Honor Freeze on Prices and Wages This Week
Washington officials predict an honor system freeze on all prices and wages will be issued early this week by the Economic Stabilization Agency ESA may follow with compulsory ceilings on meats such as beef veal and lamb Executives of the meat industry are to meet for a price parley The first price ceiling since 1946 was imposed on automobiles and wage stabilization talks are planned with automotive unions The plan calls for a voluntary nationwide price wage standard effective through March and broad measures to curb inflation across the economy
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Washington
Economic Stabilization Agency
ESA
Alan Valentine
Truman
Opa
Valentine
Ford
Chrysler
Nash
General Motors
New York
Cyrus S. Ching
Mercury Rebounds After Subzero Sunday Night
Somerset saw a chilly start with the thermometer at four degrees below zero by midnight as David Grove, the U S weather observer, reported a drop from a high of 28 degrees. After midnight the temperature rose, reaching 10 degrees above zero by 1 30 this morning.
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Somerset
David Grove
United States
Mr. Grove
Seek Maniac On Loose In Philadelphia Killing Woman
A citywide manhunt was ordered in Philadelphia after Mrs. Claire Cohen, 28, was shot to death in her parents home in Oak Lane. Police deployed 130 officers and 50 auxiliaries, with cars on every block, to trap a presumed lone assailant in a string of ambush attacks over six weeks. A 17-year-old, John Diener, escaped an earlier near miss as detectives seek the shooter described as in a dark coupe.
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Philadelphia
Oak Lane
Claire Cohen
John Diener
Cohen
Diener
Rudolph Heller
Heller
Rosenberg
Christmas Mail Backlog Nears Clearing After Strike
Washington December 17 The post office reports Christmas mail volume up 6.62 percent from 1849 with a record holiday rush. Assistant Postmaster General Jack Redding says overtime staffing and a two day embargo during the rail strike should keep backlog moving toward normal by Christmas Day though some delays may occur. About 6.5 billion pieces expected to be handled this season with 37,000 postal workers on duty to meet demand.
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William C. Vern
Washington
Post Office Department
Jack Redding
Redding
Post Office
Sawyer urges press to prepare public for greater mobilization discipline
Secretary of Commerce Charles Sawyer told NBC Meet the Press that the nation must accept greater discipline for mobilization. He warned manpower could become a bottleneck and suggested possible drafts, wartime freezes, or longer work weeks if needed and pressed media to shape public opinion toward submission.
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Washington
Charles Sawyer
National Broadcasting Company
Meet the Press
Sawyer
England
Cleft Palate Clinics In Harrisburg Examine 1000 Patients
The Pennsylvania health department reports cleft palate clinics across the state have examined more than 1,000 patients in two years since their start. Dr. Robert H. Ivy notes plans to possibly add clinics. Five diagnostic centers operate under a 1949 law, with 61 cleft lip only, 390 both lip and palate, 159 palate only, and 451 treated or in treatment.
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Harrisburg
State Health Department
Robert H. Ivy
Jam Cleared But Union Faces Court
The 100000 yard workers strike crippled rail terminals then collapsed under pressure from Truman and federal authorities. Rail and postal shipments returned to near normal for the Christmas rush. Union officials face a contempt hearing for defying three federal court orders as talks continued at the White House with Presidential Assistant Steelman seeking settlement.
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Chicago
Truman
Brotherhood of Railroad
BRT
Michael L. Igoe
Washington
John R. Steelmen
White House
Johnson urges more Hoover report execution
Dr Robert L Johnson national chairman of the citizens committee for the Hoover report calls for further government reorganization to withstand economic and military shocks. He cites six major recommendations still to be adopted to save billions and aid inflation control and defense.
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Citizens Committee For
Hoover
Commission On
Herbert Hoover
Robert L. Johnson
Johnson
Temple University
Hoover Commission
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Army Corps of Engineers
Bureau of Reclamation
Department of the Interior
Post Office
Department of Agriculture
Unemployment in Pennsylvania Rises in December
Harrisburg reports a sharp weekly rise in unemployment. For the week ended December, claims for jobless benefits totaled 67,500, up from 52,500 the prior week. Officials attributed the surge to seasonal factors and material shortages, calling the situation temporary.
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INS
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State
Hong Kong Editor Backs MacArthur in Korean War Debate
The Standard, a Chinese owned Hong Kong daily, editorially defends Gen. Douglas MacArthur amid Communist propaganda. It argues MacArthur disrupted a Chinese offensive timetable and prevented a larger war by pushing toward the Chinese border. It says critics are like spectators at a bullfight and credits MacArthur with fighting a war that could have broader world implications.
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Tibet
Post Office Cancellations Reach 152000 for Week
Post office workers had a long weekend delivering mail from Friday through Sunday with 32 000 cancellations each banner day. Oscar Sutliffe cited heavy demand and said all the letters and greetings were handled. Sunday’s service included delivering first class mail and preparing packages for Monday.
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Oscar Sutliffe
Sutliffe
Chinese Reds Break Off Night Long Attacks Near Hungnam
Chinese reds halted night assaults around Hungnam after failing to break UN beachhead. US 10th corps said attackers probed positions 3 miles southeast of Hungnam while naval and air actions hit Red convoys and suspected concentrations.
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Call U N To Set Up New Asian State
Delegates from the Pathan border region between Afghanistan and Pakistan urged the United Nations to create a new nation named Pushtoonistan. The talks in New Delhi involved about ten delegates from India Pakistan and Afghanistan as border clashes and independence claims escalate. The group argued the Pathan people deserve sovereign status under the UN charter though Pakistan and Afghanistan dispute the proposal.
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United Nations
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Baluchistan
Asia
Russia
United States
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Rem
Kennedy speech called U S suicide policy in Russia coverage
Moscow dispatch reports Joseph P Kennedy described U S policy as suicidal urging troop withdrawals from Korea and Asia. The Pravda summary noted Kennedy spoke December 12 at the University of Virginia law school forum and that Russian papers assailed U S policy while highlighting anti Russian sentiment and war scares.
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U. S
Britain
Korea
Asia
Europe
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University of Virginia Law School
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Russia
Dean Acheson
Truman
Tor
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Weather Forecast for Maryland and Nearby Regions
Maryland sees interior partly cloudy and coast mostly cloudy with very cold Monday highs around 30 east and mid to low 20s west. Colder Monday night with Tuesday fair and continued cold. West Virginia reports partly cloudy and cold with possible snow flurries and highs 20 to 25. Monday night near zero, Tuesday fair. Western Pennsylvania remains cloudy and cold with snow flurries, highs near 20 Monday and continued cold Tuesday with partial clearing.
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Maryland
West Virginia
Pennsylvania
Somerset Weather Report Highlights Weekend Temps
Weather data from David Grove shows for 5:30 p.m. Saturday to 5:30 p.m. Sunday a high of 20 and a low of 10 with 2 inches of snowfall. Year ago figures cited: high 49 and low 10 with 1.3 inches of snow for similar period.
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Somerset Weather
David Grove
Weather Observer
Ae Tiiae
Christmas Dance at Somerset Country Club
Junior Hospital Auxiliary hosts a Christmas Dance on Tuesday December 26 from 10 PM to 2 AM with music by Billy Merle and His Tune Toppers. Admission is 1 50 per person.
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