OSS Agent Deniel Bentley Story in Spy Probe
Washington reports Rep J Parnell Thomas says subpoenas issued for Mr and Mrs Michael Ivanovitch Samarin who aided by offering information to the House un American Activities Committee Samarin is the Russian teacher who went to the FBI in New York and volunteered details related to a Soviet espionage ring The State Department holds that Mrs Oksana Kosenkina may be subpoenaed but agents cannot force entry to the Soviet consulate The hearing also centers on former OSS operative Duncan C Lee who denies supplying secrets to Elizabeth Bentley and recalls Bentley’s charges against him
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J. Parnell Thomas
R.-N.j
Michael Ivanovitch Samarin
House UN- American Activities Committee
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FBI
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State Department
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Samaria
Kosenkina
Oksana Kosenkina
Michael McDermott
Duncan C. Lee
OSS
Elizabeth T. Bentley
House un-American Activities Committee
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Miss Bentley
Office of Strategic Services
Truman Signs Housing Bill Faulting Republicans
President Truman signed the housing bill into law and blasted the Republican controlled Congress for deliberate neglect of those needing housing. He accused GOP leaders of blocking the Taft Ellender Wagner public housing and slum clearance measure. The president said the bill falls short yet will help amid a severe housing shortage.
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Moscow Radio Urges Closer US Ties After Talks
Moscow radio called for nearer cooperation with the United States to secure lasting peace after three meetings in a week between U S envoys Britain and France with Foreign Minister Molotov, signaling a shift from past criticisms.
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MacArthur Aid Suspended Over Loyalty Check
In Tokyo a $10,000 annual official at General MacArthur's HQ, Harry F. Alber of Los Angeles, was suspended without pay pending a loyalty review. Alber, head of the price and distribution division, denied any Communist ties and prepared to travel to Washington for questioning amid prior investigations.
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Harry F. Alber
N. Arden Blvd
Los Angeles
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OPA
Long Beach Harbor District Extension Sought to Alamitos Bay
A request aims to extend the harbor district from Long Beach to the Alamitos Bay area. The item appears on page B-1 with related discussion. Waterstone employers offer a long wage increase noted on page B-1.
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Alamitos Bay Area
Waterstone
Editorial and features notes across pages A-8 to A-10
The page brief lists sections including Bridge on A-9 Comics on A-10 Crossword on A-9 and Editorial across A-8 and A-9. It serves as a navigation hint for the day’s newspaper layout.
Crosses Burned Near church During Negroes Vote Instruction
Two crosses were burned near an Aiken County church as South Carolina Negroes were inside being instructed in the voting procedure for the Democratic primary. A Negro leader reported the incident.
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Columbia
S. C
Aiken County
South Carolina
U S Views on Italian Colonies Discussed in London
In London on August 10 the Big Four deputy foreign ministers heard U S views on Italy s prewar colonies. They planned to discuss Libya Eritrea and Somaliland separately to avoid a single compromised agreement.
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Big Four
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Africa
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Somaliland
Eastern bloc blocks French Danube pledge at negotiating conference
In Belgrade Aug 10 the seven communist states pushed back Western demands over Danube navigation. The conference rejected a French substitute for the Russian preamble and upheld the Russian text 7 to 2 as the U S France positions failed with Britain abstaining. The bloc signaled unity on the terms of the new convention and reserved right to maintain Russia’s privileged Danube status.
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Princess Margaret to Represent Crown at Investiture
Buckingham Palace says Princess Margaret will represent the British crown at Princess Juliana's investiture on September 6. The 18 year old will mark full stature in world royalty on her first trip outside the British Empire and her first official representation for her father, King George VI.
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Margaret
Juliana
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Netherlands
British Empire
George VI
Government Moves to Raise Borrowing Costs to Curb Inflation
The Treasury will pay higher interest on short term securities starting September 15 and October 1, replacing 1 percent certificates with slightly higher yields. Private lenders are expected to follow, lifting loan rates and making credit more expensive as a tool to restrain inflation.
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Snyder
Synder
Federal Reserve Board
Bank
Consumer Credit
Congress
Pleasant Weather Spreads Across Most of U S
U S forecasters report ninety five percent of the nation enjoying fair and pleasant conditions. A belt of scattered thundershowers extends from Minnesota and northwestern Wisconsin to northern Kansas, while other regions remain sunny.
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U. S
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Kansas
Ex governor to decide on post as Labor Secretary
Maurice J Tobin told President Truman he will decide within 48 hours whether to accept appointment as Secretary of Labor. Truman nominated the former governor of Massachusetts for the job Saturday night after Senate adjourned. Tobin conferred about 30 minutes with the President.
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Maurice J. Tobin
Truman
Massachusetts
Senate
Tobin
Third Yank Dies of Polio in Tokyo
Sgt. J. M. Wellborne of Jackson ville Texas died of poliomyelitis in Tokyo today the third American polio fatality this summer. An epidemic of type B encephalitis continued among Tokyo Japanese with seventy two deaths reported.
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J. M. Wellborne
Route 4
Jacksonville
Tex
Housewives' Meat Strikes Shake Nation Across Cities
United Press reports women spearheading price protests by stopping meat purchases for set periods. Groups like New York Tenant Councils, Cincinnati Consumer Conference, and Minneapolis League of Women Shoppers organized strikes with 150000 metro members and daily calls. Congressmen Celler and Marcantonio voiced support, saying strikes expose packer monopoly and price failures.
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Cincinnati Consumer Conference
Dennis E. Jackson
Texas
Dallas
Minneapolis League of Women
Emanuel Celler
Vito Marcantonio
Congress
County Polio Toll Reaches 25 Since July 21
Los Angeles health department reports 25 infantile paralysis deaths in the county since July 21. Forty new cases appeared over the weekend with two deaths, and 17 new cases were logged this month, bringing the yearly total to 802.
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Los Angeles
Los Angeles County
Health Department
Water Seepage Knocks Out 406 AT&T Teletype Circuits
New York August 10 Water seepage into four underground cables cut 406 AT&T teletype circuits mainly serving brokerage houses and firms in Manhattan. Fifteen circuits carried news services and were restored within four hours. AP wires in New York were largely affected except regional circuits serving New York state New England and the south. AT&T estimated full restoration would take several hours.
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American Telephone & Telegraph Co
Financial District
Midtown Manhattan
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New England
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Midtown
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Islanders Warned of Tropical Storm
U S Army weather men warned Iwo Jima and the Bonin Islands of a tropical storm from the southwest. The storm was about 180 miles southwest of Iwo Jima early today and posed potential danger to the islands.
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Tokyo
U. S. Army
Iwo Jima
Bonin Islands
Iwo J
U S Record Corn Crop Boosted
The Agriculture Department raised its forecast for this year’s corn harvest to 3,506,363,000 bushels while predicting a 1948 wheat crop of 1,284,323,000 bushels. The wheat estimate tops June and May forecasts and ranks as the second largest harvest on record.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Department
Crop Reporting Board
Chinese Gunboat Fang Cheng Damaged by Typhoon
Reports say the 800 ton Chinese Corvette Fang Cheng was swept ashore on the South China coast by a July 27 typhoon. Eight crew members are presumed drowned while thirty eight survivors reached the coast.
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Hong Kong
Fang Cheng
South China
Tyrone Denies Engagement to Linda Kistian
In Rome on August 10, Tyrone's press agent Jim Denton stated no engagement with actress Linda Kistian. He called reports of an engagement incorrect and described their status as the current quo.
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Tyrone
Linda Kistian
Jim Denton
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