Coplon Admits Affair Details in Espionage Trial
Judith Coplon testifies about a romantic link with Russian engineer A Gubitchev and admits spending nights with attorney H P Shapiro in Hartford and New York. Prosecutor Kelley cross examines her claims of love and alleged trysts raising questions about credibility.
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Washington
Judith Coplon
John M. Kelley, Jr
Miss Coplon
Valentine A. Gubitchev
United Nations
New York
Justice Department
Kelley
A. Gubitchev
Gubitchev
Archibald Palmer
H. P. Shapiro
Burnside Avenue
East Hartford
Conn
Shapiro
Yukon Gold Output Dips To Zero In April
The Yukon region known for its historic gold rush yielded no gold in April according to the latest figures released by the Bureau of Statistics. This marks a notable decline from prior months and will affect regional mining statistics and related economic outlooks.
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Ottawa
Yukon
Bureau of Statistics
Assembly Divides on Veterans Housing Bills in Wisconsin
The Wisconsin Assembly sent the Senate two veterans housing options after two hours of wrangling. One all loans plan would split about 16 million dollars between individual loans and housing authority grants with loans up to 2000 dollars on homes valued at 10000 and 2 percent interest.
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Madison
Wis
Wisconsin Assembly
Senate
Assembly
Rennebohm
Veterans’ Rehabilitation Fund
Youth Sentenced In Drug Case In Racine
Racine youth Richard W. Engdahl 20 was sentenced by Municipal Judge Edward Ruetz to one to two years at the state reformatory at Green Bay and placed on probation. He admitted possession of 40 marijuana cigarettes and an ounce of marijuana and implicated four other youths and their parents who must appear before the judge. Police traced the case to a local rooming house. Engdahl said he made the cigarettes from marijuana from a field west of Highway 42.
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Racine
Richard W. Engdahl
Edward Ruetz
State Reformatory
Green Bay
Engdahl
Kenosha
Ruetz
Gus Kressin
Engdah
Highway 42
Chicago
Dixon man sentenced to life for kidnapping and robbery
James J. Bishop, 32, ex convict, who kidnapped and robbed a Dixon automobile salesman on June 4, was sentenced today to life in the Illinois state penitentiary.
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Dixon, Ill
James J. Bishop
Dixon
Illinois State Penitentiary
Widow Returns From Search for Con Man
Mrs. Reseda Corrigan a 39 year old widow told Chicago police she spent a week in New York seeking the man who posed as a motion picture producer and stole $5,000 from her before they were to marry. Police charged Sigmund Engel a 73 year old con man with the theft.
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Chicago
Reseda Corrigan
New York
Sigmund Engel
Wisconsin Assembly approves rent decontrol bill with amendments
The Wisconsin Assembly voted 47 to 40 to advance a Senate passed bill allowing immediate rent boosts of 15 and 30 percent and ending rent controls on June 1 1950. The measure offers tenants not covered by the 1947 law a 30 percent increase without a lease and requires landlords to issue leases through December 31 1950 for the boost. Governor Rennebohm has repeatedly signaled a likely veto of a decontrol bill.
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Madison
Wis
Assembly
Senate
New Assembly
Rennebohm
Wisconsin Senate approves compulsory car inspection plan
A Wisconsin Senate vote 19 to 8 endorses a bill for compulsory motor vehicle inspection. Motorists would need a valid inspection certificate within 30 days of registration to receive license plates, with a program set to start November 1 1949 if the assembly passes it and the governor signs.
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Madison
Wis
Wisconsin
Senate
Acheson Urges Pact Approval and Arms Aid
Secretary of State Acheson urged quick ratification of the North Atlantic pact and approval of the arms assistance program as vital to U S policy toward the Soviet Union. He spoke to the Senate Foreign Relations Committee after the Paris foreign ministers conference emphasized action. President Truman echoed the need for steady pursuit of Western policies to sustain peace and freedom.
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Washington
Acheson
Russia
Senate Foreign Relations
Paris
Congress
Europe
Berlin
Council of Foreign Ministers
Bodies found in trench near Shanghai, Pootung site
Twelve bodies of Communist sympathizers executed by Nationalists were found today in a trench at Pootung across the Whangpoo from Shanghai. The discovery follows clashes as Reds approach the city.
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Shanghai
Pootung
Whangpoo
Racial clashes erupt at St. Louis fairgrounds pool
White and Negro crowds fought at St. Louis Fairgrounds park last night injuring 13. Police led by Chief O Connell broke up the melee as public pools opened to all races under a new order later rescinded by Mayor Dart.
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St. Louis
U.P
Fairgrounds
Jeremiah O’ Connell
John J. O’toole
Joseph M. Dar’t
First Day of Summer Brings Warm Ups and Cool Downs in Wisconsin
A cool air mass moved into Wisconsin on the first day of summer but an afternoon surge pushed temperatures toward 91 degrees at Prairie du Chien. Temperatures then fell with overnight lows trimming by up to 13 degrees. Land o Lakes reported the coolest 50s. Kenosha reached 78 by noon as thundershowers and fair conditions were forecast.
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Wisconsin
Prairie du Chien
Howard J. Thompson
Land o’Lakes
Mercury
Kenosha
Justices Testify To Hiss Loyalty
Two Supreme Court justices Felix Frankfurter and Stanley Reed testified they never questioned Alger Hiss integrity loyalty or veracity. Frankfurter, Hiss’ Harvard teacher, and Reed, who oversaw Hiss when Reed was solicitor general in 1935, defended his character.
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New York
U.p
United States Supreme Court
Alger Hiss
Felix Frankfurter
Hiss
Harvard
Stanley Reed
Reed
U. S
Frankfurter
Supreme Court
Oliver Wendell Holmes
Harvard Law School
Lee Pressman
Thomas F. Murphy
Threat of Archbishop Arrest Rocks Prague Clash With Government
Catholic sources say Archbishop Josef Beran plans to persist in his spiritual duties despite a veiled government move to arrest him. Premier Antonin Zapotocky hinted in a radio address that arrest may be imminent as the regime vows to curb church threats and protests. The Czech press echoed the government line, calling for punishment of church supporters.
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Prague
Czechoslovakia
U.P
Catholic Church
Josef Beran
Antonin Zapotocky
Beran
Zapotocky
Bigger Pork Supply on Way
The Agriculture Department survey estimates a 1949 spring pig crop of 59,040,000 head, up 15 percent from 1948. Fall crops are forecast at about 37,000,000 head, totaling around 96,000,000 pigs for 1949, the largest since 1943, with implications for potential pork prices under the government price guarantee.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Secretary of Agriculture
Brannan
SS Ethene
Wisconsin opinion blocks disclosure of aid recipients
Madison attorney general Thomas Fairchild ruled that the legislature cannot force the department of public welfare to reveal the names and addresses of blind persons receiving state and federal aid. The ruling came in response to an assembly resolution request.
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Madison
Wis
Wisconsin
Department of Public Welfare
Thomas Fairchild
Assembly
Sabath and Cox clash over housing bill on House floor
On the House floor a heated exchange between Rep. Sabath and Rep. Cox erupted into a brief physical altercation as debate on the housing bill continued. Witness Rep. Walter described Cox slapping Sabath and Sabath replying with jabs, before others separated them amid quorum dispute.
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Sabath
Cox
Washington
D-Ill
Rep
D-Ga
Walter
Tucker Sued by Three Stockholders
A federal suit accuses Preston Tucker Sr of making false statements in stock issue registrations. Plaintiffs Rolland Carlson Tucker, Joseph Godbout, and Stanley Walstad seek $3100 and damages for other stockholders, naming Tucker, Floyd Cerf, Fred Rockelman, and 19 others.
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Chicago
U.P
Preston Tucker
Tucker Auto
Tucker
Tucker Corporation
Floyd D. Cerf
Fred Rockelman
Tucker Corp
Rolland-Carlson Tucker, Minneapolis, Inc
Joseph A. Godbout
Stanley C. Walstad
Slight quake rattles San Francisco bay area
A minor earthquake was felt across the San Francisco bay region at 12 08 p m CST with reports from downtown San Francisco near the old Hall of Justice and Market Street offices. No injuries or property damage were reported. Washington Rep Celler ordered a full scale congressional inquiry into hooded flogging incidents in Alabama. The inquiry will be conducted by a civil rights subcommittee of the House judiciary committee.
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San Francisco
U.P
San Francisco Bay Region
Old Hall of Justice
Market Street
Washington
Celler
N. Y
Alabama
House Judiciary Committee
Lewis and Operators Open Coal Contract Talks
John L. Lewis and soft coal operators from the north and west began contract talks in White Sulphur Springs West Virginia today. The discussions may determine if a nationwide mine strike returns next month.
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White Sulphur Springs
W. Va
John L. Lewis
North
West
Berlin freight to be resumed after rail strike
Western Berlin railway strikers agreed to restart interzonal freight movements to normal levels without ending their ongoing walkout.
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Berlin
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