Western defense chiefs urge more US troops in Europe
Western Europe's defense chiefs pressed for increased American forces in Germany during Atlantic Pact discussions in Paris. British Field Marshal Montgomery reportedly sought more US troops and modern weapons, with a round-table count showing Western Europe could field about 12 divisions and a few thousand planes.
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Paris
INS
Europe
United States
Germany
Omar N. Bradley
U. S. Joint Chiefs of Staff
U. S
Louis Johnson
International
Viscount Montgomery
Russia
U S to Secretly Test New A Bombs in Pacific
Washington reports the United States will conduct secret tests of more powerful atomic weapons at the Eniwetok Atoll in the mid Pacific. Time and details are withheld to prevent Soviet observers, with security under the Atomic Energy Act governing all preparations.
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Washington
United States
Russia
Atomic Energy Commission and
Defence Department
Iadh Nicht Cano
mid-Pacific Proving Ground
Eniwetok Atoll
Anliy
Eniwetok
Britain
Canada
Hiroshima
Nagasaki
Alamogordo
N. M
Bikini
Bulgarians Indict 10 On Spying Charges
In Sofia on November 30, 1950, ten Bulgarians including former Communist Vice Premier Traicho Kostov were indicted for treason spying and economic sabotage. The 20,000 word document accuses Kostov of secret ties with Yugoslav leaders and Western intelligence services to undermine Bulgaria’s sovereignty, with alleged aims to cede the Pirin region to Yugoslav Macedonia.
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Sofia
Bulgaria
Traicho Kostov
Kostov
Laszlo Rajk
Rostov
Yugoslavia
Pirin
Macedonia
Acheson Says Ships Proceed At Own Risk
Secretary of State Dean Acheson said American ships enter the Chinese blockaded port of Shanghai at their own risk and rebuked Isbrandtsen Steamship Line for sending vessels into the area. He noted the government rejected convoy requests and does not plan naval protection, while sending a strong note to the Nationalist government over the shelling of the Sir John Franklin.
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Washington
Dean Acheson
Shanghai
Isbrandtsen Steamship Line
Acheson
Isbrandtsen Line
Sir John Franklin
Girl Found Unhurt In Mountains Near Greenville
A 3-year-old girl Marian Lee Bunny Camp was found in the cold mountain country near her Greenville home after a nightlong search. Sheriff Melvin H. Schooler said she was slightly exposed but unharmed, with temperatures around 20 degrees. Searchers tracked footprints and car tracks to a main road where they lost the trail.
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Greenville
Calif
Melvin H. Schooler
Marian Lee
Bunny
Barkleys Plan New York Trip for Jefferson–Jackson Dinner
Vice President and Mrs. Alben Barkley will depart Sea Island this afternoon for New York. Barkley is slated to speak at a Jefferson-Jackson Dinner in New York on Friday.
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Sea Island
Alben Barkley
New York
Barkley
Jefferson-Jacckson
Adopt-A-Family plans aid for Phoenix children in need
Phoenix families face dire living conditions amid poverty. Family No 16 includes 12 people with 10 small children in three cramped rooms. A Phoenix community drive via The Gazette aims to raise $20 for three Christmas meals and basic clothing. Family No 17 lacks sheets, furniture, and clothing for seven children with a bedraggled ramshackle home. The ill father cannot work, and the elder mother cares for many. Welfare supports exist as the holiday drive continues.
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Phoenix
Gazette- Phoenix Community Council
Community Council
Lucy Krug
Gazette
Crash Sought In Dallas Airliner Ruin Toll
Investigators examine wreckage and survivor accounts after an American Airlines crash near Love Field that killed 28 and wounded 18. Pilot Capt. Laurens Claude described engine failures, fuel loss, and a left wing drop before the plane struck a hangar and exploded in flames.
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Love Field
Dallas
Tex
American Airlines
New York
Mexico City
Laurens
Tommy) Claude
Philippine rebel group surrenders after aerial leaflets demand
Manila November 30 AP reports seven teenage Batangas rebels surrendered today after government planes dropped leaflets calling for unconditional surrender. Authorities have surrounded the mountain stronghold where about 600 rebels have fought government forces since November 19, with bombs and artillery used against them.
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Manila
Batangas
Noted leaders comment on postwar Western unity
Defense Secretary Louis Johnson says American forces in Europe prove a shared stake in Western freedom and resolve to defend it together. Warren Austin argues the Cominform isolates itself, hoping the Soviet Union will end self-imposed isolation. Montgomery notes no one can stand alone. Taft laments taxes at 25 percent of national income.
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Paris
Louis Johnson
Europe
Western
Flushing Meadow
N. Y
United States
United Nations
Warren Austin
Washington
Robert A. Taft
Ohio
President Truman Monitors Last-Minute Coal Strike Talks
President Truman kept a close watch on 11th hour maneuvers to avert a coal strike resumption. John R. Steelman spoke with Cyrus Ching to get a complete briefing on mediation efforts, while the three week truce deadline hung on negotiations and possible extension. Ross noted no concrete steps planned and mentioned Margaret Truman’s lack of knowledge about a London singing offer.
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Key West
Fla
Truman
Charles G. Ross
Ross
John R. Steelman
Cyrus Ching
Federal Mediation Service
John L. Lewis
Steelman
Ching
Margaret
London Musical Review
Ceci Landaus
Miss Truman
Italian Reds Call Strike
Communist union leaders in Rome call 5,000,000 Italian workers to a 24 hour general strike to protest the slaying of two peasants in a clash with police.
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Rome
Young Husband Kills Wife in Michigan Tragedy
Grand Rapids dispatch reports Langdon Angle Jr., 22, a Navy veteran, killed his 17 year old wife Lenore Angle and wounded himself after a troubled marriage. Police found him in his stripped car near the city edge, gun smoke in the vehicle and a note reading I love you Lenore. He later died of a self-inflicted wound after a police pursuit and hospital transfer. Mayor authorities described migraine history and recent reconciliation as context for the fatal act.
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Grand Rapids
Mich
Langdon Angle, Jr
Veterans Administration Office
Angle
Lenore
Angie
DE Blaay
Chungking Fall Reported Reds Advance
Communist forces pressed toward Chungking as reports from Taipei said the city fell at noon. Chiang Kai-shek arrived in Chengtu after defending Chungking while Li Tsung jen remained in exile. Red troops crossed the Yangtze and occupied Kiangpersien, with air and naval strikes aimed toward Shanghai and the Chusan Islands to deter invasion.
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Hong Kong
Chungking
Taipei
Formosa
Chiang Kai-Shek
Chiang
Chengtu
Li Tsungjen
China
Yangtze
Kiangpersien
Kialing
Shanghai
Chusan Islands
New Jersey Congressman Shifts Plea
Representative J Parnell Thomas of New Jersey withdrew his not guilty plea and entered a no contest plea. Judge Holtzoff dismissed charges against Helen Campbell, Thomas's former secretary, as a payroll conspiracy case moves toward sentencing set for December 9. Thomas faces up to 32 years and $40,000 in fines while out on bond.
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Washington
J. Parnell Thomas
New Jersey
Alexander M. Holtzoff
Helen Campbell
Thomas
Holtzoff
Representative Thomas
Miss Campbell
John R. Fitzpatrick
Fitzpatrick
Myra Midkiff
Annette Miror
Allendale
N. J
Miss Midkiff
Miss Minor
William H. Collins
Collins
Screams Save Young Girl From Kidnap Attempt in East Los Angeles
In East Los Angeles on November 30 a mother’s screams thwarted a kidnap attempt on her 3-year-old daughter Gwendolyn Shay. Mrs. A J Shay rushed to the scene as a man tried to lift the child into a parked car, the girl safely returned home after the suspect fled.
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East Los Angeles
Gwendolyn Shay
A. J. Shay
West's reclamation cost reaches 1.7 billion since 1903
The Bureau of Reclamation reports $1,698,391,350 spent on dams canals and power plants since 1903 amid a plan that will total $5.498 billion. Commissioner Straus notes progress is half complete with 40 million acres to be cultivated and 22 million already irrigated. From here on, projects will be harder and pricier but yield long term returns.
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West
Washington
United States Bureau of Reclamation
Teddy Roosevelt
Congress
Reclamation
Michael W. Straus
Reclamation Bureau
Bureau
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