Senators hail price wage freeze plans
Washington dispatch reports Senators applauded government moves toward nationwide price and wage controls with a likely price freeze within a week. President Truman urged voluntary measures but warned that sweeping controls may be enacted. Defense mobilization accelerates with an $87 billion military program and new manpower plan in Congress, while officials push for enforceable measures to ensure stability.
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Philadelphia
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18 year olds Needed to Avert Shortage Says Gen Hershey
Gen. Lewis B. Hershey warned before the Senate preparedness subcommittee that the United States faces a dangerous manpower shortage in the armed services unless 18 year olds can be drafted. He urged an indefinite extension of the draft act to include 18 through 25 year olds and backed the Universal Military Service and Training bill.
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Lewis B. Hershey
Congress
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Senate Preparedness
Lyndon Johnson
Texas
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Senate Armed Services Committee
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Anna M. Rosenberg
Army
Air Force
Navy
Truman
U S Casualties in Korea Rise to Forty Five Thousand
Washington reports total U S combat casualties in Korea now 45 127 with notifications to Jan 2. Department of Defense data show 6 509 killed 29 951 wounded 8 677 missing. Wounded includes 772 later died. Army 36 956 casualties 5 208 killed 23 344 wounded 8 204 missing. Marines 7 332 1 114 killed 6 008 wounded 68 missing. Navy 496 56 killed 672 wounded 63 missing. Air Force 353 with 129 killed 27 wounded 197 missing.
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Dewey Backs Eisenhower for 1952 GOP Nomination
Gov. Thomas E. Dewey today reaffirmed support for Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower as the 1952 Republican presidential nominee. The statement comes amid ongoing party discussions and signals continued Dewey backing.
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Mortgage Foreclosure Tomorrow for Quadruplets’ Parents
Pontiac Michigan residents Mr and Mrs Kenneth Rosebush face a foreclosure sale tomorrow over a $32 monthly GI mortgage on their Oakwood home bought in 1946. The bank delayed once. several anonymous supporters aim to raise funds before 10 am to avert losing the house. The couple recently welcomed quadruplets, two boys and two girls, swelling their family to eight.
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Rosebush
Willam B. Hartman
Roderick L. Parsch
Ceshier
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Lepeer Savings Bank
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Hropebush
Parsch
Frida
Soft-coal Miners Get 1.60 Raise
Washington January 18 UP The entire soft coal industry agreed to a daily wage increase of 1.60 for John L Lewis miners. A voluntary agreement was signed by all segments including the Southern Coal Producers Association. The 10 percent rise will be paired with about five percent price increases. A news conference was scheduled for later.
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John L. Lewis
Southern Coal Producers’ Association
Southern Group
Lewis
United Mine Workers' Policy Committee
Filet price hits record in Rhode Island markets
In Providence on January 18, tenderloin steak was selling at 229 dollars per pound, reported by the State Bureau of Markets. Meat sellers called it an all time high across some markets.
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Air Force Calls Up Major Portion of Reserve Units
The Air Force announced a large mobilization to activate about 150000 Air Reserve and National Guard members. It plans to add 12 National Guard wings and 21 Air Reserve training wings plus other units to raise manpower to 971000, with many reservists screened for deferments and assigned as needed. Sources say initial activations begin March to May with warning given where possible.
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Ine Air Force
448th Speeds Up Recruiting Here
The Air Force 443th Light Bomb Wing in training at Long Beach Municipal Airport has been ordered to boost recruiting to fill ranks with veterans. The 432nd Light Bomb Wing was activated Aug 30 last year and is stationed in Japan, directing bombing missions on Korea.
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Supply shortages push bakers to hoard amid ongoing scare
The teletype notes continued scarcity of baking supplies with adequate stock but rising fear and hoarding. Other sections list features across the paper including Beach Combing Boyle Bridge and various pages for ads, comics, editorials, obituaries, radio and TV, sports, theaters, tides, temperatures, and women's activities.
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Allies on Korean Front Face Red Assault Expected
Allied patrols in the Korean west reported heavy Communist concentrations along the front near Kumyangjang, Wonju, and the Seoul–Taejon axis. After a 90 minute engagement with two Communist companies, UN units withdrew with some casualties and captured a prisoner, while reports warned a general offensive might unfold soon.
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Seoul
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Faroe Goateemen
Long Beach
Becker
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Chungju
No- Man's-Land
Forrest Walker
Kansas City
Kans
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William C. Barmard
U. N. Pata
Dispatch
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Seoul- Taejon
Truman Vows Pressure for Denunciation
In Lake Success New York January 18 1946 United States presses to label Communist China an aggressor at the United Nations. President Truman says U S delegates will work vigorously to secure UN denunciation while seeking sponsors for a resolution accusing Peiping of aggression. The measure would demand Chinese troop withdrawal from Korea and urge UN members not to aid Peiping with support or recognition.
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U. S
Peiping
France Cautious but Expects to Denounce China
Paris officials agreed to condemn Red China as an aggressor in Korea but urged slowing the move to study possible consequences. A foreign ministry spokesman affirmed the principle yet warned against rushing declaration before fully considering sanctions and their impact.
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Mao Tze-tung
Weather Update With Light Showers Tonight
Occasional light rain continues tonight with cloudy skies and scattered showers on Friday. Little temperature change expected. Winds from the southwest at 10 to 20 miles per hour, shifting to the west at 5 to 25 miles tomorrow.
Truman says he will consult Congress before sending troops
President Truman said he would consult Congress before sending American troops to Europe, a claim challenged by reporters at his news conference who argued his remarks were published with White House quotation restrictions. He stressed the power to act but pledged courtesy to seek congressional input and warned he might appeal to the people if Congress balked. A stenographic transcript of the session was released.
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Truman urges Senate to approve more troops to Europe
President Truman said he would appreciate Senate approval to send additional U S troops to Europe while stressing he will act as needed to meet the world situation. He backed a Democratic resolution praising Eisenhower's Western defense command and reiterated his constitutional authority as commander in chief. He said he would consult with committees but not be bound by Congress. He also outlined UN pressure on Red China, a Korea cease fire stance, a coming tax proposal, and rapid price wage controls.
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Europe
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Congress
Sen. Wherry
Nebraska
Jeader
Horse Ways and Means Committee
Wedding Party Drowned As Ice Breaks Near Bydgoszcz
A lake near Bydgoszcz collapsed under three horse drawn sleighs trapping 16 people in a wedding party. The brice and bridegroom perished along with others in the tragedy reported by Ex press Wieczorny.
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Poland
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Bromberg
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Brice
Nine Men Trapped in Coal Mine Blast
One man injured and nine workers reported trapped after an explosion at Burning Creek Collieries Co. coal mine near Kermit on the Tug River, the West Virginia Kentucky border area 23 miles west of Williamson.
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Chou Enlai Warns UN Over Chinese Nonparticipation
Chinese Foreign Minister Chou Enlai again warned the United Nations that actions taken without Red Chinese participation will be illegal and null and void. The telegram to UN headquarters was broadcast by New China and monitored in London.
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Heroic Arkansan Decorated For Tank Rescue Deeds
An Arkansas corporal earned the Distinguished Service Cross for crawling through heavy fire after his tank was hit near Suwon, saving a pair of tanks and aiding the UN advance toward Suwon airbase. Cpl. William C. Earnest of Pine Bluff refused evacuation to assist wounded crew and warn pursuing tanks.
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