United Nations fingerprints American staff for loyalty screening
The United Nations began fingerprinting its 1,681 American employees as the first step in a loyalty screening. After fingerprinting, each will answer a four page questionnaire about Communist or fascist affiliations. FBI scrutiny could follow for suspicions, with a requested one million dollar budget to Congress. Lie will receive the results for action.
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United States
U. S
Henry Cabot Lodge Jr
U. N
Trygve Lie
U. S. Civil Service Commission
Communist Party
Civil Service Commission
Federal Bureau of Investigation
FBI
Congress
Washington
Texas City Picks Negro Doctor Top Citizen For Year
In Taylor Texas a 59 year old Negro physician Dr James Lee Dickey was named outstanding citizen by four civic clubs for 32 years of service to the community. Since he arrived in 1921 the town built a 15 bed hospital for blacks and made progress against infant diarrhea and tuberculosis. He urged patience and better understanding between races to resolve problems.
Churches Urge Christians To Resist Attacks On Jews
New York churches call on Christians to resist assaults on the Jewish community behind the Iron Curtain. The National Council of Churches of Christ says 2144 million Jews are in jeopardy and condemns reports of persecution and mass deportations in Eastern Europe as reminiscent of Hitler era anti Semitism.
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New York
National Council of Churches of Christ
Council
Europe
Sheriff Cardwell Searches for Missing Raincoat
Los Angeles reports on January 29 after Jim Cardwell helped swear in 50 new deputies he searched for his raincoat which was missing, highlighting a light moment in a busy day.
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Los Angeles
Jim Cardwell
Murder Wave Shocks Baltimore Citizens
A surge of murders robberies and knife assaults in Baltimore prompts fear and calls for harsher crime laws. Governor McKeldin pledges state aid while civic leaders press for tougher sentences and police licensing measures in Annapolis. A Maryland Senate committee meets next Friday to seek solutions as lawmakers propose bills on knife carrying gun purchases and mandatory sentences for unprovoked knife assaults.
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Maryland
Maryland Senate
Baltimore City
Anne Arundel
Annapolis
General Assembly
Gangbusters banned at Stillwater prison radio
Warden Leo Utecht ordered removal of the radio program Gangbusters from the Stillwater State prison system saying prisoners grow disgusted as crooks are always shot or captured. In Boston Charles W. Allen of Brink's Inc. received an advance Atlantic Monthly article on Crime Does Pay relating to a $1,219,000 Brink's robbery and the bandits remaining at large.
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Stillwater State
Leo Utecht
Utecht
Boston
Charles W. Allen
Brink’s Inc
Atlantic Monthly
Brink’s Corporation
Spalla Admits Attempted Teeth Extraction in Court
John Spalla told a judge he tried to yank out his wife’s teeth with pliers after tying her hands. Mrs Spalla said he pried her mouth with a screwdriver and tried to pull several back teeth. He received 30 days in jail a $100 fine and a sanity hearing order.
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Rapid City
S. D
John Spalla
Signal System Protects Dog in New Ulm
P Limey a 75 pound English bulldog controlled by a semaphore system. Owner Mrs Schmucker reports the dog caused the death of Augustus a neighbor's cat. To avoid further incidents the Ferings replaced the cat with a labrador pup named King and use a sign system when Limey or King leaves the house. So far the ritual has kept the pets apart.
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New Ulm
Minn.p
Limey
R. A. Schmucker
Augustus
Clifford Fering
Window Trimmer Revealed as Robber in Broadway Jewelry Heist
New York crowds ignored a man inside a jewelry store as a window trimmer posed as a helper while a partner looted gems worth between 5 000 and 16 000 dollars and escaped with 370 dollars in cash. Murray Bricks the owner was bound and held during the robbery.
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New York
Broadway
Murray Bricks’ Store
Czech sugar ration cut deepens food shortage in Czechoslovakia
Radio Prague reports a government cut in the sugar ration as shortages widen. The average adult now receives about one pound per month, reflecting growing hunger across Czechoslovakia and signaling tighter wartime hardship.
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Vienna
Austria
Czechoslovakia
Radio
Prague
Airman Suspect Kissed Slain Girl's Mother After Murder
LUBBOCK Texas Walter H Whitaker a 20 year old pre flight student at Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio is charged with murder in the death of Joyce Fern White 18 after authorities say he led officers to a shallow grave near Lubbock and uncovered the body. He reportedly visited the victim’s family after her disappearance helped with chores and kissed her mother goodbye three days before being jailed. An autopsy found strangulation as the cause. authorities say another girl from Hartford Connecticut was involved but unnamed. Whitaker claims the death followed a quarrel over the other girl who had returned to Switzerland.
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Tex
Walter H. Whitaker
Goodby
Joyce Fern White
Whitaker
Lackland Air Force Base
San Antonio
Hartford
Here
Joyce Fern
Olton
Lena Bite
Texas Rangers
Bexar County
Grady Harrist
Raymond Waters
Joyce
Harrist
New Mexico
More Comfort Wearing FALSE TEETH
An improved powder FASTEETH helps secure upper and lower plates, reducing looseness and increasing comfort. The product leaves no gummy taste and is alkaline, non acidic, and does not sour. It also neutralizes denture odor. Available at drug stores as AS TEETH.
Energy equivalence: gasoline versus coal in volume terms
A remark notes that five barrels of gasoline hold roughly the same energy as one ton of coal. The comparison highlights the relative energy density of liquid fuels versus solid coal, suggesting similar heat output from these quantities.
Defense Counsel To Complete Arguments In Trial Of Reds
In New York defense lawyers for 13 second-string Communist leaders convicted of conspiracy plan to finish their Federal Court arguments today. They argued for acquittal or a new trial, claiming scores of grounds yesterday as the case moved forward.
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New York
Reds
Epidemic of Colds Peaks as Advice Spreads
Doctors urge public to reduce contagion by avoiding crowds, dressing warmly, and resting. The ad promotes St Joseph Aspirin as fast relief for colds with a 12 tablet tin at 10c and a 100 tablet bottle for 49c, urging readers to keep it handy at home.
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