Germans Demand Greater Role in International Army Plans
In Brussels West German leaders pressed for full participation in Western defense, seeking equality with other nations as the Atlantic Pact powers weigh integrating German units into a 1,000,000-strong international force. Adenauer’s government faces negotiations with Allied high commissioners and potential reshuffles as France and Britain align on responses. The move could shift command roles with Montgomery possibly serving as Eisenhower’s deputy.
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Brussels
Belgium
Atlantic Council
Germany
Konrad Adenauer
Wer
Dwight D. Eisenho
Adenauer
Christian Party
Democrats
Ole
Westover
Christia
Kurt Schumacher
Thes
Hower
United States
Canada
Britain
France
Netherlands
Luxembourg
Denmark
Italy
Portugal
Iceland
Nor
Sovet Union
Paris
London
Washington
West Germany
West European Union
Fontainebleau
Lord Montgomery
Montgomery
Eisenhower
Front Royal Soldier Wounded in Korea
Private Ray K. Lloyd of Front Royal has been wounded in action in Korea. His name appears in the Defense Department’s casualty list of 26 Virginians, including one killed and 25 wounded.
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Front Royal
Ray K. Lloyd
Francis G. Lloyd
Prospect Sa
Korea
Department of Defense
Correction notice and holiday garbage schedule
A correction advert fixes a previously priced chair to 29.95 and notes a Colonial Art and Craft Shop promotion for Christmas entertaining with Crystal and gadgets. Also included is a holiday garbage collection delay moving Monday December 25 to Thursday December 28, and a barber shop statement affirming haircuts at 50c.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Schewel Furniture CO
Colonial Art and Craft Shop
Winchester
Defense Bill Appropriations Move Through Senate Committee
A defense bill over twenty billion dollars to speed mobilization was sent to the Senate by the Appropriations Committee. The panel added more than two billion to House totals to bolster armed forces and stockpile strategic materials while testing emergency powers for the President to revise contracts and mobilize government operations. Senate and House leaders debate the scope of war powers as Christmas recess looms with plans to push action this week.
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Washington
Senate
House
Truman
Senate Expenditures Committee
Representative Halleck
R-Ind
McClellan
R-Ark
Senate Committee
Charles E. Wilson
Office of Defense Mobilization
Frederick J. Lawton
Congress
Halleck
Celler
D-Ny
House Judiciary Committee
Cellar
House Rules Committee
Taft
Ohio
Lucas
Illinois
Lions Members Deliver Christmas Cheer to Local Orphanage
The Winchester Lions Club held a holiday luncheon at the George Washington Hotel and collected over 100 toys for Lions Club baskets and the William and Henry Evans Orphans Home. They gave the home an electric record player, 12 records, and $120 for the milk fund, plus fruit to local groups.
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Winchester Lions Club
Santa Claus
George Washington Hotel
Lions Club
Fellowship Club
William
New York City
William and Henry Evans
Earl Clowser
House Committee
L. J. Flenner
Woodstock Lane
Charlottesville
Peggy Haymaker
Marvin Hutcheson
Madeline Riley
Samuel Johnston
Western Hemisphere Ministers to Meet in Washington
Representatives of Western Hemisphere republics voted to hold a Washington conference of foreign ministers in about two months to coordinate efforts against the threat of international Communism.
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Washington
Pope Pius XII to Deliver Christmas Message Worldwide
Vatican announces Pope Pius XII will give his annual Christmas message to the world on Saturday starting at 11 a.m. local time 5 a.m. Eastern. The papal broadcast will be heard in multiple languages and mark a traditional holiday address from the Vatican.
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Vatican City
Pius XII
Schools Close For Yale Holiday
Winchester schools close for Christmas holiday with students not returning until January 3 1951. Frederick County schools stay open through tomorrow and reopen January 2. Handley High School holds annual Christmas baskets for the Fellowship Club. James Wood School chorus will perform tomorrow in shifts at 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. with baskets collected at the second. Miss Louisa Miller directs the school chorus. Mrs. Elsie Hovermale accompanies on piano.
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Winchester
Frederick County
Handley High School
Fellowship Club
James Wood School
Paul Beable
Louisa Miller
Elsie Hovermale
New Warren Hospital To Open December 27
FRONT ROYAL The Warren Memorial Hospital Inc will officially open December 27 with open houses from 2 to 8 pm and a 4 30 pm ribbon cutting. A formal dedication is planned for next spring. Wednesday service will include a prayer by a ministerial association representative and a ribbon cutting by Mayor Rufus E Purdum.
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Front Royal
Warren Memorial Hospital, Inc
Front Royal Ministerial Association
Rufus E. Purdum
Truman Signs NBC Contract Negotiations Revealed
Margaret Truman negotiates a long term exclusive contract with the National Broadcasting Company for radio and television appearances. Charles Barry, NBC Radio Program Department vice president, announced the move today in New York.
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Miss Truman
New York
Margaret Truman
National Broadcasting Company
Charles Barry
NBC
Russia Builds Navy Far Larger Than Defense Needs
Jane's Fighting Ships reports the Soviet Navy far exceeds defense needs with 350 to 370 submarines, two to three new 37 000 ton battleships under construction, and heavy emphasis on large destroyers. The yearbook notes rapid shipbuilding capacity, Soviet actions since last year, and possible German expert supervision.
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London
Jane
Russia
U. S
Jane’s
Jane's
Far East
Baltic
Black Seas
Sweden
Finlarfé
Labor Demands Controls Allow For Pay Increases
A Labor Policy Committee led by AFL President William Green and CIO President Philip Murray urged Truman to permit wage increases tied to living costs within a wage stabilization plan. They called for protections of existing collective bargaining, correction of wage inequities, and overtime rules, while insisting on final decisions by the Wage Stabilization Board and active labor participation in mobilization efforts.
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Washington
Uni
AFL
William Green
CIO
Philip Murray
Truman
Economic Stabilization Agency
Alan Valentine
UN Cease-Fire Unit Seeks Reply as China Silent
United Nations Cease-Fire Commission for Korea faced silence from Peiping after direct appeal and two meetings. Negotiators Rau Learson and Enteram weigh further steps while Wu Hsiu-chuan urges peace and condemns Anglo American plans. Chinese envoys head to London and Moscow.
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Peiping
Formosa
U. N. ‘Assembly
New York
London
Moscow
Wu Hsiu-chuan
Far East
Russia
U. N
Jacob A. Malik
Korea
Christmas Candy 25c Pound by Snider's Sons
The Chanticleer Inn will be closed until after the first of the year. Cip-12-16. W. B. Snider's Sons advertises Christmas candy at 25 cents per pound from 323 N. Cameron St, with reference to an old page code (1p-12-18-41).
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W. B. Snider's Sons
N. Cameron St
Chanticleer Inn
Henri Kiesler, Inc
Roanoke Va
Loudoun St
P. W. Plumly Lumber CO
Saber Jet Hero Scores Clear Victory Over MiG-15
Lt. Col. Bruce Hinton of Stockton California shot down a MiG-15 in North Korea as Saber Jets entered combat for the first time. Four bursts hit the enemy aircraft at about 18 000 feet ending in a decisive victory.
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America
North Korea
Bruce Hinton
Stockton
Calif
Censorship Plan Imposed in Korea
A memorandum from General MacArthur’s public information officer announced a formal censorship plan requiring news dispatches and photographs to be submitted for security screening in Korea or Japan before transmission. The order, effective immediately, aimed to curb sensitive military information amid ongoing debate over voluntary versus formal censorship.
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Tokyo
Mac
Oman
MacArthur
Public
M. P. Echols
Korea
Japan
Sir Horace Robertson
Commonwealth
Washington
World
Winchester VFW Plans Evening Meeting and Food Drive
The Winchester Post 2123 VFW meets tonight at 7 30 in the Post Club Room 32 Rouss Avenue. Commander J Douglas Butler asks members to bring one food item for Christmas distribution to veteran families. A special recruiting drive aims for 250 new members this year.
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Winchester Post
Post Club
Rouss Avenue
J. Douglas Butler
Temperature Here Is Lowest in Past Nearly Two Years
The reading of nine degrees last night marked the lowest here in almost two years. Miss Elizabeth Kelsoe notes a colder day on December 27, 1948. The day’s low followed a previous record of 11 degrees on November 26 and the coldest winter day at 10 degrees in March.
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Elizabeth Kelsoe
Winchester Research Laboratory
Hoover to Speak on National Policies in Crisis
Former President Herbert Hoover will address radio and television tonight on Our National Policies in this Crisis. He argues no more American land forces in Europe until Congress and the people review the issue, contrasting with Truman's plan for bulwarking Western Europe. The speech airs on Mutual at 8 p.m. EST and rebroadcast by NBC at 10:30 p.m.
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New York
Herbert Hoover
Brussels
Europe
Congress
Truman
Dwight D. Eisenhower
United States
Hoover
Mutual Broadcasting Company
National Broadcasting Company
Sending of Troops To Europe Opposed
Washington debate grows over a 1,000,000 man Atlantic pact defense force by 1953 led by Eisenhower. President Truman withholds details on American troop commitments while Senators George and Smith urge congressional approval and clarity on European contributions.
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Washington
Opean
Brussels Center
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Europe
Truman
George
D-Ga
Foreign Relations Committee
Congress
H. Alexander Smith
RNJ
Women Join War Plants Across Baltimore Area
In Baltimore and nearby yards women fill more roles as defense needs rise. Glenn L. Martin Aircraft adds 1,500 workers in two months and plans further hires. Bendix Radio has 20 percent women, Yellow Cab uses female drivers, Bethlehem Shipyards notes hiring changes, as firms ramp up production. Rosie the Riveter motif returns in a broader labor push.
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Baltimore
Rosie
America
Glenn L. Martin Aircraft Company
Bendix Radio Corporation
Yellow Cab
Bethlehem
Sparrows Point
Hungnam Port Area Holds Front During Withdrawal
Reports describe U S forces in the Hungnam harbor area under protective fire as withdrawal proceeds. Artillery and warships shell targets to slow Red forces massing for an attack while Dough ar vege holds a small land enclave near the harbor amid advancing enemy units and mines across Korea.
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Tokyo
U. S. 10Th
10Th Corps
Chunchon
41 Men Sent For Draft Examinations
Forty one men were sent to Martinsburg yesterday for preexaminations. Fourteen approved for army service will be drafted January 25. Winchester officials report an induction call also for January 25 with four men surrendering civilian status. Eleven Winchester men head to Martinsburg for preinduction physicals amid a larger plan to add 3,058 men to Virginia’s January quota.
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Tf Oe
Martinsburg
Winchester
Asher W. Harman
Virginia
Jury Chosen for Remington Trial in New York
Federal jury selection began in New York for William W. Remington former government economist charged with denying he ever was a Communist.
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New York
William W. Remington
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