U S Seeks Spain as Ally Against Communism
Washington reports the United States may end its five year boycott with Spain and seek alliance against communism. Spain could host bases enabling aircraft to range across Europe Africa and the Atlantic. Truman names Stanton Griffis and Franco ally Jose Felix Lequerica to improve relations.
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Washington
U. S
Spain
Francisco Franco
Europe
Pyrennes
Africa
Atlantic
Mediterranean
United States
Truman
Stanton Griffis
Generalissimo Franco
Jose Felix Lequerica
Griffis
Paramount Pictures, Inc
Brentano’s Book Stores
Lee Tire & Rubber Co
England
Sweden
Finland
Portugal
Office of War Information
Motion Picture Bureau
Foreign Economic Administration
American Red Cross
G O P Leaders Plan Strategy For 1952 Elections
Washington AP December 28 The Republican national committee will meet January 26 to plan strategy for winning the 1952 presidential and Congressional elections. The session follows gains in the November elections and targets defending 20 Senate seats, aiding 199House incumbents, capturing up to 12 Democratic Senate seats, winning at least 39 Democratic House seats, and building a two party system in the South.
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Washington
Republican National Committee
Congress
Senate
House
Guy Gabrijelson
South
Wild crane interrupts Wis. fisherman's catch in boat
In West Bend Wisconsin a hungry crane ruined an angler’s day. Richard Erler had been keeping big trout, but the crane swooped into the boat and ate the prized fish after swallowing small ones Erler released.
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West Bend
Wis
Richard
Erler
Weather Outlook for Canton and Vicinity
Mostly sunny today with a probable high of 25 to 30 degrees. Tonight and Friday expect increasing clouds and not so cold conditions with a low of 10 to 15 degrees and a chance of snow Friday. Temperatures elsewhere in Ohio show a thaw from a recent deep cold, with lows around 15 to 20 tonight and some stations reporting record lows yesterday.
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Ohio
Weatherman
Mercury
Mansfield
Bucyrus
Salem
Associated Press
Akron
Bismarck
Boston
Chicago
Cincinnati
Cleveland
Columbus
Dayton
Detroit
Miami
St. P
New York
Pittsburgh
San Francisco
Toledo
Washington
Canton
Fair
Jeep Clears Ice for Skating in Canton
Canton recreation director Clif ford W. Schnake says a city snowplow jeep is now used on the lagoon at Monument Park to remove snow from ponds. Wet snow has left rough patches while other areas are smoother, delaying full skating use until the jeep could operate.
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City Recreation
Canton
Clifford W. Schnake
Monument Park
Mr. Schnake
Red China Korea conquest may collide with Soviet aims
Government strategists say China’s campaign in Korea could trigger a rift with the Soviet Union over which nation leads Asia. Informants assessing Korea for U S policy note possible Moscow Peiping dissension, with experts cautious about firm predictions.
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Red
China
Korea
Washington
Russia
Asia
U.S
Wu Hsiu-chuan
United Nations’ Security Council
Canton Council Weighs Air Pollution Cooperation
Council discussed a letter from Mr. Moore noting cooperation gaps with certain businesses on air pollution. He warned lack of cooperation could push Canton to adopt penalties. The message praised the educational program and recommended fuel and equipment changes. The letter went to Public Property. a Baker resolution on board appointment and ordinance adequacy was sent to the board.
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Canton
Moore
Public Property Committee
Herbert D. Baker
Nichols
Baker
Subzero cold grips wide swath across states
Weather across the Northeast and Southeast yielded record lows with New York enduring a fourth straight day of subzero readings. Ohio logged subzero temps while Big Moose New York hit 35 below. a power line fault in upstate NY left thousands without heat for five hours. Caribou Maine dropped to -20 yesterday, then -3 today. several southern cities saw freezing rain and varied low temperatures. A Mississippian, Steve Rimmer of Kosciusko, froze to death after his car became stuck on a muddy road.
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New York
Ohio
Salem
Bucyrus
Big Moose
Adirondacks
Upstate
Onondaga and
Oswego County
New England
Caribou
Concord
N. H
Westfield
Mass
Hartford
Greensboro
N. C
Memphis
Charleston
S. C
New Orleans
Tampa
Miami
Steve Rimmer
Kosciusko, Miss
Betty Hutton Sues Briskin for Cruelty in Divorce Case
Betty Hutton files her second divorce suit against Theodore S. Briskin, camera maker, in Santa Monica. The 28 year old seeks custody of daughters Lindsay four and Candice two, amid ongoing matrimonial disputes and a reconciliation noted in 1950.
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Santa Monica
Calif
Betty Hutton
Theodore S. Briskin
Miss Hutton
Lindsay
Candice
Jet Interceptors Guard New York Area at High Readiness
F-94 jet planes on a 24 hour round the clock standby alert guard New York City and the Industrial East. Lockheed interceptors with radar operate from McGuire Air Force Base and other Eastern Air Defense Command bases. Top speed exceeds 600 mph and service ceiling over 45 000 feet.
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Itchel Field
N. Y
New York City
Air Force
McGuire Air Force Base
Fort Dix
N. J
Eastern Air Defense Command
Asian Nations Seek U N Talks On East Issues
Asian nations at the United Nations press the United States to negotiate with Communist China for a settlement of all Far East political problems. They seek to end the Korean war without a military knockout and urge concessions such as withdrawing U S troops from Korea and the Formosa fleet. A 12 power push for political talks was shelved after Peiping rejected the cease-fire proposal.
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Korea
Formosa
Tibet
Nepal
Indo-China
Japan
Asia
Russia
Moscow
Douglas MacArthur
Andrei Y. Vishinsky
Vishinsky
North Korea
U.N
U. S
U.N. Assembly
Red China
Peiping
Afghanistan
Burma
Egypt
India
Iran
Iraq
Indonesia
Lebanon
Pakistani
Saudi Arabia
Syria
Yemen
Third Change Prompts Ohio Liquor Enforcement Reassignments
All nine Ohio enforcement chiefs will have new chiefs on January 2 as part of the third major reassignment since officials took office two years ago. Six agents in charge and 54 investigators are rotated. Canton gains one agent while three personnel face demotions or resignations. Weaver remains area supervisor over Cleveland Akron Canton districts. Rutkowski cites aim to spark vigor and interest across districts.
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Mr. Hine
Sheriff's Office
Joe Nist
Dick France
Europe
Office of Strategic Services
Cincinnati
Ohio
Liquor Department
Canton
Nicholas A. Sisler
Robert Coffey
Curtis Smith
MacArthur cites Chinese unit deployment near U.S. line
General MacArthur notes Chinese Communist forces including the 20th 26th 27th armies and units from the 24th 30th 32nd armies near the U.S. 10th Corps perimeter in northeast Korea in mid December. He says projections assume these units will continue to operate in the area.
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Korea
MacArthur
Romans Introduced Professional Soldier Pay System
The text notes that soldiers were first organized on a professional basis by the Romans who established payment for military service.
Critic Slams City Garbage Service in Council Vote
Councilman Robert N. McAbee referred a resolution to Mayor Thomas H. Nichols demanding a report on the city garbage collection breakdown. The measure urges immediate fixes, questions funding, and suggests private collectors if equipment shortages persist. The meeting also backed back pay of about 200 dollars to Garbage Superintendent Charles Lee after an overpayment error.
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Robert N. McAbee
Thomas H. Nichols
McAbee
Judiciary Committee
Charles Lee
U S Red Rallies Use Iron Curtain
About 2 600 delegates attended three rallies in New York area sessions blasting American rearmament and U S troop presence. The Rockland Palace Upper Manhattan hosted 1 500 attendees while 600 gathered in Brooklyn and 500 in the Bronx. Closed sessions kept location secret as the convention continued through Saturday.
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New York
U. S
Asia
Rockland Palace
Upper Manhattan
Brooklyn
Aperion Manor
Hunts Point Palace
The
Bronx
Dover Marine 22nd Area Killed in Action
Corp Frederick A. Ley 20 of Red Hill Dover is listed as 131st area casualty. He died November 29 serving with the First Marine Division in Korea. Former Mineral City and Dover high school student enlisted 1948, trained at Pagris Island and Camp Lejeune, overseas since September. Survived by parents, six siblings, two grandmothers, with 89 wounded and 20 missing among area casualties.
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Canton
Corp
Frederick A. Ley
Fred Ley
Red Hill
RD 1
Dover
First Marine Division
Korea
Mineral City
Pagris Island
Camp Lejune
S. C
Move To Stop Archer's Pay Defeated 10-2
A Wednesday city council meeting featured a dispute over excusing archer family members from a meeting for pay. CaChat moved to split the question to block Mrs Archer's payment while not excusing Mr Sterling. The issue ended when CaChat withdrew the motion amid council rules questions.
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Allan C
Sterling
Esther M. Archer
Myron G. van Nostran
Herbert D. Baker
Ira A. Casper
John Scanlon
CaChat
Mr. CaChat
Mr. Casper
Fairless Works to Add Massive Steel and Tin Output Plant
U S Steel plans a Tidewater Delaware River plant opposite Trenton with 1 200 000 tons pig iron capacity, 1 800 000 tons basic steel from nine open hearth furnaces, and 170 000 tons of tin mill products. Site acquired largely from Pennsylvania Railroad on 3900 acres. ore from Orinoco in Venezuela to be used alongside other foreign and domestic ore. Certificates of necessity and 32 defense plant expansions enable rapid tax write offs and five year amortization. steel industry totals exceed 1 000 000 000 in tax certificates to date. Colds hit U S inhabitants in three waves.
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U. S. Steel
Pennsylvania Railroad
Tidewater
Delaware River
Trenton
N. J
Fairless Works
Orinoco Mining Co
Venezuela
Olds
National Securities Resources Board
War Casualty List Up 1 904
Casualties in the Korean War rose to 38,325 through December 22, an increase of 1,904 since the prior week. DoD notes this reflects only notices sent to next of kin, not all losses. Death toll 6,432 with 5,742 KIA, 684 died of wounds, 6 MIAs. Wounded 27,012. missing 5,571. Army 32,066. Navy 429. Air Force 306. Marine Corps 5,524.
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Washington
U. S
Department of Defense
Navy
Air Force
Marine Corps
City Deliberates Fire Prevention Ordinance
Chief Maloney was summoned from a council meeting where members debated a fire prevention ordinance to supplement current measures. The proposal, part of city law recodification, was approved in committee but tabled after further study was urged by Councilman Carl F. Klein and moved by Councilman Ralph C. Frerichs.
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Maloney
Police Fire and Judiciary Committee
Carl F. Klein
Ralph C. Frerichs
Man Burned Seriously While Smoking in Bed
A 68-year-old Canton man, John W. Barr, remained on the danger list at Mercy Hospital after a Wednesday fire at Taft House, 616 4th St NW. He suffered first to third degree burns to arms, face, and body after dropping a match on papers in his third floor room while smoking in bed. the blaze destroyed the mattress and bedclothes and damaged wallpaper before firefighters extinguished it. Helen Hunsicker and Ivan Cooper assisted in removing him after breaking the door down.
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Canton
Mercy Hospital
John W. Barr
Barr
Taft House
4Th St NW
Helen Hunsicker
Ivan Cooper
Louisville Residence Destroyed by Blaze
A house south of Louisville was destroyed by a fire at 2 30 p m yesterday amid freezing weather and a frozen water pump. Fire Chief C C Shoemaker said the frozen water tank on a second truck hindered efforts, limiting equipment use. Damages were about 8000 with 6500 for the building and 1500 for contents, partially insured for 5500 and 500 respectively. No cause has been determined.
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Louisville
John Forgotch
South Nickel Platest
C. C. Shoemaker
Shoemaker
Salem Woman Fatally Burned in Blazing Home
Mrs. Minnie Beck, 80, of RD 1 Salem, died after her Damascus road house burned to the ground. She was carried from the blaze by nephew Henry Jones to Central Clinic Hospital. Fire cause undetermined as subzero temperatures near 21 below zero were reported.
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Salem
Minnie Beck
RD 1
Damascus Rd
Here
Central Clinic
Henry Jones
Lake name corrected after research on origin
LANSING Michigan municipal officials report Mullett Lake has received its final name confirmation from the state geographic names committee after research showed the lake was named for a man, not a mullet fish.
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Lansing
Mich
State Committee On Geographic Names
Worst of Cold Left Behind in Korea Retreat
United Nations troops faced the harsh winter in Korea as they withdrew from the northeast front below the 38th parallel. Cold, ice, and mountain conditions battered both sides, with frostbite and freezing temperatures shaping the campaign more than enemy fire. Re-equipping with winter gear followed the Hungnam evacuation, as UN forces prepared for two months of winter conditions still to come.
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Tokyo
United Nations
Korea
Pacific
United States
Chanjin Reservoir
N. A
Hungnam
38Th Parallel
Truman To Get Wilson Award
The Woodrow Wilson Foundation will honor President Truman with the Wilson award for distinguished service becoming the first U.S. president to receive it. Presentation is set for January 10 at the White House, honoring his leadership in strengthening the United Nations and collective security in Korea, with support for Secretary of State Acheson in defending the free world within the UN framework.
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New York
INS
Woodrow Wilson Foundation
Truman
United States
Lord Robert Cecil
Wilson
Eleanor Wilson McAdoo
White House
Harry D. Gideonse
Foundation
United Nations
Gideonse
Korea
U.N. Security Council
State Acheson
Free World
Local Serviceman Describes Retreat In Letter to Wife
A Canton wife received a long letter from her husband Pfc Yuri Bland of the 17th Regimental Combat Team detailing a brutal retreat across Korean mountains. He described a 13 hour 7 mile trek, Chinese forces overrunning the battery, and heavy casualties as they crossed toward Manchuria. He recalled walking most of the way, fears for delayed Christmas packages, and urged prayers for all soldiers. Bland enlisted in 1949, trained at Fort Knox, served at Camp Hood, and departed from Camp Stoneman before heading to Korea via Camp Bender in Japan.
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Canton
Yuri Bland
Robin Ct SE
Wurl Bland
Hamhung
Pfe
Bland
Korea
Pfc
Ft. Knox
Camp Hood
Tex
United States
Camp Stoneman
Calif
Camp Bender
Japan
White Sands National Monument: a gypsum dune wonder
New Mexico hosts White Sands National Monument covered in miles of pure white gypsum sand dunes, shaping a striking desert landscape and popular tourist draw.
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New Mexico
White Sands National Monument
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Canton and Vicinity
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Akron-Canton
Jeep
Council
Ted Briskin
Philippines
Alaska
Stark County
Frank French
Weather Bureau
Annette Island
Northland
Dover Marine
Stark
U. N
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