Britain’s Dollar, Gold Reserves Hit High Since 1930s
Britain reports its dollar and gold reserves rose to over 3.0 billion dollars in late 1950, the highest since the 1930s. An official announcement is expected to show a jump of more than 250 million from the September 30 level, aided by Marshall aid, stronger exports, stockpiling programs, and recovery beyond wartime levels.
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Canada
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Malaya
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Foster Hits Truman Emergency Order
National Communist Party chair William Z. Foster blasted President Truman's national emergency as a monstrous infringement on liberty. He said Truman wields autocratic power at risk of provoking a new world war by dismissing Chinese and Russian peace proposals for Korea.
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New York
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Locomotive Strikes Bus Injuring Three in Indianapolis
A Plate Railroad switch engine hit a city bus at the Sutherland Avenue crossing in northeast Indianapolis tonight injuring three passengers. Driver William Daws, 31, said he had just started across the track after picking up a passenger. The bus was struck by the tender as the locomotive shunted cars onto a nearby spur.
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Best Dressed Women of 1930s Named in Poll
News of the New York Dress Institute names Gloria Swanson Faye Emerson and Mrs Sloan Simpson O'Dwyer among the 10 best dressed women of 1930 with a junior list of 10 rising figures. The report lists long-time fashion icons and social figures, noting other familiar names and spouses of notable executives and producers. In Tokyo Premier Shigeru Yoshida warns against treating Korea as a prelude to World War II, urges calm, patriotism, and readiness for protracted tension while UN forces stay partnered with Korea. It emphasizes the risk of global conflict and the need for peaceful, just international relations.
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Gloria Swanson
Faye Emerson
Sloan
Simpson O'Dwyer
U. S
Mexico
New York Dress Institute
Duchess of Windsor
William Paley
CBS Stadio
Byron Foy
Chrysler
William Randolph Hearster
Louis Arrels
Andre Embiricos
Tokyo
Shigeru Yoshida
South Korea
Sull
Yoshida
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United Nations
Korea
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Fire destroys orphanage home for Black children in Georgia
Ockmart Ga Dec 30. The Sarah Denavare Murphy home and school for Black orphans burned, killing a six month old baby and leaving 30 children homeless. Mama Sarah Murphy collapsed upon hearing the loss, as Red Cross aid and local supporters provided clothing and shelter. The two trailers and wooden shack housed meals and supplies, with the fire likely starting from a disabled flue. The founder had cared for over 250 orphans since 1934, dreaming of a junior college for Black youth.
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Sarah Denavare Murphy
Sarah L. Murphy
Georgia
Sarah
Marion Murphy
R. L. Campbell
American Red Cross
Mama Sarah
Concert Program by Municipal Band
Sunday program from the Municipal Band conducted by Eugene Labarre with James E. Son as assistant soloist saxophonist Harold B. Stephens. Selections include Festive March The Governor Buys Overture The Flying Dutchman intermission pieces Arndt La Barre and Gil mw telt 1 Cavalry of the Steppen Knipper A Musical Snuff Box and Baechangie from Samson and Delilah. Invited to join with the band in singing Auld Lang Syne.
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James E. Son
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Harnld B. Stephens
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Knipper
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Faith in Veterans Loan Fund Turns Over 18 Times
Irving Geist set aside 25000 for emergency loans to ex GIs studying in New York five years ago. The fund, run on trust, provided 262500 in interest free loans by turning over 183 times. About 8000 to 9000 loans averaged 50 dollars, from 10 to 300, over one week to a month. Geist has recovered 24940 and 66 outstanding is owed by a veteran who plans to pay weekly.
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Irving Geist
Geist
Boys, Oldest 11, Facing Murder Trial
Three young boys aged 9 to 11 were bound over to circuit court on first degree murder charges. Harvey Wear Journey 12 Walter Herrin 14 and Raymond 9 allegedly tied and threw a year old companion Paul Lee Nicholson into the Mississippi River on December 18. A first degree murder conviction could carry death or life imprisonment, with potential juvenile court handling for lighter penalties.
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Sam Corbett
Harvey Wear Journey
Walter Herrin
Walter
Raymond
Paul Lee Nicholson
St. Louis
Mississipp
Polish General Rakowski Dies in Argentina
Gen Fironislaw Rakowski a tank commander with Gen Wladyslaw Anders Polish army in World War II died in Argentina from a cerebral hemorrhage at age 35. He arrived two years ago under a resettlement plan that brought hundreds of Anders veterans to the country as immigrants.
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Wladyslaw Anders
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Anders
Union Pacific orders ten GE gas turbine locomotives
The Union Pacific Railroad announced it has ordered ten gas turbine electric locomotives from General Electric. Union Pacific President A Stoddard said these compact powerful locomotives are the nearest form of rail motive power.
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Employment in Los Angeles County November 1949 figures
Los Angeles County employed workers totaled 1,692,390 in November. The month shows a 0.5 percent rise from October, with a 5.6 percent year over year increase and a 9,450 dollar rise from November 1949. Defense related job gains boosted manufacturing by large margins, though a first quarter 1951 dip is expected in seasonal sectors. Unemployment fell by 6,200 from October to 82,200 in November.
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Los Angeles County
State Department of Employment
U S Eighth Army Censors Korean President Quotes
The U S Eighth Army extended censorship to Korean newspapers and government statements after clarifying that Korean papers quoted Lt Gen Ridgway incorrectly in a pep talk. President Syngman Rhee referenced the quotations in a New Year message. seven lines were deleted from U S correspondents copies.
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Eighth Army Today
R. L. Thompson
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Matthew B. Ridgway
Eighth Army
Syngman Rhee
U. S
Rhee
Thompson
Clarence Ryee
Republic of Korea
Ridgway
Chiang's Aide Reports China Reds' Moves
Taipei Formosa December 30 Nationalist Military Spokesman Lt Gen Chang I ting said Communist Gen Chen Yi's 3rd Field Army is marching north to Korea. Lin Piao's 4th Field Army of 19 divisions about 190,000 troops faces UN lines above Seoul. Total Communist forces exceed one million in reserve.
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Formosa
Chang I'ting
Chen Y ¥i
Red Forces
Korea
Lin Piao
United Nations
Seoul
Chang
Chen
Shanghai
China
Nanking
Hankow
Met Opera Reports $400,000 Deficit From Tax Issue
The Metropolitan Opera Company reported a deficit exceeding $400,000 for the year after a federal admissions tax was levied on income. George A. Sloan, board chairman, announced formation of a fund committee to raise about $750,000 in the next two years to support the company’s operations.
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Metropolitan Opera Company
George A. Sloan
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Opera Association
Bride Gravely Ill After Drinking Bleach
Indiana dispatch reports Delia Wibbert White, 18, married yesterday, remained in serious condition at General Hospital after accidentally drinking household bleach instead of water in her sister's kitchen. Her husband Paul White, 22, of Mitchell, Ind., said she mistook the bleach for a glass of water shortly after the wedding.
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Delia Wibbert White
General Hospital
Paul White
Mitchell
Ind
Flying General Drives Modern Barracks For GIs At Offutt
Lt Gen Curtis LeMay championed a new three story steel and glass barracks at Offutt Air Force Base near Omaha. Korshoj Construction Co of Blair Nebraska won the bid to replace the old red brick barracks with private two man rooms each with lavatories and shared showers. The modern dormitory style quarters aim to cut costs to under 1500 dollars per man versus about 2000 for the old setup.
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Korshoj Construction Co
Blair
Neb
Offutt Air Force Base
Omaha
Strategic Air Command
Curtis E. LeMay
SAC
Kiddies Matinee At Sacramento Theater Readies
Theater marquee in Sacramento announces a special kiddies matinee with the program titled Born to Be Bad and Gut tage. The note appears on a der 30 Pi day format highlighting a family friendly screening.
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