Korean pastor urges arms from United Nations forces
South Korea's Pastor David Chung, a Presbyterian leader from Seoul, urged U N troops to supply arms to fight Communists, recalling church destruction in Seoul and saying Christians faced arrests as North Korea invaded. He blamed early South Korean reversals on lack of weapons and warned that Christians suffered while leaders in Pyongyang were connected to the government. Chung, visiting Canadian troops, described mass emigration of Christian leaders and asserted the Western Christian influence remains strong despite isolation prior to the war.
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Toronto
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Seoul
South Korea
Chung
North Korea
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Kim
Gung
Pyongyang
Korea
Effort Made To Speed Civil Defense
The Senate moved to approve a civil defense bill authorizing 3.1 billion dollars for 14 three year periods with 56 percent funded by the federal government and state and local bodies covering the rest. It would empower a civil defense administrator to seize property and take emergency actions, including designating critical areas for bomb shelters, with MiNard Caldwell Jr. expected to lead subject to Senate confirmation.
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Senate
Civil Defense
Kefanger
D-Tenn
Witte
Kefauver
Tait (Ronto
MiNard Caldwell Jr
Trusman
Atomic Defense Urged At Hendersonville Meeting
Hendersonville December meeting of Rotary and Kiwanis clubs heard Civilian Defense Director EZ Jones warn an atomic attack could strike at any hour. He urged citizens to act seriously, saying Russia reportedly has 150 atomic bombs and defense must be mobilized regardless of confidence in defenses.
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Hendersonville
Hiusta
United States
Jones
North Carolina
Russia
Santa Says A Tortome Beat The Rabbit
A playful holiday note warns Bunny kept taking a nap. Santa cautions not to let Christmas catch you napping while the tortome fights the rabbit in a lighthearted scene.
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Bunny
Toma
Russians Push Atomic Program Warning Hastens Defense Outlays
Congress moved to approve the vast defense program after a grim warning from Atomic Energy Chair Gordon Dean that Russia is expanding its atomic efforts. Senate Appropriations heard details of Russia’s activity and plans, as defense costs near 45.9 billion dollars for the coming year.
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Washington
Russia
Gordon Dean
Atomic Energy Commission
Senate Appropriations Committee
Dean
House
Senate House
Refugees Moved From Hungnam Port As Red Wrath Tapers
Nearly 2,000 North Korean refugees are moved from the Hungnam beachhead with 300 officials and prominent supporters among them rerouted under special orders to the 10th Corps. South Korean LSTs transport crowds to southern ports while authorities screen entrants for potential Red influence. Refuges wait in long lines, many facing uncertain futures as they cross from UN held towns toward safety.
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Korea
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10Th Corps
Himgnam
Army
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Frongyang
Hung- Ram
Plans to meet emergency hit Washington
Caught in a home-for-Christmas exodus, a large portion of President Truman's emergency mobilization legislation stalled as House leaders delayed action on bids to grant broader powers and authorize union shop rail labor. Senate House conferees must resolve differences on 3.2 billion and 20 billion measures before White House passage.
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Truman
House
Senate House
Howse
Senate
White House
Local Temperature Report and December Rainfall Note
Readable fragments indicate a local weather note with December rainfall figures. Mentioned are a total rainfall near 7.79 inches, plus partial values 1.37 inches and 55 packs something else. The text is garbled but centers on weather data for a Western county during December.
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Eticic
Thieves Steal Lumber Supply From Lucia Lot
A lumber theft reported by Sheriff’s office says thieves hauled away enough material to build a house. From a Highway 16 lot a frame house nearby was targeted. Plainclothes Officer Groves noted 220 two by fours and 67 four by fours were taken, with red lumber sawed and ready. Informant Mey Chath Killian reported the loss.
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Sheriff's Office
Highway 16
E. H. Groves
West
Mey Chath Killian
Germans Seek Freedom If Troops Fight In New World Order
Bonn reports two thirds of Germany and the western powers brace for long talks on swapping German troops for near independence in the Allied occupied zone. Adenauer says a big step forward in plans to include West German forces in a 1,004,000 man defense against Soviet aggression. Commissions to study troop size and Bonn allied relations precede any formal commitments or independence, with months of negotiations ahead.
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Germany
West Germany
Konrad Adenauer
France
United States
Britain
Europe
Brussels
Russia
Navy Eyes Next Jumbo Aircraft Carrier Plan
Vice Admiral Lynde McCormick disclosed in Senate Appropriations hearings that the Navy plans a new large carrier sized between existing big ships and the United States design. The project aims to fit within a $20 billion emergency defense package approved by Congress, with past liquidation costs around $10 million for the abandoned United States hull.
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Navy
United States
Defense Johnson
Lynde McCormick
Naval Operations
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Senate Appropriations Committee
House-Senate
McCormick
High Record Set By New Tax Bill
Washington reports a Senate House conference committee pushed for quick agreement on a measure to lift the United States tax load to a historic high. The plan would raise corporate taxes by over 3 billion dollars, including a 1 percent or 77 percent excess profits levy, to fund defense and curb inflation. President Truman signals possible action by nightfall, though delays loom as lawmakers weigh the House and Senate versions.
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Truman
Washington
Senate House
America
George
Senate Finance Committee
Senate
Congress
Conference Committee
Acheson Faces Senate Quiz On Atlantic Pact Defense
Secretary of State Acheson testifies before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on American troop commitments in Europe and support from other UN members for Korea. President Truman touts soon joint training of Pact nations, while lawmakers press for clear plans and Western European resolve to share defense duties.
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Acheson
Europe
United Nations
Korea
Senate- Foreign Relations Committee
Brussels
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Truman
White House
Free World
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Congress
Casualty Lists Show Different War Updates in Korea
Washington and Gen. MacArthur camps diverge on casualty details. MacArthur’s report lists casualties by American divisions for a two week period ending December 12, while the Defense Department releases only total figures not broken down by unit. The department cites verification delays and the risk of exposing unverified data to the enemy.
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Dec
Tokyo
Douglas MacArthur
Defense Departiment
Chinese reject truce proposal and begin drive
Chinese leaders dismissed UN cease fire terms and insisted on three demands including foreign troop withdrawal. Reports say Red forces shelled and attacked UN positions near Chuncheon and along parallel 38, signaling a possible major offensive. MacArthur warned of a major Chinese offensive as forces mass near the Hungnam beachhead with rockets deployed in defense.
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Korea
38Th Parallel
United Nations
Peiping
Red
Chou En- Lai
Fecmena
U. N
Tekys
Keres
MacArthur
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