Evidence links pumpkin microfilm to whistleblower in spy ring
The House un American activities committee says it has evidence pointing to the person who passed secret government documents found in a pumpkin on Whittaker Chambers farm. Hearings reopen investigations into a prewar Communist spy ring in Washington with Robert E. Stripling announcing the schedule and witnesses, including Chambers, a former Communist courier turned Time editor. Subpoenas are issued for several witnesses and handwriting experts as part of the new hearings.
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Washington
House
UN American Activities Committee
Maryland
Robert E. Stripling
Rep. Mundt
R-Sd
South Dakota
Stripling
Whittaker’ Chambers
State Department
Whittaker Chambers
Westminsster
Chambers
Time Magazine
Pers
Tension In Nanking Eases Amid Chinese Civil War Moves
News today centers on a possible head on clash south of Suchow between Communist and Nationalist forces. Chinese officials see short term stability from any success, with foreign quarters predicting 60 to 90 days of respite. Reinforcements reach Nanking while Chen Yi redirects troops to block government advances near Suchow, as combat columns clash along the Yangtze defenses. More details on page 27-A.
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Nanking
Suchow
Hankow
Yangtze River
Chen Yi
Erinent
Hwai River
16Th Army Group
Sec
Roanoke River Flood Crest Forecast Hints Rising Water
The Roanoke River in eastern North Carolina was rising toward new crests as heavy rainfall spreads, with forecasts showing Weldon near 40 feet and Scott land Neck around 32 feet. Cape Fear crested at 16.2 feet with Fayetteville expected to reach 33 feet.
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Raleigh
Roanoke
North Carolina
New
Garrett Demots
US Weather Bureau
Cape Fear
Neuse
Tar
Demots
Weld
Scotland Neck
Cattleman Charged With Murder In Swain Death
Beaufort South Carolina December 4 Sheriff J E McTeer said Victor F Stromy an island cattle raiser has been charged with murder in the death of Philadelphia socialite William Moseley Swain 36 Swain sustained head injuries at his Belfair plantation Thursday night and died yesterday at Ridgeland hospital His skull was fractured Swain was the great grandson of the founder of the Philadelphia Sedeer His grandfather founded the Philadelphia record Mrs Swain is the former Miss Fredericin Cunningham of Savannah Ga Stromy was held the sheriff said on coroners jury recommendation
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Beaufort
S. C
J. E. McTeer
Victor F. Stromy
Philadelphia
William Moseley Swain
Swain
Belfair
Ridgeland Hospital
Philadelphia Sedeer
Philadelphia Record
Fredericin Cunningham
Savannah, Ga
Stromy
Sheriff Gard
Aid To China Would Cost Estimated Three Billion
Mme Chiang Kai-Shek appeals in Washington for a three year U S aid program of about 3 billion dollars. Chinese officials present four points to President Truman and belong to a plan to deter communism by fast military assistance and stronger American backing.
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China
Washington
Dec
Chiang Kai-Shek
United States
Wellington Koo
Truman
Mme
Marshall
Southern California Shaken By Massive 6 3 4 Quake
A 6 3 4 magnitude earthquake struck Southern California with epicenter near Mt. San Jacinto and Palm Springs. Caltech's Charles Richter timed the onset at 4 43 42 p m PDT and noted severe damage reports across cities from Riverside to Ontario and Los Angeles.
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California
Palm Springs
Mt. San Jacinto
Here
California Institute of Technology
Pasadena
Charles F. Richter
Long Beach
Caltech
Pandena
India
Palms
Arlington
Riverside
Ontario
Memorial Coliseum
Notre Dame
Santa Barbara
San Diego
Colorado
Seventh and
Hill Streets
San Francisco
el Centro
Methodist Bishops Deny Communist Infiltration
The council of Bishops of the Methodist church denies that communism has infiltrated their church. They say the charges are false and urge press and radio to correct false impressions from a House committee report. The bishops reaffirm faith in democracy and condemn attempts to defame the church.
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New York
Council of Bishops of the
Methodist Church
Cincinnati
House Committee
United States
Episcopal
General Conference of the
Boston
Church
House
Committee On
West Berlin Election Seen as Vote on Freedom
Nearly two million Germans behind the Berlin wall were urged to vote for freedom and against Communism in a city election seen as a test of Western resolve. Communists boycott. turnout high would boost Western claims, low turnout would aid Communist aims.
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Berlin
Ferdinand Friedensburg
United States
Lucius D. Clay
Foreign Office
London
Eatlin
Social Democrats
Christian Democrats
Liberal Democrats
Titania Palast Theater
Carl Schwennicke
East Berlin
Congress Sets Hearings On Big Business Profits Policy
Washington reports a joint Senate and House study into record corporate profits and their tax implications. Witnesses from steel oil automobile textile and electrical sectors will address profit bases distribution inflation and use of profits for wages prices and investment.
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Washington
Senate
House
Congress
Joint Committee
Flanders
R-V
Sen
O'Mahoney
D-Wye
Congressional Committee
Fred E. Berquist
Runaway Pilotless Plane Crashes in New Jersey Field
A 65 horsepower two seater runaway plane without a pilot crashed in a cornfield near Sewell, Gloucester County, about 45 miles from Pennington after a fuel exhaustion period of roughly two and a half hours. Deputy Inspector Charles Peyton said the engine accelerator was left wide open by a ground crewman, Robert Seick, 24, who started the propeller.
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Pennington
N. J
Sewell
Gloucester County
Charles Peyton
State Department of Aviation
Peyton
Robert Seick
Missouri Not To Be Decommissioned Says Truman
President Truman on the battleship Missouri declared it will remain in active service. He spoke aboard the 45,000 ton ship in Norfolk after a ceremony presenting a 281 piece silver service from Missouri to the vessel.
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Missouri
Norfolk
Truman
America
Tokyo Bay
Washington
State of
Phil Donnelly
James Thach, Jr
Navy
United States
Five Killed in Auto and Tanker Collision Near Tupper Lake
Five lumberjacks were killed and four others injured when an automobile collided with a truck near Tupper Lake New York. The car burned after the crash, the truck did not burn, and five men inside the car perished. Identified dead are Fred Bilodeau Marcel Desharnais Joseph Martin Alfred Poulin and Leo Marin. Ages and addresses unavailable.
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Tupper Lake
N. Y
Toda
Fred Bilodeau
Marcel Desharnais
Joseph Martin
Alfred Poulin
Leo Marin
Thomasville High Gains Membership in Association
Admission of six North Carolina high schools to the Southern Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools was announced. The schools listed are Draper, Henderson, Leaksville, Red Springs, Thomasville, and Tech High of Charlotte. Selection of six from one state at once was described as unusual.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
Southern Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools
J. Henry Highsmith
Association
Draper
Henderson
Leaksville
Red Springs
Thomasville
Tech High
Charlotte
Memphis
Tenn
Highsmith
Refugee Ship Toll Surpasses Three Thousand Dead
In the Yangtze estuary an overcrowded refugee ship exploded and sank, killing or missing more than 3,200 Chinese. Survivor counts vary from 100 to 200, with no confirmed toll. The cause remains unknown amid search efforts by six tugs and former landing craft northwest of Shanghai.
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Shanghai
Yangtze
Ninghsich
Ningpo
Textron Charitable Trusts Charged With Costing Nation Millions
Emil Rieve head of the CLO Textile Workers union charged three Textron charitable trusts cost taxpayers 4 million dollars. He cited Rhode Island charities trust 3 million, MIT trust 667000, Rayon foundation 525000, with the rest borne by American taxpayers. He urged action at the Rhode Island CIO council meeting.
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R. I
CLO Textile Workers Union
Textron, Inc
Emil Rieve
Rhode Island Cio Council
Rieve
Textron
Rhode Island Charities Trust
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Rayon Foundation
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Secret Army Trained by Moscow Instructors Report Says
A Washington inquiry charges about 800 Moscow trained American communists act as high officers of a secret army drilled to overthrow the government. The pamphlet cites Lenin School training in Moscow teaching sabotage and espionage with implications across U S education and professional groups.
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Washington
Pec
House
American Activities Committee
United States
Lenin School
Moscow
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Atlanta
Robert Mallard
Lyons
Goldwasser
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
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Tombs County
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William Swain
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