Allies Hold Beachhead Under Curtain of Fire
Democratic leaders rally behind Secretary of State Acheson as GOP pressure grows for his ouster. Rumors say Truman might swap roles by naming Chief Justice Vinson to State, with McGrath and Clark Clifford potential successors, amid Capitol discussions.
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Washington
Acheson
Truman
Senate
House
Congress
Fred Vinson
Supreme Court
McGrath
Clark Clifford
Sitka Bank Man's Car Gets Two Hits on Home Stretch
Harvey G. Brown, Sitka bank manager, after driving about 6,000 miles across Seattle and Snoqualmie Pass, had his car side swiped and then rear hit within five minutes. He said damage was negligible and noted driving hazards are few compared to the home stretch.
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Sitka Bank
Seattle
Harvey G. Brown
Sitka
Alaska
Snoqualmie Pass
Moore
Gastineau
Washington leaders meet at White House on national emergency
The president reports on the National Emergency as Congressional and Cabinet leaders gather in the White House. Secretary of State Acheson sits opposite GOP critics Taft Bridges and Wherry, who term their opposition constructive. War cooperation discussions mark the session with Wiley Kin and Millikin noted as sympathetic.
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White House
Acheson
Taft, Bridges
New Hampshire
Wherry
Nebraska
Bridges
Secretary of State
Wiley
Wisconsin
Millikin
Colorado
Joe Martin
Massachusetts
Taft
Jet Downed MiG by Sabres Over Korean Front
At an advance U S air base in Korea on December 18 a fastest jet fighter the F 86 Sabre scored a clear victory in a five minute dogfight against four MiG 15s ten miles south of Sinuiju. Lt Col Bruce Hinton of Stockton California shot down a MIG 15 while Col John Meyer praised the Sabre as the finest airplane ever.
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U.S
Korea
America
Sinuiju
Bruce H. Hinton
Stockton
Manchurian
Search for missing Mrs Hibbard ends as she returns home
Early morning search by Juneau volunteers failed to find Mrs Florence Hibbard on Perseverance Mine Road. She returned to town shortly before midnight after a daytime outing with John Moore on Basin Road. Moore reported conflicting returns, and police planned further questioning.
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Juneau
Perseverance
Mrs. Hibbard
Engineer John Adams heads to Seattle for holidays
John Adams an engineer with the Alaska Public Works left Sunday for Seattle to spend holidays with his family and visit his mother in Bellingham Washington. He expects to return about January 15.
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John Adams
Alaska Public Works
Seattle
Bellingham
Wash
Atlantic Pact Talks urged quick Western defense unity
In Brussels on December 18, U S Army Secretary Frank Pace said Allied nations are far from ready to resist a Communist assault and urged speed in forming a unified European Army. Pace warned that Germany must be persuaded to rearm and join the international force, as West German leaders voiced resistance and potential opposition from domestic parties loomed.
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Brussels
Belgium
U.S. Army
Frank Pace
North Atlantic
Europe
Pace
U.S
U.S. Defense
George C. Marshall
Kurt Schumacher
Duesseldorf
Konrad Adenaur
Passengers and cargo carried by Pacific Northern Airlines
Over the weekend Pacific Northern Airlines carried fifty one passengers including eighteen to the westward and fifteen to other points. An outbound flight carried 2500 pounds of Christmas cargo. Passengers listed include F Wanberg and many others with destinations Anchorage Cordova or Yakutat and several accompanying parties.
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Pacific Northern Airlines
Anchorage
F. Wanberg
Sthel Watson
Len Johnson
Joe Brione
Darrell Purnell
George Hale
D. W. Hunt
C. M. Lynch
Robert Simpson
West Altenburg
Cledamae Cammock
Maj
D. Cameroon
T. M
Ruth Williams
Vera Knickerbocker
Sam Dick
Charles Broun
Martha Totland
Auto Tags On Sale In Juneau City Clerk’s Office
Automobile license tags are now on sale at the Juneau City Clerk office. People seeking special numbers are calling early, with about ten sold so far. Windshield stickers for out of town cars are not yet arrived but will be mailed after purchase. The deadline for 1951 auto tags is January 31.
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Juneau
C. L. Popejoy
Popejoy
Cease-Fire Conference Gloom Over Korean Talks
United Nations cease-fire committee offered to meet Chou En-Lai in Peiping or elsewhere for direct Korean peace talks. Lester B. Pearson read a cable saying Wu Hsiu-Chuan had no authority to negotiate. No reply from Peiping yet. Wu hinted China could advise volunteers to return only after surrender of key U.N. demands in Asia.
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Lake Success
U.N
Peiping
Chou En-Lai
China
General Assembly
Lester B. Pearson
Canada
Threeman
Pearson
Chou
Red China
Hero
Wu Hsiu- Chuan
Rau
Wu Hsiu-Chuan
Jam Saheb
Maharajah of
Nawanagar
Korea
Asia
Seventh Fleet
Formosa
Chiang Kai-Shek
Patrol Plane Missing Near Whiby Island NAS
Seattle dispatch reports a Whiby Island Naval Air Station P-2 V patrol plane lacking radio contact since 7 a.m. local time. Coast Guard aircraft attempt radio recovery while fuel for flight to 4 p.m. remains. last contact near Cape Flattery 150 miles northeast of Seattle.
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Seattle
Whiby Island Naval Air Station
Coast Guard
Cape Flattery
Here
United States
Market Quotations From New York Stocks Close Mixed
Closing quotations for Alaska Juneau mine 2 American Can 93 American Tel and Tel 150 Anaconda 38 Douglas Aircraft 92 General Electric 48 General Motors 45 Goodyear 61 Kennecott 75 44 Libby McNeill and Libby 8 Northern Pacific 29 Standard Oil of California 82 U S Steel 41 Canadian Exchange 94 8714. Sales 4,490,000 shares. Averages industrials 231.03 rails 76.01 utilities 39.03.
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New York
Alaska
Juneau
American Can
American Tel
Tel
Anaconda
Douglas Aircraft
General Electric
General Motors
Goodyear
Kennecott
Libby McNeill
Libby
Northern Pacific
Standard Oil of California
Twentieth Century Fox
U.S. Steel
Pound
Canadian Exchange
Mrs Ethel Watson Guest at Baranof Hotel Anchorage
Mrs Ethel Watson of Anchorage is a guest at the Baranof Hotel. This brief society note records her stay with no additional details or events.
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Ethel Watson
Anchorage
Baranof Hotel
Price and wage freeze shaping up amid inflation drive
Washington reports a voluntary price and wage freeze request may be urged by Alan Valentine of the Economic Stabilization Authority. The move seeks to hold levels as of December 1, with compulsory controls possible after recent car price rollbacks. Charles E. Wilson set to lead nationwide mobilization efforts as Truman declares a national emergency, expanding powers under defense mobilization.
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Washington
Alan Valentine
Economic Stabilization Authority
ESA
Valentine
Charles E. Wilson
Wilson
General Electric Co
Truman
Office of Defense Mobilization
Halt Sales 1951 Autos Halt by GM Dealers
General Motors ordered Chevrolet Pontiac and Cadillac dealers to halt selling 1951 model cars received from the factory today or later. The halt follows the government price rollback order tied to Dec 1 levels. Other manufacturers and reviews were not yet clarified.
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Detroit
General Motors Corporation
Chevrolet
Pontiac
Cadillac
Economic Stabilization Agency
Chrysler
Ford
Nash
Washington
White House
The
General Motors
First aerial midwife experience at Ladd Field
In Fairbanks Alaska on December 18 Sg t Bill L Combs of Flight D rescued squadron logged his first experience as an aerial midwife assistant during a return flight to Ladd Field Base. Pilot Major Gordon J Bradburn and co pilot 1st Lt Marvin Schliep assisted as Nurse Gladys Coghill delivered a baby boy midair with Combs aiding the birth. Combs, 24, Kingsley Kansas, said he can cope with any situation.
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Fairbanks
Alaska
Bill L. Combs
Add Air Force Base
Sally Esau
Gladys Coghill
Gordon J. Bradburn
Evanston
Ill
Marvin Schli
Weather Report Juneau Area Temperatures and Snow Expected
Temperatures for 24 hours ending 6 20 this morning in Juneau Max 35 min 30 At Airport Max 31 min 25 Mostly cloudy with intermittent light snow tonight and Tuesday Low 28 High 34 Precipitation totals show traces in Juneau since Dec 1 and 2.53 inches overall since July 1 35.77 inches at City. traces at Airport and 24.96 inches since July 1.
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Weather Report
Juneau
Trace
Airport — Trace
Polio Cases Confirmed in Ketchikan and Territory
The Alaska Department of Health reports three suspected poliomyelitis cases confirmed. Patients are Bobby Hollister, 11, of Ketchikan. Jean Sallee, of Ketchikan. and Teresa Morrison, of Annette. Total Ketchikan cases rise to 16 and Territory total to 66.
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Ketchikan
Alaska
Labor Federation Chief Returns From Alaska Trip
Cledamae Cammock executive secretary of the Territorial Federation of Labor returned to headquarters Saturday after a get acquainted tour of Fairbanks and Anchorage Alaska.
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Cledamae Cammock
Territorial Federation of Labor
Fairbanks
Anchorage
Auto prices roll back is govt order
Detroit report states government ordered a rollback to the December 1 level amid strong objections from car makers and labor. GM Ford and Nash said they would comply. Cadillac halted a planned increase. CIO UAW president Walter Reuther criticized pinpoint price control as discriminatory and said it fails to address rising living costs.
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Detroit
Economic Stabilization Agency
General Motors Corp
Ford Motor Co
Nash Motors
Cadillac
Walter P. Reuther
CIO
United Auto Workers
Reuther
Settlement 15 Expected Now in RR Disputes
Washington December 18 Hope rose for an early settlement of the wage and hour dispute between the railroads and four operating unions. The White House pressed terms while progress seemed to be made even as a 10,000 yardmen strike faded. John R. Steelman kept talks in session and arranged another meeting with union and management across the table for the first time since August. About 100 yardmen in Toledo cited illness as their reason for not reporting.
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Washington
White House
John R. Steelman
Steelman
Toledo
Nagleys Headed South After Talkeetna Trader Tour
Mr and Mrs Nagley of Talkeetna and Anchorage traveled through Juneau on Sunday en route to the States for the winter. They plan stops in San Francisco San Diego and possibly Mexico. Nagley long operated as a Talkeetna trader and owns the Westward Hotel in Anchorage.
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Nagley
Talkeetna
Anchorage
Juneau
States
San Francisco
San Diego
Mexico
Westward Hotel
Warships shell Communist forces at Hungnam beachhead
U S warships and artillery pounded the Hungnam perimeter as the Battle Line around the 10th Corps tightened. Missouri fired one-ton shells while St Paul and Rochester blasted approaches. Maj Gen Almond praised the firepower as effective and decisive amid a lull on the western front. Allied airmen hailed a Sabre victory over Soviet jets near Sinuiju.
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Associated Press
United States
Hungnam
Missouri
10Th Corps
U.S
St. Paul
Rochester
Navy
No Man's Land
Parallel 38
North
South Korea
Steamers Arrival and Departure Times
Baranof from Seattle due at 11 a.m tomorrow. Denali to sail from Seattle Friday. Princess Norah to arrive from Skagway at 8 a.m tomorrow and sail south at 9 a.m. tomorrow.
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Baranof
Seattle
Denali
Princess Norah
Skagway
Chalmers Return From Bethel Trip Stay At Gastineau Hotel
Dr and Mrs Duncan Chalmers of the Alaska Native Service Bethel have returned from a Bethel visit and are now staying at the Gastineau Hotel.
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Duncan Chalmers
Alaska Native Service
Bethel
Gastineau Hotel
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Drew Pearson
Col
John C. Meyer
Newcastle
Del
Forest Hills
N. Y
Atlantic Pact
Commie
Britain
Sale City
Hungnan
United Nations
Hanhung
Changjin Reservoir
Ladd Field
Juneau and
Vicinity
Nagleys South
Edward M. Almond
U.S. Eighth Army
MacArthur
Eighth Army
Chalmers
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