Navy spy case linked to federal aid program
Nathan Silvermaster, a Russ born master on government payroll during World War II, testified at the House un-American Activities Committee that he denied spying and refused to say if he is or has been a Communist. Committee evidence linked him to a wartime Communist group and a photographic lab handling secret documents.
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A.P
Nathan Gregory Silvermaster
Russia
Navy
Civil Service Commission
House un-American Activities Committee
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Elizabeth T. Bentley
Miss Bentley
Lauchlin Currie
White House
C. B. Baldwin
Patterson
Louis Russell
FBI
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Sietensee
Robert E. Stripling
Gator
Burrie
Silver
Senate Abandons Poll Tax Fight To Allow Friday Night Adjournment
Republicans in the extra session abandon the anti poll tax drive after a G O P conference. Millikin says the aim is to adjourn by Saturday night and focus on other business. House Republicans push an anti inflation bill restoring installment controls through March 15. O'Toole leads a push for cost of living and housing action. Treasury Secretary Snyder testifies to the House banking group.
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A.P
Senate
Congress
Millikin
R.-Cole
House
Wolcott
House Banking Committee
Truman
House Banking Committees
House Banking Group
Rep
O’toole
Martin
Halleck
R.ind
Treasury
Snyder
Union Votes to Extend Strike at Dayton Lens Plant
Dayton Ohio August 4 Local 768 United Electrical Workers voted to keep the 92 day strike at the Lens Co plant going until a satisfactory contract is reached. National guardsmen kept watch over non strikers as a rally and meeting were planned. Governor Herbert said negotiations were finished and state aid would require adjutant general handling.
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Dayton
Ohio
Lens Co
United Electrical Workers
National
Leothar Wornstaff
Thomas J. Herbert
Plant National Guard
Adjutant General’s Office
Race segregation banned in Democratic headquarters
A teletype item reports that race segregation was banned within the Democratic headquarters. The note notes an official stance and changes in facility policies affecting party operations and access.
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Yugoslavs Press UN Over Trieste Control Clash
At Lake Success Yugoslavia accused western powers of effectively incorporating part of Trieste into Italy. Dr Joza Vilfan charged the United States and Britain with violating the Italian peace treaty to bolster Italian reactionaries. U S delegate Jessup dismissed the charges as propaganda and suggested Yugoslav secrecy about its own zone warrants inquiry.
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Lake Success
Yugoslavia
Trieste
Italy
Joza Vilfan
United Nations Security Council
United States
Britain
Free Territory
Republic of Italy
Wilsan
U. S
Philip C. Jessup
Jessup
Council
Tish
Alexander Cadogan
Gan
Global B-29s Head to Alaska After Rest
Tokyo Aug. 4. Two around the world B-29s will depart for Anchorage Alaska tomorrow in the next to last leg of their globe circling hop. No speed record is planned. Crews were given an extra day of rest after a long hop from Ceylon to Manila and then here.
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Anchorage
Alaska
Air Force
Ceylon
Manila
Britain Probes Shift of Goods to Egypt
Britain announced the transfer of army equipment from Rafa on the Palestine frontier to Egypt. Israel protested to the United Nations, saying the transfer occurred July 29 and breached the Palestine truce.
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Egypt
London
Rafa
Palestine
Foreign Office
Israel
United Nations
Four powers mull possible Berlin talks and German plan
Secrecy shrouds Washington London and Paris as four power talks about Germany appear possible after Monday discussions with Stalin. Moscow hints at a new conference with Molotov to explore a Western, East split and easing Berlin blockade tensions.
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London
Paris
Russia
Stalin
Moscow
Molotov
Hog prices set all time high record in Chicago trading
Live hog prices jumped to $31.25 a hundredweight in Chicago on Friday, the second all time peak this week, as scarce supplies from country feeders pushed values higher. Earlier in the week a new high of $31.10 was reached, with total receipts for last week down from a year ago amid packinghouse strike impacts.
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Chicago
Justice Chiefs Say Spy Search Hopeless Task
Justice Department officials said a three year inquiry costing 500000 failed to find evidence to prosecute the Communist espionage case before Congress. They cited lack of Bentley documents and unwillingness of suspects to confess as key obstacles and suggested wartime policy may explain inaction.
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Justice Chiefs
Washington
High Justice Department
Justice Department
Elizabeth T. Bentley
Whittaker Chambers
FBI
Russia
United States
Ex Shanghai officer faces atrocities trial in Shanghai jail
Former Maj. Gen. Eiichi Kinoshita, secret police commander in Shanghai in 1942, was arrested at the request of British authorities. Allied headquarters said he faces trial on charges of war prisoner abuses at Shanghai bridge house jail. He had been arrested earlier but released for lack of evidence.
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Tokyo
Eiichi Kinoshita
Shanghai
Allied
Bridge House
Thief Leaves Note Blaming Busyness for Mess
A thief broke into Frank Jordan's service station in Philadelphia last night and left a note saying he was too busy to clean up. He fled with three tires and tubes a case of motor oil and a box of wrenches.
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Philadelphia
Frank Jordan
U S Sweep in 110 High Hurdles at Olympics
Bill Porter of Northwestern won the 110 meter hurdles in 13.9 seconds to set an Olympic record provisional, as U S athletes swept the event 1 2 3 with Clyde Scott of Arkansas second and Craig Dixon of UCLA third both timed in 14 1. The win marked the United States eighth track and field victory and the second sweep in two days at Wembley Stadium.
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Wembley
England
Bill Porter
Northwestern
United States
Porter
Forrest
Spec) Towns
Berlin
Clyde
Smackover) Scott
University of Arkansas
Craig Dixon
University of California At
Los Angeles
Fanny Blankers-Koen
Holland
Kaj Routavaar
Finland
Chinese Reds Wreck Installations Retreat from Fuhsin
Chinese press reports said communist forces withdrew from the coal center of Fuhsin, 90 miles west of Mukden, after destroying mining installations. No reason was given for the withdrawal. The report has not been confirmed by other sources.
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Peiping
Fuhsin
Mukden
Death toll of polio rises to 23 in Los Angeles County
Los Angeles County polio deaths for 1948 climb to 23 after the death of 32 year old Robert Bowen of Duarte at General Hospital yesterday.
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Los Angeles
Los Angeles County
Robert Bowen
Duarte
General Hospital
Air France liner reported missing with 52 aboard
Paris August 4 Air France said an SOS was picked up from its giant flying boat missing since Sunday with 52 aboard. The distress signal came from a searching French frigate Le Verrier in the South Atlantic. No other details were provided.
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Paris
Air France
South Atlantic
le Verrier
Thio Adrift Get Coast Guard Aid
A small 30 foot fishing boat with a woman and two men drifted four days off the California coast before the Coast Guard cutter Gresham towed it in early today. The trio identified were Mr and Mrs Ben Allen of San Francisco and Rod Redman, a commercial fisherman and owner of the boat.
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Monterey
California
Coast Guard
Gresham
Ben Allen
San Francisco
Rod Redman
Oldest Cardinal Enrico Sibilia Dies at 87
Enrico Cardinal Sibilia died today in Anagni at age 87, the oldest member of the College of Cardinals. He served as bishop of Sabina and Poggio Mirteto, leaving 11 vacancies in a college of 70 members at full strength.
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Enrico Cardinal Sibilia
College of Cardinals
Anagni
Cardinal Sibilia
Sabina
Poggio Mirteto
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