Special Investigators Scout Greater Boston Reds Hearings Loom
Two House Un-American Activities Committee investigators combed Greater Boston for Communists. Up to 50 Massachusetts residents may be brought before the committee when hearings resume soon. FBI undercover man Herbert A. Philbrick revealed Reds named will face subpoenas, with others not yet identified. Two British war reporters said Reds seek peace but demand withdrawal of foreign troops from Korea. Alan Winnington and Philip Deane were cited as sources in Kaesong.
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Boston
House Un-American Activities Committee
Greater Boston
Massachusetts
Herbert A. Philbrick
Elrase
FBI
New England
Kaitsong
Korea
Alan Winnington
Cenedella Proposes Independent Probe Into Graft Allegations
Worcester County District Attorney Alfred B. Cenedella pushes plans to conduct his own investigation into graft charges by a state official and attacks House Rules Committees for alleged smears. He suggests the committee will report no corrupt acts by any public official. Boston prepares to greet Gen Douglas MacArthur and wife at South Station for a two day visit, with about two million expected.
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Worcester
Mass
Alfred B. Cenedella
House Rules Committees
Rules Committee
Boston
Douglas MacArthur
South Station
Bay State
Indictments Hit Gambler Frank Costello and Henchmen
New York federal grand jury indicts big time gambler Frank Costello and two henchmen Frank Erickson and Joe Adonis on contempt of the U S Senate charges for refusing to answer questions from the Senate Time Investigation Committee last March. Boston gasoline prices rise unexpectedly by a half cent a gallon wiping out savings from earlier cuts. Massachusetts dealers poised to raise prices to 24 7 for regular and 26 7 for premium matching pre May 29 levels.
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New York
Frank Costello
Frank Erickson
Joe Adonis
U. S. Senate
Boston
New England
Seaboard
Massachusetts
Communists Submit New Proposal At Korean Truce Talks
Delegates at Kaesong reported progress as they moved toward formulating an agenda on the issue of foreign troop withdrawal. In separate dispatches, Gloucester reports the fishing vessel Sol sank offshore with eight saved, and a Dorchester Bay rescue saved four while a fifth may be drowned. Petain buried on Ile dYeu as bishops rail against his wartime legacy. Secret Service disclosed a thwarted assassination plot against President Truman and detention of Walter Reuther’s armed bodyguard, but the would-be assassin did not appear.
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Kaesong
United Nations Supreme Command
Boston
Dorchester Bay
Donald Dankiewicz
South Seymouth
Washington
Secret Service
Truman
Yeenereny
Walter Reuther
Edward Torlone
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Albino Pereira
Tle Dyeu
France
Henri Philippe Petain
Ile Dyeu
Msgr
Cazaux
Petain
Verdun
Inc
Bachrach’s
Maynard Ection
I. Bachrach
Bachrach
Bachrach’s Market
Maynard
Armour’s
Wilson’s
Hamburg
Swift's
Armour
Maxwell House
S. S. Pierce Ae
Pillsbury
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Maynard‘s
Sunkist
Delrich
Nason Street
Maynard, Mass
Wellesley Farms
Florida
Libby
S. Pierce Tomato Soup
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