UN Allies Brace for Expected Chinese Push Across Korea
In a wartime briefing General MacArthur warned of a possible Chinese assault by up to 190,000 troops along a 150 mile line, with the Fourth Field Army ready to strike by January 10. He noted massive Chinese mobilization and an $8 billion war budget, while air forces hit enemy troops behind lines as patrols and small clashes continued near Seoul and Changdong.
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Tokyo
United Nations
Eee Eee
MacArthur
China
Fourth Field Army
Peiping
Seoul
U. S. Eighth Army
Far East Air Force
Fifth Air Force
North Korea
Eighth Army
Changdong
Yonpo
U.8 S. Seventh Division
Safety Council Predicts 545 Holiday Deaths
The National Safety Council forecast 330 traffic deaths over the three day New Year weekend, covering 6 p.m. Friday to midnight Monday, following 545 deaths during Christmas. Council president Ned H. Dearborn urged safer driving to reduce fatalities.
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Chicago
National Safety Council
Ned H. Dearborn
Council
Enemy Could Use Germs Nerve Gas In Atomic Era Warfare
A Civilian Defense Administration book warns enemies could halt US atomic production or cripple the Pentagon with biological or nerve agents. It outlines germ warfare risks, saboteur release, air system contamination, and rapid nerve gas effects for strategic targets.
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Washington
Pentagon
Civilian Defense Administration
Health Services
Civil Defense Administration
U S Bans Hoarding of 55 Key Defense Materials
The National Production Authority bans hoarding of 55 scarce materials essential to defense and civilian production. The order prohibits accumulating beyond reasonable demands and resale at above market prices, penalties include up to $10,000 fine and one year in jail. It extends a prior rule to cover households and closes loopholes for personal use.
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Washington
NPA
NPR
FDR Jr Ex Wife Weds Detroit Lawyer in Quiet Ceremony
Mrs. Ethel duPont Roosevelt and Detroit lawyer Benjamin S. Warren Jr. married at a Dauneport, Delaware home yesterday. The couple, honeymooning at an undisclosed retreat, had only immediate family present.
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Wilmington
Del
Ethel duPont Roosevelt
Franklin D. Roosevelt, Jr
Benjamin S. Warren, Jr
Detroit
Dauneport
Eugene duPont
Suburb Mayor Dies in Shaker Heights Car
William J. Van Aken 66 long-time mayor of Shaker Heights was found dead in his parked car in Cleveland area. Police said the death appeared due to heart illness. The longtime public servant led the suburb for 35 years and was widely respected.
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Cleveland
William J. van Aken
Shaker Heights
Secret Details Of Evacuation From Hungnam Disclosure
Tokyo AP reports hitherto publishable details of the U S 10th Corps sea evacuation from Hungnam were released. Maj Gen Edward M Almond summarized the operation with phases from December 15 to the final withdrawal, noting enemy knowledge of timing and routes and the decision to flee through Hungnam port. The release reveals evacuation timing, unit movements, and port use, while censor restrictions had limited prior coverage.
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Tokyo
U. S
Hungnam
Interservice
Edward M. Almond
Jade
Almond
Pentagon
Washington
Apple Picker Admits Killing Ex Showgirl
An upstate New York apple picker confessed after questioning to strangling former Ziegfeld Follies showgirl Evelyn Hughes in a Manhattan hotel room. Police quoted Birger Nordkvist saying he strangled her when she resisted and used a scarf to muff le her. Her body was found in the Ashland Hotel.
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NEW York
Ziegfeld Follies
Evelyn
Yvonne) Hughes
Birger Nordkvist
Manhattan
Ashland
UN Crossing Of Parallel 38 Defended In War And Politics
The article argues the 38th parallel was a WWII phase line not a formal boundary. It notes Soviet and American roles shaping Korea and the UN army aims to oust the North Korean invasion and enable a unified government. By Oct 1 the Eighth Army reached 38 with the North Korean Red Army shattered and scattered.
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Selman Morin
New York
Korea
United Nation
Rid
Free Nations
Vallel
Orient
Eighth Army
38Th Parallel
Red Army
Casualties Rise to 38325 in Korea War Totals
Department of Defense released updated figures showing 38325 U S casualties through December 22, up 1904 from the prior week. Deaths totaled 6432 with 5742 KIA and 684 DOW. 27012 wounded. 5571 missing with 4753 still listed as missing. Navy 429 Air Force 306 Marines 5524.
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Washington
U. S
Department of Defense
U.S
Navy
Air Force
Marine Corps
Police Think Scone Stone Lies In River
Rural police near London believe the stone of Scone stolen from Westminster Abbey was dumped into the River Couch under cover of night. Essex police report seeing a group unload a heavy bundle from a small boat as officers searched five miles of riverbank for the yellow sandstone relic.
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London
Westminster Abbey
Essex
Chelmsford
Edward I
Scotland
Synthetic Compound F Offered As Arthritis Treatment
A third potent anti arthritis hormone called Compound F was synthesized. Dr. Max Tishler of Merck reported the practical chemical production method to the AAAS. Tests will compare its effectiveness to cortisone and ACTH, with hopes of fewer side effects.
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Cleveland
Max Tishler
Merck & Company
American Association For the Advancement of Science
Dragged to death at dairy plant in Columbus
John F. Focht 61 was killed when refrigeration machinery seized his clothing and dragged him to death at Bordens Moore and Pees Dairy Products Company plant in Columbus AP reported yesterday.
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Columbus
John F.focht
Bordens’ Moores and Pees Dairy Products Company
Army Plans March Draft Call as Total Near 450000
The Army issued an 80000 man draft call for March raising the total draftees since the Korea war to 450000. Navy Air Force and Marines expect no March calls. The move backs a plan to build an 24 division combat force by July 1 with regimental teams augmenting divisions.
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Washington
Defense Department
Army
Germany
United States
82Nd Airborne
Second Army to Call Up Reservists and Doctors
Second Army headquarters announced states and D C must call about 659 Reserve lieutenants and captains to duty by March. Ohio will provide 148, with 293 doctors and dentists to be called in February and March. Most will report for physicals and 30 days to arrive for a 21 month term, camps to be set by March 29.
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Fort Meade
Second Army
District of Columbia
Ohio
Hutton Splits Again in California Divorce Case
Betty Hutton files second divorce suit against Theodore S Briskin in Santa Monica charging extreme cruelty. The 1950 saga adds a reconciliation attempt with the camera manufacturer husband.
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Santa Monica
Calif
Betty Hutton
Theodore S. Briskin
Freezing Wave Breaks Over Ohio Amid Subzero Freeze
Subzero weather persisted across Ohio with Salem hitting 21 below and Columbus 10 below at one point. The U S Weather Bureau forecast sun today but clouds and more cold tonight with 15 to 20 below, while industrial gas curtailments affected 700 plants in the Cleveland area and others in Columbus and Toledo as heating needs rose.
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Columbus
Ohio
Salem
Newark
Mount Vernon
Marion
U. S. Weather Bureau
Mercury Wi
Cleveland
Toledo
Chillicothe
Zanesville
van Wert
Athens
Lima
East Liverpool
Springfield
East Ohio Gas Company
Ohio Fuel Gas Company
Midwest
Missouri Valley
Great Lakes
North Atlantic
Weste
Wisconsin
Grantsburg
Minneapolis
Concentrated Milk Tested in Wilmington 11 Ounce Containers
In Wilmington a milk concentrate selling for 22 1/2 cents delivers 11 ounces which users mix with water to yield 32 ounces of milk. Henry Huff of Clover Dairy says flavor matches regular milk and sales are rising on routes started November 1. Other firms like Beatrice Foods and Borden test new concentrated dairy products in Chicago and beyond.
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Wilmington
Del
Henry Huff
Clover Dairy
Huff
Chicago
Beatrice Foods Company
Borden Company
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