Bridges Faction Wins ILWU Local 10 Vote
In San Francisco the right wing candidate Phil Sandin defeated Henry Schmidt by about 100 votes to retain leadership of Local 10 with 6,000 members. Bridges and Schmidt, once convicted of perjury over Bridges’ Communist claim, are free on bond awaiting appeal as union members clash over speeches and policy.
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San Francisco
Harry Bridges
Bridges
Phil Sandin
Henry Schmidt
International Longshoremen’s and Warehousemen’s Union
Schmidt
U. S
ILWU
Truman
Lumber barge shipment to Whittier under Army tug
A 208-foot army cargo barge is loaded with finished lumber at the Juneau Lumber Co. dock for shipment to the army installation at Whittier. The barge is towed by the Army tug ATA 241 under Lt. Dewey Stack, an Alaska waters veteran. The tug and barge depart tomorrow afternoon with an 18-man crew onboard.
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Juneau Lumber Co
Whittier
ATA
Dewey Stack
Alaska
Juneau Weather: Snow Intermittent with Cool Temps
Temperatures for 24 hours ending 6:20 AM show Juneau max 34 min 29 at city and airport 32/26. Forecast calls for partly cloudy tonight and cloudy with light snow Wednesday, lows near 28, highs about 32. Precipitation reads trace at city and 0.01 inches at airport in past 24 hours, 2.53 and 35.77 inches since Dec 1 and July 1 respectively.
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Juneau
Trace
Price Czar Faces Limits On Grain Price Controls
Washington price official Di Salle discovers grain and grain-based foods are exempt from control under the current law due to farm lobby exceptions. He must seek congressional changes in January. He plans to target a narrow set of cost of living items, metals, and war materials, while lacking staff and a telephone on arrival.
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Mike di Salle
Washington
di Salle
Congress
Toledo
Ohio
Air National Guard Groups To See Duty
Five Air National Guard groups will be called into Federal service on February 1, with designation of units and bases kept secret for security. Five groups have already been brought into service since October, as the Defense Department adds two ground divisions to the existing four. In Spokane, the 116th Fighter Squadron and the 116th Weather Detachment have been activated, with members reporting to Geiger Field on February 1.
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Washington
Air Force
Air National Guard
Defense Department
National Guard
Spokane
Wash
Ellsworth C. French
French
State Adjutant General's Office
116Th
Geiger Field
Stock Quotations From New York on December 19
Closing quotations show Alaska Juneau mine at 24 percent, American Can 94, American Tel and Tel 150, Anaconda 38, Douglas Aircraft 98, General Electric 4814, General Motors 46, Goodyear 62, Kennecott 75, Libby, McNeill and Libby 8, Northern Pacific 31, Standard Oil of California 83 1/2, Twentieth Century Fox 20, U.S. Steel 4144, Pound at 2.80, Canadian Exchange 94.81. Sales today totaled 3,650,000 shares with averages: Industrials 231.54, Rails 17.28, Utilities 38.99.
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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
Steamer Movements From Seattle and Vancouver Schedules
Baranof remains in port at Seattle and is set to sail westward at 6 o clock this evening. Denali will depart Seattle on Friday. Princess Norah is scheduled to sail from Vancouver on December 30.
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Baranof
Seattle
Denali
Princess Norah
Vancouver
Atlantic Pact nations map new European defense plan
In Brussels the 12 Atlantic Pact nations say Eisenhower will begin in 1951 to organize an international army for Europe. They approve German participation under a centralized command and set up a Defense Production Board to speed up armament manufacture including aircraft ships and tanks.
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Brussels
Belgium
Atlantic Alliance
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Europe
Council of 12 Foreign Ministers
United States
Britain
France
Germany
Defense Production Board
Pact
Baranof Sail Tonight After Seattle Arrival
The Baranof from Seattle brought 23 passengers today and will sail westward at 6 tonight. Master Capt. Carl Nilsen captains the vessel with disembarking travelers including Cecil Burns John Dimond Ida Fay Maude Hamlin Harvey Hildre Robert Larson Ruth Lingley Tillie Martin Betty Martin Fay Midgette R Robertson G E Snead Ken Thibodeau Paul Thomas Lydia Tilson John B Wilkinson Hazel Igtanloc Janice Igtanloc Irving Myron Igtanloc and P R Niere.
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Baranof
Seattle
Carl Nilsen
Cecil H. Burns
John H. Dimond
Ida Fay
Maude Hamlin
Harvey Hildre
Robert Larson
Ruth Lingley
Tillie Martin
Betty Martin
Fay A. Midgette
R. Robertson
Cpl
G. E. Snead
Ken
Acheson Remains On Job Amid Fire Demands
President Truman defended Secretary of State Acheson at a news conference saying he will not dismiss him. He recalled Lincoln’s refusal to dismiss Seward and urged unity amid charges from Republicans over Pacific policy. He warned against personal attacks during the campaign and stressed long standing foreign policy.
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Washington
Truman
Acheson
Congress
Abraham Lincoln
Seward
Dean Acheson
Senate
House
Pacific
Navy bomber missing sparks international search over Pacific
Royal Canadian Air Force units joined U S Navy efforts to locate a missing Neptune patrol bomber and its 11 crew after vanishing during a training mission off Cape Flattery. A Coast Guard cutter and multiple aircraft scoured a 400 mile sea area while distress markers were sighted near McChord and the Puget Sound region.
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Seattle
Royal Canadian Air Force
U.S. Navy
Pacific Ocean
Navy
Washington State
Cape Flattery
Coast Guard
Bonham
McChord Air Force Base
RCAF
Canadian
Washington
Strait of Juan de Fuca
Puget Sound
Truman signals all out mobilization and price controls
President Truman said General Motors car prices will be fixed per the Economic Stabilization Administrator after GM halted 1951 model sales. Alan Valentine ordered a rollback to Dec 1 levels under the Defense Production Act. Lawmakers weigh broader wartime powers as talk turns to mobilization. Meat talks described as exploratory with five packing firms, not imminent price controls. Policymakers debate agency reorganizations and defense contracts renegotiation amid Cold War pressures.
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Washington
Truman
General Motors
General Motors Corporation
Alan Valentine
Valentine
Mr. Truman
Congress
Magnuson
D-Wash
Armed Services Committee
Economic Stabilization Agency
Michael V. Disalle
Eisenhower Named Commander Of New European Forces
President Truman announced Eisenhower as supreme commander of the integrated European Defense Force to be joined by additional American troops. About 100,000 U.S. ground troops and three Air Force groups are currently in Europe, with plans for a larger future buildup. Eisenhower will select his staff and organize an international army to defend Europe from Communist aggression starting early next year.
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Gen. Eisenhower
Europe
Eisenhower
U. S
Washington
Truman
Dwight D. Eisenhower
United States
U.S
Mediterranean
Douglas MacArthur
Far East
Brussels
Ike
United Defense Force
Ground is Given Up by Allies in Hungnam Beachhead
Allied forces faced a push by Communist forces at Hungnam, with the U S Air Force abandoning Yonpo airfield and engineers destroying and disabling assets. North Korean troops strengthened on the east flank as US and allied firepower repelled attacks. Prisoners and reports described looting in Hungnam as civilians fled. Western front remained quiet north of Seoul, while battleships and air campaigns targeted at multiple fronts.
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Associated Press
Hungnam
Korea
U.s.air Force
Yonpo
Army
10Th Corps
Hamhung
Hungham
Seoul
Eighth Army
Missouri
St. Paul
Rochester
Eisenhower outlines plans to lead international force
Gen Dwight D Eisenhower announced he will depart for Europe near year start to organize the new supreme command role for an international peace force. He will be joined by Lt Gen Alfred M Gruenther as his chief of staff and spoke at a St Louis press conference during a Christmas trip.
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ST. Louis
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Europe
Alfred M. Gruenther
U.S. Army
Eisenhower
Denver
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