Ike urges German troops for Atlantic Army defense
General Eisenhower told the North Atlantic Council that if Russia attacks the Atlantic Pact Army it will fight. He urged speed, a concerted effort, and German troops to create a defensible stalemate in Western Europe while stressing the need for justice and broad Allied unity.
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Rome
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Russia
Atlantic
Atlantic Pact
Western
Europe
Eisenhower
North Atlantic Treaty Council of Foreign, Defense, and Finance
Germany
Alfred M. Gruenther
North Atlantic
Syria Army Chief Seizes Control in Damascus Coup
Syria’s Col Adeeb Shishakli toppled the short live anti-western government in a lightning coup. Troops seized communications and the defense post while the army pledged internal security and urged calm. Dawalibi’s cabinet faced dismissal as Shishakli argued the crisis demanded military control.
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Damascus
Syria
Adeeb Shishakli
Shishakli
Middle East
United States
Britain
France
Turkey
Maaruf Dawalibi
People's Party
Russia
Shishaki
Dawalibi
A Shishakli
Tawalibi
Christmas Lights On Tomorrow In Ely Park
Elyria opens the 1951 Christmas season with a lights turnout in Ely Park and a personal visit from Santa at 7 p.m. A throne beside the park pool hosts meet and greet with the children. Treasure Hunts in 40 downtown windows offer gifts worth 2 to 5 dollars. Santa’s appearance is part of a broader holiday pageant amid store decorations and a Kiwanis Salvation Army Ton of Money kettle kickoff.
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Santa Claus
Ely Park
St. Nick
Elyria
Santa
Ely‘tla
Lana
John Sarnavsky
H. H. Meister Company
Pibul
Ved
Pridi Phanomjong
Communist
China
Peiping
Elyrians
Salvation Army
Kettle
Kres‘ge
Broad Street
Kiwanis Club
Burton Johnson
County urged to maintain township roads for efficiency
County Engineer Donald E. Patterson recommended that the county take over township road maintenance to cut costs and improve roads. He noted Ohio law blocks the move but cited examples where townships authorize county crews and pay from township funds. Patterson urged modernization of road statutes to enable efficient maintenance.
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Donald E. Patterson
Patterson
Ohio
Lorain County
Nine Men Called For Induction In Ohio Watchdog Row
In Columbus Ohio nine draft registrants were called up for induction and sent to Cleveland for processing as part of a three day parent education planning session. Washington reported a Defense Production Administration watchdog group warned that military production is behind schedule due to design changes and machine tool shortages. Senate preparedness subcommittee noted civilian production cuts and urged a balance between butter and guns as national defense needs rise.
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Columbus
Ohio
Washington
Senates Department
Elyria
Defense Production Administration
Cleveland
Suled
Wilson
DPA
Jncal
Nead Manly Fleischmann
Civiquotas
Regis
Charles E
Delbert Cartwright
House
Senate Umbia
Defense
Subcommittee
Lyndon B. Johnson
Texas
Doctor Reddick Moves to Cambridge Psychiatric Post
Dr. R. H. Reddick, removed from Apple Creek State Hospital after criticizing its operation, resigns to become a psychiatrist at Eastern Shore State Hospital in Cambridge Maryland.
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Maryland
Columbus
R. H. Reddick
Apple Creek State Hospital
Eastern _ Shore State Hospital
Cambridge
Imd
Pope Receives Snyder in Special Audience
Pope Pius XII granted a special audience to Secretary of the Treasury John W Snyder in Rome today. The meeting highlighted ongoing financial and diplomatic discussions between the Vatican and the United States.
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Pope
Snyder
Rome
Pope Pius XII
Secretary of the Treasury
John W Snyder
Caudle Says He Took Commission For Airplane Sale
Caudle testified he accepted a $5,000 commission during his tenure as top tax prosecutor for the sale of a Lockheed Lodestar to a man linked to a tax fraud case. He said Attorney General McGrath approved the deal in fall 1950. The plane was sold after indictment of two taxpayers and to an investigator for Aaron and Friedus.
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Washington
T. Lama
Caudle
House
Ways and Means
J. Howard McGrath
McGrath
W. A. Stonnell
Jarry Knohl
Knohl
Stonwell
New York
Samuel Aaron
Jacob Friedus
Subcommittee
Adrian Ww.DeWind
Justice Department
Aaron
Friedus
DeWind
Valley View
Bureau
Beckett
Nine Square Fort, Quad and Engine Co
510 West Avenue
The
Elyria Board of Education
Truman Comment Expected Today
President Truman to address reporters at 4 pm EST in Key West as he clarifies no orders to halt fighting in Korea and reiterates that a cease fire requires an armistice. Ridgway HQ statement confirms no cease fire from Far East Command or Eighth Army.
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Key West
Fla
Truman
Korea
Far East
Defense Department
Matthew B. Ridgway
Far Eastern Command
8Th Army
Hopeful Callers Get Bad News War Not Over
The Chronicle Telegram switchboard buzzed with calls after reports claimed the Korea war had ended. United Press clarified that ground fighting had ceased while air and naval operations continued.
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Chronicle-Telegram
Korea
New York
United Press
Armistice Talks See Partial Korean Red Concessions
At Panmunjom the Communists softened demand for immediate foreign troop withdrawal. Vice Admiral Joy pressed Nam Il for staged reductions, while both sides eyed a timetable and prisoner exchange. Five agenda items remain, with Dec. 27 target for a final cease fire.
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Panmunjon
Korea
C. Turner Joy
U.N
Joy
Nam Ni
Reds Committee
Almorrow
E.S.T
Washington
Reds
South Korea
Tean
iNo
Nam Il
Nam
Nami
USN
Two Elyria youths enlist in Regular Army
Two 19 year old men from the Elyria area enlisted in the Regular Army here on Tuesday and have been sent to Fort Meade Maryland for processing. Dale P. Yost and Bard R. Sullinger of RD 1 Elyria each enlisted for three years, announced by Sgt H V Schwartz, local Army air force recruiter.
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Elyria
Pt Meade, Md
Set. H. V. Schwartz
Army
Air Force
Dale P. Yost
Bard R. Sullinger
RD 1
8th Army to fight only if attacked amid Korea fighting
Artillery fire resumes on the western front after an informal cease-fire while the 8th Army maintains a no offensive policy. In the east, full scale fighting erupts with UN forces recapturing ground after Communist assaults northwest of Yanggu.
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Setetttee
Carey Ulugels Wei
Tremely
Western Front
van Fleet
Yanggu
United Nations
DN Command
Pyongyang
Avon Couple Learn Son Missing in Korea From Defense
Avon residents Mr. and Mrs Nils Poulsen report their son Cpl. George Poulsen 27 is missing in action in Korea since October 16. A Rocky River High School graduate, he entered service September 1950 with Co A of the 5th Cavalry Regiment. He had written October 14 saying he had lost belongings while aiding wounded. The Poulsens have another son Walter in Fairview who served in the Seabees in World War II.
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Avon
Nils Poulsen
Avon Center Road
Department of Defense
George Poulsen
Korea
Cpl
Poulsen
5Th Cavalry Regiment
Rocky River High School
Black Cement
Berea
Poulsens
Walter
Fairview
Seabees
South Pacific
Ridgway Lowers Estimated American Atrocities Toll
Tokyo Gen. Matthew Ridgway reduced American victim estimates to under 6,000, clarifying discrepancies between 8,000 and 6,090 tallies. The Army statement cites four month gap between reports and new evidence shifting POW murder counts, noting the 6,090 total excludes South Koreans and some non Americans. Public notices and ads clutter the text.
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Tokyo
Matthew B. Ridgway
Supreme Commander
United Nations
Ridgway
Welfare Officials Attend Washington Conference
State Welfare Director John H. Lamneck and four assistants represented COLUMBUS in Washington to open the American Public Welfare Association annual three day conference.
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Columbus
John H. Lamneck
Washington, D.C
American Public Welfare Association
Orders Not Of U. S. Origin In Korea Cease Fire
Washington officials said that the short lived Korea cease fire orders did not originate in the United States. Gen James Van Fleet said misinterpretation of his orders led to a temporary halt in fighting. American troops would stay in Korea for some time even if an armistice is signed due to distrust of the Communists.
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Washington
Korea
Ths
James A. van Fleet
8Th Army
Juli
United Nations
van Fleet
Defense Department
U. S
South Korea
Cleveland Police Chief Dies At 69
George Matowitz, Cleveland police chief since 1930, died of cancer at 69 after a four month illness. A native of Czechoslovakia, he came to the United States at age six, joined the force as a petrolman in 1905, and rose to the top through six mayors amid efforts to make the post a political appointment. He held the position longer than any other binary police chief in the country.
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Cleveland
George Matowitz
Matowitz
Czechos
Slovakia
Inflation press off says chamber seeks end to controls
The Chamber of Commerce of the United States stated inflationary pressures are off and called for immediate abolition of price and wage controls.
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Washington
Chamber of Commerce of the
United States
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