Truman Decides to Declare National Emergency
Washington dispatch reports President Truman plans to declare a national emergency by week’s end. He will outline steps in a nation wide address and discuss possible wage price controls and rapid military buildup amid a world crisis. Congress leaders urged swift action with plans for broader controls and mobilization.
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Washington
U.P
Truman
Tucson
Senate
House Banking Committee
Joint Atomic Energy Committee
Joint
Congressional Economic Committee
Sen
Burnet R. Maybank
6. C
Senate Banking Committee
Charles W. Tobey
N. H
Joseph C. O’mahoney
Wye
Brien McMahon
Conn
House
Francis E. Walter
Walter
White House
Tobey
United States
Russia uses UN pressure to mask drive toward global conflict
A UP staff analysis argues that Soviet tactics in Korea and UN diplomacy reveal a pattern to provoke the United States and China into broader war. It notes Moscow’s maneuvers to deny Chinese UN entry while backing invasions and cease-fire stances, and warns that Iran France and Britain may shift away from UN backing as Soviet stockpiles grow while the United States also wins time.
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Russia
United States
China
United Nations
Red China
Greece
Iran
Indo- China
Korea
Britain
Gladwyn Jebb
Kremlin
Andrei Vishinsky
Jacob A. Malik
Rebb
Tak
U.S
France
Northeast Korea Beachhead Under Heavy Chinese Threat
Allied forces push deeper into the northeast Korea beachhead as an estimated 100,000 Chinese Reds mass on an arc. The U S Third division abandons Oro near Hamhung and withdraws toward Hungnam while Puerto Rican troops dynamite spans on the Songchon river and other defenses.
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Tokyo
Korea
U. S. Third Division
Oro
Hamhung
Hungnam
United Nations
Songchon River
Embargo Considered on Parcel Mail Amid Rail Walkouts
Washington December 14 The post office department weighed a partial embargo on parcel mail as railroad yard workers strike disrupts national distribution. Assistant Postmaster General John M Redding said offices may halt transcontinental and north south parcel mail while plans to shift first class surface mail to airlines are studied to prevent delays during the peak Christmas mailing season.
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Washington
Post Office Department
John M. Redding
Redding
North Stone Ave Traffic Lockout For Paving
Tucson motorists are asked to avoid North Stone Avenue between East Sixth and East Third streets for three days while contractors widen the corridor. Two lanes will stay open, and no parking or stopping will be allowed as paving begins tomorrow morning under police supervision led by Capt. Frank Keefe.
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Tucson
North Stone
East Sixth
East Third Streets
Frank Keefe
City Police
North Stone Avenue
Rail Walkout Spreading Fast Across Major Hubs
Chicago led a crippling rail yard walkout that spread to Washington St Louis and Baltimore disrupting freight and some passenger and mail service. The army threatened contempt actions and a federal court order sought to end the strike while union leaders disputed its legality. Freight backed up across systems and Christmas deliveries faced disruption as crews called in sick and key plants risked halting production.
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Chicago
Washington
St. Louis
Baltimore
Army
Brotherhood of Railroad
Milwaukee Road
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
Union Station
Pennsylvania Railroad
Philadelphia
Chi
Reds Step Up Air Activity in Korea War
Washington reported an air force briefing stating the Communist air force may be preparing an all-out air war in Korea. Russian MiG-15s and four Shooting Stars clashed near Sinuiju with one enemy plane hit. UN air sorties exceed 100,000, while Communist sorties total about 506 by Dec 8, highlighting a dramatic shift in air power balance.
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Washington
Air Force
Korea
China
Soviet Union
Sinuiju
U. S
United Nations
Hungnam
Pentagon
United States
Red Air Force
Williams Wins Race As Michigan Chief
In Detroit on December 14, 1950, Gov. G. Mennen Williams secured reelection after a protracted recount ending 36 days after the November 7 election. Republican Harry F. Kelley conceded defeat as results from the statewide recount confirmed Williams’ victory in the closest Michigan ballot in state history.
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Detroit
Mich
G. Mennen Williams
Michigan
Harry F. Kelley
Williams
Phoenician Claims Red Tie at Bishop Atwood Forum
A Phoenix woman, Mrs. Freda Graham, stood at a women’s forum meeting and declared I am a Communist. She challenged Vice Admiral William Glassford’s World Wide Communism talk as about 40 women from 26 organizations listened. The moderator ordered her to sit down after she stated I don’t believe in God.
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Phoenix
Women’s Forum
Bishop Atwood House
Trinity Episcopal Cathedral
Freda Graham
Morris Graham
Communist Party of Arizona
Catholic Daughters of America
Parent- Teacher Associations
Daughters of the American Revolution
Adm
William Glassford
U N Assembly Approves Korea Cease-Fire Commission
The United Nations General Assembly approved a three member commission to determine a basis for a satisfactory Korea cease-fire. The vote was 52 to 5 with Russia and four Soviet allies opposing and Nationalist China abstaining. Nasrallah Entezam will head the panel and likely name India's Benegal Rau and Lester Pearson of Canada as assistants.
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Flushing
N. Y
U.P
United Nations General Assembly
Korea
Russia
Fae Amari
Assembly
Nasrallah Entezam
Entezam
India
Sir Benegal Rau
Lester Pearson
Poland
Czechoslovakia
Byelorussia
Ukraine
Egypt
Jacob A. Malik
Kremlin
Douglas MacArthur
China
Malik
Casualties Rise to 33878 in Korean War
Washington reports with Dec 8 notifications that American casualties climbed to 33,878, up 1,436 from the prior week. The weekly Defense Department tally lists 5,870 deaths including 5,258 KIA and 607 died of wounds, with 5,143 missing in action and 23,477 wounded. The figures lag due to notification delays amid renewed UN fighting.
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Washington
Defense Department
United Nations
U Of A Seeks Refund On Alleged Embezzlement
University of Arizona officials say they will recover funds allegedly taken by an employee. Comptroller John Anderson will present the auditor’s findings to County Attorney Bryce Wilson for action. The report cites a 1700 shortage in the veterans accounts office and questionable expense payments and mileage claims. Edna Morgan, former manager of the office, was discharged after the shortage was found.
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Bob Brooks
University of Arizona
John Anderson
Bryce Wilson
Anderson
Wilson
Royal Idemnity Co
Veterans Accounts Office
J. Byron McCormick
Edna Morgan
Weather Here More Of Same Weather Here More Of Same
Tuc son forecast calls for thin high cloudiness with no rain tonight and tomorrow. Yesterday's top reached 77 degrees and a low of 48. U S Weather Bureau record for this date was 79 in 1921. Yuma led the nation as warmest spot at 81 with a 50 degree low. Other highs and lows: Douglas 74-36, Phoenix 75-47, Flagstaff 58-27, Grand Canyon 59-38.
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Bindie Kisor
Tucson
U. S. Weather Bureau
Yuma
Douglas
Phoenix
Flagstaff
Grand Canyon
Pearson McCarthy clash in cloakroom over sex pervert row
Washington dispatch says Drew Pearson and Senator Joseph McCarthy briefly tangled in the cloak room of the Sulgrave Club. Each blamed the other for petty insults and threats while Nixon, amid witnesses, separated them and declined to discuss the incident.
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Pearson
Sen
Joseph R. McCarthy
Sulgrave Club
McCarthy
Senate
Wisconsin
Fulton Lewis Jr
Richard M. Nixon
Rcalif
State Department
Nixon
Reds Offer Peace Terms
From Hong Kong dispatches the Chinse Communist radio rejected the Truman Attlee peace bid and set three terms for any settlement: withdrawal of UN troops from Korea, withdrawal of American troops from Formosa, and cessation of Western war preparations. The broadcast warned of continued military pressure until UN forces are driven from Korea.
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Hong Kong
Truman
Clement R. Attlee
Korea
38Th Parallel
Peking
United Nations
Formosa
Churchill Warns On U N Policy
London dispatch reports Winston Churchill warning in the House of Commons that a Korean policy risking dishonor for the United States and the United Nations could be worse than one risking war. Prime Minister Attlee opened a foreign policy debate after his Washington conference with President Truman and warned that failure to settle Korea with Communist China could drift the world toward war.
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London
U.P
Winston Churchill
United States
United Nations
China
Churchill
House of Commons
Clement Attlee
Washington
Truman
Attlee
Korea
News blackout ordered on UN troop evacuation
General MacArthur orders a full news blackout on the Korean war evacuation of United Nations troops from northeast Korea. The Daily Citizen will resume full reporting with details once the blackout is lifted, under the voluntary Sina code in effect during the conflict.
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MacArthur
Daily Citizen
United Nations
Korea
Allied command imposes grap blackout on northeast Korea
A grim suppression of information is in force as allied command tightens military details across Korea. Censorship remains informal with a list of suggestions urging reporters to avoid planned operations and locations. Only unit level reports are allowed when in firm contact with the enemy, per headquarters spokesmen.
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Korea
Gro
Annexation Petitions Circulate In Phoenix Area
Petitions circulated in Phoenix calling for annexation of a 1.3 area in the northwest to join the city within six months if enough signatures are collected. The tract lies bounded by the Grand Canal and Osborn Road to the north and south, Central Avenue to the east, and 23rd Avenue to the west.
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Phoenix
Northwest
Grand Canal
Osborn Road
Central Avenue
23Rd Avenue
Byrd Says Rosenberg Nomination Reapproved
Washington bulletin reports Senator Byrd says the Senate Armed Services Committee unanimously re approved President Truman's nomination of Anna M. Rosenberg as assistant secretary of defense.
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Washington
Sen
Byrd
D-Va
Senate Armed Services Committee
Truman
Anna M. Rosenberg
Map Shows Tucson Bomb Fallout Effects
A map on page 24 explains how Tucson would be affected by an atom bomb. The note references separate items on pages 27 and 12, with comics, Gabfest, Crossword, Pearson, Editorials, Radio, Films and other sections listed in the issue.
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Tucson
Crossword
Pearson
Radio
Ie Films
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