Red Spy Probers Seek Tighter Espionage Law
Congressional investigators say the federal espionage law is full of holes and needs major repairs. Rep. Nixon and Sen. Ferguson urge higher priority to tighten the law to curb actual spying while protecting thinking. Democrats propose changing House rules to curb the committee’s power.
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House un-American Activities Committee
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Rep
Holifield
California
UN- American Activities Committee
Tom C. Clark
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Clark
Budget Bureau
Germany
Japan
Russia
Truman
Justice Department
un-American Activities Committee
Ferguson
Hiss Denies Giving Up Papers Again
Alger Hiss, former State Department official, reaffirmed he did not deliver any official documents to Whittaker Chambers or any unauthorized person. Chambers has accused Hiss and two other former officials of supplying secret papers later linked to Soviet espionage. The denial followed publication of purported papers from 1928 and 1937, and chambers’ microfilms presented to House investigators.
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Alger Hiss
State Department
Whittaker Chambers
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Hiss
Chambers Aald
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West Minister
House Committee On un-American Activities
Federal Grand Jury
Carnegie Endowment and International Peace
Grand Jury
Ita Aesaiona
Sugar bait used to win Berliners to Soviet side
Russians offer free Christmas sugar to Eastern Berliners and anyone who switches food registrations from Western sectors. The move aims to sway residents as the Soviet command distributes a half pound of sugar to all in Eastern Berlin, with 85 000 of 2 000 000 in the Soviet zone already changing registrations. Anti Communists say 60 000 have switched, amplifying concerns over Western evacuation pressure.
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Berlin
Deadly hotel blaze claims five lives in Chicago loop
Flames on the fifth floor of a seven story Victoria hotel in the Loop killed five people and injured eleven while 187 escaped. Firefighters confined the blaze to one floor and extinguished it in about an hour. Names include William James Keane Eugene Oyler Allan McCullough Richard Kilne and Richard Ulven. Ulven was from Austin Minnesota and Navy enlisted at Great Lakes.
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Victoria Hotel
William James’ Keane
St. Luke's Hospital
Eugene Oyler
Allan McCullough
Richard W. Kilne
Richard 1. Ulven
Great Lakes
Austin
Princess Margaret Ties Up To Blandford Rumors
London dispatch reports Princess Margaret's weekend visit to Blenheim Palace near Oxford sparks talk of a possible engagement to Blandford, heir to the Marlborough titles. Court and Buckingham Palace sources note Blandford is a close royal friend, with a party at Blenheim drawing speculation over her nuptials.
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Margaret
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Oxfordshire
Marquess of Blandford
Blandford
Blenheim
Oxford
U. S
Mar-garet
Blanchard
Buckingham Palace
Biensheim Palace
England
Marlborough
Gift Basket Rehearsal to Drive WCHS Gazett e Fundraising Night
Charleston's WCHS and The Gazette prepare the ith Annual Gift Basket program with amateur and professional entertainers. A 2000 prize Mary Christmas contest will cap a two hour broadcast from a CBS outlet aided by local donors and a 7 pm rehearsal led by Bert Sonts. Federal Judge Ben Moore will select the first name to be phoned.
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Leah Perry Sloman
Mort Cohn
Owens
Libby Owens
Ole Club
Mount Vernon
A. J. Cruikshank
Lucie Knight
Virginia ‘Carper
Kaufman Brothers
Toya
Salvation Army
the Gazette
Ben Moore
Car
United Nations Concludes Korea Resolution Amid Rhee Support
The UN General Assembly adjourned its Paris session after endorsing the Korean government of Syngman Rhee and renewing the Korean commission for another year. The 48 to 6 vote backed the three power proposal while a Soviet resolution to end the commission failed 46 to 6. The Ukraine and Canada left the commission, reducing its size to seven with Australia China El Salvador India the Philippines and Syria remaining. The assembly will reconvene in New York on April 1, 1949.
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Paris
United Nations General Assembly
Syngs ‘Man Rhee
New York
Dr. Rhee
Republic of Korea
Korean Commission
Korea
Assembly
Ita
Jacob A. Malik
Red
Hlasta U.ss
Malik
United States
Republic of Korra
Australia
China
Sweden
Russia
Canada
Ukraine
el Salvador
Eraarey
India
the Phillippines
Syria
Reds Celebrate Moral Victory At United Nations
Pravda called the Paris UN session a moral political victory for the Soviet Union and said opposition to the United States won support from new masses of simple world people. It accused the U S and Britain of using the UN to shield an armaments race and criticized the Korea aid deal and Venezuela revolt as betrayals of national interests.
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Britain
U. N
Venezuela
Korea
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Pyongyang
Ogres
Pedestrian Attacks Streetcar Motorman in Los Angeles
A man boarded a Los Angeles streetcar and asked motorman Laurence Smart if he recognized him. When Smart said no, the stranger claimed they nearly collided earlier and struck the driver with the streetcar brake handle, then walked away. Smart sought treatment for a scalp laceration.
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Dewon
Los Angeles
Laurence Smart
Smart
Stmart'n
Export Controls Renewal Planned By Secretary Sawyer
Secretary of Commerce Sawyer seeks renewal of the export and allocation controls governing scarce materials. He recommends keeping the wartime system on the books as insurance against failure of voluntary allocation, with standby powers to ration essentials if needed. The controls, covering hundreds of farm and industrial commodities, expire February 28.
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Secretary of Commerce
Sawyer
Truman
State of the Union
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Department
White House
Commerce Department
Natonal Security Resources Board
Tax Increase Seen in 1949 Prompts Aide Debate
Washington reports a Senate House economic committee hearing into profits and tax plans for 1949. Senators Flanders and O Mahoney debate whether to tax excess profits or raise regular corporate taxes, with focus on funding defense and Europe aid. The administration budget will shape the tax structure.
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R-Vi
Sen
O'Mahoney
D-Wye
Europe
Flanders
Trade Peace Pact Urged to Offset Peron Economic Shifts
The Foreign Policy Association urged the United States to pursue commercial peace with Argentina to counter Peronist economic shifts. It warned that failure could push Argentina toward a totalitarian path with regional repercussions and urged Argentina to relax foreign investment limits and unblock credits due US investors.
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Argentina
Peron
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U. S
U.S
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Buenos Aires
Y Braniglio
Lovett
Olive Holmes
Holmes
Costa Rica Seeks OAS Aid Over Nicaragua Invasion
The Organization of American States plans to refer Costa Rica's plea for aid to halt what it calls an invasion launched from Nicaragua. Foreign ministers have 42 hours to decide whether to convene a meeting as provided by the Rio de Janeiro Mutual Defense pact. Martial law is proclaimed as Figueres-led forces report control in Guanacaste while the invaders seize La Cruz.
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Associated Press
Council of the Organization of American States
OAS
Lastaight
Costa Rica
Nicaragua
Rio de Janeiro
Washington
Sanose
Rafael A. Calder
Jose Figueres
Figueres
Calderon Guardia
United Nations Security Council
Paria
Anastasia Somoza
Guanacaste
la Cruz
Costa Rica declares martial law amid invasion from Nicaragua
Costa Rica weathered the shock of an invasion described as supported by communists. Martial law was declared and a civilian defense force formed to replace the disbanded army. The force, led by figures including Rafael A Calderon Guardia, was said to be 200 to 300 strong and contained near the Nicaraguan border. José Figueres and President elect Ulate urged national unity as similar protests were filed with the United Nations.
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Bay of Silinas
Pacific
la Cruz
Jose Figueres
Otilin
Yoshida Admits Letter About 1 Million Yen Donation
Premier Shigeru Yoshida told a Diet committee he wrote a letter thanking a textile magnate for 1 000 000 yen, but could not recall how the funds were used. The money was linked to bribery investigations of industrialist Kiyoshi Umemura, jailed on suspicions related to cotton allocations. Yoshida said he knew Umemura only by report, and the donation was arranged by Jiro Hoshijima who claims it was a legitimate campaign contribution. He also recalled loaning 1 000 000 yen to his son in law Kurakichi Aso secured by real estate, with no memory of its expenditure. The Diet moved to authorize arrest of Kakuei Tanaka.
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Pariament
Yoshida
Tokyo
Kiyoshi Umemura
Umemura
Jiro Hoshijima
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Liberal Party
Hoshijima
Kurakichi Aso
Kakuel Tanaka
Thurmond Denies Plan to Switch Electors
Strom Thurmond denied rumors he would ask his 38 electors to vote for Truman when the electoral college meets. He reaffirmed his Nov 2 stance as voters chose him over Truman and Dewey in several states including South Carolina. The college will cast 304 for Truman, 189 for Dewey, and 38 for Thurmond.
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Mississippi
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Dewey
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Cal
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Little People Lose in China War Destruction Near Nanking
war report from Pengpu 105 miles northwest of Nanking describes civilians suffering as Nationalist and Communist armies clash across Anhweil plains. smoke rises from burning villages while farmers lose crops and homes. narrator Milks contrasts plight with Red broadcasts.
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Harold K. Milks
Sixtis
Nan
King
China
Anhwel
Nanking
Red Radio
Pengpu
Pilgrims to pass battle lines for Christmas procession
Israeli and Arab commanders agreed to let Christian pilgrims travel from Jerusalem to Bethlehem for the traditional Christmas procession. The plan, set during talks with Moshe Dayan and Arab region commander Abdullah El Tel, follows a truce and would have pilgrims cross front lines. Bethlehem lies five miles south of Jerusalem with two miles under Israeli control before crossing into Arab-held Bethlehem and the old city.
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Bethlehem
Moshe Dayan
Abdullah el Tel
Trans-Jordan
Roger Carleson
United Nations
Arab Legion
Communists Near Gates to Peiping Eyes North China Encirclement
Chinese Communist forces push toward Peiping weaken government rail lines near Nan king and Chihsia n port, threatening isolation of the Nanking government. In North China, Red troops reach within about 15 miles of Peiping and disrupt rail traffic as airfields are moved south. Minor saboteur activity noted with several track sections destroyed and traffic suspended on key lines.
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Hwai River
Yangtze
Twa
Pengpu
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Peiping
Went
China
Chaneping
Changning
Peiping-Hankow
Changhaintien
Reda
Peiping-Tientsin
Chinshan
Twal River
Egypt Hints Abdullah Won’t Act in Palestine
Esyat's acting foreign minister Desouki Abaza Pasha said King Abdullah of Transjordan will not act without Arab states' agreement. He noted no personal mandate from Abdullah and cited undisclosed Israeli conditions hindering the release of 1200 Egyptian troops near Faluja. Al Azhar ulama urged continued Arab rights in Palestine.
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Esyat
Loy
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Tranke Jordan
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Abaza Pasha
Faluja
Negev
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