Korean War Vets Near Home by New Year
A large group of Korean War veterans were nearing home for New Year’s as transport flows resumed. About 1,500 Army Navy and Air Force personnel arriving in San Francisco Christmas Eve were to depart by air tonight or Thursday, with many others delayed by weather or logistics in Oakland and Des Moines. Some families traveled from Fort Hamilton and Brooklyn to Germany, while others faced ticket hiccups and delays as the Army and private channels tried to speed returns.
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Army
Navy
Air Force
San Francisco
Oakland
Calif
Korea
Seattle
New York
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
Des Moines
Pendleton
Ore
Germany
South
Fort Hamilton
Brooklyn
California
Camp Gordon
Bush Field
Augusta
Burbank
Loretta McIntosh
McEntosh
Mobile information units push U S aid in Indochina
In Saigon and across Vietnam Cambodia and Laos a fleet of Italian built sound trucks known as mobile information units radioing the word of truth to villagers in rice paddies and jungle hills. The ECA says the units have been notably effective in showing how America aids Indochina’s economic development.
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Saigon
Indochina
ECA
Viet+nam
Cambodia
Laos
America
Costly pennies plague Royal Mint in Australia
The Royal Mint in Australia reports losses on the year as copper prices rise and pennies cost more to produce than their face value. Officials say the copper content undervalues the coin, while extending to non monetary matters like farm equipment and shed storage to protect assets. Nearby notes mention Singapore UN exhibitions and Montreal Holy Year events with limited relevance.
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Sydney
Australia
Royal Mint
Raleigh
N. C
H. M. Ellis
North Carolina State College
Ellis
Mail from Troops in Red Prisons Reaches U N
First batch of letters from Americans and other United Nations troops in Communist prison camps was handed to U N command at Panmunjom. The mail, to be sent to Japan for replies, covered hundreds of letters, with North Korean Maj. Gen. Lee Sang Cho as mailman. Christmas observances occurred in all six POW camps as prisoners held services, sang carols, and shared an elaborate 11 course Christmas dinner with mixed Western and Chinese dishes.
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Munsan
Korea
United Nations
U. N
Panmunjom
Japan
Lee Sang Cho
Red Truce
Reds
Red
North Korea
Santa Claus
Koreans Arrested for Seading General Dean to the Enemy
Two South Koreans Han Doo Kyoo and Choe Chong Bonk, ages 38 and 22, were arrested in Cholla province for allegedly guiding Maj. Gen. William F. Dean into Communist custody in August 1950 for 5 dollars per head. Police say they admitted receiving the reward but turned the money over to an unnamed Red organization. Dean had been missing since Taejon's fall in July 1950 and was listed as a prisoner by the United Nations command last week.
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Pusan
Korea
William F. Dean
Yoon Myung Woon
Yoon
Cholla
U.S
Chinan
Taejon
Han Doo Kyoo
Choe Chong Bonk
Dean
Red
United Nations Command
Mammoth Jawbone Found On Iowa Farm
A 55 pound tower jawbone found near Jefferson Iowa by Lynn Deal is identified as that of a hairy mammoth. The pleistocene age elephant relative roamed this region about 50 000 years ago and was about the size of a modern elephant.
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Jefferson
Iowa
Lynn Deal
Early French language courses for U S Marines at Saigon
In Saigon Indo-china a group of American legation personnel begin 7 am French classes to boost speaking ability. Vice-Consul William B. Dunn organized the effort with expert teachers. About 20 enroll now, half of them U S Marines stationed at the legation.
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Saigon
Indo-china
William B. Dunn
U. S
Soldiers Serving in Korea Many Miles from Their Homes
In Korea with the Eighth Army soldiers cope with long delays in mail, lack of news from home, and difficult field communications. Red Cross aid helps with morale, mail, and emergency leave while field workers carry supplies up to frontline units. It highlights Pfc. Alphonse Urpsis and others facing pay issues, allotment rules, and worry about family welfare.
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Korea
Eighth Army
NEA
Jong
APO San Francisco
Everbody
Pfc
Alphonse Urpsis
Newark
N. J
Pfe Urpsis
Pfe
Leonard Whittingham
Red Cross
Red Cross A. F. D
Donald Bentrup
Army
Ang GI
Edward Dietrich
Thhe Red Cross
Teen-ager driver education grows in high schools
Detroit report shows 8,000 high schools offering courses for 1950-51 with classroom and practice driving. About 662,370 students participated, 43 percent of eligible, up 18 percent from the prior year and 10 percent more schools offering training. An unrelated note mentions ancient Egyptians coloring glass with cobalt.
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Detroit
Mich
Association of Casualty and Surety Companies
Family of 14 Loses Home in Christmas Morning Fire
In East Keansburg New Jersey a Christmas day fire destroyed the Kelly family home. Helen Kelly guided her 12 children to safety as a stove explosion sparked the blaze. Four month old Dorothy was hurt and later treated. neighbors and townsfolk offered food shelter and clothing. The family, once housed in a furnished dwelling, received aid from Police Chief Bar Hoyer and local volunteers.
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East Keansburg
N. J
Mike Kelly
Helen
Kelly
Mrs. Kelly
Hart
Jersey
Raritan Bay
Kellys
Dorothy
114 Christmases Get Together in '51
Los Angeles on December 26 details a reunion of 14 Christmas family members after 15 years. Merry Christmas, three, daughter of Vernon and Merry of Amarillo, joins relatives including Chester A. Christmas in Wilmington Gardena and Aberdeen Maryland. First gathering since 1917.
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Los Angeles
Merry Christmas
Merry
Vernon Christmas
Amarillo
Tex
Chester A. Christmas
Raymond Christmas
Wilmington
Calif
Donald
William D. Christmas
Aberdeen
Proving Grounds
Dorothy Christmas Chaney
Gardena
Robert
Betty Christmas Sanborn
George
Peggy Diane
Gas Explosion Hits Crucible Mine Injures Workers in Waynesburg
A gas explosion at the Crucible Steel Company mine in Waynesburg on December 26 injured three to six miners. Company officials called it a miner, denying any sprouts or cave-ins. About 800 workers are employed at the mine. cause remains undetermined.
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Waynesburg
Crucible
Crucible Steel Company of America
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