Names 30 scholars among Communist Party members
Former Daily Worker editor Budenz testified before a House committee naming 30 scholars and officials as former Communist Party members. Yale Law professor Thomas I Emerson and Caltech chemist Linus Pauling denied the charges, calling Budenz’s statements lies as hearings adjourned for indefinite recess.
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Communist Party
Washington
Louis Budenz
Budenz
Daily Worker
New York City
Fordham University
House
FBI
Communist Party Activis
Harold M. Keele
Thomas I. Emerson
Yale Law School
New Haven
Emerson
Guggenheim Foundation
Linus Pauling
Division
GI Receives 3 Year Term After Court Martial
Pvt. Eugene Walters 31 of Harrod Ohio was acquitted of assaulting Mamie Ruth Shelton and robbing escorts but was convicted of going absent without leave and of wrongfully taking an Army jeep and pistol. He received a three year sentence in Frankfurt Germany.
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Frankfurt
Germany
Eugene Walters
Walters
Harrod
Mamie Ruth Shelton
Hot . Va
Gen Clark Issues Christmas Message to UN troops
General Mark W. Clark told United Nations Command troops that the Christmas spirit expresses hope for nearly two thousand years and will help bring peace on earth. He urged faith in the season as a guiding force toward the goal of harmony and goodwill among men.
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Tokyo
Mark W. Clark
United Nations
Allied Hold Despite Red Assault On T Bone Hill In Korea
Allied forces repelled a Chinese Red assault on T Bone Hill near Chorwon as jets clashed overhead with about 60 MIGs reported. The Eighth Army noted lower Communist casualties for the week ending December 21 amid heavy artillery exchanges and hand to hand fighting.
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Seoul
T-Bone Hill
Korea
U. S. Eighth Army
North Korea
U. S. Fifth Air Force
Sabre
Eighth Army
UN Clean Up Moves to Fire Subversives at UN
Sen Wiley says a new push to purge subversives from UN staff is under way following a call with Robert Ramspeck of the Civil Service Commission. He notes U.S. citizens have been dismissed for security risks and alleges Communist influence at UN offices.
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Washington
Wiley
R-Wis
United Nations
UN General Assembly
Robert Ramspeck
Civil Service Commission
Ramspeck
U.S
Police Seize 2000-Gallon Still and Christmas Chicken Dinner
Hamilton County officers destroyed a 2000-gallon copper moonshine still in a chicken house and confiscated chickens to feed county prisoners at Christmas. Sheriff Rex Richey said the operation used chickens as a blind and prisoners will receive a large holiday dinner.
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Chattanooga
Tenn
Hamilton County
Rex Richey
Yale Larceny Arrest Made
Postal inspectors hold a stack of Christmas gifts as evidence against salesman John F. Winter 40. They say he bought them with phony checks totaling 3200 dollars from Chicago mail order houses in four years. Winter admits the purchases and used post office boxes under assumed names to mail bad checks.
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Akron
John F. Winter
Winter
Joseph P. Nolan
Chicago
Nolan
Cincinnati trolley tragedy claims Steve Portunay
A trolley bus struck 45 year old Steve Portunay as he crossed a street in Cincinnati Tuesday night. Police described the incident as a fatal accident and opened an investigation into the trolley operator’s actions and the street crossing conditions.
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Cincinnati
Steve Poturnay
Dr George Rightmire Dies Former OSU President
Ohio State University mourns the death of former president Dr George Rightmire in University Hospital after a years long illness. Born November 15 1868 he was OSU’s first alumnus to lead the institution and an advocate for financially needy students. His son Brandon Rightmire of MIT survives. his wife died in 1942.
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George Rightmire
OSU
Columbus
Ohio State University
Night
University Hospital
Howard L. Bevis
Ate
Rightmire
Bevis
Brandon G. Rightmire
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Hayes
Phi Beta
Abraham Lincoln
Ohio State
Center Furnace
Lawrence County
Eisenhower Picks Morse as Under Secretary of Agriculture
President elect Eisenhower named True D. Morse of St. Louis as under secretary of agriculture. Morse, 56, a farm management expert and editor, will assist Ezra Taft Benson. The $17 500 a year post awaits Senate confirmation after January 20. Morse comes from Doane Agricultural Service and Agriculture Digest, with ties to the American Farm Economists Association and the Christian Church.
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NEW York
Eisenhower
True D. Morse
St. Louis
Morse
Farm Management Service
Ezra Taft Benson
Salt Lake City
Senate
James C. Hagerty
Benson
Missouri
Hagerty
Doane Agricultural Service of
A E Agriculture Digest
American Farm Economists Association
Amerlose Society
Paomeoenen Yarm
Christian (Disciples of Christ) Church
Carthage
Agriculture
University of Missouri
Hoover
John
Korea
OU Budget Requests Filed Across Ohio State Universities
Ohio State University requests 37,320,074 in fiscal biennium funds an increase of 7,510,833 Bowling Green 5,356,948 up 1,259,967 Kent State 7,036,737 up 1,886,7147 Ohio University 6,530,746 up 1,385,418 Central State Wilberforce 2,243,352 up 535,532 total near 65 million filed with finance director Herbert D Defenbacher.
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Columbus
Ohio
Herbert D. Defenbacher
Ohio State University
Bowling Green
Kent State
Ohio University
Central State
Wilberforce
Pins Life Savings To Underclothing
In Cleveland a 52 year old widow, Mrs. Annie Nally, was struck by a hit and run driver. Her $7200 life savings were found pinned to her underclothing and counted at the hospital before being handed to a relative for safekeeping. She suffered two broken legs.
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Cleveland
Hitskip
Palice
Anne Nally
Brodie Twins Remain In Critical Stage
In Chicago the Brodie Siamese twins marked their seventh day apart with no change in condition. University bulletins described Roger Lee as very precarious and in a deep coma, while his brother showed no improvement or deterioration.
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Chicago
University of Ranceewe Teendeyaeh
Roger Lee
No Paper Thursday Christmas Day Note
The Messenger announces there will be no paper on Thursday so staff and all associated readers may enjoy Christmas Day.
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Messenger
Birth of Jesus Christ in Bethlehem Told by Luke
A decree by Caesar Augustus sends Joseph and Mary to Bethlehem for enrollment. Mary gives birth to Jesus and lays him in a manger as shepherds hear angels proclaim the birth of the Savior, prompting haste to Bethlehem to witness the events.
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Caesar Augustus
Quirinius
Syria
Joseph
Galilee
Nazareth
Judea
David
Bethlehem
Mary
Christ the Lord
U S Denies Shore Leave To 299 French Crewmen
Immigration officials denied shore leave to 299 of the 974 crew aboard the Liberte in the first use of the McCarran Walter Act. Thirty of the 299 were held as papers were not in order, while others stayed aboard for refusing to answer questions. Two admitted past Communist affiliation. one had a criminal record.
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U. S
New York
Liberte
Edward J. Sha
Immigration and Naturalization Service
Inme
Leonard J. Martin
Shaughnessy
Martin
Ship News
DiSalle Plea To Aid WSB Is Spurned
Washington D C A spurned appeal from Michael V DiSalle economic stabilizer and head of the U S Chamber of Commerce and the National Association of Manufacturers to nominate replacements for seven industry members who quit over President Truman coal miners wage case. both groups rejected the bid Tuesday Laurence F Lee C C president said any stabilization left was destroyed by the President s act since then wage control rests with a committee of public members
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Washington
Michael V. DiSalle
U. S. Chamber of Commerce
National Association of Manufacturers
Wage Stabilization Board
DiSalle
Truman
C. of C
Laurence F. Lee
WSB
Ohio Valley Electric orders transformers for atomic plant
The Ohio Valley Electric Corp orders 35 transformers of 330000 volt capacity for an atomic energy plant to be built in Pike County Southern Ohio at a total cost of 12 million dollars. Westinghouse builds 19 for the Madison Indiana plant and General Electric builds 16 for Cheshire Ohio.
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New York
Ohio Valley Electric Corp
Pike County
Ohio
Westinghouse Electric Corp
Madison, Ind
General Electric Co
Cheshire, C
Elliott Co
Edgway, Pa
Allis-Chalmers Mfg. Co
Milwaukee
Wis
Infants in 1952 U S birth rate seen near record
The U S Public Health Service report estimates 1951 births at 3 833 000 and predicts the 1952 crop 1 to 2 percent higher. Based on ten months' figures the birth rate should run about 25 per 1000, similar to last year, with 1947 as the only recent higher year at 26.6.
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Washington
U. S
U. S. Public Health Service
The
Health Service
Barrymore Jr Announces Las Vegas Marriage to Cara Williams
John Barrymore Jr son of the late actor and Dolores Costello honeymooning with actress Cara Williams this Christmas Eve. The 22 year old and his 24 year old bride disclosed they wed Sunday night in Las Vegas Nevada by Rev Thomas J Daly of St Pauls Lutheran Church. The actress said she met Barrymore in Newark three months ago.
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Hollywood
John Barrymore, Jr
Dolores Costello
Cara Willams
Young Barrymore
Las Vegas
Nev
Thomas J. Daly
St. Paul's Lutheran Church
Barryere
Newark
Pope criticizes red attacks on Christianity capitalism
Pope Pius XII delivered his 14th Christmas peace plea to the world’s poor and oppressed. He condemned communism for attacking the Christian faith and capitalism and urged reductions in luxurious spending and redirected capital to aid the needy. He called for public works where private enterprise falls short.
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Pope
Rome
Pius XII
Vatican Radio
Syene Eees
Federal Agents to Probe New York Waterfront Rackets
FBI ordered by Gen. McGranery to take over federal probe of New York waterfront corruption. State Crime Commission witnesses describe bribery shakedowns and mob influence tied to ILA and dock firms. Mayors Kenny DeSapio and former Mayor O’Dwyer named in allegations as connections to racketeers.
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Washington
FBI
McGranery
New York State Crime Commission
Commission
Department of Justice
New York Waterfront
Thomas E. Dewey
New York
State Crime Commission
J . Kaits
Dewey
Herbert Brownell
Eisenhower
Puma Commission
Albany
New York Ci
Fional Longshoremen’s Association
ILA
John V. Kenny
Jersey City
Fred N. DeSapio
Hoboken
William O
New York City
Wreck of Champollion Toll Rises Amid Beirut Coastline
Beirut reports 27 dead and about 100 injured after the French liner Champollion struck a reef and broke in half off shore. Rescue crews and Levantine boatmen saved 328 passengers and crew as waves and jagged rocks hindered operations. Initial tallies varied with 16 bodies recovered and feared additional losses from a capsized lifeboat and swimmers.
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Beirut
Lebanon
Mate Wounds Wife and Slays Three Children in California
SAN JOSE Calif The sheriff s office said a high school teacher Archie Connett 31 killed his wife Wynona 28 after an argument then battered their three children to death and cut his own throat The bodies were found among broken Christmas decorations and toys He lay near death at Santa Clara County Hospital while Wynona recovered under sedation at Supertino hospital The event shocked the community and left investigators seeking motive and timeline details.
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San Jose
Calif
Archie Connett
Santa Clara County Hospital
Wynona
Supertino
Connett
Solon Claims Ouster Move for Langer to Chair Judiciary
Senator Langer of North Dakota asserts he will become the next chairman of the judiciary committee and likely join foreign relations. He says a bid to block him will fail and promises a showdown if any challenge arises when the new Congress convenes January 3.
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Washington
Langer
R-Nd
Judiciary Committee
Senate
North Dakotan
Congress
Ohio Soldier Receives Distinguished Service Cross
The Distinguished Service Cross was awarded to Pvt. Merton R. Janson of Massillon Ohio posthumously for gallantry in Korea with the 15th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Division. He died from hand grenade wounds after action on August 15 against communist forces.
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Seoul
U. S
Ohio
Korea
U. S. Eighth Army
Merton R. J Son
Massillon
Thumbs to Jail Ends in Hillsboro Detention
Elmer Barnes of Hillsboro was jailed after hitch-hiking a ride in the wrong car driven by Sheriff E. F. Gustin. He was taken into custody as a walk-away from Chillicothe jail in December.
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Hillsboro
Elmer Barnes
E. F. Gustin
Chillicothe
Missing cargo plane hunted on Lake Michigan search
Milwaukee authorities and Coast Guard vessels scoured Lake Michigan and nearby shoreline for a Locke heed twin engine cargo plane missing since 2 47 a m The craft radioed Gen Mitchell Airfield it was on an instrument approach just south of the airport No further signals were received from the Toledo based carrier en route from Columbus Ohio Last names of crewmen listed as Taylor and Lyman.
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Milwaukee
Coast Guard
National Guard
Lake Michigan
Gen. Mitchell Airfield
Civil Aeronautics Administration
Toledo
Columbus
Lyman
Texan Plans To Sail Ocean In Motorboat
Alvin Rogers 35 of Ft Worth Texas aims to sail around the world in an 18 foot outboard motorboat starting from St Petersburg Florida. He will travel to the Caribbean then through the Panama Canal and cross 4000 miles to Tahiti calling this stage the most dangerous yet most interesting.
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St, Petersburg
Fla
Alvin Rogers
Pacific Ocean
Rogers
Ft. Worth
Tex
Caribbean
Panama Canal
Tahiti
Five Day Forecast Confusing Weather Note
Temperature will turn cooler today and Friday with near normal highs around 35 to 42 degrees. Rain or snow possible late Sunday with one inch amounts expected in some areas.
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Santa
Don Moore
California Institute of Technology
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Kremlin
Gen. Clark
Muskingum
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Kyger
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Thumbs
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