Subpoena Clash With Dennis and Communists Sparks Contempt Vote
The House Un American Activities Committee voted to cite Eugene Dennis for contempt after he did not respond to a subpoena. The panel also moved to pursue conspiracy to commit contempt charges against Leon Josephson and Gerhart Eisler, who are linked to espionage and passport rings, with possible referrals to the Justice Department and a grand jury.
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Washington
House Committee On UN- American Activities
Eugene Dennis
Communist Party
Justice Department
Dennis
House
United States
Leon Josephson
Gerhart Eisler
Josephson
America
Eisler
New York
Lewis J. Russell
Russell
Robert E. Stripling
Daniel Lapidus
Mundt
R-S.d
Stripling
Greek Government Launches General Offensive Against Guerillas
Athens reports a dawn offensive in western Macedonia and Thessaly with Second and Third army corps. Thousands of leaflets warn civilians as 130000 regulars and 30000 gendarmes are deployed. 6000 extra gendarmes to police cleared areas. The drive aims to restore peace, order, and unity amid Greece's crisis.
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Athens
Macedonia
Thessaly
Demetrios Yadzis
Greece
George II
Paul I
United States
Shoe and Sweater Firms Cut Prices
New York AP report notes Sam Smith Shoe Corporation cutting Little Yankee shoes by 18 percent from six dollars to five and other price reductions to four for the $5 shoes. Glengarry Sportswear also trims 10 percent on new sweater lines.
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New York
Sam Smith Shoe Corporation
Newmarket
N. H
Sam Smith
Truman
Glengarry Sportswear, Inc
U S Roles Seen in India Defense Talks
Indian sources reported in London that the United States joined recent Anglo Indian army discussions on post British withdrawal defense of India. The talks centered on American and British aid to protect the northern front from Communist infiltration after June 1948 British exit.
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London
United States
India
Miss Claus Loses and Regains Farm Bond Funds on Street
Cedar Rapids reports Miss Darlene Claus 21 ER supervisor at St Luke's misplaced 150 in United States Savings bonds tied to her monthly farm fund. Patrolman Moran found the envelope on Third Avenue SE outside Guaranty Trust Bank and returned it at police station after locating her at the hospital. The family farm acreage is cited as a nearby asset in Plymouth IA.
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Cedar Rapids
Darlene Claus
St. Luke’s Hospital
United States Savings
Guaranty Trust and Savings Bank
Third Avenue SE
Bank
Miss Claus
Laverne Moran
Claus
Plymouth
Britain hints at Greek exit by spring amid civil war talk
A British government source said London told Washington last October Britain would quit Greece in spring and that U S observers overestimated the danger of civil war. He added Britain’s February pledge to cease commitments by March 31 was a reaffirmation of earlier plans. Britain sees the current Greek government as stable and guerrilla activity not presently dangerous.
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London
Britain
United States
Greece
Coal Owners call Lewis strike a deceitful dodge
Coal owners label John L. Lewis a deceitful dodge as they accuse him of engineering a deliberate strike defying federal courts. The case involves $3.51 million in fines against the United Mine Workers and Lewis for violating a no strike order last December.
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Washington (Ap
John L. Lewis
Justice Department
Lewis
The
United the Workers
Union Fund Creates $1000 Death Benefit for Miners
Trustees of the United Mine Workers welfare fund in Washington announced a $1000 death benefit for the family of each bituminous coal miner who is a union member.
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Washington
United Mine Workers Welfare Fund
Bataan Fall Remembered Five Years On in Cedar Rapids
Mary Stevenson recalls the 1942 surrender of Bataan and the death march. Four Cedar Rapids survivors, George H. Smith Jr. and Robert S. Wray among them, reflect on captivity and loss while continuing ordinary work.
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Mary Stevenson
Bataan
America
U.S. War Department
Cedar Rapids
Bataan and
Corregidor
George H. Smith Jr
Montgomery Ward & Company
Robert S. Wray
Peart
Time to be hard boiled says Sen Martin on Palestine aid
Sen Martin warns that U S aid to Greece and Turkey should be tied to a hard boiled stance on British Palestine policy and domestic spending cuts He advocates a full accounting of U S finances and a clear understanding of Britain's obligations under the Balfour declaration and 1924 treaty.
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Washington
INS
Sen. Martin
Truman
Greece
Turkey
United States
America
Palestine
Martin
April Weather Forecast for Iowa Looks Mild
The Iowa outlook shows an unsettled April pattern with clouds and showers and gradually warming temps. Night lows near 40s welcome a warmer trend, while Sioux City recently dipped to 28 and Cedar Rapids saw 43 highs with afternoon readings around 45.
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Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Sioux City
Arbitration Cost Blocks Phone Pact
Washington AP reports negotiators in the nationwide telephone strike near agreement on a long distance unit dispute but face a 24 hour delay. A key issue is who pays arbitration costs for 20 000 workers with three arbitrators. the union says 500 a day plus 40 days totals 20 000, while the company refuses to fund a union plan.
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Washington
Bell
American Telephone and Telegraph Company
Labor Department
Teleph one service remains at twenty percent nationwide
Washington reports Bell System service at about 20 percent of normal with 26,000,000 subscribers. Union leaders affirm readiness for a long strike while some non affiliated unions waver. New Jersey back to work orders follow stiff anti strike penalties as Gov Driscoll delays signing legislation to restore service.
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Washington
American Telephone and Telegraph Company
Bell System
National Federation of Telephone Workers
New Jersey
Alfred E. Driscoll
Stray Shot at Sports Show Kills Musician in Minneapolis
Curtis Erickson a 27 year old Minneapolis bass viol player was killed at the Northwest Sportsmen s show in the Minneapolis auditorium during a pistol exhibition by a man and wife team William and Frances Coroner Ms is i. The pistol discharged accidentally striking Erickson above the heart as he stood between shots, he died en route to a hospital.
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Minneapolis
Curtis Erickson
William and France
Bus Drivers and Mechanics Strike in Lincoln Nebraska
Bus drivers and mechanics walked out in Lincoln, Nebraska over arbitration. The dispute centers on choosing a third arbitrator with the union preferring the Federal Conciliation Service appointee and the company proposing a Supreme Court justice. Pay demands are 27 and 30 cents per hour respectively.
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Lincoln, Neb
Federal Conciliation Service
Supreme Court
Sinatra Fights NY Writer in Hollywood Club Foyer
Frank Sinatra punched New York columnist Lee Mortimer in the foyer of Ciro’s nightclub after Mortimer allegedly insulted him. Mortimer says Sinatra knocked him down and kept punching as onlookers aided him. Both men gave sheriff reports with differing details. Mortimer sought district attorney action after hospital treatment.
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Hollywood
Frank Sinatra
New York
Lee Mortimer
Ciro
New York Daily Mirror
Kay Kino
Frank
Mortimer
Sinatra
Sheriff's Deputies
Nat Dallinger
Scant Progress In Three C R Labor Disputes
Cedar Rapids labor unrest shows little movement on three major strikes. AFL bus drivers and City Lines stalls due to a ill representative illness. building trades and telephone workers also reported no wage settlement or progress.
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Cedar Rapids
AFL
AFL Motor Coach
John D. Randall
Junion
L. B. Ryan
Ryan
Ian
Baseball Chief Suspends Durocher and Dressen in Feud
Cincinnati report says Baseball Commissioner Chandler suspends Leo Durocher for one year and coach Chuck Dressen for 30 days amid a long running feud between the Dodgers and Yankees. Both clubs are fined $2,000 each and Dodgers secretary Harold Parrott is fined $50 for violating a silence order.
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Chuck Dressen
New York Yankees
Yankees
Dodgers
Harold Parrott
Duerocher
Brooklyn Eags
Chandler
Larry MacPhail
Branch Rickey
Durocher
Parrott
Rickey
Havana
MacPhail
William Harridge
American League
Flore Ida
Dressen
Brooklyn
K. M. Landis
French '47 Class To Be Called Up
Paris reports the French council of ministers ordered all men born in 1947 to be drafted starting May 15. The move follows a wartime ministry recommendation amid colonial troubles cited by Paris newspapers.
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Paris
INS
French Council of Ministers
War Ministry
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