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Newspaper

Austin American

Location

Austin, Texas, United States of America

Date

Feb 11, 1949

Page

5

Red spy ring in Japan linked to Sorge case exposed

Army report details Dr Richard Sorge network in Tokyo led by Ozaki Hozumi and Miss Smedley with Ito Ritsu the informant. It outlines Sorge gang names, methods, and missions to monitor Japan's plans toward Russia and German- Japanese negotiations in 1941.

Japan Kitabayashi Tomo Dr. Sorge Ozaki Hozumi Tokyo Pearl Harbor Ito Ritsu Ito Janet Russia Siberian Sorge Gang Richard Sorge United Sorge Stalin Ozaki Miss Smedley Jacob Guenther Stein Stein Adolf Sorge Karl Marx Max Klausen Germany Klausen Vladivostok United States Anna Klausen Anna Moscow Shanghai Mishin Palace Hotel Erna Reichswehr Soviet Canada Soviet Union Miyagi Yotoku the Owl Los Angeles

Poll Tax Repeal Moves Forward In Texas Committee

Texas lawmakers debate statewide poll tax repeal with Attorney General citing federal coercion. Legion leader Shag Fioore presses for voter action as Republicans back public submission. Zweifel notes GOP support for putting repeal to voters, arguing the issue is too controversial to decide behind closed doors.

Texas Daniel Shag Fioore Fort Worth American Legion

Sanderson Man Dies In Cesspool Cave In

In Sanderson a man named Benevides dies after a wall of an old cess pool collapses trapping him in a 9 foot hole he was digging for a new cesspool at a dairy.

Sanderson Cesspool Cave

Weather summary and temperatures across Texas cities

December through February weather snapshot lists high and low readings for multiple Texas cities including Austin Fort Worth Galveston Brownsville and Waco. It notes a full moon on the 13th moonrise 4 29 p m and sunrise 7 15 a m with temperatures ranging from the low 40s to the low 80s and little river level change.

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Radar system called inadequate by air defense chief

Major General Gordon P. Saville told Congress the U S radar warning system is almost a blank, with Alaska radar protection described as totally inadequate. He urged approval of a bill to fund radar stations around the border and outposts up to 160 million dollars, while noting no absolute protection exists. Navy and Army officials supported the bill.

Washington America Alaska Russia Gordon P. Saville Congress Saville House Armed Services Committee Muir S. Fairchild Air Force United States Durham D-Nc Vinson D-Ga We Aol Navy Army Utah Colorado Arizona New Mexico Idaho Nevada Wyoming Nebraska Air National Guard

Remington Cleared After Loyalty Probe Testimony

Remington was cleared after a loyalty inquiry covering his suspension period to the final ruling. Miss Bentley testified she received secret government information from Remington and collected Communist Party dues from him. She described meeting him during the war when she used the name Helen Johnson and claimed he provided secret data on airplane production.

Miss Bentley Remington Senate House UN- American Activities Committee Helen Johnson War Production Board Naval Intelligence Commerce Department

Moderate earthquake logged by California Institute of Technology

A moderate tremor was recorded in Pasadena at 2:08.12 p.m. PST with its center about 4,700 miles away. The seismologist laboratory could not determine the quake's direction from the first recording.

Pasadena Calif Seismologist Laboratory California Institute of Technology

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