Microfilms revive Red spy search
Washington AP The House Un-American Activities Committee uses radio and telephone appeals to boost hearings after microfilms from Whittaker Chambers link secret State Department papers to a Communist underground. Mundt cites evidence of a large espionage ring and hints the Hiss-Chambers case may soon close, with mentions of copies turned over to Russian agents.
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Associated Press
House
UN American Activities Committee
Maryland
Robert E. Stripling
Robert Gaston
Donald Appell
C. E. McKillips
Rep. Mundt
R-S.d
State Department
Washington
House un-American Activities Committee
Whittaker Chambers
Time Magazine
United States
State and Justice Departments
Mundt
Cipel Ening
Communist
Whittaker
Chambers
Armies Head Into Decisive Battle in China
Chinese Nationalists and Communists move toward a head-on clash south of Suchow as Chen Yi leads about 150 000 Red troops and 75 000 more join from the east. The government hopes hinge on the 12th army group breaking through to join Suchow, while air drops aid encircled forces.
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Nanking
Suchow
China
Chen Yi
Hwai River
Suchon
Chiang Kai-shek
East China
Here
12Th Army Group
Suhsien
Weekend Clouds Bring Mild Tonight Then Cooler Sunday
Increasing cloudiness and mild tonight with a low near 40. Sunday will be cloudy with a brief period of light rain in the afternoon, then much colder late Sunday. Highs near the 50s.
G I in Step To Divorce Russian Wife
Army sergeant John Biconish files for divorce from Galina Vasiliedvna Dunaeva Biconish in a Binghamton notice. The couple married in December 1945 after meeting in Moscow while he was at the embassy. He seeks legal relief with a 20 day answer period. default judgment possible.
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Binghamton
Moscow
John Biconish
Galina Vaziliedvna Dunaeva
Biconish
Monterey
United States
State Department
Galina
James McMillin
States
Crown Prince Akihito Undergoes Appendicitis Procedure
Tokyo reports Crown Prince Akihito aged 15 underwent an appendectomy Saturday for a mild appendicitis. The imperial palace announced he is progressing well and in good spirits.
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Tokyo
Akihito
Hirohito
Naval Building in Boston Burns. 65 Officers Flee
Flames swept three floors of the Fargo naval building in Boston, forcing 65 officers to evacuate. The navy's district fire marshal estimated losses at $100,000. The blaze began near the women's lounge on the second floor officers club.
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Boston
Fargo Naval
Navy
Bogus Bills Seen All Over Country
The Secret Service hunts a counterfeit money ring with HQ near Chicago flooding the nation with nearly perfect bills. Outlets span the country including the Pacific Coast, East Coast, South and Midwest with little activity in Chicago. Officials warn merchants and banks to reject the Coan during Christmas shopping.
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Washington
Secret Service
Chicago
Pacific Coast
Eastern
Seaboard
South
Middle West
Mayer, Movie Czar Elopes to Wed Lorena Danker
Louis B. Mayer, 63, famed Hollywood magnate, and Lorena Layson Danker, 42, advertising executive, eloped from Hollywood Friday night. They were married Saturday with Mayer's top press agent, studio police chief, and the bride's daughter present.
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Yuma
INS
Louis B. Mayer
Hollywood
Lorena Layson Danker
Mayer
Studio
Airliner on Fire Lands Safely in emergency landing
An American Airlines DC 6 with 45 aboard developed engine trouble and fired up in flight, forcing an emergency landing at Columbus New Mexico. Pilot M D Actor reported a starboard engine fire and managed a safe touchdown while keeping the blaze to the wing area.
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Los Angeles
Columbus
N. M
el Paso
M. D
B-29 crash crew saves 14 men at Lowry field
A B-29 ground-looped during an attempted landing at Lowry field near Denver. Crews sprayed foam and CO2 to suppress flames as 14 crew members escaped, none seriously injured. The bomber was en route from MacDill Air Force Base in Tampa to Great Falls, with one engine smoking.
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Denver
Lowry Field
MacDill
Tampa
Great Falls
Detroit poster maker charged with storing explosives
James Morgan, creator of city safety posters, was charged Saturday with creating a fire hazard by storing explosives in his Detroit shop.
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Detroit
James Morgan
Tax Return Proposal With Four Line Form
A taxpayer proposed a simplified income tax form featuring four lines: What was your income for not , as were your expenses? How much have you left? SEND IT IN. The lighthearted item reflects jokes about streamlining tax paperwork.
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Internal Revenue Department
Wholesale Prices Rise 0.1 Percent in Late November
The Labor Department reports a 0.1 percent rise in wholesale prices for the final week of November. The wholesale price index stood at 165.1 percent of the 1926 average, up 0.5 percent from October and 2.5 percent from a year ago. Farm prices edged up on livestock, while retailers face weak pre Christmas demand in furniture and appliances.
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Washington
Labor Department
Beating of Reds By Finns Claimed
Moscow dispatch notes Soviet mission in Helsinki protested the beating and detention of two Russians. P. M. Tarasov and G. F. Darski allegedly were picked up at a circus, taken to police headquarters, and beaten by Finnish police according to Tass.
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Moscow
Tass
Helsinki
P. M. Tarasov
G. F. Darski
Recording Ban Declared Lawful under Taft-Hartley Rules
New York The American Federation of Musicians announced the National Labor Relations Board ruled the union recording ban does not violate Taft-Hartley boycott provisions. NLRB declined to file complaints against the union and its locals on actions brought by two transcription firms.
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New York
American Federation of Musicians
National Labor Relations Board
NLRB
Train Wreck Near Afton Burns 25 Cars Including Tankers
Afton Iowa AP report states twenty five Great Western freight cars derailed and burned after tumbling from a 30 foot fill south of town. Seventeen tankers carrying fuel oil gasoline and crude oil were lost along with wheat soybeans and empty jars. Cause tied to a drawbar pin from a car with empty steel drums. Engine and 32 cars ahead continued to Des Moines.
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Afton
Great Western
Here
Kansas City
Des Moines
Urgent Call for Early Christmas Mail
Postmaster General Donaldson warns that the 1948 holiday mail surge creates record congestion and transportation problems. He urges immediate mailing of Christmas parcels to ensure delivery before Christmas.
Truman and daughter Margaret dazzle at fathers and daughters piano duet
President Truman and Margaret performed The Jenny Lind Polka at a National Press Club dinner. The Traveling Trumans drew a big ovation as Secret Service agents and entertainers entertained a 400 guest crowd. Truman joked about not firing Nicholson and spoke of a happy weekend cruise.
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Washington
Truman
Margaret
Jenny Lind
National Press Club
Fathers and Daughters
Trumans
Miss Truman
Secret Service
Henry Nicholson
Nicholson
Five Killed In Two Iowa Car Mishaps
Two high school girls died near Somers when their car overturned after a basketball game. A third tragedy near Northwood claimed three young lives when a car struck a freight train, triggering a derailment that damaged cars and injured Dale Rosenberg. Additional victims included Ge Corrections: not present in source.
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Iowa
Associated Press
Somers
Gowrie
Northwood
Melvin J. Anderson
Meltonville
Clifford Workman
Carpenter
Marilyn Ann Kulberg
Dayton
Dale Rosenberg
St. Ansgar
Mason City
Rock Island
Minneapolis and
St. Louis
Dorothy Meckley
Glenda Lee Golglazier
Fort Dodge
Dorothy Ann Marr
Riceville
Mother Cited in Refusal of Draft
Donald J. Van Krevien, 24, refused the draft citing his mother’s inability to live on military pay. He and his mother, sole supporters, spoke after he declined the oath in Minneapolis with 119 draftees. FBI and U S attorney are involved. he was sent home to contact his draft board in Chaska.
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Watertown
Minn
Donald J. van Krevien
Minneapolis
Donald
FBI
United States Attorney
van Krevlen
Chaska
Studio suspends Rita Hayworth over romance report
Rita Hayworth and Prince Ali Khan eluded work while their Hollywood romance triggered Columbia Pictures to terminate her paycheck. The affair, described as international, led to Hayworth being suspended effective immediately as she and Ali Khan hid after returning to Hollywood.
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Hollywood
Rita Hayworth
Prince Ali Khan
Columbia
Miss Hayworth
Ali
Aga Kahn
India
Death Toll Rising From Kiangya Ship Disaster Near Shanghai
More than 3,000 Chinese fleeing war in central China were believed dead after the Kiangya exploded and sank near the Yangtze mouth north of Ningpo. About 4,000 aboard. fewer than 700 survivors picked up. Overloading blamed. visitors report possible sabotage. Nonforeign passengers aboard. ship carried thousands beyond capacity on previous trips. The disaster represents the worst marine catastrophe in modern history and underscores the wartime refugee exodus.
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Shanghai
China
China Merchant Steamship Company
Yangtze River
Nanking
Ningpo
Here
Film damages awarded in Beulah Greenwalt Walcher case
A federal court jury awarded 290000 to Beulah Greenwalt Walcher against Loew's Inc after she claimed the film They Are Expendable used her as the model for the character Sandy without consent. She alleged the depiction invaded privacy and unfairly suggested a romance with Navy Lt. Robert Kelly.
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ST. Louis
Beulah Greenwalt Walcher
Loew’s, Inc
Sandy
Corregidor
Navy
Robert °. Kelly
Cabinet Urges Czechs to Skip Christmas Cards
Prague AP report says the Communist cabinet urged Czechs to skip buying Christmas cards this year. Information Minister Vaclav Kopecky stated the saved funds should go to a fund to publish the works of Alois Jirasek, who died in 1930.
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Prague
Vaclav Kopecky
Kopecky
Alois Jirasek
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