Air battles rage as Mig escorts clash above Korea
Five dogfights erupt over North Korea as US Fifth Air Force reports two MiGs shot down while Sabrejets engage 60 Red jets near Sinanju. Aerial action continues with multiple exchanges and weather forecasts hinting at a cooler, unsettled week ahead. Pilots Lt Robert Moore of Houston and Lt Charles Rhinehart of Brooklyn credited with hits.
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Arson Probe After Fire At Broome Distributing Warehouse
Police and arson experts investigated a blaze at the Broome Distributing Company warehouse on 100 Tully Street in Syracuse. Patrolman Frank Pitlik reported passing the building multiple times before discovering burning debris against a wall and witnessing the fire spread. narcotics officers later analyzed a vial found with the debris.
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Syracuse
Frank Pitlik
Oak Ridge
Tenn
Pieklik
Washington
Nota
Pope Pius XII Ends Week-Long Vatican Meditation Retreat
Pope Pius XII and his pontifical court concluded a week of spiritual retreat with a final sermon in a private Vatican chapel. He gave the apostolic blessing to cardinals, archbishops, bishops and court members who attended the meditations, then met privately with Jesuit Father Luigi Cerebrini before resuming his routine private audiences.
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Miami Beach Senator Urges New Crime Committee Formation
Sena stor Charles W. Tohey from New Hampshire, visiting for two weeks, urged establishing a new crime committee when the Senate convenes next month. He noted, There is a lot to do, and he may introduce a bill calling for it.
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Miami Beach
Charles W. Tohey
Neeshte
Senate
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Court cuts bail for 11 California Communist leaders
The Ninth Circuit frees five defendants to 5000 and six to 30000 bail after reversing a lower court decision. U S Attorney Walter Binns said the defendants would likely meet the bail soon, with the court order to be mailed to Los Angeles. Authorities consider possible further appeals to the Supreme Court.
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California
Communist Party
Los Angeles
Land 2
U. S
Walter
U. S. Court of Appeals
Norman Leonard
Thei
Washington
Supreme Court
Downtown Stores Extend Hours for Christmas Shopping
Syracuse retailers under the Retail Merchants Division extend hours to 8 30 p m tonight the second Saturday of night openings this holiday season. The schedule runs through December 22 with additional late hours on December 14 15 19 20 and 21 and Christmas Eve hours from 10 a m to 5 30 p m.
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Syracuse Chamber of Commerce
Weizmann Gravely Ill In Jerusalem Home
Israel's 77 year old president Chaim Weizmann grows weaker as doctors report a serious lung inflammation and heart circulatory problems. The official bulletin notes deteriorating general condition and weakened blood circulation at his Rehovoth home.
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Israel
Chaim Weizmann
Rehovoth
Grocers Seek Higher Prices Under Emergency Review
Washington officials plan a quick survey of 560000 food stores to gauge conditions for possible emergency relief from price ceilings. Grocers push for higher margins via the Office of Price Stabilization, via the industry advisory committee representing independents and chains.
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Office of Price Stabilization
Retail Food Distributors Industry Advisory Committee
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Bureau of Labor Statistics
Retail Food Distributors Committee
OFS
OPS
Reds Block Armistice Talks At Panmunjom Stalemate
At Panmunjom Korea the UN says talks on an armistice have stalled after five hours as the Communists reject a second subcommittee on prisoner exchanges. UN Maj. Gen. Turner says negotiations stand at a stalemate with no formal answer to the Communist plan for neutral inspection ports and no progress on prisoner exchange.
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Two Yugoslav spies sentenced to death in Bulgaria
In Sofia nine defendants faced trial on spying charges for Yugoslavia. Reports say Boris Knov and Magine Magine were sentenced to death, with the remaining seven receiving prison terms from one to twenty years. The hearings opened Thursday in Sofia.
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Bulgaria
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Boris Knov
Magine Magine
British Forces Dismantle Suez Village Amid Border Tense Standstill
British troops, led by desert camouflaged units, demolished a mudhut village near Suez, clearing a 300 yard road for supply and movement. About 6,000 soldiers seized Kair Abu Amr overnight as Egyptian authorities warned of forces marching to meet them, though none had appeared by noon.
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West German Urges UN Backing for German Reunification
Dr Heinrich Von Brentano, West German UN delegate, called for a united Germany via three elections across the divided country. He proposed an international commission to assess conditions for elections, spoke in German before the UN special political committee, with Ernst Reuter urging direct UN help to enable reunification.
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Heinrich von Brentano
West Germany
United Nations Special Political Committee
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Bonn
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Germany
Iowa GOP Has No52 Choice For 1952 Nomination
Washington CP Senator Hickenlooper predicted Iowa will keep its 26 Republican votes pledged to no single candidate at the 1952 GOP national convention next July. He said he is not seeking a designated favorite son role and that Iowa will decide which presidential candidate to back. The midwestern state backs Taft allies as they seek support for his bid. Bremerhaven note reports 28th Division troops arriving, completing U S forces buildup in Germany to six divisions.
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Robert A. Taft
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Germany
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FBI Chief May Seek Corruption Probe Amid Tax Scandal
Washington report says President Truman mulls a major government housecleaning, appointing a new corruption probe team led by Edger Hoover and a bipartisan panel of lawyers. House Ways and Means hearings resume with testimony on Teitelbaum, Oliphant, and alleged pressure to pay $500,000 to avoid tax troubles.
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Czech Purge Aimed At Preventing Revolt
Prague radio disclosed yesterday a sweeping purge by President Klement Gottwald to forestall a Tito like bid within the Czech Communist leadership. The move follows his ouster of Rudolf Slansky as general secretary on Sept. 6 and shifts Slansky into a vice premier post amid rising industrial discontent over export driven policy by Moscow.
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Kremlin
Prague Radio
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Stalin
Czechoslovakia
Rudolf Slansky
Slansky
Russia
Too Cold to Die in Piedmont Park Lake Rescue
Atlanta police responded to a call about a young waitress who jumped into Piedmont Park lake seeking help. Officers CFP Sikes and FJ Hasty arrived to assist her climb out as she shivered and remarked it was too cold.
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Piedmont
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Thrifty farmer argues over pig slaughter quota
Westminister Massachusetts story reports Dugal C Laughton seeking to slaughter his 176 pound six month old pig but OPS rules cap slaughter at eighty percent of each farmer s animals. He asks Louis Johnson of Templeton slaughterhouse for permission and questions permit needs while noting rising feed costs and his pig s fate.
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Dugal C. Laughton
Price Stabi-cation
Laughton
Louis Johnson
Templeton
Johnson
Britain to Get U S Atomic Bombers
London reports reliable sources say the United States plans to send B-47 stratojet atomic bombers to England as part of a broad Air Force expansion in the British Isles. An Air Ministry spokesman said there is no reason to doubt the reports. Details remain secret, with possible reopening of several World War II air bases.
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United States
England
U. S
British Isles
Air Ministry
Todays Chuckle on Courage to Speak Freely
A witty line notes many boast about free speech yet lack the courage to act on it. It reflects a humorous contrast between pride in expression and actual boldness in action.
Santa Claus Serves Chicago Gas War Tactics
A Chicago gas station owner dressed his employees as Santa Claus to promote a price cut. He offered gasoline at 79.9 cents per gallon, a reduction of over five cents, as part of a holiday marketing blitz amid a price war.
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Zisaline
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