Two Jets Downed In Big Air Fight Over Korea Front
Tokyo dispatch reports the largest air battle of the Korean War near the Manchurian border. Forty MIG-15s tangled with 15 U S Sabres with two MIGs damaged and all U S planes returning safely. Separate skirmish near Sinuiju saw one MIG fall in flames and another dive. Ground actions push toward the eastern flank as UN forces hold contact with larger enemy forces.
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U.S
Tokyo
Manchurian
Dee
South Korea
U. S
Eighth Army
United Nations
Sea of Jepar
Fifth Air Force
Kaesong
Yonchon
MacArthur
T. Gen
Matthew B. Ridgway
Korea
Cole Urges Rethink of U S Foreign Policy
Rep. Albert M. Cole of Kansas told the Topeka Optimist Club that U S foreign policy must be reexamined to define achievable objectives. He urged continued occupation forces, alliance building, ending ECA aid, and basing loans on military value. He warned against phony allies and emphasized that war and peace are neither inevitable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
Albert M. Cole
R-Kan
Topeka Optimist Club
E.C.A
1950 Traffic Death Toll Seen At 35000
The National Safety Council projects 1950 traffic fatalities will reach about 35,000, the highest since 1941 and sixth worst in history. It includes 340 predicted deaths during the last 78 hours of the year from 6 p.m. yesterday to midnight Monday. Through November 1950, 31,230 deaths occurred, just 270 below 1949 and 1,029 under 1948’s 32,259.
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National Safety Council
Missouri
Americans Bid Farewell to Half Century in varied ways
Aged in 1950, Americans plan New Year farewell across churches, homes, and clubs. The Associated Press notes many will pray and seek guidance as the U S braces for 1951 while sports fans anticipate bowl games, notably the Rose Bowl drawing large crowds in Pasadena.
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America
National Council of Churches of Christ
California
Pasadena
New York
Times Square
Gunmen Capture Near Harrisonville After Shootout
Four suspects were captured in Paola Kansas six hours after firing on Missouri Trooper Crowder near Harrisonville. Crowder, in pursuit after a Garden City burglary, exchanged gunfire. the assailants fled as a car approached.
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Paola
Kan
Missouri
Harrisonville
Kansas Highway
Kenneth Cook
W. A. Crowder
Missouri Highway Patrol
C. L. Viets
Missouri Patrol
Crowder
Garden City
Dulles urges collective security over a Gibraltar defense
John Foster Dulles told the American Association for the United Nations that five years of cold war show only collective effort can save the free world. He rejected Hoover’s call to withdraw from Europe and Asia, proposing an economic political and military ring around the Soviet Union to deter aggression and keep allies from collapse. He warned that no free country can be fully safe and stressed launching points over impregnable defenses while pledging U S support to allies at risk.
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New York
John Foster Dulles
American Association For the United Nations
Soviet Russia
Herbert Hoover
Hoover
U. S
Europe
Asia
Dulles
Russia
Jie
State Department
Re‘porter
U.S
Washington
UPI
Sparkman
D.-Als
Senate
United Nations
United States
Truman
Acheson and Dulles
Western Hemisphere
Free World
Agence Kem
R-Mo
Kem Mon
Schoeppel
R-Kan
America
Masonic Club
Taft
Defense Department
Kores
Juan
Phillippines
Ice From Ancient Glacier Heads to New York Banquet
Two hundred pounds of million year old cocktail ice from the Menden hall glacier near Juneau is bound for the Explorers Club annual banquet at the Hotel Roosevelt in New York on January 13. Maynard Miller, a club member and director of the Juneau ice research project, arranged the shipment. The chunk was placed on a Pan American plane to Seattle, with United Air Lines to haul it eastward.
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Juneau
Alaska
New York City
Mendenhall Glacier
Explorers Club
Hotel Roosevelt
New York
Maynard Miller
Juneau Iccen
Riverside Drive
Seattle
Nited Air Lines
President on Cruise Plans State of the Union Work
President Truman cruised the Potomac River aboard the Williamsburg with a small staff, intending to spend the weekend composing the State of the Union message for Congress. The trip followed a period of formal and working engagements prior to the annual address.
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Potomac River
Washington
Truman
Williamsburg
Congress
French Socialists threaten to quit over Spain envoy plan
Socialist opposition plans to delay any French move to restore full relations with Spain. They warn they may leave Premier Pleven's coalition if a French ambassador to Spain is appointed, risking a government collapse. Meanwhile Truman named Stanton Griffis as the new US envoy to Franco's government. Spain will send ex foreign minister Jose Felix Lequerica to Washington as ambassador. London sources say Spain and Britain exchanged ambassadorial nominations.
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United States
Britain
Spain
France
Socialist Party
Renee Pleven
Truman
Stanton Griffis
U. S
Argentina
America
Senate Records Brief Session Sets Nine-Second Mark
The Senate met for nine seconds in a record for brevity with Senator McKellar presiding. He opened at 11 a.m. and ordered the Senate in recess until Tuesday at 10 o'clock a.m. before banging the gavel to conclude the session.
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Washington
Senate
McKellar
D-Tenn
County Medical Service Reports November Activity
The county medical service handled 652 cases in November with total costs of 2577.50. Expenditures included 553.65 for drug stores 762.50 for hospitals 12 for ambulance 12.18 for outside transport 1032.91 to doctors and 235.68 for administration.
Postmasters Examinations Open for Dodge City and McPherson
The Civil Service Commission announced applications will be accepted until January 23 for examinations to select eligible nominees for postmasters at Dodge City and McPherson Kansas. A separate item notes Max Eugene Klettke 24 facing execution in Oklahoma’s electric chair next Thursday has been ruled sane by a panel of psychiatrists.
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Washington
Civil Service Commission
Dodge City
McPherson
Kan
Lane
Oklahoma City
Max Eugene Klettke
Michigan
Oklahoma
Copper Ban Hits May Force Substitutes In 300+ Items
The government bans non essential copper use in over 300 civilian products effective March 1 to conserve metal for defense. Exemptions apply where copper serves a function and substitutes are unavailable. Remaining uses restricted include car parts and many household goods with a three month adjustment period until April 20.
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Washington
National Production Authority
William H. Harrison
N.P.A
Harrison
Snow forecast hints at New Year snowfall in Kansas
The weather bureau noted a potential snowfall for Kansas as a mild spell continues tonight and Sunday. Colder air and light flurries are expected in northwest areas tomorrow, with lows near 30 and Sunday highs from 40 northwest to 40 southeast before a cold front arrives.
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Topeka
Kansas
Weather Bureau
A.m
Hutchinson
Dodge City
Chanute
Gondland
Russell
Garden City
Hill City
Innet
Noch
Acrose
Tenonte
Fort Worth
Kansas City
Los Angeles
Miami
New York
Oklahoma
Washington
Food distributors to join voluntary price freeze
Washington December 30 price stabilizer Michael V Disalle said firms handling food products are included in the government call for a voluntary price freeze. He clarified that price increases can be based only on actual costs paid not on market or replacement orders.
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Washington
Michael V. Disalle
Dipalle
Senate debate urged on foreign policy clash over defense visions
Washington reports Senator Sparkman proposes full senate discussion of Western defense plans amid a clash among Truman Acheson and Dulles versus Hoover. Dulles calls for a united free world stance while Hoover urges restraint. Republicans and Democrats weigh isolationism and leadership.
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Alabaman
Asian-Arab plan seeks Chinese withdrawal from Korea
In Lake Success on December 30 a coalition of Asian and Arab nations proposed a strategy to lure China into leaving Korea by offering a political settlement of Far Eastern issues. The plan hinges on U.N. membership and Formosa talks, but the United States would likely reject such terms. Indian mediator Sir Benegal Rau called a New York meeting with 11 other representatives to pursue a mutually acceptable formula for both sides.
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New York
United States
Farm Crop Storage Shows Decrease From Year Ago
The sericulture department reports that price supported storage of major crops as of December 1 totals 245.6 million bushels, down from 403.2 million a year earlier. Wheat leads at 164.5 million, with barley, oats, rye, flaxseed, soybeans, corn, and grain sorghums also listed as under price support, reflecting weaker demand and higher prices.
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Washington
Sericulture Department
Taft warns of living standard cuts for military buildup
U.S. Sen. Robert Taft says a large military program could require a 10 percent sacrifice in living standards and a $75 billion annual bill. He cites domestic cost, possible deficits, and doubts over Washington guidance while urging clear disclosure of national problems.
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Cincinnati
U.S
Robert A. Taft
R.obio
America
Taft
Senate
G.O.P
Fire sears train in Oklahoma City derailment blast
A Frisco freight train derailed near Oklahoma City on December 30 causing a gasoline fire that destroyed 12 cars. The 48 remaining cars were moved to safety by train crews. brakeman Ed Cook witnessed the box car jump the track and the gas tanker explode. No injuries were reported. derailment cause undetermined. The train was traveling from Oklahoma City to Quanah Texas, crossing U S highway 62 near the municipal airport when the blast happened.
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Oklahoma City
Frisco
Ed Cook
Quanah
Tex
U. S. Highway 62
Oklahoma City Municipal Airport
Truman Recommends Posthumous General Rank for Walker
President Truman asks Congress to elevate late Lt. Gen. Walton H Walker to full general. Walker was killed in a jeep accident in Korea on December 23 while commanding the Eighth Army. Letters sent to Vice President Barkley and Speaker Rayburn proposed a joint resolution to grant the posthumous rank.
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Washington
Truman
Congress
Walton H. Walker
Walker
Korea
Eighth Army
Barkley
House
Rayburn
Spending Abroad Is Cut In Last Year
The Economic Cooperation Administration reports Western Europe's improved conditions allowed a 40 percent reduction in planned spending for the first 11 months of the year. The total reached $2,431,200,000 against $3,563,800,000 a year earlier, with the United Kingdom receiving $436,900,000 the largest share, followed by France Italy and western Germany with respective sums.
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Associated Prats
Washington
Economic Cooperation Adminstration
E.C.A
Europe
United Kingdom
France
Italy
Western
Germany
Fire Destroys University Fraternity House Displacing Men
A blaze yesterday gutted the Acacia fraternity house at 1147 Tennessee, displacing most University of Kansas students. Dean of Men LC Woodruff says men will stay in Oread and McCook halls until new housing or a new house is found. Fire Chief Ingels notes damage may exceed 60,000 and investigators have not determined a cause. Six hours of fighting left one firefighter with a serious thumb fracture. others minor injuries. Insurance covers building and personal losses, but real estate estimates exceed policy. Final exams approach and professors may show leniency for lost notes and books.
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University of Kansas
Acacia
Tennessee
Oread
McCook Halls
LC. Woodruff
The
Journal-World
Woodruff
Lawrence
Paul Ingels
Ingels
Altho
Charles Snow
Ingets
D. Im. Harkmane
Sas
Wondruff
McMillin Denies KU State AD Speculation
A. N. McMillin, in Montgomery on December 30, says there is nothing confirmed about his appointment as athletic director at Kansas State College. He notes rumors are just guessing. McMillin, former Detroit Lions coach and Kansas State and Indiana coach, is in town for the Blue Gray game as Sports Editor Stu Danhar of the Topeka State Journal suggested a possible promotion.
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Montgomery
Ala
A. N
McMillin
Kansas State College
Detroit Lions
Kansas State
University of Indiana
Stu Danhar
Topeka State Journal
Liquor Tax Revenue Split Favored by Kansas Legislators
An Associated Press survey shows most Kansas legislators want to share gallonage tax revenue with counties and cities in 1951. Support ranges from 20 to 80 percent, with 50 percent most cited, while many favor tighter controls and stiffer penalties for drunken driving.
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Topeks
Kansas
Associated Press
Tower Wreck Seen as Deliberate Act at KU Site
A 400 foot KU radio tower toppled after supposedly deliberate uncoupling of guy wires. Preliminary damage estimates reach 12 000 to 16 000 dollars. Sheriff-elect Travis Glass said no motive yet. officials suspect crank or disgruntled labor, with investigation assigned to Kansas Bureau of Investigation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
University of Kansas
John A. Costelow
Topeka
Travis Glass
Douglas County
K.U
Glass
Castletow
Kno
Lou Richter
Kansan
J. P. Harris
Hutchinson
Kimvfm
Costelan
J.J. Wilson
K. A
Wilson
Fred M. Harris
Bus Rolls on Ice Near El Reno on Route 66
A PRWA Greshound bus carrying 35 passengers overturned on icy U S highway 66 fourteen miles west of El Reno Oklahoma after dawn. Four people suffered minor injuries. Marine Pvt K P Smith of Baldwin New York is hospitalized with facial and hand cuts. A light drizzle froze overnight.
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el Reno
Okla
PRWA
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Douglas
the Associated Press
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U. N. Asian Group
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