General Motors halts 1951 car sales under price order
General Motors orders a freeze on 1951 model passenger cars shipped on or after today and consignment sale only under GM release amid Economic Stabilization Agency price rollback. Buick Oldsmobile and non introduced models not affected. Dealers told to hold all consignments and await further action.
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Detroit
General Motors Corp
Gadillac
Salory
Economic Stabilization Agency
General Motors
Chrysler
Ford
Nash
G. M
Enline
Chevrolet
Cadillac
Iudy
General Motors Corprior
Warships Aid Hungnam Defense in Korea Beachhead Fight
U S battleship Missouri joined naval gunfire to aid the Hungnam port perimeter as 25,000 Chinese troops pressed on while 75,000 more moved in the hills. Major General Almond praised the firepower that repelled dawn assaults near Hamhung.
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U. S
Missouri
10Th Corps
Edward M. Almond
Hungnam Port
Reds
Hamhung
Hungnam
White
Douglas MacArthur
U. S. Third Infantry Division
U.N
Mt Vernon Fire destroys block. million dollar loss
A Sunday fire on Mount Vernon public square destroyed three buildings and damaged a fourth shop, with police estimating about a million dollars in losses. Firefighters from 17 departments fought the blaze for over three hours in 20 degree weather, aided by a Sandoval truck and other regional crews. One volunteer firefighter was injured, and the Emmerson hotel and nearby stores suffered extensive damage. the cause was under investigation.
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Mount Vernon
Paul Partridge
Emmerson Hotel
Partridge
Sandoval
Ill
Illinois
Earl Branson
Salem’s Department
Jefferson County
D. H. Wise Clothing Co
Wise
Plaza Theater
Emerson Hotel
Mt. Vernon
Egyptian Firefighters Association
Murphysboro
al Herrin
Jefferson County Rural Department
Southern Acres
Benton
McLeansboro
Salem
Lesser
Johnston City
Centralia
Sparta
Christopher
du Quoin
Nashville
West Frankfort
Earl Brason
Salvation Army
U.N. Cease-Fire Group Offers Talks With Chou En-lai at Peiping
The United Nations cease-fire committee said it offered to go to Peiping for direct Korean peace talks with Chou En-lai. Lester B. Pearson announced the cable was sent last Saturday after consultations with Wu Hsiuchuan showed Wu had no authority to negotiate. No reply had been received. Malik pressed for debate on charges against the United States and urged withdrawal of U.N. troops before any end to hostilities.
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Lake Success
U.N
Peiping
Chou En-lai
China
General Assembly
Lester B. Pearson
Canada
Parson
Chou
Pearson
Red China
Wu Hsiuchuan
Jacob A. Malik
Malik
United States
Formosa
Wheaton Man Elected President of County Treasurers
Wheaton man Jack De Rose was elected president of the Illinois county treasurers association at its annual meeting. Other officers include George Meyers of Rockford as first vice president Byron W. Munte of Joliet as secretary and Pau Clausen of Galesburg as treasurer.
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Springfield
Jack de Rose
Wheaton
Illinois County Treasurers Association
George Meyers
Rockford
Byron W. Munte
Joliet
Pau Clausen
Galesburg
Manhunt for Mad Sniper Grips Philadelphia District
Police hunt a mysterious mad sniper who has killed one person and wounded six in Philadelphia's Oak Lane section over six weeks. Residents stay indoors as 130 officers and 50 auxiliaries patrol. Mayor Samuel directs Rosenberg to use every facility to catch the killer.
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Philadelphia
Oak Lane
Claire Cohen
Bernard Samuel
Samuel Rosenberg
Illinois attorney Andrew Tracy dies at 67
Chicago obituary states Andrew Tracy, 67, a retired Toluca, Illinois attorney, died Sunday at his home. Death is believed due to heart disease. burial planned in Toluca.
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Chicago
Andrew Tracy
Toluca
Ill
Fastest U. S. Jet Scores in First Action
America's fastest jet the F-86 Sabre scored a clear victory in a five minute dogfight 10 miles south of Sinuiju against four Soviet MIG-15s. Lt Col Bruce Hinton described the engagement and hailed the Sabre as the best fighter yet noting its speed and handling.
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U. S
Korea
America
Sinuiju
Bruce H. Hinton
Stockton
Calif
John C. Myer
U. S. Air Force
Muroc Air Base
California
Hinton
Truman Seeks Power To Meet World Crisis
President Truman told congressional leaders he needs broader powers in contracts and organization to handle the global crisis. House Speaker Rayburn said a formal request would be drafted and sent to Congress. The talks included McCormack Barkley and Lucas as part of the five member group.
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Washington
Truman
House
Sam Rayburn
Dtexas
White House
John McCormack
Mass
Rayburn and McCormack
Congressional
Big Four
Alben Barkley
Senate
Scott Lucas
Weather Summary With Light Snow and Temperature Outlook
Light snow and increasing cloudiness with cooler air. Tuesday will be cloudy with occasional light snow, low around 5 F, high near 20 to 30 F. Tuesday night will fall to 0 to 5 F in the north and 10 F above in the south. Sun low at 17 F. 9 a.m. today, 9 p.m. tonight. Precipitation 0 since yesterday 7 a.m. to today 2 a.m. Winds 58 mph average from 7 a.m. yesterday to 7 a.m. today. Crab Orchard Lake 10 inches below spillway, today. Little Grassy Lake 13 feet below spillway, today.
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Crab Orchard Lake
Little Grassy Lake
Draft of Students at Hearing on Student Deferments
A jury of citizens was convened to decide whether smart college students should be deferred from the draft. Draft Director Lewis B. Hershey called the meeting with about 500 representatives from education labor industry veterans organizations and the press. Students currently may remain in school until year end and, if in the top half of their class, may be deferred.
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Washington
Lewis B. Hershey
Education
Labor and Industry
Veterans Organizations
Kefauver Warns U S Faces Hell of a War
Senator Estes Kefauver says the United States is headed toward a hell of a war and that a six to eight million man army won’t stay in training camps. He chairs the Senate civil defense sub committee and says President Truman is more pessimistic about a third World War.
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Chicago
Estes Kefauver
D-Tenn
U. S
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Tokyo
Japan
United Nations
Brussels
Belgium
U. S. Army
Frank Ace
Nath Atlantic
Atlantic Defense
Ace
U. S. Defense
George C. Marshall
Atlantic Alliance
Britain
Kurt Schumacher
Duesseldorf
Konrad Adenauer
Glass
Pany
Karl Lohman
Glassman’s Department Store
Harold Watson
Louis L. Emmerson
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