House Un American Activities drops reform plan
The House Un American Activities Committee drops plans to recommend reforming investigating procedures. Republican Mundt and Nixon propose a minority report with four points to protect witnesses, while Democrats oppose reform. The panel plans to release its year end report next week after questioning Francis Sayre.
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Dec
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Nixon
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John E. Rankin
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Laurence Duggan
State Department
New York
UnAmerican Activities Committee
Duggan
Japanese Student Finds U S Kind At Cornell
Miss Shizu Kawai of Tokyo, the first Japanese student accepted at Cornell since World War II, says Americans are forgiving. She reports no prejudice since arriving and praises the kindness of people, noting her background as born in Tokyo and educated in the United States.
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Cornell University
Shizu Kawai
Tokyo
Miss Kawai
Altewagi
Bbe
Japan
Difficulty of teaching democracy in Japan after war
A speaker reflects on lifelong training in democracy, noting family opposition to militarism and ongoing suspicions under the regime. She argues true democratic practice will take generations for the Japanese to learn, while acknowledging optimism and influence from General MacArthur, yet stressing cultural differences and gradual change.
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Indiana lawmakers back direct primary in state poll
An UP survey of 71 Indiana General Assembly members finds 56 favor a statewide direct nominating primary, with 9 opposing and 6 undecided or non responsive. Among the opponents seven were Republicans and two Democrats. supporters included more Democrats though margins were narrow.
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Indianapolis
Dec
Indiana
United Press
New General Assembly
U.P
Weeps for Sister at Deaths After Crime Near Elmhurst
Grace Rinearson, 20, mourns with funeral home staff as Roberta Rinearson, 10, is laid out after an attacked and murdered incident near Elmhurst Illinois. In politics, 31 Democrats and 24 Republicans backed a direct statewide nominating primary, with one legislator silent on party. The 1947 General Assembly debated the measure. a bill failed after a long fight. A. V. Burch, the former state auditor, urged renewed effort before the Democratic policy committee. The Democratic platform supports a direct primary.
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Chicago
Elmhurst
International
Bly
A. V. Burch
Burch
Democratic Policy Committee
Democratic State Platform
Son Encourages Dad in Studies at Baltimore Veterans Institute
In Baltimore a father and son, Donald Mussachino Sr. and Jr., attend a veterans institute to finish high school interrupted by World War II. Inspired by his son's progress, the elder Mussachino, now Abbey Hotel manager, plans to pursue college together after completing their current studies.
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Veterans’ Institute
Baltimore
Donald Mussachino
Massachino
Mount Vernon College
Mussachino
Abbey Hotel
Thief Takes Hat and Hidden $20 From Evansville Resident
In Evansville Indiana a burglar stole William Hicks's hat and a concealed $20 bill from his belt. Police report no injuries and no weapon involved in the incident.
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Evansville
Ind
U.P
Willaim Hick
Hicks
Fingerprints Used By Chinese 2000 Years Ago
Hong Kong reports fingerprint expert O. O. Griffith of the Singapore police states that the Chinese employed fingerprints as signatures and on seals more than two thousand years ago, marking an early use of biometric identification.
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Hong Kong
O. O. Griffith
Singapore
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