Two Soviet Teachers in Seclusion
In New York FBI agents disclosed that Michael Samarin a Russian born schoolteacher who volunteered to meet with the FBI disappeared after the interview at FBI headquarters. He said he expected a subpoena to testify before the House Un American Activities Committee and claimed Soviet policies risked a third world war.
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New York
Michael Ivanovitch Samarin
FBI
Samarin
House
American Activities Committee
Washington
Samurini
Oksana Stepanova
Kosénkina
House un-American Activities Committee
Russia
Jacob Loamkin
Mra. Kosenkina
Alexandra Tolstoy
New York City
Lomakin
Theater Bandit Shot by Police After Veering Through Crowds
In Chicago at Randolph and Clark, 35 year old Lee Ayers robbed a theater cashier, seized receipts, then fired on witness Frank Southern. Police pursued through busy streets, wounding Ayers in the thigh after a confrontation in a ruined building while a large crowd watched.
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Frank Southern
Chicago
Lee Ayers
Southern
Associated Press
Helene
Randolph and
Clark Streets
Ayers
Fragmentary OCR Note Creates Public Reading Puzzle
A damaged OCR snippet from a local page shows partial phrases and unreadable names creating a puzzle for readers to interpret. The fragment hints at a retail or meeting item but lacks clear entities or actions.
U S Population Rises Nine Percent Since 1940
The U S population grew about nine percent from 1940 to 1947, reaching 143 414 000, with 39 states showing gains. California led with 42.1 percent growth, followed by Oregon 41.8 and Washington 35.8, while North Dakota South Dakota and Montana posted losses.
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Washington
United States
Census Bureau
Pacific Coast
North
South Dakota
Montana
Bureau
California
Oreon
Russians Tighten Border Defenses Across Occupation Zone
Berlin report says Telegraf quotes Russian forces digging trenches and mounting weapons at the border between the Soviet occupation zone and Western Germany. U.S. border officials and Germans in the American Russian zone deny confirmation. they note long-term Russian border strengthening with guards and trenches to halt illicit traffic.
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Berlin
Telegraf
Germany
U. S
Ger Lmans
Okay Rent Boost in Manchester Liquor Lease
Des Moines insiders report the state executive council approved a liquor store lease at Manchester with a two month rent of 120 dollars. The deal increases rent by 50 dollars and runs for five years.
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ES Moines
INS
State Executive ‘Council
Manchester
Dead After Storms Pummel English Coast and Brittany
Severe storms battered Kent and Sussex and flooded wide areas along the southeast and east coasts of England. Brest port damage tops 330000 dollars as several boats sank and eight holidaymakers drowned at Perrs Quirec with five rescued. Five Brittany crewmen drowned as another boat wrecked on rocks. two missing from a third vessel. A swimmer drowned off Hendaye and a doctor fell from a small boat near Carnarvon. The week’s grain harvest fate hangs on improving weather.
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Brest
Perrs-Quirec
Brittany
Vahnes
Hendaye
Carnarvon
Wales
Kent
Sussex
England
Texas Bride Claims $19000 on Stop the Music
Fort Worth Texas bride Mrs Herbert Skelton 36 won 19000 in prizes on ABC radio quiz Stop the Music for correctly identifying Mystery Melody. From New York the couple planned a Caribbean cruise for two as a honeymoon with additional prizes including a mink coat and a car.
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New York
Fort Orth
Texas
Paliom
Herbert Skelton
Chicago Gambler Shot to Death Near Springfield
Leonard Giordano, 45, a Chicago gambler, was found shot twice beside a highway near Springfield. State police investigate possible links to the Bernie Shelton slaying near Peoria two weeks earlier and the George Smyth killing in Chicago last week. Lt. John Stuper cautioned of a possible wave of eliminations.
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Springfield
Ill
Chicago
Here
Bernie Shelton
Peoria
Leonard Giordano
John Stuper
Shelton
George “Red” Smyth
Stuper
Hoover's Birthday Visit Marks First Since Rebuild
Herbert Hoover arrives in Cedar Rapids at 6 55 a m aboard the City of Los Angeles and travels to West Branch to observe his 74th birthday. Gov. Blue and Birthplace Society members greet him ahead of a park development meeting with his sons Allan and Herbert Jr. Weather: cloudy with no rain.
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the Gazette
West Branch
Herbert Hoover
Cedar Rapids
Los Angeles
Harrison Spangler
Birthplace Society
Birthplace
Hoover
Allan and
Herbert, Jr
Society
Hoover Arrival and Parade Schedule in Iowa Event
Mr Hoover arrives in Cedar Rapids at 6 55 am and in West Branch at 10 15 am. From noon to 1 pm the All Iowa pic on birthplace grounds proceeds. A parade of Iowa bands drum and bugle corps and youth delegations follows later. At 2 30 pm a platform program takes place.
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Hoover
Cedar Rapids
West Branch
Iowa
Museum plans include Quaker houses pictures donation
Elizabeth Lippincott of Riverton New Jersey sent a valuable out of print book with pictures of Quaker meeting houses. The tome prepared by J A Russell Hayes may guide Hoover era plans for a West Branch area museum housing Hoover and Minthorn family documents and other local historical material.
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Tives
Glen Quakers
Anet
Elizabeth Lippincott
Riverton
N. J
J. A. Russell Hayes
Hoover
Minthorn
West Branch
Byron S. Hollinshead
Coe College
See at Least Two More Cool Days
The Cedar Rapids weather outlook calls for at least two more cool days with pleasant nights. A Gulf low pressure system may bring showers statewide, with scattered sours in the northeast. Mason City reports .38 inch and Dubuque .28 inch. Monday’s Cedar Rapids high reached 82, and a 62 degree morning low was recorded.
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Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Gulf States
Mason City
Dubuque
Chambers
Three Die In Crashes Near Cedar Rapids
Three people dead and a fourth injured in three Sunday morning crashes near Cedar Rapids. Victims include Grace Nicholl 49 and Lawrence Caldwell 32 of 813 Thirty-sixth Street NE. Infant Sue Dukek died when the Dukek car slid off a gravel road near Marion. Garth West of Marion injured in a separate crash near Shueyville. Authorities cited head injuries and suffocation as causes.
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Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Grace P. Nicholl
Thirty-sixth Street
Lawrence Caldwell
Sue Dukek
Donald Dukek
Marion
Mercy Hospital
Garth West
Dukek
Personal incomes in U S hit record high in June
The Commerce Department reported a June personal income at an annual rate of 211.9 billion dollars, a record driven by factory pay and higher farm prices. Disposable income rose over four percent as taxes declined, with gains in construction trade and government payrolls and a meat packing strike settlement affecting livestock prices.
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Washington
Commerce Department
U S Officials Arrested in Soviet Zone Incident
Frankfurt reports U S military governor First Lt. F. Turner and civil affairs aide Rowland Meyers were seized by Russian troops after entering the Soviet zone during a crop inspection near Bad Kissingen. A German chauffeur said he drove them on the tour and fled after the arrest attempt.
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Frankfurt
Dena
U. S
Bad Kissingen
Wurzburg
F. Turner
Turner
Rowland Meyers
White House awaits Tobin decision on labor secretary post
The White House expects Maurice Tobin to decide on accepting the labor secretary nomination. Tobin, former Massachusetts governor and Boston mayor, will travel to Washington to meet President Truman. If he accepts, a recess appointment is anticipated since the Senate did not act before adjournment.
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Washington
White House
Maurice Tobin
Massachusetts
Charles G. Ross
Tobin
Boston
Truman
Labor Post
Senate
Two UN Observers wounded by mortar fire near Balkan border
In Athens two UN observers, Lt Col Richard Darnell of the United States and British Maj A W Fielding, were wounded by mortar fire near the Bulgaria Yugoslavia and Greek border. Greek sources blamed fire from Bulgaria. Fielding had superficial wounds while Darnell was seriously hurt but not in danger.
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Athens
United Nations
U.N Special Committee
Balkans
U. S
Richard Darnell
A. W. Fielding
U. S. Army Register
Richard J Darnell
Washington State
University of Idaho
Bulgaria
Fielding
Darnell
Welder Killed as Oil Transport Explodes in Iowa
A oil transport under repair exploded Monday in Hock Rapids Iowa killing welder Rex Rix 30 instantly. The blast shattered windows and shook the northwest Iowa community as investigators said the empty tanker had been steamed out before the accident at Landman machine shop where the worker was employed.
City council stalls over Hangoyver beer permit issue
The Cedar Ravide council delays action on a Hangoyver beer permit amid concerns of saturated permits in the district. Attorney Thomas Woods questions the permit form and location while City Attorney Don Hines cites complaints and pressure from district court as a reason to postpone.
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Abil -Itéetings Mohday
Walter
Thomas Woods
Homey
Don Hines
Woods
Hines
Cole
Truman Urged To Sign Bills
Washington AP reports that several Republican housing and credit control bills passed by the special session were urged by Democratic lawmakers to be signed by President Truman. Critics expect the president to label the measures inadequate while defending executive actions against inflation and Communist investigations.
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Washington
Congress
Truman
Capitol Hill
Hatch
New Mexico
Democratic Campaign
Lucas
Illinois
Mr. Truman
Benches for the Weary Traveler at the Hawkeye Fair
Hawkeye Downs fair opens Sunday with benches under construction to ease tired visitors. Fair manager Andy Hanson announced benches will be placed throughout the grounds by opening day at the AN-Iowa event.
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Cedar Rapids
Hawkeye
An-Iowa
Andy Hanson
Bentley Testimony Highlights Perlo and Silvermaster
Elizabeth Bentley testified before the House Un American Activities Committee that two main groups in the government, led by Victor Perlo and Nathan Silvermaster, leaked wartime secrets to Soviet agents. Perlo refused to answer whether he was ever a Communist, citing the Fifth Amendment, while Bentley described other unnamed contacts and groups. the committee seeks further witnesses, including Mrs. Oksana Stepanova Kosenkina.
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Washington
Elizabeth T. Bentley
Victor Perlo
Nathan Gregory
Perlo
Miss Bentley
House
UN American Activities Committee
Perse
J. Parnell Thomas
R-N.j
Mick-Bent
Jey Lester Ie
Crane Opsy
Herbert
D-La
Red
Jack
Bil
Charlie
Alexander Koral
Pels
State Department
Oksana Stepanova Kosenkina
Sian
New York
Haa
Whittaker Chambers
Time Magazine
Chambers
Perla
Bentley
Red Underground
Ting
Nixon
Calif
Ee Parees
iRikon Giomenion
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Leo Tolstoy
U.S
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Pelican
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Robert D. Blue
A. M. Leech
C.R
Nichols
Caldwell
Highway 149
Fairfax
George ‘Dietz
Ceday’ Qenebee
Sherr Ite
James
Robert Brosh
James Gildroy
West
Gildroy
Gazette
del Blumenshine
Yakov M. Lomakin
Kosenkina
U.N
Hangoyver
Adso
Cominities
Silvermaster
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