Riot Toll Rises in Singapore over Hertogh Case
Fourteen dead and more than 140 wounded as troops clash with rioters over the fate of Maria Bertha Hertogh. A dusk to dawn curfew is imposed while British authorities rush the girl and her mother to safety. The Supreme Court allowed the Dutch mother to take the girl to Holland temporarily, with further hearings planned next year.
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Singapore
Bertha Hertogh
Supreme Court
Maria Bertha Hertogh
Holland
Maria Bertha
Associated Press
Tom Masterson
Larry Allen
Masterson
Allen
Hertogh
Weather Summary Crude Forecast For Crab Orchard Area
Cloudy conditions with a mainly cloudy night and Wednesday. Temperature changes expected with a low tonight from 18 to 26 and a high Wednesday from 25 to 30. Readings show 7 am today 27 and 6 pm today 26 with a noon value 30. Humidity 100 percent at 11 am. Precipitation 0.05 inches from yesterday 7 am to today 7 am. Wind averaged 0.66 mph, 16 miles logged between 7 am yesterday and 7 am today. Crab Orchard Lake 10 inches below spillway yesterday. Little Grassy Lake 13 feet below spillway yesterday.
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Crab Orchard Lake
Dear Santa Notes on Christmas Trees Spark Grift Warning
In Moncton New Brunswick AP reports L F Scott head of Hefert Christmas Tree Exporting Co told U S buyers to ignore any Dear Santa pleas found on trees awaiting shipment He said most notes are fake written by adults and signed as children He urged workers to remove such notes noting they start misguided campaigns and wasted charity.
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New Brunswick
U. S
L. F. Scott
Hefert Christmas Tree Exporting Co
Scott
Truman to radio on defense plans amid wartime steps
President Truman plans a radio address on Friday or Saturday night to explain the world situation and home front steps. A national emergency proclamation is being prepared with Congressional leaders to mobilize the economy, aiming for a wartime footing, with wage and price controls to follow.
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Washington
Truman
White House
Walter George
Dga
Senate Finance Committee
Dean Acheson
Defense
George Marshall
Secretary of the Treasury
John Snyder
Capitol
Senate
Scott Lucas
Congress
Lucas
Fire destroys car of mail on Chicago to Omaha run
A Chicago to Omaha mail train car carrying about 920 sacks of mail, including Christmas parcels, burned with heavy water damage. The detaching fire occurred near Geneva, with post office inspectors handling the assessment and reshipment of undamaged mail to communities such as Geneva, St Charles, De Kalb, and Dixon.
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Chicago
Northern
Illinois
Post Office Transport Service
Chicago & North Western
Omaha
Geneva
Post Office
St. Charles
Mossehart
DeKalb
Sycamore
Rochelle
Oregon
Mount Morris
Kings
Dixon
Amboy
Woosung
Sterling
Rock Falls
Prophetstown
Ohio
Morrison
Fulton
Korean Defense Minister Urges Atomic Attacks on Russia
Seoul reports defense minister Sihn Sung Mo calls for use of atom bombs on Russia to cripple oil, rubber and steel sources quickly. He argues strategic bombing could cripple the Soviet Union almost completely.
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Seoul
Korea
Russia
Sihn Sung Mo
Soviet Union
U.S. and Britain Back Asian Cease-Fire Plan
The United States and Britain endorsed a plan by Asian and Middle East nations to pursue a cease-fire framework in Korea with a separate group to address all Far East issues. Warren R. Austin urged U.N. safeguards for Korean villagers, while discussions paused for consultations.
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Kenneth Younger
Jacob A. Malik
Roberto Urdaneta Arbelaez
Rau
Wu Hsiu-chuan
Peiping
Far East
Korea
Ecuador
Turkey
Thailand
China
Nasrollah Entezam
Iran
Entezam
U. S
Afghanistan
Burma
Egypt
India
Indonesia
Iraq
Lebannon
Pakistan
Philippines
Saudi Arabia
Syria
Yemen
Mediation Commission
Report: Southern Illinois Roads Generally Good Yet Treacherous
The Highway division in Carbondale said most area roads are in good shape but treacherous in spots. Hills and curves have been cindered or chemically treated to melt ice. All highways in the state were open, with some northeastern routes restricted to one-way traffic. Springfield reported light snow making pavements slippery except for some east central areas with scattered ice patches.
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Illinois
Highway Division
Carbondale
Springfield
Chrysler Pay Increase May Hike Prices
Chrysler Corp aligned wage policy with General Motors and Ford, issuing a cost of living based pay plan and wage increases for 1951. The move follows GM and Ford price hikes and sets the stage for higher prices on Chrysler’s forthcoming 1951 models. Chrysler also expanded pension benefits and union terms in a five year contract with the CIO United Auto Workers.
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Detroit
Mich
Chrysler Corp
General Motors
Ford
Chrysler
C.I.O
G.M
C.I.O. United Auto Workers
U. S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Attlee Rejoins London After Talks With Truman and Officials
Prime Minister Clement Attlee returned to London by plane after what he called very full, frank and friendly discussions on the world crisis with President Truman and Canadian government officials.
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London
Clement Attlee
Truman
SIU Directory Names Mix of Smiths and Notables
Southern Illinois University Carbondale publishes a large student directory listing many Smiths as the dominant family group ahead of Jones and Davis. It also features a parade of presidents, generals, craftsmen, and others in a playful survey of surnames and fictional riddles, with regional references and older names.
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Southern Illinois University
Carbondale
Joneses
Schmidt
Bernice
Schmitt
Mildred
Johnsons
Davises
Millers
Browns
Williamses
New Zealand Leader Peter Fraser Dies at 66
Wellington reported Peter Fraser former New Zealand prime minister and United Nations founder died aged 66 He led the Labor government 1940 to 1949 and opposed the big power veto at San Francisco He was jailed as a World War I conscientious objector and earned a legacy as a defender of the working man.
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Wellington
New Zealand
Peter Fraser
United Nations
Commonwealth
San Francisco
U. N
Fraser
Free Enterprise Nationalists
Labor
Chinese Red Forces Sighted Near Border
New Delhi authorities report Communist Chinese forces sighted within a few miles of the India China border near northeastern Assam state. Foreign ministry sources said the presence was detected by border observers and urged calm and vigilance.
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New Delhi
India
Foreign Ministry
India-China
Assam
Red Suspects Not Required To Testify
The Supreme Court ruled 8 to 0 that those suspected of Communist activities may refuse to answer grand jury questions. The decision preserves courts’ power to penalize refusals and avoids potential prosecutions under anti subversive laws.
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Red
Washington
Supreme Court
Patricia Blau
Denver
High Tribunal
Shawneetown Ferry Suspends Operations
High water on the Ohio River forces the Shawneetown ferry to suspend today's service. Operator Guy Lambert said the river passed 39 feet, with no danger until 48 feet, while Kentucky side roads remain flooded.
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Shawneetown
Guy Lambert
Ohio
Kentucky
Red Force Led By Mongolian Cavalrymen
In Tokyo on December 12 AP reports 27 Chinese Communist divisions including Mongolian cavalry entered Korea. U N forces retreat and refugees flood south as Chinese advances threaten Seoul. MacArthur notes mobile Mongol units aiding the offensive with air support killing or wounding about 550 enemy troops in central Korea.
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Tokyo
Japan
South Korea
United Nations
Genghis Khan
Red China
North Korea
Eighth Army
North
U. S
10Th Corps
Hamhung
Red Korea
Hungman
U. N
Seoul
Syngman Rheg
MacArthur
Korea
Manchurian
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Lyle
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