Attacks Hit Seoul Area And Escape Port
United Nations forces repelled a daylong assault near Hamhung as Chinese troops pressed toward Seoul, with 2,500 attackers entering the line before two American platoons fought to safety. Air support was limited by a snowstorm, but fighters later blasted the assault, while a separate column attacked U S Eighth Army units north of Chunchon near the 38th parallel.
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Tokyo
U.P
United Nations
Hamhung
Hamhunng
Burley
North Korea
Central Korea
U. S. Eighth Army
Chunchon
Strategic Highway Center
38Th Parallel
Seoul
Dewey Calls for Full Mobilization to Halt Russia
New York December 15 United Press Thomas E Dewey urged total war footing to stop Russia proposing 25 percent of productive capacity for defense a 100 division army a national guard call up and a single economic czar while seeking military and economic mobilization across parties Congress voiced mixed support praising mobilization but favoring limited guard federalization and industrial mobilization.
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New York
U.P
Thomas E. Dewey
United States
Russia
GOP
Jank
Dewey
Republican Party
New York County Lawyers Association
Waldorf-Astoria
Formosa
Korea
Japan
U.S
Yugoslavia
Spain
Chiang Kai-shek
Washington
Congressional
National Guard
Estes Kefauver
D. Tenn
Senate Armed Services Committee
Joseph C. O'Mahoney
D. Wyo
President Truman to Seek National Unity in War Mobilization
President Truman plans a nationwide radio television address to rally Americans against Communist aggression. He is expected to declare a national emergency and begin selective wage price rationing while mobilizing manpower and resources for defense, with executive power to seize and direct industry.
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Washington
U.P
Truman
White House
Charles E. Wilson
General Electric Co
Total Mobilization
Mr. Truman
Tucson
Harry E. Blythe
Department of Defense
Santa Rita Otel
Funeral Services Set For Investment Chief
Funeral services and requiem high mass were scheduled in Phoenix for Edward J. Hebest 54 owner of the Farm & Home Investment Co. Hebest a Phoenix resident since 1919 died of a heart attack after an illness of several years.
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Phoenix
Edward J. Hebest
The
Farm & Home Investment Co
Hebest
U.N Truce Trip Begins Korean Peace Talks Effort
The United Nations cease-fire committee invites U.S. Delegate Ernest A. Gross to a private luncheon conference to present American views before meeting Chinese envoy Wu Hsiu Chuan. The three man panel has not set a date with Wu and may send a representative to Peking if needed.
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New York
United Nations
U.S
Ernest A. Gross
Gross
United States
Wu Hsiu-Chuan
Peking
Shoppers Enjoy Night Shopping With Choir Seasonal Fun
Tucson merchants keep stores open until 9 p.m. to aid Christmas shopping. Tonight and next week offer after dark hours, with music in many shops courtesy of the Tucson Boy's Choir performing at venues including the Pioneer hotel and local stores.
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Tucson
Magnetic drum device Maddida tops Northrop line
Northrop Aircraft introduces Maddida magnetic drum digital differential analyzer a compact computer about the size of a pinball cabinet costing around 30000 dollars with options bringing near 150000 dollars it promises to design optimally ships and airplanes solve complex math quickly and guide rockets.
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Los Angeles
Northrop Aircraft, Inc
Northrop
Maddida
Stevens Institute of Technology
Hoboken
N. J
Industry Set For War Work
Blythe outlines a national mobilization plan ready for quick activation if Truman declares a national emergency. He notes expansion costs, phantom orders, stockpiling, and a 100 million potential workforce, with selective service to protect skilled labor. Four billion dollars has been approved for the program.
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Blythe
Congress
GOP Demands Acheson’s Ouster by House Republicans
The House Republican caucus adopted a resolution calling for Secretary of State Dean Acheson to be fired. The measure, approved overwhelmingly, will be sent to President Truman with a push for changes in personnel and policy. Senate GOP leaders planned a no confidence vote following a Taft-chaired policy meeting.
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Washington
House Republicans
Dean Acheson
House Party
GOP
Truman
Acheson
State Department
Senate
Taft
Hio
Sen. Ives
Ives
McFarland Misses Tucson Trip Over Washington Crisis
Sen Ernest McFarland, sponsor of the Tucson small business clinic, could not attend the conference due to developments in the Washington legislative situation. He informed Tucson Chamber manager C Edgar Goyette he would be unable to travel. He cited the Central Arizona project bill in the House Public Lands Committee as a factor keeping him east.
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Ernest McFarland
Tucson
Washington
C. Edgar Goyette
Parents Seek Black and White Dog After Bite Incident
Peter Perillo, 5, was bitten by a small black and white dog in front of the Carnegie Free Library between 1:30 and 2 p.m. Parents search for the animal to check for disease and decide on treatment. The boy identified the dog and doctors found bite marks on his left forearm during a routine allergy shot.
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Carnegie Free Library
Peter Perillo
F. J. Perillo
E. Whittier Jr
Peter
Speedway Hump Crosser Freed In Court
L H Larson 27 of 1233 E Mabel freed of illegally crossing the East Speedway hump by a six man jury in Justice of the Peace James M Howsare s court. Patrolman John S Hummer testified seeing the crossing near Dodge Boulevard. A law student testified the hump is unpopular and crossings frequent. The jury deliberated briefly and rendered a verdict at noon.
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East Speedway
North Country Club
Swan Roads
L. H. Larson
E. Mabel Sr
Justice of the Peace
James M. Howsare
Larson
John S. Hummer
Hummer
Dodge Boulevard
Atty
John Donahue
William K. Richey
E. Prince Jd
University of Arizona
Richey
Highway Patrol
Sheriff's Office
John Kettlewell
W. W. Akers
Albert Goldthorpe
Sol Merksamar
Ralph McCollum
Edgar D. Neal
Reuben Pittluck
Nation Jumps Armed Forces Size Estimate
Defense officials disclosed a mobilization speed up aiming for more than 3,000,000 service members by mid June. The plan anticipates a 3,000,000 to 3,500,000 target with a potential supplemental appropriation of 2 to 5 billion dollars before next June, keeping a total military budget near 44 to 47 billion for the current year.
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Washington
Pentagon
Truman
Congress
Army
Navy
Air Force
Mexico to lift import limits under new trade pact
Mexico will remove restrictions on the quantity of imported goods January 1 when a new trade treaty with the United States takes effect Treasury Minister Ramon Beteta announced. The agreement is expected to allow assembled cars clothing household goods and other necessary items while import duties on luxury items will be raised.
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Mexico City
Mexico
United States
Treasury
Ramon Beteta
Beteta
Rail Strikers Spread Across the Nation
Wildcat walkouts by trainmen spread from Birmingham to Chicago Washington and beyond, causing partial U S postal and express embargoes. Atty Gen McGrath said contempt orders would be sought against cited strikers while unions from Dallas to Peoria joined the action.
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Chicago
Korea
U. S
Railway Express
Brotherhood of Railway
Washington
J. Howard McGrath
Cleveland
Pennsylvania Railroad
Dallas
Knoxville
Tenn
Minneapolis
St. Paul
Battle Creek
Mich
Peoria
Ill
Birmingham
Ala
St. Louis
New York
Southern Pacific
Los Angeles
William Curley
Ilinois Central Division
Chicago Division Superintendents Association
Sam Vander Hei
Draft Youths Get Holiday Reprieve
Selective Service headquarters in Phoenix announce a holiday reprieve for inductions and pre induction exams. Final preinduction exams were to be completed today with inductions resuming January 6 after Christmas and New Year holidays.
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Phoenix
Selective Service
Laurence Tells Of Atomic Bomb Effect
William L. Laurence will answer the effects of atomic radiation on humans and animals in his next Citizen article. As an on the inside reporter of the bomb's development, he is regarded as a national expert on describing its effects.
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William L. Laurence
Citizen
Laurence
Prices Zoom as War Scare Grips Markets
Chicago reports merchants raising prices on whiskey automobiles coffee and more amid fear of government controls. Chrysler Ford and GM pushed up prices on 1951 models and other goods followed with scattered regional increases while some cities warned rationing may loom and meat lockers see demand.
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Chicago
Chrysler Corp
Ford
General Motors
Chrysler
Buick
Columbus
Ohio
Portland
Ore
New York
St. Louis
East Liverpool
Cleveland
Salt Lake City
Prisoner goes home then into metal shop venture
A 58 year old Utah convict walks from state prison to become vice president of a $300000 firm to manufacture devices he designed in prison. Robert McCoy plans a workshop for poor kids and aims to perfect his armor cutting metal shears after 26 years behind bars.
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Salt Lake City
Utah
U.P
Utah State Penitentiary
Robert McCoy
McCoy
Bountiful
Roy Heath
McCoy Machine Tool Corp
Mercury High Weather Notes Warm Spells Across State
Yesterday's temperatures stayed mild with a high near 79, two degrees shy of the 1939 record. Corpus Christi led statewide warmth at 84, while Yuma reached 80 with a 56 low. Other readings included Douglas 75-33 Phoenix 76-46 Flagstaff 51-26 and Grand Canyon 52-35.
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Corpus Christi
Tex
Yuma
Douglas
Phoenix
Flagstaff
Grand Canyon
Chain Reaction Blaze Hits Silver Springs Firemen
A water main burst and a gas line ruptured causing a chain reaction blaze in Silver Springs Maryland. Firemen battled a fiery water gas mix with streams of water and explosives delayed operations.
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Silver Springs
Dee
Community cest report on page ten and weather notes
The page mentions a community cest report on page ten and notes more rain for the west coast on page eight. A playful line references growing a triple grapefruit on page thirteen along with a brief Financial atomic series entry.
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Cest
West Coast
Atomic Series Financial
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