Wherry Pushes Air Power Over Ground Forces in Europe
Senator Wherry of Nebraska urged Congress to focus on expanding free world air power to counter Russia, calling ground forces in Europe an imprudent use of limited resources. He backed Hoover’s hemisphere defense plan and warned defenses at home are inadequate while Congress weighs Truman administration troop plans for an international European army.
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Washington
Wherry
Nebraska
United States
Russia
Europe
America
Congress
Appropriations Committee
J. Lawton Collins
Army
Foreign Relations and
Armed Services Committees
Collins
Wherry’s
Britain
North Africa
Middle East
Japan
Okinawa
Philippines
Alaska
Hawaii
Hemisphere
Hoover
Motorists cited after weekend traffic accidents
Joe C. Weiss, 31, of 1402 Henry Ave SW, charged with a stop sign violation at 5th St and High Ave NW. Lovell J. Mayle, 18, of 914 Liberty Ave SE, charged with failing to yield the right of way in an accident at 15th St and Harrison Ave SW.
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Joe C. Weiss
Henry Ave
5Th St
High Ave
Lovell J. Mayle
Liberty Ave
15Th St
Harrison Ave
Weather Report Canton and Vicinity Today
Windy and warm this morning with a high near 38. Cloudy and much colder this afternoon with snow flurries tonight and Monday. Low around 23. Barometer 29.85 at sea level 28.55 at station. Wind southwest 12 mph humidity 91 percent. Almanac notes include Canton conditions and yesterday’s high low and tomorrow’s sun and moon times.
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Canton
General Walker’s Body Moved From Korea to Tokyo by Plane
Lt. Gen Walton H Walker was killed in a jeep collision on a Korean road near the front as he headed to decorate British troops. His body was loaded into an army ambulance and flown to Tokyo for transfer. Maj. Gen. Milburn assumed acting command. Walker’s last message praised troops’ Christmas spirit and sacrifice.
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Seoul
Korea
Walton H. Walker
Tokyo
27Th Commonwealth Brigade
Paul Maurer
9Th Corps
Vincennes
Ind
United Nations
Walker
G.I
Frank W. Milburn
Yokohama
Sam Sims Walker
Clayton Tyner
Sgt
Belton
Keenan
Ridgway
West Point
Sicily
92Nd Airborne
Normandy
18Th Airborne Corps
Germany
Pacific
Japan
Truman appeals for unity as world crisis looms
President Truman told Washington correspondents at a Christmas luncheon that the United States is in excellent shape to face the world emergency and needs time for a world safe for all. He urged newsmen to view politics as secondary and pressed efforts to mobilize global moral forces beyond sectarian lines. Truman cited a telegram of support from Jackson, Michigan, and urged readers to study history to grasp how crises were met in the past.
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Washington
U.S
United States
Tibet
Mr. Truman
Jackson
Mich
Armco Chief Creates $50,000 Fund for Needy Middle Town Children
W. W. Sebald president of Armco Steel Corp and his wife announce a $50,000 trust to aid Middle Town children. Interest will provide $1,000 to $1,500 yearly and a summer fresh air camp may be set up year round.
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Middletown
W. W. Sebald
Armco Steel Corp
Sebalds
Lausche Grants Commutations in Mason Murder Case
Gov Frank Lausche commuted Ednard Mason and two other trustees at the governor mansion. Mason, 45, now first degree manslaughter, eligible for parole. Mason was convicted April 8 1943 for slaying Mary Minesinger in 1942. Other two, John Jackson Cincinnati and Ernest Reed Cleveland, also had sentence changes.
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Ednard Mason
Canton
Ohio State Penitentiary
Frank J. Lausche
Ohio Pardon & Parole Commission
Mason
Mary Minesinger
Bert Minesinger
Minesinger
President Has a Beer and an Order of Chili
President Truman visited Vergne Dixon's chili parlor on 15th street in Kansas City as he traveled to Independence for Christmas. He asked for beer and received it with assistance from the proprietor since alcohol sales at the parlor lacked a permit. Waiter George Cascone recalled his nerves serving the President and avoiding a spill.
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Ansas City
Truman
Kansas City
15Th St
Mr. Truman
Independence
Secret Service
Vergne Dixon
Dixon
George Cascone
Ridgway
England
Ridgeway
Viscount Montgomery
Pickpocket steals wallet in downtown store
Frank L. Jefferey of 1127 Dartmouth Ave SW reported to police his wallet containing 70 dollars and papers was taken Saturday by a pickpocket while he shopped in the Kresge store at 321 Market Ave N.
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Frank L. Jefferey
Dartmouth Ave
Kresge
Market Ave N
Ridgway Assigned to Korean War Command
Lt. Gen. Matthew B. Ridgway flies to Korea to take command of the 8th Army, leaving deputy chief of staff duties. The veteran paratrooper, famed for air borne operations in Sicily and Normandy, succeeds Lt. Gen. Walton H. Walker who died in a jeep accident.
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Washington
Matthew B. Ridgway
Korea
8Th Army
Army
Ridgway
Douglas MacArthur
Walton H. Walker
MacArthur
Normandy
Europe
Walker Son Reminded Korea War Still Your Father's Army
General Milburn told Capt Sam Sims Walker, son of fallen Gen. Walker, that the army remains his father’s. MacArthur expressed shock at the jeep accident death and said the loss will be keenly felt by the United States and allies defending Korea. Headquarters warned of 15 North Korean divisions along the border, plus 15 Chinese divisions in reserve and more from Manchuria.
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8Th Army
Ridgway
Milburn
Walker
Sam Sims Walker
U.S. 24Th Division
Sam
MacArthur
Korean Peninsula
Manchuria
Former Pilot Is Most Prepared Scout in U.S.
Raymond W. Cobb a 24 year old former bomber pilot from Winter Park Florida earned his 111th merit badge tonight proving he is the most prepared Boy Scout in the United States. He is the first to win every merit badge in the handbook and traveled from Florida to Mount Mansfield Vermont to win the final skiing badge.
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Stowe, Vt
Raymond W. Cobb
Winter Park
Fla
United States
Florida
Mount Mansfield
Cantata Adoration at First United Presbyterian Church Midnight Service
The First United Presbyterian Church will host a candlelight Christmas service at 11 p.m. featuring the cantata Adoration. Readings will be given by Rev. and Mrs. D. G. Lester.
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First United Presbyterian Church
D. G. Lester
Canton Police Adopts 40 Hour Week Starting Jan 1
Canton police initiate a 40 hour week on January 1 with thirteen 28 day periods and rotating uniformed shifts. Only four of fifteen new patrolmen have been appointed, others to join after New Year. Some duties shift or end, including removal of a patrol on Public Square and reassignments to civil defense duties. A $500 appropriation is sought for civil defense training and equipment.
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Canton
J. B. Quilligan
Sea Wes Weny
Quilligan
Accident Prevention Bureau
Acci
Public Square
C. L. Deerwester
Ray Barrett
Department
Bars Wary About Opening Liquor Law May Hamper Celebration
Cantonians plan New Year observances with family and church events while night clubs and cafes adjust for Sunday bans on liquor sales. State and local enforcement will be strict, though some venues hint at quiet evasion. Canton ordinances limit hours. county rules differ. Bars may open 12:01 am Monday for 3.2 beer under permit, with 2:30 am close times.
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Canton
Charles D. Marts
Ohio Department of Liquor Control
Columbus
James B. Quilligan
Legion To Renew Toys-for-Europe Campaign Dec 26
The American Legion renews its Toys-for-Europe drive from December 26 to January 20, 1951, using local fire stations as collection points. Donors should include a Christmas note. gifts should be complete, nonfragile toys. Post 44 commander William A Harper names Carl Zettler and Stuart Wilson as co chairs. Bing Crosby as national chairman will announce plans on CBS.
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Legion To Renew
American Legion
Canton
Laurence Maloney
Philadelphia
Free
Europe
Yugoslavia
William A
Ted) Harper
American Legion Post 44
Carl Zettler
Stuart Wilson
Bing Crosby
CBS
Plane crash in mountain identified 18th victim Miss R Thompson
Weather halted escape attempts as the aircraft wrecked in deep snow near a scrubby pine, its nose and cockpit smashed with little hope of survival for the crew. An earlier list named 17 aboard. the 18th victim was later identified as Miss R. Thompson of Oliver, B C after kin were notified.
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C.P.A
R. Thompson
Oliver, B. C
Barbershop Row Causes Patrolman Desk Frustration
Patrolman James Slutz on duty at the police call desk handles three telephones when a caller complains about losing his barber chair place. After a minute of explanation the man seeks action, but police cannot intervene.
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James Slutz
Strangler 17 Gets Life Term in Murd of 77 Year Old
In Ravenna Ohio a jury convicted Donald Overholt seventeen of second degree murder in the strangling of Linda Hickman seventy seven from Knoxville Tennessee. The verdict carries a mandatory life sentence. Overholt confessed killing her after she annoyed him while he read and ignored orders to stop feeding his collie grapes. His uncles attended. his mother was ill. Hickman’s mother and her ex husband smiled as they left the courtroom and said they would remarry. Attorneys may seek a new trial next week. sentencing likely then.
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Ravenna
Donald Overholt
Linda Hickman
Knoxville
Tenn
Francis Sirk
Hickman
Marie Woods
R. B. Hickman
Overholt
Blake C. Cook
NLRB examiner clears Lewis aide as charges dropped
A Taft Hartley ruling by NLRB trial examiner Arthur Leff finds the three day week imposed on the coal industry in 1949 legal under Taft Hartley and recommends dismissal of most charges against John L. Lewis and the United Mine Workers. He finds illegal conduct by Lewis during negotiations and urges a public order against union officials to discourage discrimination to promote union membership. The recommendations become final if no appeal is filed within 20 days.
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Washington
National Labor Relations Board
John L. Lewis
Arthur Leff
NLRB
Lewis
Leff
United Mine Workers Union
Christmas All Time Records Set In Holiday Business
Christmas season business hit a new high in dollar volume though turnover figures were not available late Saturday. The double holiday will bring family gatherings as major plants close except Republic Steel mills. In sports, Cleveland Browns face Los Angeles Rams in the stadium title match with both teams division leaders. Local entertainment features include Meyers Lake dancing tonight, Moonlight Ballroom, and three first run comedies at Palace Loew's and Ohio theaters with stars Clifton Webb Edmund Gwenn Red Skelton Arlene Dahl Donald O Connors and Jimmy Durante.
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Republic Steel Corp. Mills
Cleveland Browns
Los Angeles Rams
Cleveland Stadium
Browns
Rams
Meyers Lake
Gene Williams
the Palace
Clifton Webb
Edmund Gwenn
Jimmy Durante
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