Peace talks offer spurned by cease fire panel
The United Nations cease-fire committee offered to meet Chou En-Lai in Peiping or other venues for direct Korean peace talks. Canada’s L. B. Pearson read the cable to the General Assembly and said Peiping had not replied. Malik pressed a US aggression charge against Formosa as the committee debated ahead with or without a final report.
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United Nations
L. B. Pearson
Canada
Peiping
Chou En-Lai
China
general assembly
Mr. Pearson
Chou
Pearson
Red China
W. Hsiu-Chuan
Sweden
Richard Sandler
MALIK
Jakob A. Malik
United States
Formosa
Firepower Holds Line as Missouri Joins Korea Beachhead Defense
U S warships and field artillery repelled renewed Chinese Communist assaults on the Hungnam beachhead in northeast Korea. The battleship Missouri arrived with 16 inch guns extending the fire range to reach Chinese positions in the hills, aiding 10th corps units. Commanders praised the intensified bombardment that kept the foe from breaking the perimeter as waves of Chinese infantry pressed from three sides.
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Associated Press
OKYO
United Nations
Korea
United States
Missouri
U.S
Edward M. Almond
11th corps
Hungnam port
Redg
borhb
Hamhung
Hungnam
MacArthur
Police Hunt Maniac Sniper in Philadelphia Oak Lane
Philadelphia police press a massive manhunt for a mysterious sniper believed to be responsible for a deadly six week spree in Oak Lane. A 28 year old housewife, Mrs Claire Cohen, was killed when a bullet pierced a kitchen window as she washed dishes.
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PHILADELPHIA
Oak Lane
Claire Cohen
Wills and legal quirks from Lord Birkenhead
The Montreal Star muses on how lawyers shape wills and how many misread their estates. It contrasts complex phrasing with Lord Birkenhead’s simple bequest, “I leave everything to my wife,” noting it as a notably brief will.
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HOUGH
Montreal Star
England
Lord Birkenhead
Star
aright
Peter M. Roberts Named Alberta Rhodes Scholar
Peter M. Roberts a 23 year old Lethbridge resident and son of Mr and Mrs Frank A Roberts has been named Alberta's 1950 Rhodes Scholar. He will study English at Oxford for two years after completing his Master of Education at the University of Alberta next spring. Born in Calgary July 5 1927 he moved to Lethbridge as an infant and later earned multiple university scholarships and awards.
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Herald
Peter M. Roberts
Lethbridge
University of Alberta
Edmonton
Alberta
Oxford University
England
Frank A. Roberts
Sixth Avenue South
Young Roberts
OXFORD
Peter Roberts
Calgary
Central school
Edith Boles
Lethbridge Collegiate Institute
Rhodes
faculty of education
John Walker Bennet
Stapell
Roberts
Atlantic pact chiefs plan 1953 armed force with German units
North Atlantic officials outline a 1,000,060 strong multinational force by 1953 led by an American supreme commander likely Dwight Eisenhower. German participation approved. Britain to field armor. aims to deploy four to five divisions next year. Pace warns allies are far from ready and U.S. will back only if partners prove full effort.
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Associated Press
RUSSELL
Reuters
United States
Atlantic
Canada
west
Europe
Tommand
Truman
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Britain
U.S
Frank Pace
United States army
North Atlantic
Pace
Newest And Fastest U S Jet Planes Win Korean Air Battle
Four North American F-86 Sabres at advanced Korean base engaged four Soviet MiG-15 fighters in northwest Korea. Lt-Col Bruce Hinton of Stockton Calif scored the kill, with one MiG down in flames and others retreating toward the Manchurian border. The Sabre, touted as the world speed leader, reportedly near 671 mph, confirmed by the base crowd after victory roll over the runway.
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KOREA
United States
Bruce Hinton
Stockton
Calif
Japan
Murot
California
Hinton
GM Freezes 1951 Cars Sales Amid Price Rollback
General Motors froze the sale of 1951 Chevrolet Pontiac and Cadillac passenger cars in response to the government price rollback order. Dealers may keep new Pontiacs Chevrolets and Cadillacs unsold on consignment until GM releases them. Existing 1951 Chevrolets and Pontiacs had already been introduced with about five percent higher prices than 1950 models, while Cadillacs had not yet been introduced. Buicks and Oldsmobiles are not affected. The measure follows the E S A price order affecting passenger car prices and potential wage impacts.
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DETROIT
General Motors Corporation
Cadillac
G.M
General Motors
Vancouver bound lumberjacks and fishermen prepare for holiday
Vancouver reports a million dollar herring fleet heading in from Vancouver Island and up the coast while about 36 000 loggers start Christmas leave. When the 150 vessels reach port the waterfront will glow with Yuletide color as fishermen and lumberjacks converge for a festive break between December 15 and January 4.
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VANCOUVER
Vancouver Island
British Columbia
No countries will lift Doukhobor burden from Canada
Nelson B C December 13 Ten countries were asked to lift the Sons of Freedom burden from Canadian shoulders by a consultative Doukhobor committee. Only one answered no. The committee urged relocating the radical group within Canada or abroad at an early date. The Sons of Freedom, though peaceful now, have been blamed for violence since the turn of the century in Saskatchewan and the Kootenay region of British Columbia.
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NELSON
B. C
Sons of Freedom
consultative committee
Canada
Saskatchewan
Kootenay
British Columbia
ccm
Stalin Tops Moscow Polls In Soviet Elections
Joseph Stalin is re elected to the Moscow regional Soviet with 31,462 votes of 31,462. He sought seats in three regional Soviets and 30 city Soviets nationwide. Pravda calls the results a unity demonstration as elections begin across the Soviet Union.
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MOSCOW
Stalin
Soviet Union
union
Pravda
Economic Bans on Red China Expanded in U.S. Move
The United States imposed broad sanctions on Communist China, freezing all assets in the U.S. and barring American ships and planes from China. The move tightens a ban on cargo to Red China, prohibits loading or unloading if ships or airlines suspect goods may reach China, and extends asset controls to North Koreans as an administrative measure.
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WASHINGTON
United States
China
state department
U.S
United Nations
Korea
commerce department
Hong Kong
Macao
treasury
Princess Pats Arrive at Pusan in Korea
The 2nd Battalion of the Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry landed at Pusan as Canada’s UN force contribution. Lt-Col. Stone plans to meet Eighth Army commander Li-Gen. Walker to clarify status of Canadian troops. The Patricias have yet to complete final training for battle.
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PRINCESS PATS
PUSAN
Korea
Princess Patricia’s
Canadian Light Infantry
Canada
United Nations
J. M. Stone
Li-Gen. Walker
Eighth Army
PARIS
Touranne
Indo-China
Agence France Presse
Saigon
HAGUE
Netherlands
Reuters
OSHAWA
Ont
CFP
General Meters of Canada Ltd
General Meters
United States
G.M
ALTA
EDMONTON
Cilchy
Calhoun
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