Contempt of Congress Allegations Grow in UV Officials Case
Seven figures are named as uncooperative witnesses by the House Un American Activities Committee including James J. Matles and Julius Emspak of UV E officials accused of following the Communist line. Convictions carry up to a year in jail and a $1000 fine.
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UV. E
Congress
James J. Matles
Julius Emspak
Matles
United Electrical Workers
CIO
Communist Party
House
Justice Department
U. S
Thomas Quinn
Pittsburgh
Thomas J. Fitz*patrick
Talmadge Raley
Cincinnati
David H. Levison
Frank Hashmall
Underage Ex-Queen Loses Miss Florida Prizes
Corine Gustafson, the former Miss Florida, cannot meet the 18 year old age limit for Miss America, prompting Miami Beach Jaycees to transfer the title to Ruth Crockett of St Petersburg. Clothes awarded to Gustafson were altered to fit, complicating prize restitution.
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Miami Beach
Fila
INS
Corine Gustafson
Iss Gustafson
Miss Crockett
Twenty Two Czechs On Trial For Spying And Terrorism
The Moravian-Silesian edition of Mlada Fronta reports twenty two people charged with spying and terrorism are on trial in Moravska Ostrava in northern Moravia. The trial began Monday in the Moravian coal mining center.
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Prague
Czechoslovakia
Moravia
Prague Mlada Fronta
Moravska-Ostrava
Moravian
Burman War Chief Pledges Resistance
Rangoon Burma July 18 General Ne Win Burma's minister of war addressing a parade of soldiers sailors and airmen in observing armed forces day said Tuesday his forces would fight all aggression which threatened this country from outside her borders.
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Rangoon
Burma
Ne Win
Think for Yourself and Choose Chiropractic Care
People who can think for themselves join the smart in choosing chiropractic care for health. The message warns against being slaves to yesterday and urges individuals to recognize chiropractic as the path to well being for themselves and loved ones.
Help Yourself to Health Parker Chiropractic Clinic Ad
An advertisement urges readers to try the Parker Chiropractic Clinic as a quick easy and economical path to health. It contrasts outdated medical beliefs with chiropractic care and claims many patients have improved from serious conditions. It invites individuals seeking relief to visit the Parker clinic today.
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Audry Smith
White Settlement Road
Fort Worth
Parker Chiropractic
Parker Chiropractic Clinic
Prison guard housing rents raised in Alcatraz
The Bureau of Prisons decided to raise rents for guards at various detention houses, a move described as unfair to keepers who lose a benefit while prisoners enjoy rent-free quarters. Alcatraz draws the strongest protests as the measure spreads to other sites.
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Washington
INS
Uncle Sam
Bureau of Prisons
Alcatraz
Only 2 Southern Camps on Alert
Brigadier General Raymond F. Hufft said Camp Polk near Alexandria and Camp Jackson in South Carolina are the only two Southern camps on standby. Polk could receive a division within 24 hours if President Truman calls the National Guard. a 30 day window for a division if called. Louisiana’s 39th National Guard will encamp at Polk Aug. 6 for two weeks, without hindering use for any units called by the President.
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New Orleans
Raymond F. Hufft
Louisiana
Camp Polk
Alexandria
Camp Jackson
South Carolina
South
Hufft
Truman
National Guard
Civil Defense
Selective Service
Baton Rouge
Earl K. Long
Polk
Money for China Will Stay in US
Federal Judge Louis E. Goodman ruled that funds on deposit in Wells Fargo for the Bank of China must remain, pending settlement of tensions between Chinese Nationalists and Communists. The $626,860 case marks the first ruling in similar multinational disputes and preserves the status quo amid ongoing controversy.
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San Francisco
Louis E. Goodman
Orient
Bank of China
Wells Fargo Bank
China
Wells Fargo
Goodman
United States
Fort Worth Announces Two Rental Projects
Private builders announce two Fort Worth rental housing projects with a total cost around 725000. One complex on Bluff Street will have 20 units, while another on Mitchell Boulevard will be a 47 duplex project.
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Fort Worth
INS
Bluff St
Mitchell Blvd
Mountaineers Return From Himalaya Expedition
Five French climbers return to Paris with frost injuries after scaling an apex in the Himalayas. Leader Maurice Herzog had all toes amputated. Their ascent reached Annapurna Peak near 26 000 feet in the Everest range.
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Paris
Himalayas
Maurice Herzog
Anapurna Peak
Extradition for Ochoa Nears as Injunction Fails
George Ochoa a Laredo customs broker facing U S murder charges in Laredo failed to obtain a injunction blocking Texas extradition. He was captured in Mexicali nearly a year after Henry D Whittenburg of McAllen Texas and James Lindsay of McKenzie Tennessee were killed in a Laredo hotel. Extradition hearing will occur in federal court at Tijuana.
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Mexico
City
George Ochoa
Laredo
Tijuana
Ochoa
United States
Henry D. Whittenburg
McAllen
Texas
James Lindsay
McKenzie
Tenn
Wrecking Stolen Car Jails 2 Texas Youths
Two Brownsville teens were jailed after admitting to stealing and wrecking a used car in Brownsville. Norman Dale Webb 18 and Billy Wimberly 16 were found with three guns reportedly taken from a dwelling near Amarillo.
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Texas
Popular Bluff
Brownsville
Highway Patrol
Norman Dale Webb
Joe Smith
Billy Wimberly
Amarillo
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Houston
Howden
San Jacinto
Gulf
America
Preston
P. O
Parker Clinic Care
Chiropractic
Chiropractic Clinic
Luther M. Boyd
West Sixth
Carter Lester
Travis County
Austin Public
University of Texas
Studebaker
Stude
Baker
Grand Canyon
LEO M. Black Motors
Brazos
Kercheville Motor Co
Colorado
San
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