Death by own action ends Kent case linked to Coplon trial
Morten E. Kent 46 of Chevy Chase Maryland was found in the Potomac last Saturday and ruled a death by own action by District Coroner MacDonald. The former state department aide, tied to FBI espionage files in the Coplon case, had contact with Soviet secret police via contacts including George Sotirov and Mrs Emily Conden. His discharge followed a corporate merger and FBI checks cited by a company official.
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Judith Coplon
Morten E. Kent
Chevy Chase
Potomac River
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Kent
State Department
FBI
Copson
Harvard
Board of Economic Warfare
George Dimitrov Sotirov
United Nations Secretariat
Setirovy
Mre
Emily Conden
Edward A. Conden
National Bureau of Standards
Dia
Army
Pentagon
Navy
Arlington
Coplon
Palmer
Berlin rail strike ends promised mediating settlement
American command won a promise that anti communist workers will end a 22 day strike against the Soviet controlled Berlin railway system. Brig Gen Frank L Howley negotiated terms with the Soviets and the Reichsbahn and west Berlin authorities agreed to pay wages in west marks. Fourteen thousand workers affected. The UGA said they would formally accept the terms. The strike has halted rail shipments into Berlin though other transport kept supply lines open.
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Rail Union
UGO
Frank L. Howley
Howley
Ter
Reichsbahn
West Berlin
UGA
GOP Offers Farm Plan Free of Government Control
Alliance Nebraska reports Republicans open fight for midwestern farm votes with a plan advocating less government regimentation tied to surplus diversion abroad and use in industrial fuel whereas Democrats push Brannan program to lower consumer prices and support farmers. Senator Wherry condemns administration plan as socialistic while McGrath and Biemiller promote Brannan farm policy ahead of a Des Moines meeting.
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Neb
Washington
NBC
J. Howard McGrath
Democratic National Committee
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D-Wis
Des Moines
Truman
Midwest
Calle Plan Socialistic
Wherry
Administration
Plan Socialistic
McGrath
Brannan
Mr Waits For Mrs Not Patiently In Anger Crash
Radio patrolmen found James Christie, 26, in his car with a bleeding hand and smashed windshield. Christie said he was waiting for his wife and punched the windshield in anger because she was late again. Doctors gave eight stitches.
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Elizabeth
N. J
James Christie
Christie
Omahans Tied To Atlantic Robberies Case Emerges
Omahan Phillip Pascharelli was arrested on receiving stolen goods charges related to robberies at Atlantic Wholesale Grocery and A&P Food Store. Authorities seized cash, coffee, whiskey, and a stolen Iowa Electric pickup in a Cass County search. Cass and Omaha police will interrogate others as break‑ins were linked to Council Bluffs. A funeral in Arlington Cemetery honors a nephew of Hugh Allen.
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Omaha
Phillip
Tony) Pascharelli
Casa
Atlantic Wholesale Grocery Company
A&p
Iowa Electric Company
Pascharelli
Cass County
Joe Persche
Joe Vinci
Justice Court
Cass
Nebraska
Council Bluffs
Atlantic Wholesale
Washington
Harry F. Samson
Harlan
Arlington Cemetery
Washington, D.C
Gunthesand
Hugh Allen
Probers halt public airing of loyalty records
Washington reports the Senate Atomic Committee voted 9 to 8 to close hearings on loyalty files of AEC employees. The move blocks public discussion of the security phase of Senator Hickenlooper’s charges against AEC Chairman Lilienthal. McMahon indicated public hearings may resume next Monday on other aspects of the inquiry.
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AEC
Washington
Congress
Atomic Energy Commission
Senate-House Atomic Committee
Hickenlooper
Rep
Iowa
David E. Lilienthal
McMahon
D-Conn
Russia to offer new terms for Germany at Paris talks
Paris foreign ministers conference recessed at Soviet request as Andrei Vishinsky seeks new instructions from the Kremlin. Western officials press for progress while Berlin grapples with a railway strike and stalled trade talks.
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Russia
Germany
Paris
Andrei Y. Vishinsky
Vishinsky
Kremlin
Dean Acheson
United States
Berlin
Wastern
West Berlin
Cherokee Dwigh Leonard Charged With Arson Fire
Dwight Leonard is held in county jail on arson charges after allegedly pouring gasoline on his home and setting it ablaze. County Attorney Harold Gregg confirmed the accusation and the official charge.
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Dwight Leonard
Harold Gregg
Leonard
Local Visitors Return From Colorado Vacation
Mr. and Mrs. John Gustason of Atlantic and Mrs. Helen Ruddell and son Dean of Des Moines have come back from a week long trip to Colorado with reports of a pleasant vacation.
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John Gustason
Atlantic
Helen Ruddell
Dean
Des Moines
Colorado
Espionage Trial Sparks Nation Over CIA Informant Allegations
Read at Judith Coplon espionage trial, a report from Confidential Informant No 402 named Norman Corwin, Fredric March, and Edward G. Robinson among others as communists or fellow travelers, provoking nationwide anger and retorts.
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FBI
Judith Coplon
Washington
Norman Corwin
Fredric March
Edward G. Robinson
Front” Organization
International
Switzer Choice Uproots Iowa Demos On Eve Of Parley
Iowa senator Gillette condemns President Truman’s selection of Carroll Switzer for federal judge as a surprise and criticizes the White House’s farm policy timing. The move stirs Iowa Democrats ahead of the Brannan farm conference opening in Des Moines, with Switzer’s gubernatorial rivalries and senatorial courtesy named in context.
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Gillette Switzer
Guy M. Gillette
Carroll Switzer
Iowa
William F. Riley
Des Moines
Ed Halbach
Clinton
Switzer Choice
Washington
Gillette
Truman
Ed Hawash
Fensah
Jake More
Jake Mere
Democrate
Switzer
Police HUnt Man Who Snipped Gil s Curls
Police hunt an unknown man who cut off seven year old Mary Witthauer s curls at a movie in Council Bluffs. The girl described a man who bought her candy and snipped nearly all her curls as she and her family went to the balcony.
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Council Bluffs
Mary Witthauer
Owen Witthauer
Cass County Cancer Fund Surpasses Quota With Local Support
Total subscriptions reach 2868 03 exceeding the 2620 goal as Atlantic community chest funds and Robert A Focht lead the drive. Local chairpersons including Mrs Stacia Hazlitt Mrs Clarence Pellett and Mrs Curtis Masteller report townships and towns contributing amounts ranging from 6 75 to 137 with many donors listed.
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Cass County
Cancer Fund
Stacia Hazlitt
Atlantic Community Chest Fund
Robert A. Focht
Clarence Pellett
Cass County Cancer Society
Curtis Masteller
Tucd
Griswold
M. M. Connors
Anita
Joe Vetter, Jr
Cumberland
Virgil Lemke
Joe Chickering
Lewis
Effie Wollenhaupt
Massena
Wiota
Carl Reed
Fred Skow
Maine
Brighton
Harold Joyce
Pymosa
Kenneth Harris
Benton
John B. Olson
Grant
Ralph Richter
Washington
Oscar Zellmer
Grove
Ralph Jones
Franklin
Bessie Bell
Lincoln
Tom Bailey
Casa
Frank Joyce
Bear Grove
Niles Blake
Collings Bower
Edna
Wiggins Resigns as Iowa Soldiers' Orphans Home Superintendent
E G Wiggins longtime head of the Iowa Soldiers' Orphans Home at Davenport announces resignation effective August 1 He and his wife plan to move to Hoquiam Washington from Dows City Iowa where he served as banker before taking the post in 1946
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Davenport
E. G. Wiggins
Iawa
Dows City
Hoquiam
Wash
Weather outlook with scattered storms across regions
Partly cloudy and warm with high humidity tonight and Sunday. Scattered afternoon or evening thunder showers affect the west and extreme south portions today.
Truman Warns Against Cutting European Aid Amid World Peace Drive
President Truman urged Congress to resist slashing European recovery funds warning such cuts would aid communism and threaten global peace. He tied domestic prosperity to foreign policy and voiced support for the North Atlantic pact and aid programs to strengthen free nations against aggression. He contrasted past misjudgments with a hopeful plan for world recovery through sustained aid and economic growth.
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Little Rock
Ark
Truman
Congress
Reevery
World War Memorial Park
Senate
Mr. Truman
Free Nations
Cven
United States
Chaca
Truman hat toss at breakfast stirs Little Rock crowd
Col. J Monroe Johnson an Interstate Commerce Commission member threw President Truman's hat into the ring for a second term during a rousing Little Rock breakfast. The booster promised a better inauguration breakfast in three and a half years, while Truman cautioned that newsmen would think it a plant.
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Ark
Battery D
Truman
Col
J. Monroe Johnson
Interstate Commerce Commission
Cheera
Johnson
Miss Shirley Anderson Returns Home to Corydon
Miss Shirley Anderson of Corydon returns home after a two week visit with her cousin Mrs Max Campbell and other relatives and friends here.
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Shirley Anderson
Corydon
Max Campbell
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