Red spy hunt revived by new microfilm evidence
Washington state papers from microfilms allegedly hidden by ex communist courier Whittaker Chambers fueled renewed House hearings. Rep Mundt called the microfilms definite proof of an extensive espionage ring, while the State and Justice departments provided no immediate comment.
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Washington
State Department
Congress
House un-American Activities Committee
Whittaker Chambers
Time Magazine
Westminster
Rep. Mundt
R-Sd
United States
State and Justice Departments
Hiss-Chambers
Mundt
Evidence links rifle to teenage couple slaying in Eau Claire
A .22 rifle fished from Dell's pond is tied by ballistics to slugs found on Raymond Smith 18 and his 17 year old companion. The bodies were found Oct 24 near the Eau Claire Country Club. Marshall Johnson 32 from Seattle confessed to the double murder onboard extradition. He pleads innocent and awaits trial likely in March. The weapon was sought by volunteers, divers, and police before being recovered and sent to St Paul for tests.
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Eau Claire
Wis
Dell's Pond
St. Paul, Minn
John Dalton
Raymond Smith
Smith
Eau Claire Country Club
Wallace Stokes
Marshall Johnson
Seattle
Johnson
Wisconsin
Minnesota
St. Paul
Airliner lands after engine fire near El Paso
An American Airlines DC-6 with 45 aboard made an emergency landing at Columbus New Mexico after dropping a burning right engine on a flight from El Paso to Los Angeles. All 41 passengers and four crew were uninjured. The right engine and wing were damaged, fire extinguished in air, and passengers returned to El Paso. Investigation planned.
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Columbus
N. M
A.P
American Airlines
el Paso
Los Angeles
R. K. Pfender
V. M. D. Ator
Civil Aeronautics Administration
Tucson
Aziz
Ator
Pender
H. L. Whitmore
CAA
Plane crash kills Howard Battles in Rock Falls Ill
Witnesses said Howard Battles, 41, died when his plane's motor failed during landing practice at Rock Falls airport. The aircraft conked out at about 300 feet and crashed in a nearby field.
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Rock Falls
Ill
U.P
Howard Battles
Battles
Police Chief of Cairo Killed in Hand Grenade Attack
Cairo authorities report Police Chief Selim Zaki Pasha fatally wounded by a hand grenade during a student riot at Fuad University. Three police guards were also killed by grenades thrown by students.
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Cairo
Egypt
Selim Zaki Pasha
Fuad University
Lake Michigan plane crash reports spark search near Chicago
Navy officials halted the aerial and sea search for two downed airplanes over Lake Michigan between Chicago and Waukegan until investigations clarify reports. Coast Guard vessels from Kenosha and Chicago covered the lake shore but found no wreckage while witnesses described a burning plane entering the water and observers noted meteor activity from Williams Bay and Gary sightings.
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Lake Michigan
Chicago
Waukegan
Navy
Kenosha Coast Guard
North Chicago
South Shore Country Club
Kenosha
Bosun
Russell Watson
Chicago Coast Guard
Gary
Ind
Herb Walraven
Bob Meyers
W. M. Percy
U S
Yerkes Observatory
Williams Bay
Wis
Berlin vote in divided city tests postwar loyalties
Western Berliners vote for a new city administration amid a two thirds blockade by Soviet troops and competing anti Communist parties. The election shapes East West power in a ruined city split by occupation. observers weigh turnout to judge support for Western allies or Soviet influence.
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Berlin
Island of Freedom
Europe
Germany
United States
Britain
France
Russia
Officials Aroused Over Series of Tragic Fires
Milwaukee reports an epidemic of Wisconsin fires claims at least 28 dead and over 1 million dollars in damage. Chiefs urge tougher state and national fire laws with stricter enforcement and penalties. Fires since September touched Merrill Shawan o Eagle River Rhinelander Montello Racine Nelsonville Butternut Madison Oshkosh Eau Claire and other cities. biggest loss at Eau Claire with 750000 in damage.
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Milwaukee
U.P
Wisconsin
Oshkosh
Madison
Butternut
Eau Claire
Oliver Books
Leo Givens
Givens
Books
Edward E. Wischer
Wischer
Industrial Commission
O. T. Nelson
The
United Press
Merrill
Shawano
Eagle River
Rhinelander
Montello
Racine
Nelsonville
Superior
Loretta
Frank L. Greco Fined for Gambling Counts in Municipal Court
Frank L. Greco, 32, operator of the Kenosha Athletic Club, was fined 350 dollars and costs on two counts of bookmaking. He pleaded guilty on March 22 and September 2, with 100 dollars and costs on the first offense and 250 dollars and costs on the second. The cases stem from police raids and a March search warrant later ruled illegal by a county judge.
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Frank L. Greco
54Th St
Kenosha Athletic Club
56Th St
Greco
Edward J. Ruetz
Stanley G. Haukedahl
Robert Kiedrowski
W. W. Davis
Mail Now or It Will Be Too Late for Christmas
Postmaster General Donaldson warned that high Christmas mail volume has created acute congestion. Only immediate mailing of parcels can assure delivery before Christmas.
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Washington
Donaldson
Postal Service
Canadian cost of living index unchanged in October
Ottawa dispatch says the Canadian cost of living index held steady in October, marking its first flat reading since January 1947. Government statisticians reported no increase for the month, aligning with a long gradual trend.
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Ottawa
U.P
Bureau of Statistics
Old Charley Mark Proud Funeral Honors Lone Fort Worth Man
Charley Mark, a loner who arranged a $150 burial policy with Owens-Brumley funeral home, died alone after claiming he felt fine. Funeral director R. D. Owens organized a neighborly service with a gray casket, red roses, and a Cadillac procession, honoring Charley’s wishes.
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Fort Worth
Tex
U.P
Charley Mark
Owens-Brumley
R. D. Owens
Charley
City County Hospital
Owens
Roosevelt
Major Chinese Clash Expected Near Suchow
Five Communist columns under Gen. Chen Yi move toward Suchow to meet three Nationalist army groups that abandoned the city. Chen Yi commands about 150000 troops, with another 75000 Red troops engaging the Sucrow garrison south of the base. Two more columns approach from the east, threatening Chiang Kai-Shek's east China core forces.
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Nanking
Suchow
China
Chen Yi
Hwai River
Chiang Kai-Shek
East China
Mild Temperatures Rule Wisconsin State Weather
Mild temperatures prevailed across Wisconsin with Milwaukee at 53 degrees. Overnight lows ranged from 27 in Wausau to 36 in La Crosse and Green Bay, while today will be warmer by three to twenty degrees before a cold snap and snowForecast.
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Wisconsin
Milwaukee
Wausau
Land O’ Lakes
la Crosse
Green Bay
H. J. Thompson
Oshkosh Fire Kills Six Children In Tragic Explosion
Officials opened a full scale probe into a deadly fire that killed six children Rose Marie 7 Charlotte 5 Russell 4 Keneath 3 Barbara 2 and Sandra four months after an oil stove exploded in a nailed shut kitchen door Police fire chiefs coroner and district attorney offices conducted simultaneous inquiries with an inquest not yet set and delays in alarm reporting being reviewed.
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Oshkosh
Wis
U.P
A. G. Steele
Winnebago County
John A. Moore
Arnold Carpenter
Rose Marie
Charlotte
Russell
Keneath
Barbara
Sandra
Adjournment Set For UN Assembly
In Paris the 14 nation steering committee approved an American plan to adjourn the United Nations assembly by the night of December 11 12 Russia backed the proposal in an 8 to 4 vote A British proposal to keep the session in Europe until all business was finished was rejected 6 to 5 The assembly opened September 21 and a decision on unfinished items was delayed until tomorrow afternoon
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Europe
U. S
Russia
United States
Britain
France
Paris
United Nations Assembly
Truman Attends National Press Club Father and Daughter Night
250 newspapermen greeted President Truman and daughter Margaret at the National Press Club event. Margaret played a piano duet with her father after Leona Navara impressed with Rhapsody in Blue and Chopin. The night featured cheering, an orchid gift, and families enjoying the program.
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Washington
U.P
Harry
National Press Building
United States
National Press Club
Ana
Ner Ulu Ila
America
Margaret
Merriman Smith
United Press
White House
Leona Navara
Ivories
Trumans
George Gershwin
Leon
Chopin
Press Club
W. H. Hill
United Airlines
Mr. Truman
Joe Short
Vessel Carrying Refugees Sinks Near Shanghai
A crowded refugee ship, the Kiangya of the China Merchant Steamship line, exploded and sank near Shanghai. Estimates put dead past 2,200 with up to 3,000 missing and 100–400 rescued. Causes cited range from sabotage to boiler explosion amid Shanghai and Nanking evacuations.
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Shanghai
China Merchant Steamship Company
Yangtze River
Nanking
Ningpo
Ninghsien
Here
Chekiang
Explosion near Yangtze sinks Chinese ship may be deadliest
Report from New York warns the early today explosion near the Yangtze mouth could be the worst marine disaster in modern history with at least 2,000 feared drowned. The listing recalls prior maritime tragedies including the Empress of Ireland and Titanic.
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New York
Yangtze River
Hsin Yu
China
Canadian Pacific
Empress of Ireland
Storstad
St. Lawrence
Kickermaru
Japan
Titanic
North Atlantic
Gen. Slocum
East River
New York City
St. Thomas
West Indies
Sultana
Mississippi River
Memphis
Tenn
British Palestine plan approved by UN committee
The 58 nation UN political committee narrowly approved the amended British plan for Palestine by 25 to 21 with nine abstentions and three absent. A two thirds majority is required in the general assembly to pass. The committee also proposed placing selection of a Palestine conciliation commission with the five powers and noted potential voting shifts could affect passage.
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Paris
United Nations
General Assembly
Palestine Conciliation Commission
United States
Russia
Britain
France
China
Milk Price War Emerges in Tomah Dairies Targeted
In Tomah Wisconsin farmers launched an undeclared price war by halting deliveries to two dairies and planning direct retail routes. About 25 growers joined the effort seeking to control prices and distribution.
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Tomah
Wis
U.2
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Stripling
Bullitt
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Welles
William C. Bullitt
Sumner Welles
TV Athettes
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George Skarda
Omaha
Neb
Skarda
Broadway
Council Bluff’s In
Launch Lake Search
Socialist Unity (Communist
Social Democratic
Social Democratic Party
Christian Democratic Union
Liberal Democratic Party
Associated Press
Margaret Truman
Palestine
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