Watkins Opposes Calling MacArthur For Interview
Senator Watkins Utah resists a congressional probe of Gen. Douglas MacArthur over Korea saying such an inquiry could leak secrets. Others push for questioning while President Truman rebuffs inviting either MacArthur or Eisenhower to a meeting. MacArthur stated there is a clear solution to the Korea situation.
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Dinner May Reveal Senate GOP Leaders To Be Chosen
At the Gridiron Club Dinner in a downtown hotel Senators Bridges of New Hampshire and Taft of Ohio, both mentioned as possible Senate majority leader, will attend with likely input from President-elect Eisenhower’s Cabinet choices Brownell and Humphrey. The session may hint at Bridges as a compromise leader, though Taft remains a strong option.
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Bradley May Find Self In Middle Of Clash Between Ike
General Omar Bradley rides into Washington amid a developing rift between Eisenhower and Truman. Bradley, JCS chairman and WWII ally of Eisenhower, accompanied by Cabinet officers on the trip from Hawaii, may become a go between as the President-elect seeks an honorable Korea war conclusion while Truman cites campaign demagoguery.
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New OPS Boss Named WSB Revamp Planned
President Truman to name new Wage Stabilization Board members and appoint Joseph H. Freehill as administrator of the Office of Price Stabilization. Freehill will cut OPS staff to 4,125 by January 31 to operate within funds, while Roger Putnam plans to resign January 1 and be replaced by a successor, with Michael V. DiSalle considered for the post.
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Former U S Army intelligence agent held over top secret files
An American official announced that Martin W Rothkrug, 45, of Westport Connecticut, a former U S Army intelligence agent in Europe, has been caught with thousands of top secret files and is held in the Berlin Army stockade since August 2. In Oakland California Travis Hall known as Al Foley was arrested in connection with the mass slayings of four persons in Chester California on October 10.
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Fresno
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Warplane Output To Hit Peak In Spring Of 55
Washington says United States military aircraft production will peak next spring at 750 to 800 planes a month, after reaching 666 in November, with capacity to rise well beyond the peak if needed. Output is planned to taper to about 300 monthly by June 1956.
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British Conductor Quits Red Party
Benjamin Franke, a 46 year old British composer and conductor, resigns from the Communist party after years as a member, citing revulsion at the Prague purge trials. He wrote a public resignation letter to the Daily Worker, though it was not printed. Frankel contributed to the score for the film The Seventh Veil.
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Trained Chimp Seeks Blood Donor After Fire
Oscar the performing chimpanzee in Guelph Ontario is critically burned and needs a chimp blood donor to survive. Dr James Archibald of the Ontario Veterinary College clinic says Oscar, seven, has a 50 50 chance and warns if no chimp donor is found they may have to use human blood plasma. Oscar rides bicycles smokes cigars and skates in the animal show.
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Eisenhower Shocked by Truman Demagoguery Blast
Honolulu AP report says President Truman’s harsh demagoguery remark deeply shocked President-elect Eisenhower and threatened future relations. Eisenhower, en route from Hawaii to New York, plans Korea policy work with advisers and may meet Gen Douglas MacArthur next week. The blast affected morale and informal talks, amid transfers and cabinet friction.
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ROK Troops Capture Little Nori Hill in Korea Clash
South Korean troops stormed Little Nori Hill and held the crest after heavy fighting with Communist forces. Big Nori near the Imjin River remained contested as ROK engineers and allied artillery pressed the defense with Patton tanks. US advisers praised the ROKs as the toughest soldiers, with air power and trucks aiding the push.
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UN focuses on trouble in Morocco
The United Nations opened an examination of the crisis in French ruled Morocco hours after ending a tense debate on Tunisia. The Arab Asian bloc pressed for Moroccan negotiations under a U N good offices commission, while France said the protectorates are an internal matter. The Latin American backed resolution urged negotiations and a settlement in the UN Charter spirit, but Paris signaled it would ignore the appeal.
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General Assembly
No Respect For Law PIACENZA
Italian thieves broke into a local courtroom in Piacenza last night and stole 300000 lire about 500 dollars from a safe. The break in highlights security gaps and shocks residents of the northern city.
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Italy
Mrs Deans Lawyers Hint At New Defense
Two attorneys for Mrs Davie Dean suggested a fresh defense in her first degree murder trial in Batavia Ohio They indicated she did not poison her 68 year old husband Hawkins but shielded the person or persons responsible The lawyers noted the defense could shift focus to another culprit or complicity theory.
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Ben West
John L. Watson
Hugh C. Nichols
Declaration Moves to New Home at National Archives
Washington reports the Declaration of Independence, the U S Constitution, and the Bill of Rights are being moved from the Library of Congress to the National Archives in an armored transfer. The 20 ton safe will store the documents when not on display, protected by built in elevators and helium filled cases. President Truman to preside at the opening ceremony, with the trio having a long history of safekeeping during wars and threats.
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Leesburg
Keller Denies Endorsing Vienna Peace Congress
Helen Keller rejects a Prague newspaper claim that she endorsed the Vienna peace conference. The State Department confirmed she denounced the story in a Voice of America broadcast to Czechoslovakia. Keller had previously criticized the Vienna congress as masking Stalinist propaganda.
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Weeks Seeks Steady Business After Defense Spending Ends
Sinclair Weeks, named to head the Commerce Department, says business should remain strong as defense spending tapers. He expects private capital to replace government in foreign aid, opposes the excess profits tax, and urges cautious tariff policies. Weeks met with the new cabinet office staff in his first Washington appearance since the nomination.
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