General Walker Killed Near Seoul in Jeep Accident
Lt. Gen. Walton H. Walker commander of the Eighth Army in Korea died when his jeep collided with a South Korean truck north of Seoul. Gen. Ridgway named to succeed him as new Eighth Army commander. Walker died at 61 after a life of World War II service and Korea duties.
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Seoul
Korea
U.P
Walton H. Walker
United States
Eighth Army
British Commonwealth Brigade
Walker
Douglas MacArthur
Matthew B. Ridgway
Ridgway
Department of the Army
George S. Patton, Jr
Mannheim
Germany
William F. Dean
Taejon
MacArthur
Eighth United States Army
Senate approves three year civil defense program
The Senate signaled urgent support for a three year 3.1 billion civil defense program to shield American cities from gas germ or atomic attacks. The measure passed amid debate over immunity provisions and will proceed to a House conference for minor differences before final action after the holiday recess.
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Washington
U.P
Senate
Brien McMahon
D-Conn
Joint Congressional Atomic Energy Committee
House
Senate House Conference Committee
Pasage
Pat McCarran
Dnev
Senate Judiciary Committee
University Funds Action Postponed in Montana
Montana examiners board postponed ruling on ending a long dispute over 5 million dollars for the greater university schools. Gov. Bonner says a court order and the education board approval influence the decision as examiners may allocate the sums next week. The case involves six colleges and a district court restraint on spending.
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Helena
Montana Examiners Board
State Education Board
John W. Bonner
Education Board
C. W. Leaphart
State University Law School
Leaphart
Examiners Board
Bonner
Arnold H. Olsen
Sam W. Mitchell
Olsen
Mines Cleared From Bethlehem Path
In Jerusalem on December 22 Arabs and Jews joined to clear mines and barbed wire along the Roman road to Bethlehem enabling pilgrims to reach the Church of the Nativity. Dr. Abraham Biran announced Israel would cooperate with Jordan so pilgrims can cross the armistice line to Bethlehem in Jordan’s control for Christmas observances.
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Jerusalem
Mary and
Joseph
Bethlehem
Abraham Biran
Jordan
Church of the Nativity
Acheson rejects Hoover plan on hemispheric defense
Secretary of State Acheson said the national security council headed by President Truman rejected withdrawing American defenses from the hemisphere. He warned isolation would be self defeating and allow a Soviet conquest of Europe and Asia, in remarks after briefing the Senate committee on Brussels Atlantic pact defenses.
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Washington
Acheson
National Security Council
Hemisphere
Truman
United States
Europe
Asia
Soviet Union
Herbert Hoover
Western Hemisphere
Hoover
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Western Europe
Butte Textile Stores Close Early for Christmas Shopping
Butte stores open at 10 a m Saturday and close at 6 p m for the last Christmas shopping day. Burr's will close at 4 p m for an employer party. Police note crowds in the business district Friday night were larger than the previous four nights with no traffic incidents reported.
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Butte Textile
Burr’s
Butte
Western powers fault Russia over postwar tension seek four power talks
The United States Britain and France blamed Russia for world tension in notes denying Moscow’s bid for a conference on German rearmament alone. They proposed a full four power meeting in New York to address all major issues and urged UN representatives to find a mutually acceptable dress conference basis.
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Washington
Russia
United States
Britain
France
Moscow
United Nations
New York
Germany
North Atlantic Council
Brussels
European Army
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Mild warm weather continues in Montana around Christmas
Snowless hills and springlike crocasses bloom in Lewistown as mild weather persists across western Montana. Forecasters say temperatures will stay in the 35 to 45 degree range before a potential cold snap after Christmas, with minimal new snowfall projected except in mountains.
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Helena
Santa Claus
Lewistown
Montana
Santa
North Pole
C. W. Leininger
Highway Department
Federal
Weather Bureau
Butte
Glasgow
Great Falls
Havre
Kalispell
Missoula
Miles City
Canadian Airliner With 18 Aboard Reported Missing
A Canadian Pacific DC3 Dakota with 15 passengers and three crew aboard was reported missing Friday night after leaving Vancouver at 3 p m PST bound for Penticton. The flight over British Columbia's snowy mountains was due to land about 90 minutes later. Passengers were traveling home for Christmas vacations.
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Vancouver
British Columbia
U.R
Penticton
CPR
Chinese Troops Mass Along 38th Parallel Near Seoul
Tokyo dispatch reports Chinese Red troops and artillery massing along the 38th parallel about 38 miles north of Seoul as North Korean spearheads attack UN lines south of the parallel. US Air Force jets claim victory destroying six MIG15s near Sinuiju. Beijing turns assault duties to North Korea.
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Tokyo
Seoul
Korea
United States
Eighth Army
38Th Parallel
Republic
MacArthur
United Nations
United States Air Force
Sinuiju
Hungnam
Puerto Rican Gunners Repel North Korean Attack at Hungnam
A handful of alert Puerto Ricans with US Third Division units and Army Navy gunners repelled a North Korean thrust at Hungnam. About 160 Communist dead were counted after midnight dawn firefights. Lt Manuel Kortright led a patrol through an ice crusted valley amid artillery and Corsair air support.
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Hungnam
United States
United Nations
Manuel Kortright
San Juan
Puerto Rico
Marine Corsairs
Legislators Criticize McGrath Over Immigrant Act
Twelve Congress members complained that Attorney General McGrath was too tough in barring immigrants under the subversive control act. McGrath replied it is not his job to rewrite the law, while a State Department view argued he interprets the act too strictly.
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Washington
Congress
McGrath
State Department
Butte Weather Forecast For A Mild Weekend
Fair and continued mild conditions expected in Butte Saturday with a low near 28 and a high near 44. Temperature ranges for Thursday midnight to Friday 5:30 pm show Airport 15 to 46 and School of Mines 27 to 45, while west of Divide cloudiness and high 40 to 50 and east of Divide fair and not windy with high 40 to 50.
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School of Mines
Divide
Compromise Tax Measure Approved by Senate in December
The Senate approved a compromise corporation tax bill expected to raise about 3.3 billion dollars annually to fund war efforts and rearmament. The pact imposes a 2 percent increase on earnings above 25 thousand dollars, with a 77 percent excess profits levy and a 62 percent cap on taxable net income, effective through July 1, 1953. President Truman sought a 4 billion dollar yield, and the measure passed quickly after House-Senate conferees reached agreement.
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Washington
U.P
Senate
House
Truman
Congress
Wyoming Man Rescued After Auto Plunge Into Water
William Jewels of Gillette Wyoming survived a car accident three miles south of Armstead when his vehicle plunged into a water filled borrow pit. He kept his head above water for about thirty minutes until a passing motorist alerted Gene Hildreth who rescued him. Jewels uninjured and later reported the incident to Sheriff Paul Temple.
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Dillon
William Jewels
Gillette
Wyo
Armstead
Jewels
Wyoming
Gene Hildreth
Hildreth
Paul Temple
China Rejects Ceasefire Plan In UN Efforts
Peiping radio quoted Chou En-lai as denouncing UN efforts for a Korea cease fire as illegal and said peace must be on China's terms. He called the truce committee an evil method and blamed the United States for the war, signaling no immediate formal reply. Reports from Korea said North Korean and Chinese forces were resupplied and preparing a full scale offensive.
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Tokyo
U.P
China
United Nations
Korea
Red
Chou En-lai
Piping
Chou
Peiping
Red Armies
Truce Committee
United States
United
George C. Marshall
Montana Soldier Describes Retreat From Korea Fight
Livingston text from Sgt. Jim Barnes reports his unit the 27th Infantry reg fought its way to safety after a Chinese encirclement. He expresses faith in God and devotion to the cause, noting the heavy losses and the retreat as a hard but necessary action.
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Livingston
Jim Barnes
Korea
United States
Laurence Barnes
Native of Butte Dies in Accident
John Edward Freitag 19 of Butte died Wednesday night near Richfield Utah from carbon monoxide in his auto. His uncle Edward A. McGuire of Butte received word and learned Freitag sat in the running car awaiting help. Surviving relatives include three aunts Edlin McGuire Mrs Herbert Carlisle and Mrs Rose Small of Butte and relatives in California Washington Oregon. Funeral arrangements to be handled by Mr McGuire who will travel to Utah.
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John Edward Freitag
J. E. Freitag
Butte
Richfield
Utah
Edward A. McGuire
McGuire
Mr. Freitag
Boy’s Central High School
Edlin McGuire
Herbert Carlisle
Rose Small
California
Washington
Oregon
Walt Damrosch Dies at 88 in New York Home
Renowned conductor and composer Walt Damrosch died of a heart attack at his New York home on Friday night. The Prussian-born musician had been a dominant figure in music for over half a century.
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New York
U.P
Walter Damrosch
Yuletide Shadow Cast by Korean War Casualties
Casualty lists from Korea darken Christmas as families cope with loss. Letters from children urge Santa to remember their fathers, while volunteers in Japan run Operation Santa Claus delivering gifts across the nation. Families in New York, Syracuse, Clarksville, and Modesto receive aid and comfort.
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Korea
America
Billy
New York City
Santa Claus
The
Times
Larry
Jack C. Mumma
Modesto
Calif
Msgt
Edward G. Mumma
Ralph
Mumma
San Diego
Japan
Margaret Tonkin
25Th Avenue
San Francisco
Daddy
Mrs. Tonkin
Carriers to Deliver Mail on Christmas Eve Sunday
Postmaster Joseph E. Parker announced Friday night that carriers will make one Sunday trip on December 24 to deliver all possible Christmas mail. Parcel post packages will also be delivered in residential and business districts with efforts to clear the post office of Christmas packages by Sunday night.
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Joseph E. Parker
Truman Says U S Fighting for Time
President Truman told a Kansas City Masonic dinner the American people are in excellent shape to meet the world crisis and that all they need is time to resolve it. He denied the country is confused and criticized Roy Roberts of the Kansas City Star for urging unity by ranking its members.
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Kansas City
Truman
Roy Roberts
The
Kansas City Star
Mr. Truman
Roy
Ten Aged Persons Burned to Death in Amarillo Dormitory
In Amarillo Texas on Friday at least ten aged residents died when a dormitory at the Walker Convalescent home burned. Firefighters fought the blaze amid missing water mains access as other buildings at Pleasant Valley were damaged and several residents were injured.
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Amarillo
Texas
Walker Convalescent Home
Pleasant Valley
Collision Kills 40 in Moravia Bus Train Crash
Forty people were killed and 46 injured when a train collided with a bus in Moravia on Thursday in Prague Czechoslovakia.
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Prague
Czechoslovakia
Moravia
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