Chili con carne tale from the Midwest to Texas
A reminiscence tracing chili con carne from its border origins to Midwest and Southwest chili parlors. The writer recalls Truman, Verne Dixon in Kansas City, early 20th century journalism in St. Louis, and a mix of memories about chili mac and the cost of meals in various cities.
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New York
Truman
Verne Dixon
Kansas City
Midwest
Southwest
St. Louis
Dallas
Fort Worth
Omaha
Chicago
United Press
Bolivar
Illinois
Belleville
Florida
Tampa
Ybor City
Greatest Debate On War And Survival Across America
An Associated Press analysis recalls four prominent Americans former President Herbert Hoover John Foster Dulles Thomas E Dewey and Joseph P Kennedy who shaped the vast public debate on foreign policy amid U N reverses in Korea Letters and editorials poured in from across the nation and world as the crisis deepened with global reaction and policy proposals.
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Associated Press
New York
U. N
Korea
Atlantic
Orient
Herbert Hoover
John Foster Dulles
Thomas E. Dewey
Joseph P. Kennedy
Great Britain
Red Chinese Hordes Seize Seoul in Korean War Push
The Red Chinese seized Seoul and crossed the Han River driving retreating U N forces west of the capital. Units of the U N army reported Reds across the Han and attacking roadblocks as a pincers maneuver threatened Inchon and a wider enveloping advance.
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Olen Clements
Tokyo
Seoul
Han River
United Nations
Yellow Sea
Inchon
U. S. Eighth Army
Kimpo
U. N
Daughter shoots father in mobile Alabama garage apartment
A 15 year old mother killed her 44 year old father Ernest Hollingsworth in his sleep with a shotgun in his daughter's Mobile garage apartment. She claimed she shot him because he was snoring. He died at 5 15 am after four shots including two .22 caliber and one 410 shotgun blast. His wife, Anna Mae Hollingsworth, confirmed the death to police.
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Houston
Tex
Ernest FE. Hollingsworth
Mobile
Ala
Starlie Breland
Hollingsworth
Anna Mae Hollingsworth
Head-On Crash Kills Two, Injures Two in Port Barre
In Port Barre Louisiana a head-on collision last night killed William G Pool a New Orleans bond salesman and Maurice Wisdom about 50 of Kvotz Springs. R J Glas 44 and John T Whalen 460 both New Orleans investment men were injured. Wisdom was alone in one car while the others rode in a station wagon. Relatives said the four left New Orleans about 7 p m to attend a bond sale in Crowley. Pool was a son of the late Leonidas Moore Pool prominent in banking and former Canal Bank and Trust Co president.
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Port Barre
William G. Pool
New Orleans
Maurice Wisdom
Kvotz Springs
R. J. Glas
John T. Whalen
Keach
St. Landry Parish
Ben Schexnayder
Wisdom
Crowley
Pool
Leonidas Moore Pool
Canal Bank and Trust Co
Congress to seek longer draft period and universal service
Washington says Congress will be asked to extend active draft service from 1 to 27 months. Vinson notes a universal military service measure may be sent soon with hearings starting January 18. Debate continues on draft age and top age limits, but veterans remain exempt.
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Congress
Washington
Vinson
D.-Ga
House Armed Services Committee
Department of Defense
Pentagon
Selman Field Not Planned for Reactivation
Air force officials told Rep. Otto E. Passman that there are no plans to reactivate Selman Field in Washington and it will not be used again unless total mobilization. Army engineers are surveying World War II fields to prepare engineering reports on usability and needed improvements.
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Washington
Air Force
Otto E. Passman
Monroe
Selman Field
Army Engineers
Army Air Corps
Passman
Army
U N Forces Withdraw Sea From Inchon Port
United Nations troops leave Inchon by sea as naval guns shell the approach, destroying railway yards and docking facilities before departing. Demolition experts ignite charges to deny the port to the enemy. Rear Admiral L. A. Thackrey notes the operation proceeds smoothly with plans to evacuate all personnel and equipment.
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Inchon
Korea
United Nations
Seoul
Adj. L. A. Thackrey
U. N
Truman Plans Fast Pay Cost Controls
Hong Kong dispatch reports that thousands have been executed in China over the past two months with many more sent to re-education camps. The purge targets dissident regions in south China as Communist authorities face guerrilla resistance.
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Truman
Hong Kong
China
South
Truman Seeks Broad Price and Wage Controls Across the Board
President Truman said price and wage controls would be applied wherever necessary and possible as soon as feasible. He noted food controls would require legislation and signaled the State of the Union address next Monday to outline further steps in a joint session of Congress.
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Washington
Truman
Senate
House
Anti Truman Group Gains Tight Hold
A Republican and Dixie coalition tightens control of the 82nd Congress opening day in Washington. The group promises support for national defense while curbing President Truman's proposals. The House rules committee remains a key battleground as the coalition seeks to bypass delays.
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William F. Arbogast
Washington
82Nd Congress
Truman
New House
Senate
Taft Considers Major Foreign Policy Speech in Senate
Senator Taft R Ohio, reelected to lead the Senate Republican policy chair, is reported to be weighing a major foreign policy speech. He has criticized administration foreign policy and called for Acheson’s resignation. In a December Cincinnati speech he questioned reliance on military judgment.
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Washington
Taft
Ohio
Senate
Herbert Hoover
Thomas E. Dewey
New York
John Foster Dulles
State Acheson
Acheson
Cincinnati Masonic Club
U.N. Deliberates Slow Path in Korean Crisis
U N delgations debate future steps as the United States weighs an aggressor resolution against Red China while seeking broader action. Cease fire efforts faltered. delegates eyed principles to govern any settlement, with Beijing likely to reject terms demanding troop withdrawals and a U N seat for Red China.
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U. S
Korea
Gladwyn Jebb
U. N
Formosa
Red China
Truman Seeks ToAvoid War As Korea and China Tension Rise
President Truman said the United States will not bomb China without United Nations sanction and hopes to avoid a third world war this year. He noted Korea is under United Nations direction and hinted Congress would be asked if war steps were needed.
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Washington
Truman
United States
China
United Nations
Congress
Korea
Acheson
Pentagon
Defense Marshall
U. N
Capitol Hill
Bridges
New England
Asia
Spain
Pilot Safely Lands C-46 After Forced Midway Takeoff
A C-46 airliner with 48 aboard skidded into a haystack after a forced landing minutes after takeoff from Midway Airport. Pilot Marvin Staddon steered the craft to an open field yielding no fatalities and only minor injuries to three passengers. A ten month old infant was among the 49th person carried out by a passenger.
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Chicago
Marvin Staddon
Midway Airport
58Th Street
Massali Avenue
Big Midway Airport
Eisenhower Urges Europe to Match U S Sacrifices
General Dwight D. Eisenhower said European democracies must make equal sacrifices with the United States to build forces for defending Europe and maintaining peace. He planned a trip to NATO capitals, returning late January, to reassure alignment and discuss plans for a supreme headquarters arrangement.
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Europe
U. S
Washington
Dwight D. Eisenhower
America
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
United States
Supreme Headquarters Command
Mother to Decide on Child's Eye
A four year old girl Carolyn Purcell is diagnosed with cancer in both eyes. Doctors urge immediate removal of the right eye and may remove the left if needed. The mother faces a two day decision while the father cannot decide for her.
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Atlanta
Carolyn Purcell
Frank Purcell
Mrs. Purcell
Purcells
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