MacArthur flags Chinese Red war effort and Korea buildup
Gen. MacArthur warned Tokyo that Chinese Reds are mobilizing on a national scale. He cited an 8 billion dollar wartime budget for 1951 and noted Red forces near Korea with five field armies involved. He projected a possible Jan 1 to Jan 10 coordinated assault along the 88th parallel with air support and a screen of North Korean divisions.
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Tokyo
MacArthur
Peking
U. S
United Nations
Seoul
Imijin River
Lost Pup Is Going Home
A wandering $1,500 Kerry blue terrier was returned to its Williamsport, Pennsylvania home from Tucson, after traveling salesman Jack Davis spotted it in snow, sheltered it in his car, and alerted Williamsport police. Davis shared his travel plans toward California, prompting authorities to arrange shipment back to the owner who had searched the town for the dog.
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Williamsport
Tucson
Jack Davis
Davis
Kalamazoo
Mich
California
Pennsylvania
Hopeful See Red Asia Split
Government strategists in Washington say Red China’s Korea campaign could trigger a split with Russia over which Communist nation leads Asia. Informants reported today that discord between Beijing and Moscow may reshape regional power dynamics.
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Washington
U.P
China
Korea
Russia
Asia
Wu Hsiu-chuan
United Nations’ Security Council
Formosa
Tibet
Nepal
Indo-China
Japan
Moscow
Prices Jump To New Highs In Wartime Market Report
Chicago dealers report broad price increases in wholesale butter and lamb on the hoof. An AMI spokesman opposes meat price controls, urging minimal civilian hardship while noting rising cattle numbers and a lag in output. Butter highs in several markets reflect limited government surpluses and strong consumer demand. Lambs reach a new all time high at Chicago stockyards, influencing the wholesale index. Schenley Industries announces a voluntary whiskey price freeze amid inflation. The piece also surveys Sino-Soviet tensions in Asia, Tokyo’s information seeks on possible Soviet Chinese friction, and broad geopolitical implications of Korea.
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Chicago
American Meat Institute
H. H. Corey
The
AMI
Corey
New York
Philadelphia
Chicago Mercantile Exchange
Dun and
Bradstreet
Schenley Industries, Inc
Ilford Maternity Hospital Reports Missing Wooden Stork
Police received an urgent alarm from Ilford Maternity Hospital claiming their wooden stork, a six foot figure guarding the main gate, has vanished. The quirky disappearance sparked a citywide search as staff pondered the unlikely odds.
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Ilford
Eng
Ilford Maternity Hospital
Mexico Holds Winter Naval Maneuvers
Mexico’s winter naval maneuvers began with President Miguel Aleman observing from the presidential yacht. Ten ships participated including four frigates three corvettes and three coast guard cutters drawn from Pacific and Gulf coast forces in a one day exercise at Acapulco.
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Acapulco
Mexico
Miguel Aleman
Aleman
Coast Guard
Pacific
Gulf
Feathered Parents Baby Is Rescued
In Long Beach California a pair of pigeons nested near an air vent grille. After two days workers watched as the parent pigeons tried to feed a baby through the screen until an animal shelter worker rescued the offspring.
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Long Beach
Calif
Animal Shelter
Billy the Kid Claims Dead Cowboy Brushy Bill Roberts Dies
O L Brushy Bill Roberts, 90, who long claimed to be Billy the Kid, died in Hico Texas. He sought a governor pardon for 21 alleged murders and once supported Jesse James claim. Roberts had rode with Buffalo Bill and worked as a rodeo performer. He came to Hamilton County eight years ago from Gladewater with his wife and left a wardrobe of frontier clothes about his death.
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Hico
Tex
Billy the Kid
New Mexico
O. L
Brushy Bill) Roberts
William Bonney
Brushy Bill
Buffalo Bill
Kansas
Idaho
Hamilton County
Gladewater
Rodeo Association
Let Joy Be Unconfined Let Joy Be Unconfined
Hermosillo reports a possible police shortage for New Year's Eve amid a bullfight benefit on December 31. Police officers will perform in bullfighting roles to raise funds for Policemen's Day activities with local doctors also involved in the event.
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Hermosillo
Nerve Gas Threat To U S in Atomic Era Defense Guide
Washington reports a new civil defense booklet warns nerve gas or germ warfare could halt atomic weapon programs or paralyze the Pentagon. It details biological and chemical threats, delivery methods, and protective steps for civilians and defense workers, including handling of contaminated bodies.
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Washington
Pentagon
Civilian Defense Administration
Civil Defense Administration
CDA
United States
Hanford
Oak Ridge
Los Alamos
U.S. Fights Black Market Against Hoarding Order Issued
Washington reported a new anti hoarding order to curb stockpiling of scarce materials. The list covers building materials chemicals metals and paper products among others, with penalties under the defense production act up to 10000 dollars fine or a year’s imprisonment. The order targets stockpiling beyond reasonable demand and resale for profit and is broader than the prior Sept 18 NPA regulation.
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Washington
Beng
Defense Production Act
National Production Authority
NPA
Huge Plane Spotting Practice Drill Set
Thousands of civilian volunteers in Newburgh N Y will join a winter plane spotting drill Feb 10 and 11. The eastern air defense force said ground observer corps will monitor cross country flights from bases across the eastern two thirds of the nation from the Rocky Mountains to the Atlantic seaboard.
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Newburgh
N. Y
Eastern Air Defense Force
Ground Observer Corps
Natic
Rocky Mountains
Atlantic Seaboard
Davis Dam Power Divides Arizona Utilities and Farmers
Federal financed hydroelectric power from Davis dam will flow into Arizona in January but analysis shows only a fraction of residents will benefit. Nine electrical co-ops and districts plus four private utilities and a water users association share 554.81 million kilowatt hours of the total 811.15 million, with 6.1 percent of customers receiving 48 percent of power and farmers gaining more than city residents. Tomorrow: Dam brings expansion of private utilities.
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Colorado River
Davis Dam
Arizona Power Authority
Arizona
San Carlos
U. S. Bureau of Reclamation
Davis Power
Salt River Valley Water Users Association
Rural Electrification Administration
Trico Co-Operative
Pima County
Trico
Tucson
REA
Water Users Association
Water Users’ Association
Trico Cooperative
Central Arizona Light & Power Co
Phoenix
Tucson Company
Massed Reds Move On 38th
Tokyo dispatch reports U S Eighth Army withdraws behind the Imjin river line near Seoul as warplanes strike back at Chinese forces. Kaesong fell and Chinese Fourth Field Army pushes toward Seoul. MacArthur says China mobilizes for full war footing with large forces and an $8 billion 1951 budget. Allied aircraft bomb the Communist buildup area.
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Tokyo
Eighth Army
Imjin River
Seoul
United Nations
Kaesong
38Th Parallel
Imjin
Fourth Field Army
Douglas MacArthur
Red China
MacArthur
Water loss study outlined by Arizona expert
Harold C Schwalen of the University of Arizona warned yesterday that increased agricultural pumping threatens rapid underground water decline in Arizona. He explained groundwater charging, flow, and study methods, noting rainfall deficits since 1940 41 and uncertain future pumping limits and recharge variations across regions.
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Arizona
Harold C. Schwalen
Agricultural Engineering Department
University of Arizona
Neighborhood Associations Council
Schwalen
Tucson
Santa Cruz
Warming Sun Ups Mercury in December Temperatures Rise
A sun warmed December day lifts the mercury with a 34 degree low record and a 63 degree high. Frost was reported in parts of the city as readings dip, with higher temperatures listed across Phoenix Douglas Flagstaff Yuma and Grand Canyon ranges.
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Abner Stupin
Phoenix
Douglas
Flagstaff
Yuma
Grand Canyon
Mutual-Aid Defense Plans Will Be Made
SANTA FE New Mexico on December 28 representatives from Arizona New Mexico Utah Colorado Oklahoma and Texas will discuss a mutual aid defense plan at n5 as part of regional cooperation efforts.
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Santa FE
N.M
N. 5
Arizona
New Mexico
Utah
Colorado
Oklahoma
Texas
Index Sport highlights and pages noted in 1950 issue
The listing notes where to find features in the 1950 edition with sports highlights on page 19, book reviews on page 17, record cold blamed for 31 East deaths on page 6, and soon-to-be sheriff Frank Eyman naming his staff on page 3, plus references to Gabfest, Comics, Radio, Films, Editorials, and a Sports section labeled sus 1% on page 20.
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Frank Eyman
Ariz
Gabfest
Films Society
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