1945 Spy List Not Found Until 1953
Atty. Gen. Brownell said a 1945 FBI espionage report naming Harry Dexter White was found among 20 000 missing documents after he took office last year It had been shoved in a drawer and not evaluated by the security section He indicated no specific action will follow from the discovery and related testimony before Congress.
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Atty
Brownell
FBI
Harry Dexter White
Department
Internal Security Section
CBS
Chicago
Truman
White
International Monetary Funch
Asst. Atty
Warren Olney
ITI
House Appropriations Committee
Olney
House Un-American Activities Committee
Elizabeth Bentley
Whittaker Chambers
Ailing Pontiff Rallies Again
Vatican report says Pope Pius XII, 77, shows signs of improvement after two weeks of illness. He slept better last night and the stomach is quieter, but doctors warn his general weakness remains and nourishment remains limited. The pontiff attended church duties and issued instructions with aides at his bedside in the Apostolic Palace.
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Vatican City
Pius
Riccardo Galeazzi-Lisi
Apostolic Palace
Vatican
Msgr
Dominico Tardini
House Republicans Near Stalemate on Excise Tax Cuts
Washington reports little progress between key House Republicans and the Eisenhower administration on a plan to cut excise taxes this year. Treasury officials and Ways and Means members seek to avoid a clash, eyeing a reduction from 10 percent on most excises while preserving liquor and tobacco.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Treasury
GOP
Ways and Means
The
Congress
Heat drives 900 Australians to collapse at royal visit
In Sydney hundreds fainted in sun while waiting for Queen Elizabeth II and the Duke of Edinburgh to attend services at St. Andrew's Cathedral. The thermometer read 82 degrees as volunteers turned the cathedral chapter house into a first aid station for victims and the crowd on the North Shore grew to about 100,000. A rumor of a Palm Beach stop was denied.
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Sydney
Australia
Britain
Queen Elizabeth II
Duke of Edinburgh
St. Andrew's Cathedral
Palm Beach
Crime costs U S families an average of 495 a year
FBI chief J. Edgar Hoover told a congressional committee that crime costs U S families about 495 annually. He estimated 180 per burglary and 442 760 burglaries in 1952 amounting to nearly 80 million dollars. He warned 1953 may set a new high and that crime costs total around 20 billion yearly.
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Washington
United States
J. Edgar Hoover
Congressional
Hoover
House
FBI
Stove Fire Destroys Building In Brenton West Virginia
A blaze sparked by an oil stove gutted a two story cinder block building in Brenton Wyoming County housing a general store and three apartments. Everett Miller owned the property. Pineville volunteers fought the fire ten miles to the scene and saved two nearby homes. Estimated loss around 75000 for the store contents and adjoining feed room. Occupants salvaged only a few small items.
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Brenton
W.va
Wyoming County
Everett Miller
Pineville
Miller
Fire at Miami taxi office triggers three alarms
A human torch caused a three alarm blaze at the Red Top Cab and Baggage Co in downtown Miami. Damage tops $100,000 with 40 cars and a thousand tires affected. Daniel Molina, 35, suffered severe burns and remained in critical condition.
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Miami
Fla
Red Top Cab and Baggage Co
Daniel Molina
Fliers Rescued After Plane Sighting in Great Salt Lake
A light airplane vanished on approach to Salt Lake Municipal Airport and was later sighted in shallow lake waters ten miles north of the field. A Hill Air Force Base swamp boat rescued two men, Capt. J. A. Kramer and Airman J. C. G. E. Beebe, both from Charleston AFB. The craft was on a three-plane flight from Nellis AFB to Hill AFB for scrapping.
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Salt Lake City
Salt Lake Municipal
Great Salt Lake
Hill Air Force Base
Air Force
J. A. Kramer
J. C. G. E. Beebe
Charleston Air Force Base
N. C
Harlan W. Bement
Utah
Salt Lake
Radair
Nellis Air Force Base
Las Vegas
Nev
Hill Afb
Bricker TV appearance blamed for treaty amendment failure
Washington feb 7 some friends of senator Bricker blame his television talk on meet the press for derailing a compromise on his treaty regulating amendment The White House denies influence and says no basis for Bricker’s belief exists Officials note Bricker urged passage of an amendment to curb presidential treaty powers while admin officials sought acceptable language preserving presidential constitutional rights
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Washington
White House
Sen
Bricker
Ohio
Eisenhower
Meet the Press
Knowland
California
GOP
Sen George
D-Ga
Br R
Senate
Man Turns Moonshine Pact After Pension Loss
BECKLEY Feb 7 A disabled coal miner Alfonso Dixon 57 of Sullivan Raleigh County was arrested on a moonshine charge after deputies found one gallon of liquor 120 gallons of mash and a still in his home. He said his last pension check in January paid for the still equipment.
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Beckley
United Mine Workers
John C. Ward
Alfonso Dixon
Sullivan
Raleigh
Dixon
J. P. Meadows Re. Ward
Many Events Mark GOP Anniversary
The Republican National Committee says about 250000 party workers will attend over 300 Lincoln Day dinners and nearly 3000 other events in the next three weeks to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the GOP.
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Washington
Republican National Committee
Six Survivors Rescued From Alaska C47 Crash
Anchorage reports at least six survivors from last Friday’s C47 crash 75 miles northeast of the city. Two identified as Airman Bobby G. Sallis 21 and Airman Eli R. LaDuke 20. Four others flown out or located. helicopter en route to Curry.
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Anchorage
Alaska
Air Force
Here
Bobby G. Sallis
P. C. Sallis
P. O. Box
West Helena
Ark
Eli R. LaDuke
Roger LaDuke
Au Sable Forks
N. Y
Curry
Sallis
LaDuke
Huntington Man Killed In Automobile Mishap
George Delbert Davis 66 of Huntington died when his car plunged from a 125 foot cliff on U S 23 near Allen Kentucky His wife was seriously injured and hospitalized at Martin State police said the crash occurred late tonight as Davis apparently lost control of the vehicle.
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Prestonsburg
George Delbert Davis
Huntington
Allen
Here
Martin
Davis
U.S. 23
Fabian Of Scotland Yard Detective Of The Century
Robert Fabian recounts his rise from constable to Superintendent of Scotland Yard and recalls early cases. The piece highlights cat burglar Delaney and his Park Lane escapades, with Fabian and colleague Symes shadowing the thief from Vine Street to Green Park.
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Robert Fabian
Scotland Yard
Park Lane
Delaney
Gussie Delaney
Vine Street
Tommy Symes
Tommy
Green Park
Audie
Seven Convicts Escape From Virginia Prison Camp
Seven dangerous looking convicts escaped from State Prison Camp 20 near Hot Springs Virginia by cutting a fence. Police set road blocks on Route 39 toward West Virginia and Route 26 toward Goshen Pass. Names include LeRoy Robertson Joseph Roberts Alex Wilson Winston Ford Ralph Adams Frank Mosley and James Puller.
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Hot Springs
LeRoy Robertson
Richmond
Joseph Roberts
Newport News
Alex Curtis Wilson
Winston Ford
Danville
Ralph Adams
Vienna
Frank Mosley
James Puller
Bowling Green
West Virginia
Goshen Pass
Kremlin Extends Party Shakeups In Soviet Republics
The Kremlin announced changes in Moldavia and Kazakh SSRs with shifts in party leadership and a deputy premier post in Lithuania. Zinovi Serdyuk was named top leader in Moldavia, while Kazakh secretary Brezhnev’s deputy and P. K. Ponomarenko’s potential run in Alma Ata surfaced. Eduardas Ozarskis in Lithuania was named deputy premier as part of broader reshuffles.
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London
Kremlin
Communist Party
Moldavia
Kazakh
Lithuania
Georg! M. Malenkov
Lavrenty P. Beria
Zinovi Timofeevich Serdyuk
Ukraine
Moldavian Ssr
Kishinev Radio
Serdyuk
Dmitri Spiridonovich Gladkiy
Bessarabia
Russia
Romania
Kazakh Marenko
Brezhnev
P. K. Ponomarenko
Malenkov
Stalin
Soviet of Nationalities
Supreme Soviet
Alma Ata
Wilno
Eduardas Ozarskis
Baltic Republic
Estonia
Latvia
Rees proposes renaming Armistice Day to Veterans Day
Rep. Rees of Kansas argues Armistice Day has lost meaning and will introduce a bill to rename November 11 Veterans Day to honor all veterans of all wars, not just World War I.
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Rees
Washington
Rep. Rees
R-Kan
Big Four Parley Opens Door To Red China
Berlin reports say Eden favors dropping face-to-face talks with Molotov at this time and seeks to push for Indochinese peace with Red China. Western ministers plan to press Moscow on German settlement, disarmament at UN and recognition for Mao. Secret sessions continue as Allied powers pursue a path to peace in Asia.
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Red
China
Berlin
Britain
Anthony Eden
Churchill
Georgi Malenkov
Eden
V. M. Molotov
Molotov
Kremlin
Malenkov
Moscow
Commene
Red China
Peiping
Ho Chi Minh
Indochina
Russia
Vyacheslav M. Molotov
U.S
John Foster Dulles
Georges Bidault
Mao Tze-tung
United Nations
U.N
Allied Control Administration
Asia
Eight security dismissals from the Justice Department
The House committee disclosed that by last December eight security risk dismissals occurred at the Justice Department under the Eisenhower era security check. Atty Gen Brownell had opposed public totals and breakdowns but the subcommittee obtained the figure in a December closed session.
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Washington
House
Justice Department
Eisenhower
Brownell
Browner
House Appropriations Subcommittee
Dep
William P. Rogers
Rep
Rooney
D-Ny
White House
Rogers
Heneo
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Des Moines
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Spokane
Wash
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Center
NEA
U. S
Human Torch
Molina
Trudy Bjork
George Becker
Miami Ave
Administration
Fabian
Bob
the Yard
Daily Telegraph
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YARD
America
British Book Centre
New York
Chapter
Robert Augustus Delaney
Romelle Roosevelt
Pasadena
Calif
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