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Newspaper
Portsmouth Times
Location
Portsmouth, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 01, 1950
Page
1
United Nations diplomats push round the clock talks to remove Chinese Communist forces from Korea without triggering a world war. Key figures include Wu Hsiu chuan and Jakob Malik, with plans shaped by Truman Attlee talks and looming U.S. strategy on atomic options.
The House will receive a compromise 3.4 billion dollar excess profits tax bill approved by the Ways and Means Committee. It is expected to pass the House late in the week with Senate hearings to determine timing. The bill aims to help fund defense costs and is viewed as acceptable to the Treasury.
A mobile post office called The Highway Postoffice will run from Columbus through Athens to Portsmouth on Saturday with a 5:30 p.m. arrival in Portsmouth and 7:30 a.m. departure from Columbus. The service will sort mail en route and serve outlying communities, with a stop in Athens and multiple towns along U.S. Route 23.
President Truman appointed Mayor Michael V. DiSalle of Toledo as price administrator stirring forecasts in Congress that wage and price controls will be used. Analysts expect eventual controls and a broader mobilization shift from light gray to dark gray, as critics warn of economic impact.
Gen. Douglas MacArthur says the absence of orders to strike across the Manchurian border from Korea is an enormous handicap without precedent in military operations. He notes UN forces face a serious, not hopeless, situation unless reserves of free nations are fully used.
General Douglas MacArthur said he must launch a winter offensive in Korea to stop Chinese Communists from building up a large force capable of destroying United Nations units. He noted that use of the A bomb had not been authorized.
After a nearly week-long storm pause, Portsmouth clears streets with seven trash trucks on Friday routes. Officials urge curbside containers as some alleys remain impassable and say attendance at Scioto County rural schools hinges on road conditions.
Two rural Lewis County deaths tied to last week's bitter weather and heavy snow. Joseph King 65 died of pneumonia at Oak Ridge as roads faltered for medical aid. Elizabeth Lambert Bloomfield 19 died in childbirth at Tannery with transport hampered by snow. Burials set for Morgan Cemetery with Plummer Funeral Home handling arrangements.
Abbreviated page notes highlight games like Canasta and markets section with comics, a radi mention, and death notice for Carol. Portsmouth item and trim ad references appear with page numbers and spots for classified ads.
President Truman urged Congress to approve 16.8 billion for quick army navy air force expansion and 1.05 billion to accelerate atomic energy, atop 45 to 50 billion current outlays. Lawmakers forecast swift funding as White House convenes with Democratic and Republican leaders to discuss rearmament.
Prime Minister Attlee prepared to fly to Washington to meet President Truman as a Big Three summit on the Asiatic crisis looms. In Paris, Premier Rene Pleven may join, contingent on a confidence vote, with Morrrison to lead in Attlee’s absence.
General Willoughby said the UN line in the northwest is stabilizing and a nuclear strike is not required to stem China’s Red tide. He noted prisoner reports of large Chinese forces south of the Changjin Reservoir as U.S. troops retreat toward Pyongyang and Hagaru.
The Bureau of Labor Statistics reports more strikes in the first 10 months of 1950 than in most years since 1946. October stoppages held steady at 525 with 180000 workers involved, and ten‑month totals reached 4010 versus 3240 in 1949 and 4470 in 1946.
Earl Browder longtime No 1 American Communist jailed after failing to post 1500 bond on contempt of Congress charge Federal Judge Edward M Cur ran denied Browder plea to remain free on personal bond He was indicted earlier this week for refusing to answer questions before a Senate sub committee during an investigation of Communist in government charges led by Senator McCarthy of Wisconsin.
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