British Troops Face Rioters in Singapore Streets
British troops with bayonets moved into riot torn Singapore streets to battle fanatical mobs angered by a custody court fight between a Dutch mother and a Malayan nurse over a white child. Hundreds of soldiers on trucks raced through downtown areas as mobs clashed with police, attacked Europeans, and overturned vehicles leading to a near state of siege with sixty six injured.
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LARRY ALLEN
Associated Press
INGAPORE
Singapore
Leathernecks Cheat Death Push From Korean Fronts
Gen. MacArthur flew to Korea for a closer look at the UN command. He declared its forces, though outnumbered, in excellent shape with high morale after heavy fighting. Allied troops retreated from Changjin area while British commandos joined the Hamhung push toward Hungnam port. A large fleet stood offshore as the US 10th Corps faced uncertain evacuation.
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Associated Press
OKYO
MacArthur
Korea
United Nations command
Hamhung
Changyin reservoir
Hungnam
U.S. 10th Corps
Tokyo
U.N
1st Marine
7th Infantry
Changjin
Attlee wraps up Ottawa Washington talks in Canada
Prime Minister Attlee concludes a weekend of talks in Ottawa and Washington on the international situation. He returns to the United Kingdom aboard an aircraft with a transfer at Montreal to a British strato cruiser, finishing a widely described useful and harmonious trip.
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OTTAWA
Attlee
United Kingdom
Washington
E.C. A.F
Montreal
Truman
St. Laurent
Britain
times
Far East
west
North Atlantic security alliance
William Slim
imperial general staff
CBC
Left Hand Corner About the Telephone and Deeds
A retrospective look at seventeenth and eighteenth century marriage in records kept by clergymen in Fleet Prison taverns and brandy shops. The piece highlights the easygoing manner of ceremonies and the private registers kept by local parsons, framed by a Manchester Guardian observant note and a Somerset House citation.
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Manchester Guardian
Fleet
SOMERSET House
London
Truman Letter May Be Sold For Charity
President Truman’s irate letter to critic Paul Hume over Margaret Truman’s singing may be sold for charity. Hume said he has had several offers for the letter but has not decided whether to sell and would donate proceeds to charity, likely to Miss Truman, if he does.
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WASHINGTON
Truman
Paul Hume
Margaret Truman
Hume
Washington Post
Margaret
Miss Truman
Chattanooga
Tenn
Russia urges US Britain to end Korea drive and China actions
Pravda calls on the United States and Britain to halt their military campaign in Korea and cease aggressive actions against China. The editorial, broadcast by Moscow radio, cites Truman and Attlee’s December 8 communique and accuses their governments of seeking to boost armed forces and production, reminiscent of prewar policy.
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LONDON
Russia
United States
Britain
Korea
China
Communist party
Pravda
Far East
Truman
Attlee
Washington
Moscow radio
Quake kills five in Peru and Chile warning stands
A series of earthquakes rocked Peru and northern Chile on Saturday night killing at least five people and wounding 13. The tremors affected Lima and other Peruvian cities and caused damage across the region.
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PERU
LIMA
Peruvian
Chile
Larry Allen Now Missing in Singapore Riot
In Singapore multiple AP staff were attacked as riots broke out. Tom Masterson 38 suffered a broken leg and injuries. Larry Allen 42, a Pulitzer winner for war reporting, is missing.
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SINGAPORE
Associated Press
Tom Masterson
Associated Press bureau
Larry Allen
Masterson
Allen
Royal Navy
Mediterranean
Malay storm at court over Malay foster child case
About 5 000 Malayans stormed the Supreme Court building for three hours as a hearing on returning 13 year old Matia Bertha Hertz to her Malay foster mother and Moslem school teacher husband unfolded. The mob included 30 Britons an American a French sailor and others from India China and Malaya. They then swarmed toward a Roman Catholic convent as tensions rose.
Navajo discovers possible vast uranium deposit near Grants
Paddy Martinez, a 59 year old Navajo, reportedly located a potential vast uranium ore belt between Grants and Gallup, New Mexico. Los Angeles Times cites incomplete surveys estimating up to 10 million tons of carnotite ore across an 80 mile span. Geologists note pockets of rich deposits on Santa Fe Railroad land.
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GRANTS
United States
Los Angeles Times
here
Gallup
Paddy Martinez
Santa Fe railroad Railway
Oliver Stanley Dies In England After Long Illness
Oliver Stanley a leading Conservative and former cabinet member died after a long illness. A member of the House of Commons since 1924, he held posts as war secretary labor minister president of the board of trade and colonial secretary. He was part of Churchills shadow cabinet and was seen as a likely future chancellor. Born 1896 he was educated at Eton and Oxford, served as a major in WWI, practiced law, then became stock broker and minister of labor in 1934. He left a son and daughter. his wife died in 1942.
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READING
England
Oliver Stanley
Conservative
Stanley
house of commons
labor
board of trade
Labor party
commons
Winston Churchill
Earl of Derby
17th Earl of Derby
Lloyd George
Queen Victoria
Eton College
Oxford University
Royal Field Artillery
Britain
Canada
United States
Chamberlain
Maureen Stanley
50 Mile Pullback lets Marines escape encirclement
AP war correspondent Jack MacBeth with U S Marines and British forces reports a brutal 60 mile retreat after a Chinese encirclement shaped a near disaster in Korean War battles near Yudam and Changjin reservoir. The 1st Marine Division fought through freezing conditions, turning a trap into a historic fighting withdrawal.
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Jack MacBeth
Koto
U.S
MacBeth
RESERVOIR
Korea
Hamhung
Yudam
Changjin reservoir
Witch Of Buchenwald Seeks Insanity Defense
In Augsburg Germany a doctor testified Ilse Koch may be faking insanity to avoid trial for concentration camp atrocities. She was taken to hospital in a screaming frenzy after shouting I am guilty I am a sinner. Two physicians disagreed on her sanity as the trial continued without her presence.
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AUGSBURG
Germany
Ilse Koch
Buchenwald
Augsburg hospital
Frau Koch
Buchenwald concentration camp
Marines Lose Over 30 P.C. Casualties In Retreat
The First Marine Division in Korea suffered more than six percent casualties in a failed and costly breakout from a Chinese trap. Estimates suggest 6,000 to 7,000 losses in the three infantry regiments, with frostbite adding to the total. General Cates stated the unit remained high in morale as plans to relocate to Hungnam proceeded.
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P.C
ASHINGTON
Marine Corps
Korea
Reuters
U.S
Clifton EB. Cates
New Peace Plan For Korea Presented At U N
Thirteen Asian and Middle East countries held secret talks in Lake Success to consider a new Korean peace plan. India’s Sir Benegal Rau led the effort, aiming for a cease fire and a possible demilitarized buffer along the 38th parallel. Pakistan proposed negotiating terms with China and North Korea under UN oversight. The United States hinted support only if the plan centers on military aspects without political entanglements.
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38th parallel
South
Pakistan
U.N
China
North Korea
Attlee Leaves Ottawa After Helpful Talks
Prime Ministers Attlee of Britain and St Laurent of Canada bid farewell in Ottawa and stated their discussions were very helpful. Attlee departed by plane for New York and London, with London-bound arrival expected tomorrow morning. ANOTHER CRISIS FACES FARMERS UNION OF ALBERTA.
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ATTLEE
OTTAWA
Britain
St. Laurent
Canada
R.C.A.F
New York
London
E.S.T
FARMERS UNION OF ALBERTA
CALGARY
Farmers Union of
Alberts
Alberta Federation of Agriculture
Wednnesday
F.A.A
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