China Weighs Peace Plea From 13 Asian Nations
Sir Benegal N. Rau of India said Gen Wu of Communist China told him Peiping seeks to end the Korean fighting quickly and is considering a peace appeal from 13 Asian and Middle East delegations. Rau reported ongoing talks and said the 13 sponsor groups would meet again Monday to review further information.
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Benegal N. Rau
India
Wu Masiu-chuan
China
Peiping
Korea
Rau
Red
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G. K. Panikkar
United States
United Nations
Stores Stay Open Evenings in Winchester for Christmas
Virgil Strader of the Retail Merchants Association announces extended shopping hours in Winchester to 9 p.m. on weekdays including Dec 23 to aid Christmas buyers. Stores report good stock levels as holiday demand remains brisk and a Community Christmas Tree will be set up on the courthouse sidewalk by power company workers.
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Virgil Strader
Retail Merchants Association Publicity Committee
Strader
Frederick County
Earl Shade
Northern Virginia Power Company
Funeral plans for Clifford Grim announced
The funeral for Clifford D. Grim, noted business and civic leader, is set for Monday at 11 a.m. at Old Stone Presbyterian Church Piccadilly Street. Dr Ronald S Wilson and Rev J S Duckwall will lead services with pallbearers named. Interment follows in Mt Hebron Cemetery. Offices of Winchester Board of Insurance Agents close 11 to 12 Monday December 11 due to his death.
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Clifford D. Grim
Old Stone Presbyterian Church
Picdilly Street
Ronald S. Wilson
Loudoun Street
Winchester Board OF Insurance Agents
Truman Letter to Columnist Sparks Public Comment
President Truman’s sharp letter to music critic Paul Hume drew praise and sharp comment. The missive excoriated Hume for a negative review of Margaret Truman’s singing, with public and political figures weighing in on the exchange and its temperamental tone.
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Truman
Washington
Paul Hume
Washington Post
Hume
Garet Truman
Arming Nationalists to Fight Chinese Reds Proposed Today
Three Republican senators urged arming Chiang Kai-shek to wage guerrilla warfare on the Chinese mainland, going beyond the Truman Attlee Formosa accord. They criticized the joint communique while Secretary Acheson defended the policy in a Senate session amid Korea War considerations.
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Jack Bell
Washington
United States
Formosa
Taft
Ohio
H. Alexander Smith
New Jersey
Knowland
California
Diao
United Nations
Truman
Attlee
China
Chiang Kai-shek
Acheson
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Korea
Seventh Fleet
Formosan
Newspapers Rags To Be Collected For Fellowship Club
JCC officials announce a citywide pickup of newspapers magazines and rags tomorrow afternoon. A fleet of 12 trucks will canvass from 2 p m with items placed for street visibility. Call 6191 for missed pickups and the Fellowship Club opens headquarters in the Cooper building at Piccadilly and Loudoun Street next Friday.
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Fellowship Club
JCC
Cooper Building
Piccadilly
Loudoun St
Cochran Starts On Police Force In Winchester
William Cochran a 31 year old from Sunny Side has a probationary appointment with the Winchester Police Force assigned to the midnight shift succeeding Wilmer Comer who was called into service in October. Cochran a Handley alumnus and World War II European Theatre veteran will begin tonight. He is married to Ruby Jamison of Asheville North Carolina.
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William Cochran
Sunnyside
Winchester
Wilmer Comer
Cochran
J. Thomas Boyd
Fred Cochran
Watson Ave
Handley
Ruby Jamison
Asheville
N. C
Long period of tension ahead for country says White House
President Truman and Prime Minister Attlee issued a mild peace offer after six Korea related meetings. Secretary Marshall urged huge arms production predicting prolonged tension for years. Officials stressed UN led China decision and warned against provoking greater aggression.
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James Marlow
Washington
White House
Truman
Attlee
United Nations
Korea
New York
Defense
Marshall
China
Evacuation Efforts Grow For 20000 Allied Troops In Korea
Allied warplanes and artillery pressed to break the Chinese block on the escape route for 20,000 trapped American and allied troops near Koto and Hamhung. Maj. Gen. Almond said the two columns near linkup with a rescue effort from the Third Division, while ships stood ready at Hungnam for possible mass evacuation.
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Tokyo
Edward M. Almond
U. S
10Th Corps
Koto
United Nations
Stan sWinton
Jack MacBeth
Hamhung
MacBeth
Kato
Robert H. Soule
Almond
Hamhung-Hungnam
U.N
Wonsan
Hungnam
U. N
C. Turner Joy
Korea
Western Europe Eases Fears After Truman Attlee Talks
London reports eased anxiety over Korea diverting Western arms. Washington says US and Britain agree on urgent NATO defense actions. British and French papers reflect cautious optimism while Communist press argues the talks push for war and Germany rearmament.
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West
Europe
Truman
Britain
Attee
Far East
Washington
U. S
China
The
Telegraph
Asia
Communist
Daily Worker
Attlee
Hag
Germany
Soviet Union
Paris
MacArthur Ends Briefing Sessions
In Tokyo General MacArthur ends briefing sessions for war correspondents citing security. Lt General Sir Horace Robertson of the British Korea command urges censorship as necessary to prevent enemy access to North Korean movements and U N headquarters. MacArthur officers insist censorship must apply across Tokyo Washington and other capitals.
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Tokyo
MacArthur
Korea
Horace Robertson
Robertson
Acheson Says U S Not In Position To Veto Red China
Secretary of State Acheson told lawmakers the United States is not in a position to veto the admission of Red China to the United Nations. Reports said 44 delegations oppose the seating and 16 support it, with details emerging after a closed Senate Foreign Relations Committee session.
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Acheson
U.S
China
Washington
Stats Acheson
United States
United Nations
U. N
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Senate Committee
More Testimony Slated Next Week in Anna Rosenberg Case
Senate hearings into Anna Rosenberg focus on past alleged Communist ties. A confrontation between Rosenberg and accuser Ralph De Sola occurred in closed session as she defended herself against claims she attended Communist meetings in New York City. De Sola is expected to return next week for further questioning while Rosenberg awaits Senate confirmation for the Pentagon post.
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New York
Pegler
Anna Rosenberg
Edwin B. Harkinson
Washington
Senate
Anna M. Rosenberg
Truman
Defense
Senatermed Services Committee
Russell
D-Ga
New York City
Mrs. Rosenberg
de Sola
Marshall hints Truman may declare national emergency
Secretary of Defense Marshall told reporters after a three hour closed door session with the Senate Appropriations Committee that Truman is seriously considering a declaration of national emergency. He did not say if he recommended it or what it would cover. Senators present said such a move would enable quick action on price controls and defense production as part of a larger emergency program tied to the Korean war.
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Watkins
Utah
Congress
Andrew Jackson
U. N
Asia
Britain
Marshall
National Association of Manufacturers
New York
White House
Soviet Union
Washington
Truman
Senate Appropriations Committee
Aaron
Tion
Sor Marbenk
D-80
Db Sys
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Cordon
R-Ore
Ae of
Spy Courier Receives 30 Year Sentence From Judge McGranery
U S District Judge James P McGranery sentences the Philadelphia based spy courier to two concurrent terms of 30 years each for wartime espionage. The government had urged 25 years. Gold expressed remorse while the court noted deterrence as a goal.
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U. S
James P. McGranery
McGranery
Gold
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