Nations In Atlantic Pact Told They Are Far From Ready
U S Army Secretary Frank Pace told Brussels defense and foreign ministers the North Atlantic allies are far from ready to withstand a Communist assault on Western Europe. He urged faster self help and faster allied defense progress to justify U S aid, noting U S efforts to gear up military forces and munitions production.
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Brussels
Belgium
U. S. Army
Frank Pace
North Atlantic
Europe
Pace
U. S
U. S. Defense
George C. Marshall
Atlantic Alliance
Fair Enough Critique of Korea War Fallout and Propaganda
A New York Times style column laments U S withdrawal from Korea after a major military setback. The author cites a Friends of Democracy campaign run by Leon M Birkhead seeking sedition prosecutions and accuses Birkhead and allied groups of terror propaganda led by Isidore Lipschutz, warning of dangerous political manipulation. The piece references Sedition Act penalties and calls for accountability among leaders and editors.
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New York
United States
Korea
The
Friends of Democracy
Leon M. Birkhead
Truman
Congress
Russia
Birkhead
Howard McGrath
McGrath
Friends of
Democracy
Isidore Lipschutz
Belgium
Ameri
Two Injured Are Improving After Weekend Crash Near Bosco
Four persons injured in a weekend crash two miles south of Bosco on U S highway 165 were reported improving Monday morning. Mrs. Mattie A. Brigman, 48, Crossett Arkansas, and Mrs. Ruth Beech, 801 Mississippi Street, were recovering at St. Francis Sanitarium. Mrs. Brigman likely to be released today with cuts and bruises. Beech suffered a fractured right arm and lacerations. Evanell Allen, 16, treated and released for facial cuts and bruises. Barney Hartwell, 54, Negro, treated at E A Conway Memorial for possible fractured skull, lacerations and bruises. State police said the panel truck driven by Willie T. Brown, 47, Negro, 714 Adam Street, attempted a left turn and struck Brigman’s car near Sugar farm road. Both vehicles were heavily damaged.
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Bosco
U. S. Highway 165
St. Francis Sanitarium
Mattie A. Brigman
Crossett
Ark
Ruth Beech
Mississippi Street
Brigman
Beech
Evanell Allen
Barney Hartwell
E. A. Conway Memorial Hospital
Sugar Farm Road
Willie T. Brown
Adam Street
Eastern Area Hit By Cold Weather
Unseasonably cold weather spread across the eastern half of the nation. Temperatures fell from the Florida coast to the Carolinas with Jacksonville at 42 and Atlanta and Birmingham at 26. The Weather Bureau predicted further drops as the Midwest cold wave moved in, with light snow in the upper Missouri Valley and Great Lakes.
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Chicago
Jacksonville
Fla
Atlanta
Birmingham
Ala
Mercury
Charleston
S. C
Weather Bureau
Midwest
Missouri River Valley
Great Lakes Area
U N Cease Fire Panel Seeks Direct Talks With Chou En Lai
At Lake Success the U N cease fire committee offered to meet Chou En Lai in Peiping or another venue to discuss Korean peace. Lester Pearson said the group had learned Wu Hsiu chuan lacked authority to negotiate and no reply from Peiping yet. The panel pressed for direct talks to advance cease fire arrangements amid Chinese opposition.
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Lake Success
U. N
Peiping
Chou En-lai
China
General Assembly
Lester B. Pearson
Canada
Pearson
Chou
Red China
Wu Hsiu-chuan
Rau
Jam Saheb
Maharajah of
Nawanagar
Korea
Thunderbirds Bus Crash Hurts 32 Soldiers in Orange
Orange Texas reported 32 soldiers from Oklahoma's 45th National Guard division injured when a Thunderbird unit bus overturned on loose gravel, catching fire after leaving Houston. The driver and 32 soldiers were hurt, with the driver hospitalized for shock and minor injuries. Fire marshal Joe Stewart credited near-miraculous escape due to luck and quick exits. A stump pierced the bus window as it lay in a 25 foot ditch, narrowly missing fatality for photographer T. L. Gunn and others aboard.
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Orange
Tex
Oklahoma
Thunderbird
45Th
National Guard
Houston
Joe Stewart
Stewart
W. H. Doyle
Alexandria
T. L. Gunn
The
Orange Leader
Doyle
Santa May Aid Big Tax Drive
Washington, Dec. 18. Senate leaders sought a Santa aid to hasten passage of a large excess profits tax bill. The Senate finance committee met to finish the measure for debate and a vote by Friday before a brief Christmas recess. The House approved defense funds totaling 17.809 billion dollars.
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Washington
Senate
Senate Finance Committee
Congress
House
Truman
Taft
Ohio
Toledo Wildcat Strike Crimps Rail Yard Activity
A wildcat strike by Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen members crippled operations in Toledo on December 18. About half of Nickle Plate Yard workers, 40 of 150 B and O yardmen, and 15 of 100 Short Line yard workers stayed home, disrupting trains as yard crews failed to assemble freight. R. J. Jones calls it unauthorized, while government seizure seeks to avert further walkouts amid wage disputes. Trains ran on three lines. other roads remained unaffected for now.
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Toledo, O
Toledo
Niche Plate
Baltimore & Ohio
Detroit & Toledo
Brotherhood of Railroad
R. J. Jones
Chicago
Chesapeake & Ohio
Pennsylvania
Wabash
Toledo Terminal
New York Central
M. P. Train Kills Freight Conductor
Jim Hayward Johnson, 42, a conductor on a northbound Missouri Pacific freight train, fell from the roof of a box car near Riverton at 7 a.m. Monday and was killed instantly. His body was moved to Riser Funeral Home in Columbia. He lived with his family at 2303 Madeline Street, Alexandria.
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Jim Hayward Johnson
Missouri Pacific Railroad
Riverton
Riser Funeral
Columbia
Johnson
Madeline Street
Alexandria
Rail worker pact sought amid yardmen strike impact
Washington reports renewed momentum toward a wage and hour settlement between railroads and four operating unions. White House pressure and a 2 a.m. Steelman session signaled progress as 10,000 yardmen strikes affected freight and Christmas mail. Federal court actions loom for union leaders over alleged contempt.
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Washington
White House
John R. Steelman
Steelman
Toledo
Truman
Chicago
Post Office Department
Auto prices rolled back by GM and rivals after government order
Detroit reports GM Ford and Nash will comply with the stabilization agency price rollback to December 1 levels for 1951 models. GM Cadillac unit cancels a planned price increase. Chrysler had not spoken. UAW president Walter Reuther backs the view that the move is discriminatory.
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Detroit
General Motors Corporation
Cadillac
G. M
Economic Stabilization Agency
General Motors Corp
Ford Motor Co
Nash Motors
Chrysler Corp
Walter P. Reuther
C. I. O. United Auto Workers
Maniac On Loose Hunted By Scores Of Policemen
Philadelphia police press on with a city wide manhunt in Oak Lane after a 28 year old housewife Claire Cohen was killed by a gunman. Six other shootings in the area are linked to the suspect. Officers vow to stay on the job until he is captured.
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Philadelphia
Oak Lane
Claire Cohen
Sympathy Is Acheson Hope In Face Of GOP Demands
Washington reports say Democratic leaders rely on public sympathy for Secretary of State Acheson amid Republican calls for his ouster. Some senators and officials cite President Truman's resolve to support Acheson, while unverified chatter suggests a contingency plan involving Justice Vinson and possible reshuffles among top legal posts. Senator Brewster floated Vinson as a trusted alternative.
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Washington
Dec
Acheson
Truman
Senate
House
Congress
Fred Vinson
Supreme Court
McGrath
Clark Clifford
Hattiesburg Mayor Holmes dies in three car crash
Hattiesburg Mississippi December 18 Mayor David W Holmes died in a three car collision six miles south of Collins along with J T Price and Fred McNair of Collins both Negroes. Injured were R W Smith and E J Flowers of Collins. McNair car driver passed a vehicle driven by Howard H Vance of Jackson. Two others in McNair car jailed on drunkenness charges. Holmes had just won a legal battle over Sunday movies. Born in Lake Mississippi, he was elected to a four year term.
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Hattiesburg
Miss
David W. Holmes
Collins
J. T. Price
Fred McNair
R. W. Smith
E. J. Flowers
McNair
Veterans Administration Hospital
Jackson
S. L. Green
Arkansas
Green
Holmes
Howard H. Vance
Vance
Covington County
Mississippi Supreme Court
Lake, Miss
Battleship Missouri Arrives Off Hungnam Front
U S battleship Missouri arrives offshore near Hungnam Korea adding heavy 16 inch guns to support the 10th Corps under Maj Gen Edward M Almond as Chinese forces press the port area. Observers note large Chinese concentrations in hills and besieged port defenses, with Hamburg abandoned and Reds moving to flank positions.
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10Th Corps
Tokyo
United Nations
Hungnam
Korea
Missouri
U. S
Edward M. Almond
Hungnam Port
Reds
Hamburg
Hamhung
White Hills
Truman asks for more powers over contracts and agencies
President Truman told congressional leaders he seeks added authority in government contracts and organization to meet the world crisis. House Speaker Rayburn said a specific request would be sent to Congress after papers are drafted, likely restoring powers from titles one and two of the wartime powers act.
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Washington
Dec
Truman
Payburn
D.-Tex
White House
Capitol
House
McCormack
Mass
Rayburn and
Holiday Spirit Descends as Donations Pile Up in Twin Cities
The real spirit of Christmas shines as the public of the Twin Cities gives generously through Good Fellows. Previous gifts total 1387.05 with many more pledges expected to aid distressed cases not reached by other agencies.
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Good Fellows
E. O. Smith
H. A. McDonald
Twin Cities
Rhee Plans Rush Executions in Seoul Case
President Syngman Rhee announced a speedup of death trials and executions citing military need and prison limits. Since October 1, 391 have been sentenced to death, 242 executed, with about one fifth of the deceased women. UN officials found no basis for reports of child executions amid exhumations. observers noted 126 bodies across four graves, including 40 women.
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Seoul
Korea
Syngman Rhee
Rhee
United Nations
F. E. White
Canada
U. N
White
Pentagon releases 722 Korean War casualties in new list
Washington reports the defense department identified 722 more casualties in the Korean area in casualty list No. 179. The tally names 622 dead and 586 wounded along with 51 injured in accidents and 23 missing in action.
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Washington
Defense Department
Department
Columbia Man Is Instantly Killed in wreck
Robert Duff twenty four was instantly killed when his car on highway 165 near Columbia went out of control at midnight Saturday and struck a post. Funeral held at Baptist Church in Columbia Monday at 10 a.m. Rev Cline Ellis officiated and interment in Columbia cemetery. Survived by mother Mrs E B Duff Sr brother E B Duff Jr and sister Mrs Herbert Haddox of Columbia.
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Columbia
Robert Duff
Highway 165
Baptist Church
Cline Ellis
Riser Funeral Home
E. B. Duff
E. B. Duff, Jr
Herbert Haddox
Truman summons military advisers briefing leaders in Washington
President Truman called top military advisers to the White House for a briefing with Democratic congressional leaders. Invited were Secretary of Defense Marshall, the joint chiefs of staff, Secretary of the Navy Matthews, Secretary of the Air Force Finletter, and Undersecretary of the Army Alexander. Also present were Vice President Barkley, House Speaker Rayburn, Senate Democratic Leader Lucas and House Democratic Leader McCormack.
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Washington
Truman
White House
Defense Marshall
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Navy
Matthews
Air Force
Finletter
Army
Alexander
Barkley
House
Rayburn
Senate
Lucas
McCormack
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Westbrook
Pegler
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Brewster
Vinson
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J. F. Wetzel
F. P. Cerniglia
Dorcas Welfare Society
B. Friel
Warren and
Roger
Bruce PE Parbo Ige Dace
Biedenharns
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