Guards Ring Site as HUAC Hearings Open in Los Angeles
Guards posted around the hearing site as the House Un American Activities Committee begins in Los Angeles. A 5000 person picket line planned by the Southern California Council to Abolish the Un American Activities Committee protests the inquiry while some 20 attorneys are subpoenaed and expected to testify. Roy Huggins, a former Communist, testified yesterday denying undisclosed details. He described joining the party in 1940 over democracy concerns and quitting after three months. He warned loyalty to America and communism cannot coexist.
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Los Angeles
House UN- American Activities Committee
Southern California Council
Un-American Activities Committee
U.S
California
Roy Huggins
Huggins
Communist Party
Canasta questions and lessons from a hard hand
Oswald Jacoby reviews a Pittsburg reader’s Canasta hand where 120 points existed to go down and explains the mistakes. He notes that misplaying the queens and tens while protecting the pack cost the readers a likely win and offers the correct melding strategy for safety and speed.
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Oswald Jacoby
NEA
Pittsburgh
Ner
Jacoby
Drink Coffee For Longevity
SLIZABETY New Jersey United Press reports Angelina Rausco celebrated her 104th birthday and credits coffee and activity for her long life. Her oldest daughter is listed as aged.
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Slizabety
N. J
Angelina Rausco
Stock Market Share List From Major Corporations
A long list of corporations with stock percentages appears, naming firms such as Pittsburgh based companies, railroads, steel, chemicals, and consumer goods groups. Key players include United Aircraft, General Motors, Chrysler, IBM equivalents, and national brands with varying stake figures.
Two Colonels Retired After Koje Island Riots
The army discloses Cols. Francis T. Dodd and Charles F. Colson were forced into retirement for their roles at Koje Island prison during last spring’s riots. Col. David J. Crawford was also dropped from active rolls after prior misconduct at the Detroit Arsenal. All three had been temporary brigadier generals.
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Washington
Koje Island
Korea
Army
Francis T. Dodd
Charles F. Colson
David J. Crawford
Detroit Arsenal
Refugee woman earns citizenship after wartime exile
Irene Rosner, who arrived in 1946 with no English, grew to finish high school and become an American citizen. Her husband Eugene, who had just begun papers, faced poverty when they settled, with as little as 30 cents available, and found work in a city grocery as they built a life.
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Pittsburgh
America
Irene Rosner
Poland
Eugene
Snow
Kerr Dam power split among VEPCO REA and CP and L
Power from the John H. Kerr Dam will be divided equally among VEPCO REA cooperatives and CP and L, each receiving one third of output. The contract assigns two thirds of capacity to VEPCO area and one third to CP&L, with VEPCO delivering half of its share to preference government units. Rates for VEPCO preference sales are 4 mills per kWh and 90 cents per kWh month, plus VEPCO’s one mill per kWh transmission fee.
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Buggs Island
John H. Kerr
REA Cooperatives
Virginia Electric & Power Co
Carolina Power & Light Co
Southeastern Power Administration
WEPCO
Kerr
Roanoke River
North Carolina
VEPCO
Cp&l
REA
Man in Moon Turns To Woman Eva Peron Eyed
Buenos Aires based La Prensa reports a moon formation appearing as a woman's face since Eva Peron died July 26. The shadows on the moon allegedly resemble the former first lady and wife of Argentina's president.
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Britain
United States
Buenos Aires
Argentina
Eva Peron
la Prensa
Man Admits Toilet? Actually Takes $56 Check From Mail Box
Mt. Clemens Michigan police said Daniel Chalfont, 29, admitted taking a $56 check from a mailbox and forging the payee’s name. He then inadvertently wrote his own address, revealing the crime.
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MT. Clemens
Mich
Daniel Chalfont
Welded Bars Not Strong Enough Escape from Orange Camp
Raleigh The State Prison Department reports 10 convicts escaped from the Orange camp after welded bars were breached. Assistant Director Robert A. Allen says the men left between 7 30 p m and 9 p m, likely in small groups, with nine still at large. No stolen cars reported. some fugitives may remain within five miles of the camp.
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Raleigh
State
Orange Rae
Robert A. Allen
Orange Camp
Allen
Republicans Attack Communism Charges In GOP Drive
A presidential campaign routine unfolds with Eisenhower planning speeches in Columbia and Cleveland while Truman barnstorms Montana. GOP leaders push a charge that federal security measures are compromised by communism, and rivals Stevenson Taft Sparkman Nixon campaign in key states.
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Ketone Summerfield
GOP
Smith
Eisenhower
Columbia
Claire Boothe Luce Necticut
New York
Cleveland
Stevenson
Springfield
Truman
Montana
Big Timber
Robert A. Taft
Tennessee
Johnston City
Rural Gendarmerie and Paris Police Agents Described
The gendarmerie of France are rural policemen, while those in Paris are agents de police. The statement contrasts the national force with the city police in French policing classification.
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France
Paris
Agents de Police
Vacu-matic Carburetor Promo From Wisconsin Inventor
Wisconsin inventor unveils the Vacu-matic Carburetor automatic unit to trim fuel use by correcting an over rich mixture. It claims quick installation for cars trucks and tractors and offers free details from Vacu-matic Carburetor Co of Wauwatosa Wisconsin to spread the device through user installation.
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Wisconsin
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