France May Join Attlee in Flight
British Prime Minister Attlee plans to fly to Washington to meet President Truman as part of a potential three way talks with France. Paris sources indicate René Pleven may join if parliament votes confidence, with agreement on Far East policy and Korea. Morrison would lead in Attlee’s absence.
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LONDON
Attlee
Washington
Truman
Paris
Rene Pleven
national assembly
Pleven
Robert Schuman
Far East
10 Downing street
Ernest Bevin
Emanuel Shinweil
Herbert Morrison
RAF
Korea
United Nations
Red Cina
U.N. i
Red China
United States
Britain
Russia
North Atlantic Chiefs Plan Immediate Followup On Defense Force
Washington sources say North Atlantic military leaders arranged a meeting to push an immediate agreement on a Western Europe combined defense force under a supreme commander. Truman urged rapid action. talks in London are expected to resume with proposals favoring German regimental units of 4000 to 5000 men.
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WASHINGTON
western
Europe
Truman
GERMANY
U.S
Dwight D. Eisenhower
United States
north Atlantic
London
Browder Lacks Bail In Contempt Case
Earl Browder, longtime Communist leader, is jailed after failing to post 1500 bond on a contempt of Congress charge. Federal Judge Edward Curran denied his request to remain free on personal bond. Browder, indicted earlier this week for refusing to answer questions before a Senate subcommittee on Communist influence in government, said he had no attorney and wished to represent himself.
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WASHINGTON
Earl Browder
Edward M. Curran
Browder
senate
McCarthy
R-Wis
Curran
Flaming Meteor Seen Across Alaska Shines Bright
An aerial fireball lit Alaskan skies last night with sightings from Kodiak to Fairbanks. Witnesses say the bright bluish object sped over Anchorage near 8 PM, with claims from Kenai about a glow on Mount Iliamna and unverified reports that anti-aircraft batteries fired.
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ANCHORAGE
Alaska
Kodiak
Fairbanks
Sherill Elected New Council Head
Rev Henry Knox Sherill of Greenwich Conn elected first president of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Sherill 60 has led the Protestant Episcopal Church since 1947 and served on the president's civil rights commission.
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CLEVELAND
Henry Knox Sheril
Greenwich
Conn
National Council of the Churches of Christ
United States of America
Sherill
Protestant Episcopal church
Defense Dept Identifies 323 Korean War Casualties
Washington reported 323 additional American casualties today in the Korean War. The list No. 164 shows 198 missing in action or killed, 94 wounded and 27 injured in accidents.
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WASHINGTON
defense department
Assembly Delays Korea Issue at UN
At the United Nations General Assembly President Nasrollah Entezam urged urgent action on Korea after the Security Council failed to decide. Diplomats pressed for a path to remove Chinese Communists from Korea without triggering wider war as Malik vetoed a six power draft. China denounced the plan as imperialist aggression while Moscow backed a hard line, narrowing options for a negotiated withdrawal.
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NEW YORK
Nasrollah Entezam
U.N. general assembly
security council
Korea
Entezam
Truman
Attlee
Jacob A. Malik
Malik
CHINA
Wu Hsiu-chuan
U. S
Russia
Moscow
Peiping
Slight Increase In Unemployment
Washington reports a slight rise in unemployment among factory workers in November, with total non-farm employment at a record 53,721,000. The Census Bureau cites defense program dislocations as a factor, while Sawyer notes no major changes beyond seasonal movements as industries shift to defense production.
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WASHINGTON
census bureau
Secretary of Commerce
Sawyer
Intense Berkeley quake records from UC instruments
An intense earthquake was detected in Berkeley California centered near the Japanese islands according to University of California instruments and reports issued today December 1.
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BERKELEY
Calif
University of California instruments
Treasure Finders Jailed On Grand Theft Charge In Los Angeles
Two termite exterminators, John C. Linsey and John S. Westerfield, were jailed after allegedly digging into a buried $10,000 treasure and spending it. The case stems from a claim by Mrs. Hazel Maisbury that her late father hid the money under a home foundation. Det. Hausman said the men admitted finding the money, initially claiming $7,100, with Linsey saying they spent it all and he did not live extravagantly.
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LOS ANGELES
John C. Linsey
John S. Westerfield
Hazel Maisbury
J. H. Hausman
Linsey
Senators Predict Controls Are Near
Washington dispatch reports key senators expect price wage controls soon with discussions sparked by Michael V. Disalle nomination as price administrator. Democratic and Republican leaders debate timing while other Capitol actions include rent control extension, corporate tax hearings, and a watchdog push over defense financing and industry advisory roles.
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WASHINGTON
Michael V. Disalle
Toledo
Maybank
D-S.C
banking committee
Truman
Taft
sehecsy
R-Neb
Ives
R-N.Y
senate
Lucas
Air Guard Guards President at Army-Navy Game
Philadelphia December 1 President Truman will be guarded from the air and ground during the Army-Navy football game. U S air force fighters armed to the teeth will police the skies and keep all aircraft away from the stadium while Secret Service agents and Philadelphia police provide ground protection. Precautions follow the Blair House assassination attempt in November.
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PHILADELPHIA
Truman
U.S. air force
municipal stadium
Secret service
Blair house
February Draft Calls 50,000
The army issued a draft call for 50,000 men in February, raising the total draft requests to 300,000 since September. Earlier calls were 50,000 in September and October, 70,000 in November, and 40,000 in December and January, with shortages of officers blamed on the Korean war for the reduced February figure.
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WASHINGTON
army
Steel leaders grant 16 cent raise to CIO workers
Pittsburgh report says U S Steel and Bethlehem Steel, the two largest producers, granted an immediate 16 cent average hourly pay hike to 259,000 CIO United Steelworkers. Big Steel also raised prices about 5 percent. Bethlehem did not immediately disclose price policy.
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PITTSBURGH
CIO
United Steelworkers
U. S. Steel corporation
Bethlehem Steel corporation
Big Steel
Bethlehem Steel
Koch Probe Told at Trial
At Augsburg Germany December 1 former SS men testified Heinrich Himmler ordered a probe into concentration camps after learning of thefts and murders by Karl Koch at Buchenwald, husband of Ilse Koch. Koch was tried on murder and embezzlement counts and sentenced to death. Ilse Koch was also tried but freed.
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AUGSBURG
Germany
Heinrich Himmler
Karl Koch
Buchenwald
Ilse Koch
Adolf Hitler
Frau Koch
Guenther Reinecke
gestapo
Himmier
Koch
SS cour
UN forces retreat as Chinese Reds press in Korea
Tokyo reports U N forces fight to hold lines in northeast and northwest Korea while General MacArthur warns of a critical, hopeful course. Chinese troops disguise as civilians, blow up Chongchon bridges, and U S air power targets road blocks as Marines and infantry withdraw toward Hagaru. President Truman requests 17.85 billion dollars for arms and rapid force buildup.
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Korea
Chongchon river
Changjin reservoir
U. S
Koto
Hamhung
TOKYO
north Korea
Chongchon
Kunu
U.S
Kunu keystone
Republic of
Anjuere
U.S. first cavalry division
Songchon
Pyongyang
eighth army
advanced
U. S. first marine division
U. S. seventh infantry division
Hagaru
Navy
marine Corsair
Tom Stone
Changin reservoir
WASHINGTON
Truman
congress
Trueman
United Nations
White House
Moscow
U.S. UNITED
United States
free nations
capitol
Strikes Rise in First Ten Months of 1950
Washington Dec 1 There were more strikes in the first ten months of 1950 than in most years except 1946. October saw similar stoppages to September but fewer workers idle. International Harvester led with 23000 idled workers and Deere & Co 13000. Total work stoppages for ten months reached 4010, up from 3240 in 1949.
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WASHINGTON
bureau of labor statistics
International Harvester co
Deere & Co
MacArthur cites limits on striking Chinese across Manchuria
General Douglas MacArthur says lack of authority to strike Chinese forces across the Manchurian border from Korea is an enormous handicap. He notes UN forces face a serious but not hopeless situation and, while reluctant to discuss atom bombs, stresses a winter offensive to prevent a large Chinese buildup.
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MacArthur
U.N
WASHINGTON
Douglas MacArthur
Korea
United Nations
U. S. News and World Report
Tokyo
Charles A. Willoughby
Truman
Manchuria
Siberia
U. S
U. N
Tibet asks UN to press China on Tibet troops
New York December 1 Tibet today renewed its plea to the United Nations to intervene and push Chinese forces out of Tibet. A Kalimpong delegation message urged swift discussion of the issue and expressed hope the matter would be addressed soon.
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NEW YORK
UPI
Tibet
United Nations
Kalimpong
Stassen Opposes A Bombing China Opinion Speech
University of Pennsylvania president and Baptist layman E. Stassen opposes dropping an atom bomb on China. He says it would be immoral and unjustified, and should only be considered if American troops face a North Korean trap or if the Russians start a world war. He spoke at a Protestant church gathering in Cleveland.
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CLEVELAND
Harold E. Stassen
University of Pennsylvania
China
United States
Stassen
Minnesota
general assembly
the National Council of the Churches of Christ
Bergdoll Son Arrested for Draft Evasion
Alfred Bergdoll, son of famed WWI draft evader Grover Cleveland Bergdoll, was arrested in New York for failure to report for induction on Nov. 9. He faces charges under the 1948 Selective Service Act in a federal case.
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NEW YORK
Alfred Bergdoll
Grover Cleveland Bergdoll
federal bureau of investigation
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U.S. tenth corps
Bergdoll Son
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