Koreans want larger role on front lines in Korea war
ROK soldiers eager to take over more front line duty while accepting continued U N aid. Rhee says Eisenhower made no commitments but supports doubling ROK Army and ending stalemate with victory. ROK training up, manpower viewed as resource to win, not replace American divisions. Generals Van Fleet and Eisenhower affirm ROK will fight until ordered to withdraw.
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ROK
Republic of Korea
United States
United Nations
Syngman Rhee
Bill Shinn
Eisenhower
Ike
U. S
Rhee
U.S
U. N
POK
Japan
Korea
Chiang Kai- Shek
C. Y. Yang
Dallas
James A. van Fleet
van Fleet
West Point
Year in Review 1952 Weighs Gains and Losses
HAL BOYLE reflects on 1952 as a year of mixed fortunes. People recall personal milestones and domestic policy shifts, noting higher income and taxes, better gadgets, and a sense of unease about the future. The era’s solace lies in ordinary life, not dramatic world events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hal Boyle
New York
Britain
Ike
Pacific
Africa
Asia
Korea
Holiday Traffic Count Estimated
In Austin on December 16 the Texas Department of Public Safety estimated a holiday death toll of 202 persons for the Christmas New Year period. Chief statistician N. K. Woerner projected 105 traffic deaths, 55 in other violent incidents, and 42 in personal crisis or homicides during the 10 day span from December 23 to January 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Texas
Department of Public Safety
Homer Garrison
Department
N. K. Woerner
Woerner
Surprise Visit Turns Harmful in Dalhart
Earl Wayne Deering of Billings Montana visited his mother Ida Lamb in Dalhart and, during a surprise embrace, caused a fall that broke five of her ribs. The incident occurred December 16 and injuries were reported to the Dalhart area hospital.
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Dalhart
Earl ‘Wayne Deering
Billings
Mont
Ida Lamb
Crowds View Billy Cook Body After Execution in Oklahoma
Comanche Oklahoma reports 2942 people viewed the body of Billy Cook, executed in San Quentin for murder. Crowds lined up at funeral home as police prepared for services and a burial in Peace cemetery after a brief service in town.
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Comanche
Okla
Billy Cook
Oklahoma
Texas
Glen Boydston
Cook
California
San Quentin
Seattle
Robert Dewey
Boydstun
Lee Williams
David Roper
Assembly of God Church
Boydston
Lone Elm
Joplin
Peace Cemetery
Texans In Washington Meet Tackles Mexican Labor Policy
A Texas led discussion at a Labor Department conference in Washington debated U.S. Mexican farm labor contracts. Judge Montague and Jim Griffin urged simplifying the program to ease hiring of Mexican workers and address regional ties across the border.
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Washington
Joe Montague
Jim Griffin
Labor Department
Michael Calvin
Judge Montague of
Fort Worth
Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association
Tone Place
Mission
Judge Montague
Griffin
South Texas
Texas
Mexico
United States
Austin Anson
Harlingen
Texas Fruit and Vegetable Growers Association
Montague and
Monterry
Ed McDonald
Dallas
Southwestern
Bureau of Employment Security
W. L. Crawford
Tracy Murrell
H. G. Bradley
el Paso
Roy Forkner
Lubbock
P. J. Burnett
W. G ,Kirklin
J. P. Kirklin
Pecos
Harry Moore
Monty Morgan
Texas Employment Cer
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Roks
Associated Press
Texas AP
Mama
Benny Warwick
London
England
Benny
Great Britain
Missouri
South Carolina
Arizona
Georgia
Delaware
G. N. Reed
Midland
G. Wixie
Lamesa
R. L. Skow
Lacey Sharp
Waco
W. R
Bob) Poage
Dtex
Ep. Wright Patman
Texarkana
Congress
House of Representatives
Bexert Bensen
McAalists
Brown
By Jimmy Hatlo
Warcum
Texas W
Bruce
Goa
Rione
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