China Rejects UN Cease Fire Amid Korean Front Attacks
Communist forces attacked both UN fronts in Korea as Gen. MacArthur warned of a massive new invasion. Peiping rejected the UN cease fire, claiming MacArthur destroyed the 38th Parallel. Heavy strikes against UN lines near Chunchon and Hungnam followed, with 3 000 troops pressed against South Korean forces.
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Tokyo
United Nations
Korea
Douglas MacArthur
South Korea
MacArthur
38Th Parallel
Peiping
Red
China
Seoul
Chuncion
Northeast Korea
Hungnam
Chunchon
Rhee Grants Amnesty to Prisoners in South Korea
President Syngman Rhee issued a special amnesty that spared numerous civil and military prisoners from firing squads by shortening sentences. It also altered terms of officer sentences and was announced by Justice Minister Kim Joon yun amid harsh criticism of alleged atrocities and mass grave rumors near Seoul.
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Kates
Syneman Ruee
Chismas
Offier
Kim
Joon Yun
Rhee
Wee
Beoul
Wilton to Lead Defense Effort After GE Presidency
Charles E. Wilton, former head of GE, begins a new role directing defense for the nation. Margynis Childs writes on the editorial page about his transition and the knowledge he will apply to the upcoming challenges. Comics, horoscopes, and puzzles are listed in later pages.
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Washington
Charles E. Wilton
Ole
Margynis Childs
Onze
Chinese Move Into Indian Border Area
Calcutta reports strong Chinese Communist forces advancing into the Rima frontier outpost near the Chinese Burmese Indian border. Officials say China has distributed a map of New China among Chinese in Calcutta claiming large tracts of India's northeastern frontier. Weather and road conditions across New York state are also noted with a winter storm bringing drifting snow and hazardous driving conditions south to Syracuse and Watertown.
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Calcutta
India
Rima
Calfalita
China
Burma
Wight
Fire ruins rubber gift trade in Singapore harbor chaos
A dramatic blaze in Singapore harbor destroyed rubber goods bound for the United States. Officials report vessels, cargo, and streets affected as authorities work to control the fire and assess losses in Straits dollars. The incident impacts Javanese rubber trade and local merchants.
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Isthmian Lines
Vessil Steel
Santa Craveler
Claus
Lerday
Lars
Worl
Java
United States
Chest and Concils of Ameries, Inc
Famine in China Reported by Nationalist Ministry
Taipei dispatch reports the Chinese Nationalist defense ministry describing “an unprecedented famine” in the Red China provinces Anhwei Kiangsi Shantung and Henan. It cites excessive Communist requisitioning for food and passive resistance by farmers as causes.
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Taipei
Red China
Anhwei
Kiangsi
Shantung
Henan
Big Four West Seeks Parley On World Problems
Western powers agreed to a four power meeting proposed by Russia to broaden the agenda beyond Germany. Notes delivered through Moscow embassies say the talks should cover a wide range of world issues and possibly invite foreign ministers to a February session in New York.
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Russia
Kremlin
Germany
Foreign Office
Moscow
New York City
Brussels
Track fees and hearings shape battle over near Collamer
A coalition including the Syracuse Association and local groups won a preliminary victory as the State Harness Racing Commission ordered a public hearing in Syracuse on January 17 to consider a planned track near Collamer. Opponents press for strong local support and contested licensing provisions amid broader political debate on taxation and industry expansion.
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Syracuse
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Lem Sachem
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Onondaga County
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Secord
Cenry James
Hudson
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Harnid
Stion
Convicted Slayer Dewey Frees Stearn Granted Commution
Dewey Frees Stearn, once doomed to die, was commuted from a death sentence to the term served for the 1934 first degree murder of his brothers in Oswego County. Governor Thomas E. Dewey ordered the commutation, with State Parole Board approval pending. Stearn, a former contractor, will be on parole supervision for life after release.
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Harold Dr. Stearn
Liverpool Rd
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Dewey
Wight
Stearn
State
Paralel Board
Ate Oswego County
Don A. Colony
Sing Sing
Herbert H. Lehman
Acheson Faces SenateQ on Korea and Pact Defense
Secretary of State Acheson faced grilling questions on American troop commitments in Europe and UN reinforcements for Korea. He testified on Brussels Atlantic Pact defenses and a White House briefing with President Truman. The president praised Gen Eisenhower as supreme commander, signaling strong allied resolve.
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iState
Truman
White House
Ache- Ann Yoslarghy
Free World
Dwight D. Eysenhrver
Women Take Driving Test Meet Head On at Intersection
In Redwood City two women arrived for road tests with license examiners Bert Miles and Harold Adams. They left in different directions and collided head on at an intersection. No injuries. Both applicants for licenses were rejected. Officials will test one applicant at a time going forward.
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Redwood City
Call
Bert Miles
Harold Adams
Miles
Adams
Appeal Upheld Delays CBS Color TV Start to April First
In Chicago a three judge federal court dismissed RCA's suit to block FCC approval of CBS color television but ordered the start of color telecasts postponed to April 1. The court extended the temporary injunction and left open an appeal to the Supreme Court. RCA, TV manufacturers, and unions argued high costs and job losses from CBS color transmission.
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INS
Feders Court
Radio Corporation of America
Federal Communications Commission
Columbia Broadcasting System
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CBS
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U. S Supreme Court
J. Earl Major
U.S. Court of Appeals
Philip L. Sullivan
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FCC
Tolor Television
Adam Hat Sponsor To Drop Pearson
New York company Atay Hot Stores Inc announced it would quit sponsoring radio commentator Drew Pearson in February, citing a planned change in advertising media. President Charles W. Molesworth said the decision is not due to Senator Joseph McCarthy's influence.
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New York
Uo. Atay Hot! Stores, Inc
Drew Pasrson
Joseph McCarthy
Charles W. Molesworth
China Rejects UN Cease Fire Appeal in Korea Move
Beijing denounces the U N cease-fire bid as illegal claims Chinese seat in the U N, and accuses Washington of breaking the 38th parallel. Chow En-lai warns Red troops may have crossed into South Korea and cites Beijing’s demand for UN membership in response to the three man cease-fire committee.
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China
United Nations
Karey
North
South Korea
Chow En-lsi
Peiping
Chow
Douglas Mac
Korea
Massiz
South
Macarthur
Seoul
Chou
United Nations Committee
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State, City Civil Defense Drop 24 Hour Alert Tone
New York officials said there will be no 24 hour alert over the Christmas weekend as civil defense teams remain on high readiness since President Truman declared a national emergency. Col. Lawrence A. Wilkinson was named acting chairman of the state agency replacing Gen. Lucius D. Slay who resigned to become special assistant to Charles F. Wit.
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INS
New York State
City Civil Defense
Truman
Lawrence A. Wilkinson
Deiveyug
Lucius D3 Flay
Wholesale prices rise for fourth week in a row
Washington December reports the Bureau of Labor Statistics index of wholesale prices at 1747 percent of the 1926 average, up 11.2 percent from the May 25 to June 24 period and above the December levels, marking a continuing ascent through the week ended December 19.
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Bureau of Labor Statis
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