Final Pleas In Coplon Trial Reach Jury
Two government prosecutors and Judith Coplon's defense made final pleas as Judge Reeves allotted two hours for each side. The 28 year old ex Justice Department employee faces possible prison and fines if convicted on espionage counts. Also tied to the case, co defendant Valentine A. Gubitchev, a Russian engineer, faces related charges. In a separate matter Alger Hiss testified on perjury allegations linked to a prewar spy ring.
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Associated Press
Judith Coplon
Albert L. Reeves
Justice Department
Russia
Valentine A. Gubitchev
New York
Alger Hiss
State Department
Whittaker Chambers
Hiss
FBI
Congress
Che
Hiss Denies Secrets Ties as Grand Jury Testimony Proceeds
Hiss testified he lied when denying before a federal grand jury that he passed secrets to Chambers or that he met Chambers after January 1 1937. He has pressed point by point denials during three days on the stand. Gilbert Green, Illinois Communist party head, then returned to testify in the New York trial of 11 leaders charged with plotting to overthrow the U S government by force.
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Chambers
Hiss
Gilbert Green
Communist Party
Illinois
New York
U. S
Hoodless Pushes Anti Masking Bill From Local Union
Mobile labor official W J Hoodless, president of Local 18, International Union of Marine and Shipbuilders Workers of America CIO, sent telegrams to Alabama house members urging passage of the anti masking bill banning masks and hoods in the state.
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Montgomery
Ala
W. J. Hoodless
Hoodless
Mobile
Alabama House
International Union of Marine and Shipbuilders. Workers of America, Cio
Lost glasses found nothing else stated
Lost pair of flesh colored horn rimmed glasses reported missing Monday night near Seventh and Eighth Avenues and Sherman Street. Finder is asked to call Mrs. Eddie Sandlin at 46 or 801 R. Reward offered.
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Seventh and
Eighth Avenues
Sherman Street
Eddie Sandlin
Bufkin Reports To Headquarters Of Marine Corps
Marine Master Sergeant Edwin W. Bufkin of Alabama reported to Headquarters Southeastern Recruiting Division from Recruiters School at Parris Island. He is assigned to the Atlanta Marine Recruiting Office and has over nine years in the corps. Bufkin served with the Second Marine Division and took part in Iceland, Guadalcanal, Tarawa, Saipan, and Tinian campaigns.
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Atlanta
Edwin W. Bufkin
Ima E. Bufkin
Lacey Springs
Ala
Southeastern Recruiting Division
Parris Island
S. C
Marine
Marine Corps
Bufkin
Second Marine Division
Sixth Marine Regiment
Iceland
Guadalcanal
Tarawa
Saipan
Tinian
Marine Corps Institute
Communists Attack Vatican Staff in Prague Church State Clash
Prague reports say Czechoslovakia's communist government accuses Vatican diplomatic staff of subversive plotting. Official press frames the Holy See presence as part of a Vatican Mindszenty plot amid a church state confrontation.
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Prague
Czechoslovakia
Vatican
Holy See
Manget Dies at 74 in Newnan Textile Family Leader
Victor Eugene Manget Sr., 74, a member of a prominent textile family, died at home in Newnan after a heart attack. A Marietta native, he had lived in Coweta county since 1900 and helped form Manget Brothers with his brothers Dan and John in 1914. Surviving brothers include Dr. J D Manget of Atlanta and Dr. Fred P Manget, a missionary in China. Funeral services were planned in Newnan.
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Newnan
Victor Eugene Manget Sr
Manget
Marietta
Coweta County
Dan T. Manget
John A. Manget
Atlanta
Manget Brothers
J. D
Plotters Case Stirs Talk of Vatican Ties Severed
The report describes alleged plotters under scrutiny and hints at possible steps to sever diplomatic relations with the Vatican. Officials weigh evidence as diplomatic tensions rise and media comments mix with official caution.
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Vatican
Word Exchange On School Aid
Washington June 28 deep seated differences over federal education aid surfaced in congress after a heated exchange between Reps Barden and Lesinski. Lesinski claimed the substitute is dead and the labor committee will draft a plan aligned with the Senate measure offering 350 million dollars yearly in grants with five dollars per pupil plus back ward state aid. Barden defended his substitute with five dollar per pupil funding but with different provisions.
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Washington
Congress
Barden
D-N. C
Lesinski
Dmich
House Labor Committee
Francis Cardinal Spellman
New York
Senate
House
Labor
Prof. Knight Dies in Tuscaloosa At 54
Prof. Chester Knight head of the University of Alabama accounting department died last night in Tuscaloosa after a heart attack. He was 54 and had been ill for several years. He served on the faculty of the school of commerce for more than two decades.
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Knight
Tuscaloosa
Ala
Chester Knight
University of Alabama
School of Commerce
University
Stone Negroes In Swimming Pool Incident Sparks Race Tensions
In Youngstown Ohio two Black men were stoned after entering a white pool. A mob of about 25 whites hurled rocks from a hillside. one man was hit but not seriously injured. Police closed the pool with no further trouble. Another incident involved 18 Negro youths at Lincoln Park pool, who left after warnings of trouble. Youngstown reports no city segregation law for its six municipal pools, five reserved for whites and one for Negroes, the John Chase pool being the newest.
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Youngstown
Lincoln Park
Lincoln
John Chase
Early Babylonian Banks Mirage
The Babylonians developed banking concepts as early as 2000 B C, illustrating ancient financial practices. This glimpse into early economic systems shows organized credit, deposits, and merchant financing shaping Mesopotamian commerce.
Summer school enrollment at Alabama falls from last year
Enrollment at the University of Alabama during the first two weeks of summer term totals 4 501, down about 300 from the previous year. The education college leads with 1 200 students while the graduate school shows the largest gain, up to 856 from 664 a year ago.
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Tuscaloosa
Ala
University of Alabama
College of Education
First Man Made Balloon Rose From Earth in 1782
The article notes the landmark ascent of the first man made balloon, believed to have risen from the earth in 1782, marking a historic achievement in flight.
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