Attlee Rules Out Red Appeasement
Prime Minister Attlee declares no appeasement of Red China and pledges Britain will back the United States in Korea. He spoke at the National Press Club after talks with President Truman as they seek steps after military setbacks in Korea. A White House statement signaled possible mobilization of manpower and resources, with defense plan revisions amid war fears. Ambassador Chang called U.S. and UN resolve encouraging as North Korean advances threaten the 38th parallel and Allied forces.
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Belt-wide snow piles close schools and drive belts
A wide snow belt stretched from Canada through the Midwest and into the Deep South, with heavy accumulations from Superior Wisconsin to Memphis Tennessee. Duluth and Superior closed schools as winds gusted up to 40 mph and drifts reached three feet. Temperatures plunged across several states, with lows from six below in Denver to 33 below in Eckman North Dakota.
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Indians Debate Nation's Policies
NEW DELHI India Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru told parliament India had proposed a cease fire and demilitarized zone to settle the Korean dispute and sought negotiations with Red China. MPs criticized the policy warning of Communist China’s aims and urged martial readiness. Former envoy M R Masani urged regional security bloc under UN leadership while S P Mookerjee urged alignment with democracies for collective security.
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Truman drafts Stephen Early as press secretary
Washington dispatch reports President Truman drafted Stephen Early for temporary service as his press secretary, announced on December 6. Early, long a presidential aide, will assume duties promptly amid ongoing White House press operations.
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Dying Child's Final Wish Fulfilled by Paper
In Rochester on December 6 Mary Ann Kawszynski a nine year old with a heart ailment asked to have her pictures printed to show her school friends. The Rochester Democrat and Chronicle published her photographs and story fulfilling her last wish before she died.
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Test new plane Fort Worth model under flight tests
Dec 6 reports a new higher powered Convair model surpassing the jet engined B 36D in tests at the Fort Worth Convair plant. B A Erickson, flight manager, announced the development today.
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Rent Bill Cleared for Vote Reverses Rules Stand
The House moved a rent control extension bill toward a floor vote after the Rules Committee reversed its stance, 6 to 5. Rep. Cox reportedly switched his vote. The measure would extend federal rent controls for 90 days beyond December 31, amid broader calls for economic controls. Senate debates mirrored these tensions as lawmakers warned on inflation and civil defense moved to the fore.
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Briton Backs MacArthur Moves
London lawmakers pressed the foreign office on Gen. Douglas MacArthur's Korea actions. Foreign under-secretary Ernest Davies said MacArthur has acted within a UN resolution authorizing proven steps to stabilize Korea, while avoiding direct reply to a defense minister's claim that MacArthur exceeded initial objectives.
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Wholesale Food Costs Jump to Near Record Peak
New York December 6 wholesale food prices rose this week per the Dun and Bradstreet index reaching 6.77, up from 6.67 last week and 17.5 percent higher than the 5.76 level a year ago.
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Press Secretary Charlie Ross Dead
Washington reports the death of Charles G. Ross at age 65 from a heart attack yesterday after presiding over a press conference at his desk. He served as President Truman's press secretary and was a longtime St. Louis Post-Dispatch reporter known for faithful briefing during critical times.
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Warn California Of New Dangers
SACRAMENTO Calif Dec 6 UPI North Central California escaped a second flood with little damage but warned that ten more days of risk loom in the central valley. Soil expert Dr F J Weihmeyer of the University of California warned of trouble if heavy rains flood soil still soaking from nine days of mid November rain and three days more last weekend.
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Eighth Army Digs in Near 38th Parallel
Allied eighth army forces halted their mass retreat from Pyongyang and dug in for a new western Korean stand against the Red Chinese. The line ran south of Pyongyang toward 38th parallel with American, South Korean, British, and Turkish troops. North of the frontier, Marines and soldiers faced trapped positions at Koto and Hagaru, while air strikes pressed enemy lines along the Yalu.
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Russia Derides Proposal as Reds Halt Korea Advance
At the United Nations Andrei Vishinsky dismissed a 13 nation Asian and Middle East appeal to halt Chinese forces at the 38th parallel in Korea. He accused the U S of aggression and labeled General MacArthur a war maniac while defending Peiping’s intervention and urging a peaceful settlement through withdrawal of UN forces. The assembly discussed delaying action on a resolution to halt Chinese intervention after vetoes in the Security Council. The Philippines India Egypt and nine other nations backed the halt call, with India abstaining on the parallel crossing.
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Wu Hsiu-chuan
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Pentagon Views War Situation As Very Grave
WASHTINGTON December six UP a high Pentagon official calls the UN forces in Korea in a very grave situation with little hope diplomatic talks can change China’s mind. Gen Omar Bradley rejects reports of a Dunkerque evacuation and says withdrawals are only in extreme northeast sector to form a beachhead while main defense lines hold elsewhere on the peninsula.
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Dunkerque
New Trial Ordered For Judith Coplon
The U S Court of Appeals ordered a new trial for Judith Coplon, a 29 year old Brooklyn resident, reversing her conviction on charges of being a Russian spy. The court said arrest without a warrant and FBI wiretapping influenced the ruling, but upheld that her guilt is plain and kept the indictment alive.
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United Nations
Record Arms Aid Request Reached
Washington officials say President Tran likely will ask Congress for a record five billion dollars for foreign arms aid next year to strengthen western defenses against communism. The amount was budgeted before the Korean crisis and could rise if events demand faster production by American and Western European industry.
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Pope Pius calls world to keep peace in encyclical
Pope Pius issued an encyclical to Roman Catholic bishops urging the world to maintain peace as a central moral aim amid ongoing global tensions.
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Pope Pius
Lise Koch Breaks Down In Buchenwald Trial
In Augsburg Germany Ilse Koch cried for the first time during her trial on charges of inciting murders and atrocities at Buchenwald. Judge pressed her on mistreatment claims as a Jewish prisoner testified Koch and a guard beat a man who died after punishment.
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