Contempt Citations Loom In Spy Hearings Five Aides Face Action
Washington lines up three Wallace aides two alleged espionage chiefs and a Communist official for possible contempt of congress for defying questions in the House spy hearings. Rep. McDowell will press the matter to broaden action against top figures while noting the risk of criminal penalties for contempt.
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Henry A. Wallace
Congress
Rep. McDowell
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House
UN American Activities Committee
McDowell
U. S. Supreme Court
Albanian Cabinet Shakeup Reported
Belgrade reports a shakeup in Albania's cabinet and a new chief of staff, seen as tied to Albania's split with Yugoslavia and alignment with Moscow. Maj. Gen. Mehmet Shehu, previously deputy chief of staff and communications minister, named to lead the staff.
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Belgrade
Yugoslavia
Marshal Tito
Albania
Moscow
Mehmet Shehu
Dewey Speaks In Truman's Home State
Gov. Thomas E. Dewey wrapped up a two week West campaign with a St. Louis rally as 3 500 supporters cheered him near Union Station. He accused Truman of attacking Congress and highlighted the 80th Congress farm bill praising price supports and parity for farmers and consumers during a Kansas stop.
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Thomas E. Dewey
West
St. Louis
Union Station
Truman
Mr. Truman
Congress
Kansas
Noted West Coast Lawyer Jerry Giesler Injured
Beverly Hills California AP Jerry Giesler a noted California criminal lawyer was seriously injured Saturday when his automobile struck a tree at an intersection He was alone in the car The attorney is now counsel for actor Robert Mitchum and has represented many film celebrities Dr Charles J Murray said Giesler suffered possible fractured ribs a possible broken right leg and that she was under profound shock although conscious
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Beverly Hills
Calif
Jerry Giesler
California
Robert’ Mitchum
Charles J. Murray
Rent Raises Granted On Earlier Exclusions
Cedar Rapids landlords gain a 7 percent rent increase for units excluded from the February 1942 1948 tax freeze adjustment. The housing expediter approved the relief, potentially affecting 1,000 to 2,000 housing units in the Cedar Rapids area. John J. Wagner, chairman of the rent advisory board, led the push to amend the order.
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Cedar Rapids
Associated Press
Washington
John J. Wagner
Argentina lifts ban on five newsmen
In Buenos Aires the Peron government temporarily restored the right of five foreign correspondents to send dispatches after suspending them 12 hours earlier. The decision was to be reviewed by Monday with possible reaffirmation or new suspension. The telegraph and cable firms were told to transmit the news from these reporters pending a definite ruling.
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Joseph F. McEvoy
Associated Press
Milton Bracker
Virginia Lee Warren
New York Times
Herbert M
Cable and Wireless Companies
Garden City man dies by leaping into furnace
Edward S. Graham 40, an employee of the Long Island Lighting Co for 20 years, committed suicide Saturday by throwing himself into the 1800 degree heat of a gas making furnace at the plant in Garden City New York. His body was consumed by the flames according to police.
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N. Y
Edward S. Graham
Long Island Lighting Company
U S Defenses Planned For 50 Years Ahead
Washington reports that U S military leaders drafted a fifty year defense program based on expected Russian A bomb by 1952 and long range atomic weapons by 1977. Phase one seeks air and sea superiority. phase two contends with possible Russian atomic weapons. phase three foresees intercontinental rockets and deadly new weapons threatening civilization. The plan calls for 15 billion dollars to be sought, plus immediate munitions spending of 302 million this year and lend lease bolster for Western Europe.
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U. S. High Command
Russia
Army
Navy
Air Force
Congress
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Chiefs of Staff
Super Blitz Air Strategy Foresees Fast War Victory
Two air strategists in the Air University Quarterly Review argue the United States could win a new war in one to three months with a small force dropping atomic bombs. They say sustained bombing ended with WWII and predict future raids of 16 fast bombers over a brief three month period to decide the war.
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United States
Air University Quarterly Review
Frederick L. Moore
Dale O. Smith
United States Air Force
USAF
Air University
Maxwell Base
Ala
Air Force
Smith
Moore
Drunk Driving Suspect Triggers Gas Explosion in Berkeley
In Berkeley, a drunken driving arrest led to a four hour blaze when Frank Apron of Vallejo dropped a lit cigarette into a storm sewer. Six foot flames erupted after a gas leak fed the fire, with emergency crews and gas workers on scene. Apron was treated for first degree burns before imprisonment.
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Calif
William Radcliffe
Philip E. Mowrer
Frank Apron
Vallejo
Apron
U.S. Led 1932 Call for One Third Armament Cut
State department releases 950 page Foreign Relations volume showing the Hoover era proposal to cut major armed forces by one third and outlaw tanks bombs and heavy artillery. Genesis at Geneva 1932. Soviet counterproposal by Vishinsky. Germany’s rise and Western hesitation helped derail disarmament.
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United Nations
Andrei Y. Vishinsky
Germany
Vishinsky
Russia
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Douglas MacArthur
Maxim Litvinov
Litvinov
Europe
Attlee Expected To Quit Cripps May Succeed Him
London reports indicate Prime Minister Attlee plans to resign this month due to ill health. Sir Stafford Cripps, chancellor of the exchequer, is seen as the strongest successor possibility, with Morrison and Bevin also discussed as others in line. Attlee, 65, has been treated for a duodenal ulcer and eczema and has been hospitalized for weeks.
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Stafford Cripps
Exchequer
Herbert Morrison
Council
Bevin
Stafford
Ireland
Plot to Assassinate Czech Premier Leads to 13 Arrests
In Prague 13 suspects near Brno were rounded up in a plot to kill Premier Anton Zapotcky. The group including two Catholic priests faced charges of aiding defections and publishing anti-government pamphlets. The 13, all members of Orel, were said to be organized for anti-government action.
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Antonio Zapotocky
Bruenn
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Orel
Catholic Peoples Party
Farm Boy Killed by Car Near Knoxville
Seven year old Robert DeWitt son of Grant and Mrs DeWitt farmers eight miles south of Knoxville Iowa was killed Saturday when struck by a car on highway 14 in front of his home. Sheriff Jim Van Hemert said the driver Robert Mc Corkle of Columbia Iowa stated the boy dashed from the farmhouse yard into the road directly into the path of the car.
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Knoxville
Robert DeWitt
Grant DeWitt
Here
Jim van Hemert
Robert McCorkle
Columbia
Truman Plans Eastern Swing After Long Campaign Ride
President Truman returned from a cross country campaign, declaring he has just begun to fight. He will tour four eastern states including New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Delaware, as 50,000 to 75,000 greet him at Union Station. He estimated 2 to 3 million heard his 18 state tour across 8,300 miles.
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Harry S. Truman
Mr. Truman
Union Station
Truman
New York
Thomas E. Dewey
White House
Pennsylvania
New Jersey
Delaware
Harry
Soviet Leader Warns No Berlin Solution at UN
Marshal Vassily Sokolovsky warned in Berlin that the UN cannot solve the Berlin crisis. He urged direct negotiations with the Soviets and signaled the Western Allies will not abandon Western Germany. The article notes impending UN debate in Paris and tensions over the Berlin airlift and partition plans.
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United Nations
Paris
U. S
Britain
France
U.N. Security Council
Russia
Vassily Sokolovsky
Moscow
Stalin
Sokolovsky
Soviet Union
New York Times Endorses Dewey for President
The New York Times backs Thomas E. Dewey for president citing a marked change in his understanding and authority in international affairs. The endorsement marks a shift from its 1944 stance when it opposed Dewey against Franklin D. Roosevelt.
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New York Times
Thomas E. Dewey
the Times
Dewey
Franklin D. Roosevelt
John L Lewis to reveal stance on Gov. Thomas in Cincinnati
Informal sources say John L. Lewis will likely disclose Tuesday whether he will back Gov. Thomas. Lewis will open the 40th convention of the United Mine Workers in Cincinnati. The National Coal Association also meets that day in New York.
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John .L. Lewis
Thomas. E. Dewey
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National Coal Association
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