Alger Hiss Walks Out Of Prison
Alger Hiss, freed after 30 years at Lewistown Federal Penitentiary, vows to vindicate his name. He denies state secrets were given to Soviet spies and says he will renew efforts to dispel deception and end harassment.
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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Nov 28, 1954
Page
2
Alger Hiss, freed after 30 years at Lewistown Federal Penitentiary, vows to vindicate his name. He denies state secrets were given to Soviet spies and says he will renew efforts to dispel deception and end harassment.
Whittaker Chambers, key witness in the Alger Hiss case, gave a concise reply to a reporter about Hiss release. He said neither he nor Hiss can change the established facts, calling the case an inherent tragedy that endures.
The occupying powers expect that vacating the Paris accords on German rearmament will allow West Berlin the broadest self government compatible with its Soviet-surrounded status.
The Formosa defense approach sought automatic U S backing for all Nationalist held islands but Washington refused sweeping commitments. The pact would require precise defensive promises for each location while both sides vow peaceful dispute settlement and avoid aggressive actions toward Red China.
Report notes that the administration showed no sign of planning a blockade during the Korean War discussion. Knowland suggested no immediate Senate vote on any business, but hinted a possible move to censure Sen. McCarthy (R Wis) while signaling possible forthcoming action.
Entries must be in by midnight December 4 either in the office or by postmark. The two top colored drawings will go to Ohio to compete with national entries judged by comic artists Vermeer Hamlin Martin and Lynn. Prizes include embroidery sets and other gifts from The Little People creator.
Report details a rescue operation in gale force winds around Land's End as a seven-man crew is pulled from a damaged vessel. Rescue planes and ships comb the waters while other ships report groundings and sinkings in the region.
In Cincinnati a former Jewish synagogue will become a Roman Catholic church for St. Anthony Padua parish. The Latter Day Saints in Cincinnati with 900 members plan a larger building. St. Anthony Padua, with 250 families of Lebanese origin, must relocate for a new highway, and will occupy the former synagogue after its 1943 sale and merger into Avondale congregation.
The Senate plans to resume debate over McCarthy again after physicians said an injured elbow will allow him to leave Bethesda Medical Center barring complications. Utah's Watkins urged no political dodge, warning against avoiding a censure vote as Bennett prepared an amendment accusing McCarthy of using a committee to aid the Communist party and calling a witness a coward.
A preview outlines high temperatures around 58 to 65 with evening showers in coastal areas. The northwest sees rain Sunday afternoon, followed by clearing Monday with colder air and showers in the extreme east. Sunday may end warmer with rain at night.
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