Draft Leader Puts Peak at 19 Millions
Santa Fe New Mexico reports Army draft director Maj. Gen. Lewis B. Hershey said a 13 to 20 million man army is near the top feasible for the United States depending on war location and other factors. He noted 20-year-olds are nearly cleared from draft boards and 19-year-olds would begin enlisting in two to three states next month, with most states by February or March. Hershey and his wife were en route to the West Coast visiting their son Gilbert, a Marine captain wounded in Korea.
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Santa FE
N. M
Cuc
Lewis B. Hershey
Hershey
Marek
Woman Tells Kidnap Attack In Torrance
Evelyn Clancey of 214 W First Lt in San Pedro reported a man abducted and assaulted her Friday night after forcing entry at Vermont Avenue and 196th Street Torrance. He implied a gun, directed her to drive to an unknown location, then fled on foot into darkness.
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San Pedro
Assaiant
Evelyn Clancey
A. I. Sully
Lennox Sheriff's Station
Vermont Ave
Mrs Van Fleet message to mothers of missing soldiers
Mrs James A Van Fleet wife of the Eighth Army commander offers a Christmas message of hope to mothers whose sons are missing in action. She relays faith in their safe return citing stories of mothers finding their sons alive. She urges continued trust in God's goodness and ends with a blessing for their sons.
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Seoul
Korea
James A. van Fleet
Eighth Army
James van Fleet Jr
van Fleet
United Press
Washington
Sa Diego
Pacific
California
Sth Infantry
Europe
Dean
Michael
Greely
Ex-Boy’s Parents Denmark Bound To See Daughter
The parents of Christine Joregensen, once a Bronx youth who underwent operations to become a woman, have traveled to Copenhagen to visit what they say is their new daughter. A Pan-American spokesman noted the trip left from International Airport for Paris, kept secret until today, to avoid further attention from the public story.
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Denmark
New. York
Christine Joregensen
Copenhagen
Joregensens
Bronx
International
Faris
New Sub Hunter Killer Takes to Air
The Navy announced a new hunter and killer of submarines has taken the air. The Grumman S2F1, a twin engine carrier aircraft, made an initial flight. It combines submarine search and attack in one aircraft and carries a crew of four. It is one of the heaviest carrier planes with secret performance figures. The S251 carries modern detection gear and submarine destruction devices, plus electronic navigation for adverse weather.
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Washington
Navy
Grumman Guardian
Dismissal of 84 Indictments Tied to Rail Disaster
Middlesex County Judge Morris dismissed eighty four manslaughter indictments tied to the 1951 Woodbridge rail disaster after prosecutor Eber argued the case would be too costly to try. The indictments had followed the February incident that killed 85 people when a commuter special train leaped from a trestle.
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MBW
Pennsylvania Railroad
Woodbridge
Middlesex County
Charles M. Morris
Alex Eber
Toad
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