Blockade of Red China Coast Braced as Allied Lines Hold
Allied forces brace on a new 70 mile defense line 25 miles south of Pyongyang to resist a large Chinese Red expeditionary force. U S Eighth Army fights to hold, while Marines and doughboys break out near Changjin reservoir under heavy Chinese resistance. Wonsan and Hungnam remain key withdrawal corridors as forces maneuver along a shifting northeast front.
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Tokyo
Japan
Pyongyang
Korea
Yellow Sea
U. S. Eighth Army
Manchuria
Eighth Army
Walton H. Walker
U. S
Changjin
10Th Corps
Seoul
MacArthur
Chinnampo
Koksan
U. S. Seventh Infantry Division
Koto
Changjin Reservoir
Red Sabotage Tactics Target U S Community Groups
A Communist party national leader outlined a strategy to infiltrate church, PTA, and neighborhood groups to subvert them from within. The drive calls for creating peace movements and using local organizations to spread united front policies across American society.
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Pary
Communist Party
United Front
National Party
Gas Poisoning Fatal to Marion Youth and Injures Girl
David Lee Sneed age 17 was found dead in a Marion car from carbon monoxide poisoning. Wanda Short 13 remained in critical condition at Herrin hospital. Police suspect a service station drive case with the car left running and note a possible exhaust leak. An inquest is set for 6 p.m. today.
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David Lee Sneed
Marion
Wandatts Short
Herrin Hospital
James H. Sneed
Sneed
C. V. Ridgley
Ora Kirby
Ridgley
Rngway
Matthew Muller
the Hopital
Rbert Holbrook
Oral
Jessie
Reed
East College
Holwok
Kankakee
Ames H
Jenette V. McNaileed
William
Texas
Marion Townshipgh
Rock Fall Fatal to Herrin Miner at Zeigler Mine
Bryan Johnson a 53 year old Herrin miner was killed by a rock fall about 10 am today at Bell and Zoller No 2 mine Zeigler He worked since 1933 as a skin up man loading cars He died before extraction and the funeral plans were incomplete at Storme Funeral Home Herrin attendant and wife Clara resided at 712 North Eighteenth Street.
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Bryan Johnson
Herin
Bell & Zoller
Zeigler
Johnson
Herrin
Clara
North
Eighteenth Street
Storme
Franklin County
Light Snow and Cold Spell Temperatures Forecast
Weather notes: light snow tonight and Friday with colder wind in the northwest area. Lows tonight 5 to 10, highs Friday near 20. Record wind 23 miles in 24 hours, 0.19 inches precipitation. Crab Orchard Lake 10 inches below spillway yesterday.
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Crab Orchard Lake
Gunman Intends Robbery But Woman Talks Him Down
In Richmond Indiana a gunman entered a roofing business office and threatened Mrs Bertha Hercules demanding money. She urged him to take what he could find and joked with him about the money. Police believe the assailant meant the threat.
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Richmond
Ind
Bertha Hercules
Hercules
G. O. P. Senators Move to Oust Acheson
Republican Senate leaders plan a formal demand for Dean Acheson’s resignation or replacement. Sen. Irving Ives introduced the resolution calling for a new secretary of state and pledging cooperation with the Truman administration for national unity during the current crisis. A conference of all 43 Republican senators is to be held to discuss the post Acheson move and broader foreign policy issues.
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Washington
Senate
G.O.P
Dean Acheson
Robert A. Taft
Ohio
Taft
Truman
Acheson
Asia
Europe
Russia
United Nations
Korea
Irving Ives
R-N.y
Senate Republicans
Ives
Senate Republican Policy Committee
United States Senate
Unknown Greek Soldier Honored by Princess Elizabeth
Princess Elizabeth and Prince Philip laid a wreath on the tomb of the unknown Greek soldier in Athens. An estimated crowd of 250000 watched the wreath ceremony during their royal visit to Greece.
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Elizabeth
Athens
Greece
Prince Philip
France Urges UN to Take Up China Issue in Korea
Thirteen nations urged the Chinese Communists to halt at the 38th parallel as France led a push for top UN consideration of China's intervention in Korea. The move met Russian opposition in the General Assembly committee as China signaled it would not accept UN decisions without a seat in the world body.
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France
China
Lake Success
N. Y
38Th Parallel
Korea
Peking
U.N
Peiping
Sig Nation
U. S
Wu Hsiu-chuan
Security Council
Russia
Assembly
Burglary Hearing Set For Area Teenagers
A West Frankfort hearing is set for two teenagers, Johnny Porter and William Minton, who confessed to 13 burglaries in two months. They said five more attempts failed. Porter was caught by a garage owner, leading to both teens being released on bond.
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West Frankfort
Johnny Porter
William Minton
Porter
Minton
Draft Boards Call For Atom Bomb Use Sparks Resignation
Gov. Bonner demanded resignation of two county draft board members who urged using the atom bomb in Korea before drafting more men. He called their stance mutiny, while one member urged using the bomb and another favored not delaying drafts. The board sent a resolution to Montana's federal lawmakers. Viggo Danielson was absent.
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Helena
Mont
Dean
Korea
John W. Bonner
B. R. Taylor
Roosevelt County Board
Bert Floman
Montana
United States
Bonner
Viggo Danielson
Casualties Up 1 414 in Week in Korea Report
The Defense Department’s weekly Korea casualty tally shows 32 442 total American losses up to December 1 with 5 038 killed in action 22 337 wounded 573 later died of wounds 5 067 missing in action 4 334 still missing. Five missing were confirmed dead last week 621 returned to U S military control and 107 known prisoners of war.
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Washington
Korea
Defense Department
U. S
Conviction of Alger Hiss Upheld by Appeals Court
The U S circuit court of appeals unanimously upheld the perjury conviction of Alger Hiss, former State Department official, for lying about passing government secrets to Whittaker Chambers. Hiss, free on bail, faces a five year sentence. Chambers testified as the main witness in both trials.
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New York
Alger Hiss
State Department
U. S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Hiss
Whittaker Chambers
Court of Appeals
Harrie B. Chase
Augustus Hand
Thomas B. Swan
Chambers
Maryland
Truman cancels weekly news conference for Ross funeral
President Truman postpones his weekly news conference to attend the funeral of Charles G. Ross his longtime press secretary and friend in Washington.
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Washington
Truman
Charles G. Ross
London Papers Endorse Attlee Stand Against China Appeasement
London newspapers announce full backing for Prime Minister Clement Attlee's Washington declaration that Britain will not appease Communist China. The dispatch reports a firm stance as of December 7.
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London
Indorse
Attlee
Clement Attlee
Washington
China
Snow totals clog Carbondale hill traffic
State police report area roads remain passable after a snowfall in Southern Illinois. Carbondale traffic slowed for two hours on U S Route 51 due to a slippery hill. Official readings show about nine inches of snow in Carbondale from 7 a m Monday to 7 a m today with .90 inches of precipitation.
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Illinois
du Quoin
State Police District 13
Carbondale
Holder
U. S. Weather Bureau
Washington
U. S
Harold Hill
National Weather Bureau
Hill
Chester Milk Probe Ordered In Missouri
Dr Buford Hamilton head of Missouri health department ordered an investigation into charges that poorly graded milk from a Chester Illinois dairy was sold in Cape Girardeau. Mayors and chamber of commerce officials urged action via telegrams to the governor. Dr Hamilton authorized full state powers to halt sales if proven.
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Buford Hamilton
Department of Health
Cape Girardeau
Chester, Ill
Walter H. Ford
Weir M. Barcus
Chester
After Pearl Harbor Nine Years On What Path Has Led?
A retrospective note marks nine years since the Pearl Harbor attack and ponders the global shifts since then. It contrasts U S military buildup and UN creation with ongoing conflicts in Korea Indochina and Malaya, and warns of future risks including potential Soviet atom bombs and distant front warfare.
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Washington
Pearl Harbor
United States
America
United Nations
U.N
Indochina
Malaya
Russia
HEE
West
U. S
Pearl Harbors
Blockade of Chinese coast eyed if UN troops fall in Korea
President Truman and Prime Minister Attlee reportedly discuss a blockade of the Red China coast as a possible response if UN forces are driven from Korea. Talks also cover pace in Western Europe defense and a firm stance against appeasement with no Korean settlement trading non Korean issues.
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Washington
Truman
Clement Attlee
Red China
United Nations
Korea
Dean Acheson
Formosa
Western
Europe
Dwight D. Eisenhower
France
Paris
U. S
Attlee
U.N
Britain
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