Morale Holds Up Despite Loss In Korea War
Veteran correspondent notes that American morale remains intact in Korea and Japan despite heavy losses and manpower shortfalls. He observes a likely slow retreat in Korea and questions whether the Eighth Army can be rebuilt with Allied divisions. He discusses possible shifts to naval blockade, intensified bombing, and resistance within Korea as the war widens into a broader struggle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Krelman Morin
New York
Korea
Pacific
Japan
Eighth
MacArthur
United Nations
Orient
Peiping
Tibet
United States
U. N
Franklin Opened Drivers Warned On Through Traffic
Franklin Avenue reopened to through traffic today drawing warnings from City Manager A. Roberts and Police Chief C. Phot. Authorities will ticket cars parked in double or angled spots causing congestion as engineers say the change makes Franklin a main artery and raises hazard levels for motorists and pedestrians alike.
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Franklin Avenue
Bay
Franklin
PL A. Roberts
3. C. Phot
Two Children Die In House Fire Tragedy
In Kew Bern Dee, two children Sharron Anne Rehm one month and Milton Thomas Shy seven, died when their home burned as their mother was away at a store. Two siblings escaped the blaze.
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Kew Bern
Dee
Sharron Anne Rehm
Montax
Milton Thomas Shy
Christmas Gift Leads to Fatal Burns in Red Bank
Three year old Virginia Kretowicz W.7 of Red Bank was excited by a Christmas gift a bathrobe. The robe caught fire from an open fireplace at her home on Christmas Day. She died yesterday from burns suffered in the incident.
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Ong Branch
N. J
Virginia Kretowicz
Red Bank
Virginia
West Germany defense talks eyed after holidays
High Commissioner John J. McCloy said discussions on West Germany's role in European defense would resume after the holidays and not be limited by four power talks. He noted German contributions should match capabilities and that no one plans to compel rearmament. He praised 1950 progress and said further German contributions are under study.
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Frankfurt
Germany
P.U
John J. McCloy
West Germany
McCloy
United States
Britain
France
Russia
U.S
Crermany
Alhloy
Slayings as State Worker Tries Suicide in spree
A Craggy man C L Shelton, 25, shot dead his stepson, mother-in-law and brother-in-law in a shooting spree yesterday afternoon near Asheville. He wounded another relative and then shot himself in the head twice, later held on an open murder charge. Shelton had separated from his wife about a week earlier after a quarrel and had previously attempted to choke her.
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Asneville
State Highway Commission
C.L. Shelton
Craggy
Sheriff's Department
Shelton
mMepsan
Harold Sheten
Dora Pittman
Freimas Pittman
Stokes Pittman
Alle
Grady Pittman
Marie
Pittman
Assant
Wholesale Food Prices Rise Sharply in Week
The Dund& Bradstreet wholesale food price index jumped to 6.90, the year’s sharpest rise, up 20.6 percent from $5.72 a year ago. The index tracks the cost of a pound each of 31 common foods, with gains in wheat, oats, butter, cheese, beans, potatoes, and lambs, while flour, beef, cottonseed, and eggs fell.
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New York
Dund& Bradstreet
Red China Could Field A 12 Million Man Army By 1951
Hong Kong dispatch notes Communist China may muster a fighting force of 12,000,000 by year end 1951, with a regular army of 5,000,000 and 5,000,000 irregulars. A mobilization drive announced December 12 aims to add about 2,000,000 next year as workers and students are urged into military training.
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Hong Kong
China
Red China
Peiping
America
Coast Guard orders security rules for ports and ships
The Coast Guard imposed broad port and ship security regulations to screen subversives from maritime work. Commandant Merlin O'Neil ordered immediate effect amid a West Coast port strike threat. Union leaders expelled from CIO attacked the plan, aiming to weaken readiness for Korea supplies.
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Washington
Coast Guard
Merlin O'Neil
Korea
CIO
Admiral O'Neill
Seads
Harry Bridges
International Longshoremen and Warehousemen's
WLWU
Hugh Bryson
Marine Cooks and Stewards Union
MCSU
Doctor Fatally Burned In Home Collision in Lyman South Carolina
Dr. Perry Workman, 43, died after his bed caught fire at his office home in Lyman. He escaped to the ground floor before collapsing and died later at a local hospital, according to Sheriff B B Brockman.
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Lyman. S. C
Perry Workman
B. B. Brockman
Focal
Senate probes RFC politics and personnel purges
Senate investigators opened a probe into political intrigue at the Reconstruction Finance Corp as an RFC shelfing of employees over political views emerged. The inquiry follows L B Glidden the Dallas loan chief resigning claiming authority was undercut by an ally of a White House aide.
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Washington
Senate
Reconstruction Finance Corp
Ar Rec
L. B. Glidden
RFC
Dallas, Tex
Glidden
Army summons junior officers from Guard and Reserve
The Army will activate 7509 junior officers by March taking from National Guard and Organized Reserve, with 7300 lieutenants and captains to report March 1 to 22. Medical, dental, and medical service corps officers are among the 90 additional active posts. Navy plans to release reservists later were abandoned.
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Washington
Army
National Guard
Navy
Guards Ang
Naval Reserve
Organized Reserve
ROTC
New Tax Bill Awaiting President Amid Korea War Hype
Washington December 27 The Truman administration has not finalized plans for heavier taxes as Congress 82nd prepares to convene. White House aides suggest no January tax request, while discussions with top advisers cover Korea, the State of the Union, and possible tax measures. Previous bills include a 4.79 billion income tax boost and a 3 billion excess profits tax.
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Washington
Truman
White House
Jozeph Short
Missouri
Short
Congress
82Nd Congress
Shori
House
Senate
Allies Readied for Major Red Offensive in Korea Front
General MacArthur says over 1.35 million Communist troops are poised to strike UN forces in Korea. About 444,406 are deployed on the front south of Parallel 3, with 277,173 Chinese and the rest North Koreans, while nearly a million more are en route or in Manchuria.
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Tokyo
MacArthur
United Nations
Korea
South Korea
Manchuria
Matthew B. Ridgway
Syngman Rhee
8Th Corps
Eighth Army
Republic
Paddling Ends Juvenile Air Flight Attempt at Culver City
Three Los Angeles youths Lloyd Britton age 12 Louella Britton 13 and cousin Leonard Bryson 14 planned to fly to Eureka California after spending Christmas Eve on the streets with $12 for bread a night in an empty house at Culver City airport a guard stopped the taxiing plane and the trio was taken to the police station Bryson’s sister and the mothers of the others face juvenile court hearings for administering the spanking authorities report the boys learned about aviation from Bryson’s father a civilian pilot the misadventure halted before takeoff
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Culver City
Calif
vPr
Lloyd Britton
Louella
Leonard Bryson
Los Angeles
Bryson
R. W. ¥Anz
Mildred Britton
A. A. Burlingame
Eureka
Saat bin Fareka
Weather Summary From Local Observations
Local temperature report notes yesterday's high and last night’s low plus noon today. It records December rainfall to date as 3.94 inches with a deficiency of 1.37 inches.
New Leader Of 8th Army Tours Front
General Matthew B Ridgway is new commander of the U S Eighth Army touring the Korean front amid warnings of enemy strikes. He arrived from the United States via Tokyo after Lt General Weston Walker died in a Jeep accident. Ridgway urged caution on security and spoke of enemy buildup across several corps near Seoul and along the Front North of the city.
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U. N
Seoul
Korea
Matthew B. Ridgway
U. S. Eighth Army
Ridgway
United States
Tokyo
Weston H. Walker
U. S. Ninth Corps
ROK
Republic of Korea
U. S
Ridsway
Does Not Expect Higher North Carolina Taxes
Asheville. State Rep. Roy A. Taylor of Buncombe said the 1951 general assembly will not raise taxes. He spoke to a civic club and said a tax boost seems unlikely given higher federal levies, but he expected the legislature to remove the $15 sales tax ceiling on pricier items.
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Asheville
Roy A. Taylor
Buncombe
General Assembly
Civic Club
Strike Ends in Macon After Eight-Hour Walkout
An eight hour walkout by 38 long distance operators of Southern Bell in Macon Georgia ended with a promise for further union company talks on what the workers called unbearable working conditions. The strike concluded last night as negotiators agreed to resume discussions.
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Macon
Southern Bel
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Associated Press
Pusan
Hungnam
18Th Corps
U.S. 8Th Army
Ed Hoffman
NEA
Slayer
Self
Hukes
USS
Subcommittee
Fulright
D-Ark
Fubright
Fulbright
John J. Haggerty
Ont Sait
Haggerty
Boston
Waltham Watch Co
Hag- Berty
Waltham
North Korea
Wright
PPS
Chunchon
Penisula
Fighth Army
Far East Air Forces Bomber Command
Willam Bar
8Th Army
Tours
N. C
Klan
MNULL
Wamhy
Akilcho
E Tanchon
Pyongyan
Skorea
10TH
Ticorps
TAEGU
Ues
Lech Cerys Treem
Pohang
Vmengnam
Chacee
28Th Parallel
Seoct
Rede
Raeseng 21
Chenchen
Peeas
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