Contempt rulings over answering communism questions
Washington dispatch reviews the case of ten Hollywood writers called before the House Un American Activities Committee. It notes that those who refused to answer faced contempt and jail, while saying I refuse to answer with because it might incriminate me often avoided punishment. The appellate court allowed compelled speech when national welfare is at stake, and the fate of the final word rests with the Supreme Court.
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Washington
The
House
American Activities Committee
Hollywoy
John Howard Lawson
Dalton Trumbo
U. S. Court of Appeals
Tower Court
unAmerican Activities Committee
UN- American Activities Committee
Congress
Supreme Court
Unwise Owl Disrupts Power in Two Illinois Counties
An owl perched on a power line caused an outage affecting rural customers in two Northern Illinois counties and part of Southwestern Wisconsin. The incident halted electricity service briefly as crews restored lines and investigated the cause.
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Elizabeth
Ilinois
Winconsin
Artist Baskerville Portrays Nepal’s Maharajah and King
Charles Baskerville, first Western artist admitted to Nepal, spent seven weeks painting portraits of the Maharajah and the King. He described Nepal as heavily surveilled, with no railroads, roads and a blend of Hindu and Buddhist religion. Baskerville noted industrial hopes, paratroop fears, and a 28,000 Hindu river gathering. Prime Minister Nehru also sat for him. his Nepal portraits will exhibit in New York this year.
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George Tucker
New York
Charles Baskerville
Nepal
India
Baskerville
Calcutta
Bhagnath
Ganges
Asia
Nehru
Vacation Bible School Opens June First for Limestone County
Limstone County Capshaw Miss Balch invites all children to a Monday morning Vacation Bible School starting June 1. Local families, including Smiths, Riches, Throneberrys, and Vassers, visited kin across the county this Sunday, with numerous households hosting gatherings and Sunday calls.
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Limestone County Capshaw
Miss Balch
Bible School
Monty
Edgar Smith
Hester Smith
Bro
J. F. Rich
Russell Throneberry
Edward Burgreen
Oscar Pitts
Rudolph
Fayetteville
John Vasser
Copeland
Eugene Abernathy
George Sanders
Margaret Sanders
Ann Hampton
Mary Wilson
Wesley Balch
Milliard Sanderson
Rowe Sanderson
Donald Balch
S. B. Sanderson
Americans in Germany Are Prisoners of the Conquered
Berlin dispatch notes Americans in Germany feel culturally captured by Germans through music beer and servants more than by military action. The social dynamic shifts since 1946 with Americans mingling with German hosts and workers while prices and living ease improve. Wives confront German misery and engage in charity, while German servants display power dynamics in daily chores.
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Germany
Hal Boyle
Berlin
Clausewitz
American Overseas Airlines
Jeader
Baca
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Atte Melee
Metal Crafters
P.O
Decatur
Ala
Frigidaire
Baldwin Pianos
RCA Radios
Bank St
Goidel’s Drug Store
Fathers Day Choice
Sir Walter
McNaron Clothing CO
Second Ave
Russia
Pandit Nehru
Gene Aker
Aml
Meyer
Tire Sale
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Ryan’s Tire & Battery Service
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