Cost Is Six Millions German Rail Workers Resume Duties
Berlin reports say German rail workers return to work after a 38 day strike that froze freight and halted normal trade. Western Allied and Soviet authorities brokered a compromise offer, with a 6 percent rise in west marks and a plan to scale to full acceptance.
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Charles Gailey
United States
West Berlin
Defense Counsel Makes Last Plea In Coplon Trial
Jury faces closing arguments in Judith Coplon espionage case as defense contends frame-up and hocus-pocus while government insists on beyond a reasonable doubt proof. Judge Reeves to instruct jurors as trial resumes with testimonies and federal files cited.
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Washington
Judith Coplon
Ty Archibald Palmer
Raymond P. Whearty
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Whearty
Justice Department
Taft Bill Caplon
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Aft
Albert L. Reeves
Iss Canion
New York
Valentine A.bitchey
Russia
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Harold . Shapiro
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Weather forecast for Jefferson City and central Missouri
Partly cloudy tonight and Wednesday with two small, scattered showers possible. Temperatures around 65 tonight and a high near 8s tomorrow.
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Missouri
House Committee OKs Farm Plan in 17-9 Vote
The House agriculture committee approved a farm bill authorizing a three crop trial run for the Truman administration's production payments plan. It would keep higher price supports than the current prop program and repeal the 80th Congress farm bill. Republicans opposed the measure amid midwest farm political pressure. Alan G. Kirk arrived in Moscow as the new U.S. ambassador.
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Sticky heat grips Capital City as temperatures hover
Residents endure high humidity and heat in the capital as thermometers linger near the 90 degree mark. Officials report no heat-related injuries at St. Mary's Hospital while forecasts hint at a possible drop tonight before heat returns tomorrow. Across the region, cool air and rain relieve parts of Missouri, Kansas, Nebraska, and the Midwest, with several cities recording heavy showers and flooded streets.
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Jacksonville figure claimed 133 year old Monroe son
Jacksonville resident Jack Major James Edward Monroe died claiming to be 133 and the son of President James Monroe. He toured the streets as a birthday fixture on July Fourth, but no documentary proof exists of his 1815 Virginia birth or any claim to President Monroe’s estate, and his life story remains undocumented.
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Facksonville
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Jacksonville
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Hiss Cross-Examined on Communist Front Ties
New York June 28 Alger Hiss faced cross examination over links to the International Juridication Foundation described by a House committee as a Communist front. Prosecutor Murphy pressed on articles Hiss wrote in 1932 33 and questioned locations and associates including Mrs Carol King and Mr Pelier Witt was mentioned as a potential member by Hiss accuser Whittaker Chambers. Earlier the record noted questions about suicide in Hiss family.
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Alger Hiss
House
U. S
Thomas F. Murphy
State Department
Carol King
Murphy
Nathan Witt
Department of Agriculture
Witt
Hiss
Ace Cuser
Whittaker Chambers
Washington
Fearir
River Acres Park Meeting Set For East End Residents
East end residents will discuss the River Acres Park situation at a meeting at East School tonight. City officials including Councilman Corrigan and Mayor Lutkewitte to listen. Park Board members and development leaders may attend.
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East School
Jefferson Citiens
Park Board
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F. J. Corrigan
Forrests Scrivner
Lawrence Lutkewitte
East Side
Ellis
Levis Lendwehr
Boy Scout Executive Board
Lake of the Ozarks
Ben Porter
Arthur W. Ellis
Fraud in Jobless Aid Detection on Upswing
Charles A. Ricker, director of the state division of employment security, said fraud detection efforts have risen as the fraud prevention unit expands operations. Increased employer cooperation aided reports of fraudulent claims, with nearly 5,000 cases uncovered in the first five months of the year and benefits totaling about $250,000 identified.
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State Division of Employment Security
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Wet
Taft Plan Wins Senate Approval for Injunctions in Strikes
The Senate backed Senator Taft's plan to let government use injunctions and seizure in national emergency labor disputes, 50 to 40, aligning the administration bill with Taft HarIley concepts and narrowing options to curb strikes. The vote followed three earlier votes on injunctions and seizure, with margins showing narrow acceptance and party-line dynamics.
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Qiners
Bandits Rob Gas Station of $300
PARAGOULD Ark June 28 AP Two masked bandits held up a service station just across the Missouri state line early this morning and escaped with 300 in cash and an undetermined amount in checks. State Patrolman Jene Coffman said the pair cut telephone wires into the station then forced a night employee to open the safe and cash register before fleeing in an old model car toward Cardwell Mo.
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Near Flood Expected by Friday on Missouri River
The Missouri River in this area continues to rise over the past week with forecasts predicting crest near here Friday night at about 20.6 feet, six tenths below flood stage, threatening lowland dwellings between the Capital City and Lexington as weather officials warn of renewed high water after recent receding. The river rose from 14.4 feet last Tuesday to 20.4 feet today, following two days at flood stage earlier in the month.
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Kansas City
Irate Sleep Loser Demands Action In Stuck Horn Mystery
An early morning note to the News and Tribune reports a complainant seeking help to uncover whose car horn woke him at 5 10 a m. The writer signs as a sleep loser and asks why the horn blared and for the culprit to be named. Investigation progresses slowly.
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Reach Agreement To End Bendix 70 Day Strike
Washington June 28 secretary of air Symington announced an agreement to end the 70 day Bendix strike at the South Bend brake plant. Agreement covered three major issues and a vote by about 6,200 workers was expected tomorrow. The stoppage crippled aviation and auto parts production and caused plant dismissals and shortages across several companies.
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Congress Rumbles Over Federal School Aid Clash
Deep seated education aid dispute heats in Congress as Rep. Barden accuses Rep. Lesinski of anti Catholic rhetoric. Lesinski calls Barden’s substitute anti Negro and anti Catholic. Senate bill would provide 350 million dollars annually with five dollar per pupil and extra for backward states. House schedules new debate post July 4 holiday.
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Tax Exemptions On New Road Bill Tangles Senate
Senate debate on Gov Forrest Smith gasoline tax increase showed a fight over farm tax exemptions. Gibson pressed to remove all exemptions, arguing fair taxes for farmers and others using tax free gas, while Barrow and Quinn supported keeping some exemptions. Most speakers backed raising the 2 cent tax, but the bill faced obstruction before summer recess.
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Gibsons
House
Floyd Gibson
Independence
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Barrow
St .Joseph
John D. Fels
Fels
Smith
William M. Quinn
Maywood
Big Tarkio flood worsens as rains flood Missouri region
Heavy rains across northeast Kansas, southeast Nebraska and northwest Missouri caused flash floods. The Big Tarkio river valley in Missouri saw its worst flood of the year with up to six inches of rain in eight hours. Levees breached in Atchison and Nodaway counties, blocking Highway 118 west of Bigelow and Highway 275 north of Fairfax. The Weather Bureau predicted a two foot rise at St Joseph by tomorrow morning, with 4.20 inches reported there and 5.02 at Tarkio.
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Feet Cut Off by Hit-Run Speedboat
Two California sisters Imogene Wittsche and Janet Lutz, aged 13, were swimming on Lake Tahoe when a hit and run speedboat struck. Imogene lost a foot, the other foot was severely injured, and both girls were rushed to a hospital. Authorities said the pilot fled and would be arrested.
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Janet Lutz
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