U N Debates China Withdrawal From Korea
The United Nations Political Committee opened discussion on asking Communist China to withdraw its troops from Korea marking a western push for intervention limits. France urged prioritizing the issue, while Russia opposed, with Peiping signaling aid to Korea. The debate foreshadowed a possible Friday vote and full assembly action by week’s end.
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Lake Success
France
United Nations
China
Korea
Russia
General Assembly
Jean Chauvel
U.N. Assembly
Pearl Harbor
38Th Parallel
Peiping
U.N
U.S
Blockade of Red China Coast Discussed by Truman Attlee
President Truman and Prime Minister Attlee weigh a blockade of the China coast if UN forces in Korea are defeated or driven out. Acheson pushed the plan at talks, Attlee remained cool yet open to discussion, while both leaders reject appeasement and outside terms linked to Formosa or UN membership.
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Truman
Attlee
Red China
United Nations
Korea
Acheson
Truman-Attlee
United States
Formosa
First Big Battle Since Pyongyang Retreat Looms
Twenty thousand trapped U S Marines and Army men completed the first leg of their escape from northeast Korea as a relief column pushed up from the south. In the west Chinese Communists struck south of Pyongyang, expanding the threat as Allied defenses near the 38th Parallel faced renewed pressure. A Marine vanguard linked with 5,000 others near Hagaru and pushed toward safety aided by air cover and an allied convoy.
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Tokyo
U.P
U.S
Northeast Korea
Hungnam
10Th Corps
38Th Parallel
Seoul
8Th Army
Chosin Reservoir
Hagaru
Koto
Hamhung
Red China's Price For Cease Fire At 38th Parallel
Diplomatic sources in London say Communist China may demand terms too costly for the West to accept for a 38th parallel cease fire. The minimum terms reportedly include evacuation of U S forces from Korea admission of Red China to the United Nations halt of aid to the anti Communist regime in Indo China and withdrawal of the U S 7th Fleet from Formosa with Red China allowed to take over the island.
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London
U.P
China
38Th Parallel
Korea
U.S
United Nations
Indo-China
U.S. 7Th Fleet
Formosa
Red China
Chiang Kai-shek
Attorney to Visit Schricker Over Parole Violator
A Minneapolis lawyer for D C Stephenson plans a conference with Governor Schricker in Indianapolis. Frank J Warner aims to discuss parole violation proceedings while Campbell says no deal will occur and Stephenson will be handled by normal procedures. Stephenson, ex Indiana KKK leader, was paroled last March for murder related to Madge Oberholtzer.
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Minneapolis
D. C
Stephenson
Schricker
Frank J. Warner
Arthur Campbell
Campbell
Indiana Ku Klux Klan
Indiana State
Madge Oberholtzer
Statehouse
Harsh Cold Wave Grips Terre Haute Area
A sharp cold front sent temperatures plunging from 41 Wednesday to 10 above zero in Terre Haute with light snow and freezing rain. The Weather Bureau predicted no rise above 15 today and a Friday morning reading near five below zero. Hazards linger on streets and highways as the Terre Haute Auto Club warns drivers to slow to 15 20 mph to prevent glaze melt on highways.
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Terre Haute
United States Weather Bureau
Hulman
Weather Today and Nearby Regions Report
The Noon to afternoon forecast notes light snow and cold through Friday with westerly winds. Indiana and Illinois expect continued snow and cold with low temperatures near 5 to 15 degrees and highs around 72 in Indiana and 30 in Illinois, while parts of the northwest stay less cold Friday.
Alger Hiss conviction upheld by US Court of Appeals
The US Circuit Court of Appeals unanimously upheld the perjury conviction of former State Department official Alger Hiss. The court affirmed that witness testimony by Whitaker Chambers, the courier for a Soviet spy ring, and other evidence supported the verdict.
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New York
Alger Hiss
State Department
Circuit Court of Appeals
Hiss
Whittaker Chambers
Court of Appeals
Harrie B. Chase
Augustus Hand
Thomas B. Swan
Chambers
Rent Control Extension Heads for Congressional Votes
Dec 7 report shows Senate set to vote on a two month extension of rent controls and the House to take up a 90 day extension. Democratic leaders expect enough votes to pass both bills and send the issue to a conference committee if the chambers do not agree.
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Washington
U.P
Eact
82Nd Congress
Senate
House
House-Senate
Reservist Called For 21 Months Active Duty
First Lt. Lester L. Butts of 1209 Poplar Street has been ordered to 21 months of active service starting January 4. He will report to the 41st Radio Relay Company at Camp Gordon, Georgia, per regional reserve headquarters.
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Lester L. Butts
Poplar Street
Camp Gordon
Governor Attacks Draft Board Over Atomic Bomb Reply
Montana Governor Bonner demands resignation of Roosevelt county draft board for opposing induction until atomic weapon use in Korea. Board cites inadequate equipment and numbers yet vows to continue draft under protest. Three men drafted, 77 eligible. resolution sent to state congressional delegation.
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Helena
Mont
U.P
John W. Bonner
Roosevelt County
Korea
Bonner
Spencer H. Mitchell
Wolf Point
United States
Montana
Pattern of Life Echoes 1941 in 1950 Korea Era
United Press notes parallels between December 1950 and December 1941. Consumers face rising prices and Christmas buying while leaders meet and diplomacy falters. Defense prep grows. bills for civil defense and defense aid rise, oil embargoes target Japan and later Communist China. public worry over peace vs war persists.
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Congress
United States
Japan
China
Etna Eruption Forcibly Evacuates 2000 Villagers in Sicily
Mount Etna unleashed continued lava flows forcing the evacuation of over 2,000 residents from Renazzo and Milo in Sicily. A fleet of 120 trucks moved villagers to safety as explosions rocked cratered slopes and flames consumed forests and a brickworks.
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Catania
Sicily
Mt. Etna
Renazzo
Milo
La Duron Free On 10000 Bond In Slaying Case
Dr Jules F La Duron posted 10000 bond on two counts of voluntary manslaughter after indictment by a Delaware county grand jury in the Terre Haute slayings. He admitted shooting Ralph and Seibert Carter in his office on Nov 6 to stop extortion of over 2800 dollars and a demanded 750 more. His son Jacque, 21, was released earlier and was present at the shooting.
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Muncie
Ind
U.P
Jules F. la Duron
Delaware County
la Duron
Ralph
Seibert Carter
Terre Haute
Jacque
Carters
Prominent Hoosier Actress Perle Wilkinson Dies in New York
Mrs. Perle Wilkinson born Green Castle Indiana died at 88. Stage name Perle Dudley she was an actress and musician who accompanied Sarah Bernhardt and others. A chorus mistress in London in the 1890s she later led music in Indianapolis and New York City public schools after her husband’s death.
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New York
Perle Wilkinson
Greencastle
Ind
Perle Dudley
Sarah Bernhardt
London
England
United States
Indianapolis
New York City
Princeton carrier joins attack on NE Korea in Korean War
The recommissioned Essex class carrier Princeton debuted in the Korean War on Tuesday, striking Chinese forces with bombs rockets napalm and machine gun fire in northeast Korea. Rear Adm. Ralph A. Ofstie oversees the ship. Three planes were hit but returned. A four engine R-5D Skymaster landed at Hagaru airstrip aiding evacuations of 39 wounded Marines before continuing operations.
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Tokyo
Princeton
Korea
Ralph A. Ofstie
Everett
Wash
Navy
Ens
William G. Sizemore
Lawrenceville
Ill
Hagaru
Changjin Reservoir
B. J. Miller
South Bend
Ind
Five 17-Year-Olds Taken Into Navy
Recruiters in the Federal Building at Terre Haute say five 17 year old volunteers have been accepted by the navy. Marine reservist Donald F. Sullivan of 1000 North Center street is ordered to report December 12 at Camp Lejeune. Volunteers include Wendell Ward Paul Turner Edward Mack Lee Russell Thomas Sawyer and James Lowell Swift. The mental test score for an air force path is noted as lower.
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Navy
Federal
Terre Haute
Donald FE. Sullivan
North Center Street
Camp Lejeune
N.C
Sullivan
Marine Corps
Wendell Lee Ward
Grand Avenue
Paul Richard Turner
Thirty-second
Crawford Streets
Brazil
Edward Mack Lee
West Church Street
Russell Thomas Sawyer
South
Chicago Avenue
James Lowell Swift
Air Force
Truman Attlee to discuss Russia talks in broad summit
President Truman and British Prime Minister Attlee are set to discuss a possible western powers meeting with Russia. Diplomats in Paris weigh a broader forum beyond Germany, with Austria’s peace treaty and overall European peace on the table. Russian posture remains to deny obstruction while pledging peace.
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United Press
Truman
Clement Attlee
Russia
Paris
Germany
Marines Request Aerial Support In Korean Waters
U.S. reports detail Ensign Kenneth L. Bechman of Quincy Alabama flying a Skyraider from USS Leyte with TF 77. He dives on Chinese mortar positions near Kotori, delivering fire bombs as marines pinned down by Communist artillery react under air cover. Ground control coordinates the strike.
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Leyte
U.P
Kenneth L. Bechman
Quincy
Kotori
Beckman
Skyraider
Ground Control
War Dead Toll From Korea Rises to 5616
The Defense Department reports 32 442 American casualties including 5616 dead through last Friday. The total reflects reporting delays and excludes many Chinese Communist drive casualties. Week over week adds 1414 casualties with Army leading at 27940, Marines 3907, Navy 335, Air Force 260.
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U.P
Defense Department
United Nations
Navy
Air Force
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