UN Forces Shorten Defense Lines in Korea Retreat
UN forces pull back from the Yalu border as Seventh division units retreat toward Manchuria and Korea. Chinese and North Korean buildup threatens Won san and Hungnam while Marines push toward Haagara and Changjin reservoir amid a large enemy force estimated at 500 000 Chinese and 100 000 to 150 000 North Koreans.
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First Corps
17Th
Changjin
Tenth Corps
Wonsan
Hungnam
Red
U. S
Changjin Reservoir
Hagara
Korea
Manchuria
Koto
Seventh Division
Hagaru
MacArthur
Eighth Army
Songchon
Pyongyang
Yellow Sea
Japan
Tom Lambert
United Nations
Tokyo
Yalu River
Manchurian
Don Whitehead
Leif Erickson
Waiton N. Walker
Lambert
Red Army
South
Britain Eyes UK-US Talks on Korea UN Roles
British officials say a direct Portsmouth style discussion with Truman awaits Attlee and Bevin. Hugh Dalton argues Britain seeks a hard line with Russia, Red China UN entry, and limits on UN forces in Korea, aiming for firmer British influence in wartime diplomacy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hugh Dalton
Britain
United States
Dalton
Labor Party
Devizes
Russia
China
United Nations
Korea
Attlee
Truman
Rumor of New Red Plan Splitting U.S. Strength
Berlin reports a rumor that Moscow may split American military power between Europe and Korea. The absence of Otto Grotewohl and Walter Ulbricht from their duties fuels speculation as Deputy PM Heinrich Rau runs government after a Soviet control commission meeting. President Truman’s remark on possible atomic warfare in Korea adds context.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Russia
Europe
Korea
Heinrich Rau
Otto Grotewohl
Walter Ulbricht
Soviet Control Commission
Truman
North Korea
Denton Dodge ignition keys recovered after finding near Broadway
Lubbock police report keys to a 1942 Dodge sedan registered to William V. Denton of Slaton were turned in by a finder Saturday near Broadway and Ave N. Dr W T White, 1932 Texas Tech graduate, was on campus recruiting for Sperry Gyroscope Company. He earned his PhD from MIT in 1941 and grew up in Lubbock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lubbock
William V. Denton
Slaton
Broadway
Ave. N
W. T. White
Texas Tech
Sperry Gyroscope Company
Dr. White
M.I.T
Luther White
San Angelo
No Plans Set For Clovis Hobbs Air Bases
The Air Force said no present plans to reactivate fully its bases at Hobbs and Clovis, New Mexico. Both bases are auxiliaries to the Air Training command flying school at Reese Air Force base in Lubbock, Texas. Hobbs is used actively as an auxiliary while Clovis is not, with Reese fliers practicing landings and takeoffs at Hobbs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Air Force
Hobbs
Clovis
New Mexico
Air Training Command
Reese Air Force Base
Lubbock
Texas
Reese
Hobbs Field
Winter Weather Hits Texas Plains and Midwest Storm
A winter front swept the plains and Midwest with freezing temps in Texas Panhandle and South Plains. Dalhart reported light snow, dust storms reduced in Lubbock, and winds up to 55 mph in Carlsbad New Mexico. Thunderstorms and snow spread across the central states, with tornadoes in Illinois and a broad snow blanket across the north central region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Panhandle
South Plains
Texas
Dalhart
Associated Press
Lubbock
Childress
United Press
Carlsbad
N. M
Florida
Weather Bureau
Plains
Mississippi Valley
Northern
President Truman backs Navy in Army-Navy game affair
President Truman attended the Army-Navy game in Philadelphia and supported Navy as the winning side. He returned to the White House after a guarded arrival at Union Station, while Secret Service officials investigated a joking threat overheard near the presidential train.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Truman
Army-Navy
Philadelphia
Union Station
White House
Charles G. Ross
Blair House
Navy
Army
A. ©. Baughman
Secret Service
Adolph Ruszyck
Michael Pantzykowski
Lackawanna
N. Y
Ruszyck
City Hall
Goodfellows Aim to Aid All City Children This Christmas
The Goodfellows seek names of every child not over 14 in Lubbock city limits who would be forgotten without gifts. Donations fund the gifts and are welcomed and acknowledged. Submit contributions now for inclusion in next Wednesday’s contributor list.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santa Claus
Goodfellows
Lubbock
Anthropologist Finds Three Oldest House Sites in Hemisphere
Dr. George W. Brainerd of the University of California announces three 3000 year old Pinto Indian houses near Mojave’s foothills. Embedded artifacts include obsidian tools and partly fossilized camel and horse bones, underscoring a densely populated area circa 1000 B.C.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hemisphere
Los Angeles
INS
George W. Brainerd
University of California
Mojave
Brainerd
B.C
Funeral Rites Set At Crosbyton For Mrs Amy Taylor
Crosbyton funeral services for 81 year old Mrs Amy Lois Taylor who died Friday will be held today at 2 p m at the First Baptist Church. Rev Carl Grisham will officiate with pallbearers being the deceaseds grandsons. Burial follows in Crosbyton cemetery. She was born in Knox county Illinois and had lived with her daughter Mrs C E Rowse in Crosbyton for five years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crosbyton
Amy Lois Taylor
Carl Grisham
First Baptist Church
Taylor
Knox County
Ill
C. E. Rowse
Crosbyton Cemetery
Israel Diamond Industry Sees Rising Demand in US Market
Tel Aviv reports growing demand for gems in the American market has stimulated Israel's diamond industry, signaling stronger export prospects and potential investment in jewelry initiatives amid rising global demand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Israel
Tel-Aviv
Choral Clinic Attracts 1000 Students In Lubbock
The Texas Tech and Texas Interscholastic League co sponsor held a choral clinic at Lubbock High School drawing about 1000 students and 31 directors. Dr Gene L HemmleTech led with Dr Archie N Jones UT Austin as consultant. Directors from several districts attended and explored future workshop plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas Technological College
Texas Interscholastic League
Lubbock High School
Gene L. Hemmle
Tech
R. W. Matthews
Lubbock
S. T. Cherry
Lorenzo
Shannon Thornton
Archie N. Jones
University of Texas School of Fine Arts
Hemmle
Raymond Elliott
Tech Music Department
Littlefield
Colorado City
Muleshoe
Sweetwater
Brownfield
Big Spring
Jones
UN moves seek end to Korean war and talks with Peiping
The report notes Britain France Cuba Norway and Ecuador backing a U S drafted UN document urging restraint and new talks with Communist China while awaiting Truman Attlee discussions. It cites MacArthur naming an undeclared war and hints Peiping may enter private talks with the West amid push for armistice steps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Korea
Britain
France
Cuba
Norway
Ecuador
U.S
Douglas MacArthur
Tokyo
China
Flushing Meadow
MacArthur
Manchuria
Truman
Attlee
Red China
Peiping
Wu Hsiu-chuan
Mao Tsetung
Chen Chiao
Trygve
Chiao
India
Sir Benegal Rau
Lie
Rau
Kenneth Younger
Russia
Moscow
Generals Warn UN Forces Surrounded as War Funds Move Ahead
Secret testimony before the House Appropriations committee warned that UN troops are overwhelmingly outnumbered and fighting for survival as Congress rushes a 17.8 billion defense funding request. Marshall and the joint chiefs warned of a new Communist move amid a looming iron curtain lull. Austin and Gross returned to New York to brief UN allies on the U S position.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Truman
Europe
Defense
Marshall
Joint Chiefs of Staff
House Appropriations Committee
U. S
Senate
House
Austin
Gross
New York
America
Answers Four Five Department Calls False Alarm In Lubbock
Four fire calls and a false alarm were logged on Saturday afternoon. Damage was negligible in each incident. A shed, fence, and a pile of scrap lumber burned at Twenty-eighth and Juniper at 1:29 p.m. and a grass fire was reported at Twenty-eighth and Ave. J.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Twenty-eighth
Ave. J
Civil Defense structure eyed for rapid federal state local boost
A progress report calls for rapid increases in civilian defenses at all levels. Symington will be asked to outline readiness, with McMahon saying Wadsworth will join. Caldwell to head a new independent Civilian Defense Administration with duties including federal planning, equipment standardization, information dissemination, mutual aid, training, and establishing an A bomb attack communications system.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
GOP
Congressional Atomic Authority
Symington
McMahon
James J. Wadsworth
Millard F. Caldwell
Caldwell
NLRB
Truman
White House
House
Senate
Canada
Congress
Tech Foundation hosts luncheon as board meetings unfold
Tech Foundation members and Amarillo guests meet at the club for a luncheon prior to an executive session. Attendees include C. T. McLaughlin, J. E. Cunningham, Robert M. Bass, Eddie Chiles, Obie Bristow, Spencer Wells, Clifford Jones, Robi Weymouth, Robi Price, G. R. Buchanan, W. T. Gaston, Marshall Pennington, and Ed Smith. Remarks on plans for an enlarged athletic program and possible resignation of Coach Dell Morgan were not disclosed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Snyder
Foundation
J. E. Cunningham
Amarillo
Southwestern Public Service Company
Robert M. Bass
Kilgore
Eddie Chiles
Western Company
Midland
Obie Bristow
Big Spring
Spencer A. Wells
Hemphill- Wells Company
Lubbock
Clifford B. Jones
Tech
McLaughlin
Chansler Weymouth
Amarillo Tech
Robi
B. Price
el Paso
G. R. Buchanan
Santa Fe Railroad
W. T. Gaston
Marshall Pennington
Ed Smith
Rent controls debated as U S moves to mobilize
Senate planned to debate a bill extending federal rent controls through February 28 while House Banking Committee opened hearings on a three month extension. President Truman urged longer continuance. Senator Capehart pressed for curbs tied to all out home front mobilization and possible wage price controls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ment
ADA
Francis Biddle
Senate
House Banking Committee
Truman
Capehart
R-Ind
Symington
Defense Department
Birth announcements from Lubbock area families
Several couples report newborns with weights and birth times. Durwood Bottoms mum. B G Petree Idalou, Suutcey West Texas hospital. Billy Davis geologist 818 East Eighteenth. P T McKinley Lubbock route 7. Jesus Martinez Raymondville. Gabriel Vasques Lubbock route 1. Frank Evans Jr Juniper. Melton Morales 2220 South Ave L. G A Gauna North Ave K.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. G. Petree
Idalou
Billy Davis
East
Lubbock Memorial Hospital
Tulia Man Charged In Irregular Equipment Schemes
Investigators arrested Littlepage in San Antonio on charges connected to a multi-year check and equipment record. Officials tied him to four forged checks for tractors engines and a Pontiac, with assets traced to Amarillo Plainview and Wilbarger County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Littlepage
Grady
Waters
Eubank
Sid Parnell
Hufstedler Truck Company
Parnell
Tulsa
Hufstedler
Amarillo
Cook
Caldwell
Hugh White
San Antonio
Lubbock
Wilbarger County
Amarillo Globe-News
Davis Investment Company
T. S. Young
Pontiac
Jack SoRelle
Ted R. Collins
Fifth Street Motor Sales
A. J. Carter
Muleshoe Farmer Injured In Tractor Car Collision
E. W. Curry, a Muleshoe farmer, sustained a fractured shoulder blade when a tractor he was piloting was struck by a car north of town. He was taken to Muleshoe Hospital with his condition reported as serious.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muleshoe
E. W. Curry
Muleshoe Hospital
Fear Of A Bomb Fearful rumors and science lessons from wartime
A veteran science writer analyzes how postwar fear of atomic bombs grew from sensational statements by a minority of scientists. He argues most radioactivity fears are unfounded, urges simple protective steps, and notes how school programs for teacher training aim to shield children from future blasts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pacific
United States
Japan
Hiroshima
Lubbock Clothier Owner Dies After Highway 66 Crash
Edward Quicksilver 60 a Lubbock clothing store founder died en route to his new home after a traffic accident on highway 66 near St James Missouri He previously owned S&Q stores in Odessa Berger Amarillo and Enid His wife and three daughters survive with plans for funeral arrangements in St Louis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waynesville
Edward Quicksilver
Lubbock
Texas
Highway 66
St. James
Rolla
Quicksilver
Anna Quicksilver
Marvyn Yavitz
University City
Yavitz
S&q Clothiers
S&q
Odessa
Berger
Amarillo
Enid
Okla
Ada
James Kopf
Quicksilvers
Everett Ginsburg
Kopf
St. Louis
Metal Supply Cuts in 1951 NPA Orders
The Nixon Production Authority imposes a 20 percent cut in civilian zinc usage for four months in 1951 and limits nickel inventory to three days. It also restricts zinc stockpiles to 45 days except for electro plating. Four other orders target aluminum steel and rayon yarn used in tires and aircraft components.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
NPA
William H. Harrison
Steel Mills
Defense
Tax Hikes Seen for Yugoslavia and Price Controls Debate
Drought stricken Yugoslavia may face tax increases while critics attack the plan. Senate Banking and House Banking panels meet Monday to discuss price-wage and rent control measures. Byrd urges immediate selective controls. Symington testifies on NLRB stance. A two month extension to Feb 28 clears a Senate panel and moves toward floor debate. Speaker Rayburn pressures speed through the House.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yugoslavia
Senate Banking Committee
Byrd
D-Va
House Banking Committee
NLRB
W. Stuart Symington
International News Service
Senate
Rayburn
INS
Judge Ballard Coldwell Dies in El Paso at 64
El Paso report says Judge Ballard Coldwell of the 65th district court died early today at age 64 after a heart attack a month earlier. He had not served on the bench since his illness, though appointed by Governor Jim Ferguson to fill a vacancy and served continuously until illness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
EL Paso
Ballard Coldwell
65Th District Court
Coldwell
Jim Ferguson
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Ernest Bevin
Emanuel Shinwell
Pleven
Hobb
Dulles Charnes
Boston
Ben E. Noell
A. T. McGee
RAFB
Durwood
Paris
Lubbock Osteopathic Hospital
P. T. McKinley
Jesus Martinez
Raymondville
St. Mary's Hospital
Gabriel R. Vasques
Luobock
Porter Clinic
Frank Evans, Jr
Juniper
Melton Morales
South Ave
The
Veterans Administration
G. A. Gauna
North Ave
Tulia
U. O. Energy Commission
Safety Sefty
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