Ex-Red on Stand to Tell Associates
Former top Communist John Lautner testifies in Los Angeles linking 15 California party leaders to the conspiracy tied to national officials in 1949. He identified seven defendants and linked them to a 1945 national convention with William Foster Eugene Dennis and other leaders convicted in New York. Lautner, 50, described expulsion from the party in January 1950 after a hearing with rubber hoses and weapons. The defendants face charges of conspiring with national leaders to advocate overthrow by force.
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Los Angeles
John Lautner
California
Lautner
William 2. Foster
Eugene Dennis
New York
Security Organization
Cleveland
Ohio
Subversive Activities Control Board
Washington
New Yorker
William Schneiderman
Dorothy Healey
Albert J. Lima
al Richmond
Loretta S. Stark
Frank Spector
Rose Chernin Kusnitz
J. Peters
West Virginia
Peters
Indonesians Still Argue Over Government Crisis in Indonesia
In Jakarta President Soekarno and Vice President Hatta meet with party leaders for a third day with no solution in sight. Premier Soekiman's 10 month old cabinet resigned after firing Foreign Minister Ahmad Soebardjo over handling of U S aid negotiations. The fate of the aid hinges on new ministers convincing the nation it is beneficial amid a wary nonaligned parliament.
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Jakarta
Indonesia
Soekarno
Mohammed Hatta
Soekiman
Ahmad Soebardjo
United States
Mutual Security Administration
Soebardjo
U. S
H. Merle
Too Lazy to Lug Loot Coupon Capers
New York police describe a Sears theft case where Joseph Aulicino and his uncle Anthony bought with stolen coupons. Joseph earned about 1000 in merchandise after being fired for neglect, then the family staged a $12000 coupon spree. Coupons were numbered and never sold. arrests followed.
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New York
Brooklyn
Joseph Aulicino
Anthony Aulicino
Samuel Terranova
Joseph
Sears Roebuck & Co
Terranova
Aulicino
King's Funeral Cost Set at 162 400 Dollars
King George VI funeral cost 162 400 dollars, 58 000 pounds, with 3 000 pounds for entertaining guests and transport. Government sent the bill to Parliament for approval, biggest item 35 750 pounds from armed forces for troops at the ceremonies. The figure excludes troops' pay, only special costs.
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London
George VI
Armed Forces
House Red Quiz Gets Few Replies
Detroit February 27 The House un American Activities Committee probe enters its third day with witnesses refusing to answer. Five of seven testifying claim constitutional right to silence. Wal ter Dunn, Wayne County jail guard, says he left the Communist Party after six years. Charles Potter denounces a factory worker and University of Michigan graduate. Haskell resists questions as the hearing draws to routine refusals.
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Detroit
House un-American Activities Committee
Walter Dunn
Wayne
Communist Party
Dunn
Potter
Charles Potter
R.-Mich
Raphael W. Haskell
University of Michigan Engineering
Haskell
Film Firms Denied New Trial in Den ver Anti-Trust Case
In Denver on February 27, three national film distributors RKO Radio Pictures Inc 20th Century Fox Film Corp and Loews Inc were ordered to pay treble damages totaling 100000 to Cinema Amusements Inc operators of the Broadway Theater for conspiracy to deprive the theater of first run pictures. U S District Judge Lee Knous refused a new trial.
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Denver
Colo
National Film Distributors
Rko-Radio Pictures, Inc
20Th Century-Fox Film Corp
Loews, Inc
Cinema Amusements Inc
U. S
Lee Knous
Brannan Appears Before Federal Grand Jury in Denver
Secretary of Agriculture Charles Brannan faced a Denver grand jury in a landmark appearance. The panel allowed him to discuss parts of his testimony with reporters, applauded him, and expressed thanks for his willingness to clarify government storage procedures for farm commodities.
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Denver
Charles Brannan
U. S
Brannan
Charles Vigil
Ers
Agriculture Department
Secretary of Agriculture
Federal District Attorney
Colorado
Deaths of Three on Ship Probed
SAN FRANCISCO February 27 UP Pacific Far East Lines investigates the asphyxiation deaths of three men aboard the Orient-bound Fleetwood. Alfred Morales of San Francisco chief refrigeration engineer, Anthony Antonoff of Youngstown Ohio secured refrigeration engineer, Socrates Ciates of San Francisco refrigeration oiler. A ship report said a broken refrigeration line released freon gas and the company said it is at a loss to explain the deaths since freon is nonpoisonous.
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San Francisco
Pacific Far East Lines
Fleetwood
Steamship Company
Alfred J. Morales
Anthony Antonoff
Youngstown
Ohio
Socrates Ciates
Young Robinson Ready for Draft Exam
HOLLYWOOD Feb 27 Edwards G Robinson Jr 18 son of Edward G Robinson passed his preinduction physical exam confidently predicting a call soon from the draft board He recently left his father’s mansion after eloping to Mexico with actress Frances
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Hollywood
Edward G. Robinson Jr
Sam
Edward G. Robinson
Robinson
Mexico
Frances
Philippines to Buy Arms With U.S. Aid
Manila reports Philippines will spend 1 million dollars of American military aid to purchase loose firearms, most left by retreating forces, to recruit and pay about 5000 more soldiers against Huk rebels, per President Elpidio Quirino. The notice also mentions unrelated personal notes about Robinson Jr. and marriage.
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Manila
Philippines
Ti & Arena
Pe Ee Aera
Elpidio Quirino
U. S
Neckline Beauty Cream Aims to Hide Neck Wrinkles
A new Neckline Beauty Cream from Leron Freres targets crepey neck and shoulder skin with quick absorption and a youthful glow. Sold at Buffums cosmetic department for five dollars, it promises faster results and moisturizes dermic layers to support new tissue.
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Leron Freres
Cosmetic Department of
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UBS
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Wdorrmane’s Appliances
East Fifth Street
Ironers
Dinettes
Frigidaire
Crosley
General Electric
Wedgewood
O'Keefe & Merritt
Mayteg
Fronrite
Bendix Howell Easy Hoover
Parmelee-Dohrmann
Spencer
Young Robinson
U.S
Chisholm
Judy Lee
Buffums
Pine
Santa Ana
Maine
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