Biggest Air Battle of Korean War Fought Near Manchurian Border
Swift F-86 Sabres clashed with Russian MIG-15s in the largest air battle of the Korean War near the Manchurian border. Forty MIGs faced 15 American jets in heavy dogfights. Two MIGs damaged. all U.S. planes returned safely. Ground forces moved deep into South Korea as UN troops faced renewed Communist pressure on multiple sectors.
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Tokyo
South Korea
U. S. Eighth Army
Eighth Army
United Nations
Sea of Japan
Finland
MacArthur
Matthew B. Ridgway
Comim
Korea
U. N
Chogyo-Oron
Hal Boyle
Seoul
Imjin
William Barnard
al- Ned
U.N
Chunchon
Korangpo
Yong Fon
Seal Sale progress toward 1950 goal reported
W Ford Barry Seal Sale chairman announced that 4143 dollars have been utilized from the 1950 Christmas deal and about 1500 letters remain to be acknowledged. The sale is 857 dollars short of its 5000 dollar goal, with the minimum needed to fund Winchester Tuberculosis Association services in 1951. Open Monday until noon January 1 1951 for meat and locker customers. City Locker and Processing Plant East Pall Mall St Ext. Bus service will not operate New Year’s Day January 1.
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W. Ford Barry
Seal Sale
Barry
Winchester Tuberculosis Association
City Locker
East Pall Mall St
City Buses
Weather Improves as Ice Offsets Debris in Winchester Streets
Mild weather reduced ice and slush but three new accidents were blamed on freezing rain. In two crashes on Valley Ave within ten minutes, damage totaled about 600 dollars with no injuries. A 1947 Studebaker hit a parked 1949 Ford. a 1948 Packard collided with a 1947 Plymouth. A City Street Department truck was rear ended by a 1947 Buick. all primary roads were clear, secondary roads slick but thawing, with abrasives used on hills. Virginia-wide travel was disrupted with two deaths attributed to the ice.
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Winchester
Valley Ave
Studebaker
Kenneth Ray Hottle
1629
Lawrence C. Letkus
Valley Pike
Harmon M. McMurtry
Willow Lawn
Robert S. Burke
Newark
N. J
City Street Department
Ervin Garrison
S. Cameron St
Owen T. Foltz, Jr
E. Gerrard St
Virginia
Timberville Food Plant to End Canning Operations
The Virginia Canned Foods Cooperative plant in Timberville leased by National Fruit Product Co plans to wind down mid January. It processed 700000 cases of apple sauce 70000 cases of apple juice and 400000 cases of vinegar stock. About 946 workers were employed with peak season 600.
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Timberville
Virginia Canned Foods Cooperative
National Fruit Product Company
Winchester
John S. Scully, III
Scully
American Legion to aid wounded Korea veteran
The Pennsylvania Department of the American Legion announced a nationwide drive to raise funds for Pfc. Robert L. Smith of Middleburg Pennsylvania who lost parts of all four limbs in Korea.
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Harrisburg
Pennsylvania Department of the American Legion
Pfc
Robert L. Smith
Middleburg
Korea
Traffic Toll Seen Jumping to 35000 in Year
The National Safety Council projects 1950 traffic fatalities will reach about 35,000, the highest since 1941. The estimate includes 330 deaths expected in the last 78 hours and notes 31,230 deaths through November. Five cities recorded no deaths by December 1.
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National Safety Council
Ned H. Dearborn
Dearborn
Colorado
Idaho
Missouri
New Hampshire
Ohio
District of Columbia
Brookline
Mass
1951 New Year planned with church services and social events
Winchester braces for 1951 with Watch Night services at Braddock Street Methodist Old Stone Presbyterian and First Brethren churches. A New Year Eve dance at the armory and hospital auxiliary ball shift to tonight. Schools close Monday and reopen Wednesday amid mild, possibly rainy weather.
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Armory
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Puerto Rican Held After Threat On Truman Life
Detroit police arrested 21 year old Tomas Gomez Perez after a boast he was part of a group that tried to kill the President. He was held for questioning by federal agents along with roommate Samuel Kelly who was also detained. Perez carried a loaded revolver and four bullets.
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Detroit
Tomas Gomez Perez
Federal Secret Service
Perez
Samuel Kelly
Kelly
William J. Walker
Walker
Miller's Drug Store Closed All Day New Year's Day
Miller's Drug Store will be closed all day on Monday for New Year's Day. The notice indicates a one day closure from morning to evening.
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Miller's Drug Store
Use of Copper Prohibited in 300+ NPR Products
The National Production Authority bans copper use in more than 300 civilian goods to conserve metal for defense needs. Exceptions allow copper where strictly functional and no substitute exists, with full delisting of bright work for autos and many household items. Completion and sale allowed for in process items until April 30.
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NPR
Washington
National Production Authority
William H. Harrison
NPA
Harrison
Farmers to Hear Talks on Income Tax Social Security
Frederick County Board of Agriculture holds a special meeting next Friday at 7:30 PM in the Courthouse to discuss the new Social Security law as it affects farm workers and the 1950 Farm Income Tax. Harry A. Nelson will present the social security section and Wendell Barney will cover the 1950 tax. Officers and committee chairs for 1950 will be elected. I. Fred Stine invites all farmers to attend.
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Frederick County Board of Agriculture
Harry A. Nelson
Social Security Office
Wendell Barney
Leach, Calkins and
Scott
I. Fred Stine
Berserk WWII Veteran Kills Parents and Two Children
In Akron a 25 year old World War II veteran Irvan Snodgrass, wearing only an undershirt, killed his parents Clyde and Mrs Morrow of Cleveland and two children, James Snodgrass 49 and Georgianna 1, with a fire and beating. He fled to a neighbor then to a fire station as investigators weigh beatings versus asphyxiation. The motive remains under study as Dr. Martin reviews coroner tests and the hospital trip to Crile.
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Akron
Robert L. Smith
Irvan Snodgrass
Clyde Morrow
Georgianna
Sawyrewood
James Snodgrass
Co. I. Martin
Summit County
Cleveland
Crile Veterans Hospital
Goodrich Tire & Rubber Company
Smith
Hawthornden State Hospital
Duane Martin
Springfield Township
Crile Hospital
Snodgrass
Hope for Rail Settlement Is High
In Cleveland 80 000 engineers seek changes to a three year peace pact to settle a wage dispute with railroads and four operating unions. The plan proposes wage increases for about 300 000 workers and a moratorium on general raises.
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Cleveland
Brotherhood of Locomtive Engineers
White House
Shields
National Medallion Board
Washington
St .Louis
Railway Labor Act
John Wayne Tops Hollywood Colony in Box Office Poll
John Wayne led the Motion Picture Herald exhibitors poll as Hollywood’s top money maker for 1950. Bob Hope fell to second with Bing Crosby third, while Betty Grable and Esther Williams were the only two women in the top 10. The full big ten list includes Wayne, Hope, Crosby, Grable, Stewart, Abbott and Costello, Clifton Webb, Williams, Spencer Tracy and Randolph Scott.
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Hollywood
John Wayne
Motion Picture Herald
The
Herald
Wayne
University of Southern California
Funnyman
Bob Hope
King
Bing Crosby
Hope
Betty Grable
Esther Williams
Miss Grable
Crosby
Grable
James Stewart
Abbott and Costello
Clifton Webb
Williams
Spencer Tracy
Randoph Scott
Body Flown to U S Arlington for Lt General Walker
A Constellation aircraft carried the body of Lt. Gen. Walton H. Walker from Tokyo to Arlington National Cemetery. The military funeral honors reflect his leadership and service.
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U. S. Tokyo
Constellation
Pacific
Walton H. Walker
Arlington National Cemetery
Dulles Calls for Collective Security Over Solo Defense
In a New York speech, John Foster Dulles urged building a global security ring around the Soviet world rather than solitary defense. He warned Hoovers plan to withdraw and instead said the free world must unite to deter aggression and counterattack if war arises.
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New York
John Foster
Dulles
American Association For the United Nations
Russia
Herbert Hoover
Hoover
U. S
Europe
Asia
Free World
Sparkman Pushes Senate Debate on Western Defense
Senator Sparkman proposes a full Senate debate on foreign policy to settle disputes over Western defense. He backs Dulles on not abandoning Europe and argues for discussion without name-calling to choose among Truman Acheson Hoover and Dulles on future defense strategy.
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Washington
Sparkman
D-Ala
Senate
United Nations
John Foster Dulles
United States
Europe
Truman
Acheson and Dulles
Hoover
U. S
Western Hemisphere
Russia
Dulles
New York
Free World
Soviet
GOP
State Department
Soviet Union
Taft
Ohio
Cincinnati
Wherry
Nebraska
Globe
Tself
Rock of Gibraltar
Seventeen Die in Aero Lines Airliner Crash near Mar Del Plata
A government operated Aero Lines jet crashed near the Mar Del Plata resort area, killing 17 Argentines. An eight year old girl survived. The plane, with five crew, dove from 20 miles from shore after takeoff for Buenos Aires, burning on impact. A motorcyclist saw the craft lose altitude before bursting into flames.
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Buenos Aires
Argentina
Mar del Plata
Aero Lines
House OF Good Food
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Associated Press
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James P. Shields
Gary Cooper
Gregory Peck
Carrie Gable
June Allyson
Betty Hutton
Burt Lancaster
Red Skelton
van Johnson
Roy Rogers
Cary Grant
Dan Dailey
Barbara Stanwyck
Joel McCrea
Doris Day
Judy Garland
America
Kremn
By Jack Bell
Stephenson
Stephenson Baseball Club
Jack Coffee
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