Enemy Retakes Hill in Wild Savage Battle
Chinese forces launched a heavy assault on the western front near Lit We Nori, retaking hill positions as Korean and Allied troops battled under a massive artillery barrage. Reports say 406,000 rounds fired with 270 enemy casualties. Koreans counterattacked to reclaim the hill despite ongoing shelling and air bombardment.
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Little Nori Hill
Voniline
Attace
Associated Press
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Farnett
Tinjin
Kelly Hi
Novi Heights
Pyongyang
Fifth Air Force
Marine
Artil
Eisenhower arrives at Pearl Harbor for honors in Hawaii
President-elect Eisenhower sailed into Pearl Harbor aboard the cruiser Helena at 9 a m to a 25 mile Honolulu parade and a wreath laying at Punchbowl. He will relax at Kaneohe Marine Base before resuming policy talks and plans a New York flight to meet Gen. Douglas MacArthur on Korean war ideas.
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New York
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George M. Humphrey
Treasury
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Oregon
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Wilson
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Lisenhower
Defense
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Omar Bradley
Joint Chiefs of Staff
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Pacific
Cold steel hold up ends with missing clothes and teeth
A nude man freezing outside a San Francisco home asked a resident for a ride and claimed he was robbed by two youths who stole his clothes and teeth. Cab driver Robert Cramer said the suspects also took his teeth from a shirt pocket. police later recovered the items.
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San Francisco
Robert Cramer
Top Soap Makers Named in Federal Antitrust Action
The government seeks to break up Procter and Gamble Colgate Palmolive Peet and Lever Brothers with a trade group named as defendant. The suit claims the firms control about 75 percent of national household soap sales and 90 percent of newer detergent sales, with the market totaling about 710 million dollars last year. The case was filed in Federal District Court at Newark, Minn.
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Washington
Procter and Gamble Co
Colgete-Palmolive Peet Co
Lever Brothers Co
Association of American Soap and Glycerine Productors, Inc
Procter, Calgate and
Lever
Justice Department
Nationalist Plane Crash Kills 31 Near Taipeh
A Nationalist Chinese Air Force transport crashed into a mountainside near Taipeh on Monday, killing 31 people including 26 air force members and the dependents of personnel. The pilot attempted to land at Taoyuan amid bad weather, and the plane struck the mountainside as it emerged from the clouds. It is described as the worst disaster in Nationalist Air Force history.
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Air Force
Jand
Taoyuan
Sleepy Guests Flee L A Hotel Blaze
A top floor blaze at a downtown Los Angeles hotel forced about 50 guests to flee in night attire. One Pershing Hotel resident at 502 South Main Street was overcome by smoke and hospitalized. Ten fire companies brought the fire under control in about 20 minutes.
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Los Angeles
S. Main St
Lontrol
C-47 Missing With 6 Aboard
Reno AP report says a two engine C-47 with six aboard disappeared after flying from Peterson Field Colorado Springs to Reno. Col B G Stampatcus at Stead Air Force Base led a large search across northeastern Nevada and Utah. Names of the five crewmen and one passenger withheld until status clear.
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Reno
Nevada -Utah
B. G. Stampatcus
Stead Air Force Base
Stampacos
Elko County
Air Force Transpit
Peterson Field
Colorado Springs
Long Island Railroad Praises November Punctuality
New York CP The Long Island Railroad congratulated itself on its efficiency for November reporting only 470 trains late versus 1338 in the same month a year earlier. The company highlighted improved performance and efficiency metrics for the month.
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New York
Long Island Railroad
Truman plans new Wage Stabilization Board lineup
President Truman said he will replace all seven industry members of the Wage Stabilization Board by week’s end after industry quits protested his coal mine wage ruling. He also hinted at naming a replacement for Roger Putnam as Economic Stabilization Administrator and confirmed Michael V. DiSalle is being considered. Opposition from labor and business groups grows as curbs on metals use for construction are relaxed.
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Washington
Truman
Wage Stabilization Board
Pearerston
Roger Putnam
Putnam
Michael V. DiSalle
U. S S. Chamber of Commerce
WSB
Chamber
National Association of Manufacturers
Truman Khl
R. A. McDonald
National Production Authority
Sophomores Defeat PTA In Spelling Match
Coulee Dam High School sophomores challenged the local PTA to a spelling contest after criticizing public schools for fundamentals. The teens won 10 to 6, tasting words as the PTA attempted to spell them.
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Coulee Dam
Wash
Long Beach Tops U.S. in Warmth
Long Beach was the warmest city in the nation on Wednesday with a high of 78 degrees. A weatherman said conditions would stay pleasant with temperatures in the high 70s and no rain forecast for Friday.
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Long Beach
U.S
Weather Bureau
Chamber of Commerce
Eye witness tale of ship collision in San Francisco Bay
A Hawaiian Rancher crewman describes a pea soup fog crash with the Fernstream in San Francisco Bay. The Fernstream sank after the collision, with its crew rescued by tugs as oil and cargo floated to the surface. The Rancher suffered bow damage and will likely head to the shipyard for about a week.
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Thomas Fiorva
Bennett Ave
San Francisco
San Francisco Bay
Thomas Ficcca
Sophete
Golden Gate
Fernstream
Crash Sinks Norway Ship in San Francisco Bay
In foggy San Francisco Bay the Norwegian freighter and passenger motor ship Fernstream sank shortly after 8 a.m. after colliding with the freighter Hawaiian Rancher. Twelve passengers and 42 crew members were rescued by the Coast Guard as life boats dispersed across the bay. The Fernstream had arrived from Long Beach prior to the collision west of Alcatraz Island. The Coast Guard warned captains to navigate cautiously while Port of San Francisco remained open.
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San Francisco Bay
Coast Guard
Long Beach Harbor
San Francisco
Sping Co
Alcatrag Island
Advizaling
iWog
A. Kristensen
Joel
Golden Gate Bridge
Where To Find It Classifieds Section Note
A navigational snippet lists sections and page locations across Beach Combing Pace Boyle Bridan Combe rossword Editorial Financial Southland Cities Obituaries Radio and Television Shipping Snarts Theaters Tides Temperatures and Women’s Activities with page coordinates and sections. The item serves as a guide to content placement across the issue.
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Boyle
Bridan
Fegas
Combe
Rossword
Southland Cities
Truman denounces Eisenhower MacArthur trip as demagoguery
President Truman rejected calls for a White House conference with General Eisenhower and General MacArthur to discuss Korea. He accused Eisenhower's campaign pledge to go to Korea of being demagogic and urged that MacArthur report to him after his Japan return. He doubted any new solution from MacArthur and warned against talks with the two during a heated moment.
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Truman
White House
Eisenhower
MacArthur
Korea
Japan
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Sen
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National Association of Manufacturers
New York
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Eisiahowey
American Vessel Loses Propeller in Mid Atlantic Rescue Effort
The freighter Columbia Trader of Portland lost its propeller and drifted 899 miles west of Brest between the Azores and Ireland as a French tug Abeille 26 raced to assist. Weather brought heavy seas and strong winds, with officials warning cargo shifts could endanger the ship.
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France
Atlantic
Azores
Ireland
West Coast Trans-Oceanic Steamship Line
Portland
Ore
North Atlantic
Kure Carlsen
Weather Outlook With Inland Sun and Coastal Fog
Mostly sunny today and Friday with variable high cloudiness at times. Late night and early morning fog patches near the coast. Little temperature change with a high near 74 degrees.
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