Truman weighs emergency declaration and wage controls
President Truman, facing inflation and defense needs, studies declaring a national emergency. He invites Democratic and Republican leaders for a White House meeting Wednesday with Taft among those included. Keyserling urges heavy taxes and strong production with wage-price controls likely.
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Washington
Truman
Robert A. Taft
Ohio
White House
Taft
Senate
G.O.P
National Security Council
Stephen Early
Earl
Leon Keyserling
Congress
Keyserling
Economic Advisory Council
America
Joseph Omahoney
D-Wye
Homer Capehart
R-Ind
Senate Banking Committee
Thunderjet Fighters Enter Korean War Action
Lt. Gen. George E. Stratemeyer says Republic F-84E Thunderjet fighters flew their first Korean raid on Thursday and have seen daily service, capable of over 600 mph with a 1000 mile combat radius, used against Chinese Reds.
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Tokyo
U. S
Korea
George E. Stratemeyer
U. S. Far East Air Forces
GOP Deadlock On Acheson Stand Reveals Split Leadership
Republican leaders failed to agree on Sen. Ives of New York proposal to oust Secretary of State Acheson. A four member subcommittee discussed the measure but reached no conclusion. Ives indicated no formal party move may follow despite a majority favoring Acheson’s removal.
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Irving Ives
New York
Senate
Dean Acheson
Fourman
Republican Policy Committee
Ives
Acheson
Truman
Hold Cabbie In Street Duel
A cab driver, Ralph Jennings, was held in Marion on an accessory to murder charge after driving ex convict Luther Frey to a cafe where Paul Rametta was killed. Rametta, 36, argued with Frey earlier. Frey shot him with a .38 pistol and was slain by a shotgun blast.
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Marion
Ralph Jennings
Paul Rametta
Marion Street
Luther Frey
Rametta
Frey
Jennings
Ora Kirby
Snow Clouds Bring Light Snow and Warmer Temps East
Weather brief notes light snow in the eastern portion tonight with slightly warmer temperatures. Low around 20 to 25 degrees, high Tuesday near 30, sun expected with a high around 38 at noon. No precip since yesterday. winds about 0.87 mph average. Crab Orchard Lake 10 inches below spillway and Little Grassy Lake 13 feet below spillway today.
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Crab Orchard Lake
Little Grassy Lake
Nobel Prizes Awarded in Stockholm and Oslo Ceremonies
Nine laureates from the United States Britain Germany Switzerland and Norway received Nobel prizes in Stockholm and Oslo marking the 54th anniversary of Alfred Nobel's death. William Faulkner Ralph Bunche Philip Hench and Howard Kendall were among the U S winners with prizes totaling about 200000 dollars.
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Stockholm
Sweden
Oslo
Norway
Alfred Nobel
William Faulkner
Ralph J. Bunche
United Nations
Philip S. Hench
Haward C. Kendall
Mayo Clinic
Rochester
Minn
Bertrand Russell
Cecil F. Powell
Britain
Bristol University
Otto Diels
Kurt Adler
Tadeusz Reichstein
University of Basel
Switzerland
Hench
Kendall
Bunche
Gustaf VI
Faulkner
Hakon
Olav
Norwegian Arliament
Loslo University
Peace Prize Winner Sees No Freedom in War
Dr. Ralph J. Bunche, 46, Nobel laureate and former UN Palestine peace mission leader, warned that atomic war offers only suicidal escape and that world welfare requires peace along with freedom, honor and self respect in a formal address given a day after receiving the prize.
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Oslo
Norway
Ralph J. Bunche
United Nations Peace Mission
Palestine
Bunche
Custody Trial Sparks Riot in Singapore Over Child
British troops in Singapore faced fanatical mobs as a custody dispute between a Dutch mother and a Malayan nurse over 13 year old Maria Bertha Hertogh triggered violent clashes. Thousands protested at the supreme court and nearby sites, with tear gas, gunfire, and arson as police tried to restore order.
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Singapore
Supreme Court
Maria Bertha Hertogh
Big Sultan
Bertha
Adeline Hertogh
Icy Southern Illinois Roads Largely Passable
State Police in Du Quoin report area roads mostly open with icy spots. Carbondale highway office says no major problems due to snowfall. About a half inch fell between 8 and 10 p.m. observer Harold Hill notes drifting snow causing some one way traffic in the northeast.
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Illinois
du Quoin
Highway Division
Carbondale
Harold Hill
Springfield
White Sox acquire Ed Stewart from Senators in trade
The Chicago White Sox obtain outfielder Ed Stewart from the Washington Senators in exchange for outfielder Mike McCormick in a straight player deal.
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St. Petersburg
Fla
Chicago White Sox
Ed Stewart
Washington Senators
Mike McCormick
Korean Fight Lab Creates Nucleus for Bigger World War
Col. Richard W. Stephens of the 24th Infantry Division argues the Korean campaign served as a laboratory for a potential third world war by training a capable nucleus of troops. He notes American doctrine, mobility, and civilian handling proved advantageous despite strategic limits and high losses.
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U. S
Korea
United Nations
U.N
Richard W. Stephens
Pierre
S. D
Stephens
24Th
Uncle Joe
Eighth
Tennessee Girl Becomes War Widow at 15
Clarksville Tennessee Mrs John Lawrence Sullivan is a war widow at 15. A telegram from the department of defense brought word Saturday of the death of her 17 year old husband an army private. He was wounded in Korea Nov. 29 and died two days later.
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Clarksville
Tenn
John Lawrence Sullivan
Department of Defense
Korea
Cohen's Top Lawyer Sam Rummel Ambushed in Hollywood
Sam Rummel Mickey Cohen 52 year old attorney was slain on steps to his Laurel Canyon home. Police say a hidden gunman used a shotgun at close range injuring him fatally. The death marks a third Cohen associate killed since 1948 as Cohen survives multiple assassination attempts.
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Hollywood
Mickey Cohen
Sam Rummel
Hollywood Canyon
Rummel
Cohen
Rummel Long
Laurel Canyon
Hollywood Hills
San Fernando Valley
Los Angeles
British Meat Ration Reduced by 22 Percent
London dispatch reports a 22 per cent cut in the small fresh meat rations for British consumers effective today. Corned beef is introduced as a substitute for the loss of fresh meat from the ration.
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London
Most roads open across state with snow drifted northeast
The state highway division said all highways are clear for normal traffic except in northeastern Illinois where drifting snow has forced one way driving in many areas.
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Springfield
State Highway Division
Illinois
U S Orders Cut In Natural Rubber Use In Cars
The government’s National Production Authority ordered reductions in natural rubber use in new tires for January and February by 28 percent from November levels. The November quota was 52 000 tons. total rubber use for the month reached 90 000 tons. January February quotas remain about 90 000 tons. Shortfalls in natural rubber will be offset by more synthetic rubber. The order also limits tire production with fixed natural rubber amounts for different tire types.
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Washington
National Production Authority
N.P.A
Egyptian Army Officers Retire After Scandal
The Egyptian government announced the retirement of 28 army officers in Cairo. Thirteen were reportedly involved in the arms scandal under investigation, including nine brigadier generals, 18 colonels and one major.
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Cairo
Egypt
MacArthur Visibly Checks Front as Marines Escape Trap
Gen. Douglas MacArthur flew to Korea to assess the UN forces after a harsh retreat from Changjin reservoir. He reported the command in excellent shape despite being outnumbered as 25,000 American troops, marines, and Allied forces moved toward Hamhung with a large fleet offshore at Hungnam.
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Tokyo
Japan
Douglas MacArthur
Korea
United Nations Command
Hamhung
Changijin Reservoir
Hungnam
10Th Corps
MacArthur
U.N
United Nations
Haneda
Changjin Reservoir
Marine Corps
U. S
A. P
Jack MacBeth
Wire Service
Koto
MacBeth
Republic of Korea
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