MacArthur Calls Red Push Undeclared War
Chinese Communist Delegate Chen Chiao met with United Nations Secretary General Trygve Lie as U S policy on Korea nears disclosure. Warren R Austin and Ernest A Gross flew to Washington to brief Dean Acheson while Russia's Malik conferred with Cordier in New York amid ongoing secret talks on U N actions. Continued on Page 2 with Bergdoll draft case follows.
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New York
Chen Chiao
United Nations
Trygve Lie
Lie
U.S
Warren R. Austin
Washington
Dean Acheson
Austin
Ernest A. Gross
S.T. Lie
Andrew Cordier
Chen
Russia
Jacob A. Malik
Cordier
Security Council
Korea
Wu Hsiu-chuan
U.N
India
Sir Benegal N. Rau
Alfred Bergdoll
Grover Cleveland
Bergdoll
International Soundphoto
Democracies converge on China crisis talks
Prime Ministers Attlee and Pleven agreed on a joint policy against war with China. They plan to present the approach to the United States next week and seek open negotiations to avert a broader conflict amid the Korean crisis.
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London
U.P
Great Britain
France
China
United States
Britain
Clement Attlee
Rene Pleven
Red Army drives threaten Pyongyang as UN flees coast
On December 5 United Nations forces faced a potential Dunkerque evacuation scenario with 600000 Chinese and North Korean troops advancing toward Pyongyang and Wonsan evacuation ports. Weather halted airlift plans while a defense line near the 58th Parallel formed.
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Tokyo
United Nations
Pyongyang
Dunkerque
Korea
U.S. 1St Marine Division
U.S. 7Th
U.N
Wonsan
Freight Train Derails on City Main Line
Three cars of an eastbound New York Central freight derailed on the main line at North Ninth Street at 7 45 Saturday morning. No injuries. A signal and pavement were damaged. a storage room toppled. Cause cited as a broken flange. Train re-routed via Pennsylvania Railroad. main line expected open by 2 PM. Conductor R A Peters and engineer Roy LaFrower, with investigators Officers Morton and Mahan, reported.
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New York Central
North Ninth Street
Glenn W. North Construction Company
W. K. Dice
Knickerbocker
Pennsylvania Railroad
N.Y.C
R. A. Peters
Mattoon, Til
Roy LaFrower
Indianapolis
Morton and Mahan
Two Terre Haute Men Injured in Bus Collision
Nashville Tennessee reports J. R. Boyd of Patoka Indiana was killed and two Terre Haute men were injured when their car struck a parked bus north of town last night. The injured are John E. McCosney aged 76 and Morton Sappington aged 60, both listed in serious condition.
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Nashville
Tenn
J. R. Boyd
Patoka
Ind
Terre Haute
Here
John E. McCosney
Morton Sappington
Record price set for Aberdeen-Angus bull Prince Eric of Sunbeam
An 8-year-old Aberdeen-Angus bull named Prince Eric of Sunbeam sold for a record $100,000 at the International Livestock Exposition. The private deal was completed Wednesday night with R Armund Hammer of Shadow Isle Farm Red Bank New Jersey selling to L L O Bryan of Chicago owner of Lekewood Farm Mukwonago Wisconsin.
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Chicago
Prince Eric
Sunbeam
R. Armand Hammer
Shadow Isle
Red Bank
L.L O'Bryan
Lekewood
Mukwonago
Wis
Trio Confess Robbery Here At Ace High Station
After arrest at Paw Paw Michigan, three youths Joyce Butler James Anglin and John Cartwright confessed staging the Ace High Service Station holdup at Twenty fifth street and Lafayette avenue They admitted forcing Theodore Seaburgh to drive them to Paw Paw and fled with 23 dollars from the cash register. The suspects are jailed in Van Buren county on armed robbery and kidnapping probes.
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Paw Paw
Mich
Ace High
Twenty-fifth Street
Lafayette Avenue
John Cartwright
Graceville
Fla
James Anglin
Woodstock
Joyce Butler
Atlanta
van Buren County
Harold Roseberry
Theodore Seaburgh
Chicago
Ill
James Stewart
Phyllis Price
Two Arrests Near Truman Special Train
Philadelphia December 2 Two men were arrested near President Truman s special train as one man was overheard saying If I had a gun now I could bump him off Truman had just arrived for the Army Navy game Mrs Truman accompanied him and daughter Margaret had another engagement
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Philadelphia
President Truman
Mr. Truman
Atomic bomb stockpile estimated at 700 by Look Magazine
Look Magazine estimates America now has about 700 atomic bombs in stockpile and doubts high odds of hydrogen bomb success. The figure is higher than prior guesses of 200 to 400, per a piece by Stephen White set to appear in next Tuesday’s issue.
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New York
America
Look Magazine
Stephen White
The
New York Herald Tribune
Wife of minister suffers broken hip in home fall
Loretta Jordan wife of Rev. F C Jordan pastor of Immanuel Evangelical Lutheran Church broke her hip in a fall at her home on 645 Poplar Street shortly before noon Saturday. She was taken to Union Hospital by a Ryan ambulance and her condition later was listed as fairly good.
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Loretta Jordan
F. C. Jordan
Immanuel Evangelical Lutheran Church
Poplar Street
Union Hospital
Ryan
Fire damages Thrush heating factory in Peru
Fire swept a new H. A. Thrush Company factory in Peru causing about 100000 dollars in damage before it began operation. The firm produces heating supplies and the blaze occurred last night.
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Peru
U.P
H. A. Thrush Company
Wanderer Confesses to Double Killing in Michigan
Willard Blair 36 confesses to killing a man and a woman near St Ignace Michigan after an alleged robbery attempt. He says he buried the bodies in brush between St Ignace and Grand Rapids and knew the couple only as Ben and Babe. Authorities chase the claim as Edith Wenigwars faces a bad check charge.
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Centralia
Michigan
Willard Blair
O. T. Bounds
St. Ignace
Mich
Blair
Grands Rapids
Ben
Babe
Edith Wenigwars
Four Children Die in Philadelphia Tenement Fire
A Philadelphia tenement fire killed four children believed to be the Ector family and injured seven others. The victims Vaneta 15 Frank 14 Robbie 12 and Emma 6 Ector died trapped in bed on the building's fourth floor as residents fled down choking stairs.
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Philadelphia
Vaneta Ector
Frank Ector
Robbie Ector
Emma Ector
Britain Cheers Attlee Move to Confer with Truman
The passage notes unease over policy coordination among the Big Three amid fear of a major war from Red China’s actions in Korea. It highlights the House of Commons cheering Attlee’s announcement of plans to confer with President Truman and mentions about 100 Labour MPs present.
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Truman
Attlee
Washington
Plevin
Atlantic
Europe
China
United Nations
Korea
House of Commons
Unseasonably Warm Weather Grips Terre Haute Area
Terre Haute saw unseasonably warm weather with a high of 63 at Hulman Field while Evansville reached 70. A low near 32 is forecast for Sunday morning with a rise to 35 daytime. rain is unlikely and snow flurries are remotely possible Sunday.
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Terre Haute
Hulman Field
U.S. Weather Bureau
Evansville
End Truck Driver Strike Settled in Kentucky
Louisville Ky Dec 2 Settlement of a 15 day strike by AFL Teamsters Local 89 truck drivers ended a shutdown of 74 Kroger stores in Kentucky and southern Indiana. The union accepted a 13 cent per hour increase bringing wages to 1.40 to 1.64 dollars per hour with 25 to 30 stores set to reopen Tuesday and the rest by Thursday. A related unloading practices dispute will be decided at international union headquarters.
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Louisville
Kroger Company
Kentucky
Indiana
Pat Ansboury
A.F.L. Teamsters Union
J. B. Nichols
Kroger
International Headquarters
Ansboury
Fearful Loss of Danish Steamer I. P. Suhr Near Sweden
Stockholm wireless reports the 3,200 ton Danish steamer I. P. Suhr is feared sunk off Sweden's south coast with 21 men aboard after sailing last night.
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Stockholm
Sweden
I. P. Suhr
McCloy Says 25 Russian Divisions Ready In Eastern Germany
Bonn Germany Dec 2 U S High Commissioner John J McCloy states the Russians have more than 25 combat ready divisions in eastern Germany capable of reaching the Rhine quickly This strength has been in the Soviet zone since before the Korean War No recent reports of special military activity in eastern Germany He notes Bonn has suggested 35 divisions but avoids creating a scare and says allied planners have long held these facts.
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Bonn
Germany
U. S
John J. McCloy
Rhine
McCloy
Weather note for the day
Cloudy and cooler conditions with a noon temperature around 63. River stage is 5.6 feet and falling. Day length sees sunrise at 6 05 and sunset at 4 23.
Congress poised to approve 17.85 billion for defense
Washington reports Congress prepared to fund about 17.85 billion dollars for national defense to counter Soviet imperialist aims. The House Appropriations Committee opened hearings and lawmakers said faster taxes are likely, with both parties recognizing the need despite tax impacts.
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Washington
Congress
Truman
Soviet Union
House Appropriations Committee
Cloudy and Colder Weekend Weather for Indiana and Illinois
Local conditions report a high of 36 in Terre Haute Sunday with cloudy skies. Indiana and Illinois forecast snow flurries in the north and colder temperatures lows around 25 to 32 degrees tonight, with highs in the 25 to 45 range on Sunday.
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Terre Haute
Indiana
Illinois
Cold Week End In Prospect Across North Central
A batch of cold air from northwest Canada into Montana and the Dakotas pushed temperatures below freezing, with -15 at Cutbank and 4 at Minot. The cold mass moved south and east, likely reaching the north central region tonight. No heavy snowfalls expected while the south enjoys warmth.
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Associated Press
Canada
Montana
Dakotas
Cutbank
Mont
Minot
N.D
North Dakota
North Central
Weirton Sets New Steel Wage High
Weirton Steel Company today set the industry highest wage rates with an independent union. The agreement provides a 15 cent hourly raise plus differential payments between job classifications, with starting rate at 1.4142 dollars per hour. Raises range from 15 to 30 cents. The pattern mirrors United States Steel Corporation contracts and was signed last night in Weirton West Virginia.
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Pittsburgh
Weirton Steel Company
United Steelworkers
United States Steel Corporation
Weirton
Independent Steelworkers Union
W. V
Stassen Invited for Formosa Visit on Orient Tour
Chinese Alumni of the University of Pennsylvania wired an invitation to Harold E. Stassen, university president, to visit Formosa during his Orient tour.
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Taipei
Formosa
University of Pennsylvania
Harold E. Stassen
MacArthur cites UN Korea war, seeks peace
Gen Douglas MacArthur accuses Communist China of undeclared war in Korea while expressing hope for a peaceful negotiated settlement. He notes UN forces face over 600,000 Red troops and denies authorizing bombing north of the Yalu or using atomic weapons. He says command acted within authority.
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Tokyo
U.P
Douglas MacArthur
China
United Nations
Korea
Yalu River
Chinese Reds Drive South Toward Pyongyang Front
Chinese forces surge toward Pyongyang as allied rear units and refugees stream south. Eighty Army vows to hold positions unless forced to withdraw, then will destroy military targets. Communist leaflets appear in Pyongyang with calls for freedom as gates tighten and a fifth column feared. American troops fight to recapture Songchon while Changjin reservoir troops retreat to Hagaru with losses.
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Associated Press
Tokyo
Pyongyang
Nort
Songchon
Korea
Reservists Get Yuletide Leave from Active Duty
The army announces Christmas holiday furloughs for reservists ordered to report for extended active duty at U S stations. Those bound for overseas embarkation ports receive no leave due to commitments with overseas commands and ship sailings. The holiday period runs Dec 16 through Jan 1, with departures for continental U S stations possibly delayed to Jan 2 to 5.
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Washington
United States
Army
Continental
U.S
Nine Czech churchmen convicted of treason
In Prague on December 2 nine members of Czechoslovakia’s Roman Catholic hierarchy were found guilty of treason and espionage as Vatican agents. The state court sentenced them to prison terms from 10 years to life and fines from 400 to 3000 dollars. Court President Jaroslav Novak said the alleged plot was directed in Czechoslovakia by Archbishop Josef Beran and Archbishop Josef Matocha under orders from Pope Pius XII delivered by the papal nunciatura.
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Prague
Czechoslovakia
U.P
Vatican
Jaroslav Novak
Josef Beran
Josef Matocha
Olomouc
Pius XII
Twelve Red Plotters Held in Pyongyang
In Pyongyang twelve citizens were arrested last night for plans to assassinate Col. C R Munske the American civil affairs chief in Brooklyn N Y and the city's mayor and two vice mayors. Eight suspects belonged to Police Chief Wang Gun s force. Munske estimated about six thousand North Koreans were in the underground in Pyongyang and doubted they would aid the Chinese for two or three days.
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Pyongyang
Korea
U.P
Col. C. R. Munske
Brooklyn
N. Y
Munske
Wang Gun
Seoul
U.N
Wang
Collins To Tokyo With Small Military Delegation
Gen. J. Lawton Collins army chief of staff and a small staff of navy and Air Force officers departed by plane at 7 p m C S T last night for Tokyo the army announced today.
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Washington
U.P
J. Lawton Collins
Army
Navy
Air Force
C.S.T
Tokyo
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Defense Fund
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Earnest Hoberecht
Ted Sweep
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REDS
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