Russian Engineer Refuses Questions in Spy Case
New York prosecutors charge Valentine Gubitchev a Russian engineer with espionage alongside Judith Coplon. Gubitchev claims diplomatic immunity and declines to answer questions at arraignment, while bail is set at 100000 dollars and a lawyer will be assigned. Coplon pleads innocent to three counts. her trial date remains to be scheduled.
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New York
Valentine A. Gubitchev
Judith Coplon
U. S. Justice Department
Rifkind
Gubitechev
United Nations
Gubitchev
Miss Coplon
Bertram
Gubitchevy
Grand Jury
U. S
Protestant Vatican conference eyed on religious liberty
Cleveland reports a proposal for a landmark conference on religious liberty between top Protestant leaders and the Vatican, to be considered near the end of a four day conference on Christian influences in international affairs. Delegates weighed definitions of religious liberty and the need for clear understanding among Protestant and Catholic faiths.
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Cleveland
Vatican
Department of International Justice and Good Will
Federal Council of Churches of Christ In America
Menti
Ion
Teaeneai
Ordass
U. S
Soviet Russia
Weather Outlook for La Crosse Area Tonight and Saturday
Cold tonight with lows around 20 in the city and 16 in rural areas. Saturday brings partly cloudy skies and a modest warmup with a high near 40 in the afternoon.
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la Crosse
Train Robber Given Chance To Beat Death
Washington report says Lyman Ramsdell 23 and George Ashton planned a spur of the moment robbery aboard the Baltimore and Ohio Ambassador Express. Ramsdell was wounded in a police shootout and underwent a 90 minute operation at Gallinger Hospital. FBI filed train robbery charges. Ashton surrendered after a three state manhunt. They had about $563 on arrest though authorities estimated up to $1,600 taken.
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Lyman Ramsdell
Youngstown
Washington
Martinsburg
W. Va
Washington —In
West Virginia
White House
Ramsdell
George L. Ashton
Msdell
Gallainger Hospital
A. J. Sweeney
Nice
Baltimore
Ashton
Cotten
Stewart
Lomax
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Ash
Baltimore and Ohio
Miss Gillars
Edna Mae Herrick
Conneaut
Ohio
Mrs. Herrick
Edward Berrick
America
Mississ Gillars
John Coleman
Hospitar
Dwight R. Smith
Lutheran Hospital
Werner
Martin Sivertson
City to flush water mains near 16th and Green Bay
The city water plant announces flushing of all water mains within a 15 block radius of 16th and Green Bay starting Friday at 11 p m The procedure may affect water use and residents are urged to plan accordingly due to low pressure or temporary discoloration requirements.
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City Water Plant
16Th
Green Bay Street
Green Bay Streets
Menen Ma
Duck Project Work Planned by Badger State Club
Badger State Sportsmen's Club Inc plans a major wild mallard duck rearing project on Goose Island starting Sunday. Crews will build 1550 feet of fence around a lake, construct a 40 by 15 foot combined house and storeroom, and begin actual building on March 20 with volunteers reporting at 8 a.m. to prep post holes and mix concrete.
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Badger State Sportsmen's Club, Inc
Goose Island
Alred W. Rice
H. A. Barge
J. M. Spika
Ferd Klich
Herman Sinniger
Carl Wahlstrom
Antone Bruha
Winsel J. Masewicz
Christmas Stays On For Little Albert
In Woodland Washington five year old Albert Wyman battles acute lymphatic leukemia. Doctors warned of a short life and transfusions strain him though Christmas remains bright with gifts from his father and prayers from local churches. Albert cherishes his cow Bessie and time with brothers as his slow fading Christmas nears.
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Gordon G. Macnab
Wash
Albert Wyman
Albert
Santa Claus
S. H. Gorton
Ed Wyman
Vancouver
Convicted Axis Sally Faces Treason Verdict and Appeal
Mil dred Gillars known as Axis Sally was found guilty of treason for wartime Nazi propaganda on radio. A sentence hearing is set for about a week with possible outcomes including death, prison, fines, or loss of citizenship. Her attorney plans to move for a new trial and possibly appeal.
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Washington
Mildred E
Sally) Gillars
Will
Miss Gillars
James J. Laughlin
Edward M. Curran
Laughlin
Henry G. Davis, Jr
Mildred Gillars
Sally
U. S. District Court
Greek Police Complete Polk Murder Investigation
Police at Salonika say they finished the Polk murder probe and turned a 600 page file to the courts. Included is the deposition of Gregory Staktopoulos who signs as a Greek Communist journalist and admits involvement according to the government.
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Athens
Salonika
George Polk
Columbia Broadcasting System
Gregory Staktopoulos
Staktopoulos
Italy approves Atlantic pact participation in defense draft
In Rome, Prime Minister Alcide De Gasperi announced the cabinet unanimously accepted participation in the Atlantic pact. Italy will assist in finalizing an Atlantic defense system's draft with allied partners.
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Rome
Italy
Fer
Alcide de Gasperi
More DPs On Way to Boston by Marine Jumper
The International Refugee organization announced 549 displaced persons will arrive in Boston on March 13 aboard the Marine Jumper to find permanent homes. Destinations by state include Wisconsin 16, Illinois seven, and Indiana one.
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Washington
Boston
International Refugee Organization
Midwest
Wisconsin
Illinois
Indiana
Unavoidable Death Found In Police Car Inquest
A six member jury ruled Rudolph Werner died March 7 1949 near West Avenue and Adams Street after being struck by police squad car No 23 driven by Officer Wesley Wells. They deemed the death an unavoidable accident noting Werner died en route to Lutheran Hospital after a coma and hemorrhage.
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Rudolph Werner
George Reay
la Crosse
West Avenue
Adams Street
Wesley Wells
la Crosse City
Gravedigger Strike Ends at Calvary Cemetery Queens
An eight week strike by gravediggers at Calvary cemetery in Queens ends on terms offered by Francis Cardinal Spellman. The settlement raises basic wages by eight and one third percent to 64.35 dollars weekly and ends similar action at Gate of Heaven cemetery Hawthorne. The workers formed a new AFL local after leaving CIO Food Tobacco and Agricultural workers. Cardinal Spellman led priests to bury the dead at Calvary, a Catholic cemetery.
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New York
Calvary Cemetery
Queens
Francis Cardinal Spellman
CIO Food, Tobacco and
Cardinal
AFL Building Service Employes Union
Cardinal Spellman
Dunwoodie
N. Y
Cal
Gate of Heaven
Hawthorne
St. Patrick's Cathedral
Three Cars Derailed In Virginia Freight Train Incident
Three cars of the Seaboard Air Line Railway Silver Comet derailed on a siding one mile south of Fredericksburg Virginia. The train was en route from Birmingham to New York. Railway officials reported no injuries.
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Fredericksburg
Seaboard Air Line Railway
Birmingham
New York
Nose Act Rewarded In Court Fine
CAMDEN New Jersey March 4 Martin English of Moorestown was fined two dollars per finger for thumbed his nose at Patrolman Patrick Carr after being rebuked for striking a pedestrian The judge warned he would lose more than that with a ten dollar total or two dollars per finger
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Camden
N. J
Martin English
Moorestown
Patrick Carr
Carr
John R. Dimona
English
Dimona
Council In Session Deliberations Set for Friday Meeting
Matters considered at Tuesday's committee meetings are to be heard at the regular monthly session of the common council Friday. The meeting is scheduled to begin at 7:30 p.m.
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Common Council
Bid To Save Rent Controls In Big Cities
In a bid to preserve rent controls in cities and defense zones, the administration proposed removing ceilings in over 100 rural and small city areas. A confidential list circulated to House members. its release aimed to sway votes ahead of a late Friday House decision on extending controls.
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Washington
Capitol Hill
Patman
D-Tex
Rent Administration
Congress
House
Truman
Rayburn
Tighe Woods
Missing Women’s Clothing Recovered After Car Theft
Rich ard Tronick of Denver reported $725 worth of women’s clothing stolen last Saturday. An employee of a local business returned the items, revealing he had taken them from Tronick’s car in the firm’s private parking lot to warn him about parking. Tronick learned of the theft Monday morning. Police linked the employee’s confession to the act after investigation.
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Richard Tronick
Denver
Colo
Tronick
Army Secretary accuses Russia of duplicity over Berlin
Army Secretary Royall, in his annual report, labels Soviet behavior since the Berlin blockade as intransigent and aimed at driving the U S from Berlin. He warns the future is hard to predict, but vows not to surrender American rights or principles despite threats.
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Russia
United Nations
Elton C. Fay
Washington
Royall
Berlin
Army Department
America
Europe
Soviet Union
Late Vote Set On Barkley Rule Test In Senate
The Senate plans a late Friday vote on Barkley ruling regarding filibuster limits. Senator Lucas of Illinois will seek a 4 to 5 p m CST ballot to table Russell appeal as Republicans and Dixie foes weigh whether two thirds or a simple majority governs debate limits.
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Washington
Senate
Lucas of
Ilinois
Barkley
Russell
D-Ga
Dixie
Lucas
Wide Area Gets Snow Across Midwest to New England
A fresh snowstorm blanketed a broad region from the Missouri Ozarks to northern New England. Snow accumulations reached seven inches in parts of Ohio and seven to nine inches in southeastern and central Indiana, with six inches in Cleveland and Buffalo five inches. Temperatures were in the 20s in the snow belt, with sub zero readings in some western locales.
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Missouri Ozarks
New England
Midwest
Ohio
Indiana
Lake Erie
Ontario
Cleveland
Buffalo
N. Y
Erie
Pennsylvania
Snow
Ben. Minn
Miles City
Ont
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