Hearings to probe Katyn Massacre cover up of Soviet guilt
U S House probe to open hearings Tuesday on whether officials concealed evidence of Soviet responsibility for the Katyn Forest massacre of 15 000 Poles in 1940 Suppressed material includes testimony from Justice Jackson and former ambassadors Harriman Standley and Welles The panel will also question press commentators and officials on evidence handling and wartime decisions
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Katyn Forest
Machrowicz
D- Mich
Rep. Madden
D-Ind
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Supreme Court
Jackson
Russia
W. Averell Harriman
William Standley
Sumner Welles
U.S
Nuernberg
Marion Kreutz
WJBK
Detroit
Casimir Soron
WBNY
Buffalo
Elmer Davis
Office of War Information
Yalta
Tehran
Harriman
Standley
Poland
Arthur Bliss Lane
Welles
John van Vliet
Army Intelligence
Clayton Bissell
State Department
Julius Holmes
Frederick B. Lyon
Fate of DSC Hero Veiled In Mystery In Korea
A missing Master Sergeant Omer Willette, veteran of World War II service with the British Eighth Army and U S Army duties in Normandy and Holland, vanishes after a patrol ambush in Korea. Despite no body recovered, officials award the Distinguished Services Cross for his valor and sacrifice. A Tokyo call claiming he is alive could not be verified.
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Korea
Omer Willette
Middle East
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Normandy
Holland
U.S. 25Th
Panee Willette
Tokyo
U.S
Japan
Willette
Merchant Marine
Iran
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Africa
England
France
Omaha Beach
States
Fort Ord
Calif
Costly Displays Vetoed by Queen
London AP report says Queen Elizabeth II vetoed costly coronation celebrations in London. Government circular notes Her Majesty’s express opposition to the expenditures linked to the coronation events.
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London
Elizabeth II
Her Majesty’s Express
Sturgis Named Chief of Army Engineer Corps
Army Secretary Pace announced Maj. Gen. Samuel D. Sturgis Jr. will become chief of the Army Engineer Corps effective December 1, following the retirement of Lt. Gen. Lewis A. Pick. Sturgis, 55, has led the Missouri River division in Omaha and previously worked on Mississippi and Ohio river projects before World War II.
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Army Engineer Corps
Washington
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Army
Pace
Samuel D. Sturgis, Jr
Lewis A. Pick
Missouri River
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Mississippi
Ohio River
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Harvard Radio To Pick Up Radiations From Remote Space
Harvard plans an intensive radio astronomy program using a receiver sensitive to radiations under one millionth of a watt. A 25 foot parabolic reflector at Aggassiz Station will aid study of hydrogen clouds, distant galaxies, and solar emissions.
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Cambridge, Mass
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Harvard
Paul H. Buck
University
Aggassiz
Harvard Observatory
Mass
Saltonstall or Knowland May Be Leader in Senate
A Republican senator predicts the 83rd Congress majority leader will be either Sen. Leverett Saltonstall of Massachusetts or Sen. William F. Knowland of California. The unnamed backer, an Eisenhower supporter, notes Saltonstall as former Senate whip and Knowland as an active campaigner for Eisenhower. Other candidates include Senators Homer Ferguson, Homer Capehart, Bourke Hickenlooper, and Everett Dirksen, though Taft is believed to prefer chairing the GOP policy committee.
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Knowland
Senate
Washington
Leverett Saltonstall
Massachusetts
William F. Knowland
California
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G.O.P
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Eisenhower
Robert A. Taft
Ohio
Earl Warren
Chicago
Sen
Styles Bridges
New Hampshire
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Saltonstall and Knowland
Homer Ferguson
Mich
Homer E. Capehart
Ind
Bourke Hickenlooper
Everett M. Dirksen
Salterstall-Knowland
Taft
G.O.P. Senate
Proclaims Thanksgiving Unity and Prayer for National Bonds
Washington President Truman called for national unity in his Thanksgiving proclamation. He urged citizens to express gratitude for unity and to follow paths of righteousness in obedience to the will of Almighty. The message frames Thanksgiving as a time to reflect on privileges and obligations as a united nation.
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Washington
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Truman
Lady Luck Helps McKinney Leave Workhouse
Harold McKinney, 30, jailed for drunkenness in Hopkinsville Kentucky could not pay a fine and was set to street cleaning duty. He found a $100 bill, paid his fine and another for a friend then used the remainder to celebrate.
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Hopkinsville, Ky
Harold McKinney
Taber Sees Cuts In State Dept And Voice Staffs
Auburn New York INS Rep John Taber Republican budget watchdog says he expects drastic staff cuts in the State Department and Voice of America when Eisenhower takes office. He cites inflated staffing levels abroad and at VOA claiming 15 000 payroll workers could be replaced by 150. He criticizes broadcasts and living standards as antagonistic to the United States and says federal personnel should be reduced markedly.
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G.O.P
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John Taber
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State Department
Voice of America
Eisenhower
Taber
New House
Cadillac
U. S
Lone
Buffer state plan eyed by Yalu proposals in Congress
Senator Flanders described Saturday as showing keen interest in a three part plan for a buffer zone along the Yalu River in northwestern Korea. He said Eisenhower and Dulles favor the peace ideas and endorsed by John Foster Dulles. The plan calls for a neutral zone policed by Asians, reunion of Korea, and a broader peace framework with anti Communist Formosa troops considered.
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Flanders
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John Foster Dulles
Spike
G.O.P
Korea
Eok Kai-shek
Formosa
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Truman
State Acheson
Dulles
North
South Korea
Police Fire Into South African Mob
Kimberley South Africa police fired rifles and sub machine guns into a rioting crowd of African diamond workers killing 14 and wounding 34 as the mob burned the post office and camp offices of the world’s largest diamond mines. The unrest followed drinking at a beer hall and spread to the Kimberley camp.
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South Africa
Durban
Port Elizabeth
Sean
Ex-G Man To Head House Probers
A former FBI agent Harold Velde of Illinois is slated to lead the House Un-American Activities Committee in the new Congress. His wartime counter espionage background and seniority boosts after Nixon and Case left House seats push him toward chairmanship, with plans to scrutinize the movie industry and organized labor in defense. The McCarran committee has recently claimed more spotlight, causing some House members to feel sidelined.
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House UN- American Activities Committee
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G.O.P
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Harold Himmel Velde
Illinois
Rep. Wood
D- A
FBI
Richard Nixon
Sen. Case
R-S.d
Senate
Velde
UN- American Activities Committee
McCarran
D-New
Whittaker Chambers
Alger Hiss
Man shoots three in Milwaukee cleaning shop over shrinking trousers
Clarice Walls, 32, a war veteran, admitted carrying two rifles into a Milwaukee cleaning shop after arguing with the proprietor about trousers that allegedly shrunk. He shot three people dead and surrendered when ordered to lay down his weapons. The victims were all white. Walls told officers he was unhappy about the trousers and had returned to the shop.
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Adolph Kraemer
Clarise Walls
Italy
Kraemer
Walls
Ber
Ervin Luick
Congress
Velde
Cnt
G.O.P
iRep. Kearney
New York
Ire
Jackson
California
Rep. Potter
Michigan
Senate
Troussers
Bromfield Denies Ag Post Rumors in Eisenhower Cabinet
Mansfield Ohio Louis Bromfield author and gentleman farmer said he would like the secretary of agriculture job in Eisenhower's cabinet but dismissed reports he would accept the post as mere rum.
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Mansfield
Ohio
Louis Bromfield
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Republicans Pour Fan Mail In on Adlai
Springfield AP reports hundreds of letters from voters who supported Eisenhower arriving to Gov. Adlai Stevenson after his defeat. Aides say about 25 000 letters and 10 000 envelopes arrived since the election with many urging Stevenson to stay in public life and seek the presidency again in 1956. Some letters included checks and others expressed emotion. a few offered humor or praise for Stevenson.
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Ill
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Adlaie Stevenson
Stevenson
Eisenhower
Cambridge, Mass
Lincoln
Binghamton
N. Y
New York
Eisenhower May Invite Bipartisan Congressional Delegation
Congress leaders discussed a plan for General Eisenhower to lead a bipartisan congressional delegation to observe the Korean front. Senators Russell Bridges Vinson Short and others could join if he proceeds, aiming to show unity on peace and national defense. Senator Wiley urged a UN envoy to spell out Ike’s Korea stance before the General Assembly.
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Armed Services
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Car Train Crash Leaves Couple Dead and Survivor Critical
Mrs. Vivian Ferrish of Chicago remained in critical condition after a Friday night collision between a car and a train near Coggon and Central City. A Chicago couple, Pvt. and Mrs. Edwin Kazmer, were killed in the crash. Mrs. Ferrish’s husband serves in the army in Germany.
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Cedar Rapids News
Vivian Ferrish
Chicago
St. Luke’s Hospital
Ferrish
Edwin. Kazmer
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