Witnesses to Face Off as Hiss Case Moves Ahead
Washington August 16 The House committee investigating communist spies questioned Alger Hiss for three hours and set August 25 for a face to face with Whitaker Chambers. Public hearings resume September 7 while the espionage probe continues. Hiss heads the Carnegie Endowment. Chambers, a Time editor, said he rejoined communism in 1937.
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Washington
House un-American Activities Committee
Alger Hiss
Hiss
State Department
Whittaker Chambers
Chambers
J. Parnell Thomas
RNJ
Ittee
Thomas
U.S
Carnegie Endowment For International Peace
Time Magazine
Greeks Break Through at Grammos Front in August Push
Athens reports Greek army forces have captured the highest Grammos peak as divisions of the first army advance unimpeded by Communist guerrillas. Guerrillas fled, leaving wounded and material. a general staff spokesman noted the southwestern Grammos front crumbled under the Greek drive.
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Athens
George Stratos
Grammos Mountains
First Army
Grammos Front
Hope Of Ending Dispute Darkens New York Aug 16
The NMU demanded parity with AFL seamen after a pay increase, signaling tougher talks with 50 Atlantic and Gulf steamship firms under federal mediation. Employers plan to consult principals. Meanwhile AFL longshoremen dispute shows progress with a potential Taft Hartley injunction looming. Seafarers gains include 25 dollars for Roatan site and 12.50 for others.
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New York
NMU
AFL
Joseph Curran
Atlantic and Gulf Steamship Companies
AFL Seafarers International Union
Roatan
Hungry Hubby Ends Meat Boycott At Butcher Shop
In El Paso Texas on August 16 a local boycott led by Mrs Luther E Bass suffered a setback as she admitted buying a steak breaking her pledge until prices drop. Her husband claims he has lost five pounds since the meatless campaign though two meatless days a week will continue.
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el Pass
Tex
Luther E. Bass
Jerusalem Gun Duel Rages as Arab Jewish Factions Intensify
In Jerusalem a renewed volley of sniping and near point blank gun duels is reported. A Jewish liaison officer Zeev Hertzog, 36, was fatally shot while riding with U S Consul General John L MacDonald near front lines. UN observer Navy Commander Edward Simmons was also in the car. MacDonald said Hertzog advanced toward a pillbox and fell after one shot as soldiers nearby refused aid amid continued fire.
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Jerusalem
Holy
United States
John L. MacDonald
Ara
Zeev Hertzog
MacDonald
Navy
Edward Simmons
Potassi
Ruth Played Dramatic Role In Cancer Study
New York August sixteen The New York Herald Tribune reports Babe Ruth’s death revealed a dramatic role in a major medical investigation. Doctors used teropterin, an early cancer drug, with Ruth among the first to receive injections. Initial improvement sparked global hope, but later declined leaving hopes faded.
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New York
New York Herald Tribune
Babe Ruth
Ruth
the Herald Tribune
City Manager Slashes Own Salary By $2,000
Yonkers New York August 16 Thomas V Kennedy city manager cut his own pay for 1949. The salary drops from 12000 to 10000 to help raise revenue or reduce expenses. Kennedy made no comment on the move but said the city must balance the budget.
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Yonkers
N. Y
Thomas V. Kennedy
Kennedy
Truman Signs Anti-Inflation Measure Amid Inflation Debate
President Truman signed the anti inflation bill as Congress, led by Republicans, refused broader price and rationing powers. The move aims to curb consumer buying and lending by tightening installment credit, raising loan reserves, and delaying consumer credit rules, with Federal Reserve Board oversight. The administration portrays inflation as a campaign issue, targeting labor and the average family, while Gov. Dewey vows to attack taxes and government spending.
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Washington
Truman
Congress
Detroit
Federal Reserve Board
Thomas E. Dewey
Dewey
Tokyo Rose Faces Treason Prosecution in U S Case
The justice department will prosecute Iva Toguri D Aquino in San Francisco on treason charges over the Tokyo Rose broadcasts during 1943 to 1945. Attorney General Tom Clark asked U S army authorities in Tokyo to arrest the 32 year old Los Angeles native and bring her to the federal grand jury. The inquiry spans over three years and notes her role as one of six English speaking Japanese women on Radio Tokyo.
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Washington
Justice Department
Bar
Tokyo
Los Angeles
Radio
U. S
Pacific
Lilly Reunion Hears Attack On Reds At Flat Top
About 30 000 Lilly family members and guests gathered on Flat Top mountain for the 14th annual reunion hearing a sustained attack on Soviet Russia and communism. Politicians from West Virginia and Oregon attended, with speakers urging democratic principles and condemning subversive ideas.
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Lilly
Sen. H. P. Cain
State of
Soviet Russia
Flat Top Mountain
Washington
Oregon
E. E. Lilly
Portland
Oregon Lilly Reunion Association
Thomas FE. Dewey
H. P. Cain
Mercer County
Thomas Expects GOP Victory In November
Los Angeles on August 16 Nor man Thomas socialist candidate for president told newsmen the Republicans will have a hard time holding both houses. He notes the Dixiecrats may balance power and predicts Wallace’s progressive party could be on the ballot in 44 states while socialists aim for 35 states and a strong vote not seen since 1932.
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Los Angeles
Dewey
Warren
Norman Thomas
Tru
Russia
Wallace
Progressive Party
World Economy Shows Ongoing Imbalance Across Nations
United Nations report highlights persistent world economic imbalance in 1948. Production rose above prewar levels while trade fell, with shortages in basic commodities and inflationary pressure. Wages mostly rose except Bulgaria, and auto output favored the United States and Canada, while Britain and France lagged.
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Lake Success
United Nations
U. N. Department of Economic Affairs
Russia
Iceland
India
Italy
Netherland Indies
Panama
Portugal
Sweden
Uruguay
United States
China
Bulgaria
Britain
France
Canada
Berlin Fifth Column Warned by liberal Montags Echo
A Berlin liberal daily Montags Echo warned of a communist fifth column in the Soviet blockaded western sectors. It said purges and revenge lists for anti communists were being prepared as a plan for X day if western allies depart. The paper urged Western powers not to negotiate a new Munich at Moscow talks.
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Berlin
Lestern
Montags Echo
Munich
Moscow
Sex Maniacs Sought In Slaying Of Two
Statewide search underway for two suspects in the slayings of Mary Hucks and her escort Gregory Bount in Ormond Florida. Circulars describe two men, one wearing size 12 shoes and the other size seven, and urge all night patrols within 250 miles to be alert.
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Ormond
Fla
Florida
Mary Hucks
Gregory Bount
East Point
Sarasota
Gulf Coast
Alex Littlefield
Sheriff's Office
Dewey Plans Wide GOP Push in Close Senate States
Albany Aug 16 AP Gov Thomas E Dewey campaign chief Herbert Brownell Jr said the Republicans will direct substantial attention to states with close Democratic senate races. Dewey and running mate Earl Warren will wage active campaigns countrywide with visits to major cities, while specifics on dates and places remain undecided. Senate margins 51 45 favor Republicans though some members cross party lines. Brownell declined to name target states or discuss Revercomb.
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Albany
N. Y
Thomas E. Dewey
Herbert Brownell
Brownell
GOP
Dewey
Warren
Senate
Minnesota
West Virginia
Wyoming
Kentucky
Soviet Planes Make Pass At Transport
Berlin reports two Russian Yak fighters made a close pass at a British European Airways Viking airliner. The aircraft swept toward the Viking and pulled away at about 100 feet as it traveled to London. Britain filed an immediate protest with the Russians recalling a prior fatal collision in April over Berlin.
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Berlin
British European Airways
Viking
London
Sleepy Worker Survives 111-Car Train Rollover
Sharon Pennsylvania August 16 A diesel engine and 111 freight cars passed over Harry Furey a Erie railroad repairman as he slumbered on the tracks Saturday He escaped with a scratch The engineer saw a man on the rails but could not stop in time Crewmen expected a mangled body They found a bewildered half awakened Furey Railroaders credited his position off center of the rails for survival
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Sharon
Harry Furey
Erie Railroad
Furey
Babe Ruth Dies After Long Illness at Memorial Hospital
Babe Ruth, legendary New York Yankee slugger, died at 7 01 p m in Memorial Hospital Center for Cancer and Allied Diseases New York City after a long illness. The priest Rev Thomas H Kaufman administered last rites as Ruth prayed and slept. The once orphaned star rose from an orphanage to baseball immortality and was praised for dying with prayers.
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New York
Babe Ruth
New York City
Memorial Hospital Center For
Ruth
Thomas H. Kaufman
St. Catherine of Siena
George Herman Ruth
Babe
Hayes Martin
Claire
Loton Rasemiussen
Frank Delaney
George Moser
Daniel Sullivan
Richard Flanders
North Conway
N. H
Wilbur Moberly
Baltimore
James Chapman
J. Paul Carey
Father Kaufman
Pittsburgh
Boston Braves
Boston Red Sox
Envoys Meet Molotov Again Over Berlin Settlement
U S Britain and France renewed talks with Soviet Foreign Minister Molotov in Moscow to shape a Berlin settlement after an 18 day East West phase. The meeting, the sixth with Molotov, followed hours of private diplomacy as Western diplomats pressed for firm terms.
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Moscow
United States
Britain
France
V. M. Molotov
Berlin
Germany
Kremlin
U. S
Walter Bedell Smith
Yves Chataigneau
Frank Roberts
Smith
London
Molotov
Russia
Frankfurt
Lucius D Clay
Stalin
City Council Opposes Skywriting After Bible Talk
Los Angeles August 16 the city council debated skywriting and adopted a motion opposing it. The council asked the Civil Aeronautics Authority and the California State Aeronautics Commission to stop skywriting. Councilman George H Moore cited the Bible saying The Heavens declare the glory of God while Councilman John C Holland called skywriting the last unpolished item of nature.
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Los Angeles
Civil Aeronautics Authority
California State Aeronautics Commission
George H. Moore
John C. “Holland
Russian vice consul denies prisoner claim in hospital room
New York August 16 1947 The Russian vice-consul Zot I Chepurnykh rejected police accounts that Mrs Oksana Stepanova accused him of holding her prisoner in a hospital bed The official insisted she did not say You kept me a prisoner nor point at him He alleged the detective translated the exchange to fit the police version Chepurnykh said he was escorted from the room after Police Inspector Michael Lessen ended the brief visit and left no comment on the dispute
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Revercomb
Congress
Dewey
Senate Judiciary
West Virginia
Brownell
Maryland
North Carolina
New York
Oksana Stepanovna
Zot I. Chepurnykh
Chepurnykh
William Dyczko
Dyczko
Konsenkina
Michael Lessen
Second Blast At Reno Fire Kills Four
Four more men were hospitalized as investigators probed yesterday’s devastating Reno blast after a second explosion today at the Ransome company. Earlier, five people died and over 130 were injured in the weekend fire and explosion. three firemen died yesterday. Two 100 pound butane cylinders exploded during today’s fire, one flung 300 feet down the highway missing Reno Fire Chief Karl Evans and Ransome manager F A Martin. The metal and wood office of the company was destroyed and cause remains unknown.
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Reno
Ransome Company
Yestere
Karl Evans
Ransome
F. A. Martin
Martin
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