Hoover calls for new U S foreign policy in radio speech
Former President Hoover urged a focused Atlantic and Pacific defense with British and Allied island outposts while opposing broader European commitments. He outlined seven principles favoring containment and rearmament with no appeasement, drawing sharp Democratic and GOP criticism. President Truman rejected Hoover’s plan, affirming Western Europe and the North Atlantic alliance as vital and announcing joint training of pact nation troops.
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Herbert Hoover
United States
U.S
Atlantic
Pacific
Britain
Japan
Formosa
Philippines
Europe
Washington
G.O.P
Robert Taft
Ohio
Hoover
China
U.N
Gibraltar
Great Britain
Truman
Western Europe
North Atlantic
U. S
Atlantic pact nations vow 750000 peacetime army under Ike
Europe reports 12 Atlantic pact nations pledge a 750000 man unified peacetime army to counter communism under General Eisenhower. Brussels communique orders centralized command and says the US Britain and France must push German cooperation in rearmament plus a new defense production board. Observers note months pass before any sizable force exists, but the West begins serious mobilization.
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America
Eisenhower
Brussels
United States
Great Britain
France
Defense Production Board
Christmas 1950 World Reach Brimming With False Gaiety
Across the world the holiday was observed amid tension. In the United States and France stores reported near record sales while Britain aimed to preserve cheer. Belgium showed renewed strength, West Germany faced Cold War strain, and East Germany offered no public observances.
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United States
Britain
Brussels
Belgium
West Germany
East Germany
Eisenhower urges united effort to meet emergency
General Dwight D Eisenhower in his first formal press conference as supreme commander appeals for an end to partisan squabbling and business as usual. He notes the possibility of German troops serving voluntarily in a western European army but warns to avoid weakness by demanding true strength. The overall message is that the nation can accomplish anything if united.
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Dwight D Eisenhower
Eisenhower
Casualties The Price Of War
The report tracks American casualties from the Chinese Communist attack to December 12, totaling 11 964 dead wounded and missing. Combined with prior figures the war’s toll exceeds 42 000. Chinese casualties hover around 120 000 in the same period.
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United States
Defense Department
Civil Defense House Approves Shelters Plan
The House passed a civil defense plan by a 247 vote amounting to 3.1 million dollars. Over two thirds goes to bomb shelters with the federal government paying half and local state governments the rest. The measure sails to the Senate where quick approval is expected. A Senate committee had endorsed a similar program. An atomic committee member said first rate civil defense plus 12 minutes warning could cut atomic battlefield casualties by as much as 50 percent.
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House
Senate
Armed-Services Committee
Congressional Atomic Committee
China Rejects Peace Talks in Korean War Standoff
China’s Chou En Lai拒否 negotiations with the UN truce team demanding the removal of the US seventh fleet from Formosan waters, withdrawal of foreign troops from Korea, and a seat for Communist China at the UN. The move dashed hopes for a cease fire and sparked warning comments from Britain’s Malcolm MacDonald about a tougher Western stance.
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Korea
China
Chou Enlai
United Nations
Chou
United States
Seventh Fleet
Formosan
General Assembly
Peiping
Lake Success
Malcolm MacDonald
Britain
Southeast Asia
MacDonald
London
Wilson Takes Command of Defense Production Authority
Charles E. Wilson former GE president assumes leadership of the Defense Production Authority with powers similar to the WWI War Production Board. The agency will oversee critical production efforts as the nation mobilizes.
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Charles E. Wilson
General Electric Company
Defense Production Authority
War Production Board
Russia Expands Navy As Submarines Grow Vast Fleet
Jane's Fighting Ships reports Soviet Union entering sea power race with a 35,000 to 37,000 ton battleship ready last June featuring firing towers for missiles. It notes 350 to 370 submarines in service and 120 more under construction.
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Soviet Union
Jane's Fighting Ships
Jane's
4-H Congress Draws 1145 Delegates to Chicago Event
About 1,145 4-H boys and girls attended the five day 29th National 4-H Club Congress in Chicago with delegates from 48 states and 235 leaders. International visitors included participants from Austria Germany Canada Japan and several other nations. Scholarships totaling 36000 were awarded to 24 national winners and six others received 300 gifts for leadership citizenship and achievement.
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Minn
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Wilson Company
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Lakewood
Colorado
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Jack McDowell, Jr
Backus
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Dana
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Porter Lee, Jr
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Oklahoma
Carolyn Smith
Andrews
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Big Spring
Texas
4-H
Loyd Robinson
Camille Kelley
Memphis, Tenn
Kerr Scott
North Carolina
Harold Stassen
University of Pennsylvania
Wheeler McMillen
Farm Journal
Basil O'Conner
National Foundation For Infantile Paralysis
Charles Kettering
General Motors
Raymond C Firestone
Firestone Tire & Rubber Co
Fowler McCormick
International Harvester
Thomas A. Ferrell
Dearborn Motors Corp
Thos. E Wilson
Wilson & Company
State Agricultural Colleges
US Department of Agriculture
National Committee On Boys and Girls Club
National Committee
Neighborly change in a resistant widow over a boy
Molly Turner, a long time child hater, resists a ten year old boy next door until a blizzard forces community aid. Ronnie helps her with coal, softening her prejudice and revealing the joy a child can bring into her constrained life.
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Molly
Frank Overton
Ronnie
Child
Hanover
Ronnie Ant
Film and radio stars plan tours and prizes amid 1940s buzz
The article surveys Inez Gerhard Dyce Holden's dramatic shift from comedienne to nurse in Target Unknown and her East to Midwest tour with The Milkman. It notes Bing Crosby prize draw at Paramount Theatre and plans of Virginia Mayo Michael OShea John Agar Greer Garson and Yugoslavia aid in wartime contexts including Tito feature.
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Dyce Holden
Universal
Jimmy Durante
Chicago
Jose Ferrer
Hollywood
New York
Paramount Theatre
Bing Crosby
Music
Virginia Mayo
Michael O'Shea
Arizona
New Mexico
Greer Garson
Albuquerque
Crossword Puzzle Across and Down Clues List
A compact list of crossword clues across and down including 1 Across fail to hit 5 Across mast e 9 A shade of red 10 Particles 12 Harangue 13 A reward for merit 14 Forbids 16 Fencing sword 17 Gatherings for men only 19 Swell of sea breakin on shore 22 Masurium 23 Mist es 26 Beseeches 28 River Fr 31 Aloft 33 Allowance for waste 34 Sting 36 Signal system 39 Kind of fish 43 Sphere of action 45 Whiter 46 Paralysis 47 Brilliancy 48 An oblique sly look 49 River E Pol Down 1 Additional 2 Persia 3 Free from doubt 4 Driving ice and rain 24 Being a unit 25 Obtain 27 Total amount 29 Entire 32 Tablet 34 Meaning 35 Thick
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Persia
Gold-Tipped Cigarettes End Romance and Shape a Star’s Career
A movie star recalls a New York club romance with Big Joel, famed oilman, after a party at Central Park Casino. Sobranie Gold Tips sparkled on tables as a surprise engagement plan faded when a missing purse revealed a heist of hundreds.
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Big Joel
Central Park
Vals
Jimmy Walker
Billy Seeman
Joel
Enamel caution on washing hot surfaces
The notice warns not to wash enameled items while hot to prevent cracking and damage. It stresses care during cooling and handling to preserve enamel integrity.
Rats Consume Two Laying Hens in Cardboard Food Run
Three rats devoured portions of two laying hens, leaving remaining carcasses and prompting concern over food storage and pest control measures. The incident underscores ongoing rodent issues in urban areas.
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