Wonju Falls to Reds After FortyHour Battle
Wonju, a key rail and road hub 55 miles southeast of Seoul, was abandoned in flames by UN troops after a 40 hour battle with Chinese and North Korean forces. The Reds seized the junction as UN forces withdrew to stronger positions, opening a wider Red advance toward main U.S. Eighth Army routes.
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Tokyo
Wonju
United Nations
Seoul
U. S. Eighth Army
International News Service
Robert Schakne
Korea
Central Korea
Taegu
8Th
Pusan
Osan
Suwon
Yangyang
Snowbound Roads and Diary Fad Highlight Pa News
Seven inches of snow fell over the weekend as the State Highway Department cindering crews limited access to Main streets. Plows opened major routes and workers began widening roads. A local reader notes the diary trend among youth and praises completed diaries as year end records. A resident reports a wallet loss on December 25 and a fox visitation at a Harlandsburg Rd address.
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State Highway Department
Pa Newe
Daily Weather Report for Local Area
Mostly cloudy and cold with snow flurries today. Highs 20 to 25 with clearing tonight and lows 5 to 10. Tomorrow mostly fair and milder in the afternoon. US figures show 24 hours ending 9 am: high 34, low 9, precip 0.28 in, snow 2.8 in, river 8.7 ft. Sunday to 9 am: high 43, low 25, precip 0.16 in, snow 1.6 in.
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United States
Want Demonstration Of Defense Effort By Europe
Washington officials debate arms aid outcomes with Senator Taft urging troop withdrawal from Korea and a new Pacific defense line. Taft opposes Eisenhower as western Europe commander and calls for a foreign head of the defense army while Senator Russell supports aid with caution.
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Europe
Washington
INS
Free World
Taft
U. S
Korea
Ohio Republican
Russia
Western Europe
Pacific
Formosa
Japan
Republican
Capitol Hill
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Sen
Russell
Senate Armed Services Committee
Western
Most Powerful Jet Engine Is To Be Built
The navy signs a contract with Chrysler near Detroit to build a plant for the J-48 turbo-watt jet engine. Pratt and Whitney developed the engine, already produced at East Hartford. The engine powers the Grumman Panther and F9F-5 fighters in the Korean air conflict. Details of plant construction and production rate were not released. This license follows Ford’s prior authorization to build the R-4360-watt Major piston engine.
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Washington
INS
Navy
Chrysler Corporation
Detroit
Pratt and Whitney Aircraft Corp
East Hartford
Pratt
Chrysler
Ford Motor Co
City Civil Service Board Formed With Appointments Made
Claire B. Book Harold Leach and Harry Orr were appointed by the city council for a four year term to act as the civil service board for the engineers department. Ralph A. Cooper named secretary. Appointments recommended by E. Gene Schweinsberg. The board will hold an exam for register and recorder of deeds, temporarily filled by Edward Longacre.
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Claire B. Book
Harold Leach
Harry Orr
Mondey
City Council
Civil Service Board
Ralph A. Cooper
E. Gene Schweinsberg
Engineers Bureau
Register
Recorder of Deeds
Edward Longacre
Move For Final Peace Bid To China
United Nations political committee to hear from its truce group today on a final peace bid to communist China. The 60 member panel acts amid U S impatience and Arab Asian caution over risking a broader Asiatic war. The United States supports labeling China an aggressor with punitive sanctions and presses a showdown this week.
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Lake Success
N. Y
United Nations
China
United States
India
U. S
Peiping
Warren Austin
U. N
State Department
Conductors Reject Rail Settlement
The Railway Conductors of America join three other unions in rejecting the government backed three year no strike agreement. One hundred general chairmen met in St. Louis to ratify the pact and condemned it as unfair and unequal. The compromise terms were forged December 21 by John R. Steelman with rail labor leaders as the government operated the railroads during the dispute.
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ST. Louis
INS
Railway Conductors of America
John R. Steelman
Eisenhower Holds Talks With Pleven and French Defense Chiefs
General Eisenhower met with French Premier Pleven Foreign Minister Shuman and Defense Minister Moch plus 20 officers to discuss France’s role in the western defense army, with 20 divisions projected by 1953. Alphonse Juin attended. a state luncheon followed as Eisenhower prepared to travel to Brussels.
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Pleven
Robert Shuman
Defense
Jules Moch
Navy
Air Force
Alphonse Pierre Juin
Eisenhower
Juin
Morocco
Ministry of Defense
U. S
David K. Bruce
Charles M. Spofford
Council of Deputies of the Atlantic Treaty
Brussels
Missing Guided Missile Scientist in Aspen
Ralph Smith a 27 year old guided missile scientist from China Lake California disappeared during a skiing weekend in Aspen. Fellow scientist Gordon Bangs reported Smith vanished after saying he would move a stalled car about five blocks from their hotel. Authorities awaited Navy department guidance as they search for him.
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Aspen
Colo
Navy Department
Ralph Smith
Smith
Gordon Bangs
Amarillo
Tex
Bangs
Leonard Johnson
Pitkin County
China Lake
Cal
Southern Democrat declares Fair Deal dead in Congress
Rep Cox of Georgia, a key leader in the Southern Democratic coalition, says the Fair Deal is over for the 82nd Congress. He urges Truman to drop reform measures and focus on military strength as the nation faces Communist aggression and the prospect of another world war. Cox calls for cooperation with the president and meeting Congress halfway.
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Washington
Truman
82Nd
Congress
Rep. Cox
Georgia
82Nd Congress
Cox
Hunt Desperado In Lower California
William E. Cook Jr., a 24 year old Missouri parolee dubbed a desperado, is being hunted across lower California and northern Mexico for a crime spree spanning Arkansas to California. His stolen car was found abandoned 120 miles inside Mexico near San Felipe as Mexican authorities conduct blockades and searches. Indications suggest he may have slipped back into the United States.
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EL Centro
Cal
Mexico
California
William E. Cook
Missouri
Sayer
Arkansas
San Felipe
United States
City Employers Urged to File Wages Withholding Returns
Tax Receiver L. A. McClung announced that most city employers must submit returns for wages withheld during October November and December 1950. The filing deadline falls in January and applies to those performing employer duties.
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L. A. McClung
Heavy Snow Buries Western Pennsylvania Over Weekend
Winter’s blasts brought seven to nine inches of snow across western Pennsylvania with heavy drifts in the northwest and central mountains. Driving remains dangerous on highways while cities see slower traffic. temperatures dip to around 8 tonight then near 32 tomorrow.
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Pennsylvania
Two Slayers Die In Chair At Rockview
Two convicted murderers were executed in the electric chair at Rockview Penitentiary in Bellefonte Pennsylvania. Alex Agoston, 43, protested his innocence until the end after being condemned for the Dec 10 1947 robbery slaying of Russell Balliet. Robert C Shupp, 49, calmly faced death for killing his fiancee Marion Walck and had a collapse on arrival before the execution.
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Columbia County Court
Russell Balliet
Susquehanna River
Robert C. Shupp
Allentown
Marion Walck
Shupp
Lehigh County
Snowfall Briefs Police Report Mild Weekend Crashes
Despite seven inches of snow in Lawrence County the state police reported no serious motor vehicle crashes over the weekend. There were several minor collisions with fender damage as highways remained snow covered. Authorities urged the use of chains for any highway travel.
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Lawrence County
State Supreme Court Denies Eagan Appeal
The State Supreme Court sustained the lower court decision denying a seat on the high tribunal to Lackawanna County Judge Michael J. Eagen of Scranton. Four justices announced from the bench after weighing Eugen’s appeal. no formal opinion was issued.
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Philadelphia
INS
State Supreme Court
Lackawanna County
Michael J. Eagen
Scranton
Supreme Court
Eugen
High
Second Heavy Snow Arrives In Lawrence County
The region saw its second heavy snow event of the winter with over four inches from midnight Saturday to Sunday afternoon, causing traffic snarls in hill districts until salt and ashes allowed smoother travel by afternoon. A death occurred when Alfred Beavon collapsed from a heart attack after shoveling, following a morning thaw that had briefly improved conditions. More snow flurries were forecast but no heavy falls expected.
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Lawrence County
Pennsylvania
U. S
Alfred Beavon
East Moody Avenue
Apollo Couple Killed in Galilee Train Collision
An Apollo man and his wife, newlyweds Albert and Mrs. Kunkle aged 34 and 26, were killed Sunday at 6:30 pm when their car was struck by a switching engine at the Centenial avenue crossing in New Galilee. The crossing lacked signals or a watchman. Deputy Coroner Margaret Sanders investigated. Mrs. Kunkle formerly lived in Ellwood City and worked at a knitting mill. The bodies were taken to Sutton funeral home then Apollo for burial preparation.
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Pennsylvania Railroad
New Galilee
Albert Kunkle
Fllwood City
Kunkle
Death notices of several residents dated January 8 1951
Alfred Beaven age 67 of 502 East Moody avenue. Michael Russo 69 of 718 Neal street. Peter Calvani 66 of 37 Beaver. Mrs. Earl J. Riley 58 of 1311 Huron avenue. Charles Roy Jones 71 of Chewton. George Palm 89 of Frisco. Louis Crespy 78 of Lowellville R D 2.
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Alfred Beaven
East
Moody Avenue
Michael Russo
Neal Street
Earl J. Riley
Huron Avenue
Charles Roy Jones
Chewton
George Palm
Frisco
Louis Crespy
Lowellville
R. D
Vast Military Expansion Is Ahead For U S
President Truman told Congress the nation must meet the total threat of Communist aggression with higher taxes, expanded draft, new price controls, vast military build up, and strong aid to free nations. He outlined a 10 point program including military build up and foreign aid.
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Washington
Truman
Congress
United States
Korea
New House
Republic
U. S
Soviet Union
Soviet Russia
Agricul
Inside Today's News Page Classified 16
Radio cross words comics and editorials occupy page 16 with a brief obituary note on page 2. The page layout lists sections including radio and cross word puzzles alongside standard classifieds.
Snowbound Streets Prompt Shovelers And Sun Praised
The narrator urges a weatherman to clear thick snow blocking walks with hired shovelers. Chains on tires show travel difficulty. He longs for sun to melt the 23 degree day and reveal clear sidewalks streets and fields.
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Rae Olson
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Western Michigan College
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