Anti-Red Quiz Leader Cited by Grand Jury Indicted
Rep. J. Parnell Thames, chair of the House un American activities committee, and former secretary Helen Campbell were indicted by a federal grand jury on charges of conspiring to pad payroll in Thames office. The indictment says fictitious employees were created to route salaries to Campbell and her affiliates, with tax returns filed under Campbell in Thames name. Thames, reelected, faces loss of his chairmanship when Democrats assume control. The conspiracy allegedly spanned 1940 to 1945.
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J. Parnell Thames
R.N. J
House un-American Activities Committee
Helen Campbell
Thomas
Miss Campbell
Thomas’ House
Myra
Annette Minor
Thomas Office
Miss Miditt
Miss Minor
Campbell
Rep
First _ National Bank of
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N. J
Miss Midl
Kif
United States
Congress
X. Z
Clay Confers on Europe Armies
Herford Germany November 8 Gen Lucius D Clay American commander in Germany will join British and French officers today to discuss unifying western European armies. British Field Marshal Montgomery met last night with Gen Sir Brian Robertson and Gen Pierre Koenig, the British and French military governors in Germany. Clay will join them. Montgomery chairs the military committee of the Western European Union comprising Britain France Belgium the Netherlands and Luxembourg.
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Germany
Lucius D. Clay
Europe
Viscount Montgomery
Brian Robertson
Pierre Koenig
Clay
Montgomery
Western European Union
Britain
France
Belgium
Netherlands
Luxembourg
Typhoon Rita Lashes Luzon Coast with 115 mph Winds
A nearly stationary typhoon named Rita hung off the northeast coast of Luzon with winds up to 115 miles per hour. It skirted the eastern coast of Luzon and was expected to move toward the China Sea, veering west-southwest yesterday. It was forecast to center on the Luzon coast late today with no change in intensity.
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Nove
Luzon
Philippine
Philippines
China Sea
Futile Search Hopes Fading for 38 Persons on Lost Planes
In Seattle on November 3 hopes faded for 38 people aboard three planes missing near the north Pacific. More than 40 aircraft and several ships scoured the area, a Coast Guard count calling it the most extensive search yet without finding new clues. Nine men were aboard the Navy patrol bomber that vanished last Thursday near Vancouver Island, while the Sitka to Ketchikan airliner carrying 17 and the Navy Privateer with 12 aboard were also overdue after flights over the Aleutians.
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Coast Guard
Vancouver Island
British Columbia
U. S. Navy
Pacific Alaska Air, Express
Sitka-Ketchikan
Kolak
Aleutian Islands
Supreme Court to Rule on Anti Red Quiz Case
The U S High Court agreed to decide two big questions including how much power a committee may compel witnesses to testify and whether the Taft Hartley Act’s non Communist provision is constitutional. The cases originate from German born Communist Gerhard Eister and the CIO American Communications Commission challenging compelled testimony and affidavits of non communists for unions. The court also ruled on a patent invalidation and allowed Earl Holness to sue for injuries from a shipboard shooting. A St Louis woman’s Nevada divorce case was not reviewed.
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Supreme Court
House un-American Activities Committee
Gerhard Eister
Congress
un‘American Activities Committee
Isler
C. I. O. American Communications Commission
National Labor Relation Board
NLRB
John L. Lewis
John H.wallace Jr
Los Angeles
Douglas
Earl P. Holness
Portland
Ore
St. Louis
Nevada
Hunters Find Dead Woman Autopsy Set
In EL MONTE two men hunting bobcats found the body of Martha Shirley Lipsey a 24 year old Alhambra divorcee missing since Sept 19 Her mother Gladys Jordan identified the body Sheriff homicide bureau Capt Garner Brown said the body is badly decomposed autopsy planned today Lipsey’s driver’s license found nearby aided identification The last seen with another man in a car near Five Points remains the case notes indicate a cocktail bar sighting
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Martha Shirley Lipsey
Five Points
Gladys -Joran
Angeles
San Gabriel River
Leongeeart
Truman relaxing at Key West weighs decisions
President Truman enjoys a Florida vacation at the Naval submarine base with a small White House group. He plans to proceed cautiously on new appointments, possibly replacing Defense Secretary and considering Washington state Gov. Mon Wallgren for a key post.
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Fla
Harry S. Truman
Florida
United States
Naval Submarine Base
White¢ House
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Truman
Washington
Defense
James V. Forrestal
Robert A. Lovett
Kel
Mon C. Wallgren
Washington State
Weallgren
Senate
Truman Investigating Committee
Sed
Wallgren
Three Quakes Felt on Honshu Island in Japan
Three slight earthquakes were reported felt on Honshu Island near Tokyo on November 8. No injuries or damage were mentioned, with authorities monitoring aftershocks and seismic activity in the region.
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Honshu Island
Tokyo
Honshu
Balkan Nations Rapped for Aiding Greek Rebels
UN Political Committee condemns Albania Bulgaria and Yugoslavia for aiding Greek guerrillas. Slavic bloc blocks vote as Greek government postpones executions. four nations absent and the matter awaits full assembly action.
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Paris
United Nations
Albenia
Bulgaria
Yugoslavia
Greece
U.N
Dallas
Senate
Balkans
Paul-Henri Spaak
Belgium
Assembly
Sio
Sheriff balks at picket arrests amid plant dispute
In Columbus on November 8 Sheriff Ralph J. Paul warned he would arrest up to 30 striking pickets defying a dispersal order at the American Zinc Oxide Co. plant. He later said he would not act unless the company obtained a court injunction limiting arrests. The strike group, including CIO Smelters Workers Union members, prepared to submit to arrest as attorneys discussed bond posting.
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Columbus
Ohio
Ralph. J. Paul
American Zinc Oxide Co
Biaperson
CI. O. Smelters
Alread
Film writer Diéson Cady dies aboard Avalon yacht
Jerome Cady 40 a Beverly Hills screenwriter died aboard his 34 foot yacht Harp in Avalon Bay after being found in pain. He had heart trouble and sleeping pills were found. Survived by two children. He began as a copy boy in West Virginia at 13 and later worked on Charlie Chan films.
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Jerome Cady
Beverly Hills
Catalina Island
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Jack Watson
Watson
George’ Poole
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Poole
New York
Valley
Hs Cagg
Nia. Mon
Westirgina
Martin Expects Democratic Boost in Federal Taxes
Washington, Nov 8 House Speaker Martin Mass said the Democratic victory will likely bring higher federal taxes. He noted there will be more taxes if spending rises and will retire when the new Congress convenes January 3. Fellow lawmakers predict proposals to expand the income tax for upper brackets and an excess profits tax. The president’s advisers show mixed views on tax hikes and price suppressing policies.
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Martin
R.-Mass
Congress
Rayburn
Texas
Rep
Eberharter
D.-Pa
Truman
House
Yméans Committee
80Th Congress
Widow Found Battered in Chicago Home
In Chicago a 79 year old widow, Mrs Wicks, was found clubbed to death in her six room bungalow where she lived alone. Police said she was beaten Saturday night and her body, with fragments of soup, lay on the living room floor as the house showed signs of a ransack.
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50 mile winds fan Santa Ana fire near two canyons
Evacuations began as the Santa Ana Mountain forest fire roared out of control under 50 mph winds. About 2,500 residents fled Silverado and Modjeska Canyons. No major injuries or property damage reported. Red Cross opened an Orange evacuation center while El Toro Marines aided movement. Firefighters recalled volunteers and secured extra help from San Diego, San Bernardino, and Riverside counties along with 300 Marines from the Santa Ana Air Station for six hour shifts.
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Trabuco Canyon
el Toro
Santiago Canyon
Joe Sherman
Orange Headquarters
Beverada Canyon
Roy J. Jackson
John J. Pleasants
Silverado
Leherman
Black Star Canyon
Lin
Santa Ana Canyon
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Sherman
San Diego
San Bernardino
Riverside
U. S. Forest Service
State Division of Forestry
Santa Ana Marine Corps
Frank M. June
Santa Ana Moun
Wyoming Cold Snap Brings Six Inch Snow Blanket
The Weather Bureau reports Wyoming shivered as a storm blanketed the state with six inches of snow. Big Piney registered minus 10 degrees, the coldest point, while Inclair logged the heaviest snowfall yesterday with six inches on the ground.
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Cheyenne
Wyo
Wyoming
Weather Bureau
Big Piney
Inclair
Formula Set to End Long Ship Strike in San Francisco
A formula to reopen negotiations on the 67 day west coast maritime strike was agreed by employers and unions. The plan calls for national CIO involvement and underwrites any accord by the San Francisco Employers Council and CIO. If no deal in 10 days, union members vote on the offer.
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West Coast
National C. U. O
Washington
National C. L .O
National C. I. O
Employers’ Council
Co. T. O. Marine
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Tat
Sigw
Twe
East Longshoremen Reject Offer in Six Ports
Washington Nov 8 U P A F L longshoremen voted 16 to 1 against accepting the last wage offer of their employers in six east coast ports the National Labor Relations Board reported today In New York longshoremen met with federal mediation officials to prevent a strike set for midnight Thomas R Steutel a federal mediation commissioner said he was optimistic a settlement may be reached at a meeting for union and employer groups state today
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Naional Labor Relations Board
New York
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