UN forces tighten beach defense at Hungnam amid heavy air battles
United Nations troops manned a tightened arc around Hungnam harbor as battles raged offshore. Bomb-laden planes from the United States and patrols blasted Communist forces, while the F 86 Sabre jet clashed with Russian built fighters near the frontier in northeast Korea.
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Sinuiju
Pact Nations Nod On Army Pact
In Brussels the defense ministers of 12 Atlantic Pact nations approve a Western European army of 55 or 60 divisions including Germans. Acheson and Pace urge faster rearmament. ratification planned under Eisenhower. Russian objections loom as Germany inclusion faces Potsdam concerns. Pace substitutes for Marshall amid Korean War crisis.
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Belgium
U. S
Dean Acheson
Frank Pace
Acheson
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Pace
Atlantic Pact Council
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Pact
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Defense
Palais Provincial
Truman
Independence
Washington
Paris
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Germany
Soviet Union
Britain
France
U.S
George C. Marshall
Bank of Douglas Robbery Lifts Two Bags of Cash
A lone bandit entered the Bank of Douglas downtown at 9:20 this morning and walked away with two blue cloth bags containing about 31 455 dollars after forcing manager J D McNabb and teller Donald Amesbury into the toilet. The robber wore gloves, spoke in monosyllables, and escaped unseen as FBI and city police launched a dragnet.
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J. D. McNabb
Donald Amesbury
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Amesbury
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P. H. McNeal
M. E. Zetterholm
North Stomp Avenue
J. M. Sakiison
Southern Arizona Bank & Trust Co
Counter
Freezing Midwest and Mild Southwest Weather Contrast
The report contrasts bitter cold in Iowa and the Midwest with warm Tucson and sunny Southwest conditions. Des Moines dropped to four below zero with 26 below at Lone Rock Wisconsin, while Minneapolis reached 3 above. Arizona cities show highs from 77 in Tucson to 82 in Phoenix and lows around 40s.
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Iowa
W. L. Buttolph
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Blythe
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Yuma
Phoenix
Flagstaff
Short Takes Over As Truman Press Chief
Joseph H. Short was sworn in as press secretary to President Truman in the White House office. Chief Justice Fred Vinson administered the oath before a crowd of friends and neighbors. Short succeeds Charles G. Ross, who died at his desk on December 5. Mrs Short and children Victoria Alexander and Stephen attended.
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Joseph H. Short
Truman
Fred Vinson
Short
White House
The
Baltimore Sun
Charles G. Ross
North Koreans Free Captives Return to UN Lines
Nine prisoners of war including three Americans were released by North Korea and returned to UN lines along the 38th parallel. The group also included three South Koreans and three fishermen. The three identified Americans were Corp. Earl E. Roush Corp. Albert Billingsley and Pfc. Vincent Fasci. All appeared well with minor exposure.
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38Th Parallel
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Albert Billingsley
Vincent Fasci
38Th Parrallel
Highway Patrol Aims to Reduce Holiday Traffic Deaths
Pima Santa Cruz and Cochise County patrol officers began an all-out drive to prevent holiday traffic deaths. Richard Whitlow, captain of the southern district, said officers will pressure violators who ignore hand signals and signals at stops, with all patrolmen taking days off to maintain full-force coverage in southern Arizona.
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Santa Cruz
Cochise
Richard Whitlow
Southern District Patrol
Arizona
Police Launch Broad Hunt For Bank Bandit
A young man in a light blue Buick is sought after an armed robbery of the Bank of Douglas. The thief fled south on South Sixth Avenue, leaving canvas bags and a leather briefcase, as police widen roadblocks across Tucson and state agencies join the search for the suspected robber believed to carry $31,455.
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Continental
State Employment Service
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Pinal County
Lynn
Benson
Tucson
Joe Rice
Pima County
Sheriff's Office
State Highway Patrol
Carnegie Free Library
James Brady
Deputy Slumps at Wheel During Bank Robbery Search
Deputy Rupert Hopkins, 58, of Sahuarita collapsed at the wheel of his car on the Nogales highway while pursuing bandits from the Bank of Douglas robbery. A passerby found him at about 1 20 p m and aided him before he was taken to the county hospital.
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Arizona College Association Elects Eastburn President
TEMPE Dec. 18. Dr. Lacey A. Eastburn, president of Arizona State Educators College group, was elected by 300 delegates at the association's annual session held here.
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Nio Ie ‘College Association
Government eyeing voluntary controls on prices and wages
Washington reports the government may seek voluntary controls on all prices and wages later this week with price ceilings on meats under consideration. Mandatory wage limits for 1,000,000 auto workers were discussed while the honor system would run controls until ESA can deploy a police force likely by late March or early April.
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Economic Stabilization Agency
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UAW
Walter P. Reuther
Valentine
Meat Packing
Michael V. di Salle
American Iron and Steel Institute
Wage Stabilization Board
WSB
Livestock Division
Farm Bureau Federation
Chicago
Bank Robbery Second In Year In Tucson
Today's heist at Bank of Douglas marked Tucson's second major bank robbery this year. The earlier January 7 Southern Arizona Bank & Trust Co. raid netted 5789 dollars before guard Robert Wood halted the robber, who was later identified as Lawrence D. Wesson. He had planned the crime for three months and received a six year federal sentence on March 1, 1950.
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Tucson
Southern Arizona Bank & Trust Co
E. Alvin Jd
Wood
Wesson
Wesson Pump Co
Howard C. Speakman
New York Mercury Sees Season's Lowest Temperature
New York City recorded its lowest temperature of the season at 23.1 degrees at 1:50 a.m. in New York. The city faced extreme cold as the thermometer dropped to the season's low, prompting warnings and preparations for cold-weather conditions.
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New York Mercury
New York
New York City
GM Halts Sale of 1951 Cars
General Motors ordered dealers not to sell 1951 Chevrolets Pontiacs and Cadillacs shipped to them pending review of an economic stabilization agency price order. About one third of US autos could be affected with telegrams sent to 12 000 dealers. Existing titles remain with dealers for delivered cars, while new consignments are halted until released.Industry officials promise to contest the ruling in Washington.
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U.P
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United States
Chevrolet
Pontiac
Cadillac
Economic Stabilization Agency
Washington
Dinjian couple marks 50th anniversary with 100th birthday guest
In Somerville Massachusetts on December 18 Mr and Mrs Stephen Dinjian celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary. The notable guest was Mrs Sultan Tigrizian Dinjians mother who observed her 100th birthday.
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Somerville
Mass
Stephen Dinjian
Holiday Cheer Gone In Korea Beachhead War Weather
In Hungnam troops endure a ruined seaport with a sprawling fertilizer plant, filthy hovels, and bitter cold. Soldiers slog through mud, frozen streets, and shattered buildings as war sounds and tensions rise near the front, not a place for Christmas cheer.
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Hungnam
GIs Receive Free Life Insurance Under House Bill
The U S House passed a bill granting every armed services member a $10000 free life policy retroactive to June 27 covering those who died in Korea. It also covers Pennsylvania national guardsmen killed in a Sept 11 train wreck. The House sent veteran rehabilitation, and a $1B War Damage Corporation bill to insure private property against war damage.
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Armed Services
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Senate
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Ohio
White House
Ailing Red Leaders Headed to Moscow for Treatment
Rome reports Palmiro Togliatti, Italy's top Communist, en route by train to Moscow for brain operation recovery. French Communist leader Maurice Thorez is already in Moscow for stroke treatment after suffering a Paris attack two months ago.
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Ansa
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Maurice Thorez
Paris
Hope Rises For End Of Strike In Rail War
Washington December 18 hope rose for an early settlement of the wage and hour dispute between railroads and four operating unions. Negotiations sped up as yardmen strikes faded with 12 000 additional postal workers drafted to ease a massive Christmas mail jam.
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White House
Post Office Department
St. Louis
Chicago
Index Jalopy races run but under a cloud of dust
Page references show Jalopy races on page 23 with dust clouds. A famed girl named Juno appears on page 29. Regents actions are reported on page 8. Comics on page 30, Gabfest on 2. Crossword 30, Radio 29, Editorials 16, Sermon 4. Films, Society 13 and 19. Financial 28. Sports entries on pages 21 22 and 23.
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