Korea The Story Repeated and the War Escalation
The sequence in Korea repeats as UN forces retreat south of the 38th parallel under a massive assault by Chinese and North Korean troops. About 200000 attackers overwhelmed UN defenses, aiming to split and destroy eastern and western sectors. Observers say front line morale rises while home front faces fear and despair. Drafts rise to 450000, with 80000 newly planned in March. manpower targets reach 24 divisions by next July. President Truman expected to push taxes to cover defense costs as expenditures may hit 75 billion in 1951 with revenues around 45 billion.
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North Korea
South Korea
U.N
Korea
Congress
Truman
Generals Salute Hickey and MacArthur at Haneda Airport
General officers stand vigil at Haneda as Lt Gen Walton Walker's body arrives for burial in Arlington. The note to Russia hints at Japan rearming rights after a peace treaty and states US aims to keep Japan in the democratic column. It also asserts UN Charter over other agreements regarding Formosa.
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Doyle O. Hickey
Douglas MacArthur
Haneda Airport
Walton RA. Walker
The
U.S. Army
Korea
Walker
Arlington Cemetery
United States
Japan
Russia
Formosa
U. S
Casualty totals rise to 38325 in Korean War report
The army announced casualty figures for the Korean conflict at 38325 as of January 1, up nearly 2000 from the prior list. Dead numbered 6432 with 5742 killed in action and 684 died of wounds. 27012 wounded with 684 later dying. 4753 missing. Service breakdown shows 32066 Army, 5524 Marines, 429 Navy, 308 Air Force.
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Army
Marines
Navy
Air Force
Big Four Conference Hopes Fade After Kremlin Reply
The United States Britain and France proposed a new big four conference to tackle world problems but Russia's Kremlin reply left Western powers discouraged. Observers note Moscow favors Prague declaration limits on German rearmament and insists on Chinese Communist representation.
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United States
Britain
France
Kremlin
Russia
Europe
Germany
China
Far East
Acheson Outlines 1951 Production and Faith Policy
Secretary of State Dean Acheson, in a radio interview, urged a strong U S response to any aggressor and called for a Churchill like creed of blood and toil faith and determination. He framed the plan as a national pledge to deter foes and demand respect as the U S rearms for the new year.
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Dean Acheson
United States
Acheson
Churchill
England
America
Christmas Traffic Toll Surges In United States
During Christmas and the New Year holidays 724 people died in the United States in accidents, with 545 of them in traffic mishaps. Los Angeles reported 11 deaths, 900 injuries, and 1,084 total accidents, while 352 drivers were charged with driving while intoxicated and 1,222 with drunkenness. South Dakota had no fatality attributed to the holiday observance.
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Korea
United States
Los Angeles
South Dakota
United Defense Fund forms to finance health and welfare
The United Defense Fund Inc a new national body seeks funds from community chests in over 1200 cities to support a 1951 program of health and welfare services for civilians and armed forces. It offers a single package appeal uniting national agencies and local groups for defense related welfare work.
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United Defense Fund, Inc
National Emergency Services
Community Chests and Councils of America, Inc
National Social Welfare Assembly, Inc
E A Roberts
Fidelity Mutual Life Insurance Company
Philadelphia
New York City
Charles H Watts
Beneficial Management Corporation
Newark
William H Bulkeley
Kellogg and Bulkeley, Lithographic Division
Connecticut Printers Incorporated
Hartford, Conn
United Defense Fund
Theta
American Social Hygiene Association
Associated Services
Armed Forces
Jewish Welfare Board
National Catholic Community Services
YMCA
National Recreation Association
National Travelers’ Aid Association
YWCA
National Defense Effort
Child Welfare League of America
National Organization For Public Health Nursing
National Federation of Settlements and Neighborhood Centers
National Urban League
National Catholic Community Service
United Defense Fund. Inc
United Campaign
National Quota Committee
National Budget Committee
Mr Music shines with Crosby’s charm and big-name guests
Crosby delivers lively entertainment with Ruth Hussey Charles Coburn Nancy Olson and guests Dorothy Kirsten Groucho Marx and Peggy Lee. The review notes music and dance are strong while Nancy Olson carries the love story as Ralph Edwards jokes on a misrouted Christmas show incident. The piece also covers postwar civic fund efforts led by United Defense Fund plans and community chests funding aims for 1951 totaling about 7.4 million dollars.
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Charles
Summer rental plan tested by tired couple
Dick and Margaret debate renting rooms in a country house left by Dick’s mother. Margaret wants income for their first baby while Dick worries about comfort and a new business. He suggests a second job as they argue about location and the upkeep of the old house.
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Rag Margaret
Margaret
Rooms For Rent At Summers Village Resort
Mr Frost and his wife respond to a newspaper ad placed by Mrs Shipley seeking two rooms for the summer in a long frame house at Weeks Michigan. The scene traces the ad’s effect and the couple’s decision as they view the rooms and confirm arrangements for the season.
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Dick Shipley
Shipley Residence
Shi
Mrs_ Shipley
Ice
Mr Frost
Margaret
Ky Frost
Frost
Richard Shipley
Stanley Road
Michigan
Mr. Frost
March of Dimes Campaign Opens Nationwide
The 1951 March of Dimes campaign starts across the United States to fight polio, an epidemic that in three years has struck over 100,000 people and cost the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis about 58 million dollars for patient care. In 1950 funds aided more than 54,000 polio victims at a cost of 20 million dollars. The national fund is at its lowest point since 1938, with four of five victims receiving financial help.
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United States
National Foundation For
March of Dimes
National Fund
Foundation
Marshall Warns Against Hasty Mobilization
Secretary of Defense George Marshall urged restraint in late 1950, warning that rushing mobilization could delay rearmament. He cautioned against assuming that rapid appropriations and swift conscription would ensure safety, explaining that a too fast pace may hinder overall readiness.
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Secretary of Defense
George Marshall
Marshall
Crossword Puzzle Across and Down Clues Pack a Wide Range
A dense crossword puzzle list features numerous across and down clues including Prophet Jump, one of ly into Hebrides water Islands, and items ranging from vehicle and river names to Norse gods and ancient terms. The grid combines general vocabulary with proper nouns and regional terms.
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Hebrides
Germany
Jolson Tricks a Hotel Clerk into a Dog Track Lesson
Al Jolson confronts a hotel desk clerk’s wife who says her husband borrowed from the safe to bet on a horse. Jolson takes them to a Miami dog track, hands over five one hundred dollar bills, and the clerk wins three thousand with No 4. Jolson returns the money and warns against betting. The tale recalls Jolson’s past aid that funded a student’s college tuition.
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Hialeah
Jolson
Sonny Boy
Hackie
Miami
New York
Dolphin's Eye Heart-Shaped Pupil Observation
Researchers note the dolphin's pupil forms a distinct heart-shaped pattern during certain eye reflections. The finding sheds light on dolphin visual anatomy and potential signaling displays in social interactions.
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Western Newspaper Union
Yonchon
Seoul
Kumchon
Kaesong
Hyon
Chunchon
Inez Gerhard
Byxxs
Crosby
Ruth Hussey
Ralph Edwards
Cbs-Tv
NBC
Margaret Truman
Lauren Bacall
Humphrey Bogart
20Th Century-Fox
Bogart
Katherine Hepburn
Bing Crosby
Sis
March of Dimes Fund Campaign
Ann Moos Remington
Commerce
William Remington
Remington
Elizabeth Bentley
Ocean
Odessa
Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
Small Mountain
River
Bargeman
Broadway
Main Street
By Billy Rose
Billy Rose
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