U S Facing Long Period of High Tension or War
Washington report outlines Defense Department aim for partial mobilization to avoid public fatigue during a possible long tension period. Secretary Marshall warns against naive demobilization errors after wars and urges an enduring defense system balancing mobilization between full and partial levels.
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U.S
Washington
Defense Department
Congress
Defense
George C. Marshall
Pentagon
Marshall
Korea
Moscow appoints 22 member committee for peace prize
The Soviet presidium named a 22 member panel to select candidates for the first Stalin peace prize worth 100000 rubles. The panel includes three Russians and delegates from ten nations, with chair Dimitri Skobeitsyn leading a diverse lineup from Moscow University and international literary and scientific figures.
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Moscow
Supreme Soviet
China
Stalin
Dimitri Skobeitsyn
Moscow University
Soviet Academy of Sciences
Alexander Fadeyev
Union of Soviet Writers
Tiva Ehrenburg
Kuo-Mo-io
Louis Aragon
Martin Anderson-Nexoe
John Bernal
London University
Jan Dembowski
Lodz
Poland
Bernhardt Kellerman
Marquez Concetto
Padua University
Pablo Neruda
Mikhail Sadovianu
Kuo Mo-jo
Ussr
Congress of Peace Partisans
Warsaw
Truman May Repeat Fair Deal Demands in State of the Union
President Truman cuts short his Christmas vacation to craft the state of the union message addressing Korea and Western Europe rearmament. Lawmakers expect focus on defense and potential reintroduction of FEPC, Alaska and Hawaii statehood, with health insurance unlikely to pass in the current crisis. Page three reference follows.
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Ashmangton
Truman
Congress
Lenith
Korea
Western Europe
Fair Employment Practices Commission
FEPC
Alaska
Hawaii
House
Senate
Mr. Truman
Winter Blows In And Common Cold Still Goes Unsolved
New York December 26 a wise doctor notes doctors know little about the common cold after two thousand years of experience. The piece cites estimates of 500 million colds annually in the US with December and January peak months and discusses who gets them, the cost in wages and medicine, and potential complications. It also presents competing views on causes, from viruses to allergies to weather.
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New York
Cat stranded in tree defies firemen insurance aid
Mrs. Annie Penney of 31 Pearl street reported a cat stuck in a tree Sunday morning. Fire Chief George T. Cogan said rescues of cats are not covered by insur ance. The women enlisted a postman and neighbor to bring the cat down.
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Tabby
Annie Penney
Pearl Street
George T. Cogan
Cogan
Christmas Holiday Road Toll Sets Record
A national three day Christmas period saw 664 deaths from violent accidents and 515 highway deaths. Snow and ice fueled crashes as fire drownings and falls added 153 more fatalities across 78 hours. California Texas New York and Illinois led in deaths with Los Angeles reporting heavy auto mishaps and drunken driving arrests. Buffalo and Paris Kentucky reported deadly unrelated incidents.
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National Safety Council
Associated Press
Council
California
Texas
New York
Twinois
Los Angeles
Buffalo
N.Y
Paris
Red River
Massive Chinese Push Fears Rise In Korea Front
The Associated Press reports Communist forces sharpening a major offensive against UN troops north of Seoul. China and Korea Reds push south as U S Tenth corps exits Hungnam, now under Eighth Army command. Ridgway replaces Walker, killed in a Jeep accident. Forces regroup south of the 38th parallel as air power targets North Korea.
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10Th Corps
Hungnam
United Nations
Seoul
Republic of Korea
Yonchon
U.S. Eighth Army
MacArthur
U. S
Eighth Army
Tenth Corps
Chu Teh
Red China
Formosa
Edward M. Almond
Pusan-Pohang
Korea
Matthew B. Ridgway
Walton H. Walker
Seoulton
Eighth
North Korea
Taxicab licensing case bogs down Portsmouth court
In Portsmouth, a muddled local taxi licensing ordinance derailed municipal court for 45 minutes. Herbert Stevens of Pleasant Street Eliot and Alfred Eldridge of 138 State Road Kittery saw continuances as city officials plan ordinance revisions. Judge Peyser urged clarifying revisions while a key witness testified about a Dec. 17 ride on Congress Street.
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Portsmouth
Herbert Stevens
Pleasant ‘Street
Eliot
Alfred Eldridge
State Road
Kittery
Harry W. Peyser
Reinherd
Task
Middle Street
Stevens
Eldridge
Edith Morse
Congress Street
Union Street
Atty
Charles J. Griffin
Peyser
Crashes at Wells and Nottingham Fatal to Two Men
A 64 year old Concord man Henry C Robbins was killed in an auto accident near the Northwood town line. Robbins lost control when he swerved to avoid a car that zig zagged across the road. The other driver sped away and could not be located.
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Wells
Nottingham
Concord
Henry C. Robbins
Northwood
Simes Frink
Robbins
Portsmouth
Charles E. Phillips
Martha J. Phillips
Daniel Street
Route 1
North Hampton
Joseph B. Wynn
Atlantic Avenue
Phillips
Portsmouth Hospital
Taunton
Mass
Sanford
Ruff
Sub-Zero Weather Spreads Across Northeastern States
Snow piled across the northern half of the nation and into some eastern points as the coldest weather of the season hit many localities. The Weather bureau expected up to four inches more in parts while Chicago faced knee-deep drifts and northern Minnesota to Michigan saw heavy snow belts. Upstate New York logged minus 22 at Newton Falls and Caribou Maine reached minus 11 as temperatures plunged in a wide cold wave affecting travel and daily life.
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Texas
New York City
Weather Bureau
Chicago
Montana
Dakotas
Seaboard
Minnesota
Iowa
Indiana
Michigan
New York
Newton Falls
Caribou
Air Force plans fourfold growth before Korea return
Undersecretary John A. McCone outlined an emergency mobilization to quadruple the U S air force from pre Korea levels by late 1952. The program doubles groups men and bases within two years and envisions production capacity to exceed current orders with plants back in operation and bases reopened.
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Washington
Air Force
Korea
John A. McCone
United States
McCone
Christmas Amid War Shadows Across a World in Turmoil
War scarred nations observed Christmas with prayers for peace and survival. In Korea, 200000 UN troops were moved from a Red trap, while Truman and King George VI urged calm. Pius XII called for a holy year of prayer and peace, and in Warsaw, Archbishop Wysonski urged devotion to God. Adenauer and Juliana spoke of defense of values and world security as Arab-Israeli tensions flared near Bethlehem, Nazareth, and Jerusalem. Soldiers decorates tins, ships hosted feasts, and Luxembourg orphans enjoyed a real American Christmas party aboard.
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Pontlét
Vatican City
Rome
Warsaw
Poland
Primater
Stefan Wysonski
Western Europe
Konrad Adenauer
Tfe
Holland
Juliana
Holy Land
Cairo
Bethlehem
Christ
Nazareth
Jordan
Abdullah
Pearl Mesta
U.S
Europe
Free
Trieste
Morrison Home Damaged by Fire
Firefighters responded to a blaze at Forrest E. Morrison’s Versailles avenue home. An overheated furnace started a cellar fire, damaging the first floor and smoke throughout the house. Chief George T. Cogan could not estimate losses.
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Forrest
E. Morrison
Versailles Avenue
George T. Cogan
Lafayette Road
Ocean Road
Francis J. Moody
Rye
Hill Estate
Wentworth Road
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Pope Pius XII
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Portsmouth Herald
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