Senators Probe Secret Mobilization Plans For War
Senators from the Armed Services Committee reviewed secret blueprints to mobilize civilians and industry in a national emergency. Chairman Tydings said the aim is insurance against future conditions, not an imminent war, as homefront and defense agencies test authority and legal needs.
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Washington
Tydings
D-Md
Benale Armed Services Committee
Truman
Bia
Congress
Johnson
Navy
Gurney
John R. Steelman
National Security Resources Board
Ward
Tyfings
Defense Rests In Judy Coplon Espionage Trial
The Judy Coplon Valentin Gubitchev espionage case heads to the jury with no Coplon witnesses and brief Gubitchev testimony. The defense rested after a short session as prosecutors finished their case. Jurors will hear closing statements Monday and Judge Ryan will charge them Tuesday on a six men six women panel. Coplon, 28, a former Justice employee, and Gubitchev, 33, a Russian engineer, face conspiracy and secrets accusations with possible long sentences.
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New York
Judith Coplon
Valentin Gubitchev
Miss Coplon
Gubitchev
Sylvester J. Ryan
Miss Copton
Department of Justice
U. S
Russia
Gubitchey
Judy
Britisher Demands Strachey Ouster From War Post
London papers accuse John Strachey of remaining a Communist despite denial. Beaverbrook tabloids and the Daily Express call for his firing as Labor government lingers after last week’s election. Prime Minister Attlee defends him, saying he identifies with opposition to Communist doctrine.
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London
Lord Beaverbrook
John Btrachey
Everswas
Evening Standard
Daily Express
Btrachey
Lkrat
U. S
America
Tandard
Clement Atilee
Downing Muret
Strachey
Labor Party
Communist Party
Beaverbrook
Labor
Winston Churchill
the Express
Britain
Klaus Fuchs
Greene County Agent Heads to Thailand for Government Post
Greene County loses County Agent C. H. Edwards who departs to serve as senior agricultural expert for Thailand. Edwards, recruited Nov. 1, 1944 from Morgan County, will oversee a program from Franks Frangkok directing an area about the size of the southeastern states. He is succeeded by new appointments as Hawkins and Hamblen counties also changed agents recently.
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Greeneville
Upper East Tennessee
Joxet
Greene County
C. H. Edwards
Edwarda
Government of
Thailand
Siam
Mia
Henry
Kenneth
Linda Ruth
Frangkok
Edwards
Morgan County
He Win
Monroe County
University of Tennessee
Greene
Hawkins
Hamblen Countes
Kingsport Schools Secure Coal Supply Amid Strike
Kingsport officials announced a secured coal supply to power the City Hall and schools during the salt coal strike. City Manager D W Moulton said Kingsport Utilities offered stokers grade coal from their Holston River steam plant backlog, kept on standby, ensuring indefinite fuel for the school system.
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D. W. Moulton
Kingsport Utilities
Moulton
Holston River
Ateam
Kingsport
Times-News Classifieds Prove Ads Pay Off
Local ad by Mrs. W N Qualls at 1625 Vance Street drew over 100 calls. She says advertising in the Times-News classified section really pays. Call 3010 for an ad taker and boost your rental needs.
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W.N. Qualls
Vance Street
Times- News
GOP Challenges Truman Stand On Red Probe
Republican leaders in Congress attacked President Truman over his claim of leading the drive to remove Communists from government. Senator Bricker said Truman acted only when Congress pressed him, while Senator McCarthy credited Congress with uncovering the facts. Senator Ferguson faulted Truman for praising his actions and noted Hiss case links. Senator Lucas defended the President, claiming he did more to weed out Communists, as Bricker questioned loyalty boards.
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Washington
Truman
Bricker Ukohio
Congress
MecCarthy
R - Wis
Ferguson
R-Mich
Alper Hiss J
Hiss
State Department
Lucas
Imols
Mr. Truman
Bricker
Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee
McCarthy
Bill To Freeze Aid To Military Planned
Rep Vinson MCHnat will introduce legislation to bar the defense secretary from withholding funds approved by Congress for specific military projects without congressional consultation. The move follows Johnson’s January testimony that he acted on presidential direction, amid friction over Air Force funding and wartime controls.
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Washington
Rep
Vinson McHnat Ba
Defence
Johnson
Congress
Vinson
House Armed Services Committee
Senate
House
Vinnon
Houe
Truman
Navy Gives Coal To States In Shortage Rally
The Navy supplied 17 000 tons of coal from Charleston base to public institutions in the Sixth Naval District covering South Carolina Georgia North Carolina Florida Tennessee Mississippi and Alabama as coal shortages widen. Maine requests use of stored coal for schools amid dwindling supplies and unemployment rises with 225 000 in allied industries joining 372 000 United Mine Workers on strike. Ford and Kaiser plan production cuts amid broader shutdowns as the nation fights a frost of crisis and layoffs.
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Pittsburgh
Navy
Charleston
8.C
Naval District
South Carolina
Georgia
North Carolina
Florida
Tennessee
Missinsippi
Alabama
Maine
Frederick G. Payne
Air Force
Presque Isle
United Mine Workers
Monty Ford
Ford Motor Company
Mm Montana
Calif
Kaiser Bted Corporation
Ideal Home Theme Sparks Fantastical Living Room Vision
A Pennsauken New Jersey junior high class assignment on My Ideal Home produced a quirky line about a future wedding. A student wrote There will be a lively entomology living room which will be seen. The reporting notes the humorous mistaken words reflect classroom imagination.
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Pennsauken, N. J
Pennsauken Junior High School
Tam
Fire Rages Across King Area Leaving Tragedy Behind
A fast moving fire robed in a northwest wind devastated multiple King area structures. At 5:30 a.m. a two year old child, Selma K. Littleton, perished in a home on Blair's Gap Road. Firefighters later battled blazes at Harris and Spring Streets, Enat Man Road storage, and the American Legion building on Pineole Street where the roof and super structure were ruined.
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King Area
Selma K. Littleton
Glen Littleton
Blair's Gap Road
Harris
Spring Streets
Oakwood Market
Enatman Road
American Legion
Pineole Street
UN May Hold Special Atomic Bomb Session
Conflicting reports outline a planned mid May UN General Assembly session in New York to address Red China and the atomic bomb. East bloc walkouts and rising East West tension spur hopes the meeting will compel China and disengage Soviet allies back into UN discussions. American Legion meeting and a local fire at the American Legion Home are noted with brief details and page reference.
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Lake Bucceas
Ical
Red China
UN General Assembly
New York
Hite
Audi
Huanlana
Wntoan
Comen
Nationaliat
China
Street Scene Mischief On Cold Broa Street
A small boy walks down Broa Street wrapped in a heavy overcoat to fend off the biting wind as an oversized, broad-beamed gentleman struggles to squeeze his bulk into a single bench seat nearby.
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Broa Street
Doctor Testifies In Mercy Trial Manchester
In the mercy slaying trial of Dr Hermann Sander jurors heard his defense claim that Mrs Abbie Borreto was dead when air was injected into her veins at Hillsboro County Hospital The defense contends the air injections totaled 28 cubic centimeters not 40 and that cancer and bronchopneumonia could have caused death Dr Milton Helpern testified that death was caused by an air embolism from the injection She testified as part of the defense indicating her father was the victim's daughter with a black hatred in her account
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Roby Reed
the Homie
Manchester
Hermann N. Sander
Abbie C. Borreto
Ralph Langdell
Langdell
Dr. Bander
Mra. Borreto
Hillsboro County Hospital
Sander
Dartmouth
William L. Phinney
Atre
Richard Ford
Lumdell
Milton Helpern
New York City
Misa Elias Borrato
Allen Seeks East Tennessee Road Expert as Highway Chief
State Senator Clifford Allen of Nashville pledged that if elected Tennessee governor he would appoint an East Tennessee road expert as highway commissioner. Leading a welcoming tour with KE Loftin, Allen visited Kingsport and planned stops in Morristown, Tazewell, Mogerville, and Knoxville. He described the reception to his campaign as terrific and noted 2,800 letters after his statewide radio broadcast.
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William Freehoff
Clifford Allen
Nashville
Tennessee
East Tennessee
Allen
Kingaport Times-News
KE. E. Loftin
Maury County
WKPT
Kingsport
France Grants Autonomy to Saar Under 50 Year Pact
France and Saar representatives signed a treaty granting the region a form of autonomy linked economically to France. The pact confers the title Republic of the Saar to 926,000 German speaking inhabitants and detaches it from western Germany after World War II for fifty years pending a final peace treaty with the Allies and Germany.
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France
Baar
Germany
Republic of the Saar
Saar
Baltimore Doctor Proposes Air Injection Defense
A Baltimore physician offers to inject 40 cubic centimeters of air into his veins in support of the defense in New Hampshire mercy killing trial. The same amount is alleged to have been injected into a Manchester cancer victim's veins, for whose death Dr. Herman N. Sander is on trial.
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Baltimore
New Hampshire
Manchester, N.hs
Herman N. Sander
Truman to Ask Congress for Coal Mine Seizure Power
President Truman plans to send a message to Congress around 3 p.m. EST seeking authority to seize and operate the nation s coal mines. The White House says a draft seizure bill will accompany the message as talks continue with John L. Lewis and coal operators in hopes of averting government takeover.
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Washington
UPI
Truman
Congress
White House
Mr. Truman
McGrath
Philip B. Perlman
Interior
Oscar Chapman
Ross
Cole
David Cole
Paterson
N. J
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
France Awaits U.S. Arms Amidst Tense Mood
France waits for a large U S arms shipment under the military aid program amid French morale lows. Observers warn Communist agents at ports may attempt to block arrivals, heightening concern over France's postwar military weakness.
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France
America
Americas
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Kingsport Country Club
Times-News
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