Acheson Faces Senate on Western Defense Clarify Plans
Secretary of State Acheson to brief the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on US troops in Europe and possible UN reinforcements for Korea. President Truman says pact nations will train together soon for the defense of the free world, praising Eisenhower´s appointment as Supreme Commander.
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Washington
Brussels
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Free World
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Free Nations
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Herbert Hoover
North Atlantic
Hoover
New York
Free States of Europe
MR. Truman
Independence
Margaret
Voice of America
West Accepts Red Bid For Big 4 Talks
Paris reports say Western seven accept a four power meeting proposed by Russia on Germany's future if the Kremlin agrees to broaden the agenda to global issues. Notes delivered to Moscow and Moscow dispatches confirm the plan. talks to set agenda time and place are to be worked out by UN delegates.
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Russia
Kremlin
Germany
Foreign Office
Moscow
New York City
Brussels
Andrei A.gromyko
President Commutes Ballot Staffer Edward Prichard
Edward F. Prichard Jr. of Paris Kentucky, a former White House aide and 1948 Sourdon County ballot box stuffing defendant, is released from the Federal Correctional Institution near Ashland after President Truman commuted his two year sentence to time already served and ordered immediate release.
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Edward F. Prichard
Paris
White House
Federal Correctional Institution
Here
Truman
Warren R. O. Culver
Prichard
Sourdon County
Culver
James V. Bennett
Federal Prisons
Kansas City
Missouri
Harry Vaughan
Wallace
Graham
Louis Truman
25000 North Koreans Flee Hungnam Beachhead
Nearly 25000 refugees were evacuated from Hungnam. About 300 were officials or prominent supporters of the UN cause removed under special orders of the 10th Corps. Ordinary citizens were moved to southern ports aboard South Korean navy LSTS aboard 7000 on one sailing.
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Korea
United Nations
10Th Corps
Army
Helen Hayes Returns to Film in My Son John
Hollywood reports Helen Hayes will return to movies after 15 years starring in My Son John. Producer Leo McCarey announced the project with filming planned to begin March 1.
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Leo McCarey
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Santa visits Franklin School in season lead feature
Sunday’s lead reports Santa Claus visiting Franklin School children this week in a photo feature for Nearby Communities. The Savior's Story will be explored by church leaders across the nation, offering reflections for the Christmas season.
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Mr. Sandman
Mr. Claus
Franklin
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United States
Soviet Atomic Activity Spurs Congress Bill
The Senate Appropriations Committee released expert testimony from Gordon Dean on Russia’s intensified atomic program as Congress pursues a $200 billion emergency defense bill. Additional notes cover air defense gaps, potential world war mobilization, cruiser transfers to South American states, Marine force expansion, wage stabilization for auto workers, and meat price stabilization efforts.
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Russia
Gordon Dean
Atomic Energy Commission
Senate Appropriations Committee
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House
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Brazil
Chile
Argentina
Cliffton B. Cates
Marine Corps
Wage Stabilization Board
Alan Valentine
Economic Stabilization Administration
Holiday safety plea across Ohio urges moderation and care
Ohio police fire and liquor officials urged safer driving and fire safety during the Christmas holidays. State Liquor Director Fleckner called for temperate alcohol use while Fire Safety Chief Cragg advised safe tree care and UL labeled lights. Columbus Safety Director Cook condemned the high number of office party incidents and urged restraint to avoid a repeat of last year’s holiday carnage.
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State Highway Patrol
Foss H. Cragg
Ohio Fire Safety Committee
Underwriters Laboratory
Donald C. Cook
Cook
Judy Garland and Vincente Minnelli Separate After 23 Years
Judy Garland announces separation from director Vincente Minnelli amicable, made two weeks ago. They married in 1945 and have daughter Liza May, four. Garland, 28, has prior marriage to David Rose. Question of divorce not yet set. she previously left Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer contract.
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Judy Garland
Vincente Minnelli
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Minnelli
Lzsa May
Judy
David Rose
Boston
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studio
Elzabeth Taylor
Barbara Stanwyck
Nick Hilton
Robert Taylor
GM Yields Rolls Back Prices Of 51 Models
General Motors capitulated to an order cutting prices on new 1951 models to 1950 levels. GM halted sales, sought ESA modification, then released cars at old prices with dealer rebates. Ford, Nash joined rollback. Chrysler stayed silent. The Wage Stabilization Board issued a united wage controls decision affecting 1,000,000 auto workers, with details not disclosed.
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General Motors
Washington
Wage Stabilization Board
Economic Stabilization Agency
Ford Motor Company
Chrysler Corporation
Nash Motors
Ford
Nash
Chrysler
Judge weighs $15000 radio jackpot puzzle
In Boston AP report Judge Eugene A. Hudson hears claims over the December 16 freeze on Sing It Again. The dispute centers on who should receive the $15,000 prize after a pastry shop telephone call and phantom voice involvement. A temporary injunction blocks CBS from paying Rotondi or Rotondi from receiving the prize until a court decision.
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Superior Court
Eugene A. Hudson
Rocco Rotondi
William de Marco
de Marco
Rotondi
Willie
Hudson
Columbia Broadcasting System
Adam Hat Drops Drew Pearson Sponsorship
Adam Hat Stores announced it will not renew Drew Pearson's radio contract when it expires February 18, ending sponsorship of his ABC Sunday night program. The decision, said to reflect a planned 1951 advertising media shift, predated the McCarthyPearson exchange and was not due to the senator's actions.
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Adam Hat
Drew Pearson
Charles V. Molesworth
Pearson
Senator McCarthy
Congress
Washington Evening Star
Adam Hat Stores
McCarthy
Peaeson
Truman Heads Home for Christmas Amid Korea Crisis
AP dispatch from Hungnam describes evacuations of about 25,000 civilians as UN forces brace for more Red attacks. MacArthur warns this is the initial phase of an imminent offense while Washington braces for Christmas messages and Truman's flight to Kansas City.
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Korea
Chou
Washington
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CBS Is Victor In Color TV First Round
A divided federal court ruled CBS color telecasting approval stands but barred starting color broadcasts until April 1. The FCC had set November 20 for the launch, but litigation by RCA delays the start pending Supreme Court appeal.
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Chicago
Federal Court
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J. Earl Major
Seventh U. S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Phillip L. Suvan
Walter J. LaBay Allare
Supreme Court of the United States
Supreme Court
Middletown Post Office Handles Record Christmas Mail
Local Postmaster H. H. Martin reports 980,900 first and second class pieces processed from Dec 11 to last night. The 11 day peak fills roughly 28 cards per resident and about 100 per family, with expectations of surpassing one million before Christmas.
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Middletown
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