8th Army Grinds To Edge of Seoul
The 8th Army reaches toward Seoul as UN forces push through North Korea. The battleship Missouri opens heavy naval bombardment near Kansong to weaken enemy lines while carrier aircraft concentrate on mobilized Red fleets. Chinese and North Korean troops move south along major highways toward Seoul during intensified operations.
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Korea
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Kunuri
Sunchos
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Chorwan
United Nations
Matthew B. Ridgway
Eighth
Han River
Soutthern
Seo Warships
Welcome Home Rochester Crew Arrives at Pier B
Hundreds of families in Rochester greet the 1700 man crew of the USS Rochester as it arrives at Pier B marking nine months of Far East duty. After a week at Long Beach Harbor the heavy cruiser will head to Mare Island for overhaul under Capt. E. L. Woodyard. The ship carries nine eight inch guns, 12 five inch guns, 40 and 20 anti aircraft cannons and was commissioned in December 1946.
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Edward L. Woodyard
Theodore A. Vogeley
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Far East
Long Beach Harbor
Mare Island Navy Yard
E. L
el Toro Marine Band
Operation Confusion sifts Los Angeles OPS start
The Office of Price Stabilization opened in Los Angeles with no clear directives from Washington. Ten employees answered I dont know to many questions while distributing employment forms and price ceiling regulations. Headquarters are in the Central Building at Sixth and Main, lacking telephone service and ready furniture. Gordon Severance, an LA attorney and economist, leads the office as area director, with policy to be set as John C. Nord arrives to direct OPS in California, Nevada and Arizona.
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Los Angeles
INS
Office of Price Stabilization
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Sixth and Main Sts
Gordon Severance
John C. Nord
OPS
California
Nevada
Arizona
Flexible Wage Freeze Editorial Critique of Coal Miners Wage Halt
A newspaper editorial argues wage and price controls hinge on adjusting set targets for the John L. Lewis led coal miners. It warns Lewis could end coal production, jeopardizing national defense, and notes the 0 percent wage increase slated for February 1 and a freeze period between December 19 and January 25. Continued on page 24.
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Women In British Police Force See Growth In Recruits
London report shows J Chuter Ede stating police recruitment data, noting men recruits lagging while women recruits rise. He remarks the figure for women is satisfactory, reflecting broader postwar staffing trends in the London force.
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