warned against retreating behind oceans, noting the NSC rejected isolation and urging joint action with Britain France and the Soviet Union to ease East West tensions. Senator Hickenlooper urged a realistic program balancing American defense with aiding the free world.
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Washington
Der
Europe
Thinee
Acheson
State Department
Moscow
Ble
Britain
France
Russia
Otheiu
Soviet Union
Germany
Michael J. McDermott
Hickenlooper
B-laws
Foreign Relations Committee
United States
America
Free World
Mrs Leon Martin Dies in Shreveport Hospital
Mrs Leon Martin of Shreveport died in a Shreveport hospital this morning after a long illness. Funeral services will be held Monday morning at Mt Olive Baptist Church. She is survived by her husband, a son, both of Shreveport, and four brothers, Joe Luck of Real Ang, Will Lack of Minden, Milo Swalburg of Baker, and others.
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Leon Martin
Shreveport
Mt. Olive Baptist Church
Joe Luck
Ang Will Lack
Minden
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Asheville N. C
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Texas
Hungnam
NEA
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Travis Air Base
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