Exposé Targets Lipschutz Anti Nazi League and Buchanan Panel
Westbrook Pegler criticizes the Buchanan Committee and exposes Isidore Lipschutz as a powerful private figure using intimidation. He alleges Lipschutz funded a campaign to extract private records and silences dissent, notes cooperation from Ernest W. Mandeville’s agency now called the American Bureau of Investigation, and claims ongoing disclosures about alleged espionage and harassment.
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New York
Buchanan Committee of Congress
Lipschut
Lipschutz
James H. Sheldon
Broadway
Mandeville Press Bureau
Ernest W. Mandeville
Anti- Nazi League
Mr. Mandeville
By the Way
American Bureau of Investigation
Naval Intelligence
Truman Names Short as Press Chief
President Truman selected Joseph H. Short Jr. as his press secretary, to replace the late Charley G. Ross. Short, a Baltimore Sun Washington correspondent since 1943 and former Associated Press bureau member, is described as the president's personal choice.
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Washington
Truman
Joseph H. Short
Baltimore Sun
Short
Stephen T. Early
Charley G Ross
Early
Associated Press
Richmond
Vicksburg
Miss
Virginia Military Institute
Lexington
Jackson, Miss
Daily News
Vicksburg, Miss
Post and Herald
New Orleans Times-Picayune
Price freeze plans hinted by DiSalle in Washington
Price Stabilizer Michael V. DiSalle said the government plans a ceiling on prices but sees no need for a freeze now. He noted any freeze would require a wage-crease lid and that the agency cannot impose a general ceiling for 60 to 90 days due to staff and organizational limits.
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Washington
Michael V. DiSalle
DiSalle
Toledo
Economic Stabilization Agency
Alan Valentine
Long Term for Gold Is Asked for Har ry Gold
The United States seeks a 25 year prison term for Har ry Gold the meek chemist accused of acting as messenger for Klaus Fuchs in a high level atomic espionage case. Judge James P McGranery will decide after both sides present their arguments.
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Philadelphia
United States
Harry Gold
Gold
Switzerland
James P. McGranery
Japan
Pearl Harbor
Klaus Fuchs
Fuchs
Russia
McGranery
Little Gold
U. S
Gerald A. Gleeson
Republican Party
John D. M. Hamilton
Hamilton
Gleeson
Communist Party
Freezes depart from Louisiana as mild air returns
Associated Press reports shifting high pressure in the Gulf of Mexico pushed warm air into Louisiana and Mississippi overnight. Temperatures rose above freezing in southern sections, with Shreveport 30 and Monroe 30 degrees, while Tupelo dropped to 25. Forecasters see no imminent cold snap, predicting a warm spell ahead.
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Associated Press
Oldman
Deep South
Gulf of Mexico
Louisiana
Mississippi
Shreveport
Monroe
Tupelo
Alexandria
Lake Charles
Lafayette
Baton Rouge
Greenwood
Jackson
Meridan
McComb
Weather Bureau
Attlee and Truman to End Korea Talks in London
Premier Attlee and President Truman are finishing talks on the Korean crisis with broad agreement on European defense steps but no firm accord on far eastern policy. They await U.N. developments to judge next moves in Korea and Communist China while Britain resists American calls for a potentially limited war. A U.N. blockade option was among the ideas discussed, with a summary communiqué planned after today’s session.
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Washington
Truman
Attlee
Korea
China
U. N
United Nations
Gk. S. T
Ives
Acheson
G. O. P. Policy Committee
Democratc
Bolling
Missouri
Celler
New York
Huber
Ohio
New York Circuit Court of Appeals
Alger Hiss
Hiss
State Department
Brewster
Rent Control Extended By 75 Day Sunset
Washington reports federal rent control will be extended at least 75 days with a likely two month Senate extension and three month House extension. Conferees to meet to resolve differences, with a possible simplification allowing city councils to decontrol by simple resolution rather than formal ordinance.
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Washington
Senate
House
Senate-House
Collins Sees Escape Possible for Troops in Korea
Army Chief Gen J Lawton Collins, returning from Korea, says U N forces can take care of themselves without serious losses. He based this on his front-line inspection and talks with Gen Douglas MacArthur and other commanders. Details cannot be disclosed but will be reported to the joint chiefs of staff.
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Washington
Army
Korea
J. Lawton Collins
Douglas MacArthur
Collins
Far East
Seoul
Eighth Army Faces Danger in Korean Front
Washington reports manpower shortages force the Eighth Army to defend a 70 mile eastward advance in Korea with a risk of the Chinese turning its right flank. General Walker concentrates forces in strong points and defense in depth while South Korean units bolster the line. If overrun, UN withdrawal would worsen within a fan shaped perimeter around Seoul and Inchon.
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Washington
Eighth Army
Korea
United Nations
Yellow Sea
Walton H. Walker
MacArthur
Walker
U. N
Seoul
Inchon
Twin Cities Warm Up As Weekend Forecast Flashes
Weather outlook favors warmer readings in the Twin Cities with highs near 36.2 Friday morning and a low around 30.2 overnight. A light snow veil covered northeast Louisiana while scattered showers were noted earlier Friday. Polar regions saw Monroe dip to 18.7 degrees as Alexandria and Shreveport hovered slightly colder.
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Twin Cities
Louisiana
Monroe
Alexandria
Shreveport
Poverty Rules In Home Finally Acknowledged In Memorial Page
A community memorial page lists donations and tributes in memory of several individuals including Brigette Cymbal George Masaecks Toulman Hunter Ewing and others. The note cites rising living costs and calls for greater aid, with a quotation about living a life of service.
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Brigette Cymbal
T. G. Luck
George Stor CR
L. E. W Masaecks
C. T. John
Toulman Hunter Ewing
James L. Ewing
Wife Demands Answers on Clothing and Gear for Korea Troops
A Mississippi wife, whose husband serves in Korea, writes to Rep. John Bell Williams asking why soldiers lack warm clothing and new equipment. The letter, placed in the Congressional Record, urges action and questions military support. Williams noted the writer’s name privately and highlighted its frank, sensible tone.
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Washington
Korea
Congress
Russia
John Bell Williams
D.-Miss
Williams
Congressional
Pravda Blasts U.S. War Propaganda Center
Moscow dispatch says Pravda accuses capitalist countries of feverish war propaganda and names President Truman, General MacArthur, and W. Averell Harriman as targets. It criticizes Readers Digest Life Magazine and Washington Times Herald and claims U.S. rulers push for war while Korea setbacks fuel hysteria.
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Pi— Pravda
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Communist Party
Truman
Douglas MacArthur
W. Averell Harriman
Sixteen United Nations nations in Korea war
Tokyo today General MacArthur's headquarters listed sixteen UN members taking part in the war against Chinese and Korean forces. Nations involved include Australia Britain United States Republic of Korea South Africa Greece Belgium Canada France Philippines Thailand the Netherlands New Zealand Turkey India and Sweden. Four have air ground and naval forces United States Britain Australia and Republic of Korea. Canada France Belgium Canada also has naval forces alongside New Zealand Thailand Netherlands. India contributes an army ambulance and surgical unit and Sweden a Red Cross field hospital. Fifty three of sixty UN members back the war. Earlier the British Commonwealth troops were reported occupying blocking positions on the northwest front.
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United States
Britain
Australia
Republic of Korea
South Africa
Greece
Belgium
Canada
France
Philippines
Thailand
Netherlands
Turkey
New Zealand
India
Sweden
Red Cross
Korea
United Nations
Soviet Bloc
Egypt
Indonesia
Chinese Chasing Retreating Force
Thousands of American and allied troops fought to break through Red China traps to reach the Korean east coast. Chinese forces pressed close behind a 20 000 strong retreating force at the Koto airstrip along a canyon trail toward the sea near Hungnam. Other refugees spread across northeast territory while patrols reported along the Eighth Army defense line in northwest Korea. Top American naval and marine units remained engaged as the action continued.
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Koto
Sea of Japan
Hungnam
Korea
Eighth Army
U. S
Dough Boys
Changjin Y Reservoir
Hamhung
Changjin
17Th
U. S. Seventh Division
Yalu
Red Manchuria
Chongjin
Siberian
Yanpo Airfield
Lemuel C. Shepherd
M Carran Seeks Acheson Ouster Amid Political Pressure
Senate Democrat McCarran joined Republicans in demanding Secretary of State Acheson’s replacement as Ives called for Truman to act. GOP leaders mull attack options while Democrats defend Acheson. meanwhile U S Marines and allied troops face a Chinese trap near Changjin, with dire supply and evacuation operations at Koto and Hungnam as reinforcements move north.
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Washington
McCarran
D.-Nev
State Acheson
Senate G. O. P
Acheson
Clinically Dead Woman Is Alive in New Orleans
New Orleans on December 8 reports a housewife Mrs Lloyd Borgstede age 35 who was pronounced clinically dead yesterday and revived after emergency heart massage and operation. She had been in Hotel Dieu for nine days with head pain when her heart stopped during a nerve injection. A surgeon massaged the heart and a faint heartbeat followed then strong rhythm and respiration. She was returned to her room and, fifteen hours later, remained unconscious but with hope for recovery. Mrs Borgstede is married to a painter and mother to an 18 year old son.
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New Orleans
Lloyd C. Borgstede
Hotel Dieu
Borgstede
Commerce ban on US ships ships to Communist China and Soviet Europe
The commerce department announced a global prohibition on American ships and planes carrying strategic materials destined for Communist China or Soviet Europe. The order applies worldwide effective immediately, affecting trade and defense supply chains.
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Commerce Department
China
Soviet
Europe
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