Failure to Halt Steel Price Probed by Sparkman
Senator Sparkman accuses the administration of muffling the steel price increase and wage hikes, warning they fuel inflation and trigger higher costs in autos and farm sectors. He cites government action on autos and urges swift curb on commodity speculation and wage-price controls.
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WASHINGTON
Sparkman D-Ale
Sparkman
Alan Valentine
congress
Valentine
stabilization agency
Ford
General Motor
Humphey D-Minns
Humphrey
Truman
Wounded Waif In U S School
Wounded 15 year old Patsy Li, a Chinese waif once found wandering on Guadalcanal, arrived in the United States for Christmas and will start at the Sisters of Mercy of Walsingham academy in Williamsburg Virginia. She was cared for by missionaries until her mother, interned by the Japanese during the war, could be reunited with her.
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LOS ANGELES
Patsy Li
Guadalcanal
United States
Patsy
Williamsburg
Sisters of Mercy of Walsingham academy
Christians Mark Day of Peace Amid War Clouds
The Associated Press reports Christmas observances amid war fears. UN troops in Korea and distant fronts held services as Pope Pius XII ends the Holy Year and Truman lights the White House tree. Bethlehem and Jerusalem saw large pilgrim gatherings as tension across the Far East persisted.
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ASSOCIATED PRESS
United Nations
Ky Korea
U. S
Jerusalem
Harold Stassen
University of Pennsylvania
Bethlehem
America
Truman
Independence
White House
Waington
Pius XII
St. Peters basilica
St. Peter’s
St. Peter's
Far East
Tokyo
Korea
Singapore
Tanker Blaze Nears Port of New Orleans
A tanker Esso Baltimore and oil barges collided on the Mississippi river causing a five hour blaze that threatened New Orleans port. Two seamen were injured while escaping into the water. Efforts to tow the vessel to Avondale continued as fires burned and explosions rocked the ship.
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NEW ORLEANS
Esso Baltimore
Mississippi river
Avondale
Jack Trainor
Providence
R. L
John J. Royce
Paterson
N. J
W. S. Wright
William S. Smith
Wright
Jefferson parish
Majority Leader Choice Is Near
Washington December 25 Some Democratic senators debate secret caucus votes to elect a new majority leader for the 49 member Senate. Front runner is Senator McFarland Arizona backed by 29 of 49 Democrats with Dixie delegation solidly behind. O Mahoney and backers count on a secret ballot to cut through pledges and win.
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WASHINGTON
HOUSE
congress
midwest
California
GOP
senate
Connecticut
New York
Massachusetts
Ohio
Utah
Arizona
Nevada
New Mexico
Truman
O'Mahoney
D-Wyce
Lucas of
Ilinois
McFARLAND
Hogram
FEPIC
Hunt
McMahon
D-Conn
Evacuation of Hungnam Ends U N Battle Line Stand
United Nations naval and air forces evacuated 215000 troops civilians from Hungnam as massed Chinese and Korean Reds closed in around the port. Washington hailed the move as a Christmas present while Western Korea faced a possible offensive and Seoul threat. General Rideway arrived in Tokyo to command western Korea forces after General Walker died in a jeep accident.
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TOKYO
United Nations
Hungnam
Korea
U.N
South Korea
Seoul
national assembly
turkey
Jerry Zogg
Pontiac
Matthew B. Rideway
United States
U. S. eighth army
Walton H. Walker
Walker
Yokohama
North Korea
Dunkerque
Edward M. Almond
10th corps
Pusan-Pohang
U. S. first marine
Republic of Korea
ROK
Pusan
Pohahg
Pohang
U. S
Man's Year-End Review of Lesser Triumphs and Failures
Arthur L. Edson offers a year-end roundup of small human acts and mishaps from 1950. The piece recalls cases from Adeline Bryzek to a Seattle man who busted the wrong car window, plus a note on macaroni consumption in the U.S. versus Italy and a comic benediction from baseball writers about Polo Grounds toilet plans.
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ARTHUR L. EDSON
WASHINGTON
recorders
Adeline
Carl Bryzek
Chicago
Julius H. Miner
Bryzek
Avelina
Louisville
Thomas Benjamin Newell
Horseshoe Bend
Ida
New York
U. S
Italy
Seattle
Twin Falls
Whipple
baseball writers association of America
New York Giants
minutes of the association
Polo grounds
Horace Stoneham
Navy Describes Hungnam Evacuation as Flawless
Tokyo December 25 The Navy described the Hungnam withdrawal of 195,000 troops 100,000 civilians 17 500 vehicles and 350 000 tons of supplies as a redeployment. Admiral Joy said naval air and surface fire protected the beachhead and made Inchon in reverse. The operation was planned from the start and depended on unity of sea air and firepower.
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James H. Doyle
aac
eed
Far East naval head
Turner Joy
Far East
Admiral Joy
INCHON EN
Dunkerque
Lungnam
Hungnam
Inchon
navy
Joy
10th corps
tenth corps
Edward M. Almond
Vandenberg Plans Return to Senate in 1950
GRAND RAPIDS Mich December 25 Senator Arthur H Vandenberg a leading figure in U S foreign policy expects to return to Washington next month He has long championed a bipartisan foreign policy and has been largely out of the Senate this year after two major operations since October 1949.
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GRAND RAPIDS
Mich
Arthur H. Vandenberg
United States
Washington
Hiness
senate
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Ridgeway
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