Cabinet Formed As Chinese Reds Score Advance
Nanking dispatch reports Premier Sun Fo announcing a new no surrender cabinet to pursue an honorable peace while Red forces sever rail and telegraph links around Tientsin and Tangku. Northern cities Peiping and Tientsin face isolation as battles disrupt transport and air bases.
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NANKING
Tientsin
north China
Sun Fo
Red
Tangku
Twai river
ancent
Peiping
Spencer Moosa
Associated Press
Canton
Kangchouwan
Pengpu
Chiang Kai-shek
Chen Yi
Pengpu-Suhsien
Liu Po-chen
here
Yangtze river
Hsiennumiao
Yangtze
REDS
Communist radio
Tienchang
Seymour Topping
Hwai river
Pengnu
Chuhsien
British Four Year Plan Aims for 1953 Self Sufficiency
London reports a four year plan to marshal men money and materials to end red ink by 1953. The white paper calls austerity self denial and continued ERF aid until mid 1952 with ERP dollar needs projected at 4.294 billion next year versus 1.263 billion in 1948-49, amid risk of deeper economic collapse without aid.
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LONDON
Britain
Spy Probe Seeks More Witnesses
Washington, Dec. 20. congressional spy investigators seek to add eight witnesses to the espionage inquiry report before Jan. 3. The House Un-American Activities Committee wants Justice Department clearance on excluding or including them. Names referenced include Hedda Gompers and Henry Julian Wadleigh, with ties to prewar Communist networks and Washington activity. Francis Sayre was asked to appear but was not named as an immediate witness.
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WASHINGTON
congressional
justice department
house un-American activities committee
congress
New York
HISS
Communist party
U. S
Alger Hiss
state department
Whitetaker Chambers
Mundt
R-SD
Donald Hiss
Alger
Elizabeth T. Bentley
Chambers
Henry Julian Wadleigh
William Ward Pigman
Franklin Victor Reno
Hedda Gompers
Pigman
national bureau of standards
Reno
Aberdeen proving ground
army
Aberdeen
Francis B. Sayre
Sayre
Bus Crash Kills 14, Injures 42 On Utah Road
A collision on U.S. Highway 40 near Tooele, Utah, between two Burlington Trailways buses left 14 dead and 42 injured. Among the dead is Don Stoltz, 20, of Greeley Colorado, a Navy enlistee. Eleven others were hospitalized in fair condition, with many more treated at Salt Lake City hospitals. Authorities from military and civilian agencies conducted investigations.
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TOOELE
Utah
Colorado
Burlington Trailways
Don Stoltz
Greeley
Colo
navy base
San Francisco
veterans' hospital
Salt Lake City
Mason
Steltz
Earl C Stoltz
navy
Tooele county
H. Myers
Clearfield naval
Col
J. B. Barnett
army
D. Huggins
miltary
veterans hospital
Daniel W. Eggers
Sherry Ann Cook
Gold Hall
Inez Magionos
Elko
Nev
Catherine Hendrix
Akron
Albert Marschka
Toledo
Joel
Eldred M Smith
Downs
Kans
Ivan E. Waller
Sacramento
Calif
Ellis Scott
Oakland
Margaret Waller
Wilma ‘McClendon
Stockton
Cal Hendrix
Jerry Hendrix
William F. Culpepper
Wagoner
Okla
USN
Nancy E Marschka
Lancaster
James E. Bryant
Keota
Truman to Fly to Missouri for Christmas Holiday
Washington December 20 President Truman will fly to Missouri Wednesday to spend the Christmas holidays.
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WASHINGTON
Truman
Missouiri
Eastern Storm Moves to Sea
The merged fury of two storms moved from the Pacific and Atlantic coasts into the Atlantic and left New York City with a 19.5 inch snowfall. The city neared its third heaviest total as trains and buses were tied up and traffic deaths mounted in the Midwest and Northeast. other areas reported seven to ten inches while warm weather and rescues following snowslides were noted.
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CHICAGO
New York City
Atlantic seaboard
New York
Pacific coast
Jefk
Atlantic
New England
New Jersey
midwest
Ilinois
Washington
Pennsylania
Maryland
Virgina
Philadelphia
i Hartford
Conn
west coast
California
middlewest
Missouri
Wisconsin
Ohio
Indianapolis
Lafayette
Ind
Cascade mountains
Washington state
Dissent Vigorous in Jury Ruling
Washington DC December decision upholds a jury of federal employees for a narcotics case. The ruling, 5 to 4, drew vigorous dissent from Justice Jackson who warned government workers face pressure to favor their departments and urged against juries all of government employees.
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WASHINGTON
UPI
supreme court
Washington, D. C
Jackson
Burglar Un wraps Christmas Gifts from Hansen Home
SAN PEDRO Calif Dec 20 A burglar who entered William E Hansen's home un wrapped all packages beneath the tree and selected a billfold a cigaret lighter and a case Hansen told police other gifts for an early Yale celebration were left untouched
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SAN PEDRO
Calif
William E. Hansen
Hansen
German Town Returned to Russ Supervision
A tiny German village Stolpe near the French sector of Berlin is being returned to Soviet control after France announced the transfer. West Berlin officials fled the area as villagers feared reprisals and aid to Stolpe began shifting under Allied maneuvering. The move follows France’s decision not to build an airport and a French announcement that the transfer “became devoid of purpose.”
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BERLIN
Stalpe
France
Russia
west Berlin
Stolpe
mel Tan
PAC LouisLisaun os
Tegel
radio
Tighter Export Controls Urged
Senate investigators urged tighter controls on exports to prevent war goods. The Ferguson committee criticized past Commerce Department OIT operations while noting recent steps to curb fraud and illicit export practices worth millions, saying lax methods allowed illicit acts with little risk of detection.
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WASHINGTON
Dec
Senate
Soviet Union
Ferguson
RMich
commerce department
office of international trade
OIT
Town Unites To Give Family Merry Christmas
In San Fernando California on December 20 a largely crippled janitor, Leslie H Lawrence, his wife and 11 children faced eviction from a tent dwelling due to health rules. Local Elks lodge members and friends organized a Christmas project, progressing a three room bungalow and garage on the lot, with tree and presents planned for Christmas Eve.
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SAN FERNANDO
Calif
Leslie H. Lawrence
Elks lodge
Security Law Overhaul Aims Unified Intelligence Control
Washington reports reveal the administration plans to tighten espionage laws and place all intelligence agencies under centralized authority. Since last spring a drive has coordinated domestic efforts against spies saboteurs and subversive acts while a presidential commission studies CIA operations. Secretary Forrestal said he began coordinating military home front intelligence in March across the FBI Secret Service State Department and other agencies.
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WASHINGTON
central intelligence agency
White House
house un-American activities committee
Truman
Defense Forrestal
FBI
secret Service
state department
Cooperatives Approved by Washington for Japanese Farmers
The wartime administration in Washington granted formal approval for the formation of unions cooperatives and other organizations by Japanese farmers in the eastern counties during the day.
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WASHINGTON
li nation for eastern commission
Dutch Attack Seizes Jogjakarta in Java
Dutch forces bold seize Jogjakarta the republics capital in a rapid operation flooding central Java and spreading to East Java and Sumatra. Marines push toward Tjepoe and oil centers as U N pressure grows while authorities claim the action is a police operation.
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BATAVIA
Java
Tjeppe
Jogjakarta
republic
east Java
Torean
Malang
Sumatra
Solok
Singakarak
Bukittinggi
Medan
Netherlands
U. N
Paris
United Nations security council
international
United States of Indonesia
Fort De Kock
Lake Singkarak
Tjepoe
Tjoepoe
Madioen
Japan to be split with us not a military bastion
Tokyo reports say Allied planners intend to keep Japan as a political and economic bulwark in the Far East rather than a military stronghold. An Allied spokesman denied any secret plan to expand Japan’s military, and officials said only occupation needs remain, including airbases and roads.
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TOKYO
Vei
Japan
Far East
Washington
Russia
Australia
southeast Asia
High Court Denies War Crimes Review In Tojo Case
The U S supreme court refused to intervene with the international military tribunal that condemned former Premier Tojo and six other Japanese war lords to death. In a 6 to 1 decision the court said it had no authority over the tribunal, denying appeals for review or immediate releases.
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WASHINGTON
Bec
supreme court
international military tribunal
Tojo
international tribunal
MacArthur
Murphy
Rutledge
Jackeson
high court
Justice Vinson
Black
Reed
Frankfurter
Douglas
Burton
United States
NG REVIEW POWER
Japan
Douglas MacArthur
GOP Veterans Oppose Changes in Senate Leadership
Washington date line reports veteran Republican leaders led by Senator Taft of Ohio resisted a drive to overhaul the senate GOP leadership after the party’s election defeat. The group signaled only a possible reshuffle top ranks and limited representation in New Year party affairs.
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WASHINGTON
APae
senate
GOP
Taft
Ohio
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Templehof
Elke
Salt Flat
urglar
HIGH
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