Moscow Talks Hint at Peace and Berlin Easing
The Moscow conference between Stalin and three western ambassadors hints at possible concessions and a step back from Berlin crisis tensions. Congress adjourns with friction over inflation housing and policy, while partisan blame and looming November elections shape the debate.
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Congress
Moscow
Josef Stalin
Berlin
Russia
U. S
Great Britain
France
Stalin
Molotov
Chambers Testifies to HUAC Naming Officials in Spy Ring
Whittaker Chambers, Time senior editor and former Communist member, testified to HUAC naming high echelon officials linked to a Washington spy ring. He identified Alger Hiss, Nathan Witt, and Lee Pressman as participants.
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Whittaker Chambers
Time Magazine
Communist Party
House un-American Activities Committee
Washington
Alger Hiss
State Department
Nathan Witt
NLRB
Lee Pressman
CIO
Espionage rumors and investigations sweep Washington headlines
A self confessed courier Eliza beth Bentley names officials including Nathan G. Silvermaster William Remington and Alger Hiss amid sweeping espionage talk. The FBI spent over three million dollars on related probes but produced no concrete proof. Congressional inquiries continue with sharp accusations from Rep Karl Mundt as hearings unfold. Cotton mechanization also advances reducing labor needs nationwide.
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Elizabeth Bentley
Nathan G. Silvermaster
Board of Economic Warfare and War Assets Administration
William * Remington
Commerce Department
Alger’ Hiss
State Department
United Nations
FBI
Senate
House
Karl Mundt
American Activities Committee
Washington
U.S
Southern Veterans Outnumber G A R
Confederate veterans outnumber G A R survivors in Memorial Day counts. Fifty seven Confederate veterans from the Civil War era remain, while the G A R shows fifty two known survivors on pension rolls. The average Southern veteran's age is just over 101, with 92 year old John Nance Osteen of High Springs Florida, and 106 year old John Thomas Graves in Missouri as the oldest.
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Truman
Congress
GOP
Veterans Administration
G. A. R. Han
John Nance Osteen
High Springs
Fla
John Thomas Graves
Missouri
Kellogg’s All-Bran Promises Digestive Help
An advertisement from Battle Creek Michigan touts Kellogg’s All-Bran as a cure for constipation. It claims bulk aids normal elimination and offers a double money back guarantee if not satisfied after ten days with the product available through DeBonis Philadelphia.
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DeBonis
Philadelphia
Ie Keloeg Coe Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Kellogg's
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Idlewild
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David Ben Gurion
Jakob Dort
Bentov
David Bouvouloir
Washington, D. C
Navy
Bill Schoentgen
WNU
Wolon
Agwa
Dragon Seed
Virginia
California
Yodora
Lydia E. Pinkham
Doans
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