Truman Declares U S National Emergency over Communism Threat
President Truman proclaimed a national emergency and ordered a mobilization effort to fight Communist world conquest. The proclamation described powers to lengthen arsenals hours, requisition ships, activate coast guard reserves, issue temporary promotions, waive defense bids, and extend war risk insurance.
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Washington
Truman
Stephen Early
White House
Coast Guard
Korea
Truman warns of grave threat from Communist aggression
President Truman declares a grave danger to world peace from Communist forces and urges strengthening national defense. He warns conquest would strip Americans of freedoms including worship, speech, and union rights, while calling for unity and resolute opposition to aggressors.
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U.N
Truman
Korea
Rail Walkout Ended: Mail Embargo Off
The three day rail strike ended and the post office embargo on Christmas mail was lifted. Donaldson ordered normal service restored and predicted backlog clearance by tonight. Strikers returned to key terminals as Truman labeled the strike unlawful.
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Washington
Donaldson
Truman
Chicago
St. Louis
White House silent on ousting Acheson demand
Republican congressmen press President Truman to fire Secretary of State Acheson. Senate Republicans approve a tough stand, while the White House and State Department decline to comment as Truman addresses the nation.
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Korea
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State Acheson
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Trumar
Acheson
White House
State Department
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Lucas
Illinois
Stalin
House
Martin
Massachusetts
Rayburn
Texas
Senate Republicans
Taft
Ohio
Senate G.O.P
Printers Ask Strike Sanction In Portsmouth
Portsmouth Local 637 of the AFL International Typographical Union voted 24 to 3 by secret ballot to seek strike sanction after negotiations with The Times left wage scale unresolved. Dale Coder said the union seeks a 20 cent hourly raise from the current $2.10 while The Times offered 10 cents.
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Portsmouth Times
Dale Coder
Portsmouth
A.F.L. International Typographical Union
Times
The
Coder
Reds Ready To Purge Party In East Reich
Berlin dispatch reports Communist Boss Walter Ulbricht announcing a purge of East Germany's Socialist Unity party. About 1.2 million cardholders will be investigated Jan 15 to June 30 with current cards revoked until cleanup ends.
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Berlin
Walter Albright
East Germany
Soviet Zone
Socialist Unity Communist Party
Ulbricht
Moscow
Stalin
Bolsheviks
Lenin
Socialist Unity Party
Christian Democrats
Liberal Democrats
Wilson Gets Wide Power For Defense
President Truman created the Office of Defense Mobilization to direct control and coordinate mobilization activities. Charles E. Wilson of General Electric Co will head the new agency with authority over all powers in the Defense Production Act of 1950.
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Early
Wilson
Truman
War Production Board
General Electric
Washington
Office of Defense Mobilization
Charles E. Wilson
General Electric Co
Car Prices Frozen in Government Stabilization Move
The government froze new automobile prices at the December 1 1950 level effective immediately. The action rolls back 1951 model price increases of about five percent by Ford and General Motors. ESA signaled further action to stabilize prices, likely more ceilings to come.
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Washington
Ford
General Motors
ESA
Chrysler
Nash
Barber Faces Two Liquor Counts At Amvets Club
Barber 36 of 1149 Cole street was arrested after liquor agents and police found seven bottles of whisky moved from a car to the Amvets Club at 3 15 am. He posted 300 bond for Monday Municipal Court appearance on charges of keeping a place for illegal liquor and illegal possession. About 100 patrons reportedly caused whisky glasses to break during the incident.
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Amvets Club
Stewart Barber
Cole
Bird
Amvets
Barber
Allied Forces Abandon Hamhung Hold Hungnam Ring
Allied beachhead troops pull out of Hamhung six miles from Hungnam as Chinese forces launch mass sea wave attacks. Demolitions destroy Hamhung center while North Korean refugees flood toward the front. Maj. Gen. Robert H. Soule confirms ferocious assaults as Chinese send vast columns against US 3rd Division and 10th Corps positions in the Hamhung Hungnam area.
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KYO
Hamhung
Hungnam Port
Sea of Japan
Ana Hanes
Robert H. Soule
China
Chiang Kai-Shek
Soule
U.S
10Th Corps
Hamhung-Hungnam
United Nations Ends Fifth Session With Security Plan Adopted
The 1950 United Nations General Assembly wraps most business after 88 days, leaving the Korean war and China dispute unresolved. Nasrollah Entezam opens as president, and delegates approve the Acheson plan giving the assembly crisis powers without veto. The sixth session is planned for 1951 likely in Paris.
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A. L Goldbergew
York
United Nations General Assembly
Assembly
Russia
Red
China
Nasrollah Entezam
Iran
Collective Security Assembly
Acheson
Security Council
U.N
Soviet Union
United Nations
Europe
Paris
Defense Bill Fast Tracked to Senate Action
The House approved a 17.8 billion emergency defense bill in record time, with a near unanimous vote and only one opposing voice. It raises total defense funding to 42 billion for the year ending next June 30, with 16.845 billion for the armed services and 840 million for atomic energy. The bill seeks ready Senate passage by midweek, while resisting added civilian or disaster aid.
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House
Senate
Vito Marcantonio
New York
Appropriations Committee
Congress
Senate Appropriations Committee
Defense Establishment
Army
Navy
Air Corps
Atomic Energy Commission
Truman
Maritime Administration
Security First and War-time Economy Push
President mobilizes for defense with price controls on key defense materials and living costs. Wage stabilization, budget cuts to nonmilitary spending, and accelerated production targets follow. Congress largely supports the hard line, urging broader controls and labor shifts to meet wartime needs.
Truman Offers Plan to Expand Armed Forces Toward 3.5 Million
President Truman announced steps to build the U S armed forces to about 3.5 million, a move seen as a mid 1950s compromise between calls for 3 and 4 million. The plan relies on drafts, more guards, volunteers, and reservists, with faster growth expected for the army and navy than for the air force.
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