30 day stay of any boost to be decreed
Washington Jan 5 AP the government was reported ready to order a 30 day freeze on prices to curb soaring food and essentials while official figures show retail food prices up 12 percent between Nov 28 and Dec 15 within two tenths of a percent of the 1943 record. ESA has asked 250 large companies to give a week notice before price raises. fewer than half replied. The plan to issue a 30 day advance notice order may come soon as a stopgap while wage standards are debated.
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Washington
Bureau of Labor Statistics
The
Economic Stabilization Agency
ESA
Allvarice
Michael V. DiSalle
Price Stabilization
DiSalle
Truman
Placid Vienk narrowly escapes choking at Swiss cafe
In Switzerland on January 3 Placide Vienk drank plum brandy with friends. A small glass got stuck in his throat. Friends freed the glass using a house key as he nearly suffocated. He suffered only cuts and bruises from improvised rescue tools.
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Val Diliez
Switzerland
Placide Vienk
Vieux
Jury-choosing Delayed in Berling Case at Superior Court
The jury selection for Violet John Berling, 32, accused of torturing and murdering her 10 year old pupil Kay Frances Erickson, stalled as 25 attorneys began peremptory challenges. Judge Fred Miller ordered immediate testimony after jury is selected, with defense aiming to rely on eyewitness accounts from Berling's studio at 132 Pine Ave.
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Violet John Berling
Kay Frances Erickson
Fred Miller
Ted C. Sten
Venireman
Albert C. 5
Ramsey
Sten
Thomas W. Cochran
Miss Berling
Pine Ave
Cochran
Miller
Cold Snow Grips Midwest As Temperatures Plunge
Winter held the midwest in an icy grip with snow from the Rockies to the Great Lakes. Temperatures fell to 15 degrees below zero at Grand Forks North Dakota as forecasts warned against heavy snowfall. Streets and highways remained slick from prior storms while Houghton Michigan endured 48 straight days of snow with more predicted.
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Midwest
Montana Rockies
Great Lakes
Mercury
Grand Forks
Chicago
Houghton
Mich
British Colonial Leaders Confer on Crisis in Asia
Eight Commonwealth leaders open a survey of the Asian situation to shape a Korean settlement plan. Nehru would press for bringing Red China into the UN to restart Communist and non‑Communist talks. Formosa dominates agenda as Attlee reports on his Washington meeting with Truman.
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Commonwealth
Jiwaharlal Nehru
India
Red China
United Nations
Formosa
United States
China
Cairo
Truman
Biritain
Clement Attlee
Washington
Red Chinese drive pushes Eighth Army toward Pusan
Tokyo dispatch reports Chinese Communist vanguards advancing 45 miles south of the 38th Parallel in a large flanking move. The U S Eighth Army abandoned the Han River line south of Seoul and began retreat toward Taegu and the Pusan perimeter. Ridgway may fight delaying battles along the Seoul Pusan highway as merge plans unfold.
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Tokyo
38Th
U.S. Eighth Army
Pusan
Wonju
Seoul
East Coast
Pohang
U. S. Eighth Army
Han River
Taegu
Alfied Jagees
Inchon
Séoul
Eighth Army
Bnack
Navy to Move Ships From Struck West Coast Shipyards
The Navy will relocate ships from private yards hit by strikes to keep supply lines to Korea. A Western Sea Frontier message says critical repairs will be done at government facilities if private yards cannot maintain repair flow. Shipyard operators and labor negotiators reached a truce but failed on wage proposals, as unions demanded 18 cent hourly raises for about 25,000 coastal workers.
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San Francisco
Navy
Korea
Western Sea Frontier
Navy Department
Washington
Far East
Pacific Coast Metal Trades Council
Eisenhower Truman to Confer Tomorrow at White House
President Truman and General Eisenhower will meet at the White House at 10 15 a m tomorrow before Eisenhower departs to assume command of Allied forces in Europe. The talks are expected to cover current European operations and wartime strategy.
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Eisenhower
Truman
Washington
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Prest Truman
White House
Europe
Weather: clear nights with patchy mist. warmer day ahead
Mostly clear tonight and Saturday with early patchy mist. It will be slightly cool tonight but warmer tomorrow. Light variable winds from the southwest up to 15 miles per hour.
Taft says Truman lacks power to deploy troops abroad
Senator Taft charged President Truman had no authority to send American troops to Korea without Congress approval and warned against deploying troops to Europe without consent. He urged building air and sea defenses while avoiding forcing armament on reluctant nations, and said U.S. involvement in Korea was unauthorized. Continued on Page Ad Col 7.
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Truman
Taft
Ashington
Sen. Taft
Ohio
United States
Congress
Senate
U. S
Europe
Korea
United Nations
North Atlantic
Russia to Negotiate U S Lend Lease Debts
Washington reports Russia agreed to an overall settlement of its lend-lease account with the United States after two years of stalling. Talks will begin in Washington on January 15 focusing on the lend-lease issue. The United States provided about 11 billion dollars in aid, with Russia still holding 431 naval vessels and 4 merchant ships leased from the U S. The merchant fleet had grown by one third before the war, aiding Russia's maritime economy. Soviet Ambassador Alexander is in the talks. the U S negotiator was not named.
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Washington
State Department
Russia
United States
Alexander
U.S
132 Bodies Found Beneath Avalanche Near Chimbote
Lima report says 132 bodies were recovered from rocky debris in the Andes near Chimbote after a man-made avalanche triggered by a dynamite blast. Injuries are listed, and the search for more victims continues.
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Lima
Peru
Pt A Tota
Andes
Chimbote
U S War Casualties Reach 40176 in Korean Fighting
Defense Department reports 40176 American casualties officially identified through last Friday in Korea. The tally covers all identified deaths and injuries from the conflict as recorded by the U S government.
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U. S
Washington
Defense Department
No Sign of Life Seen in Seoul Inchon Quiet
United Nations ground forces evacuated and civilians moved freely in Inchon as U N ships anchored offshore. An Air Force drone flew low over Inchon and Seoul, reporting empty streets, silent buildings, and ongoing fires with no sign of enemy movement.
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II Air Force Base
Korea
Inchon
United Nations
U. N
Tte
Lawrence F. van Camp
Kansas City
George H. Magee
Mansfield
Seoul
Draft plan would extend service for all 18-year-olds
U P Defense officials said Congress will be asked to authorize universal military service for physically fit 18-year-old males for 27 to 30 months. The plan envisions induction of all 18-year-olds after high school, with 19 and 20 year olds drafted as well, and would allow foreign duty after basic training. Induction could begin next July 1 if approved.
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Washington
UP Defense
Defense Department
Congress
Felix Larkin
Carl Vinson
D.-Ga
House Armed Services Committee
Larkin
Leonsent
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Army
Gordon Gray
Isoon
U N Retreat No Rout Says High Officer
A senior Army officer in a Pentagon briefing stressed that the United Nations withdrawal in Korea is a planned maneuver, not a rout, and provided figures alleging 950000 enemy troops with 450000 in reserve against UN forces. The officer spoke on background, underscoring strategic aims amid ongoing Allied operations.
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Washington
United Nations
Korea
Pentagon
North Korea
Avalyey
He ‘Sai
Long Beach Tests Air Raid Siren in Noon Trial
Residents startled as Long Beach conducts noon test of a roof siren at Fire Department headquarters with another test planned at Municipal Airport. Officials report signals heard near Station No. 3 and other locations, with findings to guide possible WWII style warning system using sirens atop fire stations. Subcommittee members Jordan Sanderman and Dovey oversaw the tests.
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Frank Sandeman
Pacific Ave
W. L Head
Henry Jordan
Long Beach Disaster Council
Sandeman
Fire Department
Henry E. Jordan
Signal Hill
Loma Vista
Daisy Ave
Peterson Ave
Tenth St
Olive Ave
Municipal Auditorium
Long Beach
Disaster Council
Henry ©. Jordan
Frank S. Sanderman
W. H. Dovey
Seek WorkersRush Opening of Shipyard
Naval Station Long Beach moves to reactivate the shipyard with staffing beginning next week. The yard will reopen immediately and civilian jobs will be offered through Standard Form 57 or 60 at post offices. An employment office will be set up at the yard, with direct applications to the Naval Station in the interim. Secretaries, stenographers, and skilled shipyard trades are in demand as expansion at Seal Beach depot accelerates to support the fleet in the Pacific with up to 3500 positions by summer and peak civilian employment near 6000.
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Long Beach Naval Shipyard
Naval Station
Naval Shipyard
Navy
U. S
Board of Civil Service Examiners
11Th Naval District
Santee St. Los Angeles
Naval Station, Long Beach
Seal Beach
Dean Kimball
Washington
Kimball
Cific
Secretary of Navy
Francis Matthews
News High Lights OFF THE TELETYPE
Stricken child's parents decide against surgery which would blind her. Coverage notes page references across editions and sections including A-7 A-8 A-1 B-9 to 3 B-6 B-7 A-8 A-11 A-12 A-13 A-14 B-4 B-6.
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Warren
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