Indians Count Prisoners of War in Custody
Indian troops tallied 4383 Chinese and others at Panmunjom up to year end, finding 135 requesting repatriation. The count, not a screening, aimed to verify rosters, with interviews and potential repatriation considered incidental. North Camp, other nationals, and the English prisoner not yet clarified. South Korea hinted measures against anti Communist prisoners if attitudes don’t change.
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Pyun
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Eisenhower Rehearses State of the Union Advice Team Arrives
In Augusta Ga the president awaits a team of advisers including Ambassador Henry Cabot Lodge and Budget Director Joseph M Dodge to help finalize the January 7 State of the Union message. The group travels from Washington with White House aides and will begin work on the draft on New Year’s Day.
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Dodge
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Washington
AFL Chief Hits Curtis Pension Plan
AFL President George Meany denounces Rep. Carl Curtis plan to overhaul social security as morally dishonest. Curtis defends proposal to extend benefits to all retirees over 69, tax workers under 65, boost current benefits, and end noncontributory aid while criticizing use of trust funds for handouts.
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Curtis
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Carl T. Curtis
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Uncertain 1954 Ahead as Layoffs Hit Industry
The Associated Press surveys show 52 500 recent and planned layoffs in industry and railroads, with 16 711 thousand manufacturing workers and 2 955 thousand in railroads. Unemployment reached 1 428 million in November, and experts foresee continued job uncertainty into 1954 despite some openings. President Eisenhower proposes a manpower policy to shift defense contracts to areas with unemployment, drawing Republican and Southern Democratic opposition. economists warn of a slow rebound while AFL president George Meany foresees no reversal of rising unemployment next year.
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Speeding cited as top cause of Christmas highway deaths
An Associated Press survey of police reports shows excessive speed responsible for about one third of the 120 Christmas weekend highway fatalities across four states. The speed demon and highway daredevil are highlighted as major threats, with pedestrians and poor weather close behind.
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