Hungnam Beachhead Quiet Amid Heavy Allied Attacks
Allied land sea air barrages mowed down Communist forces at Hungnam as frozen Chinese and Korean Reds lay among debris along the UN perimeter. U.N. casualties reported for the Nov 27 to Dec 12 period totaled 12,975, with most Americans among the killed wounded or missing.
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Tokyo
Hungnam
United Nations
Korea
MacArthur
U.N
North Korea
Republic of Korea
Defence Department
Washington
U.S
10Th Corps
Hungnam Beach
Halifax Raises Weekly News Rate on Newsprint Costs
The Halifax Chronicle-Herald will raise its weekly subscription from 24 to 30 cents starting January 1 due to higher newsprint costs and other factors. The Halifax Mail-Star reported a similar increase yesterday.
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Halifax
Halifax Chronicle-Herald
Halifax Mail-Star
Crown Concludes Case in Ottawa Murder Hearing
In Ottawa Magistrate Glenn Strike commits Toronto matron Marion Sullivan for trial on charges of murder in the death of her husband Francis J. Sullivan at the Chateau Laurier hotel on November 18. Police testimony described bruising on Mrs. Sullivan and her denial of any quarrel, with final arguments pending.
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Glenn
Marion Sullivan
Toronto
Francis J. Sullivan
Chateau Laurier
Marion ‘Sullivan
Edna Harry
Ottawa Police Department
Borden Hobbs
Mr. Sullivan
Health Q and A with Dr Gubbins on winter vigor
A London Express Service humor column answers reader questions about health and aging. It uses satirical tips for breath control, stairs, and exercise, joking about bungalows, carpenters, and rooftop exercises to mock extreme self help advice.
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Dr. Gubbins
Nathaniel Gubbins
London
Express Service
Railways seek immediate five percent freight rate rise
Ottawa dispatch reports railways filed for an immediate five per cent general freight-rate increase and a deferred unspecified rise. They claim the five per cent would raise about 17.5 million annually, linked to wage hours settlements that added 30.8 million to the wage bill for 124000 workers.
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Ottawa
Justice Kellock
Railways
Board of Transport Commissioners
Hard Problems Face Commonwealth Leaders in London
London hosts a 100 day Commonwealth meeting with about 450 million people represented by eight dominions and delegates. The agenda opens January 2 focusing on Far East issues and Korea, with potential topics including Commonwealth stance on Communist China and India’s republican status within the bloc.
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Reuters
Attlee
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Commonwealth
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China
Britain
Pakistan
Ceylon
Canada
Australia
New Zealand
Must Coax Germans To Join Defence
Adenauer seeks a security treaty to replace occupation statutes as German troops are asked to join a Western European defence force. He met with the Allied high commissioners McCloy Kirkpatrick and Francois-Poncet to negotiate terms for Germany’s participation in an international army led by Eisenhower. The Brussels meeting aimed to raise 150000 German soldiers for a 1,000,000 man European army over two years.
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Germany
Konrad Adenauer
Allied
High Commission
Western Europe
West German Republic
John J. McCloy
United States
Ivone Kirkpatrick
Britain
Andre Francois-Poncet
France
Adenauer
Dwight Eisenhower
West Germany
Brussels
Smilestones Teacher and Child Dialogue Peacefully Ends
In a quirky exchange a Smilestones teacher asks about tense and a boy answers past. A boarding house joke lands with strong butter humor as residents debate coffee strength and wit resolves into a light exchange.
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Alberta Town Hit Hard by Fire in Ryley Alberta
Fire in Ryley Alberta destroyed several buildings on main street after an explosion in a garage. Ten nearby towns aided with hoses and water from a large reservoir to stop the blaze, leaving three families homeless and one mechanic badly burned.
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Ryley
Alta
Alberta
John Kordich
Bill Radick
Tofield
Edmonton
Kordich
Canadian National Railways
Three Year Truce Between U S Rails And Unions
The White House announced a three year peace pact between major railroads and four operating rail unions. About 120000 yardmen gain 23 cents an hour retroactive to Oct 1 with two cent increases and quarterly cost of living adjustments. About 180000 road service workers receive five cent raises retroactive to Oct 1 and five cents on Jan 1 plus the same COLA scheme. John R. Steelman announced the settlement.
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Ontario
Quebec
Newfoundland
R. L. Kellock
Supreme Court of Canada
Washington
White House
John R. Steelman
British press rails at Hoover criticism of US defence stance
London’s Telegraph and the Guardian attack Herbert Hoover for opposing wider US defence policy. Hoover’s isolationist proposal sparks a fresh Senate clash as Democrats and Republicans trade barbs. Lehman calls it a plea for isolation, while Liberal Guardian argues the plan mirrors isolationism.
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Reuters
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United States
London Telegraph
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Manchester Guardian
Washington
Hoover
Kenneth Wherry
Nebraska
Senate
Truman
Congress
Herbert Lehman
Liberal Guardian
Japan
Britain
Telegraph
Great Lakes navigation season ends with mixed tonnage gains
The busy navigation season on the Great Lakes closes with 1950 grain and iron ore movement near depth of earlier peak years. Iron ore tonnage rose about 8.65 million tons from 1949 to 1950, while total tonnage through the Sault Ste. Marie canals neared 105 million tons, trailing 1942 and 1947 records. No marine disasters reported as ports opened late and weather cooperated at season’s end.
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Lake Superior Iron Ore Association
Cleveland
Sault Ste. Marie
Lakes Superior
Huron
Buffalo
N.Y
Epidemic of Mumps Strains Lethbridge Grows
Lethbridge faces its worst mumps outbreak on record with 645 cases. Health officer Dr. Margaret O Meara petitions provincial authorities to extend Christmas recess by a week to bolster quarantine. No deaths reported. adults risk serious complications. last year had only 31 cases.
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Lethbridge
Margaret O’meara
O’ Meara
Health ‘Department
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Arthur J. Reaume
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25Th Canadian Infantry
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