Secret Czech Spy Trials Open Under U S Military Rule
In Munich a US military commission opens the first of five Czech spy trials with strict secrecy. The chairman Brig Gen John L. McKee imposes secrecy to protect US security and says verdicts may not be released. The initial defendant, a 30 year old man believed Czech Slovak, was brought from Dachau.
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Munich
United States Military Commission
United States
John L. McKee
United States Army
Commission
Dachau
Army
McKee
Space ship project studied by government scientists
Government researchers are exploring a space ship that could fly through the stratosphere at about 10 000 mph, with a 10 000 mph satellite and a 3 000 to 4 000 mph rocket plane among secret programs. A ram jet missile above 2 000 mph is also under secret study as Forrestal notes the earth satellite vehicle program within the central guided missiles project.
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Washington
Curtiss Wright Corporation
Defense Forrestal
Forrestal
Earth
Armed Forces
Congress
Clay probes secrecy in Munich espionage case
General Lucius D Clay began examining why the espionage trial in Munich remains totally secret. He said secrecy could be allowed only if real danger to U S security exists or if lives of innocent persons would be jeopardized by revealing identities.
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Frankfurt
Lucius D Clay
Munich
Clay
United States
Safety First, 54 Cited for Second Traffic Offense
Santa Monica police cited Safety First, 54, for speeding 57 mph in a 35 mph zone on Tuesday as his second traffic offense.
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Santa Monica
No Parking Tonight Near St Luke's Hospital
Street department officials announced midweek that chippers and graders will operate near St Luke's hospital. A avenue B avenue and Twelfth street NE near the hospital and Coe College must be cleared of cars by midnight Wednesday.
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St. Luke's Hospital
B Avenue
Twelfth Street
Hospital
Coe College
Philadelphia Reader Seeks Warren Action on Economy
A Philadelphia citizen, unaware of the GOP upset last November, writes to Vice President Warren asking for measures on the national economy. The letter, marked Not in the US senate, congratulates the unsuccessful GOP vice presidential candidate on his “magnificent victory.” Warren noted the writer had just attended the inaugural in Washington.
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Sacramento
Philadelphia
Warren
Washington
US Senate
Tom Dewey
Wagner Awning turns over stock to 450 workers
The Wagner Owning Company in Cleveland sold all its common stock to about 100 employees for cash from 50 to 5000 dollars each. New opportunities to buy stock will be offered, said J Roy Fink who becomes president. Forward retires, gets new 3 percent preferred stock, and the combined value exceeds 500000 dollars. The factory had roughly 2 million dollars in gross sales and about 100000 dollars in net profit last year.
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Cleveland
Wagner
J. Roy Fink
Fink
C. R. Forward
Forward
Wagner Awning
Linn Bent 1949 Budget Adopted by Linn County Board
Linn County supervisors adopt a 1949 budget of 1 649 225 with a 277 753 increase over 1948. Major rises include state institution fund up to 405 000 and assessor fund to 68 610. real estate revaluation by Appraisal Engineering Co. adds 44 500.
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Linn Bent
Cedar Rapids
Linn County
Board of Supervisors
State Institution Fund
Appraisal Engineering Company of
LaCrosse
Wis
Thumb's value sparks juror joke in commerce page
A comic exchange notes a woman winning $2000 for a lost thumb and quips about its value. The punchline involves a jab about keeping a husband, reflecting light humor on a legal settlement.
U N Debates Russia Slave Labor Probe
U N inquiry into forced labor in Russia gains momentum as the Economic and Social Council plans to vote on a U S resolution directing the ILO to study the issue. The AFL cites depositions from ex inmates detailing brutality while Soviet officials condemn the move as anti Soviet meddling.
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United States
Council
ILO and Human Rights Commission
Russia
Willard Thorp
AFL
Samyon Tsarapkin
V. V. Skorobogaty
United States State Department
Josef Goeb
Drivers Giving Rides Attacked in Philadelphia
Three motorists who offered lifts to stranded pedestrians were attacked by roving groups during a transit strike. Claire Reed was struck with a brick and may lose sight in his remaining good eye. Emmanuel Taylor was forced from his car as windows were smashed. James Jackson was struck after stopping to help a pedestrian. Police said attackers accused the drivers of taking fares.
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Philadelphia
Claire Reed
Reed
Navy Yard
Emmanuel Taylor
Taylor
James Jackson
Wholesale Food Prices Move Up
The Dun and Bradstreet wholesale food index rose 1.8 percent to 5.76, ending an eight week decline. The current level remains 14.8 percent below last year’s 6.76 reading. The index tracks the wholesale cost of a pound of 31 commonly used foods.
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New York
Girl seeks prison over bogus check past
Charlotte Kierstein, 22, told Chicago Criminal Court Judge Daniel A. she wanted prison and was sent to county jail by her own request. She explained repeated job loss and probation violations from an $11,500 check case, then smiled as she was taken to jail.
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Chicago
Charlotte
Kierstein
Criminal Court
Daniel A
at_Dwight
Miss Kierstein
Solons Cool To Truman Price Plan
Washington AP reports Truman's 1949 stability act faces a cautious reception in Congress. Republicans condemn peacetime controls as overreach while Democrats pledge full consideration. The measure would empower price and wage controls, industrial loans, and mandatory allocations to curb inflation or deflation.
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Solons
Washington
Truman
Wolcott
R-Mich
Cole
R-Kan
Spence
D-Ky
House Banking Committee
Congress
B 36 Struck by Lightning No Crew Injured
Fifteen crewmen aboard a B-36 bomber were uninjured after a lightning strike at 17 000 feet near Texarkana. The bolt burned a grape fruit sized hole in the fuselage as the plane nosed into a cloud and returned to base. some crew were asleep and unaware until landing. Captain George Benedict of Great Falls Montana reported the strike and smoke-filled forward compartment.
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Fort Worth
INS
Texarkana
George Benedict
Great Falls
Mont
General Eisenhower to keynote Legion HQ dedication
Indianapolis officials announced on Wednesday that General Dwight D. Eisenhower will be asked to officiate the dedication ceremony for the American Legion national headquarters building in Indianapolis in May.
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Indianapolis
Fisenhower
American Legion
Russians Quit World Health Organization
Russia the Ukraine and White Russia withdrew from the World Health Organization citing heavy costs for member states. U.N. officials expressed serious concern but did not expect a full Soviet walkout from the United Nations. Dr Brock Chisholm announced Soviet memberships canceled in the agency.
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Geneva
Russia
Ukraine
World Health Organization
United Nations Group
U.N
Soviet Union
Lake Success
Brock Chisholm
U. N
International Telecommunications Union
Universal Postal Union
Clay orders Soviet repatriation mission out of US zone
General Lucius D Clay asked the Soviet repatriation mission to depart American-occupied Germany, a move described as nearly an order. Army authorities said Clay, the U.S. military governor, urged removal but the Russians argued the mission was indispensable. The army then announced the mission would not operate after March 1 as voluntary Soviet DP repatriation has largely ceased.
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Frankfurt
Lucius D Clay
United States
Clay
Germany
Acid Laden Spot Blamed for Nylon Epidemic
Wilmington reports a textile scare as acid bearing soot settles on nylons and other fabrics. W E Mann of DuPont explains that atmospheric soot particles carrying sulfurous acids can cause runs in sheer stockings under specific conditions, a phenomenon observed in several cities and ships.
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Wilmington
Del
Jacksonville
W. E. Mann
E. I. du Pont de Nemours Nylon Division
Washington
Chicago
Minneapolis
Nashville
Mann
Driver Dead in Car Continues After Six-Block Journey
Frederick L. Denman, 86, died apparently of a heart seizure at the wheel of his car. The vehicle rolled through heavy traffic for six blocks with other drivers honking as it moved, finally stopping against two parked vehicles.
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Tacoma
Frederick L. Denman
Mutual To Bar Pros From Quiz Contests
The Mutual Broadcasting System said it would bar about 400 professional contestants who are not interested in the educational value of quiz shows but only in winning prizes. The decision aims to preserve fairness in future quiz competitions and protect the show's integrity.
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New York
Mutual Broadcasting System
U S Aims for Strong Atlantic Pact Regardless of Debate
Secretary Acheson said Washington will push the North Atlantic pact as an effective security alliance. He noted there are no real differences among policy leaders on the goals and stressed commitment to deter aggression, echoing President Truman’s inaugural pledge of decisive allied force.
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Washington
State Acheson
United States
Acheson
Truman
Connally
D-Texas
Vandenberg
R-Mich
State Department
Senate
Atlantic Alliance
Iowa Skies Clear After Light Snow
Cedar Rapids reported one tenth of an inch of snow with light snow also seen in Ottumwa Iowa City Centerville Oskaloosa and Fairfield. Temperatures fell to 21 with a high of 35 the previous day and slippery highways were noted statewide.
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Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Ottumwa
Iowa City
Ceneterville
Oskaloosa
Fairfield
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