Allied air and ground actions in Korea near Christmas
Allied airmen attacked 2000 Ree vehicles in North Korea before dawn on Christmas Eve. UN forces probed enemy lines amid heavy fighting as B26 bombers and fighter-bombers hit Communist troops moving from Manchuria. FEAF and Sth Air Force noted ominously large enemy road traffic. clashes along western, central and eastern sectors continued with heavy shelling and raiding actions.
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Armer Weekly
Weather map shows little change before Christmas
A U S weather map indicates most of the nation will see precipitation tonight before Christmas. Light snow flurries are possible in isolated mountain and northern New England sections. Rain is expected in California, with heavier rain across the eastern half of the country toward Alabama.
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California
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Alabama
Planes Stall Holiday Glows Across Nation
Hundreds of American soldiers hobble holiday travel as fog, misrouted crews, and crowded terminals delay flights from the Pacific coast to Chicago. At Oklahoma City 19 airmen missed two days for a light cast, while San Francisco and Oakland hubs delayed about 1360 service members up to 12 hours. A Great Lakes air line carried mostly servicemen for two hours in Chicago amid a derailment that slowed southwest passenger trains.
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Great Lakes
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UN Supreme, Says Van Fleet Holds Korea Must Stand
General Van Fleet declared the UN forces cannot be driven off the Korea peninsula under any conditions. He warned Korea’s air threat from the Red air force is manageable and that the ROK army, if properly equipped, could defeat North Korea’s forces. He noted the enemy’s MiG fighters pose danger in air-to-air combat but would not derail the Allied ground advance.
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Red Air Force
van Fleet
Haval
Gannat
Copter Hunts Bodies Over Texoma Lake Search
A helicopter will conduct a level search of Lake Texoma today for three missing West Fess sailors after a failed flight. Capt Roy W Johnson of Fisill Okla piloted the craft and the effort may be called off if no sign is found.
Heroic General's Capture Told by Communist Newsman
Burchett, for the Paris paper, recounts Maj. Gen. William F. Dean's 20 days without food after being cut off from his unit in Korea. Dean, wounded, crawled through enemy lines, was betrayed multiple times, survived on water, and was eventually captured and held in Pyongyang.
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North Korea
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Hnax
Bean
I Pyongyang
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Horitor Burchott
Korea
Dean
Tatiana
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Noktag
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Anyowe
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Hilde
Kim Il Sung
King's Brother to Help With Royal Christmas Festivities
Dec 24 reports from Sandringham say King George VI. Queen Elizabeth, Princesses Elizabeth and Margaret, and other royals prepare for Christmas at Sandringham. The Marquess of Glamorgan among others will join the tree ceremony and broadcast of the king's annual Christmas message is set for 9 a.m. CST Tuesday.
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George VI
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Shewer
Bizabelly
Truman to seek foreign aid cut next year amid strains
Washington sources say President Truman will ask Congress to vote a foreign aid package about 1.0 billion dollars smaller than this year’s 7.294 billion. The tentative sum targets economic aid rather than arms, aligning with Britain and France facing financial strains. The figure remains unofficial and subject to change.
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Truman
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U.S
Plausible tale of Dean capture gains wife belief
Berkeley wife Mrs William I Dean says a Contnulet newsman story of Maj Gen Dean being captured in Korea is highly plausible. She notes corroborating details from Clarke and Burchett reports, and recalls her birthday while processing the long, anxious wait and eventual confirmation that he may be alive.
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