Belgiums Communist Leader Slain In Liege Shooting
Julien Lahaut head of the Belgian Communist Party was shot dead at his home in a Liege suburb. The party newspaper alleged pro Leopoldists carried out the assassination, with his wife as a witness. He was killed by three bullets fired from a waiting car.
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Liege
Belgium
Julien Lahaut
Communist Party
Lahaut
Pian
Leopold
Whew Zubn
Mexico
FBI
s/ing
Klaus Fuchs
Mexico City
Eighth Arrested On Espionage Charge
The report centers on Belgians wartime intrigue, noting Lahaut a veteran parliament member shot by gunmen amid anti monarchist stance. It mentions the Líege region, Leopold’s exile, and related political turmoil as part of a larger espionage context.
Man Kills Wife's Companion Then Is Killed by Off Duty Cop
In Pittsburgh on August 19 a man shot and killed George Wilson 45 and Edward Jackson 35 who were with Jackson's wife Margie Clark Jackson 32 at Northside Tavern. The off duty rookie patrolman Lawrence Delain 22 fired after Jackson as he fled, killing him and then himself.
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Pittsburgh
George Wilson
Edward Jackson
Jackson
Margie Clark Jackson
Sobell Arrest Sealed Warrant Ties to Rosenberg Case
FBI officials would not discuss arrest details or Sobell transfer near the Rio Grande as he faces removal papers in Corpus Christi. Sobell awaits U S District Judge James V Allreds signatures while his wife and children stay in a Laredo hotel. Saypol says Sobell was arrested after a sealed warrant issued August 3 by Edward W J McDonald, with Sobell described as a close friend of Julius and Ethel Rosenberg.
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Invest Ligatead
FBI
Rio Grande
Sobell
New York
U. S
James V. Allred
Corpus Christi
Laredo
Irving H. Saypol
Edward W. J McDonald
Sabell
Saypol
Julius Rosenberg
Ethel
Democrats Lead In Local Registration Drive
The Registration Commission reported 20 Democrats signed up and 3 Republicans at a special registration yesterday in Ernest. The drive moved to White Station today and will be in Clymer on Tuesday. Tent meetings announced for Sunday night near First and School streets.
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Ernest
Registration Commission
White Station
Clymer
Foreign Politics the Fall Campaign Issue
JACK BELL reports on the bitter split in Congress over foreign policy as isolationist sentiment hardens. Democrats push to publicize records while Republicans defend a tough line on Korea and relations with the Soviet Union. The piece notes Senate and House divisions, calls for a pro peace messaging, and cites key figures like Senator Sparkman and Senator Anderson.
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Jack Bell
Washington
Republic
House
Senate
Anderson
New Mexico
White House
Sage
United States
Truman
Gard
Sparkman D-Ala
Huntington
Basnight
GOP
Congress
Sparkmen
Rusvote
America
Korea
Russia
Eighth U.S. suspect Sobell arrested in spy ring case
33 year old Morton Sobell an electrical engineer was nabbed by FBI agents in Laredo Texas on charges he spied for Russia He worked on restricted Navy projects at General Electric Schenectady from 1942 to 1947 and is the eighth American arrested in the Soviet atomic spy ring in the United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morton Sobell
Laredo
Texas
FBI
Russia
Sobell
Navy
General Electric Co
Schenectady
N. C
United States
Freighter Hurled by Hurricane Battled by Waves
The 7,247 ton S. S. Russell R. Jones, en route from Norfolk to Los Angeles, rode 40 foot seas as a hurricane battered its forward holds and set it on a five knot drift toward Wilmington. Coast Guard cutters escorted the burning ship to safety. all crewmen unharmed. The hurricane, still packing 140 mph winds, remained offshore about 400 miles east of Jacksonville. The Navy ship Kleinsmith reached the freighter first, its lifeboats damaged by waves, but no major vessel damage reported.
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Miami
Fla
Wilmington
N. C
Coast Guard
Russell R. Jones
Kleinsmith
Russell Jones
Los Angeles
Norfolk
Jacksonville
Miami Weather Bureau
Truman
Smith
Russia
CIA
Last Night's Storm Cuts Power in Northwestern PA
A severe thunderstorm swept western Pennsylvania causing widespread power outages in 11 counties served by Pennsylvania Electric. Altoona faced flooding, lightning damaged transmission assets near Johnstown, and Meadville and Oil City saw about an hour of outage. Police radio in Altoona failed and railroad service slowed for hours. Emergency power was restored progressively with help from Metropolitan Edison.
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Johnstown
Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania Electric Company
Altoona
Titusville
Penelec
Seward
Westmoreland County
Clarion
Venango
Meadville
Venango County
Oil City
Penelee
Metropolitan Edison Company
Reading
Pennsylvania Railroad
Tyrone
Greensburg
County Holds Annual 4 4 Club Affair
Indiana County's annual 4 H Club roundup drew about 300 people as 21 clubs competed in the Indiana High School auditorium. Purchase Line with 12 members and Black Lick with 23 earned gold certificates for full project completion. Uniontown-Cockport with 17 received a silver for 85 percent or better. Seven clubs won gold. Armagh Willet and Hillsdale earned silver. judges included Lydia Tarrant Rosalind Jewett Poris Anderson and Helen Wilcox.
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Indiana County
Indiana
Purchase Line
Black Lick
Uniontown-Cockport
Ellen K. Garber
Hazel Knipe
Smyrna
Center- White
Trade City
Buffington-Strongstown
Spruce
Armagh
Willet
Hillsdale
Lydia Tarrant
Penn State
Rosalind Jewett
Poris Anderson
Helen Wilcox
Clearfield County
Shelocta
Rossmayne
Crete
Smithport
Lewisville
Ambrose
Johnsonburg
Cherry Run
Coral-Graceton
Brush
Valley
Rayne
Bedell Smith Named New CIA Chief
Walter Bedell Smith, former U S ambassador to Russia from 1946 to 1949, is announced as the new director of the Central Intelligence Agency. The appointment places Smith in charge of top political intelligence and monitoring Soviet activity from Moscow.
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Washington
Walter Bedell Smith
U. S
Moscow
Central Intelligence Agency
CIA
Smith
United States
Russia
Smith Succeeds Rear Admiral Hillenkoetter in See BEDELL SMITH
White House Secretary Charles Ross announced that Smith succeeds Rear Admiral Roscoe H. Hillenkoetter. The brief statement framed the transition within the See Bedell Smith context and outlined the change in leadership.
Polish Diplomats Could Offer Intel on Espionage, HUAC Hears
In Washington the House Un-American Activities Committee plans to hear three former Polish diplomats who quit rather than return to a Soviet dominated Poland. Rep Nixon urged inviting them to testify, saying they can provide valuable information on espionage activities. The Polish Embassy has long been linked to Russia espionage in the U.S. Committee officials avoided a definite plan. The diplomats’ testimony may illuminate ongoing spying networks. The exchange signals mounting interest in revealing Polish links to Cold War espionage.
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Washington
House Un-American Activities Committee
Poland
Wood
D-Ga
Rep
Nixon
Escaionage Activites
Russia
Georgia Three Men Executed for Chinese Grocer Slaying
In Reidsville Georgia three Black men Charlie Cade Curtiss Wynn both 20 and Lincoln Mays 24 were electrocuted for the torture slaying of J K Joe a Chinese grocer in Augusta The motive cited robbery They blinded him slit his throat then fired shots from his rifle the execution began at 1257 PM and ended about half an hour later
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Reidsville
Georgia
J. K. Joe
Augusta
Charlie Cade
Curtiss Wynn
Lincoln Mays
Joe
Quadruplets For English War Bride
In Sydney reports from Bellingen Hospital indicate the remaining two quadruplets of English war bride Mrs. Betty Sara may be born today. The mother reached halfway at night as the second child, a boy weighing 5 lb 11 oz, arrived. a daughter weighing 3 lb 9 1/2 oz came 26 hours earlier. Doctors note mother is healthy and resting. father Percy Sara, ambulance superintendent, celebrated with excitement. An oxygen unit was dispatched from Sydney as the hospital incubator cannot hold all four.
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Sydney
Australia
Bellingen Hospital
Betty Sara
Sara
Bellingen District Hospital
Percy Sara
Bellingen
Drill Team Note Reports Stoning Of Homes In HC
Members of the V F W drill team are asked to attend a service for Lt William Nicholson at Robinson's funeral home Homer City. Sheriff Paul W Jeffries says officers will patrol to arrest lawbreakers after homes were stoned. Dancing at Central Hotel Black Lick features Johany's Orchestra.
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V. F W
Synteam
Robinson’s
Irow
Homer City
William Nicholson
Paul W Jeffries
Central Hotel
Black Lick
Johany
Indiana
R. D
Carswell Air Base
Texas
Robinson's
North 7Th Street
Senate Backtracks On Soldier Family Allowances
Washington. Senators reconsider a plan to discharge enlisted personnel with more than three dependents and fund monthly allowances to wives children and parents. The revised measure would state Congress should not induct such men if their families face hardship. Discharges for hardships and dates of allowance coverage were adjusted, with total cost estimates around 187 million to 294 million depending on troop strength projections.
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Washinton
Armed Services
Senate Armed Services Committee
Korea
Senate
Congress
Navy
Air Force
House
2 Red Attacks Smashed Forces Gain On All Fronts
Tokyo reports Japanese support for UN in Korea. Army tallies North Korean losses at 50,000 with South Korean losses near 87,000. U.S. casualty roundup paused until value to enemy ends. latest tally was 2,616. Fronts show gains near Kumwha and Naktong, Tokchock Island landing, and air raids on Chongjin.
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Washington
South Korea
Korea
Defense Department
Red Casualties Mount To 50,000
Tokyo reports General MacArthur releases describe South Korean and American forces striking north of Taegu and near Taegu with gains of two and a half miles. Patrolling continues along the Naktong line as Communist divisions mass for possible assaults. British ships assisted a Tokchok Island landing near Inchon with limited disclosed details.
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Tokyo
MacArthur
Second Corps
Kunch
United Nations
Naktong River
U. S
25Th
Masan
Taegu
Tokchok Island
Inchon
B 29s Pound N Korea In Major Bombardment
American B 29s struck Chongjin Hirai yards and Mitsubishyon Works with nearly 800 tons of bombs. Targets included Hamhung and key bridges as large scale raids near the Soviet border. Fifth Air Force logged a record 350 fighter strikes. Pyongyang radio claimed heavy damage to civilians.
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Chongjin
Pyongyang
Red Capital
International Red Cross
Tokyo
Chongjin Hirai
Asia
North Korea
Hamhung
38Th Parallel
Waegwan Front
United Nations
Trygve Lie
Fifth Air Force
Captured U S Troops Mocked as Uncultured by Moscow
Moscow reports depict U S soldiers described as uncultured and “gangsters” by Allied and Soviet observers. A Chicago reporter notes one captive’s drunken state and tattoo, while references to a so called Stockholm Peace petition and alleged political opinions surface amid the war chatter.
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Moscow
Literary Gazette
Korea
Sanders
Indiana
Oklahoma
Alexanders
Chakovsky
Paul Sanders
Teks Chakovsky
Culunt
Stockholm
Phey Sanders
Charles
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Webb County
Masina
Frank Y. Hill
Gaball Daraae
Maas Unni Andar
Democrats
Commie
County
Bedell Smith
Central Intelligence
Indian Springs Park
Scotch Collie
Qance
Club
Savoy
Bobby Peak Trio
Jed
Tokchock Island
Seoul
Aegu
U.N
Kumwha
Chanknyong
N. Korea
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