Guns Hold Back Chinese Assault at Hungnam Port
The U S battleship Missouri joined firepower offshore as U N forces defend Hungnam port in northwest Korea. General Edward Almond says artillery concentrations disrupt Chinese troops as 25 000 press the beach and 75 000 move in hills. Marines and Third Infantry repulse night attacks with crossfire and flares.
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Tokyo
United Nations
Hungnam
Korea
U. S
Missouri
U.S. 10Th Sarg
Edward M. Almond
Hungnam Port
Punt
Ohververe
Reda
Hamhung
Ieal MacArthur
King
Hungram
U. S. Third Infantry Division
Memorial association selects officers at KU event
At the annual KU Memorial Association meeting four officers were elected: President Hugo T. Weddell of Topeka, Vice President Carl Rice of Kansas City, Secretary Fred Ellsworth of Lawrence, and Treasurer CR Holmes of Lawrence. Four others joined the executive committee along with the officers.
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University of Kansas Memorial Association
Memorial Union
Hugo T. Wedell
Topeka
Carl Rice
Kansas City
Fred Ellsworth
Lawren
CR. Holmes
Lawrence
Wayne McCoy
J. G. Semerz
Newton
Edward W. Tanner
Donald M. Swarthent
Swartheut
J. C. Nichols
Dolph Simone
K. U
Melvin Clingan
Salina
Memorial Bay
Oscar Stauffer
Kenneth Postlethwaite
Nevada
Lt. Bond
El_Dorada
Albert Hans
Don Alderson
President Seeks Expanded Powers Over War Contracts
President Truman told congressional leaders he needs more powers to shape government contracts and agencies during the world crisis. House Speaker Rayburn and Democratic leaders indicated a request to restore powers from the World War II era titles one and two to allow agency creation and contract renegotiation. The four leaders sat with Defense officials in a briefing about military matters before discussing potential legislation. A Christmas recess was noted as occurring from Friday to Tuesday.
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Washington
Truman
House
Rayburn
D.-Tex
White House
Capitol
McCormack
Mass
Rayburn and McCormack
Barkley
Senate
Lucas 4Illj
Defense Marshall
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Army
Navy
Air Force
Congress
GM freezes sale of 1951 Chevrolet Pontiac and Cadillac cars
Detroit December 18 General Motors froze sales of 1951 Chevrolet Pontiac and Cadillac passenger cars in response to the government price rollback order. GM holds pending consignments and will not sell cars delivered after today until released by GM. The move targets models affected by the ESA order while Buicks and Oldsmobiles remain unchanged. Chrysler Nash and Ford respond with varying compliance.
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Detroit
General Motors
G.M. Wid
G.M
Economic Stabilization Agency
ESA
Andes
General Motors Corp
Chrysler
Nash
Ford
Tahor
Three Fires Reportedarge
Three fires were reported with minor damage to properties in town. A blaze in the Don Henry Co-Op at 1420 Ohio Street caused slight damage from basement insulation. another fire at Irvin Stone’s home two miles west damaged the floor. an auto fire on Robert Drake’s car at 248 Elm Street started when anti-freeze ignited.
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Don Henry Co-Optient
Ohio Street
Irvin Stone
Robert Drake
Elm -Street
Advisory group backs IQ based draft deferments
An advisory panel on the draft chaired by Lewis B. Hershey proposed deferring students by intelligence and ability. Reports from six committees urged classifying tests for freshmen and certificates for continued study, with deferrals tied to institutional and score thresholds. Virginia Robinson of Famporia reported a purse loss at Santa Fe depot, with police alerted.
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Washington
Lewis B. Hershey
Hershey
Oon
Selective Service
Colle O
Virginia Robinson
Famporia
Santa Fe
Acacia Lodge Elects Officers at Annual Communication
Acacia Lodge Number 9 A F and A M held its annual communication last Thursday and elected 31 officers. Elected officers include Very Worshipful Master Robert J. Mouns ey senior warden Oscar H Bak j ec junior warden Robert H. Lacks wood Sr treasurer E J Coy and secretary Mariot Barlow.
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Acacia Lodge
Robert J. Mounsey
Oscar H Bak Jec
Robert H. Lackswood, Sr
E. J. Coy
Mariot Barlow
Kansas Loses to Kentucky in Rebounding Dominance
Kentucky dominated the boards led by seven foot Bill Spivey and Shelby Linville while Kansas star Clyde Lovellette struggled with early foul trouble. Kentucky raced to a 42-21 first half edge and 68-39 final, as Kansas failed to find offense and Lovellette fouled out.
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Bill Hudson
Journal-World
Lexington
Kansas
Jayhawkers
Kentucky
Wildcats
Clyde Lovellette
Lovellette
Bill Spivey
Lnne
Jayhawk Ers
Westerners
Bill Hoagland
Bill Lienhard
Bob Kenney
Jayhawks
Spivey
Loevellette
Shelby Linville
Frank Ramsey
Lienhard
Kennex
Hoagland
Charles Hoag
Lavellette
Big Clyde
Lovelletté
Georgia
Jeance
Plan for European army grows to one million by 1953
Brussels December 18 officials said the North Atlantic meeting aims to field an air sea and ground force totaling about 1,000,000 by 1953. The plan envisions 60 divisions by year end 1952 with German units included and U S leadership likely under Eisenhower. Pace urged speed and self help from allies as Western Europe builds up defenses.
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Brussels
Belgium
West Europe
Western Europe
U. S. Army
Frank Pace
Defense
United States
Europe
Lke
Truman
Generalenhower
British Are Said To Be Asefult
Trumee
U. S
Pace
George C. Marshall
Defense Ministers
Britain
Great Day on Wall Street in 11-Year Market Rally
New York stock market surged with prices rising as heavy volume of about 5 million shares traded. Air crafts, steels, rolls, rubber and many war baby class issues led gains while late selling trimmed the peak rise to a few cents up to about $2.
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New York
House Panel Approves Civil Defense Master Plan
The House Armed Services Committee approved unanimously a master plan for a federal civil defense program. The project is expected to cost over 4 billion dollars in the next three years. The action followed a prior effort by representatives including Aeropeans D-Ga and others in committee.
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Washington
Wee
House Armed Services Committee
Aeropeans
Yanks Eat Turkey Amid Guns On Korean Beachhead
On Hungnam Beachhead in Northeast Korea on December 14 the Seventh division soldiers celebrated a rough Christmas as Naval shells filled the air and burning structures served as a grim yule log while Chinese forces lurked in the nearby snow.
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Associated Press
Hungnam
Korea
G.ls
Vorth
Korean peace talks request to Chou Er-Lai by L. alive committee
The L alive committee said it directly asked Chinese Foreign Minister Chou Er-Lai to set time and place for Korean peace talks and suggested a mutually convenient meeting location. A cable from Peiping was sent asking to arrange talks but no reply had been received.
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L. Alive Committee
Chou Er-Lai
Chow
Paining
al Phice
Peiping
Pearson
Red
China
Wu Sive Chuan
Brarsen
Varsat
Saint Pepys
Jacob A. Malikgat
Sweden
Rick Sandler
Co. Fice
Unite Utes
Formosa
Unie
Runtil
Kid
Mail Peak Hits Lawrence Scene
Post office in Lawrence ramps up for Christmas mail as staff increases to handle higher volumes. Regular carriers prep routes while substitutes cover deliveries. Projections say concentrated residential deliveries will continue through the week with rush of letters and packages expected ahead of holidays.
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Regerrns
Yo Wockers
Williams
Snow Disrupts Postal Service Amid Rail Strike
Light snow Tuesday slows mail as 14 eastern states face embargoes during a railroad strike. Post office workers cancel thousands of packages while wrapping stations stay busy. Weather forecasts show a wide temperature range across Kansas with flurries in the northeast and no precipitation over the weekend.
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Williams
Rsh
Kansas
Richard Garrett
Goolland
Leavenworth
Lawrence Home Decoration Contest Votes Count Tomorrow
Lawrence residents in the home decoration contest will have ballots tallied tomorrow as the Christmas committee of the Chamber of Commerce starts counting. Voters favored ingenuity over elaborateness with five winning homeowners set to receive one dressed turkey each. Ballots clipped from the Lawrence Journal-World were submitted on Wednesday or Saturday, with mail ballots postmarked by 5:30 pm to be included.
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Lawrence
Lawrence Trade Area
Lawrence Journal- World
Chamber of Commerce Christmas Committee
Lawrence seeks clean river water and new purification plan
Lawrence officials and the Kansas State Board of Health discuss a river purification program to remove bacterial and chemical pollution. The plan would be funded by bonds or service charges, with future needs for population growth and industry. Alva Otis Beach dies after car accident in Topeka.
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Lawrence
Dwight Metzler
Kansas State Board of Health
League of Women Voters
Metzler
Maintenace
Rey Lawrence
Mack and Veach
Kansas City
Ennaulting
Am For
Laurel E. Anderson
Karl Kreider
George Hood
C. R. Albright
League
House Passes G I Insurance Bill
The House approved a government life insurance measure for every service member. The plan provides 310,000 five life polices retroactive to June 27 and covers those who died in the Korean War. Survivors of a fallen service member would receive the insurance benefits.
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Washington
Tor Eich
House
Haig Casure
Seaawe
Burt Ober Dies Prominent Lawrence Clothier Founder of Ober's
Burt Ober a longtime Lawrence clothing merchant died after a brief illness. Born in Salina on February 5, he expanded Ober's in Lawrence before moving to California where he opened a men’s store with his son Tommy. He led regional merchant groups and civic clubs including Rotary and the Chamber of Commerce. Funeral services are set for Carlsbad with burial there. Surviving are his wife Alma, son Tommy, sisters C P Radcliffe and Mrs Harry Kurtz, a granddaughter, and several nieces and nephews.
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Henry Buel
Salina
Pole
Tsiness
Selmna
Ober
Ruth” Oberne
Lawrence
Luc Beved Dan
Clt
Radcliffe
Dy Let
Ratlliffe
Charles O. Radcliffe
Kinteliffies
Carlabad
Calif
Mens Clothing
Wist Calif
Fortrr
Tommy Uber
Uber
Rotany Club
Lawrence Chamber of Commerce
Masonie Seeks Now
Set Rite Body
National Retail Clothiers Association
Kansas Retailers Association
Grace Hanback
Alma Powers
Topeka
Tommy
Carlsbad
Alma Ober
Tommy Ober
C. P. Radcliffe
Winfield
Harry Kurtz
Charles C. Radcliffe
Ober’s
Induction Call Placed For 24 Local Selective Service Office
The local selective service office received requests for 20 men to be inducted into the armed forces on January 8 and for ten more to go for physical examinations on January 10. Open evenings and Sundays at Food Center and Line.
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Selective Service
Armed Forces
Here
Yes Food Center
and & Line
Annual Vespers at K U Sunday
The 1950 Christmas Vespers at the K U School of Fine Arts drew large crowds in Hoch Auditorium. The program featured streamlined changes including organ substitutions, a cappella choir from two stage sides, and chimes from Dyche tower.
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G. Criss Simpson
K. U. School of Fine Arts
Hoch
Woch
Anderson
Uniafraid
Brahe
Jimmy Anderson
Willard Straight
Lara Haggard
Strdrhth
J. Wilhousky
Mary Weaver
Cine Arts School
Russel TL
Wiley
Orchestr Previ
Shepher
Mendelssohn
Department of Design
Malonna
Contiane
Agriculture Dept Releases Farm Crop Estimates
The Agriculture Department in its year end report estimated this year’s corn crop at 3,131,009 bushels and wheat at 1,026,000 bushels. The report notes final production figures for the season in Washington Tec. 18.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
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Journal- World
Adv
Acacia
Board Control
Riddle of
North Atlantic
Wall Street
Zim’s
Chou
U. N
Lester TB
Brace Daly
S Group
Chutshist
Ing
Leslie Neemith
Jim Anderson
University of Kansas
TMU
Lesie
May
Cesar Nesmith
Alabama Street
Jim
George Anders
Gephards
Clarkson May
Nigher
Metyter Telly Group
Alva Otis Beach
Mr. Beach
A. Otis Beach
Alathodist
Council Grove
G. I. Insurance
Burt Ober
California
Hoch Auditorium
Chinas A
Haven
Mont
City
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