Truman Talks Mobilization Pace Across Nation
President Truman urges Americans to unite in greater sacrifices to build up the free world’s military might as Congress calls for concrete manpower and production goals. Officials disclose a $500 million atomic energy site near Paducah Kentucky as part of acceleration plans.
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Korea
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WILSON
Wolcott
Michigan
house banking
senate-house
Tal Ghia
senate
GOP
Taft
Roosevelt
Defense Budget Passes House Scrutiny Advances Budget
Washington December 135 The house appropriations committee urged Congress to grant the full 16 815 181 000 requested by President Truman to speed up national defense. It cut no defense funds but trimmed atomic energy commission and other agencies. The overall omnibus bill totals 1 518 034 424 while signaling potential further requests to reach near 50 billion. It would raise 2 766 022 military personnel by June 30 with army navy marine corps and air force totals and add funds to the selective service system to fill ranks.
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congress
Truman
north Korea
TRIM ARC
atomic ‘nergy commission
national advisory committee for aeronautics
Tennessee’ valley authority
maritime commission
commission
WWGE
army
navy
air force
defense
west
Pentagon
marine corps
Auto Wage Price Formula Sought
DETROIT December 15 A new and higher price line for 1931 model cars is solid from end to end Chrysler boosted prices for all its cars and trucks after Ford and General Motors actions. Industry heads and union leaders were summoned to Washington for a Wednesday meeting to discuss a wage price stabilization formula affecting over a million workers and many industrial sectors.
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Chrysler
Ford
General Motors
Washington
capitol
America
Bevin Says Britain Urged Halt in Korea Drive
London December 15 British Foreign Secretary Ernest Bevin told the House of Commons the United States ignored British advice to halt the UN drive into Korea about 10% miles north of the 38th parallel. He said British chiefs of staff recommended MacArthur keep forces in the narrow waist to create a no man’s land from UN to Chinese forces on the Manchurian border. Bevin noted the invasion continued despite the opposition as he defended the government against claims it slept on the issue.
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Bevin
United States
United Nations
North Korea
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MacArthur
U.N
British armed forces chiefs of staff
Missing Pastime fishing boat spurs coast guard search
Eureka Calif Dec 15 The coast guard searched for the fishing boat Pastime from Crescent City Calif after the body of one of its two occupants was found eight miles at sea.
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EUREKA
Calif
Crescent City
Dewey Demands Drastic Moves for Defense Mobilization
New York Governor Thomas E. Dewey urged immediate mobilization to curb Communism, calling for universal military training, a 100 division U S army, 800 aircraft, recommissioned navy ships, and 25 percent of productive capacity for defense. He spoke to the New York County Lawyers Association, arguing to drop old ideas and act decisively.
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NEW YORK
UPI
Thomas E. Dewey
New York County
Manhattan
Dewey
Contempt Action Opened Against Rail Strikers
Chicago December 15 The government moves to punish striking railroad yard workers with contempt actions in Chicago and likely Cleveland as court orders are ignored The strike expands threatening mail and freight deliveries prompting embargoes by Railway Express Agency Inc on Chicago and St Louis routes except drugs hospital and funeral supplies and government shipments Union officials seek a 40 hour week at 48 hours pay while pressuring for presidential intervention and a quick settlement with union attorneys preparing a brief denying collective entity status and noting individuals acted without authority
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Cleveland
White House
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Railway Express Agency, Inc
St. Lows
AIM OF UNION
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Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen
post office department
air parcel post
Brotherhood of Railroad
Truman
Edward B. Henslee
Unions Form United Labor Policy Committee
The AFL CIO and independent unions excluding John L Lewis miners have joined to form a unified labor policy committee in Washington to address mobilization problems.
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WASHINGTON
AFL
CIO
John L. Lewis
united labor policy committee
House GOP Demands Acheson Ouster at State Dept
House Republicans adopted a resolution calling for Dean Acheson’s removal as secretary of state and a full house-cleaning at the State Department. The measure, backed by Republican Leader Martin, goes to President Truman. Senate Republicans support action, with a meeting planned to consider a post Acheson declaration.
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House
Dean Acheson
state department
Truman
Martin
Massachusetts
senate
Acheson
Capitol Hill
ANNA ROSENBERG
senate armed services committee
Anna M. Rosenberg
Rosenberg
Communist front
New York
Russell
D-Ga
Rescuers Hear Miner Voice In Rock Slide Rescue
SELLECK Washington December 13 Desperate rescue crews heard the trapped miner John Wolti 54 answer shouts from the rock pile in the Big Four mine southeast of Seattle Two nights and a full day of digging had passed with hopes renewed by a voice that suggested life though conversations were impossible The mine community waited as crews pressed on with hope and caution to reach him
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SELLECK
Wash
John Wolfi
Big Four
Seattle
Joe Bertilli
Wolti
Wilson's New Mobilization Agency Looms Over War Powers
Washington reports President Truman would place Charles E. Wilson of General Electric in charge of a new mobilization super-agency. The plan would move production control from the old War Production Board to Wilson, expand authority from Byrnes' office, and grant oversight of ore to sale of finished goods with major defense financing.
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Charles E. Wilson
General Electric
Wilson
war producion board
office of war mobilization
James F. Byrnes
J. David Denforth
New York
Denforth
Batten, Barton, Durstine and Osborn, Inc
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Truman
W. Stuart Symington
Symington
national security resources board
NLRB
National Production Authority
NPA
commerce department
commerce
interior department
agriculture
air and motor transportation
interstate commerce commission
war shipping administration
office of defense transportation
Byrnes
OWM
economic stabilization agency
Outposts Overrun By Chinese Attack In Korea
Chinese Red forces smashed into American outposts along the Hamhung Hungnam defense line in northeast Korea. About 80 to 100 U S soldiers were cut off in the day’s fighting as tanks failed to rescue them, and fighting continued in no man’s land with heavy artillery and machinegun fire.
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Hambung
Far East naval headquarters
Chinnampo
Sinuiji
Fifth air force
Chunchon
TOKYO
Hamhung-Hungnam
Korea
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no-man’s land
Chigyong
Hamhung
U. LINE
Stan Swinston
U. S
Hungiam
Tom Lambert
Lambert
U. S. third division
third division
Samuel G. Kail
Dallas
Civil Liberties In Healthy State
The American Civil Liberties Union said a survey shows civil liberties in the United States are in a healthy state. It warned war tensions threaten academic freedom and free expression of unpopular views while noting advances in race relations and increased job opportunities for Negroes.
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American Civil Liberties union
U. S
America
U N Committee Opens Korean Peace Talks With Lunch Invite
New York December 15 UPI the United Nations cease fire committee began its Korean peace mission by inviting U S delegate Ernest A Gross to a private luncheon conference to present U S views before meeting Chinese envoy Wu Tsiu chuan no meeting with Wu yet the three man panel has not set a date for Peiping envoy talks meanwhile the 1950 general assembly recessed awaiting cease fire group report and Lake Success meeting planned for Monday involving Jacob Malik on Formosa relations.
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UPI
United Nations
U.S
Ernest A. Gross
Gross
United States
Tod
reeting
Wu Tsiu-chuan
Peiping
general assembly
Lake Success
Jacob A. Malik
Formosa
Magnetic Drum Digital Differential Analyzer announced
Los Angeles report describes Northrop Aircraft Inc developing a compact robot brain named Mad Ida. The Magnetic Drum Digital Differential Analyzer resembles a stove, predicted to design aircraft or ships, navigate rockets, run factories, and solve complex math in seconds. Base price about $30,000, with options near $150,000.
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LOS ANGELES
Northrop Aircraft, Inc
Northrop
Indian Iron Man Patel Succumbs
BOMBAY India December 15 Patel deputy prime minister and iron man who welded 600 princely states into one Indian union died today and his body was consigned to a funeral pyre. Patel son Dayabhai joined the sandalwood pyre as Prime Minister Nehru watched. A five mile funeral cortege and a second crowd of about a million people accompanied the procession through the city.
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BOMBAY
India
Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
Patel
Dayabhai
Jawaharlal Nehru
Patela
Nehru
Bill Shelved In Congress For Arizona Reclamation
Washington Dec 15 The 396 million central Arizona reclamation project bill today was laid on the shelf for this session of Congress.
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Arizona
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