Truman Asks Congress For Huge Tax Boost a Reds Threaten U N Stand in Central Korea
Allied air strikes and artillery repelled a Red Korean attack near Wonju but a second Communist column 30 miles behind threatened the UN position in central Korea. Two North Korean divisions attacked toward the Wonju area as snow and cold hampered fighting while NATO forces held a defensive line with U S Second Division and French Dutch units.
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Truman
Congress
U. N
Central
Korea
Clen Clements
Tokyo
Wonju
United Nations
Red
Tanyang
Wonu
U.N
U. S
Wonju-Cheeon
Philippine Sea
Truman urges major tax hikes to fund 140 billion security plan
President Truman asked Congress to raise taxes sharply beyond last year’s eight billion in the face of a proposed 140 billion measure for military and foreign aid, loans, and guarantees. He urged belt tightening, wage restraint, and higher corporate and individual levies while expanding armed forces and tightening price and wage controls.
Hong Kong War Jitters Sparked Civil Defense Calls
Hong Kong officials issued emergency readiness orders as war nerves spread with reports of border clashes Chinese media claims blown bugles and British evacuation advisories. Malcolm MacDonald urged calm saying authorities do not expect immediate danger and evacuation not advised for dependents.
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Hong Kong
Red China
Malcolm MacDonald
Southeast Asia
Royal Navy
Royal Air Force
MacDonald
First Amateur Show Contestants Announced for Handley Contest
Officials issued the initial list of entrants for the Second Annual Forty and Eight Amateur Contest to be held at Handley High School on February 1. Local entrants include Colleen Larvent, Velda DeHaven, Patricia Dunn, Buster Frye, Betty Jean Alger, Walter Allen Alger, and Patsy and Peggy Alger. Elimination trials start January 22 at the Capitol Theatre, with finalists to perform at Handley for a New York trip and cash prizes.
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Handley High School
New York
Ted Mack
Colleen Larvent
Cross Junction
Velda DeHaven
Gainesboro
Patricia Dunn
S. Loudoun St
Buster Frye
N. Cameron
Betty Jean Alger
Rt. 1-A
Walter Allen Alger
Handley
Ellen Marie Gant
Middletown
Draft Violation Charges Probed
The FBI reports nearly 9,000 draft violations investigated in six months. Director J Edgar Hoover says more than 2,000 cases are received monthly for inquiry, with over a third resolved through registration induction or other means.
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Washington
FBI
J. Edgar Hoover
Hoover
Rifle Shooter Whitacre Sentenced to Two Years by Judge Marshall
Welba Walter Whitacre, linked to a Berryville Avenue rifle incident on December 3 1950, plus mailbox tampering and officer resistance, received a two year penitentiary term in Winchester Court. He pleaded guilty to felonious assault, with prior prison, insanity confinement, and earlier offenses noted.
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Welba
Walter Whitacre
Berryville Avenue
State Penitentiary
Elliott Marshall
Winchester Corporation Court
Whitacre
Berkley Springs
W. Va
Emory Rodgers
Lester Shiele
Commonwealth
Damney Watts
Winchester
Renewed probe urged into Communist influence in Hollywood
Representative Walter of Pennsylvania proposes another House Un American Activities inquiry to clear entertainment figures falsely accused of Communist ties. He notes prior 1947 hearings led to convictions for contempt of Congress and cites Edward G. Robinson and Hazel Scott as examples seeking to clear or deny alleged loyalties.
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Washington
Hollywood
Walter
D-Pa
House Un-American Activities Committee
Edward G. Robinson
Robinson
U.S
Hazel Scott
Representative Powell
D-Ny
Local Employment Office Reports 1950 Increase in Activity
F W Bailey manager of the Virginia State Employment Service office says 1950 visits totaled 35 628, up from 31 316 in 1949 across Clarke Frederick Loudoun counties and Winchester. He notes 3 054 job openings were filled, 87 percent of openings, with 626 percent in non agriculture and 374 percent in agriculture. Job market remains strong though January shows slight retail decline and slower construction due to weather.
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F. W. Bailey
Virginia State Employment Service
Clarke
Frederick
Loudoun
Winchester
Bailey
V.S. ES
Will to Win Is Lacking Rearming of Europe Is Morale Problem
In this editorial reflection from J Wes Gallagher the piece argues rearming Europe hinges on morale not materiel. It notes European resolve, especially in France and Germany, is the critical factor shaping East West defense, with Britain and Norway offering support but not decisive strength.
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Europe
Western
United States
Soviet
Russia
J. Wes Gallagher
Associated Press
New York
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Eisenhower
Great Britain
Germany
France
Italy
Truman's Plan to Ship Troops Draws Senate Fire
President Truman said he may send more U S troops to Europe and will consult Congress but not be bound by its decisions. Senator Taft called this the end of bipartisan policy while Senator Wherry questioned the public backing for substantial troop use in Western Europe. The president claims authority as commander in chief and plans to seek input from foreign relations and armed services leaders before acting.
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Washington
Truman
Congress
Europe
Taft
Ohio
Wherry
R-Neb
U. S
Congressional Foreign Relations
Armed Services
Casualty List Details Korean War Losses
Defense Department Casualty List No. 198 reports 670 new casualties from the Korean War including 498 missing in action 46 killed or died of wounds 87 wounded and 39 injured in accidents as identified today in Washington.
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Washington
Defense Department
Five day Virginia weather outlook with warm spell
A five day forecast for Virginia calls for rain over the weekend and again on Tuesday or Wednesday. Total rainfall around a half inch. Temperatures will run four to eight degrees above normal with a warm Sunday followed by a cooler Monday and a warm Tuesday or Wednesday.
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Virginia
Civic leaders astonished by papal decree on clergy ban
Chicago reports national civic club leaders reacting to a Vatican decree that bars clergy from affiliated groups. Rotary, Kiwanis, and Lions officials say the ruling misreads their structures and beliefs while stressing cross religious participation and international scope.
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Chicago
Congregation of the Sacred Office
Vatican City
Rotary International
Percy Hodgson
Providence
R. I
O. E. Peterson
Kiwanis International
Rotary
Kiwanis
United States
Canada
Peterson
Simon H. Reynolds
Rochester
N. Y
Melvin Jones
International Association of Lions Clubs
Vatican
Jones
South America
Highway stork delivery near Randallstown shocks trooper and driver
Trooper L E Tort er rushing Dorothy Staubitz to hospital for delivery of her 10th child met a roadside hazard near Randallstown. Sine's truck, hailed by the trooper, acted as second assistant to the stork. After the delivery the mother and baby girl were taken to Lutheran Hospital in Baltimore in satisfactory condition. both driver and trooper are expected to survive the shock.
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Guy R. Line
Fairview Ave
Novick
Stork
Sine
L. E. Torter
Maryland
Randallstown
Torter
Dorothy Staubitz
Henryton
Lutheran
Baltimore
Atom Weapon Experts Prepare For Work Out in Nevada Desert
Atom weapon experts prepare to conduct controlled nuclear detonation tests on a 5000 square mile Air Force range near Las Vegas Nevada authorized by President Truman. The AEC aims to develop A bombs and to explore smaller scale shells or warheads and improved containment of fissionable material.
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Atom
Nevada Desert
Elton
Fay Washington
Nevada
Atomic Energy Commission
AEC
Las Vegas
Truman
Nevada Range
Los Alamos
N. M
Army
Polio Fund Drive Opens Monday in Winchester
Robert Pizzano, general chairman, announces the 1951 March of Dimes campaign begins next Monday and runs about two weeks to aid polio patients. Local groups including the American Legion, Auxiliary, Elks, Moose, Exchange, Quota, Rotary and Lions pledge support as organizers urge full public generosity.
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Robert Pizzano
Pizzano
American Legion Group
Winchester-Frederick County
The
Legion
American Legion Auxiliary
Elks Club
Moose Club
Commercial and Savings Bank Exchange Club
Quota Club
Rotary Club
Lions Club
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