Hope Rises For Police Hunt Early Pact In Rail Dispute
Washington and Philadelphia dispatches report rising hopes for an early settlement of the railroads wage and hour dispute with unions. White House pressure and intensified talks followed a yardmen strike, while postal and federal court actions aimed to ease holiday mail disruption and compel compliance. In Philadelphia, police hunted a serial sniper in Oak Lane after multiple shootings, with mayor and safety officials mobilizing hundreds of officers to secure the area.
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Bernard Samuel
Samuel Rosenberg
Cordiner Named President of General Electric Co
Ralph J. Cordiner has been elected president of General Electric Co to succeed Charles E. Wilson who resigned to head the defense mobilization board in New York.
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Ralph J. Cordiner
General Electric Co
Charles E. Wilson
New Defense Mobilization Board
31 Bodies Recovered From Venezuelan Airliner Crash
Search teams recovered 31 bodies from a plane crash on an Andes mountain peak in Venezuela. The victims include 27 students aged nine to 18 traveling from Merida to Caracas for Christmas holidays.
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China Sanctions Freeze Chinese Assets in United States
The United States froze all assets of Red China in the U.S. and barred American ships and planes from Chinese ports amid sanctions over China’s undeclared Korea war. Treasury valued Chinese assets in the U.S. at about 200 million dollars, mainly short term deposits and bonds.
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Voluntary wage price freeze eyed as defense grows
The United States weighs a voluntary wage and price freeze to curb inflation from defense spending. Alan Valentine of ESA considers asking business unions and the public to hold prices and wages to Dec 1 levels. Talks on meat price ceilings and broader controls follow a partial rollback of car prices.
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Economic Stabilization Authority
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G M Freezes Sale of 1951 Auto Models
General Motors ordered Chevrolet Pontiac and Cadillac dealers to halt sale of 1951 model cars received from the factory today or hereafter. The move cites the government price rollback order as the cause and follows a nationwide auto price rollback to December 1 levels.
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Steel Ring Holds China Reds At Bay
U S battleship Missouri arrived off Hungnam as Chinese forces pressed the beachhead. General Almond praised artillery fire as Doughboys repelled night assaults, with 25 000 Reds on the port area and 75 000 more in surrounding hills amid a white winter landscape. GM froze 1951 car prices pending ESA review.
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U N Cease Fire Panel Seeks Talks With Chou En Lai
The U N cease fire committee says it has directly asked Chinese foreign minister Chou En Lai to arrange Korean peace talks. It offered to meet any representative of Peiping, at a mutually convenient time and place, and has not yet received a reply.
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Pace warns Allies they are far from ready for a European army
U S Army Secretary Frank Pace told Atlantic defense and foreign ministers in Brussels that Western Europe is far from ready to resist a Communist assault. He urged faster plans for a unified European army and warned U S aid depends on each nation doing its part. He noted progress but stressed urgency and speed in implementing security measures.
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Sympathy Mounts for Acheson Amid Republican Pressure
Democratic leaders voiced sympathy for Secretary of State Acheson as pressure rose from Republicans over his future. Reports circulated of a potential power reshuffle if Acheson resigns, including a possible Vinson replacement and Attorney General or other posts, though not confirmed.
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Bergdoll Pleads Guilty On Draft Charge
Alfred Bergdoll twenty three year old son of Grover Cleveland Bergdoll pleaded guilty to a two count draft dodging charge. He worked as a twenty three dollar weekly clerk and faced a prominent family reputation from the No 1 slacker label of World War I.
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Involved Driver Injuries After Portsmouth Weekend Crashes
Two men remained in Portsmouth area hospitals after weekend traffic crashes. David Evans, 56, of West Portsmouth, suffered possible rib fractures and a dislocated shoulder when his car struck two parked cars and overturned. Evans was admitted to Portsmouth General Hospital after an EMS call at 10 45 p m Saturday.
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Fifth St
Portsmouth General Hospital
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Dele Fike
Willi Combs
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Jury Will Get Distel Case
Jerome A. Distel 36 of 1645 Grant St was bound to the grand jury after waiving preliminary exam on a concealed weapon charge. Judge Kenneth Cranston set bond at 300 and Distel was released pending hearing. He was arrested Dec 6 after a complaint by state liquor agent A G Kakascik.
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Truman seeks war powers restoration for contracts and agency reform
President Truman told congressional leaders he needs renewed powers under wartime authorities to reorganize and contract policies. House Speaker Rayburn and others noted a formal request will follow once drafts are ready. A military briefing was held with Defense Secretary Marshall and the joint chiefs, but details were not disclosed.
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Subway riders hurt near IRT 125th station
Police said twelve people were injured when a southbound train departed Lexington Avenue station with doors open near the IRT 125th Street stop in New York.
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