Reds Attack Rail Line Near Nanking as Front Battles Rage
Reports say a 5000-strong Communist column sought to cut the Pengpu Nanking rail line to isolate Nationalist forces near Nanking. Government planes bombed the column at Hoshaochiao. Nationalist reinforcements recaptured villages north of Pengpu as fronts around Suh sien Suchow and Suangtuitsi saw renewed fighting. Curfew hours were relaxed in Pengpu amid the retreating Communist push toward the north.
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Nanking
U.P
Pengpu
Central Daily News
Hoshaochiao
Central
Suhsien-Suchow
Suangtuitsi
Yungcheng- Hsiaohsien
Dicense
Huang Ei
Suchow
Communist
Huai River
Hsinmachiao
Changpaying
Chiang Wei-Kuo
Chiang Kaishek
Armored Corps
China
Cold Wave Grips Central States With Subzero Lows
A fresh Canadian air blast chilled the Dakotas Montana and aimed at central states. North Dakota readings may drop to 25 to 30 below tonight while Minnesota Wisconsin and Iowa stay largely subzero. Light snow fell in the cold belt as rains faded across the southeast and west.
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Chicago
Canadian Northwest
Dakotas
Montana
Central States
Plains
Havre
Mont
Glasgow
Williston
N.D
North Dakota
South Dakota
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Iowa
Florida
Georgia
Oregon
Washington
Miami
Stalin Returns to Work After Vacation Rest
Stalin is back in Moscow after his annual vacation and greeted Czech Premier Anton Zapotocky and a delegation of Czech officials. The return signals he is rested and in good health as talks with Russian leaders proceed.
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Moscow
Stalin
Anton Zapotocky
Czechoslovakia
Dingell Sees AMA Members Refusing Health Insurance Fund
Representative Dingell predicts more than half of American Medical Association doctors will not contribute to a $25 levy to fund an opposition campaign against government health insurance. He says many doctors sympathize with the legislation but feel unable to speak freely.
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Washington
Dingell
D-Mich
American Medical Association
Association
House of Delegates
AMA
Boston
Channing Frothingham
Massachusetts Medical Society
Frothingham
Committee For the Nation
Truman
Congress
Puett Sues Over Use of Horse Race Starting Gate
Phoenix court hears injunction bid by Puett Electrical Starting Gate Corp of California against Ingleside Turf Club and Hoyt Clay Puett over alleged patent infringement of a race gate design. The suit seeks ownership of refinements and the original patents.
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Phoenix
Puett Electrical Starting Gate Corp
California
U.S. District Court
Ingleside Turf Club, Inc
Hoyt Clay Puett
Puett
Don J. Bosio
Giant B-36 completes 8000 mile round trip flight
The B-36 bomber, crewed by 15, flew nonstop from Fort Worth to Honolulu and back, covering over 8000 miles in about 35 hours. Br g en J B Montgomery of Strategic Air Command called it the best yet, noting it carried a useful bomb load to the midway point and dropped off coast of Honolulu.
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FT. Worth
Tex
Air Force
Honolulu
Tucson
Carswell
J. B. Montgomery
Strategic Air Command
San Diego
Calif
San Francisco
Montgomery
Pearl Harbor
Buckingham Palace Secrecy Over Princess Elizabeth Baby Probed
London dispatch reports Lord Beaverbrook's Evening Standard criticizing Buckingham Palace for withholding information about Princess Elizabeth's 26 day old baby. The Londoner's Diary notes no bulletin since Dec 3 and questions why details are kept private while the world waits.
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London
Lord Beaverbrook
Evening Standard
Buckingham Palace
Elizabeth
Stolen Eight Foot Santa Figures Highlight Tucson Burglary Spree
Six Tucson burglaries over two days include a missing eight foot Santa at South Park and East Broadway. Other thefts involve an 18 foot Christmas tree, cash from Tucson Distributing Co, jewelry from Jordan Jewelry Co, and money from the University of Arizona poultry department. A damaged display window at Globe department store and a botched robbery at Mission drugstore are also noted.
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Tucson
Santa Claus
Santa
South Park Avenue
East Broadway
St. Nick
Herbert Samuels
Polo Village
Kris Kringle
Blaine Lord
Tucson Distributing Co
North Stone Avenue
Lee Battone
Jordan Jewelry Co
North Fourth Avenue
Everett B. Jordan
University of Arizona Poultry Department
Globe Department
West Congress Street
Mission Drugstore
South Sixth Avenue
Unable To Save Two-Headed Calf
In Douglas on December 9 a veterinarian failed to save a two headed calf at the Cowan ranch. Dr F F Schmidt used penicillin to treat pneumonia soon after birth but the calf died Wednesday night. Tube feeding was needed due to twin mouths and would have required daily care. The Cowan ranch had three such calves in two years with the others stillborn.
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Douglas
Cowan Ranch
F. F. Schmidt
Schmidt
Israel Loses Bid to Join United Nations This Year
In Paris a UN General Assembly session moved to clear Palestine settlement language while the Security Council planned to resume study of Israel’s bid for 59th member status. Debate focused on stripping controversial references from Britain's Holy Land resolution as Britain, the US, France and China signaled possible amendments.
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Paris
Israel
United Nations
Security Council
Britain
General Assembly
Palestine Committee
UN Korean Commission
U.S
South Korea
Australia
China
United States
Russia
North Korea
UN Commission
Assembly
Holy Land
France
Folke Bernadotte
Jap Combines Will Remain
Washington reports the United States abandoned a plan to break up Japanese combines and broaden industry ownership, calling it outmoded. The American representative notified the Far Eastern Commission that the proposal FEC-230 was withdrawn, while Maj. Gen. Frank McCoy noted MacArthur’s actions have largely achieved the objectives.
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Washington
United States
Japan
Far Eastern Commission
Frank McCoy
Douglas MacArthur
MacArthur
FEC
City Buses Keep Running As Firm, Union Negotiate
A strike vote for 65 Tucson Rapid Transit Co. workers was postponed when national union headquarter rep O A Rowan failed to arrive. Negotiations continued after both sides rejected an earlier offer. the union pressed for a $1.20 after 18 months and a living wage for beginners as talks with the company resumed.
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Union
Tucson Rapid Transit Co
O. A. Rowan
Tucson
Rowan
Harry T. Matthewson
National
Detroit
Matthewson
Garvey to Name Social Security Group
Gov Dan Garvey said he would name the three member social security commission within a few days after conferring with the attorney general’s office. Chief Deputy Perry Ling urged swift appointment to implement the new act and address early policy issues.
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Phoenix
U.P
Dan E. Garvey
Social Security Commission
Attorney General’s Office
Perry Ling
Marshall’s Condition Is Good After Kidney Operation
Walter Reed hospital reported that Secretary of State Marshall, who had a kidney operation two days earlier, enjoyed breakfast and had a good night. A bulletin said his post operative course remains satisfactory and he was up in bed this morning.
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Washington
Walter Reed Hospital
Marshall
Gen. Marshall
Reds Barricade Berlin Station Amid British Pressure
In Berlin the Rundfunkhaus housing Radio Berlin is barricaded with doubled Russian guards as a British attempt to evacuate personnel is feared. German communists claim authorities may oust Russians, while Western officials offer no comment.
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Berlin
U.P
Radio
Telegraf
Rundfunkhaus
Dena
Heinz Schmidt
Schmidt
Radio Berlin
Europe
Charlottenburg
Runafunkhaus
Probers Again Under Attack By Truman Confers On Red Herring Claim
President Truman defended the congressional inquiry into Communist espionage as a red herring while promising the attorney general will act on documents allegedly stolen from the State Department. He called the probe a political diversion as the House committee nears its end, and urged action from Congress on its abolition.
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Washington
Truman
Congressional
Atty. Gen. Clark
State Department
House
American Activities Committee
Whittaker Chambers
Chambers
Time Magazine
Alger Hiss
Hiss
Carnegie Foundation For International Peace
Justice Department
Department
House Committee
Eee
Congress
House of Representatives
Security of State Department codes under constant checks
State department officials said vital codes are routinely checked to prevent leaks of American secrets to foreign powers. Acting Secretary Lovett says the system has been transformed and is as secure as experts know how to make it. Machines convert messages to gibberish, with a cryptographic unit conducting frequent spot checks and immediate changes if a threat is suspected.
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Washington
State Department
State Lovett
Armed Services
House
UN American Activities Committee
McMillin
Moscow
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Ashtabula
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Syracuse
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Reds
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Gov
Berlin Station
Principal Red Outlet
Pacific
Cmdr
Steve Kona
Hammond
Ind
Clodis M. Killam
Pensacola
Fla
Leslie Johnston
Minneapolis
Johnston
Kona
Killam
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