Truman Plans to Declare U.S. Emergency
President Truman is expected to proclaim a national emergency within 48 hours to enable wage and materials controls and speed mobilization. He will address the nation after talks with congressional leaders as defense leaders back the move to tighten production, price controls, and the draft amid the Korean War crisis.
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Washington
Administration
Truman
China
Defense
Marshall
Omar Bradley
Joint Chiefs of Staff
White House
Senate Armed Services Committee
United States
Congress
Wildlife feeding and ice skating mark busy local winter
Wildlife lovers are urged to feed birds on bare spots after scraping snow. City forester Owen Fox tends Gaston park daily with corn for wildlife. Squirrels forage along Fairmont avenue and Highland avenue porches. Ice skating begins on several frozen local ponds. Five years ago today snow overwhelmed the district, and post-Thanksgiving snowfall set a local record. Residents mail gifts to Uncle Bill and Aunt Peggy near the west.
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Owen Fox
Gaston Park
Aera
Fairmont Avenue
Highland Avenue
Uncle Bill
Aunt Peggy
Weather Brief Cloudy Cold With Light Snow Tonight
Cloudy and continued cold with occasional snow flurries tonight and Wednesday. Low tonight around 20. Maximum today 34 and minimum 23 with 0.05 inches of precipitation and 0.5 inch of snow. River stage at 8.3 feet. Year ago figures show higher temperatures and precipitation.
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United States
Soviet Delegation Secretary And Family Leave Glen Cove Mansion
Morozov first secretary to the Soviet United Nations delegation moves his 71 bed family from the J. P. Morgan 47 room Glen Cove mansion. Neighbors complained deeds require single family occupancy and Russians seek another mansion in Westchester. residents fear a large exodus and report a buying spree of shoes linens appliances and clothing.
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Glen Cove
N. Y
INS
Leonid A. Morozov
J. P. Morgan
Long Island
Morozov
United Nations
U. N
Fants
State Department
Jacob J. Kramer
Morgan Estate
Westchester County
Russia
Sixth Viking rocket flight ends without world record
The U S Navy sixth Viking rocket launched from White Sands Proving Ground failed to exceed 100 miles altitude, staying short of the 107 mile Viking and 114 mile V 2 marks. Researchers gained valuable data for future spaceflight amid a 25 hour series of rocket tests by navy army and air force teams.
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White Sands Proving Ground
N. M
INS
U. S. Navy
Milton Rosen
Navy
Army
Air Force Aerobees
Christmas Seal Sale Receipts Reach 8394 75
Nelson Runyan reports 6657 seal sale letters not received and receipts totaling 8394 75 to date. New Castle totals 7492 75 and Ellwood 902 00 against an 18000 goal. Four booths opened in New Castle with supervisors at the store First National Bank Strauss Hirshberg and Post Office lobby. Jessie Stenger directs all booth locations and appeals for volunteers.
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Nelson Runyan
New Castle
Ellwood
George Getty
First National Bank
A. Frediani
Strauss-Hirshberg’s
P. Zarilla
Stanley Sokolowski
Jessie Stenger
Spokesman For Red China Says No War Sought
India's Sir Benegal Rau told the United Nations that Gen Wu Hsiu Chuan said Communist China wants no war with the United States or United Nations. Rau introduced two Asia Arab bloc resolutions calling for a cease fire and a seven power peace conference to settle Far East issues. He noted no mention of the 38th parallel and quoted Wu as saying external forces push China toward operations.
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Gen. Wu
United States
United Nations
Prisoners Escape From Manassas Jail
In Manassas Virginia two prisoners Charles Hughes eighteen and Emerson Sowell twenty one charged with larceny escaped by prying apart cell bars and chiseling through door locks. They entered the jail office and took five pints of whisky before fleeing. Jailor Joe Gardner slept through the noises thinking wind and snow caused them.
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Manassas
Joe Gardner
Charles Hughes
Emerson Sowell
Gardner
County Soldiers Among Wounded in Korea
The U S Department of Defense lists two Lawrence county soldiers among Korea casualties. Cpl George T Egan of Ellwood City and Pfc Herman E Turner of Volant are named, sons of local residents.
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U. S. Department of Defense
Korea
Lawrence County
Ellwood City
Volant
Cpl
George T. Egan
Tilithia Egan
R.D. 2
Herman E. Turner
Leone IL. Turner
R.D. 3
Seek Clues In Gang Killing Of Attorney
Investigators search Los Angeles underworld haunts for leads in the murder of Samuel L. Rummel, attorney for Mickey Cohen. Police chief Parker takes charge, questions Dragna and Bronchatto, and seeks connections while Cohen vows to help.
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Acme Telephoto
Hollywood
Calif
Samuel Rummel
Mickey Cohen
Tony Cornero Stralla
Laurel Canyon
Rummel
Cohen
Grand Jury
Los Angeles
INS
Underworld
Benjamin (Bugsy) Siegel
Samuel L. Rummel
William H. Parker
Jack Dragna
al Capone
West
Tony Bronchatto
Parker
Dragna
Bronchatto
Forecast Boyle to Retire as Democratic Chair
Top Democrats forecast an early resignation of William M. Boyle Jr. as Democratic national chairman with no clear successor. Some favor Secretary of Labor Maurice Tobin of Boston for 1952 elections while others prefer Senator Francis J. Myers of Pennsylvania. President Truman will decide the final choice.
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Washington
William M. Boyle, Jr
Maurice J. Tobin
Boston
Capitol Hill
Francis J. Myers
Pennsylvania
Truman
Cabot taps second large Leidy field gas well
In Renovo Pennsylvania an open flow of 36 million cubic feet daily was estimated for the second largest gas well tapped in the Leidy field near Renovo. The Cabot company drilled it yesterday, boosting the number of producing wells in the area to more than a dozen.
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Renovo
Leidy
Cabot Company
Asiatic-Arab nations push cease-fire move at UN
A Asia Arab bloc led by India will present two UN resolutions calling a Korea cease-fire and a seven power Far East peace conference. The cease-fire draft would authorize talks to suspend hostilities and was approved by the bloc. A second resolution envisions a broad package on Formosa admission of Communist China and other Far East issues, approved by the group after talks with the United States Britain and France.
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Assembly
India
Sir Benegal Rau
United States
Britain
France
Far East
Formosa
China
United Nations
Synthetic Rubber Output to Resume at Institute Plant
About 800 workers will start producing synthetic rubber at the B. F. Goodrich Chemical plant in Institute West Virginia when it re opens soon. The operation is part of the government rubber program.
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W. Va
B. F. Goodrich Chemical Company
Goodrich
Voluntary Censorship Tightened on Korea War News
Tokyo December 12 General Douglas MacArthur tightened voluntary censorship procedures for Korea War news while avoiding outright censorship. Public information chief Col Marion P Echols said efforts will curb speculative stories that forecast future operations. Correspondents in Korea must give public information.
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Tokyo
Douglas MacArthur
Korea
Rioting Rages In Singapore Over Child Custody
Rioting rages in Singapore amid protests over a court ruling on the custody of Maria Hertogh known as the Jungle Girl. Troops patrol the city as clashes leave about ten dead and hundreds injured on the second day of disturbances.
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Singapore
INS
Holland
Supreme Court
Maria Berthe Hertogh
Attlee Returns to Britain After Truman Talks
London reports Prime Minister Clement Attlee arrived at Heathrow from New York and said his Washington talks with President Truman achieved broad agreement on many matters and wider understanding. He plans a 30 minute Commons statement on discussions with the president and Canadian officials. Montreal declares Camillien Houde elected to a seventh term by about two to one, despite his wartime internment for urging French Canadians to resist registration rules.
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London
INS
Clement Attlee
Truman
Attlee
Heathrow Airdrome
New York
Washington
House of Commons
Montreal
Camillien Houde
Houde
Drafted Men Depart Today for Induction Station
A group of 33 drafted men, 19 from City Board 87 and 14 from County Board 86, left by Pennsylvania Railroad for the main induction station in Pittsburgh. Red Cross, Civilian Sponsors, Gideons, and Catholic War Veterans distributed gifts including ditty bags, razors, Bibles, Sunday missals, and testaments. Rev. Fr. Francis McCarter donated books.
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State Selective Service
Pennsylvania Railroad
Pittsburgh
City Board
County Board
Lawrence County
American Red Cross
Greater New Castle Association
Catholic War Veterans
Gideons
Red Cross
Francis McCarter
Unified Western Anti Communist Command Planned
The United States plans to formalize a unified western anti Communist command headed by General Dwight D. Eisenhower at the Brussels Atlantic Pact Foreign Ministers meeting next week. Secretary Acheson will travel to London for the military committee approval as China’s Korea aggression and U S Britain talks push the decision.
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Washington
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Brussels
Atlantic Pact
Acheson
U. S
Europe
Eisenhower
North Atlantic Pact Military Committee
London
Korea
Faye Emerson Plans Private Mexico City Wedding
Faye Emerson and bandleader Skitch Henderson flew to Mexico City to wed in a private Cuernavaca ceremony at the home of friends Mr and Mrs Robert Wiesel. Emerson, ex wife of Elliott Roosevelt, is known as the first lady of television.
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New York
INS
Faye Emerson
Elliott Roosevelt
Skitch Henderson
Mexico City
Cuernavaca
Robert Wiesel
Death Notices for Ruth Meyers and Roy Preston
Ruth I Meyers 46 of Atkinson street R D 2 and Roy E Preston 36 of 840 Arlington Avenue are reported deceased. The notice lists ages and addresses with no additional funeral details provided.
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Ruth I. Meyers
Atkinson Street
R. D
Roy E. Preston
Arlington Avenue
Two Divisions Of Mongols Are Now At Front
Two Chinese divisions of Mongol cavalry were sent to Korea to reinforce the invasion force and support a planned winter offensive. U S Eighth Army fought near the 38th parallel as Chinese forces reportedly moved toward a southern push from Haeju and Sinmak. In the northeast, about 25 000 U S marines and soldiers prepared beachhead defenses as the fighting continued.
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Seoul
Red China
Korea
Genghis Khan
Asia
Europe
Yellow Sea
Adriatic
China
38Th
U. S. Eighth Army
South Korea
Haeju
Sinmak
U. S
Flurries Of Snow Sweep Western Pennsylvania
Snow flurries covered most of western Pennsylvania with uneven depths from two inches at Erie to 15 at Ebensburg. Boswell reported 14 inches, Curwensville 12, Somerset 11, Franklin 8 and Pittsburgh 6. Additional light snow was forecast for the Pittsburgh area today and tomorrow, while other counties saw only occasional flurries. Temperatures will stay near or below freezing with little melt.
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International News Service
Pennsylvania
U. S. Weather Bureau
Pittsburgh
Erie
Ebensburg
Boswell
Curwensville
Somerset
Franklin
Christmas Eve Cheer for Shop Workers
A festive verse praises store workers who sell goods and enjoy time with family at Christmas. It notes they deserve a break on Christmas Eve and mentions the date thirty seven days into the month, urging thoughtful consideration in shopping.
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