Congress to Quiz Acheson On Troop Use
Secretary of State Dean Acheson faces sharp questions before the Senate foreign relations committee on European troop commitments and UN repair of Korea reinforcements. President Truman says pact nations will train together soon for defense of the free world as Eisenhower is named supreme commander. Politicians seek clarity on will to fight in Western Europe and whether US forces beyond Korea will be reduced by UN replacements.
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Korea
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Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Brussels
Western Europe
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Dwight D. Eisenhower
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Nebraska
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Harrisburg Prisoner Saws Way Out of Jail
Federal prisoner Robert F. Hamilton 27 from Harrisburg Illinois escaped Lincoln city jail by sawing a window open. He slid to the ground on a blanket after breaking out early today and had been jailed since December 5 for failing to post a 2500 bond. U S Marshal Frank Golden said Hamilton is wanted in Montana on a felony charge.
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Adam Hat to drop Drew Pearson sponsorship
Adam Hat stores said it would not renew radio commentator Drew Pearson's contract when it expires February 18 1951. The sponsor cited a planned advertising media change and said the decision was not due to the McCarthy Pearson controversy.
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Joseph McCarthy
R-Wis
Weather forecast with temperatures and conditions
The report shows a warmer trend with cloudy skies tonight and Saturday. Low temperatures range from 25 to 30 degrees with a high Saturday of 42 to 50. The observation notes 7 a.m. today 38 and 6 p.m. Thursday 36 with a Thursday high of 37 and noon reading 47. Sunrise 7:21 a.m. and sunset 4:36 p.m. Humidity 60 percent at 8 a.m. Precipitation 0 inches since yesterday 7 a.m. Wind averaged 2.4 mph, 59 miles total between 7 a.m. yesterday and 7 a.m. today. Crab Orchard Lake 10 inches below spillway and Little Grassy Lake 13 feet below spillway yesterday.
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German Swap Parleys for Troops Begin
Bonn reports stalled by months of negotiations after Christmas to fold West Germany into a Western defense force. Adenauer welcomes a step toward ending occupation controls while Allies push to set up German Allied committees to size units and establish contractual relations.
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Auto makers yield to government price rollback order
Chrysler and General Motors capitulated to the Economic Stabilization Agency price freeze. Chrysler cancelled a 1951 model price increase and GM agreed to revert to 1950 pricing on new Chevrolets Pontiacs and Cadillacs. Wage controls for auto workers remain unsettled as the Wage Stabilization Board reports a unanimous auto worker wage pact.
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Nash Motors
Double Golden Wedding Celebrate In Marion Christmas
Two Marion couples will mark their golden anniversary with a double ceremony on Christmas Day. Elmer Borum and his wife, and Fred Peebles and his wife, have neighbors since marriage. The couples, two cousins, met relatives in Granite City in 1900 and rode a trolley through heavy snow to Belleville for their spur of the moment double wedding.
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Fred Peebles
Granite City
Borum
Peebles
Belleville
Lifer-Composer Grandstaff Wins Pardon In Tennessee
Nashville Gov Browning pardons Frank Grandstaff ending his life sentence for habitual criminal theft. Parole board kept Michigan parole, Grandstaff plans prayer at Cathedral and reunion with Mildred McConkey, then attempts Hollywood work on Crossroads film.
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Winter Season Brings Warmth Despite Midwest Chill
Warmest day in weeks as eastern half of the country moderates temperatures. Midwest cool air shifts toward the Atlantic coast with Norfolk Virginia at 22 degrees. Western regions stay fair with showers in western Washington. highs yesterday ranged from 14 at International Falls to 80 at Yuma. The winter season began at 4 41 a m C S T.
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Money and Markets to Close for Holiday Weekend
Financial and commodity exchanges nationwide will close on Saturday December 23 and Christmas Day December 25, with livestock reports issued as usual Saturday. Elaine Scott is free to marry writer John Steinbeck in New York after obtaining her final divorce decree from Zachary Scott.
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Shopper Loses Diamond In 25 Cent Ring Swap
A Mt. Vernon woman, Mrs. I. E. Colclasure of Mc Leansboro, removed her diamond to try costume rings from a 25 cent tray and advertised for its return. The ad implies the ring was likely sold for 25 cents, with no value disclosed.
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Seek Rate Hike For Bus Between Cairo Mounds
The Illinois Commerce Commission ordered a hearing January 3 in Springfield on Tri-City Transportation’s petition for fare increases between Cairo and Mounds. The company seeks five cent rises on adult fares currently 10 to 30 cents for two to eight mile trips.
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Housing agency funds slum clearance in Lincoln Illinois
The Housing and Home Finance agency allocated 88800 dollars yesterday for Lincoln Illinois to cover deficits in a slum clearance program. The funds may be used toward purchasing and clearing slum areas.
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Housing & Home Finance Agency
Lincoln
Marion Prepares Fourth Wet-Dry Ballot Issue
Marion officials move to place a wet-dry question on the April 17 city election ballot. Petitions seek 1,000 signatures, about 25 percent of roughly 4,000 eligible voters, with a separate ballot from city office races.
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David E. Watford
Watford
Identity of Man Found in Mississippi River Near Cairo
The body recovered five miles south of Cairo has been identified as Jess Haynes, 52, of Henderson, Kentucky. Sheriff E D Johnson says Haynes likely fell into the Ohio River near his home on March 31 while boating with another man.
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Ballard County
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Henderson
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UMWA Reports Break in Miner Negotiations Ahead of Holidays
Washington dispatch says the United Mine Workers of America report a break in stalemated talks after 12 months. Union spokesmen propose extending season's greetings to all and aim for a New Year contract within a week.
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United Mine Workers ofAmerica
Justin McCarthy
UMWA
Red China rejects UN cease fire plea as Korea war fears rise
Peiping Premier Chou En-lai rejected a UN cease-fire plan amid rising Western warnings of a major Chinese offensive. MacArthur warned of a new Red drive as attacks in western Korea intensified near Hungnam and around Chunchon, Yonchon, and the 38th parallel.
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