U.N. Assembly Approves Korean Cease-Fire Plan
The United Nations Assembly backed an Asian and Arab plan for a Korean cease fire by 52 votes to 5 with Nationalist China abstaining. The measure seeks a basis for a truce and calls on Assembly President Nasrollah Entezam to name a small committee to pursue acceptance by Chinese Communists and Red China.
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Max Harrelson
New York
Unitedations Assembly
China
Enteram
Russia
Jacob A. Malik
United States
Britain
Stefan Wierblowski
U. N
World Organization
India
Korea
United Nations
Quakes Hit Sierra Region and Mexico City Causes and Damages
Two major earthquakes rattled Northern California and Mexico City today. The Sierra quake damaged underground water and sewer lines at Herlong Army depot near Reno, with losses running to thousands, while California communities felt the tremor from Reno to Sacramento. The Mexican shock rattled buildings and knocked dishes but no injuries were reported.
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Associated Press
Sierra
California
Mexico City
U. S. Army
Herlong
Calif
Reno
Nev
H. E. Hopping
S. M. Ackerman
Conner Summit
Sacramento
County Court House
Berryville Ave
Handley Students to Present Christmas Carols Sunday
Handley School students present a public concert of Christmas carols at 3 p.m. Sunday in the school auditorium directed by Miss Gwendolyn Haynes. About 500 children from elementary to senior high will perform songs including Sleep Baby Sleep Sing We Neel and Hark the Herald Angels Sing with the audience invited to join.
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Handley School
Gwendolyn Haynes
Winchester Public Schools
Glee Club
Garland Quarles
William Archer Wright
Braddock Street
Ethotrist
Winchester Ministerial Association
Katherine Pannill
Sadie Finklestein
Herald Angels
Mendelssohn
Six Children Die in Virginia Fires
Six children die in two separate fires in Virginia. A Massanutten Mountain dwelling fire near Harrisonburg killed three sleeping children from the Grubb and Martz families. another Portsmouth blaze claimed three Williams-Roberts children. A Navy fire at Norfolk naval base is under investigation with no arson link found yet.
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Virginia
Harrisonburg
Portsmouth
John
Gertrude Williams
Robert Henry
Lillian
Marshall Warns of Total War Threat
Secretary of Defense Marshall warned Congress of a possible total war and urged rapid expansion of war plants and assembly lines. He described the risk as very hard to answer and said the nation must prepare for mobilization with an emergency funding request of about 16.9 billion dollars to bolster forces through June next year.
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Washington
Secretary of Defense
Marshall
Congress
House Military Appropriations Subcommittee
Mahon
D-Tex
Defense Department
Teaching by Television Closer To Reality with New Technique
A split screen two way television method brings teacher and students together remotely. Mrs Barbara Long demonstrated with sixth grade geography pupils at WBAL TV clinic in Baltimore. Educators expect benefits for sick or distant students and for atomic energy instruction though some producers warn of needed showmanship.
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Baltimore
Wbal-Tv
Barbara Long
Charter Heslop
Atomic Energy Commission
The
Armed Services
U. S. Department of Education
Hitches
Middle Atlantic
Television
President urged to proceed with wage price controls
Senator Maybank urged President Truman to declare a national emergency and swiftly implement wage price controls. Representative Walter and others expected a formal emergency and use of price controls. The White House held another briefing with party leaders on military buildup and economic measures ahead of a national address.
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Washington
Truman
Maybank
D-Sc
Walter
D-Pa
White House
Senate Ban Committee
Senate
House Banking
House Economic Committee
Atomic Committee
Administration
Taft
Ohio
GOP
State Department
Voice of America
U. S
U S Casualties Rise in Korean War Report
Defense Department weekly summary shows U S casualties at 33 878 with 5 870 deaths. Deaths include 5 258 killed in action 607 died of wounds and 5 missing in action. Wounded total 23 477 and 5 143 missing in action. Report reflects notifications through December 8 and lag from Chinese offensive impact.
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Washington
Defense Department
United Nations
Christmas sale and bank notice from 1951 era
SUITS and COATS up to off regular prices at MARGARET L. HODGSON Hat & Dress Shop. Don't put off holiday savings. Do banking at FARMERS & MERCHANTS NATIONAL BANK in Court House Square. Closing notice: bank closes at noon Saturday December 16 for annual staff party. B M CHEVROLET SALES ad fragment.
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Margaret L. Hodgson
Farmers & Merchants National Bank
Court House Square
Fed
Deposit Ins. Corp
B & M Chevrolet Sales
Railroad Strike Expands Across Key Rail Hubs
The nationwide walkout by railroad yard workers spread from Chicago to Washington St Louis and Baltimore halting freight and disrupting passenger and mail service. The Army warned of contempt actions to end the strike and a court order backed the move while the Post Office weighing a parcel post embargo.
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Chicago
Post Office Department
Washington
St. Louis
Baltimore
Brotherhood of Railroad
Brotherhood
W. P. Kennedy
Army
Milwaukee Road
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
Union Station
Pennsylvania Railroad
Philadelphia
Kelly Concedes Defeat in Michigan Governor Race
Michigan Governor hopeful Harry F. Kelly conceded defeat to incumbent G. Mennen Williams after a recount of about 1.9 million votes. Williams, 39, will be inaugurated January 1 as the state’s first re elected Democratic governor in 36 years. Williams’ lead stood after corrections and a recount reduced Kelly’s margin to 4,243 votes from the original 1,154 vote difference. Williams 935,152 Kelly 933,998. Senator Vandenberg remains hospitalized in Grand Rapids for a prior condition and hopes to return. The notice also includes an unrelated Holmes cake ad.
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Detroit
Michigan
Harry F. Kelly
Kelly
G. Mennen Williams
GOP
Williams
Vandenberg
Grand Rapids
C. C. Rhodes
Stephens City
Delinquent Tax Sale Buys 43 Pieces by United Consumers Inc
United Consumers Inc a local organization of colored people chartered in 1948 bought most city and county delinquent tax properties in Winchester. The group paid 404.20 for 25 city parcels and 50.04 for 18 county parcels. Real estate redemption requires paying three years of taxes plus six percent interest.
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United Consumers, Inc
Winchester
F. Ellsworth Turner
Washington
Corporation Court
Peyton J. Marshall
Grafield Prather
S. Loudoun
Henry M. Brooks
Braddock
Newton Turner
Commonwealth
Frederick County
Legionnaire Calls for Truth in Crisis Outlook
Earle Cooke Jr., 29, national commander of the American Legion, urged blunt public discussion of the dangerous world situation at a Roanoke luncheon. He criticized efforts to "throttle down" understanding, pressed for faster manpower mobilization, and urged Truman to lay cards on the table in a radio address. Cooke, from Dawson, Georgia, recounted a wartime fate and toured Virginia before a Richmond speech.
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Roanoke
American Legion
Earle Cooke, Jr
Dawson
Cooke
Virginia
Cocke
Truman
Legion Posta 3
James R. Dent
West Virginia
Clifton Forge
Covington
Iron Gate
Buchanan
Bedford
Lynchburg
Farmville
Richmond
Emporia
North Carolina
Meeting Held Washington Armed Services Committee
The House Armed Services Committee met in closed session to consider authorizations for military public works projects totaling 1,658,718,000 dollars.
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Washington
House Armed Services Committee
Yugoslav Loan Seen as Certain After House Vote
The $38 million Yugoslav relief bill cleared the House by 142 to 41 amid bipartisan support and doubts about aiding Tito. A Senate-House compromise was due before sending to President Truman, with anti Soviet containment framed as the motive.
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Washington
Yugoslavia
Truman
House
Marcantonio
American Labor Party
Senate
Tito
United States
Begrade
Stalin
Ribicoff
D-Conn
White House
Hawaii
Alaska
Three Ships in Peril off Brest in North Sea Storm
Off Brest France a severe storm endangers at least three ships from the Netherlands England and Greece. The French Naval Station reported the vessels in distress with rescue efforts underway.
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Brest
France
McCarthy Pearson Clash After Washington Private Party
A physical altercation occurred at the Sulgrave Club after a private party involving Senator Joe McCarthy and columnist Drew Pearson. McCarthy claimed he slapped Pearson after threats to speak on personal matters. Pearson accused him of provocation. Senator Richard Nixon reportedly intervened and declined comment.
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Washington
Joe McCarthy
Drew Pearson
McCarthy
Wisconsin
Pearson
State Department
Swank
Sulgrave Club
Fulton Lewis, Jr
Senate
Richard M. Nixon
California
Nixon
Chinese Mass Around Gis Triggers Allied Withdrawal
Allied forces retreat from the northeast beachhead as some 100,000 Chinese Reds mass in a crescent around the area. In Manchuria Soviet jets clash with U S forces in the northwest with MiG 15s and F 80s in heavy aerial combat over the Korean front.
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Tokyo
Manchuria
U. S
Oro
Hamhung
Hungnam
United Nations
Ie Ee
Serere
Perlinetae
Lense
Changjin
Hufigna
Sinuijju
Red Manchurian
Explosion Hits Richmond Power
An underground utility blast in Richmond near City Hall cut power to about 2000 residents. A manhole cover was hurled 75 feet as windows shattered at a nearby restaurant. Police suspect sewer gas buildup though no company equipment was damaged.
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Richmond
City Hall
Broad Street
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Handley
Quarles
Ruthcowan
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