Rosenberg clemency bid draws Communist protest and safety concerns
A stepped up campaign to spare Julius and Ethel Rosenberg from the electric chair drew fresh denunciations as Communist influenced. Pickets numbering up to 1500 gathered around the White House while others protested globally. Federal Judge Kaufman held the stay pending presidential clemency action due by Saturday.
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White House
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Ethel Rosenberg
Truman
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Committee To Secure Justice
Rosenberg
Communist Party
The
Daily Worker
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Cothran
New York
Daniel A. Poling
VFW
Sing Sing
Kaufman
America
Russia
Supreme Court
Old Alliance Ready to Fight For Filibuster
An alliance of Republicans and southern Democrats prepared to block a new anti-filibuster rule in the Senate. Sen Clinton Anderson proposed fresh rules just after Congress opened, with debate paused until today. Taft hoped a vote could come late Wednesday as southern Democrats defend the filibuster. If carried, supporters would seek a return to old rules with a 49 vote cutoff after 14 days instead of 64.
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Washington
Senate
Clinton P. Anderson
D—N.m
Anderson
House
Robert A. Taft
27 Die As BEA Plane Crashes At Belfast Airport
A BEA twin engine jet crashed on landing at Belfast airport killing 27 people including two Kansas schoolteachers and a one year old. Seven others injured. One steward survived. The plane struck a beacon mast and burned on the main runway. A girl escaped the wreckage as rescuers fought flames.
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Belfast
Northern Ireland
British European Airway
BEA
Radio Ee
Jack Young
Delores Griffing
Smith Center
Kas
Elda J. Duerksen
Ionia
London
Nutts Corner Field
Young
Teen drownings prompt lake search for two Lexington youths
Police continued to drain High Rock Lake today seeking the bodies of J. Lee Wilson Jr. 17 and Tommy 18 who reportedly drowned during a Saturday boating expedition. Cold and high water hampered investigators as a third boy, Scott Craven 15, was found unconscious on the shore of Clearwater Lake.
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Lexington
High Rock Lake
J. Lee Wilson Jr
Tommy
Scott Craven
Clearwater Lake
Trustees Named Raleigh A and T College Greensboro
Gov. Scott announced two new trustees and reappointments to the A and T College board in Greensboro. Caveness of Greensboro and Ashford of Red Springs join the board, while Wilson Alexander of Huntersville, Dr. Murray Davis of High Point, and E. R. Merrick of Durham receive six year terms ending January 1, 1959.
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Raleigh
A&t College At
Greensboro
Scott
See . Caveness
Explosion in Rose Hill: Worker admits setting blast
In Rose Hill Dup lin County a 25 year old filling station worker and World War II veteran admitted setting off a TNT explosion New Year's Day. Mayor H C Latham said the blast caused 150 dollars in damages and broke bank windows while jolting plaster from walls. Scott agreed to pay damages “all in fun.”
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Rose Hill
Duplin County
H. C. Latham
Latham
Gordon Scott
Scott
Two Asheville Officers Fired for Misconduct
Police Chief Claude C. Waddell discharged J. F. Ledwell and C. T. Lanning for conduct unbecoming an officer. The two policemen, who aided in a local beating of Joe Edgerton along with Lawrence Hudson, have 10 days to appeal to the Civil Service Commission, with a Jan. 15 deadline.
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Asheville
Ristmas
Claude C. Waddell
J. F. Ledwell
C. T. Lanning
Civil Service Commission
Lawrence Hudson
Joe Edgerton
Union Wins Court Battle Over Railroad Workers Rights
The Fourth Circuit reversed a lower court and granted an injunction enabling 850 Atlantic Coast Line Railroad employees to seek collective bargaining. The ruling hinges on standards for enforcing collective bargaining under federal statutes.
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Atlantic Coast Line Railroad
Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals
ACL
Jersey City Mayor Faces Questions
Jersey City Mayor John V. Kenny, under scrutiny by the New Jersey Law Enforcement Council, prepared to testify about his ties to racketeers milking Port of New York. He arrived with lawyers as a Superior Court judge watched for possible orders. The council aims to probe Kenny’s associations with dock figure Tony Bender Strolle amid ongoing court action.
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Newark
New Jersey Law Enforcement Council
John V. Kenny
Jersey City
New York
Kenny
Essex County
Hudson County
Council
Anthony
Tony Bender) Strolle
Greenwich Village Dock
Joe Adonis
Underworld
Mysterious Arrow‑Shaped Object Seen Over Dallas
In Dallas early today a bright arrow‑head shaped object lingered for about two hours. Police and fire officials described a green nose and wings emitting a white light with a whirring noise. Witnesses reported color changes from orange to red as the object hovered above the city.
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Dallas
Tex
Lewis Parsons
Passons
W. B. Harris
Dallas Fire Department
Harris
Allied air offensive near Yalu flattens hundreds of buildings
More than 100 Allied fighter bombers swarmed 30 miles from the Yalu River and blasted a large depot near Pyongyang. B 29s raided Changjin Ni on the outskirts of Pyongyang, while Sabres fought MiGs in MIG alley and Mustangs shelled lines. Casualties reported on both sides with ground fighting noted around Kumhwa Ridges.
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Seoul
Korea
Yalu River
U. N
Pyongyan
U.N
Hwichon
Kanggye
Changjin-Ni
Lester A. Erickson
Dearborn
Mich
John W. Goodwill
Starkwater
N. D
Ongyang
Pyongyang
Jane Russell Hill
Kumhwa Ridges
Roks
No Man’s Land
U.S. counter propaganda counters Rosenberg anti Semitism charge
The State Department expands a factual 35 page French pamphlet to 41 countries to counter charges that the Rosenberg case is anti Semitic. Paris papers publish front page trial accounts after Ambassador Dunn primes press attache Bradlee to push the facts.
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Paris
U. S
State Department
Moscow
Ethel
Julius Rosenberg
Prague
Dunn
James C. Dunn
Benjamin Bradlee
France
Striking N Y Bus Drivers Plan Demonstration at City Hall
Striking bus drivers planned a mass protest at City Hall in Lower Manhattan as 4,000 to join a walkout that began last Thursday. The action, part of a wage and hour dispute, risks extending to subway workers and affects 3,500,000 riders. Michael J. Quill, TWU president, to attend mediation efforts today.
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New York
City Hall
CIO Transport Workers Union
The
Commerce and Industry Association
Lower Manhattan
Michael J. Quill
Desertions in U S Army Reach Alarming Proportions
The Times reports desertions and AWOL cases reaching alarming levels across all states. Kentucky alone tracks 3,000 to 4,000 deserters yearly with 700 hiding in state towns and rural areas as cited by military sources. The article cites officials calling it a national disgrace and notes many seek dishonorable discharges to avoid Korea service.
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United States
Korea
Kentucky
Defense Department
The
Times
Ft. Knox Stockade
Richard Ha
Harwood
the Times
Europe
Hickenlooper vows against atomic data exchange with Britain
Washington AP Senator Rourke B Hickenlooper says he will oppose any move to share atomic weapons secrets with Britain amid Churchill Eisenhower talks. He notes no secret agreements will be made and cites existing law limits on data exchanges.
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Washington
Rourke B. Hickenlooper
Great Britain
Iowa
Congressional Atomic Energy Committee
Hickenlooper
Winston Churchill
Eisenhower
Churchill
Roosevelt
Britain
United States
Congress
Senate
Senate committee to hand McCarthy files to Justice Dept
Senate Elections subcommittee will transfer its complete McCarthy files to the Justice Department once the filing is ready. The post 400 page report plus all investigative material gathered during a year long probe of McCarthy finances will be provided to both Justice and the Internal Revenue Service. The subcommittee offered no recommendation and noted its files remain available for review.
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Washington
LLP
Thomas C. Hennings Jr
Senate Elections Subcommittee
Joseph R. McCarthy
Justice Department
Missouri Democrat
McCarthy
Wisconsin
Internal Revenue
Congress to Count Electoral Ballots in Joint Session
Washington reports Congress will meet in joint session at 1 p.m. to count electoral votes from the December 15 ballots. House Speaker Martin names Lecompte and Rains to join Senate members for a fair counting process as Alben Barkley oversees the proceedings.
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Washington
Congress of the United States
Dwight D. Eisenhower
United States
Eisenhower
Adlai E. Stevenson
Illinois
House
Senate
E.S.T
Stevenson
Joseph W. Martin Jr
Karl M. Lecompte
Iowa
Albert Rains
Alabama
Alben W. Barkley
General Services Administration
Barkley
Congress
Eisenhower Churchill hold talks at Bernard Baruch home
President elect Eisenhower and Winston Churchill met at Bernard Baruch's East 66th Street residence while planning further discussions in Washington. They planned informal conversations this afternoon or tomorrow as Churchill travels on to meet President Truman. News photographers and reporters waited outside Baruch's mansion as no statement was issued.
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Eisenhower
Winston Churchill
Bernard Baruch
East 66Th Street
Churchill
Washington
Truman
John Foster Dulles
Winthrop W. Aldrich
Great Britain
James Hagerty
Baruch Mansion
Eis
United Irish Counties Association
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