Allies Bolster Defense Line In Northwest Amid Korean War
General MacArthur's intelligence chief said the UN position in Korea is not desperate and the atomic bomb is unnecessary. The allied line in the northwest is stabilizing as the Eighth Army withdraws to a shortened frontline from the Yellow Sea amid anticipated Red attacks.
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Tokyo
MacArthur
United Nations
Korea
Eighth Army
Yellow Sea
Chongchon River
Fifth Air Force
Changjin
Charles A. Willoughby
North Korea
Willoughby
U.N. Debates Korea Crisis Spark Fierce Charges
In a heated U N Security Council session on Korea the U S delegate Warren Austin warned of choosing peace or war in the Far East. Chinese and Nationalist spokesmen accused each other of aggression amid vast Red troop numbers in Korea.
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U.N. Security Council
China
Wu Hsiu-chuan
U.S
Warren Austin
Far East
Dr. Tsiang
U.N
South Korea
Col. Limb
Red China
Korea
Truman to Name Price Administrator Sparks Wage Control Talk
President Truman’s appointment of a price administrator triggers congressional predictions that wage price controls will come, with lawmakers differing on timing. Mayor Michael V. DiSalle of Toledo is named price chief, seen as needing a leader with guts. Officials warn that materials and civilian economy will feel cuts as mobilization shifts toward stricter control.
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Truman
Congress
Michael V. DiSalle
Toledo
W. Stuart Symington
National Security Resources Board
Senate
Wherry
Nebraska
DiSalle
Allied policy talks possible as Attlee plans Washington visit
Prime Minister Attlee prepared to fly to Washington to meet President Truman for talks on the Asiatic crisis. French Premier Pleven may join, depending on a confidence vote, with Bevin and Shinwell among Attlee’s early callers at 10 Downing Street.
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London
Attlee
Washington
Truman
Paris
Foreign Office
Rene Pleven
National Assembly
Pleven
Robert Schuman
Far East
10 Downing Street
Ernest Bevin
Emanuel Shinwell
Truman asks Congress for 17.85 billion to boost military power and AEC
President Truman seeks 16.8 billion for armed services and 1.05 billion for the Atomic Energy Commission to accelerate military buildup and atomic production amid the Korean crisis. The plan totals 17.85 billion and was presented after a White House meeting with congressional leaders and top military officials.
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Truman
Congress
Armed Services
Atomic Energy Commission
White House
Capitol Hill
Defense
George C. Marshall
Korea
House
Senate
Mother kills three tots and self in Englewood garage
A 29 year old wife and mother, Margaret Thompson Oppenheimer, killed her three children and herself with carbon monoxide in a locked garage. The bodies of two daughters Ann Newton and Mary Alice, both recently fallen ill with scarlet fever, and her one year old son William Jr. were found in the family station wagon by husband William. Police classify the deaths as suicide and a triple murder.
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Englewood
WN. J
Margaret Thompson Oppenheimer
William
Oppenheimer
Peirce
Weather forecast updates for Indiana Illinois region
The weather page reports occasional rain and warmer conditions through tonight and Saturday across Indiana and Illinois. Indiana shows cloudy skies with possible sleet and rain bands, warmer by day with lows near 34 and highs 35 to 53 depending on area. Illinois notes south portion with rain and sleet, north part drier, warmer tonight and Saturday with lows near 28 to 52 and highs 35 to 50.
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Indiana
Illinois
Steet
Bus Hearing Resumes December 11 In Terre Haute
Public Service Commission hearing on Terre Haute City Lines charges of unjust and inadequate service resumes December 11 after a continued session. Mayor Ralph Tucker and City Attorney Edward Everett led complaints over erratic schedules missing riders and long gaps between buses as the PSC weighs a fare increase proposal from 72 cents to 1 dollar and 10 cents plus 5 cents for the West Terre Haute route.
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Terre Haute
Ralph Tucker
Edward Everett
Public Service Commission
West Terre Haute
Tucker
Everett
P.S.C
Fire in Halifax department store claims at least ten lives
A Christmas display in a Halifax department store window burst into flames killing at least ten people. Police officials expected the toll to rise as searches were hindered by a dangerous section of the building. Damage from the blaze was put over $500,000 with smoke damage extending to nearby shops.
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Halifax
N. S
Verdun Mitchell
Korean Campaign Has No Precedent Says M Arthur
General Douglas MacArthur said United Nations forces fight in Korea against military odds without precedent in history and warned failure there could be fought and possibly lost on European battlefields. He emphasized efforts to localize the war and adherence to UN resolutions.
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Frankfurt
Germany
U.P
Douglas MacArthur
United Nations
Korea
Europe
MacArthur
Tokyo
Paris
Asia
Courthouse benches and spittoons spark old timer dispute
In Greencastle Indiana a row over removed courthouse benches and spittoons erupts as 92 year old Marion Farrow and 76 year old Andy Sanford protest to Putnam county commissioners. Janitor Cecil Robertson says he will quit unless the items are restored.
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Greencastle
Ind
Putnam County
Cecil Robertson
Robertson
Marion Farrow
Andy Sanford
John Tharp
CAA Demonstrates Air Navigation Instrument for Private Flyers
Omni radio navigation aid shown in Civil Aeronautics Administration program at Hotel Deming Monday evening. Wabash Valley Pilots' Association sponsors with Terre Haute Lions Club cooperation to promote no way radio use in standard light aircraft through a mock cross country flight demonstration.
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Omni Radio
Civil Aeronutics Administration
Hntel Deming
TAA
Wabash Valley Pilots’ Associaton
Terre Haute Lions Club
Monroe to Take Over Vigo Auto License Bureau
Jess C. Monroe, Vigo County Republican chairman, is expected to assume management of the automobile license bureau within days. Republicans who won in November assumed statehouse office Friday. county books will be audited soon with local staff likely to be among first checked. Democratic chairman Lawrence V. Letzkus has led Terre Haute bureau for two years.
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Jess C. Monroe
Vigo County
Automobile License Bureau
Statehouse
Indianapolis
Lawrence V. Letzkus
Terre Haute
Monroe
Republican county chairman named head of Terre Haute auto bureau
An Indianapolis dispatch reported the Republican county chairman would be appointed head of the Terre Haute and Vigo County auto license bureau. He will succeed Democratic county chairman Lawrence V. Letzkus, who has led the bureau.
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Indianapolis
Terre Haute
Vigo County
Lawrence V. Letzkus
Death takes Rev. Michael J. Gorman
The Rev Michael J Gorman pastor of St Anthony s church Indianapolis died in that city at 715 am Friday after a brief illness He was first director of the Gibault School for Boys south of Terre Haute serving 1921 to 1934 He became pastor at St Anthony s in 1934 Surviving are a sister Miss Lillie May Gorman Evansville and a nephew Rev Robert Gorman at St Mary of the Woods College Funeral arrangements not completed.
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Michael J. Gorman
St. Anthony's Church
Indianapolis
Gorman
Gibault School For Boys
Terre Haute
Lillie May Gorman
Evansville
Ind
Bergdoll Son Arrested For Draft Evasion
Alfred Bergdoll son of Grover Cleveland Bergdoll, noted World War I draft evader, was arrested in New York for failing to report for induction on November 9.
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New York
Alfred Bergdoll
Grover Cleveland Bergdoll
Labor Party Wins Two of Three Special Elections
London returns show the labor party winning two of three special elections over the past three days, narrowing the House of Commons majority to six.
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London
Labor Party
House of Commons
Probable Toll From London Atom Bomb Warnings
British medical experts in The Practitioner estimate that a first blast over London could kill 30,000 people. With preventive measures casualties might be halved. A low level bomb could cause 1,160 delayed radiation deaths, but direct effects would drive the main toll.
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London
W L Laurence doubts a bomb will be dropped in Korea
New York Times science writer William L. Laurence spoke at Terre Haute's Wabash Valley Lecture Club dinner claiming he doubts the atomic bomb will be used in Korea. He forecast the hydrogen bomb ready in a year or two and outlined its immense power and heat effects.
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William L. Laurence
New York Times
Korea
Laurence
Terre Haute House
Wabash Valley
Harry Truman
U N Diplomats Pressing Action On Korean Crisis
In New York on December 1 President Nasrallah Entezam told the U N General Assembly that the Korean crisis requires UN consideration after the Security Council failed to decide. He warned the situation is grave yet hope remains and urged world leaders not to be blinded by hatred or fear.
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U.S
Congress
Dewe Short
New York
Nasrallah Entezam
U.N. General Assembly
Security Council
UN Diplomats Meet Over Korea as Malik and Wu Reject Plan
United Nations talks begin around the clock to remove Chinese Communists from Korea without war. Russia and China oppose a conciliatory six power resolution while other nations press for a path short of full-scale conflict. Delegates anticipate key decisions in Washington on atomic options and Manchuria.
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United Nations
Korea
Russia
Jacob A. Malik
Security Council
Malik
U.N
Manchuria
Washington
Francis Connelly Dies by Gas In The Home
The coroner ruled Francis E. Connelly's death a suicide by gas asphyxiation. He unscrewed a gas pipe in an empty upstairs room, placed a coat over his head, and was found by his brother Friday at 7 am. He was 38, of 316 North Thirteenth Street, despondent recently, survived by three brothers. Burial at Calvary Cemetery after services at Callahan Funeral Home Monday.
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Francis E. Connelly
North Thirteenth Street
Connelly
John
Francis
Terre Haute Brewing Company
Brewery Workers Local Union No
Thomas
Joseph
Terre Haute
Callahan Funeral Home
Calvary Cemetery
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