Vishinsky presses for China seat and UN reforms
In a sharp United Nations speech Andrei Vishinsky demanded China be admitted to the UN and outlined conditions for peace. He urged veto restraint, atomic ban, security council control of armed forces, international aid under supervision, and nondiscriminatory trade. Meanwhile Korean fronts face harsh winter, 100,000 Chinese and Korean Communists along the Yalu line, with weather slowing advances and air drops needed for supply. Russia also warns of possible Japanese involvement under a Chinese Russian accord, sparking further tension.
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Andrei Y. Vishinsky
United Nations General Assembly
Vishinsky
United Nations
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Moscow
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Korea
Yalu River
Manchuria
U. S
Air Defense HQ Relocated From New York to Colorado Springs
The air force moves the national air defense nerve center from Mitchell Field New York to Colorado Springs Colorado. The shift places the center 1650 miles inland, reducing ocean as a barrier and centralizing control of east and west defense units with Lt. Gen. Ennis C. Whitehead in command.
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Western Europe sees prewar production gains with American aid
The Economic Cooperation Administration reports Western Europe increased exports and industrial output above prewar levels with American aid. The gains support anti communism efforts but must rise further to fund rearmament, as Europe’s economic base must strengthen to expand military production.
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Western Europe
Economic Co-Operation Administration
West
E.C.A
Europe
Wholesale Prices Hit All-Time High In Mid November
The Bureau of Labor Statistics reported wholesale prices reached an all time high in the second week of November with a 6.5 percent weekly gain and 8.7 percent above the June 20 level before the Korean fighting. Corners of the market showed mixed moves as hogs fell while steers rose to a 1950 peak. Steel scrap and rubber edged higher amid war news with tin showing volatility.
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Bureau of Labor Statistics
Truman Presses Fair Deal Amid GOP Gains
President Truman held a press conference asserting he would push his full Fair Deal program through the 82nd Congress when it convenes in January. He downplayed GOP victories as local in origin and confirmed Secretary Acheson will stay in his post.
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Taft
Battle over President Truman excess profits tax looms
A fierce fight over a proposed 75 percent excess profits tax on corporations shapes up as Congress debates the plan. Observers expect the bill to surface in the lame duck session or the 82nd Congress with GOP resistance, Chamber of Commerce opposition, and possible shifts affecting the 1952 election.
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U. S. Chamber of Commerce
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Ways and Means Committee
Minute Men Ready for Action in Defense Plan
Defense officials announced a plan to mobilize millions of civilian minute men ready for immediate action while regular forces build toward a three million strength. Military experts question whether a three million man force will meet defense needs.
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