Communist Probe Flares as Korea Crisis Grows
In Tokyo on December 23 the Chinese probe along parallel 38 signals a second invasion threat into South Korea. Lt. Gen. Walton Walker was killed in a jeep accident. Lt. Gen. Matthew Ridgway named to succeed him as Eighth Army chief. Six US F-86 jets shot down six MIG-15s in a major air battle, while Hans weighty forces mass along the border.
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Far East
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Korea
U.S. 10Th Corps
Sea of Japan
Chongye
Kuhwa
North Korea
China
Manchuria
Ridgeway
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Washington
Sam S. Walker
Young Walker
Pusan
Connecticut
Taegu
Douglas MacArthur
Tin Koreg
Western Europe urged to speed up defense for US aid
Washington reports lawmakers demand swifter western European defense efforts to secure continued American military support. Acheson warned a US withdrawal would invite Soviet conquest of Europe and Asia, as a note to Moscow floated high level talks with the Big Four. Senator Hickenlooper called for concrete European defense commitments in return for aid.
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Herbert Hoover
Hoover
United States
Asia
National Security Council
State Department
Moscow
Britain
France
Russia
U. S
Sovet Union
Germany
Michael J. McDermott
Sen. Hickenlooper
Iowa
Foreign Relations Committee
America
Free World
Tionate
Hickenlooper
Civilian defense test triggers false alarm in Idaho town
In western Idaho a small community conducted a civilian defense drill by mistake. A would be burglar pried Hadleys hardware rear door and triggered the store alarm which set off the air raid siren, arousing residents before he escaped. a Boise sheriff's car responded.
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Star
Ida
U.P
Idaho
Hadley
Boise
UN Clinging To Peace Hope In Korea Cease Fire Talks
The UN cease fire commission remains hopeful China will negotiate terms for a Korea truce after a Peking radio rejection. The three member panel led by Nasrollah Entezam, Benegal Rau, and Lester Pearson urged a formal reply from Chou En-lai and warned that Beijing calls the panel illegal. The radio outlined terms demanding American withdrawal, U S guard removal, and Red China admission to the UN.
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Tokyo
Assembly
Nasrollah Entezam
Iran
Benegal N. Rau
India
Lester B. Pearson
Canada
Peking
Commission
Korea
Formosa
China
Homebound Rush Sees Millions Travel For Christmas
United Press reports millions crowded highways trains and air travel for the Christmas homeward pilgrimage. Weather was favorable nationwide with snow in the north reflecting lights while officials hoped for a brief holiday respite from war news amid traffic fires and accidents. The National Safety Council warned of 440 holiday fatalities expected, with 56 already dead including 42 traffic deaths 12 fires and two misc. incidents. Ten died in Amarillo fires at a convalescent home dormitory. Eighteen missing aboard a Canadian Pacific airliner en route from Vancouver to Calgary. Light rain and snow cluttered the northeast causing hazardous road conditions with numerous minor crashes in New York Boston and Chicago amid tipsy drivers.
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Prince of Peace
National Safety Council
Amarillo
Tex
British Columbia
Vancouver
Calgary
New York
Boston
Chicago
Moonlit Christmas Eve Graces Tucson Sky
A full round moon will rise shortly after dusk around 5 37 p m and bathe Tucson in bright moonlight on Christmas Eve The forecast follows a mild day with temperatures near 79 degrees and a cool evening around 44 degrees as residents are urged to enjoy the holiday.
Dismissed Clark faces appeal over contractor threat and permits
Cecil H. Clark former city electrical inspector testified he threatened Nickel Electric Co. owner Daniel Nickel after a relative’s job and high charges. Witnesses said Clark allowed late permits, showed contractor favoritism, and urged others to finish disputed neon sign work.
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Daniel A. Nickel
The
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C. W. Egleston
Weeco Contractors
Egleston
Telephone Company
E. Pennington St
City Mgr
Phil J. Martin Jr
Kermit Oestreich
Glen Cooper
Russell Electric & Machine Co
Martin
Grady Beard
New Sign
Tien
Beard
Forrest G. Priser
Oestreich
City Civil Service Commission
W. L. Scudder
Thomas J. Elliott
Scudder
Tucson Daily Citizen
Norman Harrington
B. A. Hickman
Acme Neon Co
Jack Turner
Turner
Doctor in Santa suit quits after child shins him
In Hartford Connecticut a physician who wore a Santa Claus costume as a stand in for Santa quits after a child kicked him in the shins and said that was for last year. The incident occurred on December 23.
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Hartford
Conn
Santa Claus
Shoppers Jam City Streets in Last Minute Rush
Thousands of Tucson residents packed downtown streets as shops stayed open late for a fourth Friday of eleventh hour shopping. Police staffed corners to keep traffic flowing while stores reported ample merchandise and crowds returning for final gift hunts.
Strikers Return Likely After Arizona Court Order
Phoenix report says Salt River Valley power district workers may resume duties after a court injunction halts picketing at district offices. About 1,400 IBEW members joined the walkout. hearings set for Tuesday on a permanent injunction.
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Phoenix
Salt River Power District
Richard D. Searles
Salt River Valley Water Users’ Association and
Power District
Stewart Mountain Dam
Maricopa County
Charles Bernstein
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
IBEW
W. P. Halloran
Bernstein
Arizona
Reclamation Bureau Chief Sets World Tour Schedule
Interior Department says Commissioner Michael W. Straus of the Reclamation Bureau will depart tomorrow for a world tour to discuss economic cooperation and Point Four issues with foreign officials. He will visit India Italy Israel Pakistan Ceylon Thailand the Philippines and Guam.
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Washington
Michael W. Straus
Reclamation Bureau
Interior Department
Ul Straits
India
Italy
Israel
Pakistan
Ceylon
Thailand
Philippines
Guam
Living Cost Rises to All-Time High in Oct–Nov
The Bureau of Labor Statistics reported a 0.5 percent rise in the cost of living between October 15 and November 15, driving the index to 175.6 percent of the 1935 baseline and 3.2 percent above the pre Korean War level from last June.
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Washington
Bureau of Labor Statistics
General Walker Killed In Korea In Jeep Crash
Gen Walter H. Walker 61 commanding U S Eighth Army died when his jeep crashed into a South Korean truck on slippery roads while en route to decorate his son for bravery. He led UN forces in Korea before retirement and the death prompted replacements in command.
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Walter H. Walker
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U. S. Eighth Army
George Patton
Europe
Patton
Metz
Seoul
Tokyo
Leven C. Allen
Eighth Army
Garvey Defends Mexico City Trip as State Business
Arizona Governor Dan E. Garvey clashed with State Auditor Ann Frohmiller over a $28.30 insurance claim for a state Cadillac used in the Mexico City trip. Garvey said the journey involved substantial state business and criticized the auditor for pre releasing her rejection to the press.
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Phoenix
Dan E. Garvey
Ann Frohmiler
Mexico City
Frohmiller
Postal Workers Do Yeoman Service
The postoffice department reports a record 16 billion pieces of Christmas mail delivered between December 1 and December 20. To handle the holiday overflow 350,000 temporary workers were hired despite a recent wildcat railroad strike.
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Washington
Postoffice Department
Postoffice
Rudolph Tops Folklore List in Christmas History
In Storrs Connecticut on December 23 University of Connecticut professor James H Barnett described Rudolph the red nosed reindeer as the only original addition to Santa Claus folklore in this century.
Wounded Vet Rules Parade Grand Marshal Selection
PASADENA Calif Dec 23 UP Robert S Gray a wounded Marine veteran rises from hospital to be grand marshal of the Ten of Roses parade and Rose Bowl events Dwight D Eisenhower also named grand marshal but declined due to NATO duties Gray wounded at Inchon and in a hospital sling awaits public appeal for the role while 19 year old Pfc Mike Roplezycki loses both arms remains guest of honor for parade and game
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Calif
UP Corp
Robert S. Gray
Marine Hospital
Huntington
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Cam Pendleton
Here
Gray
Gen
Eisenhower
North Atlantic Pact Defense Forces
Roseburg
Ore
Sonia Fett
Korea
Marine Provisional Brigade
Inchon Landing
Pfc
Mike Roplezycki
Long Beach
Pepper Sees No Hope For Peace
Senator Claude Pepper of Florida warned in a farewell speech that there is no hope for peace with Russia. He said Moscow aims to conquer the far east and to remove western influence in Japan and other Asia-Pacific regions, warning of possible future attacks on the United States.
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Claude Pepper
D-Fla
Senate
Russia
Far East
Pepper
Japan
Kremlin
United States
China
Korea
Indo-China
Burma
Siam
Malay
East Indies
Air Force Brings Family to Bedside of Ill Soldier
At Aberdeen Proving Grounds Maryland a New York couple Mr and Mrs Irwin Hilsenrath raced to their son Eugene after commercial travel failed. Doctors report the 22 year old soldier is seriously ill with pneumonia as the Air Force facilitates urgent bedside access.
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New York
Air Force
Mitchell Field
Irwin Hilsenrath
Jamaica
New York City
Eugene
Vishinsky Heads Home From Paris After U.N. Delegation
Soviet Foreign Minister Andrei Vishinsky left Paris by air for Berlin en route to Moscow after attending United Nations talks in New York. He spent the night in the embassy and departed Orly on a special plane.
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Andrei Y. Vishinsky
Berlin
Moscow
Vishinsky
New York
United Nations
Orly Airdrome
Index A Citizen dog picture may re unite pet and family
Canadian airliner is with 18 aboard
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