Hoover warns of 540000 strong Communist fifth column in U S
FBI Director J Edgar Hoover claims a native born and sympathizer driven fifth column in the United States totals about 540000. He cites aims to obtain military and industrial secrets as Communists intensify underground activity in wartime and peacetime America. He urges public security measures to identify those dangers.
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J. Edgar Hoover
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United States
Senate
America
Hoover
Communist Party
Union farmers face first billion-bushel wheat shortfall in seven years
Government forecasters predict a 944 514 000 bushel wheat harvest due to voluntary cutbacks and bad weather and insects, with farmer incomes down about 400 million dollars. Record 1 367 186 000 bushels last year, 2 146 000 000 this year, and 1 022 000 000 average. Corn prospects seen favorable with smaller plantings and a 1 380 000 000 bushel crop. A separate five point disarmament plan signed by Albert Einstein and Louis Bromfield advocates UN stockpile control, international inspections, and abolition of armies.
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Agriculture Department
Ccloreyinee
Ital
United States
Sqvier
Albert Einstein
Louis Bromcota
U.S
Russia
Gambler at Las Vegas Dive Table Eyed Massive Winnings
A Las Vegas gambler made 28 passes at the dive table, with the casino reporting a loss of $150,000. The player won $740 but potentially could have claimed about $208 million if bets had accumulated, illustrating dramatic gambling dynamics.
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Las Vegas
Nev
Consumers Buy More As Incomes Rise in April
The commerce department reports total consumer incomes up to a 212.40 million dollar annual rate in April, a 600 million annual gain over March and the second consecutive monthly rise. The increase reflects payroll expansion offset by drops in proprietors income and transfer payments, with farm income dipping due to lower livestock receipts. Durable goods and manufacturing sectors drove higher wages as employment rose and factory work weeks lengthened in equipment, machinery, and metal products.
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Commerce Department
Iere
Potatoes and Politics Shadow Cold War Food Campaign
A交misread report notes surplus Armeri potatoes sent to Soviet Germany to aid famine victims amid Communist claims of American potato bug warfare. U.S. officials dismiss the charges as propaganda while Senate and House rush extensions of rent control ahead of deadlines.
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Soviet Germany
United States
New York
Remington Resigns From Commerce Post Amid Loyalty Fighting
William W. Remington, a Commerce Department employee, resigned after a May quit or be fired order. He, along with colleague Michael Lee, faced perjury indictment for denying Communist ties and has not resigned until a loyalty board rules on his patriotism.
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Wiliam W. Remington
Commerce Department
Michael Lee
Remington
Umdec
Miracle of Montreal This is Archie's story
Archie's gang leader persona is shown as he argues with a storekeeper while pack members watch. The scene depicts his act of hurling a rock through a shop window and hints at a turning point offered by a police youth program that could steer him away from court.
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Montreal
Archie
Pack
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Police Juvenie Club
Ovilo Pelletier
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