Pearl Harbor warning linked to Soviet spy ring testimony
Mitsusada Yoshikawa testified that Soviet spy ring head Richard Sorge alerted Moscow in October 1941 as U S Japan peace talks stalled. Maj Gen Willoughby described efforts to unmask the ring and named Guenther Stein and Agnes Smedley as alleged members. He said the War Department and Royall blocked publication of the related report.
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Washington
Japan
Pearl Harbor
United States
Britain
Pacific
House un-American Activities Committee
Mitsusada Yoshikawa
House
Senate
Richard Sorge
Charles Williughby
Yoshikawa
Sorte
Moscow
America
Singapore
Sumatra
Willoughby
Tokyo
Guenther Stein
Agnes Smedley
Kenneth C. Royall
New York
Smedley
Beer Delivery Ban Opposed by Local Liquor Groups
Two groups announced opposition to a proposed ban on home deliveries by retail liquor stores. Dudley Ericson pushed the rule tied to enforcing a new minimum price law. St. Paul and Minneapolis groups argued the ban hurts downtown stores and fails to stop minors from obtaining liquor.
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ST. Paul
Dudley Ericson
Ericson
Frederick P. Memmer
Minnesota Liquor Council
Minneapolis
Maurice Katz
Minneapolis Off-Sale Liquor Dealers Association
Fashion Revue of 4-H Girls Friday
The 4-H fashion revue, featuring dresses by club home economy projects, will be staged Friday at 1 30 p m in the 4-H building announced Miss Nettie Neubold home agent. Winners receive state fair trips and Miss Mower County will be crowned. A second program with oral demonstrations will follow Saturday at 1 15 p m in the 4-H building.
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Nettie Neufeld
Flood Claims Nineteen Lives Across Como Italy
In Italy heavy rains for 36 hours caused floods killing at least 19 people. Seventeen deaths occurred when the Comasodike burst sending a wall of water into Gera Lazio. Swiss cantons near Lake Como also reported fatalities as the region reels from the disaster.
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Como
Italy
Comaso
Gera Lazio
Lake Como
Switzerland
Canton
Ticino
Dutch Baby Best of Breed at Rabbit Show
A Dutch baby rabbit won best of breed at the Mower fair rabbit show with 31 entries across 14 breeds totaling 208 animals. The event featured Rex fur varieties, Checkered Giants, and four New Zealand varieties, judged by J. E. Mace with 4-H entries also present, marking a 25 percent yearly growth in rabbits shown.
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A. C. Dickhut
St. Paul
Arnold M. Johnson
J. E. Mace
Waterloo
New Zealand
Gerald Gorman
Austin
John Kennedy
C. M. Nelson
A. H. Bentzin
Johnson
Senate Postpones Youngdahl Judicial Nomination Hearing
Senate judiciary chair McCarran postponed indefinitely the confirmation hearing for Governor Luther W. Youngdahl to the Washington court citing protests and a scheduling conflict with another subcommittee. Humphrey and Thye offered mixed remarks as newsmen filled the room and Youngdahl did not attend.
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Washington
Truman
Luther W. Youngdahl
McCarran
D-New
Senate Judiciary Committee
Judiciary Subcommittee
Youngdahl
Minnesota
Sen
Humphrey
D-Minn
T. Alan Goldsborough
Washington, D. C
Thye
R-Minn
Internal Security Subcommittee
Japanese War Orphan May Find U S Home in Roanoke Couple
A 3 year old Japanese American orphan named Mike could become the foster son of Sgt. Jack R. Terry and his wife Carolyn of Roanoke Virginia after the House passed a bill authorizing the placement The Senate and the President must approve. Mike was born in Japan to an American soldier and a Japanese mother and was raised in a Japanese orphanage.
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Washington
Mike
United States
Congress
House of Representatives
Jack R. Terry
Carolyn
Roanoke
Senate
Japan
Amy Weseman Wins Again With Lambs at Mower County Fair
Amy Weseman of North Star 4-H captures top lamb honors for the fifth straight year at Mower County Fair. She wins first in her trio and ewe and Southdown wether categories, with others earning state fair and Junior Livestock Show trips. Swine winners include Duane Wuertz and Myron Dammann, with Frank Richards earning the Swine Showmanship award. Judging continues for beef, dairy, and other sheep classes as about 50 pens compete in the lamb show.
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Mower
St. Paul
Minnesota
Amy Weseman
North Star 4
Duane Wuertz
Waltham
Southdown
Shropshire
Suffolk
Hampshire
Fair Week Schedule Highlights and Contests
This program lists events for the day with 2 Swenson Thrillcade 4 Judging purebred sheep 7 Band Concert 8 Barnes Carruthers revue 8 Friday morning FFA lambs 9 FFA swine red pelled cattle gladiolus 11 15 Bricelyn band at the court house square 1 4 H and FFA livestock judging contest 1 Bricelyn band concert 2 Auto Races.
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Swenson
Barnes-Carruthers
FFA
Bricelyn Band
Courthouse Square
Big Day for FFA and 4 H Events at County Fair
Duane and Emmett Sweazy along with Adolpho club member may travel if he cannot attend. Marlys Dammann of Elkton and Frank Richards of Dexter finish top three in livestock judging. Friday features swine and sheep judging, 4 H and FFA livestock contest, and car races. Saturday offers dog and pony parade with prizes, pony class awards, and a horse show at 2 p.m. Sunday includes hot rod racing.
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Duane
Emmett Sweazy
Adolpho Club
Marlys Dammann
Elkton
Frank Richards
Dexter
FFA
Barnes-Carruthers
Mower County
McCarthy Names Loyalists to Senate Panel
Senator McCarthy begins naming a group of state department officials and employees whose loyalty he questions, aiming to form a senate panel today.
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Washington
Sen
McCarthy
R-Wis
Senate
State Department
No More Violations Reds Avow
Reds vow to end infractions after a season marked by penalties. OlEN Clements reports the shift aims to restore discipline and improve performance as the team seeks stability and better results.
Reds Charge Allied Attack on Truce Unit
In Tokyo the Communists warned Ridgway there would be no new armistice talks unless provocation claims are dropped. The UN reported a machine gun attack on a truce delegation truck near Kaesong, prompting questions about white flag use and route notice. The exchange centered on guarantees to resume negotiations and the timing remains unsettled.
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Tokyo
Matthew B. Ridgway
Ridgway
Kaesong
United Nations
Red
Peiping
Red Guards
United Nations Command
Pyongyang
Adm
C. Turner Joy
Joy
Billion Cut in Aid Bill Signals New Foreign Aid Administration
A House committee tentatively trims 1 billion dollars from President Truman's 8.5 billion foreign aid program and places the remainder under a new high level administrator. The plan would put economic and military aid under one official appointed by the president and confirmed by the Senate, with close alignment to the State and Defense departments.
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Washington
House
Truman
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Senate
Europe GI Fight Looms Again in Funds Debate
A new war of words over a 56 billion defense appropriation grows in the House. Rep. Coudert seeks to cap to six divisions the American troops in Eisenhower's western European army, aligning with a Senate resolution. Mahon backs the full funding and aims to defeat the amendment.
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Europe
Washington
House
Rep. Coudert
Dwight D. Eisenhower
European Defense Army
Senate
Eisenhower
Coudert
Defense Marshall
Congressional
J. Lawton Collins
Rep. Mahon
D-Tex
Recruiting Plan Revealed at West Point Controversy
Col Lawrence Jones, former graduate manager at West Point, says he urged senators and congressmen to appoint strong football players to the academy. He notes no wrongdoing, while Sen Hoey says colleges seek top high school players. Hoey’s subcommittee maintains a hands off stance on cadet dismissals for exam cribbing.
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Washington
Lawrence Jones
West Point
U. S. Military Academy
Jones
Congress
Earl Blaik
Louisana State
Oklahoma
Nebraska
Hoey
Senate
Car rolls. driver dies near Melrose
Allen Johnson of St. Cloud was killed when his car left Highway 4 near Melrose and overturned several times during a Wednesday night crash.
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ST. Cloud
Allen Johnson
Highway 4
Melrose
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