Resigned CAB Official Reveals Red Activities
James E. Gorham former chief of the CAB Routes Division testified before the House Un-American Activities Committee detailing his Communist Party membership from 1934 to 1941 42 and naming more than 20 associates while noting work in federal offices and in New York City during the 1930s. He said he coordinated with the Federal Emergency Relief Agency and the Railroad Retirement Board among other agencies.
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Associated Press
Washington
Civil Aeronautics Board
Congressional
James E. Gorham
CAB
House Committee On
Senate Commerce Committee
Harry S. Truman
Missouri
Senate
Burton K. Wheeler
D-Mont
Gorham
Herbert Fuchs
Senate Committee
Fuchs
House
Federal Emergency Relief Agencies
New York City
Railroad Retirement Board
Wall Street Watches Eisenhower Run Plans For Clues
Business and money managers await Eisenhower's second term plans to gauge effects on economy and credit. Signs point to easier credit but uneven outlook with potential downturn if consumer spending falls and auto and construction activity slow. Mortgage money remains plentiful as officials weigh policy moves and business psychology.
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New York
Eisenhower
Wall Street
Federal Reserve Board
Federal
Kome
H. E. Forman
Associated General Contractors of America
Nses
Letter Tossed Into Queen's Car During Royal Nigeria Visit
A man tossed a letter into the open car carrying Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip as they left University College Hospital during a royal tour in Nigeria. Police arrested the man at the scene while the Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh remained in the vehicle.
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Tranan
Elizabeth
Nigeria
Duke of Edinburgh
University College Hospital
Probe Ordered Into Farview Hospital Conditions
Harrisburg Senate approves a third investigation into Fairview State Hospital for the Criminally Insane. The audit will focus on security regulations as 27 inmates escaped since last July, with on the spot probes planned by a new committee including McMenamin and other senators.
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Harrisburg
Sitanan Senate
Fairview State Hospital
Senate
Wayne County
McMenamin
Fairview
Pro
Tempore Taylor
Scott
Carbon
Fleming
Allegheny
Madigan
Bradford
June
D-Washington
Philadelpha
Imagination Turns a Poor Photo Into a Fine Picture
A photographer uses an offbeat ceiling light to enhance a Lincoln portrait in Detroit’s Institute of Arts. He explains how background details and camera angle affect final prints and recalls Abraham Lincoln crediting Brady and the Cooper Institute for his rise to prominence.
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Detroit
Institute of Arts
Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln
New York
Cooper Institute
Mathew Brady
America
White House
Brady
Cooper
New Tiny M2 Blue Flashbulb Expands Color Photography
GE announces a blue flashbulb in the M2 size that will soon be available to boost indoor color shots. The tiny blue bulb increases light output by 68 percent with minimal size gain, enabling basic box cameras to shoot color indoors and allowing higher-end cameras to cover greater distances with smaller gear in both color and B W.
New Castle Foundry Sale Approved by Justice Dept
The General Services Administration announced it has received antitrust clearance from the Justice Department for the sale of the government owned foundry in New Castle Pennsylvania to United Engineering and Foundry Corp of Pittsburgh. A GSA spokesman said no word yet from the Senate on the sale.
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Treance and
General Services Administration
Justice Department
New Castle
United Engineering and Foundry Corp
Pittsburgh
GSA
Senate
Two New 14 000 Foot Peaks Found in Colorado Range
The U S Geological Survey reports Colorado now has 54 mountains at or above 14 000 feet, up from 52. New additions are Missouri Mountain 14067 feet and Huron Mountain 14005 feet in the Collegiate Range near Buena Vista. Elbert remains the highest at 14431 feet. Harvard rises to 14420 feet, Massive to 14418 feet.
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U. S. Geological Survey
Colorado
Robert ©. Davis
Missouri Mountain
Huron Mountain
Collegiate Range
Buena Vista
Elbert
Harvard
Mount Massive
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Farview Hospital
Michael ‘Tayo
LG Wee
Tool and
Dormeyer
APEX
Hoover Iron
Barney's Firestone Store
Firestone
South Center Street
Corry
Millers
Alzes
Lag Ory
Vy Price
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