500th MIG Downed By Sabrejets
American F-84s claim five MIG-1 jet fighters over North Korea as total MIGs destroyed or damaged reaches 502 in the Korean War. Pilots Capts Paul E. Jones and crew credited with multiple kills. Carus lured a MIG into a stall. Ground fighting persists with heavy Chinese attacks on Pinpoint Ill and Rocky Point, and large rocket barrages north of Kumhiwa.
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Seoul
North
Korrea
North Korea
Yalu River
Moktong
Korea
Chongw
Lll
Rocky Point
U.N
Kumhiwa
Putnam Nears Coal Decision
Washington dispatch says Economic Stabilizer Roger L. Putnam is expected to decide this week whether to grant 350,000 soft coal miners the full $1.90-a-day raise negotiated by United Mine Workers chief John L. Lewis.
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Washington
Roger L. Putnam
United Mine Workers
John L. Lewis
Weather and light humor from Southern California report
Weather note says increasing high clouds and mostly sunny days with coastal fog late tonight and Friday. Nov 20, 1952 records show high 71, low 33. one year ago high 61, low 47. A local vignette with Jimmy Cub and family jokes about warmth, bed, and rain affecting underground reservoirs and irrigation.
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California
Slugged Slug Suspect Tied to Mafia Murders
In Los Angeles a dapper 43 year old, Leonardo Calaggue Moceri, was arrested after dropping a 25 cent slug in a Hollywood payphone. Fingerprint checks revealed warrants in Toledo for four gangland slayings in 1934 and 1935. LAPD and FBI linked him to other unsolved killings including Neddie Herbert, Sam Rummel, Tony Brancato, Tory Trombone, and the Siegel case. authorities said he offered payoffs to officers to forget the incident.
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Los Angeles
UPI
Toledo
Leonardo Calaggue Moceri
Hollywood
Detroit
J. B Hannten
Los Angeles Police Intelligence Division
Mocert
Mata
Ilend
FBI
Macerr
Sam Rummel
Neddie Herbert
Mickey Cohen
California
Siegel
Tony Brancato
Tory Trombine
Benjamin “Bugsy” Siegel
Beverly Hills
Telephone Company
Everest Climb Report Denied by Swiss Foundation
Zurich reports that Swiss climbers did not yet reach the final crest of Mount Everest. The Alpine Research Foundation says no word confirms Camp 7 or imminent ascent. Veteran alpinists note acclimatization will take about two weeks after final camp before attempting the summit.
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Zurich
Switzerland
Mt. Everest
Swiss Foundation For Alpine Research
UP Announces Appointments In Honolulu And San Francisco
SAN FRANCISCO UP dispatch reports Charles Bernard named United Press manager in Honolulu and Glenn Stackhouse appointed San Francisco night manager to replace Bernard. Both are long time UP veterans. Bernard previously worked in Europe and as San Francisco night manager. Stackhouse served as a war correspondent in Korea and Tokyo. Bernard succeeds Dave Belnap as Honolulu manager. Belnap returns soon for a new assignment.
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San Francisco
Charles Bernard
United Press
Honolulu
Glenn Stackhouse
Bernard
Pacific Division
United Press Service
Europe
Stackhouse
Korea
Tokyo
Dave Belnap
Belnap
Fish Cannery Owners Disagree Over Tuna Imports
Washington United Press report quotes Thomas F. Sanchez president of the Columbia River Packers Assn of Astoria Oregon, opposing tariffs and quotas on imported tuna. He says stable supply relies on Japanese tuna and that Southern California packers buy more Japanese tuna than others, blaming overproduction for industry distress.
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Washington
Pacific Northwest
U.S. Tariff Commission
California
Thomas F. Sanchez
Columbia River Packers Assn
Astoria
Ore
Japan
Sandoz
Non-Farm Employment Reaches New All-Time High
Washington report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics shows nonfarm employment at 47,705,000 in mid October, up 12,000 from the prior record as seasonal hiring for the Christmas shopping period boosts jobs nationwide.
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Washington
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Bureau
Sabrejet Wings To New World Speed Record
The Sabrejet interceptor the F-86D in Korea set a new world speed record of 699.9 miles per hour piloted by Captain J Slade Nash of Edwards AFB. The aircraft with a GE jet engine and afterburner covered 40 miles per leg on a 3 km measured course near Salton Sea to test speed and stability with four passes.
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Korea
Air Force
Ian
J. Slade Nash
Edwards Air Force Base
Salton Sea
Imperial Valley
Nash
Sioux City
Iowa
Fred J. Ascani
Dunlap Accepts Gov't Job With $1500 Pay Cut
Former Internal Revenue commissioner John B. Dunlap began a new federal post in Dallas as head of the Texas-Oklahoma Internal Revenue district with a $1500 yearly pay cut. He defended the appointment against Senator John J. Williams who denounced it as indefensible, calling it a smear. Dunlap said he is not a politician.
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Dallas
Tex
Internal Revenue
John B. Dunlap
Dunlap
Internal Revenue District
John J. Williams
Del
Civil Service
Williams
Former Czech Red Officials Go On Trial In Prague
Vienna dispatch reports former Foreign Minister Vladimir Clementis and Rudolf Slansky headlining a Prague trial for attempting to overthrow the Czech Red regime. Twelve co defendants face a charge of forming an anti state group. Observers see potential for a sweeping purge, with many former party or government leaders already arrested. Most defendants, save two, are named Jews, fueling anti Semitic campaign suspicions.
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Vienna
Vladimir Clementis
Rudolf Slansky
Kremlin
Czechoslovakia
Prague
Red
Clementis
Glansky
Communist Party
Peoples Court
Moscow
Paukrac
Associated Press
William N. Outis
Slansky
Philosopher Benedetto Croce Dies in Naples
World famed philosopher and statesman Benedetto Croce died at his Naples home after a brief illness. He was 36. Death followed a kidney infection after an influenza attack.
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Naples
Italy
Benedetto Croce
Croce
Truman Happy Eisenhower Backed U S Stand on POWs
President Truman said he is very happy that President elect Eisenhower supported the administration's position against forcible repatriation of Communist prisoners in Korea. He spoke at a news conference about an orderly transition and court unity, noting a future meeting with Eisenhower before February 20 if desired. Diplomatic officials expect Eisenhower's Korea trip to reinforce the Truman stance on keeping Chinese Nationalist troops out of combat.
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Washington
Truman
Eisenhower
Korea
White House
Fan
Showdown over Indian truce proposal at UN
The United Nations nears a clash over Korean peace plans as the United States resists endorsing India’s compromise. Indian diplomat Menon clarifies that the plan foresees immediate cease-fire, freeing prisoners in demilitarized zones, and future fate decided by a Far Eastern political conference, with continued U.S. opposition to any indefinite captivity.
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United Nations
United States
India
U. S
U. N
Alexander Wiley
R-Wis
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Korea
General Assembly
V. K. Krishna Menon
Menon
Assembly
Stena Menon
U.N
U.S
Allies Ask Reds To Deliver Yule Packages To POWs
UN asked the Communists to deliver Christmas relief parcels to Allied prisoners held by the Reds. Gen William K Harrison urged timely deliveries noting winter hardship and holiday significance. He had twice proposed exchanges since August. the Reds had only allowed mail exchanges and gave no reply to subsequent requests.
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Reds
Panmunjom
United Nations
U.N
William K. Harrison
Nam Il
Harrison
Eisenhower Names Dulles Wilson and McKay to Cabinet
President elect Dwight D. Eisenhower announced three cabinet picks John Foster Dulles of New York as Secretary of State Charles E Wilson of Detroit as Secretary of Defense and Gov Douglas McKay of Oregon as Secretary of the Interior Dulles Wilson and McKay are to be sent to the Senate for confirmation after his inauguration Dulles and Wilson discussed international relations during a two hour meeting at the Commodore hotel and Eden also attended a luncheon with Eisenhower and Hagerty announces the nominations.
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New York
Dwight D. Eisenhower
John Foster Dulles
Charles E. Wilson
Detroit
Douglas McKay
Oregon
Eisenhower
Senate
Dulles
Wilson
Defense
McKay
Interior
Commodore Hotel
Merged
General Motors Corp
Hagerty
James C. Hagerty
Anthony Eden
Sinclair Weeks
Boston
Republican National Committee
Harald&. Stassen
Minnesota
New York City
Guv
Sale Ore
Dues
Sen
Alexander Wiley
U.N
Korea
Iran
White House
Truman
Henry Cabot Lodgears
R-Mass
Washington
Train and crowded bus crash in Houston injures twenty
In Houston, the Santa Fe Grand Canyon limited collided with a crowded bus on Preston Road. At least 20 people were injured, with police reporting no immediate fatalities. Ambulances were dispatched, and some patients were transported twice between the wreck and hospitals as the train pulled into the city from Los Angeles.
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Houston
Tex
San Jta Fe Railroad
Preston Road
Los Angeles
Airliner on Last Leg of Trail Blazing Flight
A Scandinavian Airlines System plane with 35 aboard left Thule Greenland at 2 58 am for the final leg to Copenhagen. The flight, first leg from Los Angeles to Greenland, then Thule to Copenhagen, aims to shorten North Atlantic routes by about 1000 miles. Passengers include Arctic pilot Col. Bernt Balchen and his wife.
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Copenhagen
Scandinavian Airlines System
Thule
Greenland
Los Angeles
SA5
U. S
Lyngby
Scandinavian Airlines
American
Europe
Pacific Coast
Arctic
Col. Bernt Balchen
Balchen
North Pole
Seoul Prepares Welcoming Arrangements For Eisenhower
Seoul residents worked overtime to make flags banners and street signs to greet President elect Dwight Eisenhower. Mayor Kim Tai Sung said officials did not know exact arrival date but would not risk being short on enthusiasm. The city feared Eisenhower might not visit Korea making preparations potentially in vain.
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Seoul
Dwight Eisenhower
Eisenhower
Kim Tai Sung
Korea
Tarzan’s Onscreen Mate Plans Beverly Hills Wedding
Actress Joyce MacKenzie 28 who plays Tarzan’s mate and Walter Hubert Leimert Jr., son of a Southern California real estate developer, obtained a marriage license and planned to wed next Wednesday in Beverly Hills.
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Hollywood
Tarzan
Joyce MacKenzie
Walter Hubert Leimert Jr
California
Beverly Hills
Autopsy Scheduled in Long Beach Slaying Case
Police plan an autopsy in the investigation of the bludgeon and scissor slaying of Peter Bullock a 34 year old chauffeur for a prominent Long Beach automobile dealer.
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Long Beach
Peter Bullock
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