Hiss Perjury Case Fails To Dismiss Trial Moves
Federal Judge Samuel H Kaufman denies defense motions to dismiss the indictment and for acquittal in the Alger Hiss perjury trial. Lloyd Paul Stryker says Hiss will testify, while Benjamin Firshheim testifies clarifying Whittaker Chambers testimony. Henry Julian Wadleigh admits stealing U S secrets for Russia.
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New York
Alger Hiss
Samuel H. Kaufman
State Department
Kaufman
Lloyd Paul Stryker
Hiss
Stryker
Hies
Benjamin H. Firsheim
Whittaker Chambers
House UN American Act Ae Committee
Immbers
Ens-Tms
Poveene
Firsheim
House Committee
Chambers
Lioyd Paul Stryker
Washington
Dent Place
Balt
U. S
Thomas F. Murphy
Henry Julian Wadleigh
Russia
No Heat Relief For New England Says AP
New England faced nearly a week of hot dry weather with no immediate relief. Drought threatened crops and forest fires risk rose prompting Vermont to close woods to hunting and fishing. Maine New Hampshire imposed fire bans as showers were scarce and milk and pastures suffered.
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Associated Press
New England
Ernest Gibson
Vermont
New Hampsire
Maine
New York
New Jersey
Weather Forecast Patchy Thunderstorms In Northwest
Partly cloudy tonight with scattered thunderstorms developing in the extreme northwest. Saturday stays partly cloudy and warm with more shower activity in the northwest. Highs around 86 east to 94 west, tonight near 65 to 70, Saturday 86 to 95.
Final plea in Garnier murder case in Riverside
An all woman jury hears final arguments in the Agnes Garnier murder trial. Prosecutors weigh heat of passion versus premeditation as possible degrees of murder amid dispute over a set of cocktail glasses and a feud involving the Owen family and the Apartment House Owners Association. John E. Owen, 68, a two time AMOA president, was killed at his Riverside ranch home.
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Agnes Garnier
John E. Owen
Riverside
Cal
Owens
Allwoman
AMOA
Acreas
Irene Rich
Prague
Czechoslovakia
Josef Beran
Beran
Josef Cardinal Mindsigenty
Vatican
Hungary
Mindszenty
Premature Quads Die Mother Survives in New Jersey
In Long Branch four premature quadruplets two boys and two girls died within 15 minutes of each other a little over 10 hours after birth at Monmouth Memorial hospital. Their mother Mrs Raymond Caffrey of Union Beach was five months pregnant and listed in good condition.
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Long Branch
N. J
Raymond Caffrey
Union Beach
N. J. Monmouth Memorial Hospital
Caffrey
Big Four meet Monday to push Austrian and German deals
Paris ministers extended talks with the Big Four as they seek progress on the Austrian independence treaty and a German trade pact. A Berlin rail strike and Russian claims on Nazi‑era properties hinder an Austrian settlement, with a signature possible in fall after further talks in New York.
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Paris
Berlin
New York
Russia
Yugoslavia
Marshal Tito
Tito
Austria
Europe
Danubian Steamship Company
Miners ordered back to work after walkout
John L. Lewis ordered the United Mine Workers 480000 back to the pits on Monday as district leader John Busarello announced receipt of a telegram. The miners will work five days then take another week off, with a June 30 contract expiration and a $100 paid vacation starting June 25.
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Pitttburgh
John L. Lewis
United Mine
John Busarello
UMW
Lewis
Confession Clears Up Robberies Here
Council Bluffs police receive a statement from Harold Sarsfield clarifying burglaries at Atlantic Wholesale Grocery and A P Food store and theft of a pickup from Iowa Electric. The report ties Oliver E. Smith and Donald Baxter to a phony holdup and names Omaha suspects linked to the loot.
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Council Bluffs
Harold Sarsfield
Atlantic Navy
Nebraska Reformatory
Lincoln
Atlantic Wholesale Grocery Company
A. & P. Food
Iowa Electric Company
Oliver E. Smith
Sarsfield
Smith
Donald Baxter
Anita
Council Bluffa
Liberty
Sarafield
Atlantic
Jack LeRoy Hald
Omaha
State Penitentiary
Phillip
Tony) Pascharelli
John Budd
Betty Cook Picking
Pas
Five Proposals Compete In Labor Debate In Senate
Washington reports five proposals vie for votes in a labor bill debate. Key duels center on injunctions versus seizure with Taft and Douglas leading opposite sides. The discussion follows passage of noncontroversial amendments aimed at repealing Taft-Hartley and expanding the Wagner act provisions.
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Washington
Senate
Taft
Alken
Ohio
Douglas
D-Ii
Aiken
R-Vi
Lucas Ofllinois
Ives
R-Ny
National Labor Relations Board
Bargin
Merchants testify against big three soap firms in FTC hearing
Eight Burlington merchants testified they had received no rebates or favored pricing from Procter and Gamble Lever Brothers and Colgate Palmolive Peet during a Federal Trade Commission hearing. FTC attorney John L York said the case aims to prove price favoritism to chain stores, while company attorneys argued no reductions or rebates were granted to chains or independents.
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Burlington
Federal Trade Commission
FTC
John L. York
Proctor and Gamble
Lever Brothers
Colgate-Palmolive-Peet
Fatal oil tank blast at Clinton Iowa injures manager
A Phillips Petroleum Co. manager, John T. McGauvran, 45, died after a 17,000 gallon fuel oil storage tank exploded at a Clinton bulk storage plant. Firefighters fought the blaze for three hours, saving two tanks while foamite ran low and nearby buildings suffered damage. McGauvran left a wife and five children.
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Clinton
John T. McGauvran
Phillips Petroleum Co
McGauvran
McGeuvran
Jane Lamb
Berns
Rodewald Roofing Co
D. B. McPherson
Savanna
Ill
Phillips Company
Climax Enginering Co
Phillips
Unemployment Relief Laws Grow As Cities Revive Work Programs
The Associated Press finds rising unemployment and relief strain led five states to pass relief laws and seven cities to revive work relief. Yet national emergency not proven, with most states handling loads and unemployment insurance cushioning many workers. President Truman proposes federal home relief funds totaling about 280 million dollars yearly, while economists warn of possible downswing and uncertain outcomes.
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Washington
Truman
Ohio
Minnesota
Iowa
Kansas
Massachusetts
Michigan
Colorado
Idaho
California
DAVS and Bands Parade in Council Bluffs
Council Bluffs will host a major parade tonight featuring 40 Disabled American Veterans units and four bands. The event was announced at the state DAV convention which opened this morning with more than 200 delegates registered.
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Council Bluffs
Children Treated After Poisoned Apples Incident
Des Moines reports Carl Purcell four and Cathie Adams eighteen months were hospitalized after eating green apples sprayed with poisonous lead sulphate. Stomachs were pumped. condition described as good after treatment.
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Des Moines
Carl Purcell
Cathie Adams
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Mise Ceplen
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