Korean war orphans sail to safety from war
Eleven hundred Korean war orphans were evacuated from Inchon to a southern island with aid from U S soldiers and Chaplain Lt Col R L Blaisdell of Fort Worth Texas. A South Korean naval vessel ferried the children while U N welfare agencies and Red Cross aided. The move aims to shield the children from advancing Communist forces as the Fifth Air Force supplied food.
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Korea
Fifth Air Force
R. L. Blaisdell
Fort Worth
Texas
Inchon
Seoul
United Nations
U. N
Blaisdell
U.N
Red Cross
Catholic Sisters
Arrow shirts catalog fragment with collars and prices
A listing of Arrow shirt styles including PAR with a soft collar DREW with a nest and short point collar and DART with a non-wilt collar. The ad touts Arrow as America’s most popular shirt and presents a price of 3.63 with a 2.00 tag.
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America
Roosevelt rejects Moscow pact in prewar pacific diplomacy
Washington dispatches disclose President Roosevelt refused a proposed four power nonaggression treaty including the United States, Russia, Japan, and China after Soviet foreign minister Litvinov suggested the idea. State Department notes show Hull and Bullitt reported the plan aimed to counter Japanese moves, while Roosevelt favored a broader Pacific group and rejected a limited accord.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Moscow
Pacific
State Department
William C. Bullitt
Amer’ Jccan
Hull
Russia
Soviet Union
U. S
Maxim Litvinov
Japan
China
Bullitt
Litvinov
Far East
Manchuria
Han
Shantung
Labor study seeks Caribbean and Mexican farm workers
The Labor Department is conducting a study to determine how many farm workers from the Caribbean and Mexico may be available if needed in the current emergency. Spokesmen said plans are not at the stage of negotations yet.
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Washington
Labor Department
Caribbean
Mexico
Winter Grip Tightens on Eastern U S
Cold weather grips the eastern half of the nation with heavy snow and subzero readings. Grantsburg Wisconsin reports 33 below zero while Albany New York records 41 inches of snow. roads are dangerous and motorists urged to stay home. Snow extends from the upper Ohio Valley to New England as the West stays milder with rain along the coast.
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Chicago
Dakotas
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Iowa
Punto Grantsburg
Wis
New York State
Albany
Great Lakes
Ohio Valley
New England
Washington
Oregon
Rail Strikers Back on Job at Same Pay
Chicago December 16 AP reports the three day rail strike that halted Christmas mail ended without a wage settlement. Over 10,000 yard workers returned to work after appeals by President Truman and federal courts. Post Office and Railway Express Agency lifted embargoes, easing backlog as freight and mail resume movement. Contempt hearings were set for BRT officials, with Marshal subpoenas served in Chicago.
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Chicago
Truman
Post Office Department
Railway Express Agency
U. S
Michael L. Igoe
Igoe
Washington
Cleveland
Donaldson
St. Louis
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