Washington Spy Trial Names Linked to Judith Coplon Case
Secret FBI report introduced in Judith Coplon's espionage trial references two Washington men involved with alleged Russian spies. The documents describe Niles securing a passport for Philip Levy despite State Department reluctance and Kent, a former state official, found dead in the Potomac with throat injuries. Kent’s death followed job loss as executive director of Ad Multigraph Corp. The file notes Sotirov’s address linked to a UN role, and that Niles questioned the Levy connection amid concerns about spies.
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Kent
New York
Ad‘Multigraph Corp
FBI
Sotirov
United Nations
Washington
Niles
Levy
Alumni dinner to honor Stringham at centennial event
Four hundred alumni will attend the centennial Alumni Association banquet at 6:30 p.m. in the Eagles club. A five act pageant by high school students directed by Edith Daniel will open the program, with John Davies narrating. F. E. Conner will present Stringham’s long delayed diploma. Dr. George R. Cady gives the invocation and Landgren presides as toastmaster.
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Alumni Association
Eagles Club
Edith Daniel
John Davies
F. E. Conner
Stringham
Chapel Hill
N. C
George R. Cady
First Church
Landgren
Babich Testifies in Slaying of Patricia Birmingham
Milwaukee youth Babich, 19, testifies he learned Patricia Birmingham’s sister Kathleen learned of the killing only after eloping. Defense argues police questioning was coercive while prosecutors cite rights warnings and hours of interrogation. The trial concerns the February murder of Patricia Birmingham and the circumstances of alleged confessions.
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Milwaukee
Milton Babich
Babich
Patricia Birmingham
Patricia
Kathleen
Herbert Steffes
William McCauley
McCauley
Lawrence Papke
Throng Expected at Kenosha Holy Hour Sunday
Thousands of Kenoshans will gather Sunday afternoon at Lake Front Stadium for an outdoor holy hour led by Archbishop Moses E. Kiley to pray for peace amid world tensions. The event marks the area’s first such service in a decade and includes a parish parade led by Holy Name and Catholic youth groups.
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Kenoshans
Lake Front Stadium
Moses E. Kiley
S.T.D
Milwaukee
Washington Bowl
United Holy Name Societies
Kenosha
Holy Name
Eugene Hammond
Charles Stulgaitis
10Th Ave
58Th
56Th Sts
56Th St
6Th Ave
58Th St
Kiley
Italian American Society
Knights of Columbus
Holy Name Societies of
St. Anthony's
Mt. Carmel
St. Casimir’s
St. George
St. James
Catholic Youth Organization
Holy Name Societies
St. Mark's
St. Mary’s
St. Peters
Holy Rosary
St. Thomas
Kenosha County
Upper Peninsula Sees Busy Tourist Season
Marquette Michigan reports 1949 tourist season may be the busiest in UP history says George E Bishop secretary manager of the Upper Peninsula Development bureau He cites record Mackinac straits traffic and strong first five months of 1949 The bureau outlines 96 328 in expenditures including 50 666 for a large advertising campaign plus endorsed new state ferry service between Menominee and Frankfort and plans for advertising policy review and outdoor life shows participation in Detroit and a forest land use conference
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Marquette
Mich
Upper Peninsula
George E. Bishop
Bureau
Detroit
Upper Michigan
Four Die in Oconto County Crash Near Stiles Junction
A car carrying Mr and Mrs Edward Fye and six of their 18 children was struck from behind one mile west of Stiles Junction on Highway 22 at 8:30 pm killing the parents Edward 60 and Mrs 46 and son Robert 14 instantly and injuring Edwin 15 Lloyd 20 and Marion 13 critically. Two drivers were detained as investigators probed a rear and front impact and an inquest was slated. The Fyes lived on a 200 acre Abrams farm with ten children at home and eight elsewhere.
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Oconto
Wis
Edward Fye
Edward
Robert
Edwin
Lloyd
Marion
Abrams
Stiles Junction
Highway 22
Gene Berken
Edward Coopman
Coopman
Fye
Deer Kicks Patient After Motorcycle Crash
Clark Pounell, 39, of Unionville Connecticut, injured when he hit a deer while motorcycling near Port Jervis New York. He was thrown from the bike and broke a leg. He says the deer then kicked him as he lay dazed on the road.
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Port Jervis
N. Y
U.P
Clark Pounell
Unionville
Conn
Pounell
Pornell
Mary D Bradford graduates stage 100-year saga at ceremony
The June class at Mary D Bradford High presents Long Generations a School Centennial Saga with narrator John D Davies and student reminiscences from 1850 to 1926. Alumni recall early Dedication, band reenactment, prom memories, and the 1926 building.
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Mary D. Bradford Senior High School
John D. Davies
Alice Mae Rauch
Harriet Leonard
News: TVA Chief Clapp Cleared After Misprint Unit
President Truman demanded a full senate inquiry into a misprint labeling Gordon Clapp unemployable for a German lecture tour. The army and Gordon Gray explained a junior officer used the wrong word, clearing Clapp of any loyalty or employability concerns. Kefauver urged swift investigation. Tydings named a special group to probe.
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Washington
Truman
Army
TVA
Gordon Clapp
Kefauver
D-Tenn
Senate Armed Services Committee
Tydings
D-Md
Hunt
D-Wye
Knowland
R-Calif
Defense Johnson
Little Rock
Ark
Johnson
White House
Clapp
Tennessee Valley Authority
Gordon Gray
Germany
Army High Command
D-Tonn
Senate
Gray
Military Intelligence Division
General Staff
Department of the Army
Wisconsin Governor Urges Tax Hike for Education
Governor Rennebohm told the Wisconsin GOP convention that basic party harmony remains, backing higher taxes for public education and welfare. He urged a half percent income tax rise and a penny-cigarette tax, arguing the state cannot deteriorate its schools and care programs.
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LaCrosse
Wis
U.P
Rennebohm
Commission
Hooded robed men prowl Alabama area in two attacks
About 20 hooded armed men smashed into a 42 year old woman's home in Birmingham and threatened to lash and burn her. They left a fiery cross burning in the yard. In Brookside 16 carloads of hooded men paraded into a cafe and threatened operators.
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Birmingham
Ala
Brookside
Britain Considers Limited Arab Arms Shipments
British officials discuss resuming small arms deliveries to Arab states with a limited scope for Iran and Trans-Jordan while UN and Lausanne talks stall. Cadogan briefed UN mediator Bunche, who maintained the arms embargo remains in effect.
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Britain
London
United Nations
Alexander Cadogan
U.N. Palestine
Ralph J. Bunche
Cadogan
Bunche
Israel
Trans-Jordan
Iraq
Iran
France
Syria
Middle East
Security Council
Lausanne
Switzerland
Doors Closed on Atomic Hearings in Senate Panel
The Senate atomic committee voted 9 to 8 to end public loyalty hearings on AEC employees. Senator Hickenlooper denounced the move as blocking his security phase presentation while Senator McMahon pledged to resume public sessions if he proceeds. He warned the action shifts the inquiry away from public accountability.
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Washington
Congress
Atomic Energy Commission
Senate House Atomic Committee
Hickenlooper
AEC
David E. Lilienthal
McMahon
D-Conn
FBI
Two Men Admit Burglary Here
George Lenz and Julius Kropek Jr admitted burglary at Phillipson Woodcraft in Appleton after a Lake Winneconne cottage stakeout. They yielded a table radio, drill, sander, and handsaw found at the cottage and denied other local thefts while awaiting further charges and warrants.
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George Lenz
Oshkosh
Julius Kropek Jr
Racine
Phillipson Woodcraft Company
34Th Ave
Arthur J. Riley
John Boswell
Appleton
Lake Winneconne
Winnebago County
Lenz
Kropek
Holmes and Saffig
60Th St
Union Grove
Riley
Boswell
Phillipson
Kropek and Lenz
Racine County
Urban J. Zievers
De Gasperi Calls for Return of Trieste at Rally
Italian Premier Alcide De Gasperi told a campaign rally last night that the Italian government awaits the return of Trieste. He framed the issue as a national priority and urged continued support from constituents.
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Trieste
Alcide de Gasperi
Heatwave Forecasts Grips Wisconsin With Humid Weekend
The forecast calls for hot and humid weather across Wisconsin with highs near 90 in most areas. Lake Michigan shore regions will be slightly cooler. At 11 am downtown readings hit 80, while Menomonie and Lake Geneva reported 90. Land O Lakes saw 50 last night. Little rain fell tonight, but thunder showers are forecast for the northwest region.
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Wisconsin
Lake Mchigan
Menomonie
Lake Geneva
Land O’ Lakes
Northwest
Madison Official Seeks License Revocation in Lobbying Probe
Madison attorney R W Arthur said he filed civil actions seeking revocation of the legislative lobbying license of E E Hoebel as the first outcome of a Wisconsin lobby law investigation. He indicated additional actions would follow.
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Madison
Wis
Dist. Atty
R. W. Arthur
E. E. Hoebel
Arthur
Wisconsin
Anti Taft Move Outlined by CIO Political Action Group
Top aides of the CIO political action committee gathered in Chicago to chart a strategy to defeat Senator Robert A Taft of Ohio next year. Jack Kroll, director, said the group will do everything in their power to wage a successful anti Taft campaign.
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Chicago
CIO
Trial of Preston Tucker Likely to Be Delayed for a Year
A crowded federal docket may push back the Preston Tucker case for a year. Tucker and six associates face 31 counts including mail fraud securities violations and conspiracy over promotional claims for the rear engine car. Tucker defends the firm as solvent and accuses SEC wrecking tactics.
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Preston Tucker
Chicago
Preston T. Tucker
Securities and Exchange Commission
Tucker
Senate
Ypsilanti, Mich
Tucker Corp
SEC
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William H. Mayo
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Augusta
Warren Patten
Ed Blanche
Blanche
Mayo
Cutter
Doris Bereiter
Lois Northway
Kenosha High School
Roger Axtell
Wilbur Patterson
Howard Dunham
Air Force
Delbert Hill
Ollie G. Blankenship
Norman
Okla
Burtonwood
Eng
Hill
Donna Delbert
Republican Party
Sen
Alexander Wiley
Hoover Commission
Wiley
Republican Women’s Organization
Glenn Davis
Waukesha
Davis
Rep
John Byrnes
Green Bay
Victor Johnson
National Republican
Harold A. Meyer
Shawano
Alabama
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