Allied Guns Step Up Blast At Chinese Trap in Korea
Allied warplanes and artillery pounded Chinese forces blocking the Koto Hamhung escape corridor as 20,000 U N troops fought to link with a rescue column. Maj Gen Edward M Almond said a linkup neared and the fleet stood by off Hungnam for possible evacuation.
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Convicted Spy Tells Remorse At Sentencing
PHILADELPHIA December 9 UP Harry Geld a Philadelphia research chemist was sentenced to 30 years in prison as the self confessed courier of a Russian atomic spy ring. He received two terms of 30 years each to run concurrently. Geld said the crime was a terrible mistake and expressed remorse, noting the harm to his country and loved ones.
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Washington Attlee talks ease Europe arms fears
London dispatch reports West European officials relieved by Truman Attlee talks. US Britain in complete agreement on need for rapid defense steps by the North Atlantic pact nations to speed preparations amid Korea crisis concerns.
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Truman
Britain
Attlee
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Students Brave View of Acheson
Secretary of State Acheson testified before Senate and House foreign committees in Washington. About 50 Birmingham Alabama high school pupils were introduced to him, as he joked about exposing them to the terror of King.
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Indian Delegate Reports Chinese Want War Halted
Lake Success Dec. 9 UPI Sir Benegal N Rau India said Gen Wu Ssu chuan of Communist China told him Peiping wants to stop the fighting in Korea as quickly as possible Wu said Peiping is giving careful consideration to a peace appeal by 13 Asian and Middle East nations Delegates will meet again Monday Negotiations are going on in Peiping through Indian ambassador Panikkar US and United Nations informed Rau said Some reports had conflicted whether a reply was received Rau said Peiping was actually considering the appeal to stop at the 38th parallel and permit negotiations for a settlement He said Wu would not clarify whether military victory or negotiations end the fighting He expected more information before Monday meeting and said he has not abandoned hope
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Ix. Panikkar
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Drury Slaying Suspect Held
The FBI announced the arrest of Anthony Rotondo in Baltimore on a parole violation. Rotondo, 34, is wanted by Chicago police in connection with the September slaying of former Police Lieutenant William Drury in his garage. Drury had refused to testify to a grand jury about a 1946 gang slaying and had offered to testify to a Senate committee on crime.
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Anthony Rotondo
Chicago
William Drury
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James Ragen
racing news service
senate crime investigating committee
Acheson Tells Congress No Veto On Red China UN Seats
Secretary of State Acheson reported to Congress that the United States cannot veto admission of Red China to the United Nations while a survey shows 44 delegations oppose seating Communist China and 16 support it. He explained that voting could block initial admission but not decide representation. China already a member, Communists seek Nationalist replacements. Additional notes on arms to Chiang Kai-shek, NATO progress, and rent control extension were reported.
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Plane crash kills 37 Senegalese soldiers in Belgian Congo
A Piaggio DC-4 transport plane carrying 50 Senegalese soldiers and seven crew members crashed in jungle near Bangui in French Equatorial Africa. Reports say 37 soldiers died in the accident with the fate of survivors unknown.
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Belgian Congo
Bangui
French Equatorial Africa
Truman Studies Declaration As Korea War Pressure Rises
Secretary of Defense Marshall said President Truman seriously considers declaring a national emergency as Senate Appropriations Committee reviews nearly 18 billion dollars in defense requests. Senators pressed for mobilization, wage and price controls, and rapid production while casualty and intelligence reports filter in from Korea.
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Truman
senate appropriations committee
Rosenberg Denies Charge By Ex Communist
Senate hearing on Anna Rosenberg facing allegations of attending Communist meetings intensified when former Communist Ralph de Sola confronted her in a closed session with the Armed Services Committee. Rosenberg rejected the claim, declaring she never met him and expressing anger at the accusation as testimony continues next week.
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Arma M. Rosenberg
Truman
senate armed services committee
Russell D-Gay
New York City
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NATO Military Chiefs to Meet in London Next Tuesday
Washington December 9 Gen Omar Bradley announced that the military chiefs of 12 NATO nations will meet in London next Tuesday. The goal is to speed Western defense measures including how Germany can share in the program and to set the stage for Dwight Eisenhower to be named supreme commander for the Western defense force.
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U. S. joint chiefs of staff
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Dwight Eisenhower
western defense force
Eggs at a dollar a dozen spurs trading pause in three cities
Philadelphia has seen news of eggs dipping toward a dollar a dozen prompting a proposal to suspend trading in Philadelphia New York and Chicago as markets await guidance. The move would affect key egg exchanges and adjust prices across major markets amid rising costs.
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New York
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Truman Crackles at Critic in Fiery Letter to Paul Hume
President Truman fired off a blunt late night reply to Washington Post critic Paul Hume after a negative review of his daughter Margaret’s concert. The exchange, described as an irate father’s outburst, drew mixed reactions from Democrats and Republicans alike, with some calling it a human reaction and others defending the critic’s stand.
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Truman
Paul Hume
Washington Post
Hume
Margaret Tru- Man
Andrew Jackson
Mr. Truman
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Russia
Stalin
colomnist
New Drenchings Predicted for California Area
San Francisco dispatch notes a lull in the week long storm but forecasts a new drenching tonight and Sunday. Seven foot tides threaten delta coasts and river mouths while dikes are watched as rivers rise and fall after downpours. Flooding hits waterfront Pittsburg and suburbs north of Sacramento endure rising water with hundreds evacuated along the Tuolumne river.
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Modesto
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Toulumne
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Navy Probes Sabotage on Korean Troop Transport
In Seattle a large naval transport returning from Korea was sabotaged at a dock this week. Navy and civilian investigators search for the saboteurs as Capt. M. G. Eaton of MSTS North Pacific confirms extensive damage in five spots. He notes the ship was guarded and crew screened, with no details on damaged parts or repair time.
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M. G. Eaton
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North Pacific
Eaton
West backs talks with big if in new Big Four meeting
PARIS December 9 The United States Britain and France signaled in principle acceptance of Soviet Russia invitation to a new Big Four meeting but attach a large if in their notes The Russians on November 3 said they wanted to discuss Germany's future The Western Allies insisted that talks cover all eastern ness problems before meeting proceeds
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