Congress Fights Foreign Policy Gain Strength Across House
Washington reports show a broad caucus urging faster Western European defense action to maintain U.S. military aid. Acheson warned in a closed session that withdrawing to the hemisphere invites Soviet conquest. Eisenhower to coordinate contributions while nations must prove fair shares.
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Eisenhower
McGrath Defends Policy on Aliens
Washington December 23 UP Attorney General McGrath defended enforcement of the subversives control law amid criticism from congressmen. He said the department bars only aliens considered dangerous to internal security and those the law requires to be excluded, and challenged critics to change the law.
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Final Tax Bill Action Scheduled
Washington reports final action set for New Year's Day on a 53.3 billion tax bill to levy 77 percent on excess profits and lift federal tax income to a wartime high. Senate conferees approved unanimously and quickly, while the House postponed its vote to Jan. 1 with Christmas travel underway.
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St Peter's Tomb Found In Vatican Grottoes
Rome reports Pope Pius XI announces discovery of St Peter's tomb beneath St Peter's Basilica in Vatican grottos. Scientific study of excavations conducted during the 1930 holy year is complete.
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Economic Agency Freezes Auto Industry Wage Rules
Washington action marks first postwar mandatory wage control since World War II. The Economic Stabilization Agency set wage ceilings for about 1,000,000 auto workers and top salaries, lasting through March 1. Officials seek a voluntary all-industry standard, with a broader price-wage policy possible later. Entities include ESA Administrator Alan Valente and wage board head Cyrus Ching, focusing on a fair standard and avoiding escalator clauses.
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Editor Bradford Fitch Dies in New York at 58
Pi-Don Bradford Fitch editor on the New York Times staff died at St Luke's hospital after a brief illness. He was 58.
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American Jets Down Six Red Planes in Air War
Tokyo dispatch reports six U S Sabre jets shot down six MIG-15s in a northern Korea air battle. Allied forces faced a looming new Red invasion while General Walker died in a jeep accident and Ridgway was named to lead the Eighth Army. Communists mass artillery and troops near the 38th parallel as U N forces hold Hungnam and bombardment continues.
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Truman Says U S In Good Shape
President Truman returning home for Christmas told a Mason audience in Independence that Americans are in excellent shape to meet the challenge from world Communists. He said time is what the nation seeks and urged unity while noting American people understand the situation and are ready to make sacrifices. He lightly countered Roy Roberts of the Kansas City Star on unity, emphasizing confidence since 1946.
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Civilian Defense Plans Rushed Through Congress
Washington reports the administration’s civil defense program near passage after two congressional hurdles. A compromise bill is expected to pass the House and Senate and reach the White House before January 3. The plan creates an independent Civil Defense Administration with broad wartime powers and a $3.1 billion three year outlay to strengthen home defense.
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German Leader McCloy Seeks Schumacher Backing on Arm Plan
In Bonn on December 23, U.S. High Commissioner John J. McCloy met three hours with Socialist Kurt Schumacher to gain his support for West German rearmament. Schumacher, a leader in the Social Democratic party, opposes participation in Brussels defense plans, while Adenauer’s rightist government accepts the Brussels proposals. Allies hint at easing occupation controls in exchange for German arming progress. The meeting followed earlier Allied talks and stressed greater West German sovereignty through cooperation in western defense.
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Missing Canada Plane Found On Mt Okanagan Peak
A Canadian Pacific Airlines DC-3 missing with 18 aboard was found atop 5500 foot Mt Okanagan twenty miles north of Pendleton B C Five persons were seen near the wreckage after a Royal Canadian Air Force search plane spotted a signal fire near the summit during a direct approach to Penticton airport.
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Dead General Planned Attack While Escaping Red Trap
Honolulu dispatch recounts General Walton Walker's death in Korea near Seoul after a jeep crash. The interview covers his insistence the Eighth Army never panicked, planned an offensive, and aimed to strike when able, despite orderly withdrawals and heavy Chinese pressure.
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Cling to Hope Of Korea Truce
LAKE SUCCESS Dec 23 The United Nations cease fire commission clung to thin hope that Communist China would discuss terms for a Korea truce. Diplomats discouraged by Peiping radio rejection of a cease fire saw little reason for optimism but the three man committee said they would not accept a radio rejection as final and would await a formal reply from Premier and Foreign Minister Chou En Lai.
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Holiday Accidents Lift Christmas Death Toll Across Nation
The Christmas weekend death toll rose to 134 by Friday evening with 109 due to traffic crashes and 25 in miscellaneous accidents. The National Safety Council estimates up to 440 traffic deaths may occur during the three day holiday. In Booneville Mississippi six national guardsmen died and six were injured when an explosion hit the armory late last night.
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