Tie-up Called Serious Carb on War Effort
A crippling railroad yardworkers strike spread from Chicago to key points halting freight and some passenger and mail service amid an Army plea and a federal court order. The walkout, starting in Chicago, reached Washington Baltimore and St. Louis with 14 lines affected. wage demands and a telegram to return to work shadow the stoppage as the Army plans contempt action if the injunction is ignored.
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Milwaukee
St. Louis
Pennsylvania Railroad
Philadelphia
Senators Clear Mrs. Rosenberg Nomination
The Senate armed services committee unanimously reapproved Mrs. Anna M. Rosenberg as Assistant Secretary of Defense. Byrd said charges linking her to Communist fronts were unfounded and hearings found no proof. The nomination awaits Senate confirmation.
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Byrd
Senate Armed Services Committee
Truman
Anna M. Rosenberg
Rosenberg
Senate
Speed in War Plant Build-up Essential Says Gen Marshall
General Marshall tells Congress rapid war plant expansion is essential to meet a global threat. He warned a full-scale war could be triggered by a single word from the enemy and stressed laying down assembly lines and tooling to quickly build necessary capacity. The testimony accompanied an emergency funding bill totaling about 41.5 billion dollars to support Korean War military needs through next June.
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House
Military Appropriations Subcommittee
Robert Lovett
Casualty totals rise in Korean War weekly report
Defense Department tally shows U S casualties at 33 878 with 5870 deaths 5258 KIA 607 died of wounds and 5 later dead after being listed missing Missing in action 5143 Wounded 23477 Navy Marines and Air Force totals broken out by service include 366 4517 and 282 casualties respectively The date basis is notifications to next of kin through December 8 with losses expected to rise due to lag in reporting.
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Air Force
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Liz Taylor to File Suit for Divorce
Hollywood report states Elizabeth Taylor plans to file for divorce from Nick Hilton to end their marriage. The announcement comes as gossip and legal actions loom, with details expected in forthcoming filings and court appearances.
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Hollywood
Elizabeth Taylor
Nick Hilton
Lifesaver Meets Blind Man He Helped 35 Years Ago
In Minneapolis a linotype operator La Verne Houk and blind Frank I. de Lange learned they had saved each other years earlier. De Lange once applied a tourniquet after Houk was badly injured on a Dakota near McIntosh railroad. De Lange, now blind, realizes the life saver was his former rescuer.
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Cloudy Tonight and Friday Weather Update
Cloudy conditions expected tonight and Friday with light drizzle in the early morning. Cooler temperatures recur and winds shift from light variable tonight to westerly around 10 to 5 miles per hour tomorrow.
United Nations approves Asian Arab plan for Korean cease fire
The UN Assembly voted 52 to 5 with Nationalist China abstaining to back a three member committee to seek a basis for a truce in Korea. Soviet bloc opposition cited. Entezam of Iran to head the panel, while the committee formation was not named.
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Yee
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Assembly
Nasrollah Entezam
Iran
Entezam
Russia
Jacob A. Malik
United States
Britain
Stefan Wierblowski
REDS
Egypt
Mahmoud Fawzi Bey
Faw
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Peiping
U S Ambassador to Russia Returns for consultations
Alin G. Kirk, U S ambassador to Russia, arrived in New York for consultations with government officials. He declined to discuss the Soviet Union with newsmen, saying he would await the Secretary of State and possibly the President before commenting for publication.
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Naked Lie Denounces Red Claim On Japan Rearmament
The State Department called a Moscow claim that the United States and Japan have begun rearming Japan a naked lie. It warned the alleged Russian China accord to act jointly against Japan may be propaganda to justify a Moscow China alliance.
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State Department
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Red China
Shanghai
Pravda
K-nafion
Earthquakes Hit Northern California and Mexico City
Prolonged quakes struck the Sierra region of Northern California and Mexico City. At Herlong California the Sierra ordnance depot suffered damage and store goods were dumped from shelves. The tremors were felt in Reno and Sacramento with effects on underground water and pipes. No injuries were reported.
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Mexico City
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Herlong
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Nev
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S. M. Ackerman
Hertong
Donner Sumas
Sacramento
Desert Gas Danger Over DAGGETT
In Daggett California residents breathed easier as a chlorine gas cloud from a Marine Corps supply base blast dissipated. An explosion of hundreds of tons of chlorinated lime sent a pink plume over the area forcing about five hundred people to leave their homes briefly. A bulldozer movement is suspected to have caused the dump ignition.
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President Truman Says He Bears Dual Life
President Truman told the Broadcast Advisory Council of the National Association of Broadcasters that he lives the life of two men, one as President and one as a human being. Justin Miller, head of the association, said the remark reflected his efforts, sometimes to “work awfully hard on the human being.” The 18 member advisory group, formed at the request of John R. Steelman, aims to organize broadcasting to be instantly available to the government in emergencies.
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White House
Truman
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National Association of Broadcasters
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Air War In Korea Grows As Jets See Action
An Air Force spokesman said indications point to an all-out air war in Korea as Communist jet fighters increase activity. A Korea dispatch reported 24 MiG-15s and four Shooting Stars clashed near Sinuiju. one communist plane was hit.
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Soviet Union
Sinuiju
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United Nations
Hungnam
Red Airforce
Fantastic Kidnap Attempt Probed in Reno
Reno police investigate an audacious kidnap attempt against a child of one of Nevada’s wealthiest gambling operators. A truck loaded with rough lumber concealed a large hideaway compartment. Police Chief L O Greeson said he would announce details after conferring with the district attorney.
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Nevada
L. O. Greeson
Government Begins to Harvest Tomorrow
Dates for returns are provided as preparations start for the harvest. The notice outlines when residents must submit returns and related deadlines, with location details across the publication’s pages.
Encino Widow Kills Four Children Then Herself
In Van Nuys a 27 year old widow Margaret Rowney converted a family station wagon into a hearse and used a hose to fill it with carbon monoxide killing herself and her four children Peggy 7 George 5 Guy 4 and Thomas 3. Police found no note. Neighbors cited a possible quarrel with a new male friend named Ray. Rowney had moved to California from Baltimore three years earlier after her husband died in a railroad accident and had been living in Encino receiving a Pennsylvania Railroad pension.
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Legislators Urge Truman to Push Wage-price Curbs
Washington reporters said lawmakers urged President Truman to declare a national emergency and implement wage-price controls. Sen Maybank voiced hope for swift action, Rep Walter described expectations of a future emergency, while Sen Tobey urged “all out” controls as leaders met at the White House ahead of tomorrow radio address.
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Rep
Walter
D.-Pa
White House
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Senate-House Economic Committee
Atomic Committee
Administration
Allied Forces Pulling Back to Hamhung in Korea
Allied forces withdraw to Hamhung after abandoning Ora on the northeast Korean coast. The retreat shrinks the UN beachhead depth from about 14 miles to six while Russian jet fighters loom, signaling possible broader air war. News blackout tightens on troop locations and future movements as censorship remains informal.
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Korea
Ora
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Hamhung
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Army
MacArthur
Grim Holiday Auto Death Toll Projection
California Highway Patrol predicts during the Christmas holiday more than 152 traffic deaths. Commissioner Clifford E. Peterson warns the toll could be repeated or exceeded unless drivers and pedestrians act responsibly.
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Sacramento
Highway Patrol
California
Clifford E. Peterson
Wounded, Burned by Tanks Amid Korean Trap, Medic Claims
Army medic Sgt. James Clarence West reports Chinese forces encircled 200 Americans in North Korea for four days. He says the Reds drenched wounded with gasoline and fired them, then used captured tanks to run over more men. West survived after crawling two miles with frostbite to safety, witnessing many deaths.
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