Allies Escape Red China Trap as Eighth Army Flees Korea
Lt Gen Walton H Walker said the five day old assault likely saved his forces from a trap. MacArthur and Maj Gen Edward Almond joined the urgent conference in Tokyo. Allied withdrawals across the Chongchon River faced fresh Red attacks from three sides as Communist tanks appeared near Kunu.
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U. S
Eighth Army
Korea
Walton H. Walker
Tokyo
Edward Almond
10Th Corps
MacArthur
Walker
Yalu
Associated Press
Seoul
Chongchon River
Tom Lambert
Kuni
Chongchon
Kunu
New War In Korea Grows With Chinese Communist Involvement
Gen Douglas MacArthur in Tokyo says the conflict has become an entirely new war as Chinese communist forces join the battle. UN forces withdraw up to ten miles in places while Chinese divisions counterattack around Changjin and Maengsan. South Korean units, including the Capitol and First Divisions, push to regain ground near Chongjin as western flank reports remain unsettled.
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Douglas MacArthur
Tokyo
Tokchon
Maengsan
U. S
ROK
Korea
Pakchon
Anju Bridge
Yule Lights On Tonight Parade Off In Beckley
Lights illuminate Beckley streets under a $2,328 Junior Chamber of Commerce program with over $1,200 already raised. The parade, part of Community Christmas Activity, was canceled due to bad weather. Mrs. Fred Hurt of Beckley Woman's Club announced the cancellation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley
Chamber of Commerce
Keith Bailes
Jaycee
Appalachian Electric Power Company
S. Kanawha Street
Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad
N. Kanawha
Kanawha
Beckley Newspapers Corporation
Prince
McCreery Street
Fayette
Main
Neville
Heber Streets
Fred Hurt
Beckley Woman's Club
Heavy Selling Follows Stock Market Plunge
New York reports heavy selling drives stock prices down with losses around two dollars a share before any support. Some issues show faint rallying while concerns rise that the Korean War could flare into a new world war and that rearmament and higher taxes may follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Christmas Seal Sale Brings $1684 For Raleigh County TB Work
The Raleigh County TB and Health Association topped last year by $241.85, raising 1684.85 thus far in its annual Christmas Seal Sale. Executive secretary Mrs. A J Ginkel reported the progress through yesterday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh County TB and Health Association
A. J. Ginkel
Weather outlook for Virginia with cold nights
Cloudy and continued rather cold tonight and Thursday with occasional snow squalls mainly in the mountains. Lows tonight 20 to 25 degrees. High yesterday and low last night near 7. Precipitation and new snowfall not specified.
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Oak Hill High
Quick UN Action On Korea Sought By Lawmakers
Washington lawmakers pressed for a rapid United Nations response to the Korean War crisis. They urged Secretary of Defense Marshall or a senior aide testify on military outlook amid Chinese Communist pressure and debated options including the atomic bomb. Senator O Mahoney urged an ultimatum to force Chinese troops out of Korea, while Senator Taft warned of heightened war risk but hoped for avoidance.
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Associated Press
Washington
United Nations
Marshall
Armed Services Committee
O’mahoney
D-Wye
Senate
United States
Russia
Korea
Taft
Ohio
Raleigh County Schools Closed Until Monday
Four counties including Raleigh, Wyoming, Summers, Mercer, and Fayette suspend classes to Monday as heavy snow and winds worsen travel. State agencies report slick roads and stalled trucks, while milk deliveries adapt with National Guard assistance and school schedules are rerouted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Register
Raleigh County
Wyoming
Summers
Mercer
Fayette
State Road Commission
State Police
Joe
Anco
C. L. Walker
Beckley Wrecking Companies
Metalton Hill
Glen Daniel
Pineville
Vaughn Stewart
D. K. Shroyer
Beckley College
Beckley
Greenbrier County
Greenbrier Dairy Products Company
H. C. Avis
Snowy West Virginia Sees 15th Death In Blizzard
West Virginia endures subfreezing air and fresh snow as a five day blizzard claims its 15th victim. A 12 year old girl Sonya Lee Dailey died after a sledding accident near Paw Paw Morgan County. Weather officials warn of ongoing flurries with little thaw expected before weekend.
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Associated Press
Charleston
West Virginia
Sonya Lee Dailey
Paw Paw
Morgan County
Weather Bureau
Pocahontas County
Mercer
Cabell County
Kanawha County
West Virginia University
End-the-war offensive meets stiff Chinese resistance in Korea
Allied forces along the Chongchon River hold a bridgehead as MACARTHUR calls for new war strategy. U S and ROK troops repel Red attacks while plans for a winter defense line unfold. Turkish and U S units suffer setbacks in near zero weather and a Turkish general is wounded.
Patient Informed of Death in Tumor Operation
A patient was informed that the tumor operation resulted in death. Reports note the medical staff conveyed the outcome to the patient and family, with details limited to the surgery's fatal result and subsequent communications.
Oakland man shocked by near fatal operation return
Burdett Gray, 51, in Oakland Calif learned he had apparently died 13 days earlier during neck tumor surgery. Dr C C Cutting said he stopped his heart, removed the heart from the chest, massaged it until it beat again. Gray described the experience as like a pleasant sleep.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oakland
Calif
Burdett Gray
C. C. Cutting
Gary
Veto Expected as U N Debates Korea Aggression
The United States urges the U N Security Council to record the world conscience on Chinese Communist aggression in Korea. Soviet and Chinese delegates signal a veto on a six power resolution demanding Red withdrawal as U N forces face increased Chinese attacks. Austin seeks swift action while Wu Hsui chuan accuses Washington of cunning aggression and calls for sanctions.
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UN Security Council
Lake Success
N. Y
U. S
Formosa
Andrei Vishinsky
Wu Hsui-chuan
China
Vishinsky
International
Associated Press
LAKE
United States
U. N. Security Council
Korea
Red
Security Council
Austin
Russia
Peiping
U. N
America
Vietnam
Philippines
Japan
Washington
United Nations
Acheson to Speak on Korea Crisis Tonight
Secretary of State Acheson will address the nation at 9 p.m. EST on the Korea crisis. The 30 minute speech will be broadcast by Mutual, ABC and CBS networks from his State Department office.
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Washington
Acheson
Korea
State Department
Mutual
ABC
CBS
Bevin Seeks Political Settlement to Halt Korea War
London Foreign Secretary Ernest Bevin said Britain still hopes a settlement on political lines will end the threat of a third world war over Korea. He urged diplomacy to prevent escalation and preserve regional stability.
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Associated Press
London
Ernest Bevin
Britain
Korea
Appalachian Electric Power Plans New System of Billing Customers
Appalachian Electric Power Beckley District will switch to six bi monthly bills and six meter readings per year starting January 1. Domestic and small commercial customers switch. large users remain monthly. District covers Greenbrier Raleigh Wyoming Fayette Nicholas Summers Mercer areas with 34 740 customers affected. Staff reduced to six. no layoffs. Estimated annual Beckley savings about 30000. Letters explain cost, convenience. already piloted in Bluefield and Pt Pleasant.
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Appalachian Electric Power
Appalachian Electric Power Company
Beckley
Cecil W. Lovell
Appalachian Company
Public Service Commission
Tomers
Lovell
Greenbrier
Ralleigh
Wyoming
Fayette
Nicholas
Summers
Mercer
AEP
Bluefield
Pt. Pleasant
Cost of Living Index Reaches All Time Peak
Washington reports the cost of living index rising to 174.8 from October data, affecting nearly a million workers tied to the index. General Motors will grant three-cent hourly increases to 357,000 hourly workers after December 1, with salaried staff gaining quarterly allowances. Food prices rose modestly, while house furnishings and apparel led gains. meat prices fell seasonally. The Oct 15 food index stood at 209.0, up 4.2 percent from a year earlier and 2.2 percent above mid June 1950.
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Associated Press
Washington
General Motors Corporation
BLS
Ernest C Trail Dies at Mabscott at 44
Ernest C Trail 44 of Mabscott died at 2 p m yesterday after an extended illness. Born March 14 1906 at Lester he was a Page Coal employee and a Mason. Survived by wife Mary Simmons Trail a daughter from a prior marriage Mrs Donald F E Smith of Siluria Ala two brothers H D Trail James H Trail three sisters and brother William J Trail former Beckley police chief. Rev James Neal and Rev C W Dodd to officiate funeral at Keyser Funeral Home with burial at Prosperity family cemetery. Masonic Lodge honorary pallbearers to handle graveside service. Active pallbearers listed.
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Ernest C. Trail
Mabscott
Lester
John L
Pamela Trail
Page Coal Company
William N. Page Lodge
A.F.A.M
Mary Simmons Trail
Donald FE. Smith
Siluria
Ala
H. D. Trail
Union
James H. Trail
Daniels
George L. Wilcoxen
Glen Morgan
W. B. Fullen
Salt Sulphur Springs
Garnet Shanklin
William J. Trail
Beckley
James Neal
C. W. Dodd
Keyser Funeral Home
Storm Cleanups Start as Death Toll Nears 300
Storm cleanups begin as eastern and midwestern centers redirected toward near normal operations amid widespread damage. Death toll nears 300 from weekend storms across 22 states, with thousands without heat or electricity and property losses in the hundreds of millions.
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Midwest
Pennsylvania
Ohio
St. Lawrence Valley
Great Lakes
Missouri Valley
Weather Bureau
West Virginia Health Briefs and Coal Plant Consolidation
Three new polio cases were reported in Kanawha Mineral and Mingo counties, bringing WV’s 1950 total to 361, up from 334 in the same period last year. William R Hopkins, 100, died at his home after a long life born in Giles County Virginia. Forest fires across the state burned 291 acres last week, totaling 337 fires and 5,422 acres since October 15. Leckie Collieries and Leckie Smokeless Coal plan a March consolidation, closing Charleston Huntington and Columbus offices.
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Charleston
Kanawha
Mineral
Mingo
State Health Department
William R. Hopkins
Giles County
West Virginia
Conservation Commission
Charleston Truck files $750 suit over truck payments
The Charleston Truck and Trailer Service filed a $750 lawsuit in Raleigh County Circuit Court against C. L. Carver alleging three missed payments on a used 1947 Chevrolet dump truck.
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Charleston Truck and Trailer Service
C. L. Carver
Raleigh County
Carver
Judge signs six law suits and divorce decree today
Judge Ben H. Ashworth of Raleigh County Circuit Court signed six law suits and a divorce decree. Joyce Nicely Grey won custody of two month old David Lee Grey in the divorce from William J. Grey. National Mine Service Company vs Thewes and Sons Coal Company ordered recovery of a 35 horsepower mining machine if possible or $3000 plus costs. Roy Bare and Milburn Bare vs Town Creek Coal Company involved a demurrer. two dismissals by settlement. non suited Panayotoplus cases. plaintiffs to pay costs and fees.
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Ben H. Ashworth
Raleigh County
Joyce Nicely Grey
William J. Grey
Roy Bare
Milburn Bare
Town Creek Coal Company
Earl W. Fotos
Anna M. Vecellio
Modesto Vecellio
Constance A. Flanigan
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Manchuria
North ‘Korea
Wis
Weatherirginia
George Gadd
Raleigh
SRC
Gadd
Richmond
Eral
North
U. S. Defense Department
Lambert
Kum
Kuna
AP Correspor
William J. Waugh
U. S. Ninth Corps
U. S. Second
Assoc
Prosperity
Masonic Lodge
James Legg
Oley Caldwell
Thomas Biggs
George Davis
Roy Kidd
Hansford Floyd
Marvin Bowyers
Harwood James
The
Leckie Collieries Company
Leckie Smokeless Coal Company
Huntington
Columbus
Capital Firm
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