Thomas uit Post trial delays cloud plea before court
The 54 year old congressman admitted a stomach illness caused two long postponements of his trial. He entered a no contest plea as prosecutors, led by U. S. Attorney George Morris Fay, presented strong evidence. Once a bold hearings chair, he sat subdued, hearing the case against him.
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House un-American Activities Committee
Thomas
U. S
George Morris Fay
Fay
Eugene Dennis
House Committee
J C Penney Employees To Receive Bonuses This Month
The J C Penney Co. announced today that more than 50 000 employees will get special payments this month. Full year workers receive two weeks salary, while extra and part time staff and those with less than a year receive a proportional amount. The payment is not a standard Christmas bonus and reflects annual results.
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New York
J. C. Penney Co
Department
Long Strike Breaks Out Across Several States
The miners’ walkouts crippled operations with $300,000,000 in losses. The first action began before the 12:01 a.m. EST deadline set by UMW leader Lewis. About 200 miners missed overnight shifts at Jones and Laughlin’s No 4 and 5 mines in California Pennsylvania.
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UMW
Jones and Laughlin Steel Corporation
California
West Virginia
Kentucky
Virginia
Illinois
Pennsylvania
Lewis Signals 3 Day Week as Mine Strike Looms
The United Mine Workers adopt a policy to cut work to three days a week across all bituminous mines and certain anthracite districts starting December 5. The plan allows wage contracts to override the policy, with UMW leaders to enforce and adjust details as needed.
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Truman
Ross
Miners Policy Committee
United States
The
International Union
Lewis
UMW
Cincinnati
Convicts Still At Large After Prison Escape
Four inmates with C ratings escaped from a North Carolina facility near the Virginia line. Guards were handcuffed to a truck but unharmed. Police and officers, who searched about a hundred miles across the southeast, identified Hookane Stephenson Stanley Wydaszek Outlaw Chase as among the escapees. all had prior sentences and some prior escapes.
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Sellers
Virginia
Virginia State Police
Hookane
Hoke County
David E. Stephenson
Greensboro
Brunswick County
George Martin Stanley
High Point
Martin County
Stanley Wydaszek
Wilmington
New Hanover
Norman Outlaw
Tyner
Fro Chowan
Glenn Albert Chase
Williamston
Matthews Calls for Reducing Federal Expenses
Secretary of the Navy Matthews urged paring government spending including military items saying taxpayers are burdened beyond endurance. He warned further revenue pressure could harm productive capacity and the nation’s economic life, while noting the United States remains stronger in sea power despite navy cutbacks. He supported adding more aircraft according to many.
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ST. Paul, Minn
Secretary of the Navy
Matthews
Navy League
New Electrical Union Favors Legal Precautions Over General Knowledge
Carey warned the IVE would resist what he called greedy communist influence in American courts. He urged members to oppose legalistic maneuvers and to protect property from seizure by those aligned with communists as the union’s convention concludes.
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Carey
Joseph Stalin
Termites Have Long Ancestry
Smithsonian catalogues 1 934 termite species revealing a history of 250 million years. Dr. Thomas E Snyder, a longtime agriculture researcher, notes termites’ social complexity and long survival while detailing their rise with human homes.
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Washington
Smithsonian Institution
Department of Agriculture
Thomas E. Snyder
Snyder
Earth
Statewide road program spending and mileage under construction
The data report 141,093 miles state totals and 8,101,568 spent on 232 miles last year. This year starts with 521 miles under construction costing 23,942,000 and 861 miles proposed at 33,266. Snab tests for 1951 show Georgia 81,170 North Carolina 141,093 South Carolina 75,896 Virginia 150,834.
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Georgia
North Carolina
South Carolina
Virginia
Thousands Still Owe '46 Taxes
Revenue commissioner Shaw said many taxpayers from 1946 still owe taxes as the department moves toward mechanization. He noted penalties may be added, but voluntary filers before contact will face leniency. The system, once fully operational, will process returns in months rather than years and can check 240 names a minute to verify payments, with scrutiny beyond wage earners to doctors, lawyers, and farmers.
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Shaw
Income
Revenue Commissioner
Chiang Back In Command Amid Chengtu Crisis
Hong Kong reports say Communist forces under Gen Liu Po Cheng push toward Hochwan and threaten to cut the Chengtu Chungking highway. Nationalist troops withdraw as 20 000 men reportedly remain in the Chungking occupation zone while officials are scarce and confidence wanes.
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Chengtu
Chungking
Hong Kong
Liu Po-Cheng
Hochwan
France Nears End Of Food Rationing
Paris reports France nears end of food rationing as cabinet removes sugar and rice from control list leaving coffee as the only government controlled item. Government says the normal coffee ration will be doubled this month. The note also mentions the vacuum bottle invented by Sir James Dewar around 1892.
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Paris
France
Sir James Dewar
Time zone note for scheduling broadcasts
Eastern standard time applies for all deadlines. Central subtracts one hour and mountain subtracts two hours. Local stations may adjust relay times to fit schedules. No last minute program changes are included.
Evening Radio Schedule Highlights and Lineup
A dense daily radio timetable lists program blocks and hosts across networks ABC CBS NBC MBS and more. Shows include news broadcasts sports music talk and drama with times from 6:00 to after midnight and various host names such as Frank Sinatra Henry Aldrich Duffy and Dragnet drama.
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Cbs Network
Abc-West
Mbs-East
Mbs-West
Cba
Cbs
Abe Beulah
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Obs
Abe
Abe Dick Haymes
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Abo
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Henry Aldrich
Nbo
Jondie & Dagwood
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News
Variety
Abo West
Bingo Is The Password Now
Chicago police raid targets a bingo operation after a tip led officers to a hall on Shakespeare Ave. A password restricted entry and a masked guard signaled a lodge meeting as officers rushed in door to door.
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Chicago
Shakespeare Ave
Oldest Radio Network NBC Opens in November 1926
The National Broadcasting Co. began operations in November 1926 marking the first major radio network. It established a national platform for programs and affiliates, shaping early broadcasting and national media distribution.
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The
National Broadcasting Co
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