Coplon testifies loyalty to United States in espionage case
Judith Coplon swore she has always been loyal to the United States while testifying as her own defense witness. She admitted signing a loyalty pledge while a Justice Department analyst and denied any Communist ties or passing government secrets to Valatine A. Gubitchev, a Russian contact she described as a romantic associate. Federal agents found secret counter espionage material in her purse but she said the relationship with Gubitchev was innocent and she denied any offense against his country.
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Washington
Judith Coplon
United States
Justice Department
Archibald Palmer
Miss Coplons
Valatine A. Gubitchev
New York
Gubitchev
Miss Coplon
Dickey
Bluefield Pact Talks Stall in Coal Contract Talks
Southern Operators press new terms in a three week stalemate with United Mine Workers in Bluefield West Virginia. John Owens accuses SCPA of delaying while Moody defends proposals to curb pensions shorten lunch breaks require year of service for vacation pay and expand work and shutdown rules as the current contract nears expiry.
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Bluefield
W. Va
Southern
United Mine Workers
UMW
John L. Lewis
Joseph E. Moody
Southern Coal Producers Association
John Owens
SCPA
Moody
Kostov Fired By Russians
In Sofia on June 17 the Communist party ousted former Vice Premier Traidhe Kostov. The Rabotnichesko Delo text states the Plenum will strip him of Fatherland Front National Council membership and his parliamentary seat. The decision was published Tuesday.
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Sofia
Bulgaria
Traidhe Kostov
Communist Party Central Committee
Kostov
Rabotnichesko Delo
Fatherland Front
Rise In Relief Cases Gets Immediate Action
Washington report notes five states enacted relief laws and seven cities revived work relief programs as unemployment and relief rolls surge. An Associated Press survey found no national emergency, with most states capable of handling relief loads and unemployment seemingly stabilizing in several areas.
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Washington
Archbishop Beran Under House Arrest In Prague Palace
Archdiocese reports Archbishop Josef Beran, head of Czechoslovakia’s 9 million Catholics, is effectively under house arrest as police raid the Consistory. Two priests were detained and access to the palace is tightly controlled by police, with guards outside and secret police manning the gate desk and switchboard.
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Prague
Czechoslovakia
Josef Beran
Berlan
Beran
Waterman No 2 and Commodore Cop Honored for May Safety
Waterman No 2 mine in Group I and Commodore in Group II received May safety awards from the Indiana Council of the Joseph A. Holmes Safety Association at the R F office building meeting. Mines Safety Appliance Co demonstrated Minephone, a short wave mine intercommunication system. Sam Magistrella, president of the Indiana Council, reviewed the accident record.
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Waterman No. 2
Commodore
Indiana Council of the Joseph A. Holmes Safety Association
Waterman
Mines Safety Appliance Company
Sam Magistrella
Indiana Council
Minor collision on Philadelphia Street causes minor damage
A truck and a parked car collided on Philadelphia Street last evening. Damage estimated at 25 dollars. Police named the truck driver as Emory Lydie of Indiana. The parked car belonged to Beef and Pork City Cash Market. Buchanan of Indiana reported 208k in relation to the incident.
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Philadelphia
Emory Lydie
Indiana
Pe Buchanan
FBI May Make Check On Atom Article
Washington June 17 The Atomic Energy Commission will ask the FBI to check an article on atomic security in Nation's Business to see if the story violates security rules Chairman David Lilienthal called the piece inaccurate reckless and irresponsible and said it refers to the most highly classified information He said they are consulting with J Edgar Hoover about possible security violations The Albuquerque writer William Bradford Huie defended the article as informing the public and welcomed any FBI investigation The exchange ties to Hickenlooper's earlier charges of mismanagement and Lilienthal's defense of the commission's bomb program See FBI
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Washington
Atomic Energy Commission
FBI
Commission
David EB. Lilienthal
Senate House Atomic Committee
J. Edgar Hoover
Lilienthal
United States
United States Chamber of Commerce
Chambers
Gam
Ber
Albuquerque
N. M
William Bradford Huie
Hickenlooper R-Jowal
Congressional
Hickenlooper
Huie
Hibenthal
Government Rests In Hiss Trial To Enjoin Or Seize Issue
Washington June 17 P A choice between injunction or seizure confronted the Senate as it entered the second round of arguments over how to handle strikes threatening national health or safety Five proposals vying for votes reduce to keeping government power for court injunctions as Taft Hartley act Labor unions oppose while another option would allow seizure of an industry This would be another form of injunction but less objectionable to labor leaders The key clash pitted Taft and allies who would authorize both injunctions and seizure against Douglas and Aiken who favored seizure only with Lucas supporting the plan The emergency strike review began after the Senate approved two non controversial amendments to the See TO ENJOIN continued on page six
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Washington
Senate
Taft
Ohio
Douglas
D-Ill
Aiken
R-Vi
Lucas
Ilinois
Ask Registration in Rossiter Area
Voters of Rossiter in Canoe Township submitted the second petition to the County Commissioners today for a special sitting of voting registrars Heilwood in Pine Township submitted the first. Registration dates set for Heilwood June 30 July 1 and Rossiter date is July 1. Petitions must be signed by at least 100 registered voters from the township or borough of origin.
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Rossiter
Canoe Township
Heilwood
Pine Township
Indiana County Commissioners
Steele Clark
Board of Commissioners
Adult Swimming Class At Indian Springs Pool
Indian Springs Pool plans an adult beginner swimming class Monday evening June 40 at 6 30 p m announced by Samuel Lengel director. William Gorman will instructor the new class open to anyone 18 or over. Lengel notes record crowds at the pool and ticket sales rising from last year with tickets on sale at Henry Halls Barclay's Hardware and the Park office. Parking should be in the lot across from the pool with no parking along the road around pool property.
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Indian Springs Pool
Samuel Lengel
William Gorman
Hitchcock Plans Scientific Show at State College
Dr. Richard C. Hitchcock, former physics instructor at the State Teachers College Indiana, will present March of Research at Indiana State Teachers College Convocation on Tuesday June 28 at 10 00 am. The visual and auditory demonstration explains scientific progress and takes a full day to set up. Students staff and the public are invited to attend.
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Richard C. Hitchcock
State Teachers College
Indiana
Indiana State Teachers College
Hitchcock
Vague Scout Leaders and Church Representatives List
A fragmented OCR extract lists district Scout leaders and institutional representatives tied to churches and organizations. Names include Murray Pevler, Paul R Barlz, James M. Mack Jr, Earl K. Gardner, Floyd Rankin, Edwin M. Clark, John H Evans, Frank Novak, and Ernest United Mine Workers of America Local 599, with no clear event or context.
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Murray Pevler
First Methodist Church of Indiana
Paul R Barlz
Zion Lutheran Churesy
Indiana
James M. Mack
Earl K. Gardner
Floyd Rankin
Edwin M. Clark
United Presbyterian Church
John H Evans
Meilwood
Frank Novak
Ernest United Mine Workers of America
Loca
Gazelle
Purchase Line
William Penn Council
Boy Scouts of America
Warry T. Rankin
First
Presbyterian Church of Indiana
E. Dale Timberlake
David A. Dunmire
Advancement
John F. O'Mara
Steel Talks Pensions At Labor Table
In Pittsburgh on June 17 the U S Steel and United Steelworkers conference resumed over pension bargaining. U S Steel argues contracts to April 30 1950 cover only wages and insurance benefits, not pensions. CIO leader Philip Murray counters the union is obligated to bargain on pensions, stating wages and pensions are intertwined.
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Pittsburgh
Csio-United Steelworkers
U. S. Steel Corp
USW
John A. Stephens
U. S. Steel
Philip Murray
CIO
Murray
Truck collision injures Indiana man near Apollo
A 68 year old Indiana Route 2 man, A. A. Weaver, sustained scalp lacerations and shock after a pickup backed from a private drive and was struck by a truck driven by Stanley Ghulosky, 28, of Homer City on Route 156 eight miles east of Apollo. Ghulosky swerved to avoid the Weaver vehicle, the pickup spun, overturned, and damage totaled about $500 while the other truck sustained $400 in damage. Gratosky reported no injuries.
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Route
Apollo
A. A. Weaver
Indiana RD 2
Avonmore
Weaver
Stanley Ghulosky
Homer City
Gratosky
Road widening contract awarded on Route 156
The State Highway Department awarded a 162610 dollar contract to Mayer Bros. Construction Co. Evie for widening and surfacing 4.04 miles of Route 156 spanning Armstrong and Indiana counties. The June award sets the project timeline and funding details for the highway upgrade.
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Uunawitty
State Highway Department
Armstrong
Indiana
Mayer Bros. Const. Co
Evie
Bell Phone Case Faces More Delay
Harrisburg reports the Bell Telephone Co faces another delay in a $25 million rate increase. Public Utility Commission decisions now target October due to massive testimony and extended hearings. Bell executive Jay Scanlon defended advertising as a public information effort.
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Bell
Harrisburg
Bell Telephone Co
Public Utility Commission
Jay Eiseman
PAC
Waitkus Calls It Bad Dream and Local Playground Openings
Chicago reports Waitkus, recovering after a shooting, calling the event a bad dream as he meets reporters. In Indiana Borough two playgrounds will open Monday for eight weeks, with supervision, new equipment, and activities for kindergarten through sixth grade under Samuel Lengel.
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Civic Women's Club
Samuel Lengel
Indiana High School
Witness Clears Up One Lie in Hiss Trial
New York June 17 The Government rested its case against Alger Hiss accusing him of perjury to conceal espionage. Benjamin H Firsheim a stenotypist testified he misinterpreted Whittaker Chambers testimony before the House Un American Activities Committee in 1948.
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New York
Government
Alger Hiss
State Department
Benjamin H. Firsheim
Whittaker Chambers
House Un-American Activities Committee
Lewis Orders United Mine Workers Back to Work Monday
John J Lewis has ordered his 48 000 United Mine Workers back to the pits on Monday ending a week long walkout. President Busarello of District No 5 says the telegram from Lewis simply requests resumption on schedule. The contract expires June 30 and miners will work five days then take another week off, with a $100 per man paid vacation starting June 25. Coal operators lock horns now to map strategy for upcoming contract talks with Lewis, with talks among northern midwestern and far western operators led by George H Love of Pittsburgh Consolidation Coal Co. scheduled to begin after opening exchanges with U S Steel Corp. Anthracite talks set for July 7.
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Pivtsburgh
Dais
John J Lewis
United” Mine
John Busarello
Dis Viet No. 5
UMW
Lewis
Busarello
George H. Love
Pittsburgh Consolidation Coal Co
Offt
U. S. Steel Corp
Homer Association Seeks Box Top Contest Prizes
The Community Memorial Association of Homer City entered the Procter and Gamble box top and soap wrapper contest. Participants are urged to save Ivory Flakes Duz and Camay tops and wrappers and submit at local Homer City Yankeetown Coral Gyaceton and Lucernemines stores. Prizes include 1 cent per Ivory Flakes and Duz top, 1 2 cent per Camay wrap, plus 100 awards of 100 dollars and grand cash prizes up to 1000 dollars for top collections. The offer expires midnight July 31 1949. Proceeds support the swimming pool and association efforts.
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Community-Memorial Association
Homer City
Proctor and Gamble
Yankeetown
Coral
Gyaceton
Company
Lucernemines S
Watermain
Memorial Association
District of Columbia
Hawaii
Boytops
Wray
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U.S
Gubitcher
SCAP
Nu Bilt Upholstering Co
Phila
Giang News Co
Max
New County Legion
Thomas F. Murray, Jr
Indiana County Council of the American Legion
Blairsville
Elmer B. Cooper
Gazette
Associated Press
Atom
Hiss
Ask
Ny-Bill Upholstering Co
Pilz
Boy Scout
Pittsburg
J. Dy Scanlon
United
Waitkus
Boro
Chicago
Eadle Waitikus
Philadelphia Nationals
Nu-Bilt Upholstering Co
Indiana Borough Recreation Commission
Indiana Public Schools
Horace Main School
Thaddeus ‘Stevens
Margaret Lubold
Thaddeus Stevens
Helen Wilden
Horace Mann
McGill Motors
Firsheim
House Committee
Lloyd Paul Stryker
Firshein
Homer Association In
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