Solons Lose First Round to McCarthy
Senators failed to oust staff chief J E Matthews as McCarthy claimed sole hiring power in a closed session. Matthews faced criticism over an American Mercury piece claiming 7000 Protestant clergy support for Communism. Democratic and Republican members vow to continue fighting McCarthy’s ruling and seek legal review from the Senate parliamentarian.
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Washington
Mee Carthy
R-Awis
Senate Investigations Subcommittee
J. E. Matthews
Matthews
American Mercury Magazine
U.S
Republcan
McCarthy
Sen
McClellan
Arkansas
Sens
Symington
D.mo
Jackson
D. Wash
Senate
Potter
R.-Mich
East Berlin workers stage mass sitdown strikes
Thousands of East Berlin industrial workers halted work in sitdown protests at Soviet controlled plants and state mills. Reports say travel restrictions were lifted and trains to run normally after the action as refugees cited dozens of plants affected and arrests of anti Communist demonstrators in other Soviet zones.
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Berlin
API
East Berlin
Neue Zeitung
Nist
Red Army
Red World
Bergman Borsig
Allee
Ru- Gersdorf
U. S&s. High Commission
City Pay Hike Under Study By City Council
City Council debated a proposed general pay increase adding 429000 to the current year's budget. The plan would raise patrolmen and firemen salaries from 386 to 417 and give a 2.3 percent boost to all other city employees. Council members will reconvene Thursday at 7 pm to decide on the measure.
Bow Jer Wins Chicago Special Election to Succeed Sabath
James B. Bow Jer, dean of the Chicago City Council, won a special congressional election Tuesday to succeed Rep Adolph J Sabath, the late dean of the House. The contest filled the vacancy left by Sabath’s passing.
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Chicago
James ‘B. Bow Jer
House
Adolph
J.’ Sabath
Freeway Smashup Kills Four in Hollywood Crash
Four men died and four were injured in a disaster on the Hollywood Freeway near Grand Ave during the busy evening rush. A salvage truck jumped the center divider and collided with Ward’s convertible, crushing other vehicles and scattering debris over more than a hundred feet. Among the dead were Del Beach, Chester N Packwood, Rupert C Reed, and Ralph Ward, all Los Angeles residents. Injuries included Nava 24, Haro 30, Sarles 38, and Za etern 21 with facial cuts, possible skull fracture, bruises, and scrapes.
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Los Angeles
Hollywood
Grand Ave
del Beach
Chester N. Packwood
Rupert C. Reed
Ralph Ward
Center Division
Ward
Nava
Manuel Haro
D. Gust Sarles
Wallace Za ¥Aetern
New York City Conducts Major Gambling Crackdown
Police raided 103 suspected gambling spots in a rapid nationwide sweep, detaining 79 people including several women. The district attorney’s office said the operation disrupted a fast-moving ring supplying information to bettors citywide. Dozens faced gambling or conspiracy charges or subpoenas for grand juries in a broad probe extending beyond Manhattan.
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UPI
Dist
Atty
Frank
Hogan
New York County Grand Jury
Manhattan
Brooklyn
Queens
Nassau County
Bonkers
White Plains
New Rochelle
N. C
Hudson
New Jersey
Murray Zucker
Zucker
Iocal
New York Fest
The
King
Synti- Heale
Western Union
Daily Mirror
House Group Names Clergy as Reds in New York Hearings
The House American Activities Committee says witnesses named several American clergy as Communist party members. Rep. Kit Clardy announced the testimony given Tuesday, stressing no names were identified by him and the information would be checked before public release. The session aimed to expose infiltration of the clergy, not to smear individuals.
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New York
House ambAmerican Activities Committee
Stelin
Communist Party
Kit Clardy
R-Mich
Gordon H. Scherer
R.qhip
Clardy
United States
Benjamin Gitlen
Joseph Kornsfeder
Col
Archipale Roosevelt
Theodore Roosevelt
Tariff Protection Measure Approved by Ways and Means
Washington report notes Ways and Means Committee approval of a tariff protection bill aimed at shielding American industry from cheaper foreign imports. The measure narrows administration tariff setting powers and moves amendments to a separate bill the committee also approved.
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Washington
iHouse
Ways and Means
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Sparta
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