Truman Proclaims National Emergency and ODM Formation
President Truman declared a national emergency and created the Office of Defense Mobilization to place the nation on a virtual war basis. Charles E. Wilson of General Electric to head the ODM, with the move aimed at countering the increasing menace of Communist aggression and world conquest plans.
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Washington
Truman
Office of Defense Mobilization
ODM
Charles E. Wilson
General Electric
U. S
Acme Telephoto
New York
General Electric Co
New Castle School Pupils Begin Christmas Vacation
Pupils in New Castle city schools start Christmas vacation on Thursday December 21 at 9 30 in the afternoon. Classes resume Tuesday January 2. Local news notes include snow belt conditions, post office parcel delays, and county butchering plans as well as efforts by civic groups to aid orphaned and hospitalized children with gifts.
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New Castle City
Youngstown
Franklin
Daily Weather Report
Cloudy and cold with snow flurries tonight and tomorrow. Low tonight 15 to 20 degrees. United States weather statistics for the 24 hour period ending at 9 am today. Maximum 30, minimum 22. Precipitation 0.17 inches, snow 1.7 inches. River stage 7.4 feet. Year ago: max 28, min 8, no precipitation.
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United States
Highlights Of President Truman's Warning Address To Nation
Washington December 16 highlights of President Truman's warning address outline a national emergency proclamation and a defense mobilization plan. The plan includes an office under General Electric President Wilson to coordinate manpower, economic stability, procurement and transport.
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Washington
INS
Truman
Union
Defense Mobilization
General Electric
Charles E. Wilson
Congress
Arrest of Morris Guralnick, 10 Most Wanted Criminal
Morris Guralnick, second of the nation’s ten most wanted, was arrested in Madison after a brief struggle with four officers. The 34 year old New Yorker faces federal arraignment on charges of flight to avoid prosecution, stemming from a July 1948 Kingston County Jail escape during which he and four inmates assaulted guards. He had been awaiting trial for stabbing a former girlfriend in Marlboro, New York.
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Madison
Wis
Morris Guralnick
FBI
New Yorker
Guralnick
U. S
Kingston
N.Y
Marlboro
N. Y
Three Killed In Bus Auto Collision Near Bedford Ky
WILLIAMSPORT Ky December 16 three persons died in a head on crash between a Greyhound bus and an auto on U S Route 42 near Bedford Ky Twenty one were injured A Nashville Tennessee man and two Detroit men were in the car passengers while the bus driver from Madison Place near Cincinnati was in serious condition Twenty others suffered minor injuries.
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Williamsport
Kentucky
Bedford
James C. Cristain
Nashville
Cincinnati
Russians vote on Sunday in nationwide Soviet elections
An estimated 99 percent turnout is expected as Premier Stalin and top aides run on a single list. The Moscow city Soviet ticket includes Vyacheslav Molotov and Andrei Vishinsky among others. Elections install local Soviets for two-year terms with anti US rhetoric emphasized.
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Moscow
INS
Russia
Joseph Stalin
Stalin
Vyacheslav Molotov
Andrei Vishinsky
Republicans Seek Acheson Dismissal
Congressional Republicans demand the dismissal of State Secretary Acheson to advance bipartisan unity on foreign affairs. Senate GOP leaders Wherry and Millikin avoided commenting after Democratic Leader Lucas accused them of playing into Stalin's hands.
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Washington
INS
Truman
Acheson
GOP
Lucas
Stalin
Senate
Wherry
Nebraska
Millikin
Colorado
Pulaski Woman 87 Injured in Fall at Home
Mrs. Belinda Blue of Pulaski, aged 87, was admitted to Jameson Memorial hospital at 9 p m Friday after falling down a flight of stairs. She suffered general contusions and a fracture of the left collarbone.
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Belinda Blue
Pulaski
Jameson Memorial Hospital
Blue
Wildcat Rail Strike Ends as Strikers Return to Work
After a direct appeal from President Truman, railroad workers return to duty across key hubs. Chicago switch crews resume operations, while Nashville Knoxville and Birmingham report limited service. The move lifts a critical jam affecting war materiel and Christmas mail.
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Washington
Truman
Post Office Department
Chicago
Birmingham
Nashville
Knoxville
Tenn
W. P. Kennedy
The
Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen
West Coast
Louisville & Nashville Road
Radnor
Southern Railway
Seaboard Airline
Lift Embargo On Yale Mail
The railroad strike ended today and the post office lifted its embargo on Christmas mail. Postmaster General Donaldson ordered postmasters to resume normal service at once and move the backlog to destinations by Christmas.
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Washington
Post Office Department
Donaldson
Truman Plans Broad Mobilization To Face Soviet Threat
President Truman outlined a major mobilization effort with about 3.5 million military personnel. Two National Guard infantry divisions the 31st and 47th were alerted for active service on January 16 as part of the first step.
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Washington
INS
Truman
National Guard
Alabama-Mississippi
Minnesota- North Dakota
Togliatti to Leave Italy for Moscow for Medical Treatment
Italian communist leader Palmiro Togliatti said he will depart Rome for Moscow for two or three weeks of medical treatment. Observers speculate the trip may also serve Soviet ideological indoctrination as he seeks a long convalescence unavailable in Italy.
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Rome
NSI
Palmiro Togliatti
Moscow
Togliatti
Italy
Russia
Congressmen's Views on Truman's Emergency Move
Congress pressed for broader wage price controls and bigger armed forces while criticizing delays in Truman's emergency program. Senators Morse Ives and Wherry urged faster mobilization and across the board curbs. Fulbright and Chavez supported strong measures amid fears of inflation and defense shortfalls.
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Truman
Washington
INS
Congress
George (D) Ga
Senate Finance Committee
Sen. Douglas
Sen
Morse
Senate
Wherry
Senate Public Works
Chavez
N. M
Len Fulbright
Ark
Sen. Smith
Smith
Sen. Ives
N. Y
Ives
Chinese Reds Close On Hungnam From Hamhung Drive
U N S war dispatches report fierce Chinese Communist onslaughts forcing the abandonment of Hamhung, the last major Allied held city in North Korea. Chinese forces near Hungnam threaten the dock area as air strikes and naval bombardment continue. Meanwhile a force of unknown size has occupied Yonan, south of the 38th parallel, with Kaesong and Haeju reports indicating further Communist movements.
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Seoul
United Nations
Hamhung
North Korea
Hungnam
10Th Corps
Yonan
Yellow Sea
Haeju
Acme
Chunchon
Permit Taken By Bell Company For New Building
A permit was issued to Bell Telephone to construct a two story building on the northwest corner of South Mercer and South streets. The $500000 site was bought after the December 28 1945 fire that destroyed the A and P Tea building.
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South Mercer
South Streets
Bell Telephone Company
Telephone Company
A. and P. Tea Company
Mercer
Chinese Reds to Reject Cease Fire in Korea
The Peiping delegation plans a 3 p.m. EST statement expected to flatly reject the UN request for a Korean cease fire. The price for peace reportedly includes withdrawal of UN forces, the U S Seventh Fleet from Formosan waters, and expulsion of Nationalists from the UN with Peiping admitted. Wu Hsiu Chuan and Lie met privately as an extraordinary news conference was requested at Lake Success.
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Lake Success
N. Y
United Nations
Korea
Peiping
U.N
Korean Peninsula
United States Seventh Fleet
Formosan
U. N
Wu Hsiu-Chuan
Trygve Lie
Lie
Chiao Kuan-Hua
Vishinsky Sails Home After UN Visit
Soviet Foreign Minister Andrei Vishinsky left New York aboard the Liberte after attending the fifth United Nations general assembly. He called the United States and its NATO allies enemies of peace while extending goodwill for the coming year.
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New York
INS
Andrei Vishinsky
United States
Vishinsky
Liberte
List of residents with ages and addresses
Mrs. Ira Hoffman aged 76 of 413 Newell Avenue. Mrs. Davidl H. Dickson aged 87 of 912 Cunningham Avenue. Mrs. Elizabeth Moosman of Cleveland Ohio. Mrs. Samantha B. Hensley aged 68 of 506 East Washington Street.
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Ira Hoffman
Newell Avenue
Davidl H. Dickson
Cunningham Avenue
Elizabeth Moosman
Cleveland
Samantha B. Hensley
East Washington Street
Britain to Strengthen Occupation Army in Germany
The British war office said four battalions will join the occupation forces in Germany immediately after the new year. Troops will arrive in January and February to form three new divisions, a plan outlined by Prime Minister Clement Attlee in September. All training infantry battalions will be assigned as active battalions.
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London
INS
Britain
War Office
Germany
Clement Attlee
House of Commons
Deanna Durbin's Wedding Delayed in Alsace Village
Deanna Durbin postponed marriage to French film director Charles David after divorce papers failed to arrive. The ceremony planned for this afternoon in Sarreguemines was halted with a new date expected for next Tuesday but not yet fixed.
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France
Deanna Durbin
Charles David
Miss Durbin
Felix Jackson
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