Secret PBS report cited in espionage trial details
A PBS report presented at Judith Coplan's espionage trial cites a confidential informant known as PT-1 who allegedly linked a barber at the White Sand Soviet embassy in El Paso to Communist contacts. The informant, paid by Chavez, claimed fear of the Communist Party and described second secretary Valentine Gerokin as under age. The report, produced under protest, was labeled absurd by the defense.
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Judith Coplan
Reying
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Sovist
Eppenlo Chavez
Ale
Chaves
FHI
Valentine G@erokin
FBI
Gordon Gray
Beck
Amny 11
Gray
Presid
Rem Potips Country Clue In vitational Townament results
Golf results list Thursday afternoon rounds with players from Austin Del Rio San Antonio and Brackettville. Notable wins include Musenesiger over Kruse 4 and 2 and Budey Gardner over Heeb Eister 1 up. Numerous 3 and 2 or 4 and 3 margins are noted with several matches completed by holes.
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Paul Kustmberger
del Fo de
Dudley ‘Aresger
Austin
Marty Bent
Musenesiger
Kruse
Gabeeind Waters Herat
Hingeville
Kusenberper Wat Krueger Ty Vir‘mn
Dafapding Mskate” Gerda
Dntie
Marion Pflusger
Autin
Taylor
Heeb Eister
Budey Gardner
Haroh Avetta
Wiley Brown
D. V. Simms
Burt Meiluma
Morris ‘Williams
Manley Wrigit
Brackettville
Pete Buchanan
Bddie Hollinsworth
Billy Smurth
San Antonio
Mobile Taylor
Don Moore
Willman Long
Russians May Ignore Deadline in Berlin Rail Crisis
Western officials in Paris say a Soviet rail strike threatens to derail a virtually concluded Western trade pact. Acheson pressed Berlin commanders to report by June 13 on ending the walkout, warning ministers may step in if no accord is reached. The talks hinge on Berlin political questions and the future of four power cooperation.
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Paris
Acheson
Berlin
Pati
Andrei Vishinsky
State rests in Woodruff murder trial in Edinburg
EDINBURG Tex June 971 The state rests its case at 10 am Thursday in the murder trial of Delbert G Woodruff charged with killing Frank Evins and Jease Evins The district attorney presented more than 30 letters and notes between Woodruff and Mrs Evins The defense contends self defense with witnesses including Lankford who testified he saw the Evins brothers mortally wounded and described the confrontation in the hall near the room across from which Woodruff allegedly fired
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Edinburg
Tex
Delbert G. Woodruff
Frank Evins
Jease
Woodruff
Boysen
Jesse Evins
Jack Ross
Evins
Evine
Goldsmith
A Withous
Frank
Jease Evins
Harry Lankford
Texas Agi
Edinburg Junior College
Mary Creaton
Evins Brothers
Lankford
Jesse
Mie
Pronk
Jone
Raniford
Lankferd
City Seeks Funds for Fogging Program
City Mall contributions to buy chemical for fogging machines grow. City Secretary P. H. Geib reports Thursday receipts from residents and local groups to fund chlorinated compounds for spraying within a block to fight insects and disease. Donors include Mr. and Mrs. C. Harrington, Victor Lee, Dr. D. A. York, and The News Herald.
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DOT
C. Ja. Harrington
Victor Lee
D.A. York
the News
Herald
Geib
Mrs Watters speaks at Lions Luncheon in Roswell
Mittie E Watters of San Antonio S A ardent religious worker among inmates at Texas Prison Farms spoke at the Lions Club lunch at the Roswell Hotel. She described outside prison aid for families and parolees, counseling, and regular prison visits. Special services and holiday programs were noted for Easter Mother's Day and the Fourth of July.
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Mittie E. Watters
San Antonio
Texas
Lions Club
Roswell Hotel
Watters
Bad Guns Reported 'As Nefarious Ned's i'Gnutrality Violated
A garbled Fresno area report details a nefarious incident at Griffis Park involving chief keeper Chasis Allen and a guest from San Diego. The fragmentary text mentions introductions and a prophesied threat, but the meaning is unclear and several words are corrupted.
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Bad Guns
Log Angeles
Chasis Allen
Griffis Park
San Diego
Allen
UMW Starts Week Strike Monday
United Mine Workers announces a week long strike starting Monday involving 450000 members to back John L. Lewis economics lectures. Lewis says overproduction harms the industry and the shutdown will curb a 52 day coal stock. Some producers welcome the pause while others criticize the timing.
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Washington
United Mine Workers
John L. Lewis
Lewis
J. Atle Schafer
American Retai) Coal Association
Liwis
Lew Wentz Oklahoma Oil Man Dies at 68
Lew Wentz, noted Oklahoma oilman and Republican party leader, died at his Arcade Hotel apartment at 8 am Thursday. He was about 68 and had suffered heart disease since January, with earlier pleurisy and a blood clot linked to the attack. A bachelor, he never held office but chaired the State Highway Commission and played a pivotal role in the 1948 Dewey campaign.
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Ponca City
Okla
Lew Wents
Oklahoma
Arcade Hotel
Wentz
Mayo Clinic
Rochester
Minn
Republican Party
Wente
Thomas E. Dewey
Dewey
Earl Warren
Fife
State Highway Commission
Strauss Testifies on Radioactive Isotopes and AEC Roles
Washington June 19 A Lewis L Strauss member of the Atomic Energy Commission testified that radioactive isotopes sent abroad can aid germ warfare research. He noted Russian scientists may access laboratories with U.S. isotopes though none have been shipped to the Soviets. Hearing chairmen questioned AEC mismanagement amid calls for Lilienthal’s removal. Strauss said he cannot fully judge the agency from within but credits the record as mixed with significant errors and strong work.
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Washington
Lewis L. Strauss
Strauss
Senate
House Atomic Energy Committees
Blriwis
Senate Hickenlooper
Atomic Energy Commiston
AEC
David E. Lilienthal
Del Rio Area Weather Report and Forecast
Del Rio and vicinity report partly cloudy conditions with scattered thundershowers in the South Plains and Pecos Valley eastward. Temperature outlook shows little change, with highs near 87 yesterday and afternoon clouds continuing tonight and Friday, noted minimal variation from previous readings.
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Texas
South Plains
Pero Valley
Rotarians Rain Barbecue Nearly Washed Out at Carta Valley
Rotary club members from Carta Valley and Loma Alto held a barbecue at Garig Valley School amid sheets of rain. About 90 attendees arrived, but mud and damp conditions slowed departure. organizers recalled a similar event last year postponed by heavy rain. Some linked the wet weather to the club’s gathering.
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Carts Valley
Loma Alto
Garig Valley
Loma ‘Alto
Ty del Rien
Caste Valley
Rainstorm Sweeps Texas Plains With Heavy Rain and Wind
A severe electrical storm and nighttime rainfall pounded regions from Laredo to Plainview and beyond. Widespread damage included downed trees, overturned aircraft, and halted cutting operations. Totals reached over 1.6 inches in some locales with rising Rio Grande forecasts. Multiple towns reported flash floods, blocked highways, and disrupted daily activity as weather officials warned of continuing conditions. Several places logged significant rainfall across the North Plains and South Texas, with Austin, Lubbock, San Antonio, and Galveston among noted totals.
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Unet
Beores of
Cumbanes
Plainview
Silverton
Texorthwesteol
Planview
Ranteil
Beaumont
Cars Christ
Victoria
Galveston
Houston
Wichita
Pass
San Anante
la Angelo
Lubbock
Chilreas
Hrowdeville
Palacios
Weather Bureau
North Plains
Amarilla
Yereford
John Lane
Turkey
Hall Coctrosa
Kent Creek
Olan
Otrnity
Quitane
Ollow
Muleshoe
Strom
Hale Center
Ten Year Old Tragedy Shakes Walnut Ridge
Arkansas State Police report a 10-year-old boy said he slammed shut the door of an old box, trapping three other children to death. Victims were James Delbert Chastain two, Joyee Ann Chastain nine, and Shirley Ann Ramsey six, children of Mr and Mrs Ta Chastain and Mr and Mrs Arthur Ramsey.
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Ark
Arkansas
H.R. Peterson
James
Buddy) Mor
Janes
Peterson
Toran
James Delbert Chastain
Joyee Ann Chasain
Hine
Ta Cha
Guerrilla Forces Claim Victory Near Grammos Mountain
Guerrillas said to have seized the Grammos Mountain area in northwestern Greece near the Albanian border, describing it as a major disaster for Greek forces. The claim circulated via Tan Jug, the Yugoslav news agency, citing rebel sources. Athens authorities reportedly acknowledged Greek military reports but offered cautious commentary on the battle’s outcome.
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