Court Rules Congress May Question Witness on Communist Affiliation
The U S circuit court of appeals ruled that a congressional committee can demand a witness disclose if he is a Communist. The ruling upheld contempt convictions of Screen Writers John Howard Lawson and Dalton Trumbo and reinforced that Congress may inquire about Communist party ties despite a witness’s right against self incrimination. The decision stresses national interests in the ideological struggle and signals continued appeals on the matter.
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Washington
United States Circuit Court of Appeals
Congressional Committee
John Howard Lawson
Dalton Trumbo
United States District Court
House un-American Activities Committee
Lawson
Trumbo
Supreme Court
Caritol Hill
Co. B. Baldwin
Henry A. Wallace
Progressive Party
Baldwin
Congress
Bennett Champ Clark
Wilbur K. Miller
George C. Sweeney
Communist Party
House Committee On un-American Activities
Coal Miners Strike Halts UMW Walkout Across Nation
Pittsburgh dispatch notes John L. Lewis led 450,000 United Mine Workers in a weeklong stoppage to press contract talks, pausing most coal production nationwide. While reserves stay high, rail and industrial output face disruptions and wage losses totaling millions as negotiations continue into late June.
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Pittsburgh
John L.lewis
United Mine
United States
Lewis
UMW
United States Steel Corporation
Philadelphia
Southern
Bluefield
W. Va
Illinois
Oppenheimer Defends Isotope Exports Before Senate Hearing
Washington Dr J Robert Oppenheimer testified to the Senate atomic committee that there is no basis for concern over exporting radioactive isotopes. He noted the US military has not relied on such isotopes for war weapons and stressed export types exclude heavy materials used in fission. The session continued amid clashes over Lilienthal and AEC handling. Cedar Rapids businessman Maynard Downey dies suddenly at 38 in Marion after a long local career with Witwer Grocer and Me Too markets. survived by wife Mary and four children.
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Washington
J. Robert Oppenheimer
Russia
Oppenheimer
Atomic Weapons Laboratory
Los Alamos
N. M
Institute of Advanced Studies
Princeton
N. J
Senate
House Atomic Committee
Atomic Energy Commission
Hickenlooper
R-Ia
AEC
David E. Lilienthal
United States
Cedar Rapids
Maynard L. Downey
Marion
Downey
Witwer Grocer Company
Butterfly Cafe
Mirror Lounge
Iowa State Employment Service
Witwer
Mr. Downey
Yates Center
Kan
Drake University
REA approves $4 million loan for Central Iowa Power
Rural Electrification Administration announces a $4,065,000 loan to the Central Iowa Power Cooperative of Cedar Rapids to install a steam generating unit and build 30 miles of 115 kV line, 120 miles of 33 kV lines, and a Hale substation. Projected to add 2,500 customers by 1952 and 3,000 more later, cutting power rates to 9.8 mills then 8.7 mills per kWh at scale.
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Washington
Rural Electrification Administration
Central Iowa Power Cooperative of
Cedar Rapids
Hale
Jones County
Cascade
New Vienna
Dubuque
Haile
Spragueville
Iowa County
Buchanan County
Keokuk County
Dallas
Guthrie
Boone
Iowa Electric Light and Power Company
Central Iowa
REA
Thieves batter sawed-off lock on lumber office safe
Denver police reported Monday that burglars battered the lock off a safe in a lumber company office and then abandoned the attempt. Officials said the safe was found unlocked and the burglars had given up the job.
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Denver
Yeggs
Brannan Bids For Support Of Farm Plan
Des Moines AP Secretary of Agriculture Charles Brannan urged public backing for Truman era farm policies to avert an economic crash. He described the Brannan plan as offering higher farmer incomes with government subsidies and lower prices for perishables while criticizing the Aiken law as inadequate.
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Brannan
Des Moines
Charles F. Brannan
America
Democratic Party
Truman
Congress
Clearing Weather on Deck Tuesday
Iowa ended an 11 day warm dry spell after Sundays peak 92 degree heat in Burlington. Rain totals included three inches at Tingley and 2.34 inches at Atlantic while Cedar Rapids reported .04 inch. The state faced scattered showers Monday with a northwest clearing and Tuesday forecast for partly cloudy or clear skies with possible thundershowers.
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Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Burlington
Tingley
Atlantic
Weather Bureau
Mrs Chambers Flare at Hiss Trial in Cross Examination
In New York on Monday Mrs Whitaker Chambers raised her voice under cross examination by attorney Lloyd Stryker at the Alger Hiss perjury trial. She defended her husband as a decent citizen while acknowledging past Communist sympathies and admitting the family used false names including their daughter Ellen as Ursula Breen.
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New York
INS
Chambers Place
Westminster
Lloyd Paul Stryker
Mrs. Chambers
Stryker
Passaic
Ellen
Ursula Breen
Judge Swears In Young Witness For Cub Scout Gaffe
An eight-year-old boy testifies in a recent court action. The judge asks what happens if one promises to tell the truth and then lies. The boy replies that he would be thrown out of the Cub Scouts, prompting the judge to say, Swear him in.
Stocks Sink to Four-Year Low on Wall Street Sweep
New York AP reports a sharp Monday selloff pushed the stock market to a four year low with over one billion dollars of market value erased. Leading issues fell from a few cents to more than two dollars, Skelly Oil down 7.50 to 97.50 and Du Pont 4.75 to 173.75 as many issues closed near day’s lows.
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New York
Skelly Oil
du Pont
Pact of Standard Oil Hit by Court
The Supreme Court, in a 5-4 decision, ruled Standard Oil Company of California violated federal antitrust laws by contracting with independent gasoline dealers to buy all their fuel from Standard. Justice Frankfurter delivered the majority opinion. Justices Douglas dissented with concerns the ruling could spur dealer empires.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Standard Oil Company
California
Standard
Standard Oil
Justice Frankfurter
Justice Jackson
Vinson
Burton
Douglas
Birthday Celebration Fatal to Boy Angler
Kenneth R. Ames Jr. celebrated his 13th birthday by fishing at Bowles lake in Littleton Colorado. When he did not return his parents searched the lake and found his drowned body near a favored angling spot with his new birthday fishing outfit beside him.
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Littleton
Colo
Kenneth R. Ames, Jr
Bowles Lake
City Dads Study Request To Boost Garbage Pickups
Cedar Rapids leaders seek more funds to expand garbage collection as city growth strains the budget. Mayor Hahn asks City Attorney Hines to search for legal options while 21 residents push for service to southwest Cedar Rapids including Alliview drive and Outlook drive SW. Budget limits and higher valuations loom as the issue grows with polio season approaching.
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Cedar Rapids
Frank K. Hahn
Don Hines
Hahn
Alliview Drive
Twenty-ninth Avenue
Outlook Drive
Twenty-third Avenue
L. D. Burgus
Power Plant Under Construction Near Cedar Rapids
Work on the new power plant on Ely road at Cedar Rapids fringe advances. Begun last year with REA grant funds, excavation is largely complete and boiler house framing is under way. Concrete intake tunnels are being installed to the Cedar river for cooling water. The Crandie line built a spur at Prairie Creek and Cedar river confluence. Rail transport of materials continues and coal supply will start after operations begin.
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Ely Road
Cedar Rapids
REA
Cedar River
Crandie Line
Prairie Creek
Painter Has Fun With Paris Signs
Paris resident Mme. Adelaide Le Page altered street signs on Franklin Roosevelt and Georges Mandel avenues painting them as Franklin Bouillon and Georges Mandrin. Bouillon, a WWII figure, and Mandrin, an 18th century bandit, were renamed. Police detained Le Page and logged her name.
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Paris
Mme
Adelaide le Page
Franklin Roosevelt
Roosevelt
Franklin Bouillon
Bouillon
Georges Mandel
Georges Mandrin
Mme. le Page
Cop Says Babich Confessed Freely
Mil ton Babich, 19, told Detective Capt. Adolph Kraemer without coercion that he shot Patricia Birmingham, 16, his bride's sister, at her slaying on February 10. Kraemer testified Monday at Babich's first degree murder trial, though his account conflicted with Babich's statements and other testimony.
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Milwaukee
Milton Babich
Patricia Birmingham
Adolph Kraemer
Babich
Kraemer
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Coffeyville
M. L. Downey
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