President Truman flies to San Francisco for policy address
President Truman departs Honolulu for San Francisco to deliver a major foreign policy speech. He met with General MacArthur on Wake Island, calling the talks highly satisfactory and focusing on steps to bring peace and security to the Far East. The journey includes a nine hour flight aboard Independence and Dewdrop, with plans to return to the White House Wednesday.
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General MacArthur
Wake Island
Independence
Hickam Field
San Francisco
Far Pacific
Far East
United Nations Supreme Commander
Mr. Truman
Ence
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White House
U. S
Allied drive toward Pyongyang accelerates to final assault
Allied columns push toward Pyongyang with American First Cavalry and South Korean First Division leading. battles rage as U N forces close on the capital. Prisoner counts rise to 65,000 while Red Army units retreat and morale shows strain amid fighting in winter. MacArthur signals broader reserves and decisive action as Seoul indicates collapse of command.
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Pyongyang
U. S
Shimak
Namchonjon
Suan
Jack MacBeth
Manchurian
Siberian
MacArthur
Wake Island
Truman
United Nations
Samchok
Armco unveils large open hearth expansion plan and new blast furnace
Armco Steel Corp announces a $35 million expansion at its East Works Middletown plant adding blast furnaces and 75 modern coke ovens, creating about 600 jobs. The plan includes enlarging soaking pits and boosting capacity to 4.81 million tons yearly by 1952, with key gains at Middletown Houston and Kansas City. Sheffield Steel builds an electric furnace at Houston and may add another furnace at Kansas City. The new blast furnace will produce 1,500 tons of pig iron daily, powered by turbo blowers and large ore storage, while coke byproducts will fuel the operation.
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Armco Steel Corporation
East Works
Charles R. Hook
Sheffield Steel Corporation
Houston
Texas
Kansas City
Middletown
W. W. Sebald
Hook
Sebald
Ashland
Kentucky
German Reds Claim Backing of 12 Million
East Germany's Communist government announced a landslide win with 12,088,745 votes for the National Front against 51,187 for opposition. Interior Minister Karl Steinhoff hailed unity and turnout as 98.44 percent of eligible voters, with 15,643 invalid ballots. Critics dubbed the results fraudulent, noting lower eligible voters than in 1949 and alleging age-padding by the regime. Police and Soviet divisions ensured voting, while dissent was discouraged by fear and state media.
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East Germany
Karl Steinhoff
Communist “National Front
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Soviet Zone
National Front
Europe
Hitler
Reichstag
Russia
RIAS
Reds Reported Massing Along Turkish Frontier
ISTANBUL Turkey AP unconfirmed reports from Kars near the Turkish border say Russia has massed six divisions on its frontier with Turkey and Iran.
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Istanbul
Turkey
Kars
Russia
Iran
Floppy the Young Dog Learns Manners and Curb Burgeoning Habits
A charming household tale follows Floppy a small fluffy dog of noble breeding who chews slippers hems and leaves puddles as a pup. Over time the puppy matures learning manners and outgrowing his chaotic habits, bringing happier days to the home.
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Floppy
Detroit Wild Man May Face Killing Charge
Detroit AP reports 26 year old tobacco salesman Ennis Gillum may be charged with murder after a spree of slugging and assaults. He confessed to five attacks, expressed remorse, and one victim, Dorothy Julian, 47, died after Friday’s violence. Police planned to seek a murder warrant as four others recover. Gillum’s wife Irene stood by him amid the case.
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Ennis Gillum
Dorothy Julian
Gillum
Irene Gillum
Michigan Tobacco and Candy Distributors
Dewey backs Eisenhower for 1952 GOP bid
New York Governor Thomas E. Dewey urged Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower as the Republican presidential nominee for 1952 on NBC Meet the Press. Dewey said he would support Eisenhower if drafted and praised him as a world figure and strategist. He stressed he will not seek the presidency again and noted Eisenhower has not indicated his willingness to run.
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Thomas E. Dewey
Dwight D. Eisenhower
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White House
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Earl Warren
California
Robert A. Taft
Ohio
Massachusetts
Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr
Joseph W. Martin, Jr
House
M Arthur Faces Complex Riddle In Forcing Communist Surrender
Washington AP reports President Truman and General MacArthur discussed steps to peace and security in Korea at Wake Island. The plan may set a pattern for dissolving segments of the Communist world, with MacArthur facing unfamiliar challenges beyond postwar Tokyo style surrender. The surrender demand targeted North Korean commander Marshal Choi Yung Kun, not Kim Il Sung, signaling a WWII precedent amid a new Cold War context.
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Korea
Truman
Douglas MacArthur
Wake Island
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MacArthur
Choi Yung Kun
Kim Il Sung
Germany
Hitler
Kim I
Six Escape from Cincinnati Workhouse Trio Captured
Three of the six escapees from Cincinnati Workhouse and General Hospital were found in the basement of a Norwood pool hall. The group included an 11-year-old juvenile and adults Sherod Davis 17 and Jack Jenner 26 from Dowagiac Michigan. Jenner suffered an ankle injury from an 18 foot fall. The other escapees, Dewey Riley 31 of Fort Wayne Indiana Falla Mundie 40 and James Kline 33 of Cincinnati, tunneled a cell wall, slid a ventilator shaft and climbed a rope to freedom.
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General Hospital
Norwood
Sherod Davis
Jack Jenner
Dowagiac
Mich
Jenner
Hospital
Dewey Riley
Fort Wayne
Ind
Falla Mundie
James Kline
U S Steel Wage Talks With CIO Leader Underway
CIO President Philip Murray meets with United States Steel officials today to discuss wage increases for production and maintenance workers. The potential rise could influence prices on autos, appliances, and other steel based goods as firms follow suit. Union members now average $1.70 an hour and demands may target roughly 25 cents per hour.
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Pittsburgh
CIO
Philip Murray
United States Steel Corporation
U. S. Steel
U.S. Steel
U. S
Hurricane warnings spread across Florida and Caribbean
A hurricane with winds up to 125 mph threatened South Florida, Cuba, and the Bahamas. The center lay in the Caribbean Sea about 140 miles south-southwest of Camaguey and 480 miles south of Miami as northeast storm warnings extended from Palm Beach to Key West. Gale and small craft warnings covered waters from Palm Beach to Charleston while Miami endured gusty winds yesterday that subsided briefly today.
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Miami
Fla
Cabinet Crisis Shakes Israel as Ben Gurion Forms New Govt
Prime Minister David Ben Gurion seeks to form a new government after religious bloc ministers withdrew from the cabinet over a disputed change amid Israel's financial crisis. President Weizmann urged a new cabinet to present to the Knesset, which could trigger elections if rejected. The caretaker cabinet remains in place. The Mapai party holds about a third of parliamentary support.
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Jerusalem
David Ben-Gurion
Israel
Ben-Gurion
Chaim Weizmann
Knesset
Mapai
Dyer Retires as Cardinals Manager After 28 Years
St Louis AP bulletin reports Eddie Dyer will not return as manager of the Cardinals next season. He retires from the Redbirds after 28 years to return to Mousten Texas as an oil and insurance man.
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Eddie Dyer
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Tex
Nehru opposes UN army proposal hit by speech
Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru told a New Delhi news conference that he opposed the U N plan to raise special armed forces. He warned such forces could provoke a world war rather than prevent one.
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India
Jawaharlal Neheru
U U. S
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