Pumpkin papers hid in Brooklyn home for a decade
Congressional spy investigators heard that the famous pumpkin papers lay for ten years in a Brooklyn house wall shaft. Nathan J. de Vine, a Brooklyn lawyer and Mrs. Chambers’s nephew, gave the account. Hiss, then State Department official, was subpoenaed to testify before the House committee.
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Associated Prong
Washington
Congressional
Nathan J. de Vine
Whittaker Chanthars
Chambers
New York
Justice Department
House
Levine
Appleton
Wis
National Bureau of Standards 4
Alger Hiss
Hiss
Gxnegle Phingason
International Ewer
II Ottiela
State Department
Grand Jury
Bulldine
Dn Ameri~ Sare
Wa Dus
Department
Wil
Chambers Resigns as Time Editor Amid Spy Revelations
Whittaker Chambers resigns as senior editor of Time Magazine amid disclosures linking him to espionage. The move follows his public statement noting he began exposing Communist espionage and that editors knew of his past as an ex Communist when he was hired. Mrs Priscilla Hiss testified nearby as the grand jury probe continued.
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Ay Butte
York
Tine
Mime
Air Force Plans Expand to Sixty Groups Across Europe
Washington reports the Air Force accelerates growth to about 60 groups with permanent wings in Europe and toward 1,080 additional personnel. The expansion aims to strengthen the Far East and European defense, aligning with future deployments and aircraft groupings.
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Ashodiale
Washington
Air Force
Luk AL Fores
Abe
Vansport
Japan
Germany
Phunew Goe
Cayley
Wigmore
AL Lye
Helles
Eqisports
Oiher
Phe
Livisporl
Iners
Pachikawa
Apni
Europe
Winter Snow Closes Roads in Area Highways Slippery
Snow and ice mile through Philadelphia and eastern Pennsylvania. City streets iced over prompting calls for caution and road crews to combat slick intersections. Weather service warned of flurries in the mountains and western Pennsylvania with continuing cold conditions tomorrow.
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Shite
Pative
Te Coery Etait
Associated Press
Pennsylvania
TNO
Philadelphis
Autoist Killed North Of Kane In Deer Hunt Patrol
Otto Lydie aged 36 of Glencampbell Indiana was killed instantly in a truck auto collision ten miles north of Kane. George D. Smith 46, also of Glencampbell, was injured and later listed in satisfactory condition at Summit Hospital. Coroner Ele Beatty said Lydie’s car clipped the rear of a truck he was trying to pass and then plunged into a hillside while the men hunted deer.
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Kanh
Otto Lydie
Glencampbell
Indiana
Couinly
Kane
George D. Smith
Lyfe
Smith
Summit
Ele Beatty
Lydie
Rock Fall Claims Life at Summit Coal Mine No 8
James P. Patterson a 39 year old resident of near Nicktown Cambria County was killed by a rock fall yesterday at Mine No 8 of Summit Coal Company near Starford Indiana County.
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Johnstown
James P. Patterson
Nicktown
Cambria County
Summit Coal Go
Starford
Indiana County
Thieves Break Into GLF Feed Mill in Union City
Thieves entered the Grange League Federation mill at Union City last night, smashing a window to gain entry and stealing two radios several bags of oranges and a fountain pen. A preliminary investigation by state police and local authorities continues with possible early arrests, with rumors suggesting youths from the nearby city.
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GLF
Union City
Grange League Federation
Nign City
Radar failure debate on Pearl Harbor raid anniversary
Associated Press reports on Pearl Harbor radar defenses amid the seventh anniversary raid. Col. T. W. Bhickburn says 21 aircraft were detected in two hours by radar but the B-29 bomber still slipped through, with Fort Worth pilot Major John D. Bartlett confirming the mission path and timing.
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Associated Press
Honolulu
Pearl Harbor
Hawaii
Strategic Air Command
Fort
Worth
John D. Bartlett
Oahu Island
Maum
Takhe Islands
Aly Defense Ngst
Blackburn
Army suspends inductions for 12 days at Christmas
The Army will pause draft inductions and physical examinations from December 15 to December 26 to let draftees spend the holiday with families. The December quota remains 15,000. President Truman later receives Madame Chiang Kai Shek’s appeal for strong U.S. aid to China as she visits Blair House for tea with the Trumans.
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Associated Press
Washington
Army
Royall
Truman
Mme
Chiang Kai-Shek
China
Blair House
White House
Massive blast rocks Kansas power plant injuring many
Nine men were killed and 16 injured in a series of blasts at a Kansas Power and Light facility near Topeka. The massive explosions disrupted power to the city, damaged walls and basements, and caused fires as workers evacuated and hospitals shifted to emergency operations. Power was slowly restored, with officials aiming for partial operation the next day.
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Associated Press
Topeka
Kas
Kansas Power and Light Company
Daverntuy i
Tecumseh
Aid
Willersbavicesko
Kansas City
Hus
Janenko
Automobiles Stolen In Corry Eight Day Span
A 1946 Ford sedan was stolen from Bennett in Corry R D 3 near Beaver Idem after keys were left at the home. Police issued alerts to statewide forces as the fourth theft in Corry in a month, three cars recovered but one badly smashed. In Treasury news Washington reports December 8 receipts 109,355,885 expenditures 114,925,268.85 with a debt total of 252,367,285,986.67 and a day decrease of 427,127,009.66.
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Corry
Viefusly
Tues Bennett
R. D
Bennett
Beaver Idem
Oll
Treasury
Washington
Misfortune dogs and sane family lose home here
A family of ten is displaced after a fire destroyed their home on Chet Street. Health officials quarantined a child with chickenpox while authorities arranged temporary shelter and aid. Red Cross, Salvation Army, and local agencies provided bedding, clothing, and support to reestablish the family, with plans for ongoing assistance.
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Joe Gault
Pol
Nee
Wien
Tanestown
Charles Pluie
William Walker
corty-Glymer
Aimesican Red Grose
Salvation Army
Fartis Naling
Bosh
Mex
Ova Hayver
Haryy
Willuille Assistance Office
New US Japan policy shifts aimed at industry deconcentration
Washington announces a new American policy to speed up breakup of Japan's crest industrial combines while ensuring self sufficiency for Germany and Japan. The move, outlined to the East Asia Commission, withdraws support from a detailed plan to decentralize Japanese industry ownership and management, amid interagency disagreements over recovery pace and risks to Japan. In a separate item, William B. Shepperd Jr., 15, son of an Penn State electrical engineering professor, died from a self-inflicted shotgun wound after being told to clean his own weapon.
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Washington
State Department
Pan
Hiei
Eastern Commission
United States
Japan
United States Treasury
Star College
William B. Shepperd, Jr
Soid Garoner
Charles. Scheckler
Beheckler
Pennsylvania State College
Ajax Plant Adopts Four Day Week With 100 Employees Affected
Reported industrial shakeup at the Ajax plant showing a move to a four day week affecting about 100 workers. Details describe the transition plan as the facility considers new schedules and potential operations changes while maintaining safety and production priorities.
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Ajax
Reds Threaten North China As Chiang Extends Martial Law
Nanking December 10 report says Chiang Kai-Shek extends martial law over most of China under Nationalist control, while Communist forces threaten Nanking and Peiping. Red troops cross toward the Hwo River 90 miles northwest of Nanking. Nationalists withdraw from further cities as weather and battlefield dynamics shift.
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Hwoi River
Nanking
Associated Press
Chiang Kai-Shek Knight
China
Forjanet
Peiping
North China
Niki
Mwai
East Khing
Hwalft
Perigah
Rapital Lon
Pengpi
Shanghai
Grand Canal
Hwa i
Sheng Pao
Grand Camal
Hwaiyin
Hwaian
Paoying
Yangte Rong
Kapyw
Hoval
Suchow
Howval
Chicago Hotel Blaze Strikes Large City Stay
A Chicago hotel with 208 rooms burned, forcing hundreds of residents to flee as firemen battled the blaze through freezing weather. Officials said no fatalities and noted the structure on a busy riverfront avenue near the Loop. The cause remained under investigation.
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Pesummenerem
Chicago
Aly
Persis
Boleiol Alsi
Chicord Avenue
Poller
Houstiae
Magshal Authuny
J Mulley
Rural accident blinds area woman in barn mishap
Mrs. Bursa assisted in moving a cow at a rural home when the cow balked. Bursa swung a pitchfork at the animal and accidentally struck his wife, severing her glasses and injuring her right eyeball. She was treated at St Vincent Hospital and eye specialists indicated the injury would require removal of the eye.
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Catherine
Borsa
Gary Hospital
Gremma
St. Vincentii Hospital
Bie
Insurance Officials Robbed of $12,000 in Broad Street Heist
Philadelphia report recounts two young men robbing Frank Vinci 41 of $12,000 as he walked to a bank for deposit near Home Life Insurance Co. of America at 1301 South Broad Street. The victim, an assistant manager, was forced to drop his money bag and the pair fled in a moving sedan. Vinci had been en route to Liberty Title and Trust Co. at Broad and Federal streets.
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Philadelphia
Breedstreet
Frank Vinci
Home Life Insurance Co. of America
South Broad Street
Sédad
Read ‘Street
Vines
Liberty Title and Trust Co
Broad
Federal Streets
Agree to Dicker Over Lifting Jewish Siege
Report states negotiators will stage by stage withdraw troops from the area to free 1200 Egyptians besieged since October as talks continue. The accord aims to ease the siege pressure and permit humanitarian access amid mounting international pressure.
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Dicker
Voting totals set record in presidential race
Associated Press reports final vote tabulations show a high overall turnout with 20964,708 pallets counted on December 2. President Truman leads with 48,680,416 votes, the second highest ever, while 929,282 voters chose state and local candidates. Sixty states posted higher totals than the presidential tally, and presidential electors will meet to cast ballots.
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Associated Press
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Uie
Senate
Sixtesy
Triliuiy
Tennessee
J. Strom
Thomas E. Dewey
Will Gee
Thurmonel
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