University fires Weinberg as assistant professor of physics
Minnesota University dismissed Dr Joseph Weinberg from the physics department after he refused to cooperate with federal authorities and faced charges linked to the House Un American Activities Committee. President Morrill offered pay for one more school year while duties ended immediately.
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Minneapolis
Joseph
Weinberg
House, un-American Activities Committee
University of Minnesota
J. L. Morrill
Board of
Regents
House un-American ‘Activi
Weintere
Atomic Radiation Laboratory
University of California
Washington
Morrill
Iis Aes
Korea
Joe Martinez
Seattle
Wash
Ronald B. Sutter
Glen Sutter
W. Broadway
Sutter
Willowbrook High School
Compton
Heav Tank
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Devil in Sky Brew Blimp Riles Graham Revival
In Memphis on June 16 a beer advertisement blimp flew over Billy Graham’s revival drawing protests and one reaction calling it the devil riding the sky. Graham remained unaware and did not comment. The distributor’s secretary called the flight unintentional and regrettable and said it would not recur.
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Memphis
Tenn
Billy Graham
Iff
Hattie W. Coopwood
Graham
Charles J. Goggio
Torch Blamed in Hospital Deaths
In Montreal a blaze at Hospice de Sainte Cunegonde killed 37 and possibly 87 total. officials say an acetylene torch used by workers in an elevator shaft started the fire. Firefighters recovered 32 bodies. collapse of walls hindered search in the six story building.
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Montreal
Coroter
Clemes
Hospice de Sainte Cunegonde
Woman Loses Green Leather Purse in Down Town District
Bobbie Joyce Jones of 1414 W With St reported to police that she lost a green leather purse containing $82 in the down town district yesterday.
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Bobbie Joyce Jones
Army or collegeDeterminant exam test in Princeton area
A nationwide three hour aptitude test for draft age students, administered by Educational Testing Service of Princeton, with 121,241 college applicants. aims to aid local boards in college or graduate school eligibility. Four tests planned for 365,000 students. Sample questions test opposite meanings and reasoning. example problems include geometry and map scale.
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Princeton
Sune
Army
Educational Testing Service
Selection Service
Selective Service
Wife Found Nude, Tied, Guilty in Mate's Slaying
A 45-year-old widow Evangelyn Cooper was found naked and bound beside her husband Lancelot Cooper's hacked body and convicted of manslaughter. She received the maximum penalty of 10 to 120 years in prison after a two hour verdict deliberation. The motive remained unclear. The couple's five children were present as the sentence was read. In other news, U.S. and allies aim to finalize a Japanese peace treaty within two months, with Dulles reporting progress in Paris and London.
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Maine
Evangelyn Cooper
Murer
Lancelot
Cooper
Washington
United States
John Foster Dulles
Truman
Senate’ Foreign Relations
Dean Rusk
State Department
Far Eastern
Dulles
Paris
London
Acheson
Pope $ Encyclical Cites Mission Growth and Persecution
The pope’s June 2, 1951 encyclical on Catholic missions notes growth from 15 million to nearly 50 million Catholics in 25 years, cites martyrs in the Far East, and urges education of native clergy. He warns Korea and China face dire straits under war and communism, while prayers rise for freedom and faith.
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Pius Am
Eugene
Far East
Korea
China
NME Rules Qui Air Line Pickets
The National Mediation Board ordered airline pilots to end airport picketing during crucial negotiations with United Airlines. It called the actions a serious disregard for the spirit of the law as primed lines inform the public about talks rather than halt operations. The AFL Airline Pilots Association had set up pickets in Chicago Denver Los Angeles New York and Newark.
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Washington
National Mediation Board
United Airlines
Airline Pilots’ Association
AFL
Chicago
Denver
Los Angeles
New York
Newark
Car Hints Death Leap on San Francisco Bay Bridge
San Francisco on June 16.21 police probed a suspected suicide on the Bay Bridge. A 36 year old Alameda mother of four, Ellen Yeomans, an Oakland police matron, was believed to have died after abandoning her car on the upper deck late last night. Her husband Arthur E. cited family trouble but doubted suicide, noting she was a strong woman.
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San Francisco
San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge
Ellen Yeomans
Alameda
Oakland
Sacramento Bee to ration ads due to print shortage
The Sacramento Bee announced on June 18 that it will ration advertising and limit street sales because of a news print shortage. It will not accept new subscriptions outside the central valleys and will apply a minimum 50 percent rationing, likely more in practice.
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Sacramento
Wes
The
Sacramento Bee
Triplets Twins Five Children in Seventeen Months
Mrs Earl Renfrow 27, wife of a bakery truck driver, has five children in seventeen months. The first were triplet boys prompting a move from two to four rooms, and today she delivered twins a boy and a girl. Renfrow jokes about seeking a larger place and stockpiling baby food for the growing family.
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ST. Louis
Earl Renfrow
Renfrow
Renfrew
Margaret Truman as Honor Guest at Perle Mesta Party
GFF Margaret Truman attended a dinner for 80 and a 200-guest dance at Luxembourg's American legation hosted by Perle Mesta. She planned a Paris stay, Rome visit, and an audience with Pope Pius XII, then sailing from Naples on July 3.
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Margaret
Perle Mesta
Luxembourg
Margaret Truman
U. S
Truman
Washington
Sunken Sub Has Hole in Breathing Tube Ballasts Crew Lost
PORTSMOUTH England divers said a sunken submarine with an 18 inch hole in its breathing tube could flood the engine room within four minutes after it sank during maneuvers on April 17. All 75 officers and crew, including marine commandos, were lost.
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Portsmouth
England
English Channel
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