British Yank Troops to Stay on Battle Line
President Truman and Prime Minister Attlee released a 2000 word communique in Washington detailing readiness to negotiate an end to the Korean war with no appeasement. They urged Russia and China to curb armament and affirmed defense preparations as necessary. They promised to keep Attlee informed on atomic developments and said UN action would guide future steps if peace talks fail.
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Washington
Dec
Truman
Attlee
Korea
Teader
Russia
China
Sait
Soviet Union
United Nations
Far East
Attee
Britain Urges Red China to Co operate With U N Members
Britain calls on Red China to halt killings of UN troops in Korea and join the 13 nation charter. Kenneth Younger tells the General Assembly that no UN towns were sent to Korea to resist aggression and that the principle of collective action remains firm. Attlee to visit the UN later today as debates continue over Chinese intervention in Korea.
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EAS
Britain
China
United Nations
Korea
Kenneth Younger
U. N
Assemly
Peiping
Younger
U.N
Ban on U S ships and planes to Communist China and Soviet Europe
The Commerce Department announced an immediate ban on American ships and aircraft moving strategic materials to destinations in Communist China or Soviet Europe. The rule covers weapons, fissionable materials, and strategic goods moved between any points outside the United States, including via Hong Kong or Macao, to prevent transit into Communist China.
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Washington
Commerce Department
China
Europe
United States
Hong Kong
Macao
U. S
Soviet Bloc
Missing Officer Report Correction in Telegram Release
An error in a casualty report listed Capt. Clarence L. Anderson husband of Mrs Bermie Anderson at 2026 E Seventh St as injured in Monday’s Press Telegram. A revised dispatch confirms Capt Anderson is officially missing in action.
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Clarence L. Anderson
Bermie Anderson
E. Seventh St
Anderson
Shasta Dam Water Held Down During Flood Peril
Sacramento bureau reports water releases from Shasta and Keswick Dams will be stepped up to 12 000 cubic feet per second at 4 p m to ease Sacramento River flood danger. Millerton Lake releases may follow next week as heavy rains keep filling reservoirs. Shasta storage at 3 435 900 acre feet, 24 200 more than yesterday. capacity 4 500 000 acre feet.
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Sacramento
Shasta
Sacramento River
U. S. Bureau of Reclamation
Keswick
Millerton Lake
Friant Dam
Richart L. Boke
Bureau
Shasta Lake
Reserve Point
DISCORD IN D C A Note From White House Stationery
Washington Daily and News report Paul Hume the Washington Post critic received a violent note on White House stationery signed FLST claiming the critic would need a new nose if he met him. Hume confirmed receipt but the exact text differs from News publication. He may withhold publishing the corrected text.
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Washington
Washington Daily
Paul Hume
Washington Post
Margaret Truemans
White House
Hume
Tie
Miss Truman
Truman
Flowers salute Albuquerque soldiers in Christmas note
In Albuquerque a bank presents flowers to signal construction company troops overseas. A retiring minister's widow helps letters, magazines, and writing materials reach service members. Jures sent flowers and money through the Albuquerque chamber, thanking First National Bank and civic groups for remembering Korea era troops with sincere holiday wishes.
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Albuquerque
Ad Signal Construction Company
Korea
Z. JS. Knoxinv
Mina
Emma
Peter Bey
Hank
San Francisco
Jinvesa
Emr
Jurese
Ailene Suerque Chamber of Commerce
Jures
Kaerea
Cevel
Jureso
S22 and
Stenal Construction Co
First National Bank of
Weather Outlook With Drizzle and Fog Tonight
Occasional drizzles persist tonight with night and morning fog. Expect variable high cloudiness and considerable sun tomorrow, with a mild rise in daytime temperatures and unsettled brief showers possibility.
Floodsaid Threaten Anew As Rain Continues Instate
Rainfall drenching Northern California causes flooded levees and multiple road slides. High tides and rising rivers threaten communities from Berkeley to Santa Cruz, with several highways blocked and residents urged to seek higher ground as crews monitor overflow along the American, Yuba, and Feather river systems.
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Judas
California
Litarnia
Hundre Peninsula
Yuba
Tsolumnn
Emery
Berkeley
Slide
Nort
University of California Pus
California State Automobile Association
Highwa
Santa Cruz
Boulder Creek
Hecker Pass
Gilroy
Watsonville
Conocard
Contra Costa County
Mountain View
Milpitas
Alviso
Sacramento
Price Wane Freeze Ruled Out for Now
Price stabilizer Michael DiSalle said the government plans a ceiling on prices but no wage freeze now. He noted staff limits prevent a general 60 to 80 day ceiling. Bernard Baruch urged against voluntary controls and warned of profit stripping. Valentine and Ching signaled potential selective controls on basic defense materials before broader action.
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Washington
Dec
Michael
DiSalle
Wonows Conference
Toledo
Eldey
Bernard J. Baruch
Congress
Baruch
Sen. Maybank
D.S. C
Senate Banking Committee
Truman
Economic Stabilization Agency
Economic Stabilization
Alan Valentine
Wage Stabilization Board
Cyrus S. Ching
Valentine
ESA
Gov Warren Expected to Keep Most of Winning Team
Gov Warren is expected to retain most of his winning team as noted in the News High Lights section. The page references indicate coverage across multiple departments including sports pages A21 to A23 and Warren's activities listed on B-2, B-3, B-4 and B-5.
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Warren
Christioes
Boyle
Collins Back Chief of Staff Sees No Further Losses
Army Chief of Staff General J Lawton Collins said after returning from Korea that U N forces could handle the front with no additional serious losses. He based his view on inspections and talks with General Douglas MacArthur and top field commanders. He will report findings to the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
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Washington
Army Chief of Staff
Korea
J. Lawton Collins
Douglas MacArthur
Collins
Far East
Joint Chiefs of Staff
U.N
Army Cancels General Yale Holiday Furlough
Washington December 8. The Army canceled a general 10 day Christmas furlough for soldiers in training camps. Training will continue through the holiday season at all camps except Christmas Day and New Year’s Day. Commanders may grant leave to men who can be spared to go home for the holidays. The original plan was to suspend for two weekends but on November 11 announced a holiday from December 23 to January 1.
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Washington
United States
Army
Eisenhower Warns Draft Needed as War Looms at Camp Pickett
General Eisenhower told about 20,000 troops in training at Camp Pickett that the United States may soon have to call all young men back into service. He spoke in uniform with General Mark W. Clark, asserting there is no lasting peace.
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Picket
Dwight D. Eisenhower
United States
Eisenhower
Mark W. Clark
Army Field, Forces
Week's Battle Breaks Trap Near Marines in Korea
A column of about 20,000 U.S. Marines and Army troops behind Chinese lines fought to within six miles of safety in the snowbound mountains of northeast Korea. Navy air reports said the two columns were six miles apart, closing the gap as Marine Corsairs and Navy planes pounded Chinese ambush positions. The fighting centered near the Hamhung area with a two‑pronged Chinese push toward the escape route, including captures near Sinhung as it reported the first confirmation of enemy troops in the area northeast of Hamhung.
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Tokyo
U.S
Korea
Navy
Marvine Corsairs
Hamhung
U. & Eighth Army
Sinhung
Hambhung
UN says six million flee north Korea to south into Korea
UN authorities estimate 80 to 90 percent of North Korea’s civil population is fleeing southward before advancing Chinese Red armies. With a prewar population around 7 million, refugees total roughly 5.6 to 6.3 million, as communities abandon homes and trails fill with evacuees. An UNC KURK subcommittee report cites widespread movement into the Republic of Korea.
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ECUL
Korea
United Nations
North Korea
United Nations Commission For the Unification and Rehabilitation of Korea
Uncurk
Tngde
Republic of Korea
Walter B. Creichton
Civil Assistance Command
Seoul
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