Price wage curbs stagger Britain France balk at fate
In a continuing Korea crisis report, Britain and France resist sweeping price and wage curbs. U.N. and U.S. actions loom as Gen Collins tours the Orient and Acheson, Austin map a UN response to Chinese intervention. U.S. seeks facts while governors debate through the Security Council and Assembly.
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France
Symington
Idean
Rusk
Korea
New York
Austin
United Nations
China
Russia
Security Council
Y Assembly
Seismograph Detects Strong Quake Near New Hebrides
BERKELEY December 2 The University of California seismograph recorded a strong earthquake likely in the Pacific Ocean west of the New Hebrides about 000 miles from Berkeley. The shock was timestamped at 12 04 32 p m local time. The report notes ongoing mobilization efforts and discusses economic controls with Senate leaders urging caution on lifting rent limits and wage price restraints.
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Francis Biddle
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House Banking Committee
Truman
Sen. Capehart JR
Ind
Symington
Defense Department
Capehart
Berkeley
University of California Today
Pacific Ocean
New Hebrides
Red Hordes Force Continued Retreat Across Korea
Allied casualties mount as UN forces conduct a chalked retreat in northwest Korea. Gen MacArthur cites a massive Chinese and North Korean force pressing the Eighth Army while U.N. troops pull back through Pyongyang. Bridges, buildings, and key infrastructure are to be destroyed to deny the enemy military value as the city is evacuated.
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Changjin
Hagaru
Red
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Eighth Army
Korea
Songchon
Telght
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U. N
Pyongnam
Yellow Sea
Japan
Associated Press
Tom Lambert
Unite Nations
Pyongyang
Byongyang
U.S. First Cavalry
Ofsaan
United Nations
Don Whitehead
Tenth Corps
Leif Erickson
U. S
Waiton H. Walker
Pyonpyang
U.N
Tension in Pyong Yang as UN plans evacuations
Tension rose in Pyong Yang as police jailed a dozen men including eight policemen and a former Red Army lieutenant in a plot against the UN appointed mayor and aides. Authorities planned to evacuate 1500 North Koreans, 75 clergy, scientists, and technicians, and to repatriate about 600 prisoners of war. US units reported withdrawals to defense lines near the Chongchon River while efforts to reinforce positions continued.
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Lambert
Red Army
U. S
Pyongyang
U. N
U. S. First Cavalry
Sengchon
MacArthur
U. S. Second Division
Chongchon River
24Th Division
Government cuts nickel and zinc for defense needs
Washington reports a 35 percent cut in civilian nickel use starting January 1 and a 20 percent zinc reduction. The moves limit inventories of both metals and redirect more than 15 million pounds of nickel and up to 50 thousand tons of zinc to defense production and stockpiling in early 1951.
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Washington
Allied troops pull back to positions amid outpost line
The war summary notes indications of enemy activity in front of the outpost line of resistance as British, Turkish, and South Korean units in the U S First Corps pulled back to safe points. The situation for U N forces in the northeast remains nearly as serious.
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