Chinese assaults halt on northwest Korea front slows surrounding tactics
A puzzling lull settles over the northwest Korea battle, with Communist Chinese offensives near ceasefire as U N and allied forces push to hold a new line south of the Chongonan River. Marines and troops fight in the northeast around Changjin reservoir as supply lines are cut while US, British and Turkish forces resist enveloping attacks.
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President Truman backs MacArthur as atomic option eyed
President Truman said active consideration is being given to using the atomic bomb against Chinese Communists if needed. He backed Gen Douglas MacArthur amid criticism and warned that a successful Chinese attack could widen the war in Korea. He stressed United Nations forces will not abandon their mission and placed Russia’s role in the unrest. The atomic decision would rest with field commanders.
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Lookout in Crow’s Nest on Cunard Liner Ascanis
A veteran Royal Navy seaman Gerard Wid dows serves as lookout aboard the Cunard liner Ascanis. With 14 years at sea he describes the crow’s nest as one of the loneliest jobs, the lookout having only a telsonone link to the bridge amid a stiff Atlantic gale. Continued on back page.
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Prepare For Worst Declares Dean Acheson
Washington November 30 Dean Acheson warned that the free world must prepare for the worst as the United States escalates an arms push at home and in western Europe to meet the Korean crisis this fall. Officials expect a major expansion of atomic facilities and a possible 1.5 billion dollar appropriation by Congress to fund bombs and hydrogen weapon development. Acheson said no one can guarantee war will not come and warned of Russian power and conquest, while stressing the need to preserve institutions by peaceful means if possible.
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Winnie Is 76 Today Will Holiday In Mediterranean
Winston Churchill turned 76 and planned a sunny Mediterranean Christmas vacation as war clouds loom in the Far East. A wartime secretary said he would observe Yuletide somewhere warm where he could paint. Departure time and spot were undecided. Churchill received congratulatory cables, wrote in the forenoon, and attended the House of Commons. Mrs Churchill hosted a dinner for 15 at London home. A cigar cabinet from a suburban Conservative association was among early gifts.
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London
Canada forms third battalion for Princess Patricia’s unit
The Canadian defense minister announced a third battalion of the Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry to restore the special brigade to full strength. Lt Col G C Corbould will command, replacing the second battalion en route to Korea. The second battalion will no longer report to the brigade and will operate under Far East command with Army headquarters handling administrative matters.
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Korea
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25th
Axe Used Hack Trail Girl to Death in B C Basement
In Trail British Columbia a 15 year old high school student June Bradshaw was hacked to death with a double bladed axe in her basement. A 17 year old youth was arrested and charged with murder and remanded for eight days. Police noted she was alone at home and had been washing her hair when attacked.
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Esso Rochester crew rescued after abandonment in Gulf
The crew of the U S tanker Esso Rochester were rescued as decks were awash in the Gulf of St. Lawrence. The Montreal owned Maruba retrieved about 44 crewmen and stood by. No casualties reported.
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Egyptian Envoy to Greece Recalled Over Life Magazine Story
Cairo recalls ambassador Adly Andranus from Athens after Queen Frederica’s Life magazine remarks stirred Egypt Greece tensions. Acting foreign minister Toraham Farag said the envoy will report on Greek attitude and denies a diplomatic break has begun, noting the situation remains unclear.
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Cabinet rejects seven provinces freight rate appeal
OTTAWA Nov. 30 CP The cabinet dismissed an appeal by seven provinces against a 20 percent freight rate increase set by the board of transport commissioners. The order-in-council said Ontario Quebec and Newfoundland were not part of the appeal. The provinces sought to eliminate or reduce the $60 million yearly rise citing two eight percent increases merged to sixteen percent March 1 and 3.4 percent in May and coal and coke rate hikes. The cabinet found the provinces failed to prove errors in the rate increases and could not order them set aside.
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Very Rev Peter Bryce Dies At 71
Very Rev Peter Bryce 71 former moderator of the United Church of Canada died at his Toronto home Wednesday night. elected moderator in 1936 at Ottawa he later led Metropolitan United Church from 1939 and served during illness. Born Blantyre Scotland he lived in Canada 45 years and represented the church at British assemblies and at the king’s coronation. His widow and two sons reside in Toronto.
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Chiefs to Confer in Malaya Amid Far East Tensions
Britain's top service chiefs in the Far East will meet December 7 at Bukit Serene Malaya near Singapore with colonial governors to assess military and diplomatic problems in Asia. Malcolm Macdonald will chair the talks to exchange information on immediate needs and responses. Prime Minister Attlee has summoned the chiefs to a cabinet meeting on Korea and the Chinese intervention in the region.
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Freight Rate Increase Opposed by Agricul ture Federation
The Canadian Federation of Agriculture urged the Board of Transport Commissioners to reject railway proposals for higher livestock freight rates. It warned producers would bear the cost, estimating $1.5 million yearly, with truckers' rises potentially lifting industry costs to $2 million. Regional hikes ranged from 12.2 percent in the west to 1 7.2 percent in the east, averaging 13.7 percent.
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Confidence Shaken In Gen MacArthur by New York Times
The New York Times reports in a Washington dispatch that confidence in General Douglas MacArthur has been badly shaken due to recent events. It cites U.S. leadership damage from Truman’s rejection of Britain's cautious strategy and notes calls for caution near Manchuria and the Soviet frontiers. It also mentions the Republic of Korea army collapse blamed on loss of trained officers and troops, with the 2nd Army Corps on the UN right flank.
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We'll Trim The Tree In '53 Slogan From Korea GIs
Northwest Front dispatch from Korea dated November 30 reports American soldiers moving south from the Chong chon River. Facing a long campaign away from home, they maintain humor with a new slogan We will trim the tree in 53, echoing wartime morale and a hope for Christmas reunion.
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Attlee Seeks Meeting With Truman In Wide Survey
Prime Minister Attlee wrote to President Truman suggesting a meeting to survey today’s problems. He has not yet received a reply but said he would travel quickly if agreed. Separate items note Truman’s atom bomb stance and British reaction, Canada’s pork import plan, Marines around a reservoir, and road grading in Kananaskis.
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