Sawyer Predicts Good Business In the New Year
Secretary of Commerce Sawyer and a team of government and private economists predict good business in the new year with a possible downturn in 1954 and a sharp test in 1955. The defense buildup will peak late 1953, fall in 1955, and settle between 40 and 50 billion annually. Spendable income could rise 7 percent as population growth and infrastructure needs offset lower defense spending.
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Washington
Sawyer
Commerce Department
Office of Business Economics
Committee For Economic Development
CED
U.S
Reds Hit 21 Ships Off Korea in 1952
Tokyo report cites 21 U S Navy ships hit by Communist gunfire in 1952. Sixteen officers and men were killed and 55 wounded. the tug Sarsi was the only ship lost to a mine in August. Navy lists destroyed enemy targets including factories bridges gun positions sampans and warehouses totaled in the thousands across multiple categories.
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Tokyo
U. S. Navy
Korea
Navy
Cardinal Valeriano Gracias Named for Rome College
The Vatican announced that Archbishop Valeriano Gracias of Bombay is being named to the College of Cardinals, joining the Roman Catholic Church leadership in Rome.
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Vatican City
Vatican
Valeriano Gracias
Bombay
College of Cardinals
Eisenhower to Meet Taft and GOP Senate Leaders
President Elect Eisenhower plans a luncheon with Senator Robert Taft of Ohio and other GOP Senate leaders to review the incoming administration's agenda including wage-price controls. Press secretary Hagerty said the session at Commodore headquarters will discuss topics such as filibuster rules and civil rights legislation, with wage-price policy under consideration for extension beyond April 30.
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New York
Eisenhower
Robert A. Taft
Ohio
Senate
James C. Hagerty
Hagerty
Washington
Clarksburg
W. Va
Sen
Taft
Stalin
Sens
Styles Bridges
New Hampshire
Eugene D. Millikin
Colorado
Leverett Saltonstall
Massachusetts
Milton Young
North Dakota
House
Congress
Hartin Durkin
GOP
Ground Attack by Reds Repulsed on Central Front After Allied Air Blitz
Ground clash near Kumhwa on the central front ends with U N troops driving back about 200 Red attackers after heavy Allied air strikes. Fifth Air Force hits Pyongyang supply centers and troop billets while B29s bomb Pyongyang airport runway. ROK and Marine bombers strike Red lines as 35 Communists are reported killed or wounded.
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Seoul
U. N
North Korea
Air
Pyongyang
Fifth Air Force
Sea of Japan
Alliea
Rocky Point
Kumhwa
Marine
Republic of Korea
ROK
Thief Steals Cash and Arms From Snider Store
A thief entered W. B. Snider and Son at 323 N Camer on St last night and took an undisclosed amount of money mostly old coins, plus a 12 gauge shotgun a .22 single shot rifle and a child’s Magnus organ. Fireproof locker was pried open with axes and bars. Police say three cars were also ransacked in the city and one in Frederick County. Capt. Funk Sgt Rudolph and Pfc Comer and Lake lead the investigation.
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W. B
F. M. Funk
Warren Rudolph
Wilmer Comer
Maurice Lake
Frederick County
Brodie Twins Defy Odds as Surgeons Report Small Gains
Chicago doctors said the Brodie Siamese twins remain in critical condition twelve days after separation from the head to head connection. Rodney is alert and near normal by comparison, while Roger remains comatose with ongoing risk of infection and required oxygen.
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Chicago
Ilinois
Rodney
Roger
Youth In Hospital With Broken Leg After Cycle Crash
A 17 year old, John M Williams of 547 N Braddock St, is hospitalized with a broken leg after colliding with a car on Braddock St near North Ave. His companion Charles Mayes Jr was treated and released. Damages from the motorcycle car crash were about 325 dollars.
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John M. Williams
N. Braddock St
Memorial Hospital
Braddock St
North Ave
Charles Mayes, Jr
Albin
Jack Shumaker
Police Department
Guy N. Sherwood
U. S. Army
Fort Campbell
Williams
City bus service halted for New Year holiday
Public notice states city buses will not operate on New Year Day January first and service resumes later in the week. Other classified lines list help wanted farm hand dairy man and farm for sale near Winchester with contact details. Garbage collection is shifted due to the holiday with Thursday pickup moved to Monday January first.
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H. E. Shirley
Steeeneat
Winchester
Welltown Pike
Stephenson
Elsie-Kay
Violent Accidents Kill 24 in Virginia During Holiday
During a four day Christmas period twenty four people died in Virginia from violent accidents. Seventeen perished in automobile wrecks and six in fires. Fire deaths included a stove explosion victim John Williams and a rooming house fire victim Mamie Tate. A Christmas morning blaze near West Point killed four others. A coal mine slide in Wise County killed Frank Griffin, and Ella Wrenn Saunders died from a Christmas night collision near Rhonde in Pittsylvania County raising the annual toll to 949.
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Virginia
John Williams
Richmond
Mamie Tate
Alexandria
West Point
Wise County
Bristol
Bristol, Tenn
Frank Griffin
St. Paul
Ella Wrenn Saunders
Callands
Pittsylvania
Danville
Rhonde
Norfolk's Biggest Safe Robbery Probed
Police investigate Norfolk's largest safe robbery of the year. A safe at the Ben Franklin Department Store Ward's Corner was taken Saturday night containing 5000 dollars in cash and 6000 dollars in government bonds. The safe was recovered Sunday in Norfolk County with the money and bonds missing.
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Norfolk
Ben Franklin
Ward's Corner
Barr H. Attaway
Norfolk County
Truman-MacArthur clash over war aims resurfaces
General MacArthur denounces President Truman's claim that he sought to trigger a full Far East war as inaccurate and misleading. The White House declined further comment while Courtney Whitney distributed MacArthur's full rebuttal, arguing the aim was to end the war, not widen it.
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New York
Douglas MacArthur
Truman
Far East
MacArthur
The
United Press
White House
Washington
Roger Tubby
Tubby
Courtney Whitney
Arson Hinted After Newport News High Fire
Firefighters battled a smoldering ruin at Newport News High School following a blaze that gutted two wings gymnasium auditorium and classrooms with a $2 million loss. A reliable source indicated possible arson as investigators began examining the incident. Nearby a paint store fire caused total stock loss but officials offered no immediate cause or estimate.
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Newport News
Newport News High School
R. O. Nelson
28Th St
Senate Unit Urges Unions To Toss Out Red Officials
A Senate internal security subcommittee backed a House panel urging unions to expel Communist leaders and backing tougher anti subversion laws for labor. The report targets the International Union of Mine Mill and Smelter Workers and calls for laws barring Communists from union roles and permitting firing of members designated as subversive.
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Senate
Washington
House
Senate Internal Security
Len McCarran
D-Nevy
Salt Lake City
International Union of Mine
Mill and Smelter Workers
UMM Sw
McCarran
Miners’ Union
United Nations
Congress
House Committee
Wealthy rancher plummets plane to gravel pit in West Texas
Ollie William Cox 23, owner of the Double Heart Ranch, warned he could not face life and flew his five passenger plane in a steep dive into a gravel pit near Sweetwater. Civil Aeronautics investigators began an inquiry as friends and airport officials tried to deter him. The motive remained unclear and tape recordings showed a mix of humor, despair, and pleas as Cox circled and refused landing.
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Ollie William Cox
Ere
Civil Aeronautics
Administration
Cox
West Texas
CAA
Abilene
Sweetwater
Fort Worth
Don Paifreson
Abilene, Tex
Friendship Fire Co Reschedules January Meeting
The Friendship Fire Co announces its regular monthly meeting will be held Thursday January 8 instead of January 1. President M. H. Anderson signs the notice.
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Friendship Fire Co
M. H. Anderson
Berryville Community Dance and Heating Oils Ad
Berryville Junior Woman's Club hosts New Year’s Eve dance at the Community Building with $3.50 per couple admission. Oil Heat, Inc. advertises kerosene No 2 and No 4 fuel oil with immediate delivery and phone numbers 3877 or 3855.
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Corrigan Rug CO
Berryville
Holiday Death Toll in U S 714 Over Christmas Weekend
The Associated Press reports 714 Americans killed in four day Christmas weekend accidents, with 533 in traffic. The total falls short of the National Safety Council pre holiday forecast and trails last year’s record four day Christmas toll of 789.
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National Safety Council
Typhoon Strikes Eniwetok Island Damaging Base
Hawaii officials report a typhoon hit Eniwetok Island causing damage but few casualties. About 500 U.S. military personnel are stationed there, a mid Pacific base for testing atomic and other secret weapons. Navy spokesmen say initial messages indicate most of the island was under water and later advised that no immediate assistance is required.
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Honolulu
Hawaii Sea Frontier
Eniwetok Island
U. S
mid-Pacific
Navy
Classrooms Needed to Meet Public School Demand
The United States faces a need for 325000 new public school classrooms but standard funding methods cover only about half of the cost, according to the U S Office of Education.
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Washington
U. S. Office of Education
Constitutional Ruling on Taft-Hartley Injunction Denied
Federal Judge John Knight ruled the Taft-Hartley injunction constitutional and granted an 80 day pause order to stop the Dunkirk plant strike at American Locomotive Co. The CIO USW vows to appeal to the Supreme Court while workers must stay on the job through March to ensure nickel plated pipe supply for atomic work.
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Buffalo
N. Y
John Knight
Dunkirk
American Locomotive Co
CIO United Steelworkers Union
Knight
Cio-Usw
U.S. Supreme Court
Arthur J. Goldberg
Washington
CIO
Williamsburg Plumber Survives Two Cave-Ins In One Day
Williamsburg Virginia plumber Har old Hoar nearly buried alive twice in an eight foot pit while inspecting a clogged sewage line. Assistant Robert Mason freed his head and returned with help. Hoar was pulled free again as more dirt collapsed. He was taken to a hospital in fair condition.
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Williamsburg
Harold Hoar
Hoar
Robert Mason
Mason
Robert Martin
First convict atom spy Alan Nunn May released from prison
Alan Nunn May, 41, West’s first convicted atom spy, is freed after six years and eight months of a 10 year term. He left Wakefield Prison quietly as reporters scrambled, with British officials stating he is now a free man who has served his time.
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Eng
Alan Nunn May
May
West
Julius
Ethel Rosenberg
Sing Sing Prison
Klaus Fuchs
Canada
Fuchs
Rosenbergs
David Greenglass
U.S
Russia
Britain
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