Spy Suspect Judith Coplon Faces Jury Verdict Next Week
Judith Coplon rested today as star witness in her espionage trial and faces a verdict before week’s end. The eight man, four woman jury will decide if she stole government secrets to pass to Russia. Coplon and Russian engineer Valentine A Gubitchev were arrested in New York. Defense for Archibald Palmer indicated he will not call her again when the trial resumes Monday.
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Udith Coplon
Archibald Palmer
Justice Department
Russia
FBI
State Department
Whittaker Chambers
Communist Party
U.S
Gubrichev
Kelley
Shapiro
Gubitchev
Rebecca Coplon
Brooklyn
Palmer
Mb Sh Tse
Indonesian Red Chiefs Liquidated in Java Executions
Jakarta dated report says four Indonesian Communist leaders including Tan Malakka former premier Amir Sjarfoeddin and a former Republican envoy were executed by firing squad. Malakka shot near Blitar after eluding the Madioen revolt fallout.
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Jogjakarta
Java
Moscow
Tan Malakka
Abduhl Gani
Ministry of Information
Malakka
Amir Sjarifoeddin
Central
Europe
Uhone
Hadjono
Madioen
Gani
Sjarfoeddin
Beulah to Wed L A Policeman
Beulah Louise Overell a 20 year old heiress who was acquitted of murdering her parents announces engagement to Los Angeles police officer Robert Cannon aged 28. They have dated for over a year and a wedding date is not set.
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Los Angeles
Walter E. Overell
Newport Harbor
Unsinkable Roanoke Sails on Shakedown Cruise
In Philadelphia on June 25 the U S S Roanoke begins a shakedown voyage to an undisclosed point. Navy officials call the cruiser practically unsinkable thanks to water tight compartments. The ship measures 68 feet by 70 feet, displaces 17 000 tons, carries 12 six inch guns, is built for 33 knots and will be crewed by officers and 922 enlisted men.
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Philadelphia
U. S. S. Roanoke
Stripped Gyp Act Ends in Hallwreck at Ashby
Police report a noisy audience of about 600 muttering men wrecked Finnish Hall in Ashby after a striptease by three Boston dancers. The performers and their manager vanished with paid admissions as the crowd dispersed, leaving the hall damaged and the scene quiet.
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Ashby
Mass
Meles
Boston
Vote on Repealing Pension Law Likely This Fall
Sacramento reports Governor Warren rejected calling an election on repealing Proposition No. 4 though a November vote remains possible. The issue ties to increased public assistance and the state welfare setup. Assemblymen push for a special Nov. 8 election to decide a $250 million school bond, which would force Proposition No. 4 repeal onto the ballot if placed.
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Sacramento
Myrtle Williams
State Supreme Court
Nationalists Blockade Set At Shanghai Amid Empty Port
Shanghai news describes a Nationalist blockade starting at midnight with a port nearly empty except for the disabled freighter Anchises. Most foreign ships canceled, insurance rising, and a gunboat seized pilot boat. The Foochow and Rum River movements uncertain amid threat. In Nanking officials call it a paper blockade, while notes threaten coastal ports to foreign trade.
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Shanghay
Anchises
Yangtze
Shanghai
Nanking
Canton
A A
Elderly Swindler Nabbed in Chicago
Chicago police captured a suave swindler dubbed the gent of crime after he wooed and bilked several widows across the country. Engle, linked to Mrs Corigan’s $10,000 charge, was nabbed with a companion purchasing luggage for a supposed wedding trip. He boasted of stops from New York to California and promised to return money, while investigators weigh charges and possible additional victims emerge.
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Joseph
Yellow Kid
Engle
Michigan Boulevard
Genevieve Perro
Kansas City
California
Ferro
New York
Chinese Red Army Records Casualties In Shanghai Battle
Shanghai report says the Chinese Communist forces announce casualties in the battle for Shanghai. Figures claim killed and 14,941 captured, with the numbers seeming linked to Nationalist troops.
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Red Army
Shanghai
Third Seid Army
Murdered Expert Auto Found Linked to Denton Case
Dodge City reports a black sedan tied to the death of explosives expert Thornton. A young man and woman, about 22, vanished with him after a tourist court visit. authorities suspect robbery, with a missing diamond ring and large cash findings. Texas officials pursue leads to Oklahoma locations.
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Dodge City
Kan
Ioli Field
W. A. Thornton
Thornton
Amarillo
Texas
N. J. Abbey
Hinton Junction
Okla
Elk City
Abbey
Texas Highway Patrol
Three Trucks Crash Killing One Injuring Two
In New Brunswick New Jersey police report three big trailer trucks collided near the city yesterday. One driver died at the scene and two others were injured. The crash began with two trucks colliding head on and bursting into flames, the third plowing into the wreckage. The dead driver was John W Ours of Baltimore Maryland. The injured were Lawrence K Ball of Bedford Massachusetts and John A Michael Jr of Baltimore Maryland. Both Ball and Michaels were treated at Middlesex General Hospital.
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New Brunswick
N. J
Yester
John W
Ours
Baltimore
Poice
Lawrence K. Ball
Bedford
Mass
Ball
John A. Michael Jr
Michaels
Middlesex General Hospital
Theft at Sea Leaves Pearl Market in Turmoil
In Tokyo on June 25 reports describe a lowdown theft involving pearls and oysters. A king protested to Kore as a pearled consignment descended to the sea bottom southwest of Tony, with about 24,000 pounds of cultured pearl stolen.
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Tokyo
King
Kore
Tony
Stureah
Miners Begin Ten Day Vacation as UMW Talks Continue
About 490000 United Mine Workers start a ten day vacation as contract negotiations move toward a crucial stage. Progress was hinted as talks resume Monday with Southern Coal Producers at Bluefield and Tuesday with northern and western operators at White Sulphur Springs, plus a meeting with U S Steel employing thousands.
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Pittsburgh
United Mine
James Boyd
U. S. Bureau of Mines
John L. Lewis
USM
W.lewis
Southern Coal Producers Association
U. M. W. Head
Bluefield
W. Va
Lewis
White Sulphur Springs
U. S. Steel Corp
Wounded Man Denies Threat In English Wife Shooting
In Indianapolis on June 25, Robert Hart, 31, denied he threatened his English wife Pamela, 19, into writing a confession of her infidelity before she shot him. Hart was wounded in the neck. Pamela Hurt was held on assault and battery with intent to murder and her case postponed pending his survival. She admitted three infidelities, claiming they occurred during her periods away from him due to mistreatment.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Robert Hart
Hart
Lee Hindman
San Fane
Hurt
Pamela
Clay Sees No Need for War in Des Moines Speech
General Lucius D. Clay, former U.S. military governor in Germany, told Des Moines audiences there is no need for war as long as peace can be maintained. He spoke at a meeting tied to the Des Moines Register and Tribune centennial celebration, his first public address since leaving Germany.
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Des Moines
Lucius D. Clay
Clay
U. S
Germany
Des Moines Register and Tribune
Your Job Clinic Radio Broadcasting Attracts Prospects
The editor notes radio broadcasting appeals to young graduates as a dynamic, growing field with high rewards and broad opportunities. About 94000 full time plus 25000 freelance workers form the industry, with 36 percent in production roles, 23 percent as technicians and engineers, and nearly 10 percent in sales. Entry typically starts in small stations, with paths to networks and executive roles, while competition remains strong and continual training is required. Television’s rise adds new jobs and broader opportunities across the industry.
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Adio Broadcasting
Notan
Wespie Woceasneves Procely
Broadcasting Indusry
Union Chiefs Meet in Geneva to Form World Labor Bloc
In Geneva on June 25 American AFL CIO and CIO delegates join union leaders from all continents to form a world wide non Communist labor group. The alliance aims to oppose the World Federation of Trade Unions and will tax members to fund a fighting reserve. Delegates include James B Carey Michael Roas Irving Brown George Meany and others. The British Trade Union Congress organizes the effort and a provisional committee will plan a constitutional conference later this year.
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Geneva
Switzerland
A. F. L. and
C. 1
World Federation of Trades Unions
Www
James B. Carey
Michael Roas
Irving Brown
George Meany
George P. Delaney
William J. McSorley
A FL
British Trades Union Congress
Ex chaplain kills wife then self in California
Reed G. Probst 46 stabbed wife Cleopha 40 to death and slashed his throat then died beside her on the Menlo Park lawn. Neighbors said they moved from Salt Lake City two years earlier. Police Chief George Potter said the couple’s son Reed Jr. 14 Merrill 12 and John 8 were in the home. Probst served 33 months in the Pacific theater as chaplain and later suffered illness from malaria and other afflictions. despondent over a government pension, he reportedly hoped for a chaplain assignment at Palo Alto Veterans Hospital.
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Palo Alto
Menlo Park
Reed G. Probst
Cleopha Probst
Salt Lake City
George Potter
Probst
Potter
Falo Alto Vet
Paris
Laboratories Fined Under Pure Food Law
In San Francisco on June 25 Cutter Laboratories of Berkeley were fined 600 dollars in Federal Court for pur e food and drug act violations. Contaminated glucose shipments prompted the action. The firm pleaded no defense, saying they shut down for three months and spent 3500,000 in a vain attempt to discover the problem.
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San Francisco
WE Cutter Laboratories
Berkeley
Good Will Act Yanks Help Jap in Osaka Street Show
In Osaka on June 25, a tale of postwar charity unfolds as Tomoyuki Sahara, a former enemy who lost a leg, performs on a street corner with an artificial limb. U S soldiers join him with a guitar, drawing a crowd and showering money into his emptied box before slipping away.
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Osaka
Japan
Tomoyuki Sahara
U. S
Mi Ae
Eddy
Jajaneze
Sahara
Czechs Announce Meat Ration Cut and Offsetting Provisions
Prague notes a 10 percent slash to the three pounds five ounce monthly meat ration starting July 1. An extra seven ounces of fat and four eggs for adults and 3½ ounces of butter plus four eggs for children are allocated to offset the shortage.
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Prague
Czechoslovakia
Canadians Hold Election Monday
Canadians will vote for 262 men and women to form the new House of Commons in a 71st Parliament. The campaign ends after a week of speeches as voters head to polls. The field trails the 945 candidates in the 1945 election.
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Ottawa
Canada
House of Commons
Saa
Dominion
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