UN forces hold line as Chinese and Korean troops press in Korea
Allied forces maintained a firm line in Northwest Korea despite renewed Red attacks. The U S Eighth Army reported the equivalent of at least two Chinese divisions clashing with UN forces, with intelligence indicating up to a million Chinese troops could be in range. In the east, Marines battled toward the Changjin reservoir while weather hindered air support. Half of the trapped U S First Cavalry Regiment escaped to a new UN defense line, with other units extended or cut off as the battle shifted along the Manchurian border.
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Secqul
U. S. Eighth Army
United Nations
Korea
U. S
China
Unsan
Kum
MacArthur
U. S. First Cavalry Division
Marine Seventh Regiment
Sudong
Hamhung
Changjin
North Korea
Manchuria
Yalu River
Wonsan
Won San
Fighth
Unson
U. S Eighth Army
Pentagon
Greece
Widow of slains would-be assassin on hunger strike
New York AP says Car men Dolores Torresola widow of Griselio Torresola is held on $50,000 bail in federal custody after a gunmen attempt on President Truman. She has been on hunger strike in a federal jail, expressing sympathy with the shot at the President and leaving farewell notes to her children.
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New York
Truman
Carmen Dolores Torresola
Secret Service
Federal House of Detention
Irving H. Saypol
Roura
Torresola
Saypol
Oscar Collazo
Bronx
N. Y
Coffelt
Collazo
Washington
United States Nationalist Party
Puerto Rico
U. S
Carmen
FBI
Phone Walkout Spreads From St Louis To Southwest
A coast to coast telephone strike begins with 30000 workers in the St Louis area striking yesterday over suspensions of six truck drivers. CIO Communications Workers of America officials say the walkout could spread to Missouri Kansas Oklahoma and Texas as federal mediators meet to avert a broader action. Beirne notes Western Electric division 18 and other talks show wage offers around ten percent but still unresolved.
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New York
St. Louis
CIO Communications Workers of America
Joseph A. Beirne
CWA
Southwestern Bell
Missouri
Kansas
Arkansas
Oklahoma
Texas
Western Electric
CWA Division 6
Division 18
Western Electric Distribution
Beirne
Glompany
The Nurse in White Aims to Heal
A poem honors nurses for their steady hands and cheery words that comfort patients through illness and recovery. It highlights the nurse as a selfless, heavenward calling, praising her vigil day and night guiding patients toward health.
President Truman pays tribute to Blair House guard Coffelt
President Truman and Mrs. Truman plan funeral services for Pvt. Leslie Coffelt, the Blair House guard who died defending the President during an armed attack by Puerto Rican revolutionists. Coffelt, an Army veteran, is to be interred at Arlington National Cemetery. The attack left two other White House officers wounded. one attacker, Griselio Torresola, was killed, while Oscar Collazo faces possible death-penalty charges.
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Washington
Truman
White House
Pvt
Leslie Coffelt
Blair House
French Retreat From Foot Hills Southwest of Hanoi
French troops began a new retreat from positions in the foot hills 45 miles southwest of Hanoi. Officials said the small post of Wubanh and surrounding out posts and guard towers were evacuated as part of a retrenchment of defense lines around Hayol in the Red River delta.
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Saigon
Hanoi
Wubanh
Hayol
Indo-China
Red River Delta
Airliner Missing in Alps Triggers Multinational Search
Scores of ski-equipped rescue parties hunted for traces of an airliner believed crashed near the French Italian border in the Alps. Forty East Indian sailors and eight crewmen aboard the missing four engine Air India Constellation prompted a U S Air Force B 17 from Wiesbaden to join French search squadrons. Snow storms and rain hampered aerial efforts in the alpine crags and valleys.
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Switzerland
Alps
Wiesbaden
Germany
Air India Constellation
Customs discontinues ship arrival and cargo information
The Customs Service will no longer release data on ship arrivals departures destinations and cargoes citing U S security. The bureau said restricting disclosure protects the movements of vessels and cargoes in foreign trade.
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Washington
Customs Service
Customs Bureau
United States
Truman to Speak in St Louis Campaign Address Tonight
President Truman faces heavy security as he heads to St Louis for a major 1950 campaign address at Kiel Auditorium. He plans a 25 minute talk to defend Democratic control and confront international communism while urging bipartisan foreign policy and domestic living standards.
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Truman
St. Louis
Secret Service
Missouri
Scott Air Force Base
Hainois
Kiel
Military Air Transport Service
MATS
Scott Airforce Base
White House
He Ilinois Field
Korea
Congress
Soviet Peace Talk Bid Seems To Have Failed
Washington reports a Russian plan to unite Germany faces likely rejection by the United States Britain and France. A note inviting foreign ministers to meet was delivered to U S Ambassador Kirk in Moscow and similar notices to Paris and London. Western officials call the plan a propaganda move aimed at delaying Western rearmament and undermining Potsdam terms.
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Washington
Germany
United States
Britain
France
U. S
Alan G. Kirk
Moscow
Kirk
State Department
Prague
London
Paris
V. M. Molotov
Russia
U. S. Adopts Wait-and-See Policy on China in Korea
Washington signals caution as Chinese units reportedly intervene in Korea. Officials seek clarity on whether large scale intervention or limited political maneuvering by China and the Soviet bloc risks a broader war, with UN forces maintaining a restrained stance.
Dalai Lama Flees Lhasa For Refuge In India
Reports from Kalimpong and New Delhi indicate Tibet's 16 year old Dalai Lama and his regent fled Lhasa amid Chinese Communist advances. Invading troops reportedly captured Chamdo. ministers Naboo and Thalu are said captured or at large. India offered asylum to Tibetan leaders and indicated refuge would be granted to any legitimate refugee.
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India
Tibet
Dalai Lama
Lhasa
India-Tibet
Kalipong
New Delhi
Chamdo
Naboo
Thalu
Kalimpong
5 S. Sinha
California Heat Wave Rages as November Temperatures Soar
Los Angeles area endures warm winds from the Mojave Desert with sand and dust. Temperatures hit 92 yesterday and 91 on Thursday, with the Weather Bureau forecasting more warm weather. Friday’s high reached 97 in Oceanside.
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Los Angeles
Mojave Desert
Weather Bureau
Oceanside
First autumn snow coats eastern Canada
The first general snowfall of autumn settled over eastern Canada with a three inch blanket in the Montreal area and about 2% inches in suburban Toronto. The snow belt stretched west from Ottawa and Montreal to Sault Ste. Marie and reached James Bay.
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Toronto
Canada
Montreal
Ottawa
Sault Ste. Marie
James Bay
UN Expected To Lift Long Ban On Spain
The United Nations is expected to revoke its four year ban on sending ambassadors to Spain. The General Assembly may grant Spain joining rights to UN affiliated organizations but not membership in the world body. President Truman signaled it will be a long time before an American ambassador to Madrid.
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Spain
New York
United Nations
France
General Assembly
United States
Truman
Madrid
U. S
Latin America
U.S
Sen. Sparkman
D-Aia
Bolivia
Costa Rica
Dominican Republic
Fl Salvador
Honduras
Nicaragua
Philippines
Peru
Pig Iron Price Increase by $3 Per Ton
Four U S Steel subsidiaries announce a flat increase of three dollars per gross ton on all pig iron grades, effective immediately. Companies cited rising costs since prior price announcements, including Carnegie-Illinois Steel, American Steel and Wire, National Tube, and Geneva Steel.
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Pittsburgh
United States Steel Corporation
Carnegie-Ilinois Steel Corporation
American Steel and Wire Company
National Tube Comespany
Geneva Steel Company
Westinghouse, UE Labor Pact Near Tentative Deal
Representatives of Westinghouse Electric and the United Electrical Radio and Machine Workers reached a tentative contract agreement early today for about 19 000 workers across 21 plants.
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Pittsburgh
Westinghouse Electric Corporation
United Electrical Radio and Machine Workers
Independent
Poliomyelitis Epidemic Closes Fairbanks Schools and Theaters
Poliomyelitis hits Fairbanks Alaska forcing school closures and theater shutdowns last night as health officials respond to the outbreak.
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Fairbanks
Alaska
Red Chinese Propaganda Signals Possible Korea Intervention
Hong Kong reports indicate Chinese propaganda hints at intervention in Korea, with observers wary of broader war. Experts note emphasis on Manchuria’s industry and a potential buffer zone, while radio outlets claim thousands of letters from worried writers.
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Manchuria
Kore
China
Peivping Radio
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