Air Force expansion tied to wartime mobilization plans
The air force aims to grow from 48 to about 200 groups by 1953 within a 5,000,000-man structure. Plant reuses and license production are planned to speed jet and engine output, with several major facilities converted to aircraft work. Lt Gen Ridgway assumes command in Korea as Almond leads the 10th corps. U.N. forces retreat and regroup amid Chinese intervention, with Hen forces withdrawing without harming cohesion.
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Air Force
Kansas City
Kas
Dodge
Chicago
Pratt & Whitney
Douglas
Tulsa
Okla
Willow Run
Detroit
Cincinnati
Ford Motor Company
HADACOL Claims Help For Vitamin Deficiencies In KC Man
Francis C Hood of Kansas City says HADACOL improved his sleep nerves and energy after Vit B1 B2 Niacin and Iron deficiencies. He urges others to try HADACOL with a money back guarantee, noting doctors increasingly recommend it and directing orders to The Le Blanc Corporation Louisiana.
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Francis C. Hood
Wabash
Kansas City
Mr. Hood
LeBlanc Corporation
Lafayette
Louisiana
The
Pearson Targeted by Rival for One Sky Light Strike
A bold newspaper beat notes a claimed skirmish against Pearson described as an audacious act by a rival. The language reflects polemic journalism with emphasis on loyalty to country and profession within a sensationalist frame.
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Pearson
Deaths of John Glenn Gray and Clophire Viola
John Glenn Gray 68 died suddenly at home near Wisner. Funeral at Holly Grove Church, burial in Holly Grove Cemetery, Mulhearn Funeral Home. Survived by wife Mattie, two children Lucille and Lily Nett, and three brothers. Clophire Viola 89 died early Monday. funeral at Moore Road residence, 1 p.m. officiated by Rev. Wallace. Interment in Hall Cemetery. Survived by wife, four sons, six daughters, three sisters, one brother, 45 grandchildren, 15 great grandchildren.
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John Glenn Gray
Wisner
Holly Grove Church
Holly Grove
Mulhearn Funeral Home
Winnsboro
Mr. Gray
Mattie Gray
Lucille
Lily Nett
Preston Gray
Simsboro
Charles Gray
Arcadia
Mason Gray
Clophire Viola
Moore Road
Wallace
Alto Baptist Church
Hall Funeral Home
Hall
Clophire, Jr
Buford
Rayville
Edward
Rhyne
Monroe
R. S. Earle
J. A. Roberts
Whittington veteran dies of heart attack at 58
Frank Artaud Whittington 58 WWI veteran and former East Baton Rouge parish state trooper died Sunday of a heart attack in Lake Providence. Funeral held Tuesday at 2 p.m. at home with Rev. Irving Insley officiating in a military service. Survived by two children, siblings, and nephews. Pallbearers were members of the local American Legion Post. Grant by Young's Funeral Home of Tallulah.
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Lake Providence
Frank Artaud Whittington
East Baton Rouge Parish
Irving Insley
Young
Tallulah
Evelyn
Frank, Jr
Texarkana
Ark
Effie Browne
New Orleans
Melville Johnson
Florence Whittington
Theodore
Clifford
Cincinnati
Ohio
American Legion
Funeral services for Clophire Viola in Monroe
Funeral services for Clophire Viola aged 89 were held Tuesday at 1 pm at the residence. Interment followed in Hall Cemetery under the direction of Hall Funeral Home. He is survived by his wife four sons six daughters a brother three sisters forty five grandchildren and fifteen great grandchildren.
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Clophire Viola
Monroe
Hall Funeral Home
Hall Cemetery
C. Viola, Jr
Rayville
Buford Viola
Edward Viola
Rhyne Viola
R. S. Earle
J. A. Roberts
McCarthy criticizes Pearson and Pearson's influence
The author defends McCarthy against liberal campaigns to discredit him and details alleged Pearson plots involving a false leg-man, Greek language media, and government missions to Greece and Yugoslavia. The piece contrasts Vaughan's integrity with Pearlson's tactics and praises Lattimore's vindication. Santa Claus brought him to me.
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Ous
Karr
Charlie Ross
Truman
Harry Vaughan
Vaughan
Pearson
Greece
Yugoslavia
Tito
Stalin
Madeline Katz
David Katr
White House
Owen Lattimore
Lattimore
Little, Brown
Boston
McCarthy
Angus Cameron
Cameron
Blackguard
Harold Ickes
Santa Calus
New Congress Faces Sticky Start With Old Debates
The next Congress, split between Democrats and Republicans, is likely to pass little controversial domestic legislation. Key issues such as FEPC, postal rate hikes, offshore oil land title fixes, and an equal rights amendment stalled previously, may resurface but face limited time if world conditions fail to improve.
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Congress
House
Senate
Chinese Leader Demands Seat for Red China in UN
Chu Teh warned U N troops to leave Korea and called for US forces to withdraw from For mosa while seeking a Chinese seat in the United Nations. He signaled a planned Communist blow along the 38th parallel as General MacArthur anticipated a Korean offensive and UN forces noted massed Chinese and Korean troops.
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U.N
Korea
MacArthur
U. N
Red China
Eighth Army
ROK
Republic of Korea
Southeast Korea
Pusan
Penang
Red
Chu Teh
United States
Formosa
United Nations
38Th Parallel
Chu
Peiping
Tokyo
Kyodo
South Korea
Communists claim large Chinese force in Korean War
Chu says over one million veteran Chinese troops join Korea campaign amid calls for peaceful settlement. U N evacuation ends at Hungnam with about 105000 American, Korean, British and Puerto Rican troops and 100000 civilians pulled from North Korea. MacArthur notes redeployment of the US 10th Corps from Hungnam to join the Eighth Army in Pusan Pohang area.
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MacArthur
Chu
North Korea
United States
Russia
Japan
Hungnam
U. N. Navy
Korea
U. S. 10Th
U.S. Eighth Army
Edward M. Almond
10Th Corps
Pusan-Pohang
Chennault Warns Philippines Face Communist Invasion
Maj. Gen. Claire Chennault, former U.S. 14th air force commander, warns Manila the Philippines are in immediate danger of being overrun by Communists. He says Manila is included in the Red timetable of invasion as he travels to Formosa to head the China air transport line.
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Manila
Claire Chennault
U. S. 14Th Air Force
Philippines
Formosa
China Air Transport Line
Chennault
War talk and military readiness amid East Asian tensions
Discussion notes rising anti imperialist sentiment across Asia and fears of a Chinese North Korean offensive as Korea remains tense. Statements reference Red China's goals and potential military moves. Discussions include past defense budgeting and questions over future rapid armament increases amid uncertain likelihood of a major war outside the Kremlin.
Mobilization veterans push for enduring defense system
Marshall urges a national defense framework built on partial mobilization with rapid shift to full mobilization. He warns against past public fatigue for large armies and recalls 1941 wartime votes saving the army from disintegration. He notes Soviet forces outnumber US strength at the time.
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Korea
Marshall
Europe
Congress
United States
Planes abandon inland coast in northeast Korea withdrawal
U S Tenth corps pulled back from northeast Korea with the retreat ending at Hungnam Sunday. Fighter pilots estimate Red casualties at 550 with 309 buildings 51 vehicles 5 supply dumps and one tank destroyed or damaged. Four F 80 pilots report 65 enemy killed or wounded in trench strafing on a ridge while Lt John B Dacust of Berkeley California and Lt Stanley G Houghtley of Shabbana Illinois describe heavy bombing and successful ridge seizure during the mission. Twilight sees U S fifth air force surpass 500 sorties. In Indiana a hit skip driver is shot. Think how many are only half shot.
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U. S. 10Th Corps
Korea
Hungnam
John B. Dacust
Hill&ass Ave
Berkeley
Calif
Stanley G. Houghtley
Shabbana
Ill
U. S. Fifth Air Force
Funeral services held for Richard C. Johnson in Monroe
Funeral services for Richard C. Johnson age 39 of 208 North Seventh Street Monroe were held Sunday at 2 30 p m at Emmanuel Baptist Church with Rev Olin Harmon officiating Interment under direction of Hall Funeral Home was in Hasley Cemetery He is survived by his wife one son Charles Calhoun Monroe seven brothers Joe Johnson Rayville Fount Johnson Sicily Island Elzie Johnson Monroe H G Johnson Monroe Cecil Johnson Monroe Cecil Thompson U S Navy and Willie Thompson U S Navy Pallbearers were W C Warlick Sr A H Bates Ryan Henderson C L Veasey V Sylvester and J D Moses
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Richard C. Johnson
North Seventh Street
Monroe
Emmanuel Baptist Church
Olin Harmon
Hall Funeral Home
Hasley Cemetery
Charles Calhoun
Joe Johnson
Rayville
Fount Johnson
Sicily Island
Elzie Johnson
H. G. Johnson
Cecil Johnson
Cecil Thompson
U. S. Navy
Willie Thompson
W. C. Warlick, Sr
A. H. Bates
Ryan Henderson
C. L. Veasey
V. Sylvester
J. D. Moses
Christmas river outing and holiday deaths tally by state
Holiday children went to the river on a Christmas afternoon. The report lists state death counts in a staggered tally: California 40-11, Texas 41-18, New York 27-21, Ohio 20-6, Illinois 34-3, and many others including Alabama, Georgia, Michigan, and Pennsylvania among the states.
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Alabama
Arizona
Arkansas
California
Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
Florida
Georgia
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland
Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri
Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New Mexico
New York
North Carolina
North Dakota
Ohio
Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
South Carolina
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Vermont
Virginia
Washington
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming
District of Columbia
Sacrifice Rite Marks Sudan Power Generator Inauguration
In Kartoum Sudan a ram was sacrificed when the Sudan Light and Power Co stalled a new generator. The beast’s blood was sprinkled on the engine as part of a local custom to honor the occasion.
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Kartoum
Sudan
Sudan Light and Power Co
Dunham-Pugh Burglary Details From Two Break-ins
Saturday night a protocall safe with 20 dollars in silver and 160 dollars in value, plus a 150 dollar tool box, 12.50 dollar Delco auto battery, were stolen after entry by breaking a south side window. The burglars returned later using an acetylene torch to cut the safe knob, taking a small cash amount and disarranging records. Charlie Barton, store manager, said the torch came from the building.
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Delco
Dunham-Pugh
Charlie Barton
Four Die In Alexandria Area Over Weekend
Four people died and many were injured in Alexandria area incidents over the weekend. A car veered off the Clear Creek bridge near Pollock killing Howard Gray and injuring others. an 11 year old boy Hosie Barron died in a cave collapse. Katherine Martein of Bossier City died from a wreck near Montgomery. a Black man, Robert Jenkins, was killed by a Missouri Pacific freight train. State police logged 19 traffic accidents, city police two.
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Alexandria
Howard Gray
Pollock
Clear Creek
Katherine Martein
Bossier City
Montgomery
Hosie Barron
Pineville
Robert Jenkins
Missouri Pacific
Bandits Sought in Bonita Robbery
Two youthful white men about 24 sought for robbery and car theft from J. P. Moseley of Bonita Mississippi men seized him and drove into Alabama before abandoning him near Eutaw Alabama after robbing him of 50 dollars. Moseley's wrecked car found near Bessemer suburb of Birmingham.
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Birmingham
J. P. Moseley
Bonita
Moseley
Mississippi
Alabama
Eutaw
Ala
Here
Bessemer
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Matthew B. Ridgway
Pentagon
Eighth
Ridgway
Walton H. Walker
Almond
Pusan- Pohang
Tenth Corps
King Features Syndicate, Inc
Frank Whittington
Peoples
Republic of China
U. S
Taiwan
Communist Party
Central Committee
Senator Robertson
D-Va
Appropriations Committee
Navy
Francis P. Matthews
Robertson
Defense
Louis Johnson
Omar Bradley
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Army
Johnson
Kremlin
DIAL
Sudget
Fleer
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