Barefooted Marines Break Out of Chosin Trap
U S Fifth and Seventh Marine Regiments broke out of encirclement by six Communist divisions near the Chosin reservoir in NE Korea. They fought through 26 below zero conditions from Yudam to Hagaru, leaving behind destroyed gear while earning casualties and capturing prisoners.
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U.S
Northeast Korea
U. S
Chosin Reservoir
Yudam
Jack Avie
Fort Madison
Hagaru
Arie
Snowstorm paralyzes Syracuse as city braces for more
Syracuse faces a major snowstorm with 2 inches on the ground at noon and 5 to 10 inches expected by morning. Traffic snarls sheet through W Genesee Street as accidents slow buses and city roads. Public Works deploys 12 sanding machines and 25 plows. Hancock Airport cancels flights while other flights divert. Meteorologists warn of freezing temperatures and reduced visibility overnight.
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Syracuse
Sheriff's Office
W. Genesee St
Terry ‘Rd
Camillus
Syracuse Transit Corp
Weather Bureau
Department of Public Works
Ray Dodge
Public Works
Hancock
American Airlines
Attlee and Truman Open Early World Crisis Talks
British Prime Minister Attlee arrived in Washington to meet President Truman in an urgently moved conference set for this afternoon. Officials said the 4 P.M. session would include advisers and ministers in the cabinet room to align policies amid the world crisis.
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Washington
Attlee
Truman
White House
Britain
Charles Ross
Acheson
Defense
Marshall
Daan
Mr. Truman
Burglars Enter Golden Gurnsey Milk, Steal Safe
Burglars pried open a front door and removed wall pins from a second floor door at the Golden Guernsey Milk Co. They dragged a wall safe containing over $1,000 in cash and $5,000 in checks to a conveyor window and carried it away. James Vollmer spotted debris in the building and reported the loss as police investigated the break in.
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Golden Guernsey Milk Co
Erie Bivd
James Vollmer
Pacific Organ Employe
Bernard Krick
Francis Ryan
William Richards
Walter Mallis
Britain opens talks on Suez role with Egypt
London reports Britain began political talks with Egypt to confirm its role as defender of the Suez Canal. The discussions seek to preserve free passage as a strategic gateway to Africa amid regional tensions.
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London
Britain
Egypt
Suez Canal
Africa
US Voice of America Tells Truth Behind Russia Curtain
Malcolm Johnson reports in a series on VOA efforts to expose the Soviet wire and propaganda. The feature highlights a Pulitzer winner’s first installment on today’s editorial page. Pages 32 and 33 cover this investigative set amid broader section listings.
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United States
Voice of America
Russia
Tron Curtain
Red Satellite Sands
Malcolm Johnson
Communist Party worries over dues drop and activity decline
The American Communist Party expressed concern over falling dues payments and reduced party literature sales. The resolution, adopted at the biennial convention, blames retreat from new problems posed by the enemy and cites inattention to club activities and erroneous views of membership.
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New York
American
Communist Party
Communist National Committee
MacArthur Repudiation Sparks British Government Clash
London reports the government repudiated Defense Minister Shinwell's claim that General MacArthur overstepped UN Korea objectives. Ernest Davies told Parliament MacArthur acted under UN directives and backed the government amid questions of bombing Chinese targets and instructions given to the UN commander.
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London
Emanuel Shinwell
Douglas MacArthur
United Nations
Korea
Ernest Davies
Commons
MacArthur
Davies
Shinwell
Snyder Sees Price Curbs Inevitable to Curb Inflation
Secretary of the Treasury Snyder told the Senate Finance Committee that general wage and price controls will have to be used to avoid damaging inflation. He declined to say when such controls might take effect. The banking committee also questioned Alan Valentino, head of Economic Stabilization.
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Washington
Secretary of the Treasury
Snyder
Senate Finance Committee
Millikin
R-Colo
Senate
Alan Valentin
Slugless Theft Confession Left at Cafe Burglary
A burglar rifled a cafe cash register and phonograph boxes leaving a note that claimed no money was taken and that people are getting more honest these days. The note appeared yesterday and included the misspelled line not one nickel was ghoney.
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Hollywood
Full Data Asked On Defense Plans
Law makers called for full reports on the nation stockpiles of war materials and civilian defense against atomic attack. Senatorial inquiry asked Chairman W Stuart Symington to appear before a closed session as they review critical and strategic material stockpiling.
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Washington
W. Stuart Symington
National Security Resources Board
Locker yields half of woman's body found in LIRR locker
New York police reported the upper half of a woman's body was found today packed in a suitcase inside a locker at a Brooklyn Long Island Rail Road station. Initial investigations centered on identifying the victim and tracing how the remains came to be placed in the locker.
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New York
Long Island Rail Road
Brooklyn
Red Ross 2 Scientists Indicted for Contempt
Washington United Press report says Steve Nelson Pennsylvania Communist leader and two atomic scientists Giovanni Rossi Lomanitz and Irving Fox were indicted by a Federal grand jury for contempt of Congress. Marcel Sherer United Electrical Workers official also charged. The scientists refused to answer House Un American Activities Committee questions during a wartime radiation lab probe at the University of California. Nelson faces 35 counts of contempt for refusing to answer.
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Washington
Steve Nelson
Pennsylvania
Giovanni Rossi
Lomanitz
Irving David Fox
Marcel Sherer
United Electrical Workers Union
House Un-American Activities Committee
California
U. S
William Hitz
Joseph W. Weinberg
House Committee
Nelson
Communist Party
Countries urge UN debate on Chinese intervention in Korea
The United States and five others formally asked the United Nations to take up the Chinese Communist intervention in Korea as an urgent matter. A telegram to Secretary-General Trygve Lie signed by the chief delegates of the United States Britain France Norway Cuba and Ecuador said the issue should be considered by the UN. It was unclear whether the same resolution would be submitted or revised to brand Peiping as aggressors.
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New York
United States
United Nations Assembly
Korea
Trygve Lie
Assembly
Britain
France
Norway
Cuba
Ecuador
Security Council
Peiping
Washington
Kirk Leaves Moscow for US Vacation Flight via Germany
U S Ambassador Alan G Kirk departed Moscow by air for a vacation in the United States. He is accompanied by his wife and plans a stop in Germany on the way home.
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Moscow
U. S
Alan G. Kirk
United States
Kirk
Germany
Snyder Says Profits Tax to Aid War Costs Rise
Secretary of the Treasury Snyder warned Congress that outlays may climb to 67.5 billion dollars next year due to defense expenses and urged Truman’s 4 billion dollar excess profits tax. He compared this with a House plan seen as yielding 3 billion annually and stressed the need for revenue in light of Korea events. He projected corporate profits this year near 37 billion dollars and said higher taxes would not harm dividends or reinvestment.
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Washington
Secretary of the Treasury
Snyder
Senate Finance Committee
Truman
House
Korea
Senate
Congress
Arms Request Bill Speeded
The House Military Appropriations subcommittee aims to send the new 16.844 billion dollar military request to the House for a vote early next week. The package includes 1.05 billion for the Atomic Energy Commission and 84 million for TVA, totaling about 18 billion dollars urged by President Truman to counter Communist aggression. The subcommittee moves fast as the full committee will review, with quick passage likely, while the Armed Services Committee meets to assess new mobilization needs after weekend military news.
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Washington
Korea
House
Military Appropriations Subcommittee
Mahon
D-Tex
Atomic Energy Commission
Tennessee Valley Authority
Truman
House Armed Services Committee
Jets Cheer Chiang Kai-shek Over Formosa Skies
American jet planes roared over Formosa cheering Chinese Nationalists as they appeared low in spirits over the Korean situation. The fighters likely based on Okinawa.
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Taipei
Formosa
Mosa
Okinawa
New Southeast Storm Moves Up From South
The U S Weather Bureau warned southeast storm warnings from Block Island to the Delaware breakwater as a new wind and rain storm moves up from North Carolina. Forecasters said it will not be as severe as the November 25 northeast storm which caused millions in property damage.
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New York
Ins
U. S. Weather Bureau
Block Island
Delaware
North Carolina
Weather Bureau
Retreat in Korea as Marine Division regroups for break through
United Nations forces in Korea report regrouping the U S First Marine Division and Seventh Division units for a 50 mile push to Hamhung while estimating a 1,000,000 man Chinese invasion. A Marine spokesman notes losses around Chosin Reservoir and a MacArthur appraisal updates the Chinese force. A separate exchange sees 29 wounded Americans freed with a note of prisoners and future transfers.
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Tokyo
United Nations
Pyongyang
Korea
U. S
First Marine Division
Army
Seventh Division
Hamhung
Chosin Reservoir
Douglas MacArthur
Washington
Koreans Urge Action to Destroy Chinese Forces in Korea
The Korean National Assembly urged positive action to destroy the Chinese Communist forces in Korea and appealed to the United Nations, President Truman, and Gen. MacArthur for more arms. The resolution was adopted during an emergency session on Chinese entry into northern Korea.
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Seoul
Korean National Assembly
Korea
United Nations
Truman
Gen
MacArthur
Herald Journal Printing Upgrade Delays Delivery
The Herald Journal informs readers that new presses cause occasional late delivery due to technical difficulties. Carriers may delay and customers should wait to confirm house passes before calling. Once fixed, news will arrive faster and be printed better.
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