Chinese Red Army Press Southward From North Korea
News report from Tokyo notes 27 Chinese divisions about 270,000 troops, including 8,000 to 14,000 Mongolian cavalry, crossing the Manchurian border into Korea. Allied forces retreat to the 38th parallel as Mongol ponies and camel trains bolster Red advance, with refugees flooding south and Seoul seeking an appeal to halt the migration. Air strikes claim 550 enemy casualties as the Eighth Army withdraws toward Pyongyang.
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Tokyo
South Korea
United Nations
Genghis Khan
Red China
North Korea
Eighth Army
North
10Th Corps
Hamhung
Red Korea
Hungnam
Seventh Division
Manchurian
Hey
Soviet Siberia
Seoul
Syngman Rhee
MacArthur
U. S. Eighth Army
Korea
Morean
Pyongyang
38Th Parallel
Truman Plans Crisis At UN For Far East Policy
India's Sir Benegal Rau presented a two part plan to the United Nations aimed at halting the Korea fighting and resolving Far Eastern issues. He proposed a three man commission to set cease fire terms and a second panel to advise on broader regional problems with China. The resolutions passed the committee 48 to 5 amid Soviet opposition, with several abstentions, and were sent to Washington for reaction.
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Korea
Rau
Ecuador
Turkey
Thailand
China
State Department
U. S
Washington
Assembly
Nasrollah Enetzam
Iran
Entezam
Far East
Peiping
U.S
Attlee hopes UN forces can stay in Korea
Prime Minister Attlee told the House of Commons that he has good hopes UN forces will remain in Korea. He outlined the trip's成果 with Truman and Canadian leaders, saying aggression must be halted and a stable Far East position sought. Churchill pressed on atomic bomb policy, Attlee affirmed there is no difference with Truman.
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London
Attlee
House of Commons
United Nations
Korea
Truman
Washington
Ottawa
King George
Far East
Winston Churchill
House
MacArthur
Emmanuel Shinwell
Marines Reduce Changjin Casualty Estimate
Marine headquarters lowered its Changjin reservoir casualty toll for the First Marine Division to 3,000 to 3,300, including sickness and winter exposure. Battle deaths, wounds, and missing were about half that total, with the division at roughly 70 percent strength after a 10 day battle.
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Washington
Changjin Reservoir
Korea
Margaret Truman Receives Applause in Chattanooga Encores
Margaret Truman drew applause from about 1500 fans in Chattanooga as she performed two encores. A newspaper critic labeled her voice as not suited to operatic arias or orchestral accompaniment by the Chattanooga Symphony Orchestra.
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Chattanooga
Tenn
Margaret Truman
Chris Foes
Ettanooga Symphony Orchestra
City mayor salary raised to 11500 a year
Columbus AP reports the city council increased the mayor’s annual pay from 6000 to 11500 dollars, effective January 1, 1952.
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Columbus
High Court ruling leaves many red cases up in air
The Supreme Court ruled that persons quizzed by grand juries about Communist activities may remain silent if answers could criminally incriminate them. The 8 to 1 decision, cited with cases dating to 1807, questioned implications for contempt of Congress and upholds a right to avoid self incrimination. The ruling affects 24 recent contempt of Congress indictments including Earl Browder, Philip Jaffe, and Frederick Vanderbilt Field.
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Washington
Supreme Court
High Court
Patricia Blau
Denver
Blau
Justice Clark
Black
Congress
Justice Department
Earl Browder
U. S
Philip Jaffe
Amerasia
Frederick Vanderbilt Field
New York
Franchot Tone says ex has love affairs and custody dispute
Actor Franchot Tone testified he warned ex wife Jean Wallace he would not relinquish custody of their two sons without her rehabilitation. Wallace seeks custody and about 1100 in monthly support as Tone recalls past drunken incidents and new claims of affairs.
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Franchot Tone
Santa Monica
Calif
Jean Wallace
Tone
Superior Court
Miss Wallace
Leonid Mostovey
Corky
House OK Expected For Aid To Tito
Washington AP reports the House faced the Yugoslav aid bill after Senate approval by 60 to 21. The measure would authorize the Economic Cooperation Administration to draw up to 50 million dollars for food relief to drought haunted Yugoslavia and was expected to pass the House soon.
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House OK
Tito
Washington
Marshal Tito
Yugoslavia
House
Senate
Economic Cooperation Administration
Toledo Names Ollie Czelusta New Mayor
Ollie Czelusta began duties as Toledo mayor succeeding Michael V. DiSalle who resigned as mayor and councilman to become Federal Price Administrator. Czelusta an attorney and 13 year Toledo city council member, was elected by councilmen. State Rep. Frank W. King was elected to DiSalle s vacant council seat.
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Toledo
Ollie Czelusta
Michael V. DiSalle
Czelusta
DiSalle
Frank W. King
Senators Urge Military Aid to Chiang Forces
Washington AP 37 Senators urged military aid to Nationalist China as the 82nd Congress opened. Public backing came from 34 Republican and 4 Democratic senators. Senator Knowland cited plans to press again for $38 million in aid when the new Congress convenes, while Fulbright warned such aid could escalate into war with China.
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Washington
China
Congress
Senate
Knowland
Calif
Knowlane
Fulbright
D-Ark
Snafu Sends Two Men To Korea Battlefront
In Seattle misfiled papers sent Jack Wilson of Kenton Ohio and Pvt Arlie Evans of Berkley Springs West Virginia to Korea instead of Eielson Air Force Base Alaska. Wilson reached Pyongyang with a battlefield promotion after a perilous trip via Japan andOak Anchorage before returning to Eielson. Evans was reported in Yokohama Japan awaiting orders.
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Snafu
Korea
Seattle
Jack Wilson
Kenton, O
Eielson, Alaska, Air Force Base
Arlie Evans
Berkley Springs
W. Va
Wilson
Ohio
Eielson
Fort Lawton
Evans
Alaska
Japan
Milton W. Witt
Pyongyang
Truman plans radio address on war danger and home front moves
President Truman prepares a national radio speech likely Friday or Saturday detailing steps to meet the world crisis and mobilize the home front. A broadening White House meeting with congressional leaders gauges timing for a national emergency and wartime economic controls.
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Washington
Truman
White House
Una
George
D-Ga
Senate Finance Committee
State Acheson
Defense Marshall
Secretary of the Treasury
Snyder
Congressional
Lyndon Johnson
Dtex
Senate Armed Services Preparedness
Johnson
Congress
Maybank
D-Sc
Senate Bank Committee
Charleston
S. C
Commerce Department
National Production Authority
NPA
Senate Appropriations Committee
Defense
Robert M. Lovett
Curfew Enforced After Deadly Singapore Riots Over Girl
In Singapore, a dusk to dawn curfew was imposed as two days of sectarian violence left 14 dead and over 140 injured. Soldiers clashed with mobs in the eastern district, with four Chinese reported killed, while authorities sought to calm tensions. The Supreme Court allowed Maria Bertha Hertogh to be returned to Holland with her mother, amid protests from Muslim groups. Associated Press reporters Tom Masterson and Larry Allen were wounded in the upheaval.
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Singapore
Supreme Court
Maria Bertha Hertogh
Holland
Maria Bertha
Suspreme Court
de Tors
Associated PR
Bureau
Tom Masterson
Larry Allen
Masterson
Allen
Price of eggs has crack up in New York market
Wholesale egg prices fell sharply after a week of gains on the Mer centile Exchange in New York. Top grade eggs dropped from 80 cents to 64 65 cents a dozen. Grand Union sharply cut retail prices from 97 to 81 cents, with other stores expected to follow. Dealers cited consumer price resistance and softer demand as receipts held steady.
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New York
Grand Union Company
Chicago
Urner- Barry Company
Free Ford autos for Mast-Foo s workers this Christmas
Springfield AP Mast-Foos Manufacturing Company will give 1951 Ford sedans to its plant employees and affiliated firms. President Winslow bought 150 deluxe cars from a local dealer. more may be added as available. Employees and their families may use the cars like owners, with ownership retained by the company. Winslow cites improved morale and mutual benefit from the program, noting cars are replaced each year.
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Springfield
Winslow
Korean Urges A Bomb Strategy Against Russia
Seoul reports indicate Minister Sim Sung Mo urged striking Russia with atomic bombs to cripple its rubber steel and other resources. He claimed the Soviet Union could be crippled or made to surrender through targeted nuclear use.
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Seoul
Korea
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