Mrs Kasenkina Says She Jumped To Get Away From Russians
Mrs Ok gana Kasenkina, a 32 year old Russian teacher, tells reporters from a hospital bed that she jumped from a third floor Soviet consulate window to escape execution she says had ruined her life. She says she planned to leave the USSR long before arriving in the United States. Soviet Vice Consul Zot I Chev urnykh sails for Russia and declares he is going home. Consul General Jacob M Lomakin is stripped of his credentials and prepares to depart after being ordered to leave. The consulate is ordered closed by Moscow as U S action follows. Kasenkina accuses Lomakin and Ambassador Alexander Panyushkin of dictating what she should say.
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New York
Okgana Kasenkina
Sovie
United States
Lomakin
Kasepkina
Alexander Panyushkin
Tomakin
Skipping School Grades Debate Woefully In Chicago
Chicago professors warn against pushing children to skip grades. Northwestern University educator Paul Witlv of the psycho Educational clinic argues that acceleration may not suit all bright pupils. Schools should tailor programs to meet individual needs while keeping students intellectually challenged.
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Chicago
Paul Ao Witlv
Northwestern University
Witty
Northwestern
Policemen Poor Shots Criticized by New York Judge
Special Sessions Justice Frank Oliver said city policemen can't shoot well and cited that 10 percent of New York police can’t hit a door 20 yards away. He urged the department to buy ammunition for practice, arguing officers should train more.
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New York
Frank Oliver
Ohe
New York City
Teacher in Consulate Escape Account Near New York City
Mrs Kasenkina described being kept in the consulate and forced not to leave while she claimed she was kidnapped and that authorities denied her escape. She said her husband disappeared in 1937, her son died in Leningrad in 1942, and she fled the consulate to avoid return to Russia. Her account portrays years of persecution by Soviet authorities and an “enemy of the state” label.
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New York City
Storm Troopers
Leningrad
Neithe
Russia
America
Hiss and Chambers Testimony Analyzed in Capital Piece
Washington lawmakers spent the day grilling Alger Hiss and Whittaker Chambers. They agreed they knew each other but clashed on most points, with both accusing the other of lying. Witnesses debated dates, names, and past associations as the confrontation unfolded.
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Washington
Alger Hiss
Whittaker Chambers
Eadward Hebert
New Orleans
Chambers
Tame Mapazine
Communist Party
Hiss
Hives
State Department
New York
OP. Street
28Th ‘Street
Hisses
George Crastey
Senate
Thes
Bat
Ford
Mariel Picts
Axis Sally and wartime radio echoes in the desert
Hal Boyle recalls Axis Sally, a Berlin radio voice that seduced and tormented Allied troops in North Africa. Soldiers remembered her American accent and homey stories while the BBC droned on. The piece also notes investigations into Whittaker Chambers and Alger Hiss with mutual accusations of lying and fabrication.
Buckingham Fountain Moonlight Display at Chicago Park
The Buckingham Fountain near the lake front will feature a fairyland moonlight display using more than 1.56 million gallons of water and carefully planned lighting. Miss Kate Sturges Buckingham funded and supported the project, working with technicians to achieve a soft moonlight effect during its dedication.
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Pregle
Te Buckingham
Kate Sturges Buckingham
Lake Front
Park District
Rancher McFarland Will Names Children as Beneficiaries
Fort Worth Texas, an elderly rancher Frank Hays McFarland died leaving a will listing his children as beneficiaries. Upon the widow Mrs McFarlands death a trust fund will be created from proceeds of large ranch buildings. The fund will support a day nursery for underprivileged children and provide low interest loans for education and vocational training. A stray note mentions a long lived orchid species in the Hawaiian Islands.
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Fort Worth
Tex
Frank Hays McFarland
Half century mark wearer accused of aiding Germany
A woman aged about fifty is charged with unlawfully willfully and treasonably aiding Germany during wartime by trying to break Allied morale with her music and seductive voice. She was transported from Frankfurt to stand trial. If Mildred Elizabeth Gillars is Axis Sally then many men worldwide may be affected.
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Halfaya
Hell Fire Pass
BBC
Heathstens Witherington
Renesingien
Jock
Anis Sally
Desert
Sally
Axis Salk
Allesean
Maddred
Elizabeth Gillars
Germany
Frankfurt
Mildred Elizabeth Gillars
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Betty Grable
Dan Dailey
George O'Brien
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Allen Jenkins
Houston
Poe
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Martin
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Goddard
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Hal Boye
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