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present their proposals Monday.
German communists admitted
severe economic losses in eastern
Germany from the counter-block
ade of the western allies. They also
acted to plug loopholes in the Sov
iet barrier around western Berlin.
A U. S. navy C-54 used in the
Berlin airlift crashed in the night
near Bad Homburg. A crew mem
ber, one of six persons aboard,
was killed. Four others, including
a U. S. air force hostess, were in
jured.
King George VI or Britain en
tered the 13th year of his reigh in
poor health today. The King is be
ing treated for a circulatory ail
ment affecting his legs.
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Monday. December 13, 1948
Chinese communists fought to- i
day within 50 miles of the capital
of Nanking and a bare eight miles
from Peiping in the north.
Officialdom in Washington, pre
pared to write China off as an al
most certain loss, regarded the
communist successes as not so
much evidence of Red China’s
strength but of Chiang Kai-Shek’s
weakness.
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M s. Chiang's mission to Wash
ington was regarded as a failure.
There was no evidence secretary
of state Marshall or President
Truman has ever given her pro
gram the slightest serious consid
eration.
The communists, with superior
numbers, better spirit and appar
ently much better leadership and
equipment, were closing on Nan
king much sooner than expected.
The Hwai river line 105 miles
from the capital appeared lost al
ready and only the broad Yaugtze
river bulwarked Nanking from
the Reds.
Government sources said more
than 50,000 government troops in
the trapped 12th army group have
been wiped out. The communists
said they had cut in half the 250.
000-man strength of the former
Suchow garrison, which tarried
too long north of Nanking and
also was trapped.
U. S. and Canadian representa
tives met with those of the five
Western European Union coun
tries—Britain, France, Belgium,
Holland and Luxembourg — to
work in earnest on drafting a
North Atlantic military alliance.
The pact would commit the U. S.
to assist European members of the
alliance against attack from any
quarter—meaning, as of now, from
the east.
Russia left the adjourned U. N.
! sessions in Paris bitterly. Ill-tem
pered old Andrei Y. Vishinski,
who has lost to the west on every
single issue, said the meeting took
more steps toward a policy of
wrecking international coopera
tion.
The U. N. will meet again in
New York April 1. Its main re
sults from 72 days of wark were a
Palestine coiciliation commission;
a world declaration of human
rights; a treaty outlawing geno
■
cide or the mass killing of peoples;
a condemnation of Yugoslavia,
Bulgaria and Albania for helping
Greek communists; and approval
of the Republic of South Korea.
The 21 foreign ministers of
American countries considered
Costa Rica’s charge under ‘he new
Rio de Janeiro pact that the little
republic had been invaded from
Nicaragua. The Costa Rican gov
ernment. which abolished its army
11 days ago, said the 200 to 300
men, including communists, politi
cal exiles and Nicaraguan troops
have been sealed off in the north
1 west corner of the country.
The Briitsh-licensed Telegraf of
I Berlin said German communists
are talking with the Russians
about creating a republic of East
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cutter Hemlock has picked up tv.<
women and a man who h.. e been
shipwrecked at Herrin^ La;-1 n< i.
Petersburg, Alaska, s:nct Dec. '.
The trio, Mr. and Mrs Paul
Strongen and Mr.-. W. T Brown
were en route from Peter-ourg '
Tyee when their 50-loo* vesst.
North Light struck a re k. Tr.(
rudder was damaged and a hok
punched in the hull.
They managed to m.’kf then
way ashore and found shelter in
an abandoned cabin. They did no:
lack for food because the Nort
Light was carrying supplies k
Tyee.
A search plane spotted the ves
sel Saturday.
The Hemlock salvaged som»
cargo from the vessel and :s still
in the vicinity to see if further
salvage is possible. Weather con
ditions have been bad in the area
U.S. Commissioner's C ourt
John Alfred Esenituk oi Igloo
was tried for insanity in the U. S.
Commissioner’s Court Saturday
and released, having been judge*
' sane.
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| ern Germany in April. The wes
1 ern powers expect to form a re
j gime in western Germany in May
i The Telegraf said the communists
are purging their ranks. Informer
|sources in Berlin said the Soviet
command has indicated Russia :s
ready to sign a peace treaty with
the eastern republic and take ou'
occupation troops soon after.
Egyptian objections seem to
have thrown a wrench into the
plan of King Abdullah of Trans
Jordan to proclaim himself mon
arch of Arab Palestine. Arab an<
Jewish commanders signed an
agreement to permit Christian pil
grims to visit Bethlehem at Christ
mas.
The Indonesian government
said fighting might start soon with
the Dutch. The Netherlands gov
ernment broke off talks with thi
natives Saturday.
Greek press reports said a force
of up to 3,000 communists had
been thrown back in a stout at
tempt to capture Karditsa in north
central Greece.
Pope Pius sent his blessings tc
the Spanish people and to Franco.
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