Three California Communists Freed on Bail in Los Angeles
In Los Angeles three of 11 second string California Communists were freed on bail by Judge Mathes as the U S Court of Appeals reduced bonds to 10000 for six and 5000 for the rest. The freed include Philip Slim Connelly editor of the People’s World and his wife Dorothy with Rose L Kusmitz secretary, while party leader Al Richmond faced continued detention. The government hopes to appeal to the Supreme Court by Monday to block further release.
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Los Angeles
California
U. S. Supreme Court
William Mathes
U. S. Court of Appeals
San Francisco
National Party
William Schneiderman
Mathes Court
Anellate Court
Mathes
U. S
High Court
Philip
Slim} Connelly
People’s World
Dorothy
Rose
Chernin Kusmitz
al Richmond
Gates
George R. Anderson
Anderson
Connelly
Alice Dale Cohlee
Adrenalin Mistakenly Given Fatal at University Hospital
In Ann Arbor Michigan a 19 year old patient Ernest A Leskela died after an unlabeled tray caused a nurse to place adrenalin with cocaine and novocaine. The attending physician mistakenly used adrenalin injecting 15 cubic centimeters. doctors treated him with a heart massage but he died two hours later. Authorities said no prosecution was planned.
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Ann Arbor
Mich
Dec
University Hospital
Ernest A. Leskela
Bruce Crossing
Michigan
Upper Peninsula
A. C. Kerlikowske
Leskela
Ammo-Truck Blast Averted at Norfolk Naval Depot
A Norfolk incident reports Frank Young Parker of Alexandria, Virginia, guiding a 16 ton explosive truck trailer away from a crossing as a 50 car train struck the rig. The trailer remained on tracks, the truck burst into flames, and Parker suffered second and third degree burns. witnesses credit his quick action with likely saving lives.
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Norfolk
Naval Ammunition Depot
St. Julien's Creek
Frank Young Parker
Alexandria
Parker
Court to Enjoin Ship Engineers in Isthmian Row
Seattle December report says Judge Roger J. Meakim will enjoin the Marine Engineers' Beneficial Association from further picketing the Isthmian Steamship Co ship Las Vegas Victory. The vessel has been idle since November 21. the court found the picketing coercive rather than persuasive. The injunction order was expected Monday for signature. Las Vegas Victory is manned by Brotherhood of Marine Engineers AFL members signed after Isthmian refused a CIO contract.
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Seattle
Roger J. Meakim
Marine Engineers’ Beneficial Association
CIO
Isthmian Steamship Co
Las Vegas Victory
Meakim
Brotherhood of Marine Engineers
AFL
CIO Union
Reservists Soon End Active Duty Stints
Washington dispatch outlines plans to release many reservists from active duty in coming months without consent, citing Congress enacted limits. It details varying max active-duty times by service, categories of reservists, and differences for officers and enlisted personnel across Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marine Corps.
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Washington
Armed Services
Congress
Veerran
Pearl Harbor
Army
Air Force
Navy
Volunteer Reserve
Organized Reserve
National Guard
Air Force and
Airy National Guard
Marine Corps
Tank-Truck Blast Destroys Building in Meridian
A loaded gasoline tanker exploded in Meridian Idaho burning a 3200 gallon truck after the driver Charles Lutz of Baker Oregon leaped free. The blast gutted a building, blew out windows, and collapsed the roof as Meridian Nampa and Boise volunteers fought the blaze.
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Meridian
Idaho
Charles Lutz
Baker
Ore
Floyd Rosecrans
Lutz
Rosecrans
Nampa
Boise
Fourth Aircraft Carrier Hancock to Undergo Modernization
The aircraft carrier USS Hancock will move from its reserve fleet berth at Bremerton on Monday to start a multi million dollar modernization. It will be the fourth carrier converted to carry heavier and larger aircraft.
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Bremerton
Wash
Hancock
Army Lets Big Rifle Contract
The Army placed a multi million dollar order for the M1 Garand rifle ending the Britain US standard equipment dispute. International Harvester will manufacture in Evansville Indiana with early 1950s deliveries and peak employment around 1500. The Garand features refined sights for rapid aiming and fire.
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Washington, Dec
Army
Britain
Winston Churchill
U. S
Foday
International, Harvester Co
Evansville
Ind
A Ti
Army Ordnance Corps
Sleuth Death Probe Drugs
Detectives reported no new information in the investigation of Shirley Fawcett Kivlin a 24 year old private detective who died in Culver City after collapsing in her employer's car Autopsy ruled sleeping pills overdose and the police are unsure of motive and consider possible murder by drugs Coroner Ben Brown has scheduled an inquest for next Thursday.
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Shirley Fawcett Kivlin
Culver City
Truman Action Seen Due in Tax Scandals
President Truman may launch a bipartisan clean up of the tax bureau scandals. Key West announcement signals focus on domestic matters and possible independent prosecutions. Grunewald, witness in the $500000 shakedown case, is hospitalized amid probe linkings to Oliphant and Schoeneman.
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Washington
Truman
Key West
Fla
Joint Chiefs of Staff
State Department
Coolidge
Teapot Dome
House
Internal Revenue
Bert K. Naster
Naster
Henry W. Grunewald
Internal Revenue Bureau
J. Howard McGrath
Ql McGrath
Grunewald
Georgetown Hospital
Charles Oliphant
George J. Schoeneman
Revenue
Abraham Teitelbaum
Scarface al Capone
Teitelbaum
Ways and Means
Frank Nathan
Pittsburgh
Nathan
T. Lemar Caudle
Oliphant
Bank Robber Returns to Take $3900 in Las Vegas
In Las Vegas Nevada a man entered the First National Bank pushed a note under a teller’s nose demanding money and fled with more than 3900. The method and bandit description matched a prior Bank of Nevada robbery earlier this month. About two hundred people were inside the bank at the time.
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Las Vegas
Nev
First National Bank
Bank of Nevada
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