Yonpo Airfield Abandoned and the Reverse Airlift Told
Yonpo airfield near Hungnam was abandoned to Chinese forces after heavy bombardment. A massive reverse airlift moved wounded troops and salvaged supplies, while vast ammunition stocks were flown out. An airstrip six miles east of Yonpo aided operations during the retreat, with engineers destroying the base to deny the Communists any gain.
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John Randolph
Tokyo
Yonpo
United States
Hungnam
Korea
Tom Lambert
Air Force
Changjin
Pacific
Truman Backs Auto Price Rollback Order
President Truman endorsed the price rollback on 1951 autos and said the law will be enforced amid GM protests that the order is discriminatory. General Motors halted 1951 model sales for study, and Ford reported compliance with the freeze set at December 1 levels.
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Washington
Truman
General Motors
Alan Valentine
Chevrolet
Pontiac
Buick
Cadillac
Chrysler
Ford Mercury
Lincoln
Nash
Ford Motor Company
ESA
Ford
Valentine
Ford foundation names three associate directors
Chancellor Robert Maynard Hutchins of the University of Chicago Chester C. Davis president of the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis and former Montanan were named associate directors of the 238 million Ford Foundation Paul G Hoffman announced the appointments the trio will work with Hoffman in Pasadena to plan the foundation funded from the Henry Ford estates The announcement says the foundation will be a major force in philanthropy and will distribute funds for study and related efforts
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Pasadena
Calif
Robert Maynard Hutchins
University of Chicago
Chester C. Davis
Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis
Ford Foundation
Paul G. Hoffman
ECA
Foundation
Davis
Hutchins
Hoffman
Henry Ford, Sr
Edsel Ford
Rockefeller
Carnegie
Soviet navy expansion cited by Jane's Fighting Ships
Jane's Fighting Ships says the Soviet Union is rapidly expanding its navy beyond defensive needs with reports of new battleships and missiles. It notes 350 to 370 submarines in service or building and a shipyard capacity doubled from a decade ago, alongside large 1950 51 naval budgets in rubles and dollars.
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London
Soviet Union
Jane's
United States Naval
Jane’s
Stores Open Nights For Last-Minute Shoppers In Mining City
Butte stores will stay open after hours Wednesday Thursday and Friday 9 p m to 9 p m and Saturday 10 a m to 6 p m offering a fine array of gifts despite some merchandise turnover. Large crowds already patronized the first extended hours last Saturday with shoppers on Park Main Broadway Granite and cross streets.
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Butte
Mining City
Park
Main
Broadway
Granite
Congress Asked to End Broadcasts in Air Attack
Washington December 19 Congress was asked to grant the government powers to close broadcasting stations in case of air attack on American cities. The Defense Department requested a law covering radio television and other stations that could aid enemy guidance of aircraft or missiles.
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Washington
Congress
Defense Department
Butte Weather Forecast: Cloudy with light snow or rain
Butte region sees cloudy skies with light snow or rain on Wednesday and little temperature change. Wednesday minimum around 22 and maximum near 37. Period readings cover Monday midnight to Tuesday 5:30 pm. separate station totals list airport and Mines readings with varying highs and lows. West of Divide in Montana expect scattered showers, 30 to 40. East of Divide colder northern areas and 30 to 40 southern zones.
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School of Mines
Montana
Divide
Last Allied Hold Becomes Focus as North Koreans Press
U S soldiers cling to a final allied toehold near Hungnam and the port area while United Nations forces report 150000 North Korean troops back in action across a 30 mile front near Chunchon and Seoul. Gen MacArthur notes updated regrouping and 50000 more in Manchuria as Seoul plans civilian evacuations.
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Tokyo
Seoul
United States
Eighth Army
Chunchon
38Th Parallel
MacArthur
Korea
Manchuria
United Nations
South Korea
Truman to Send More American Troops to Europe
President Truman announced plans to reinforce Europe with American troops under Eisenhower as head of a projected 1,000,000 man army formed with 11 Atlantic treaty nations. The exact numbers and timing remain undecided as mobilization picks up.
37 Aboard Missing Air Force Plane
A United States Air Force transport with 37 people aboard has been missing for over 18 hours over the western Pacific. The four engine C54 Skymaster was en route from Okinawa to Clark Air Base near Manila. Weather hindered searches as 35 Navy and Air Force planes prepared to resume dawn patrols.
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Tokyo
U.R
United States Air Force
Western Pacific
Air Force
Philippine Islands
North Philippine Mountains
Navy
Okinawa Island
Clark Air Force Base
Philippines
Manila
Boy to Lose Eyes Before Christmas in Park Rapids
Ronnie Patton a two year old from Park Rapids Minnesota is to undergo surgery Christmas Day to remove his sightless eyes after tumors developed. Community members respond with gifts of toys and clothes as neighbors and local businesses rally to help.
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Park Rapids
Minn
Ronnie Patton
Berth
Ronnie
Greece and Yugoslavia Restore Full Diplomatic Ties
Greece and Yugoslavia restore full diplomatic relations with the arrival of Greek Minister Spyros Kapetanides in Belgrade. Yugoslav envoy Rados Jovanovic visited Athens last week in a two year diplomatic rift ending.
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Belgrade
Yugoslavia
Greece
Spyros Kapentanides
Rados Jovanokic
Athens
War Powers Bill Wins Approval
President Truman’s request for two wartime powers won swift support from the House judiciary committee. The panel approved restoring authority to consolidate or abolish agencies and to reallocate government contracts to prevent delays in defense production, with no member opposing.
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Washington
Truman
House Judiciary Committee
Celler
D-N. Y
Congress
Atlantic Pact Nations Create Army
The Atlantic pact nations approved creating an international army to defend Europe with 1,000,000 troops and named Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower as commander. They plan to integrate West German forces, set up a defense production board led likely by American William L. Batt Jr., and expect to have the force ready by 1953 end, stretching from the Arctic to the Mediterranean. President Truman announced Eisenhower’s appointment and indicated more American troops would join the European command.
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Washington
Truman
Europe
International
Atlantic Pact
Dwight D. Eisenhower
United States
Air Force
Air National Guard
Senate
House
Lucas
Brussels
Belgium
Arctic
Mediterranean
International Defense Production Board
Atlantic Pact Council
Gen
Eisenhower
Douglas MacArthur
Far East
Wu Hsiu chuan criticizes UN cease fire plan and leaves
Communist China’s Wu Hsiu chuan condemns UN cease fire efforts as trickery before departing Idlewild airport. He wishes Americans a Merry Christmas and New Year while urging peace and continued pursuit of a halt to the war. Wu notes the Security Council defeat of his peace proposal with the Soviet backed plan for US troop withdrawal from Korea and Formosa.
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Lake Success
China
Wu Hsiu-chuan
United Nations
Idlewild
Security Council
Soviet Union
United States
Formosa
Korea
ESA Pushes Voluntary Price Freeze and Wage Formula Plan
The administration urged a nationwide voluntary price freeze and warned evaders face mandatory controls. A wage formula to curb excessive boosts will be issued soon. West coast oil firms were asked to suspend a 25 cent per barrel crude price rise and 40 large refineries to forgo increases on fuels. The move aims to lower factory and likely retail prices though food prices to farmers remain unchanged. The plan relies on an honor system with broader cuts expected in forthcoming days.
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Washington
Economic Stabilization Administration
ESA
Michael V. DiSalle
Truman
Alan Valentine
Native of Butte Is Aboard Missing Bomber
Butte relatives and friends monitor news from Seattle as a Navy P2V Neptune search continues for Lt Lalonde Martin Pinne 33 missing Monday night. His mother stepfather and brother live at 1007 Oregon, Elzabeth Pinne his wife from Oak Harbor and son Jonathan six are among kin awaiting word about the Whidbey Island aircraft. Lucille Wilson and other sisters also follow the case.
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Butte
Seattle
Lalonde Martin Pinne
Navy
A. Klinkee
Oregon
Frank Pinne
Pinne
Elzabeth
Oak Harbor
Wash
Jonathan
California
Whidbey Island
Lucille Wilson
Truman Rejects Demands to Oust Acheson
President Truman flatly rejected Republican calls to dismiss Secretary of State Acheson. He said removing him would not serve the country and defended Acheson as shaping policy against Communism. Acheson was in Brussels for NAT Council talks on a Western defense force.
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Washington
Truman
Acheson
Far East
Senate
House
Brussels
North Atlantic Treaty Council
George C. Marshall
White House
Highway finance discussed at Butte dinner meeting
About 40 people gathered at Lloyds cafe Tuesday night to review the Governor's interim highway committee report. George Schotte of Butte outlined plans to raise funds to match federal highway grants, with Montana needing roughly 5.7 million dollars in 1951 to obtain about 6 million in federal funds for primary highways.
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Lloyd’s Cafe
George Schotte
Butte
Montana
Silver Bow
Powell
Deer Lodge
Paul Cannon
Walter Balkovatz
Anaconda
Schotte
Bill Gives Unusual Powers to Truman
A special trigger provision would allow the President to mobilize civilian defenses almost instantly. The clause, included in the Senate committee report on the civil defense bill, contrasts with a House version lacking the provision.
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Washington
Senate
Chapman
Yugoslav aid bill clears Congress to go to White House
A $38 million Yugoslav aid bill cleared Congress Tuesday, sent to the White House after Senate voice vote. Senator McClellan of Arkansas condemned U S aid to any Communist dictatorship as unwise. The House had approved the bill a day earlier.
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Congress
Washington
White House
Senate
McClellan
United States
House
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