Missing Typewriter In Hiss Case Found
Defense discloses it has the typewriter said to have been used to copy secret State department documents for delivery to a Russian agent. Lloyd Stryker questions FBI search, while Thomas Murphy outlines government proof of Hiss and Chambers meeting in 1937 and handling of 1938 documents.
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New York
Alger Hiss
Hiss
State Department
FBI
Washington
Lloyd Paul Stryker
U. S
Thomas F. Murphy
Whittaker Chambers
Stryker
Chambers
Priscilla
Murphy
Bykov
Carnegie Endowment For International Peace
Grand Jury
Kenosha Naval Reserve Center Inspected by District Chiefs
The Kenosha Naval Reserve unit, one of 11 vying to represent the Ninth Naval District, was inspected by a district board led by Capt. F. L. Riddle. The visit included a dinner at the Elks club and review of the PC1237 ship, training, records, and facilities with about 80 percent of the 187-strong division present.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenosha
Naval Reserve
Ninth Naval District
District Inspection Board
F. L. Riddle
USN
R. W. Wood
S. A. Fuqua
MCR
Kenosha Navy League
Naval Advisory Council
Byron M. Hill
League
Ralph S. Kingsley
Jessel Whyte
K. L. Terrell
Charles Werner
Ed Moore
A. E. Axtell
Elks Club
Simmons Island
George Lyon
Milwaukee Naval Reserve
Harold E. Long
Russell Clarke
Martin Rafshol
Thomas Lane
E. A. Reubel
Riddle
Life of Winski Outshines Life of Riley at Drive-In
Robert Winski drew attention when a cigarette started a fire that burned his car during a screening of The Life of Riley at a Milwaukee drive-in theater. The incident contrasted the on-screen comedy with the real blaze and its quick response.
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Milwaukee
U.P
Robert Winski
Riley
Five Year Old Kobelske Girl Dies After Auto Strikes
In Racine Wisconsin Judith Kobelske five died from injuries after being struck by a car near her home. She was the daughter of Rudolph and Mrs Kobelske.
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Racine
Auto
Racine, Wis
Judith Kobelske
Rudolph Kobelske
Banshee Jet B 36 Duel Request Rejected
The Defense Department rejected a congressional call for a sham B 36 bomber versus Banshee jet fight. Joint Chiefs said such tests offer no value and could mislead the public while endangering security. Secretary Johnson conveyed the decision to Chairman Vinson as the committee probes B 36 development.
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Washington
U.P
Defense Department
Air Force
Navy
Department
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Defense
Louis Johnson
Carl Vinson
House Armed Services Committee
Johnson
Vinson
Joint Chiefs
Million Dollar Vocation School Ready At 52nd Street Site
The new vocational school, costing one million dollars, is finished at 52nd Street and 6th Avenue. Moving of equipment starts June 13 under director H. M. Clark. Construction by Sollitt, with local subcontractors Dave Speaker and Kaelber Plumbing. First classes set for September 1949. no summer session this year. Graduation events for nine practical nurses on June 8 and 45 vocational students on June 9 will be held in the assembly room with 200-seat capacity.
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52Nd St
6Th Ave
H. M. Clark
Sollitt Construction Company
Chicago
McCaughey and Petersen
Park Ridge
Ill
Dave Speaker
22Nd Ave
Kaelber Plumbing and Heating Company
7Th Ave
Clark
Bank robbery suspect dies in Milwaukee hospital
Walter Swiedarke 35, one of three indicted for the Denmark Wisconsin bank robbery, died at Milwaukee County General Hospital after being taken there for observation. He faced two counts of violating the federal bank robbery act over the March 4 $38,000 heist. Swiedarke pleaded innocent. preliminary exam was postponed. Other indicted suspects Donald Miller 30 and Robert Cleary 33 pleaded guilty in Milwaukee federal court.
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Milwaukee
Walter Swiedarke
Wis
Swiedarke
Milwaukee County General Hospital
Schedarke
Donald Miller
Robert Cleary
Miller
Cleary
Green Bay
FBI
New York Child Falls Five Floors to Death
A four year old girl named Carmen Ruiz pressed against a window as her mother went to the store yesterday. The window shattered and the child fell five floors to her death, landing near her mother.
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New York
U.2
Carmen Ruiz
Coplon Espionage Trial Papers Kept Secret
In a security move the government withholds twelve papers found in Judith Coplon’s purse from evidence. Prosecutors say only the papers chosen for use have been offered, while others are kept out for security reasons. The case also ties to Valentine A. Gubitchev and ongoing New York espionage charges.
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Washington
Judith Coplon
John M. Kelley, Jr
Miss Coplon
Archibald Palmer
T. Scott Miller, Jr
FBI
Palmer
Miller
Kelley
United States
Albert L. Reeves
United Nations
New York
Gubitche
Raymond P. Whearty
Western Ministers Plan Anti-Red Drive
Three western foreign ministers met in Paris to discuss a diplomatic campaign against Russia and debates over Berlin, its currency, and future status. The session considered a possible restricted format and whether to keep news briefings secret, with reporters kept outside the palace.
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Paris
Russia
Foreign Ministers Council
Berlin
Four Power Council
Germany
Irma the German Shepherd Receives $50 Monthly Trust
The late Chicago postmaster Ernest J. Kreutgen wills a trust to provide Irma, his five year old German Shepherd, $50 a month for life. Friend Charles Shirley will care for Irma and believes the fund could even cover college someday.
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Chicago
U.P
Irma
Ernest J. Kruetgen
Charles Shirley
Kreutgen
Shirley
French Jet Leduc 010 Reaches 560 MPH In Flight Test
In Toulouse France the French jet plane Leduc 010 attained 900 kilometers 560 miles an hour during its second test flight yesterday designer Rene Leduc announced today the speed marks a significant milestone for the program.
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Toulouse
France
U.P
Leduc
Rene Leduc
Berlin Unity Talks Open as Four Power Issue Surfaces
Foreign ministers' council discusses restoring four power control in Berlin and clashes over veto. Madison state senate accepts the resignation of State Sen. Robert E. Tehan, Milwaukee Democrat and former eastern Wisconsin judge. Diplomatic sources say Britain France Russia and India back recognizing the Chinese Communists when a new government forms, with U S officials pressing recognition for bargaining gains. Wisconsin assembly votes 77 to 16 to probe the motor vehicle department amid intraagency squabbles. Berlin railway strikers reject a Communist appeal and stay off work. John W. Gates testifies in the Communist conspiracy trial denying violence, defending peaceful socialist aims.
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U. S
Dean Acheson
Britain
Ernest Bevin
Robert Schuman
A. Y. Vishinsky
Kremlin
Andrei Vishinsky
German People’s Congress
Foreign Ministers Council
Russia
Moscow
Germany
Madison
Wis
Robert E. Tehan
Milwaukee Democrat
Wisconsin Senate
Tehan
Wisconsin
Nanking
France
India
New York
John W. Gates
Senate Writ Defied by Clark
U S Attorney General Tom C Clark defied a Senate judiciary subcommittee subpoena by refusing to produce secret files on alleged subversive enemy agents. He offered to provide other information while a 10 page statement explained the refusal.
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Washington
U.S
Tom C. Clark
Senate Judiciary Subcommittee
Clark
John E. Peurifoy
Pat McCarran
Nev
Justice Department
McCarran
Peurifoy
United States
Lucas Offers New Bill for Lakes Seaway
Senate Democratic Leader Scott W. Lucas III and 19 senators introduce a bill to authorize the St. Lawrence-Great Lakes Seaway project. It calls for the U S share of construction and dredging of connecting channels, with major backers including Wagner, Vandenberg, Wiley, Langer, Douglas, Aiken and Withers.
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Lucas
Lakes Seaway
Washington
L.P
Senate
Scott W. Lucas, III
St. Lawrence-Great Lakes Seaway
United States
St. Lawrence
International Rapids
Great Lakes
Robert F. Wagner
N. Y
Arthur H. Vandenberg
Mich
Alexander Wiley
Wis
William Langer
N. D
Paul H. Douglas
Ill
George D. Aiken
Garrett L. Withers
Accuser Challenges Lilienthal in Atomic Probe
Sen. Hickenlooper confronted Lilienthal in a full dress House Senate atomic energy inquiry opening as cameras recorded his claim of incompetence. He promised proof to show mismanagement of the 3.5 billion dollar atomic program, while McMahon pledged an unflinching investigation.
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Washington
A.P
Sen. Bourke B. Hickenlooper
David E. Lilienthal
Atomic Energy Commission
Iowa
Hickenlooper
Lilienthal
House
Senate Atomic Energy Committee
Assembly Reaffirms Reapportionment Plan in Wisconsin
The Wisconsin assembly by a 55 32 vote refused to reconsider the Burmaster plan for reapportionment. It calls for a five member committee to reapportion if the legislature fails to act with a referendum and two sessions needed for change. Catlin opposed, arguing the plan would not fully reapportion.
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Madison
Wis
Wisconsin Assembly
House
R-Wauwatosa
Senate
Assembly
Catlin
Burmaster
Genzmer
R-Mayville
Democratic Party
Truman Talk Planned at Little Rock June 11
The White House announced President Truman will deliver an important speech at Little Rock on June 11 during the annual reunion of the 35th Division.
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Washington
White House
Truman
Little Rock
Detroit Hoodlum Sweep Probes Reuther Shooting Link
Police in Detroit conducted a wide raid against underworld figures in a bid to uncover clues in the Victor Reuther shooting. About 247 suspects were questioned and 130 jailed after raids on gambling dens as investigators weigh a possible link to gambling interests in auto plant labor battles. Authorities note the investigation is in early stages while tying rackets to past shootings of Victor and Walter Reuther.
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Detroit
Victor Reuther
Joseph Krug
Walter
Victor
CIO United Auto Workers
Harry S. Toy
Ford
Pleasant weather ends as thundershowers loom tonight
The region faces scattered thundershowers tonight and Thursday as warm conditions ease. Rain clouds moved in from the west with noon skies over southeastern Wisconsin. Highs reached 89 in Menomonie and Prairie du Chien yesterday while Superior showed a 44 low last night. downtown noon reading was 71 with light showers reported in Menomonie Park Falls La Crosse and Hillsboro yesterday.
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Kenoshans
Wisconsin
Menomonie
Prairie du Chien
Superior
Park Falls
la Crosse
Hillsboro
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