Singapore studies red embargo on trade with China
Singapore considers an embargo on exports of rubber tin and other strategic materials to Communist China. A government spokesman said final decision would come from London and require Southeast Asian producers to join. Hong Kong Malaysia and Penang trade shifts show rubber shipments to the Soviet Union and Red China amid uncertain reexports and domestic demand.
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Singapore
China
Southeast Asia
Secretariat of Economic Affairs
London
Indonesia
Hong Kong
Malaya
Red China
Russia
United States
Penang
We Pull Together Telegram From Jackson Michigan
Jackson citizens rally behind President Truman in a 70 page telegram sent by 2218 signatures gathered by the Jackson Citizen-Patriot. The note pledges support for necessary measures and asks Americans to measure their efforts by Korea era standards. The effort began after Truman’s recent press conference.
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Jackson
Mich
Truman
Jackson Citizen-Patriot
Jackon
Korea
Carl Saunders
Citizen-Patriot
Three Sighted at Wreckage of Army Plane
At Mount Tabayoe in the Philippines three persons were seen moving around the wreckage of a U S military B-54 transport that crashed Tuesday. Air observers said survivors were unlikely but possible. An air-sea rescue drop delivered first aid and blankets. Captain A W Ayres of Dayton Ohio piloted the C47.
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Clark Air Force Base
Philippines
U. S
Mount Tabayoe
Air Force
A. W. Ayres
Dayton
Ohio
Ayers
Leathernecks Claim They Could Have Held All Winter
U S First Marine Division veterans recall the Chosin Reservoir fighting in Korea. Maj. Gen. Oliver P. Smith says they destroyed every Chinese unit they met and obeyed orders to withdraw east. Col. Homer L. Litzenberg details a brutal road clash and rapid Chinese regrouping, with Marines stopping their advance decisively.
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U. S
Korea
Chosin Reservoir
North Korea
San Francisco
Oliver FP. Smith
Yudam
Smith
Homer L. Litzenberg
Washington, D. C
Sangtong
Caosin Reservoir
Cold Departs Midwest on Atlantic Visit
Chicago dispatch notes the first day of winter with unseasonably warm readings for the Midwest. Temperatures rose across the eastern half while Norfolk Virginia recorded 22 degrees and western Washington saw showers. National highs yesterday ranged from 1 degree at International Falls to 80 at Yuma.
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Chicago
Midwest
Atlantic
Norfolk
Washington
International Falls
Minn
Yuma
Ariz
Drinks on House Gunmen Steal Whisky in Christmas Robbery
In San Francisco three gunmen robbed a tavern of $1000 and 20 cases of whisky, bound three employees, then untied them and offered a bottle to each as they shouted Merry Christmas. The robbers fled with their haul in a yuletide-themed assault.
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San Francisco
Divergent Policies on Casualty Reports in Korea War
AP reports policy split between Tokyo and Washington on casualty figures. MacArthur’s Tokyo HQ lists divisions and dates, while Washington’s Defense Dept issues only total figures with a two week lag. Reasons include verification workload and avoiding unverified data aiding the enemy.
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Douglas MacArthur
Tokyo
Washington
Defense Department
Department
Jossey
Pentagon
MacArthur
U. N
U.N
Railroad Disaster Averted by Chance
NEWARK New Jersey December 22 Officials said a potential major rail disaster was avoided when a Philadelphia Newark express derailed near the station. Nine cars left the tracks of a 32 car train but only twelve people were injured none seriously. Automatic safety gear halted the train just before the station and police attributed the derailment to a defective undercarriage on a center car.
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Newark
N. J
Pennsylvania Railroad
Philadelphia
Reds Denounce Hoover Slander in Moscow Speech
Moscow dispatch reports former President Herbert Hoover criticized U.S. foreign policy. The Moscow press reprinted long lines from his speech calling U.S. efforts to dominate Europe and Asia useless, labeling the remarks as hostile, slanderous accusations against communism.
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Moscow
U.S
Herbert Hoover
Hoover
United States
Europe
Asia
Truman
Burma Denies Secret Pact With United States
In Rangoon Burma December 42 the government denied signing a secret pact with the United States. A spokesman said no clandestine dealings exist and there was no truth to claims of U S bases or U S control of Burma’s railways and waterways. Burma will pursue nonpartisan neutrality and contribute to world peace via the United Nations.
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Rangoon
Burma
United States
America
Hhere
U. S
United Nations
Three Boys Charged Over Boy Throw Death in River
In Caruthersville Missouri three 8 year old companions told officers they tied Paul Lee Nicholson and threw him into the Mississippi River after hockey near school. Presenting Attorney Elmer Peal said the charge could become delinquency. The sheriff said no body has been found and motive may be lunch money dispute.
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Caruthersville
Elmer
Peal
Jake Claxton
Paul Lee Nicholson
Paul
Nicholson
West Germans weigh troop deal amid occupation controls
Bonn dispatch reports West Germany weighs a deal to allow German troops in Europe’s defense in exchange for ending most occupation controls. Adenauer praises progress toward integrating West German units with a Western defense force and toward a contractual relationship with the Allies as negotiations proceed after Christmas.
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Bonn
Germany
West Germany
Europe
Moscow
Konrad Adenauer
Brussels
Adenauer
France
United States
Britain
China Reports Famine Amid Requisitions and Resistance
In a report from Taipei dated December 22, the Chinese Nationalist defense ministry described an unprecedented famine in Anhwei Kiangsi Shantung and Henan caused by excess requisitioning and farmer resistance. It says 40,000 to 50,000 Nationalist guerrillas operate within 50 miles of Shanghai, with unofficial reports of 10,000 in Sichuan following executions of local captains. more than 200 Red troops were killed near Chengtu on December 14.
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Taipei
Formosa
Chinese Nationalist Defense Ministry
Red China
Anhwei
Kiangsi
Shantung
Henan
Shanghai
Szechwan
Chengtu
B 29s Blast Four Cities in North Korea
Tokyo reports B 29 Superforts bombed four North Korean cities with nearly 200 tons. Pyongyang received 80 tons, rail bridges at Sonchon Seiryu and Midon were hit, no AA fire encountered, one crew saw Red fighters. Carrier planes and B 26s conducted 187 close support missions around Hungnam with Skyraiders striking north and east of the beachhead.
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Tokyo
Pyongyang
Sonchon
Seiryu
Midon
Hungnam
Wise Women Use Classified Ads Rental Tips
Wise women use Preas Telegramn classifieds to earn extra income by renting spare bedrooms selling unwanted belongings and finding better paying jobs. Phone 69066.
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