Nationwide Christmas Accidents Toll Tops 676
A three day holiday period ends with 676 deaths from violent accidents across the United States. Traffic fatalities reach 523, the highest since 1936, with Virginia adding 22 highway deaths and notable losses in California and New York.
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Associated Press
Old Dominion
Virginia
National Safety Council
Ono
Los Angeles
California
Texas
New York
Illinois
Buffalo
N. Y
Paris
Red River
Kentucky
Maryland
North Carolina
Pennsylvania
South Carolina
Tennessee
West Virginia
District of Columbia
Christmas Sales Cheer Buoyed by Winchester Merchants
c J Ott acting president of the Winchester Retail Merchants Association said today that Christmas sales were very happy with an outlook for 1951 to be bright possibly better than last year. He noted year end cleanup sales would be governed by stock shortages and higher replacement costs. About 90 percent of Winchester stores would take inventories this week and most businesses will close next Monday for New Year’s Day ceremonies.
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C. J. Ott
Winchester Retail Merchants Association
Ott
Winchester
Recruiting Begins For European Army PAE 3
Recruiting for the European Army under Gen Dwight D. Eisenhower has started at the international army headquarters. Secretaries fluent in German French and English are being hired. A planning staff surveys potential locations as diplomats discuss placing the HQ as far east as Strasbourg.
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Eisehower
Brussels
Eisesower
Strasbourg
Winchester Enjoys Quiet Yale Holiday Despite Four Accidents
Winchester police reported four traffic accidents from midnight Saturday to noon today with total property damage under $700 and no injuries. Four arrests were listed, including two fugitives from New Jersey on a car larceny charge, plus other counts.
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Winchester
Yale
Mill Winchester
J. Thomas Boyd
Boyd
Monmouth
Cameron Sts
Farnum Messall
Allen Roy Manuel
S. Cameron St
North Cameron St
James A. Garber
Shawnee Ave
Donald Garber
O Rd
Donald Cline
Clearbrook
Robert Gibbons
Yellow Cab Co
Packard
N. Braddock
New Jersey
Conway 81
Air Force Plans Quadrupled Size by 1953 Expansion
The Air Force aims to fourfold its emergency mobilization force by late 1953, doubling groups to about 84 then near 100 within two years. The program doubles planes, bases, and manpower, with output rising to 150 combat planes monthly and a total force approaching 3.5 million under arms.
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Washington
Air Force
Korea
John A. McCone
United States
Last
Jime
Communists Open 15th Biennial National Convention
The Communist Party of the United States opens its 15th biennial national convention with public rallies planned in Manhattan the Bronx and Brooklyn beginning tomorrow night.
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New York
Communist Party of the United States
Manhattan
Bronx
Brooklyn
Radio Seeks Duke and Duchess for New York Broadcast
The Journal America reports negotiations may bring the Duke and Duchess to Windsor to radio as a husband and wife team. The potential program would feature the royal couple in a broadcast venture in New York.
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New York
The
Journal- American
Windsor
NAACP Plans Action to End Virginia School Segregation
The NAACP will press to end racial segregation in Virginia schools in 1951 through litigation. Attorney Spottswood Robinson says court suits will focus on nonsegregation, with two 1950 decisions cited on University of Virginia entry for a Black student and Arlington schools’ obligation to provide equal intangible and material opportunities.
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Richmond
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Virginia
NAACP
Spottswood W. Robinson
Robinson
University of Virginia
Old Dominion
Gregory Swanson
Martinsville
University
Board of Visitors
Arlington
U. S. Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals
Thief Steals Turkey Gifts and Bible During Holidays
James D. Mills reported a burglary while his family attended church services. A thief entered the home and took an 18 pound turkey, about $40 in gifts from under the tree, and the family Bible.
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Los Angeles
James D. Mills
Government set to prove Remington lied about Communist ties
Officials said witnesses and immutable documents would be presented to show William W. Remington lied when he denied ever being a Communist. The action centers on Remington and references to evidence from government sources.
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Remington
New York
William W. Remington
Truman Cuts Short Vacation to Prepare State of the Union
President Truman, returning from Christmas break, heads to Washington to draft the State of the Union message to the 82nd Congress. He will focus on Korea, Western Europe rearmament, FEPC debate, and possible emergency measures.
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Washington
Truman
Congress
Independence Co
82Nd Congress
Korea
Western Europe
FEPC
Fair Employment Practices Commission
Alaska
Hawaii
House
Senate
Snow Returns to Winchester and Midwest Record Snowfall
Wintry weather returned to Winchester with a 44 to 26 degree day after a brief Christmas break. The nation saw a broad snow blanket from Montana to New York with seven inches in Chicago and four to seven inches elsewhere while temperatures plunged to 17 below in North Dakota and Minnesota and 11 in South Dakota.
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Winchester
Mercury
Associated Press
Montana
Dakotas
Great Lakes
New York
Pennsylvania
Minnesota
Iowa
Indiana
Michigan
Chicago
North Dakota
South Dakota
New England
Weather Outlook For Friday Saturday Snow Likely
Weather outlook notes snow likely Friday and more Saturday with total precipitation between one third and two thirds inch. Colder Wednesday and Thursday with a rising trend by Friday or Saturday. Colder again Sunday and temperatures two to four degrees below normal.
Global Christmas Observances Amid Korea War Darkness
Amid Red-tinged skies over Korea, Christmas across free lands carried solemn hope for peace and survival. Leaders Truman and George VI urged love over hate as Pope Pius XII offered yearlong indulgences for peace. Pilgrims crossed fields to Bethlehem and Nazareth while U N forces in Korea held festive meals and tree decorations.
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Korea
U. N
Truman
Indepen
George VI
Pius XII
Christ
Bethlehem
Nazareth
Jordan
Abdullah
United Nations
Moscow
Telephone Traffic Heavy Over Holiday
Christmas Day saw twice as many out-of-state calls as a normal weekday at Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone. About two to three calls went to Europe and one to Panama. Roughly 55 local operators worked over the weekend to aid holiday callers.
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Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company
Europe
Panama
WARDS
Motors
Plymouth
Chevrolet
New Congress to Take the Helm With Many Problems to Handle
The 82nd Congress, sworn in January 3, faces a critical period amid looming war risk. Major tasks include arming the nation, homefront controls, wage and price rules, and potential manpower limits. Budget battles over arms, Civil programs, and defense planning will shape early sessions as lawmakers probe rearmament and governance.
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Congress
James Marlow Walton
Russia
Families in Good Shape Nationwide Share No Debts
A Federal Reserve survey shows about half of the nation’s 50 million consumer spending units owed no debts early this year. The report notes that four in ten families were worth $5,000 or more including debts, and about one in ten had a net worth of $25,000 or more.
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Washington
Federal Reserve Board
Committee Named To Award First Stalin Peace Prizes
The 12 member committee to award the first Stalin peace prizes was announced by the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet. Delegates include three Russians and representatives from nine other nations including China. The 100000 ruble prize is for strengthening peace among peoples.
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Moscow
Supreme Soviet
China
Stalin
Police Press Search for Stone Taken from Westminster Abbey
London police widen a nationwide hunt for the 336 pound Stone of Scone stolen from Westminster Abbey on Christmas Day. Investigators suspect extreme Scottish nationalists. car checks and border roadblocks are in place as clues remain elusive.
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London
England
Scotland
Scotland Yard
Britain
Westminster Abbey
Down
Perthshire
Scone
Scoon
Scottish Covenant
Northern Ireland
Kenneth I
George VI
Evacuation and Crossfire Mark Korean Front Shifts
The clash near Korangpo east of Kaesong signaled a tense UN stance as Reds threatened action. General MacArthur warned of a pending Communist offensive while Horace Ridgway and Walker faced updates from Hungnam. Allied evacuation at Hungnam left North Korea’s port devastated and the 10th Corps redeployed toward Pusan and Pohang.
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Walton H. Walker
Matthew B. Ridgway
U.S. Eighth Army
Korea
Walker
Arlington National Cemetery
Eighth Army
South Korea
Reds
Republic of Korea
Korangpo
Kaesong
Pyongyang
Seoul
ROK
U. N
B. Ridgway
Hungnam
North Korea
Southeast Korea
Pusan
Pohang
Red
Chu Teh
United States
Formosa
Red China
United Nations
Chu
Peiping
Tokyo
Kyodo
Russia
Japan
U. N. Navy
MacArthur
10Th Corps
U. S. Eighth Army
Edward M. Almond
Pusan-Pohang
Philippines In Immediate Danger From Communists
Maj. Gen. Claire Chennault, former commander of the U S 14th Air Force, warned reporters in Manila that the Philippines are in immediate danger of invasion by Communist forces. En route to Formosa, he said he believes the Philippines are part of the Red timetable for an invasion.
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Manila
Cvatre Chennault
U. S. 14Th Air Force
Philippines
Formosa
China Air Transport Line
Chennault
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U.S
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