Troop Train Rams Freight in Hart SC Deopt Crash
A troop train carrying about 300 draftees collided with a freight train at Hart SC depot near Savannah. Engines and cars burst into flame as 14 soldiers were bruised or shaken. Most soldiers escaped serious injury. three troop cars wrecked. six cars from Fort Meade and three from Fort Devers.
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Fort Meade
Camp Rucker
Ala
Overweight Military Trucks Aid Sought
Secretary of Defense Marshall urged governors to cooperate with the military in moving overweight trucks. He asked states to designate one official to oversee overweight dispatches, with authorization limited to military representatives.
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Washington
Secretary of Defense
Marshall
Thousands Labor to Repair Damage Brought by Storm
A vast task force labored to cut through snow blockades and repair storm damage across the northeast. Death toll rose to 236, with property losses estimated in the millions and many cities, schools, and businesses disrupted. Thousands of workers cleared main arteries in Ohio and other states as rescue and utility restoration continued amid heavy snowfall and flooding threats.
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Congress Opens Scrap Over Excess Profits Tax
Congress began debating the administration’s proposed four billion dollar excess profits tax with a Reed resolution directing Ways and Means to seek substitutes. The Ways and Means panel met in closed session to discuss relief for new and growing firms and hardship cases as Democrats press for quick action before Christmas. House action hinges on passing a bill prior to Senate consideration.
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Catholics on Trial in Prague Court
Nine Roman Catholic archmen and Bishop Stanislav Zela faced charges of high treason espionage and other offenses in a Prague court. The defendants are accused of conspiring with the Vatican to overthrow the Communist government of Czechoslovakia.
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U S Proposes 95 7 Million Central Valley Expansion
The Reclamation Bureau proposed a 95.7 million dollar add on for the California Central Valley Project. The plan would authorize construction of reservoirs at Bi g Chapman New Hogan and New Melones sites with hydro plants at Melones Pine Flat and Tylioch and a transmission network linking power facilities. The bill also calls for transfer of Success and Terminus Dams to the Reclamation after Army Engineers finish.
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Secretary of Interior
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Imes
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Tron Bureau
Amy
News High Lights OFF THE TELETYPE
A teletyped roundup highlights various items across sections. The note mentions political defeat of a communist party in Austria and lists page references for features such as Beach Combing Bridge classifieds comics editorial obituaries and sports.
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City College Vikings Win Rose Bowl Bid
The unbeat en City College Vikings were chosen to represent the west in the Fifth Annual Junior Rose Bowl on December 9 in Pasadena. Pasadena Junior Chamber of Commerce delegates will present the bid to City College director Dr. George E. Dotson. The Rose Bowl board cast its ballot yesterday and awarded the western slot on the first ballot for Santa Rosa’s bid.
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George E. Dotson
City College
Truman Presses Congress To Extend Rent Control And Admit Alaska
President Truman urges a 90 day extension of rent controls and seeks Alaska statehood as the 81st Congress reconvenes in a brief lame duck session. Senate leaders outline Alaska first, with Hawaii next, while warning action may be delayed by emergencies and possible southern filibuster.
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Hawaii
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Til
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D.wyo
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D.wye
U S Hopes for Aid in Indochina
Washington—Assistant Secretary of State Dean Rusk said the United States hopes other free nations will contribute to Indochina's defense. He praised France for pledging independence to Vietnam and two other local states as part of the effort against Communist colonialism. The U S is providing military and economic aid to the associated states and their partners in the French Union.
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China Reds Enter U N Dramatically
Chinese Communist representatives appeared before a United Nations body as Soviet and U S delegates clashed over Korea and Formosa. The General Assembly political committee debated representation for China while the international children's fund board neared a decision split on Reds versus Nationalists. The Security Council planned Korea and Formosa questions with Warren Austin ready with inquiries on Chinese participation. The committee postponed a meeting to avoid conflict with the council.
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Formosa
Dulles
New York
U.N
MacArthur
Security Council
Warren R. Austin
Tomor- Tow
Report 9 Russian Divisions Moving Toward Korea
Seoul reports eight to nine Soviet divisions totaling about 150000 men advancing toward the Northeast Korea border below Vladivostok. South Korean Home Minister Pp. C. Clough conveyed the notice but offered no verification. An Eighth Army spokesman declined comment.
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Pp. C. Clough
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Vasiliev
Harbin
Manchuria
Kwantung Army
Clough
Columbia University
North Korea
Storm Warnings Up in Northern Area
Weather Bureau issued small craft warnings from Point Arena to Cape Blanco. Southerly winds 25 to 35 miles per hour expected along the northern coastline.
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vPhe Weather Bureau
Point Arena
Cape Blanco
Oregon
Foggy Tonight and Sunny Breaks Tomorrow
Fog tonight and tomorrow morning then clearing by midmorning. Mostly sunny tomorrow afternoon with little temperature change. Light variable winds shift to southwesterly, 10 to 18 mph, tomorrow afternoon.
Cal Bears to Meet Michigan in Jan 1 Showdown
California's Golden Bears, PCC champions, face Michigan Wolverines, winners of the 1950 Western Conference Tenm race, in a Jan 1 contest announced by Big Ten commissioner Kenneth Tug Wilson. Selection of Long Beach for site cited Viking rugged schedule and strong defense in a season highlighted by a 540- point output and a 14-point defense in five games.
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Tug) Witeon
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G. Cy
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Long Beach
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Jack Price
Seasiders
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Pasadena Junior Chamber of Commerce
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Chaffey
Dick Blewitt
Santa_Rosa
Kenneth Kerans
Ed Simonson
Bakersfield
Art Schafer
San Bernardino
Dick Hubbell
Kenneth Stever
Harold Angerhofer
Junior Chamber
Chapman
Boise J. C
Idaho
Wharton
Texas
Boise
Chinese Reds Drive Ruins Big Offensive Near Korea Front
In northwest Korea, a 20 mile retreat by the Korean Republican Second Corps amid two days of Chinese counterattacks threatens the UN offensive. U S forces pull back as Chinese masses attack center and flank, with over 100000 troops pressing the front and Allied lines shifting across multiple divisions.
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Associated Press
Leif Erickson
Eighth Army
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Ninth Corps
ROK
A. P
Tom Lambert
Lovesick Lads Duel With Cars Arrested
Providence police arrested two youths for reckless driving after auto duels. Stanley G. D Orsi, 13, and Frank Hennessey, 16, fought to date the same girl for six months. Last night D Orsi crashed into a tree and both cars collided.
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Frank Hennessey
Rathbun
D’orsi
Paiot
ICC Proposes to Ban TV Viewing by Truckers on Duty
Washington November 27 The Interstate Commerce Commission proposes to rule out any television viewing by interstate bus or truck drivers while on duty The 45000 word revision of highway safety rules will take effect early next year Public comment on changes runs through December 29 The rules require a vehicle set to be placed behind the driver and out of reach of the driver with controls inaccessible They also raise driver eyesight and heart exam standards and introduce annual physicals while excluding drivers with serious traffic or accident records Local law governs vehicle size and weight under a Supreme Court decision
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Interstate Commerce Commission
ICC
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