Leaders urge Truman to invoke price wage curbs
Washington AP report notes lawmakers press President Truman toward national emergency and wage price controls. Key figures include Walter of Pennsylvania Maybank Tobey and Taft weighing full scale controls vs selective measures as talks proceed ahead of a 10 30 pm radio address.
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Senate
House
Senate House Economic Committee
Atomic Committee
Administration
Taft
Ohio
GOP
State Department
Voice of America
U. S
O'Mahoney
D-Wye
House Economic Committee
UN approves plan for Korean cease-fire amid Soviet warnings
The UN General Assembly backed an Asian Arab plan to seek a Korean truce by forming a three member committee led by Nasrollah Entezam of Iran. The vote was 52 to 5 with Nationalist China abstaining as Soviet bloc countries opposed. Delegates warned no guaranteed halt to fighting and questioned China’s response.
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United Nations Assembly Today
China
Assembly
Nasrollah Entezam
Iran
Entezam
Russia
Jacob A. Malik
United States
Britain
Stefan Wierblowski
UN _ Political
World Organization
India
Korea
United Nations
Nasrallah Entezam
Red China
Threeman Commission
Moscow
Peiping
Kremlin
Peijing
Wu Hsiu-Chuan
38Th Parallel
Malik
Chinese Start Waging All-Out Air War
An Air Force spokesman said signs point to a Communist air offensive in Korea. He noted increased MiG-15 activity and 24 Russian jets engaging US Shooting Stars near Sinuiju with one Communist plane hit. UN air strength had been lower until MiG-15s appeared in November.
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Washington
Korea
China
Soviet Union
Sinuiju
U U. S
United Nations
Hungnam
Air Force
Pentagon
Red Air Force
Yugoslav aid bill heads for final passage
The House passed a 38 million dollar drought relief program for Communist Yugoslavia by 225 to 142 after two days of debate. A Senate-House compromise is expected quickly before President Truman signs. Rep Ribicoff called aiding Tito a realistic move to curb Soviet influence.
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Yugoslavia
Truman
House
Senate
Tito
United States
Belgrade
Stalin
Ribicoff
D-Conn
Casualties rise in Korean War totals reach 33878
Washington reports American casualties in the Korean War have climbed to 33,878, up 1,436 in a week. The Defense Department’s weekly summary shows 5,870 deaths, including 5,258 killed in action and 607 dying of wounds, with 5,143 listed as missing in action. Wounded total 23,477.
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Washington
Defense Department
United Nations
Middletown Detectives Seek Detainer Against Check Artist
Middletown detectives traveled to Cincinnati to file a detainer warrant against Clyde Copes 29 formerly of 446 Commercial Sq Cincinnati who allegedly passed more than 8000 in bad checks in the area He admitted a broad pattern of check forgeries using aliases including C G Yates and Jo He said he targeted small purchases at groceries hardware stores and other merchants and that about 1395 of the 995 dollar portion went to an auto. Investigators planned to question him in Cincinnati as part of a larger credit scheme linked to vehicles bought by check.
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Cincinnati
Clyde Copes
Commercial Sq
E. G. Myers
Ross Motor Company
Copes
C. G Yates
Ralph Bauer
John Fitzgerald
Cope
Nati
Clem W. Merz
Allied Push Deepens in Northeast Korea Beachhead
Allied forces press inland on the northeast beachhead as an estimated 100000 Chinese Reds mass around them. U N troops blow three spans of a Songchon River bridge after Oro falls to bombardment. MiG-15s engage US jets in large aerial duels near the Manchurian border.
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Korea
Manchuria
U. S. Third Division
Oro
Hamhung
Hungnam
United Nations
Songchon River
Manchurian
Changjin
Puerto Rico
Perime
Storm peril spreads to several ships off French coast
Off Brest France a tempest jeopardizes multiple vessels including the 3658 ton Greek ship Agios Spyridon feared lost with reports rescuers saved at least two crew members The 5083 ton Blairclove and Dutch Koninghoven drift out of control while the Swedish M/S Scandinavia and 8925 ton Esso seek aid A fire alarm aboard the US steamship American Banker was cancelled after the blaze was extinguished.
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France
Lee
Tony
Agios Spyridon
Blairclove
Koninghlaven
Scandinavia
Rotterdam
Netherlands
Bay of Biscay
Esso
Anglo-American Oil Company of London
Valencia
Amsterdam
U. S
Split screen TV teaching moves closer to reality
Baltimore AP reports a two way television teaching method using a split screen to connect Mrs Barbara Long's sixth grade geography class with her studio. The demonstration at WBAL TV shows teacher and pupils seeing hearing and talking as they learn, with home viewers able to observe the interaction.
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Baltimore
Wbal-Tv
Barbara Long
Wildcat railroad strike cripples U S rail hubs
A national wildcat strike by railroad yard workers spread from Chicago to Washington St Louis and Baltimore halting freight and delaying passenger and mail service. The Army and federal court ordered end to the walkout as postal officials weighed a parcel post embargo to protect Christmas deliveries.
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Post Office Department
Washington
St. Louis
Baltimore
Nne
Ulilly
Lilrea
Lirenean
Brotherhood of Railroad
Army
Milwaukee Road
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
Union Station
Pennsylvania Railroad
Philadelphia
Wash'ngton
John M. Redding
Moon
Redding
McCarthy and Pearson clash in Washington cloakroom
In a Washington cloakroom dust up on Tuesday night Senator Joe McCarthy and columnist Drew Pearson exchanged blows and harsh words. Witnesses differ and the only nonparticipant declined to talk. Nixon reportedly intervened to end the incident.
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Drew Pearson
Washington
Joe McCarthy
McCarthy
Wisconsin
Pearson
Swank
Sulgrave Club
Fulton Lewis, Jr
Marshall Urges Rapid War Plant Build-Up
Secretary Marshall told Congress a swift expansion of U S war plants is essential to deter a possible all out conflict. He warned an all out war could be sparked by a single word and urged immediate mobilization of assembly lines tooling and jigs. The emergency request totals 18 844 009 009 and aims to bolster defense through next June with a plan lasting four years.
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Defence
Marshall
Congress
House
Military Appropriations Subcommittee
Sus
Margshe
Robert Lovett
U. S
Chaman Mahon
Defense Department
Sohio Raises Gas Price By Three-Tenths Cent
Cleveland AP report states Standard Oil of Ohio boosts gasoline at retail by three tenths of a cent per gallon amid general price increases. Officials cite higher labor costs and firmer gasoline prices statewide. typical prices noted as X-lane 25 cents and Supreme 27.
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Cleveland
Standard Oil Company of Ohio
Standard Oil
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