Ex Red Spy Accuses Roosevelt Aide in Wartime Secrets
Elizabeth Bentley, a former Communist informant, told a House committee that Lauchlin Currie and Harry Dexter White supplied wartime secrets to the Soviets. She testified before lawmakers and named William Remington as a government official who aided her network. Currie denied knowledge of such activity and urged further investigation.
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Roosevelt
Treasury
Washington
Russia
the Treasury
Lauchlin Currie
Nova Scotia
Harry Dexter White
The
Elizabeth T. Bentley
Vassar
House
Remington
Senate
Sen. Ferguson
R.mich
William W. Remington
Commerce Department
Miss Bentley
Communist Party
Bentley
Cpy
Parnell Thomas
R-Nj
House Committee
Caploage
Rankin
D-Miss
Studs
Lauchiln
Tom
Ev Ont Rooseare
Pesistant
Woman Declares Reds Knew D-Day
Congress watched Elizabeth Bentley testify before the House Un-American Activities Committee about Russia obtaining advance D-Day information. She claimed a Washington photographic lab at a former government official's home helped relay data to New York and to Russia. She asserted Americans knew D-Day long before it occurred.
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Washington
Russia
House un-American Activities Committee
Misa Elizabeth T. Bentley
New
West Virginia income tops 2 billion for first time
The West Virginia Chamber of Commerce says the state’s gross income for the first half of 1948 exceeded 2 billion dollars. The index notes wage payments are up 51 million from 1947’s first six months, though coal miners faced over 10 million in lost pay during the March-April strike. Weaker coal output partly offset gains in other sectors.
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West Virinia
Chamber of Commerce
West Virginia
Democrats Aim to Take Senate Control in election
Washington July 31 Democrats appear poised to seize Senate control in November by picking up at least three seats while retaining to a larger extent their House and the Presidency in doubt. The current 51 Republican 45 Democrat split could tilt with Kentucky Oklahoma West Virginia Wyoming Delaware and Minnesota among likely pickups. Republicans insist gains in Delaware and Wind may offset losses elsewhere and warn of a Dixiecrat shift in the South.
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William K
Mason-Dixon
Kentucky
Oklahoma
West Virginia
Wyoming
Delaware
Minolx
Fea
Montana
New Mexico
Tennessee
GOP
South
Virginia
North Carolina
Senate
John Sherman Cooper
Virgil Chapman
John Young Brown
Milton Whitworth
Chapman
E. H. Moore
Truman Plea For Controls Called Flop
Senate Republicans attack President Truman s plea for price controls and rationing as a flop amid scant public interest. Capehart notes few letters and no witness bookings while Democrats claim broad public support. hearings resume with Paul Porter to explain the plan as undecided Congress ponders loans for a UN headquarters and potential installment buying regulations.
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GOP
Washington
Truman
Sen. Capehart
R-Ind
Tobey
R-Nh
Senate Banking Committee
Paul Porter
OPA
Congress
Capchart
Indiana
Democrata
Azme
Democratic National Committee
Capital Comment
Republican Congress
Capehart
Banking
Haute
Itaay
Naaseen Taft -Ohio
Tobin Rejected Truman Labor Post in Two Calls
An associate of Daniel J. Tobin said Tobin declined appointments to secretary of labor from both President Truman and President Roosevelt. Thomas E. Flynn, Tobin's executive assistant, notes Tobin refused the post last July 20 after Schwellenbach's death and again in the fall of 1943, stressing neutrality and no suggestion of opposition to Truman.
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Indianapolis
Daniel J. Tobin
International Brotherhood of Teamsters
AFL
Tobin
Truman
Thomas E. Flynn
Teamsters
Roosevelt
Flynn
the International Teamster
White House
Labor
Lewis B. Schwellenbach
Deputy Premier Named President of Hungary
Hungary's Unified Labor party nominated Arpad Szakasits for the presidency to succeed Zoltan Tildy. Szakasits, deputy premier and Labor party chairman, led the merger with the Communists last June. Parliament is expected to elect him Monday with little opposition.
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Hungary
Budapest
Unified Labor Party Today
Arpad Szakasits
Zoltan Tildy
Szakasits
Jed
Communists
Unified Labor Party
Labor Party
Medh
City to Build Baseball Park For 49 Play
Charleston officials and the municipal stadium advisory committee favor awarding Kuhn Construction Co. a 24249,? bid to build a new baseball park ready for the next season. They expect savings of about 30000 to cover the overrun without harming the plan’s appearance or permanency. Mayor Andrews schedules meetings to finalize a funding plan andmay consider temporary bleacher use from the current ball park.
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Charleston
Ecity
Municipal Stadium Advisory Committee
Kuhn Construction Co
Kuhn
Ball Park
Andrews
Parks and Playgrounds Commission
Stadium Committee
Parks and Play
Krupp Case Sentences Range From Two to Twelve Years
The U S tribunal at Nuernberg convicted Alfred Krupp von Hohlen und Halbach and ten other officials of war crimes including exploiting slave labor and plundering occupied lands. Krupp received 12 years and all property was confiscated for transfer to the Allied Control Council. Several co defendants were given prison terms of 10 to 12 years, with others acquitted or awaiting further action as the case concluded.
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Mernberg
Alfred Krupp von Hohlen Und Halbach
U. S
Nuernberg
Krupp
Allied Control Council
West
Hermann Goering
Ons
Karl Plitsch
J. G
Farben Chemical Combine
Erich Mueller
Stalingrad
Eduard Houdremont
Friedrich Jansgen
Berlin
Karl Eberhadt
Diplomats Seek End to Differences in Europe Berlin Crisis Moves
Western Powers and Russia edge toward a swift climax in Berlin talks. Molotov reportedly interrupted vacation to meet American and British envoys as Washington notes Moscow fully informed of U S French British decisions to insist on lifting the blockade and ready for broad negotiations. Signaling strains, Danube conference in Belgrade and Berlin chatter about closing air lanes underscore fragile East West ties as pages turn to further coverage.
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Washington
Russia
Berlin
Moscow
Molotov
State Department
Associated Press
Walter ‘Bedell Smith
U. S
Smith
United States
Britain
France
Envoys Impress With Swift Return From Moscow Talks
Western envoys led by U S ambassador Walter Bedell Smith met with Molotov for over an hour in Moscow amid renewed proposals to settle East West conflicts The interviews included Frank Roberts and Yver Cha taigneau Each side suggested the talks might pause until early next week while Moscow observers assess the replies and potential four power negotiations to end the Cold War continue across London Washington and Paris
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Moscow
V. M. Molotov
Armeshcan
U. S
Walter Bedell Smith
Molotov
Frank Roberts
Britain
Yver Cha»taigneau
Smith
Roberts
Russia
Berlin
Faberta
Ernest Bevin
London
France
Lawyer May Ask Howell's Release in Bank Robbery Case
Ohio suspect Arthur Russel Howell, 34, of Columbus, seeks federal district court relief to gain release from prison while he petitions the circuit court of appeals. Howell, part of a trio convicted in 1940 for the 1939 First National Bank daylight robbery at South Charleston, contends he was in Ohio the day of the 1930 robbery and awaits an appeal ruling after a July denial of a new trial.
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Arthur Russel Howell
Columbus
Ohio
First National Bank of
South Charleston
J. Raymond Gordon
Howell
Circuit Court of Appeals
Ben Moore
Moore
Moora
Mra
Edna L. Bennett
Columbus, O
Esteb
Jaywalking blamed for traffic jams in Commerce area
Residents and pedestrians at Commerce Bldg and nearby streets discuss jaywalking causing slowdowns during peak hours. Comments from Mrs H Holmes, Mr and Mrs Arthur Adkins, T Collins, A Mason Jr, and Louis Keppler urge pedestrians to use corners, highlight right of way issues, and note cities using pedestrian signals to improve flow.
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Commerce
R. E. Gard
Tennessee ‘Av
H. Holmes
Fayette
Lee
Ita
tHpi
Capitol Sts
Arthur Adkins
Johnson Rd
Mostorists
T. Collins
Crescent ‘Ra
Jay
A. Mason, Jr
Chamber
Louis F. Keppler
Anaconda Av
Gaid
Jaylwalker
Red Tells Allies In Danube Parley Take It or Leave
Andrei Vishinsky, Soviet delegate, challenged Britain France and the United States to accept Eastern bloc decisions at the Danube conference or withdraw. He said the door was open to come in and to go out, a take it or leave it stance while France seeks past rights and declares not bound by recommendations. Britain and Austria support the French position amid Russia and satellites Yugoslavia Romania Czechslovakia. Page 26 continues.
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Belghade
Suproavia
Auly
Andrei Vishinsky
Britain
France
United States
Brance Egainat
Draelf
Danube
Europe
Adrien ‘Thierry
Austria
Vishinsky
Russia
Yugoslavia
Romania
Czechoslovakia
Floats Enter Pigskin Pageant In North South Event
Bohnert's Flowers and Coca Cola sponsor flanta for the 15th annual North South football game pageant parade. Four floats are entered and the event begins at 8 p.m. Thursday August 19 as part of West Virginia's biggest promotion. The North South Band will practice at 6 p.m. Wednesday at Laidley Held and majorsettes from outside the county are invited to try out with the band.
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Bohnert
Coca Cola
Flanta
the Gazette
West Virginia
Kanawha
Laidley
ER. G. Williams
Williams
Ma Jorettes
North South Game floats and Queen Duties Highlighted
The article notes increased interest in the North South Pageant with Diamond Bohnert Standard Oil and Coca Cola not competing this year. A plaque will be awarded to the most picturesque float and another to the runner-up, while twenty Gazette beauty queens and nineteen sponsor papers gain additional duties for Page I. Col. 5.
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Bohnert
Standard Oil
The
Gazette
Flonan
Peace and politics mark New York International airport dedication
President Truman and Gov. Dewey, rival candidates, praised the New York International airport as a symbol of lasting peace and a potent tool for peace. The dedication drew 215,000 spectators as the 5,000 acre field opened with a major air show and interstate cooperation highlighted by Dewey and the president.
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U. S
Harry S. Truman
Thomas E. Dewey
Truman
New York City
Idlewild
Howard Cullman
Port Authority
Dewey
New York
Thomas F Dewey
New York International
Dewsy
Washington
Hajt
LaGuardia Field
William O'Dwyer
Grover Whalen
Army
Navy
Cid
Rae
Soviet Union Tries Trieste Move At United Nations
At Lake Success Soviet delegate Yakov Malik moved to summon the UN Security Council to debate Trieste citing Yugoslav charges that Western efforts to return Trieste to Italy threaten peace. The August council presidency and a next Wednesday session were noted as the plan, with doubts about securing seven votes before adjournment.
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Lake Success
N. Y
Russia
United Nations
Security Council
Trieste
L-Nation
Laka Success
Paris
Yakov A. Malik
Free Territory
Malik
Andrei Gromyko
Yugoslavia
United States
France
Britain
Italy
Allice
Oil Firms Lead Record 1948 Profits Across Industries
New York reports show oil companies posting the largest profit gains in the first half of 1948. Utilities, food and distilling sectors fared poorly while railroads and steel had modest or uneven increases. Analysts warn profits hinge on gross income, wage costs, and future expansion plans.
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New York
Oll
Utiilites
Soit Ably Airlines
Awever
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Currie
Labor Post
A. L. Hardman
Herlin
Belgrade
Rede
Roberta
Red
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