Attlee and Truman to confer on Korean War crisis
British Prime Minister Clement Attlee will travel to Washington for talks with President Truman on the Korean crisis and Cold War issues. The meeting aims to cover five key points including atomic bomb considerations and Western European defense commitments.
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U.P
Clement R. Attlee
Trump
White House
Attlee
Trumain
Charles
G. Ross
Altice
London
Truman
United Nations
Korea
Rabbit Foot Lucky Chase Ends With Missing Wallet
Miss Carolyn Bell, 21, of 1521 Pine Ave, chased a purse thief through an alley after the robber grabbed her wallet. The wallet fell from the purse and was recovered with most contents. the thief fled and Miss Bell’s rabbit foot charm remains missing.
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Carolyn Bell
Pine Ave
Miss Bell
Truman Hurls A Bomb Threat at Chinese Reds
President Truman warned of using the atomic bomb against Chinese Communist forces in Korea and called a crisis conference of congressional and defense leaders to consider total mobilization. He said U N forces under Gen MacArthur will not abandon their Korea mission and that MacArthur would decide where and when any bomb would be used.
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Truman
Korea
Congressional
United Nations
Gen
MacArthur
Terence
Manchuria
Heavy Ice Jams Slow Mississippi Traffic at Keokuk
Ice jams heavier than normal delayed traffic on the Mississippi River at Keokuk Iowa as tow boat Charles Smith waited with a broken propeller but no dry dock space was available due to a full dock.
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Keoruk
Mississippi River
Charles Smith
Keokuk Dry Dock
Day of Infamy Editorial Scouts for Pearl Harbor Anniversary
Editorial warns that next Thursday marks the Pearl Harbor anniversary and warns of possible Communist plots to trigger another attack. It speculates on targets in Japan Berlin and Long Beach while noting Russians show restraint and China bears the burden of fighting. The piece signals heightened vigilance amid geopolitical tension.
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Pearl Harbor
Japan
Berlin
Thomn
Germany
Long Beach
Meteor Darts Over Alaska
In Anchorage Alaska at 7 53 p m a blue white light flashed over the city and an object was seen landing in the sea southwest of town. Special agent Elmer Whittaker of the Alaska Railroad says thousands heard a swooshing sound and the phenomenon lasted about three to five seconds.
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Anchorage
Alaska
Elmer A. Whittaker
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Alaska Railroad
Marines Still In Trap as Yanks Freed in Korea
Battle for Pyongyang loomed as United Nations forces dug in 25 miles north of the city against up to 300,000 Chinese troops. The 2nd Division fought free from encirclement and rejoined the 8th Army near Sukhhor and Sunchon while Marines in the Chosin area remained isolated, supplied by air, after failing to break through.
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International News Service
Tokyo
Pyongyang
United Nations
U.S
U.S. Eighth Army
Sukhhor
Sunchon
10Th Corps
Chosin Reservoir
United Press
Seventh Division
Seventh
Kotori
Yanks Brace
Thank God, Only 15 Survivors Left From Second Division Unit
Pfc. Charles G. Shiffler of Fayette, S. C., recounts a Chongchon River trap where his company of 150 to 200 men suffered four days of freezing combat. He says only 15 survived, many wounded were abandoned, and prisoners likely taken. He urges every Second Division man who escaped to thank God.
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