Eisenhower pledges action on Puerto Rican independence
President Eisenhower promised to push for full Puerto Rican independence at once if the Puerto Rico Legislative Assembly adopts a resolution favoring greater or absolute independence. U S Delegate Lodge announced this at the United Nations General Assembly, amid debate on when a dependent territory becomes self governing. Puerto Rico Governor Luis Muñoz Marín lauded the stance as honoring the voluntary association with the United States. The assembly later defined Puerto Rico as no longer a non self governing territory by a 60 nation vote, 22 in favor 16 against with 18 abstentions.
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United Nations, N. Y
Eisenhower
Caribbean
U.N. General Assembly
U.S
Henry Cabot Lodge Jr
Lodge
Legislative Assembly of
Puerto Rico
Congress
Luis Munoz Marin
San Juan
United States
America
U. N
U.N
Rhee Chiang Stand United Against Reds
In Taipei the leaders of Nationalist China and South Korea announced unity against communism and forged a pledge for a united Asiatic front backed by the United States. Syngman Rhee and Chiang Kai-shek met in secret conferences with a joint statement seeking a democratic Pacific bloc and victory over communism in Asia.
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Taipeh
Formosa
China
South Korea
United States
Chiang Kai - Shek
Syngman Rhee
Pacific
Rhee
Taipei
Seoul
5Th Air Force
Air Force
Chiang
Asia
Korea
Army Tests Reserve Plan With Home-Based Mobilization Trial
Washington report states Army reservists with no combat experience will receive specific mobilization assignments next year. The six month test runs January through June at six regions. Reservists chosen must have at least six years of obligated service remaining and will be assigned to regular Army units or installations, or to National Guard or organized reserve groups near their homes.
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Washington
Army
Io Army
Fire Levels One Sixth Of Pusan In Massive Blaze
A night fire in Pusan Korea destroyed about 6000 homes and buildings, killing at least three Koreans and injuring twenty others. The blaze lasted nearly 12 hours, with winds up to 30 miles per hour driving flames across a half mile wide path. The damage to the city’s railroad station and several major offices and newspapers was extensive, and relief agencies aided 45,000 homeless residents as U.S. Army personnel battled the blaze.
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Pusan
Korea
U.S. Army
Korean Pacific Press
Spy Hunter Says Royal Commission Report Best Source
O J Dekom a former Senate investigator who questioned Igor Gouzenko in 1949 says the 1946 royal Canadian commission report is nearly as informative as re questioning Gouzenko. He noted Gouzenko tipped authorities about a Soviet spy network reaching the United States and described Gouzenko as cooperative while stressing the commission report told much of the espionage story.
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Washington
O. J. Dekom
Senate
Igor Gouzenko
Gouzenko
Ottawa
United States
Senate Internal Security Subcommittee
Sen. Jenner
R-Ind
State Department
Canada
Dekom
Jenner
Royal Canadian Commission
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Sen. McCarran
D-Nev
Royal Commission
General Blasts Sen McCarthy At West Point Meeting
Brig. Gen. Telford Taylor ret says Sen Joseph R McCarthy’s probe of Ft Monmouth N J is aimed at panic and undermining morale. He warns McCarthy to prove espionage claims or be seen as a dangerous adventurer risking national security. About 150 cadets officers and guests heard him at West Point.
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West Point
N. Y
Telford Taylor
Joseph R. McCarthy
Ft. Monmouth
N. J
Taylor
U. S
New York City
Cop Solves No Clue In Mysterious Letter Ring
Helena Montana police face a three year printer mystery as Chief John Freed and officers receive letters mailed from Saginaw Michigan. Each envelope contains a blank sheet with the faint phrase A Zod mny Dubia. They test methods to reveal words written with invisible ink while pursuing an elusive sender.
Strike disrupts six NYC papers excluding Herald Tribune
Bulletin reports a strike halted publication of six major New York City newspapers today while the Herald Tribune remained published. The action affected metropolitan newsrooms, printers, and distribution, signaling a broad disruption in daily city reporting.
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New York
New York City
The
Herald Tribune
Soldier Who Came Back Won't Talk
BIG STONE GAP Virginia The first U S soldier to change his mind about repatriation in Korea has refused to speak with the parents of Cpl O G Bell captive since 1950. Cpl Edward S Dickenson declined to come to the door or offer any statement. He said he cannot talk and gave no reason. The Bells said they would travel to St Paul seeking a POW from their son’s camp.
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Big Stone Gap
U. S
Korea
E. A. Bell
Hillsboro
Miss
Edward S. Dickenson
Cpl
O. G. Bell
Dickenson
St. Paul
Three Killed In Explosion In Mt. Washington Pittsburg
A predawn explosion and fire in a four room Mt. Washington bungalow killed Byron R. Martin 26 and his daughters Cheryl 5 and Carol 4. Wife Ann 24 and two other children Byron Jr. 2 and Edna 6 months survived with minor injuries after natural gas ignition sparked the blast. A neighbor warning the family was hurled to the sidewalk by the blast.
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Pittsburgh
Mt. Washington
Steel City
Byron R. Martin
Cheryl
Carol
Ann
Byron Jr
Edna
Soil Chief Named Soil Conservation Service Admin
Washington secretary Benson named Donald A. Williams administrator of the Soil Conservation Service. Williams, a Clark County South Dakota native, has led the post in acting capacity since November 2.
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Washington
Secretary of Agriculture
Benson
Donald A. Williams
The
Soil Conservation Service
Clark County
S. D
Williams
Social Security Wage Earners Misled Prober Says
Washington AP report on House Ways and Means hearings where chairman Carl Curtis accuses Americans of being misled about guaranteed Social Security rights. Former commissioner Altmeyer debated Curtis and Winn as 90 million workers paid payroll taxes. Curtis says many are ineligible. He predicts new social security legislation.
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Washington
House
Carl T. Curtis
R-Neb
Congress
Curtis
Ways and Means
Social Security
Arthur J. Altmeyer
Altmeyer
Subcommittee
Robert H. Winn
Dingell
Michigan
Eberharter
Pennsylvania
Winn
Curtiss
Roosevelt
Truman
Nebraskan
Eisenhower
CBS May Have To Sell Radio Stations Under FCC Order
CBS and J Elroy McCaw face FCC orders to justify divesting radio outlets after new rules cap ownership at five TV or seven radio stations. The agency probes whether CBS, McCaw surpass these limits with six owned stations and nine holdings combined, and sets a December 31 reply deadline. If required, a three year window to dispose of assets may follow.
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Washington
Columbia Broadcasting System
CBS
J. Elroy McCaw
Centralia
Wash
Federal Communications Commission
FCC
Commission
McCaw
Reds Reject Dean Plan For Confab In Korea Talks
PANMUNJOM The Allies presented a detailed plan for a Korean peace conference. Reds rejected it saying no merit and will unveil their own plan Monday. Dean proposed non belligerent observer participation with full UN endorsement but Reds want Russia as full member. Rhee pledged no hostilities during talks. Negotiations resume at plenary sessions Monday after two subcommittee meetings since Nov 16. Dean suggested Geneva as venue within 28 to 42 days after prelim talks end. The Reds recessed to consider the offer for 45 minutes.
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Panmunjom
U. S
Arthur H. Dean
Korea
Russia
Dean
United Nations
South Korea
Syngman Rhee
Rhee
Reds
Geneva
Switzerland
Parley On European Army Talks With Soviets
Washington reports the United States may seek tighter four power limits at Bermuda talks with Britain and France to counter any Soviet plan to stall the European Army project. US officials view the Soviet acceptance with caution while Britain and France prefer a more hopeful tone.
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Washington
United States
Britain
France
Bermuda
State Department
Eisenhower
Churchill
Laniel
Permud
Berlin
British
U. S
Kremlin
West
Elizabeth II Heads For Canal Zone on Gothic
Queen Elizabeth II and the Duke of Edinburgh travel aboard the Gothic toward the Panama Canal for a brief visit as guests of the United States and Panama. The royal party will meet Panama's president and canal officials aboard ship and will conduct a quick program of honors, tours, and receptions before sailing to New Zealand and Australia.
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Panama
Elizabeth II
Panama Canal
Canal Zone
United States
Duke of Edinburgh
Jamaica
Bermuda
London
Panama Canal Zone
U. S
Cristobal
Jose Antonio Remon
John S. Seybold
U. S. Caribbean
Horace L. McBride
Nobel Prize Winner Eugene O'Neill Dies at 65 in Boston
Nobel laureate Eugene O'Neill, 65, died of bronchial pneumonia at his Marblehead home after a career spanning two decades of dramatic acclaim. He won the Nobel Prize in 1936 and three Pulitzers for Beyond the Horizon, Anna Christie, and Strange Interlude. His last Broadway show was The Iceman Cometh in 1946. he left the stage for seclusion with his third wife Carlotta Monterey. His daughter Oona is married to Charlie Chaplin.
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Boston
Eugene O'Neill
Carlotta Monterey
Harry L. Kozol
Hig
Anna Christie
Nathan
O'Neill
Point of Rocks
Marblehead
Mass
Columbus
Detroit
Cleveland
St. Louis
Oona
Charlie Chaplin
Wharf Theater
Provincetown
New York
Greenwich Village
Broadway
Cardiff
Gadgeteer Saves U S Half Million From Navy Contract
Detroit reporter C. Allen Harlan an electrical contractor known as a gadgeteer presented the government with a $500,000 credit memo to Chrysler Corp. for savings on Navy jet engine plant installations. His three devices include a traveling bench on beams, an electrically driven scaffold, and a simplified fixture clamp adopted for use.
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Detroit
W—C. Allen Harlan
Navy
Harlan
Chrysler Corp
Chrysler
Texas Love Story Shadowed By Tragedy Grandchild Dead
Betty McCuddy and Tom Buntin’s 22 year romance ended in upheaval as their second child was stillborn. Once a secret couple, they later became Mr and Mrs Thomas Palmer living in a Gulf Coast town. The death follows intense publicity after Elizabeth, wife of Marine Cpl William Burton in Korea, stayed nearby as friends offered support.
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Orange
Tex
Betty McCuddy
Tom Buntin
Tom
Betty
Thomas D. Palmer
Nashville
Tenn
Russellville
Elizabeth
Palmer
Marine Cpl
Wilam Burton
Korea
Army Navy game reunion marks POWs in attendance
In Philadelphia 29 former Korean War POW officers, still in service and hospital treated, attend the Army Navy clash. Bruce Shawe cannot attend due to illness. ex POWs stay at Willow Grove Naval Air Station and will be ferried to Municipal Stadium. After the game they and their wives join a Willow Grove club dinner dance.
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Navy
J. W. Thornton
Bruce Shawe
West Point
Army
San Francisco
Shane
Thornton
Willow Grove Naval Air Station
Horsham
Municipal Stadium
Willow Grove Club
Weather note: Miami Valley sets cool, partly cloudy night
Vandalia forecasters predict partly cloudy and colder weather for the Miami Valley tonight with lows between 18 and 25 degrees. Tomorrow looks partly cloudy and slightly warmer with a high near 42. Yesterday in Middletown the high was 36 at 12 30 p m and the low 32 at 6 a m. Today's low reached 25 at 6 a m. Snow and rain spread across eastern regions as a late November cold spell advances from the Rockies to the Atlantic, with light snow generally of one to three inches in eastern areas.
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Vandalia
Miami Valley
Middletown
Rockies
Atlantic Coast
Great Lakes
Middle Atlantic States
New England
Yas
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