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Lubbock Avalanche Journal

Location

Lubbock, Texas, United States of America

Date

Apr 16, 1950

Page

8

Soldier Gets Five Years At Hard Labor For Espionage

Gustav Mueller a 19 year old from St. Paul Minn convicted by a Garmisch-Partenkirchen court martial of transmitting confidential documents and attempting to enlist as a spy for Russia. He received five years hard labor and was dishonorably discharged from the Air Force. Mueller claimed curiosity about what would happen and said he wanted to trap supposed Soviet agents who turned out to be U.S. intelligence officers. The findings are reviewable by Air Force HQ. doctors called him immature and emotionally unstable. Mueller earlier attempted suicide twice after arrest last October. He said he did not intend to betray the United States and denied Communist party affiliation, while admitting admiration for Communism and the Russian way of life.

Garmisch - Partenkirchen INS Russia Gustav Mueller St. Paul Minn Air Force Air Force Headquarters Army Mueller Carl J. Felth Alger Hiss Judith Caplon Burma Far East Elmo Gower Cumberland Communist Party Oberammergau Bern Switzerland U.S

Nationwide Rail Strike Could Hit U.S. Railways

Two major unions representing 200000 railroad engineers and firemen consider a nationwide walkout over diesel locomotive staffing. Talks in Chicago stalled with strike action anticipated. unions authorized a strike after exhausting mediation and fact finding. Government involvement feared to avert seizure.

Washington Brotherhood of Firemen Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers Chicago David Robertson Engineers Johnston

Professor Dies After Reading Khayyam Line In Class

TEHRAN April 15 Professor Reza Jorjani of Tabriz University proclaimed a line from the Rubaiyat Omar Khayyam Death may come any minute and then collapsed dead from a heart ailment in the classroom.

Tehran Iran Reza Jorjani Tabriz University Omar Khayyam

Fire stops engine butte rescue ends with blaze

Fire put the Big Butte Volunteer Fire Department’s only pumper out of action briefly. A fireman’s 1917 vintage truck backfired, spit and then flames erupted as wiring smoked.

Butte Mont Big Butte

Local court session lists Sanderson vs Curry in first case

A 72nd district court petit jury reports at 1 30 p m to Judge Dan Blair with seven civil cases on the docket. The banks case M A Sanders doing business as The Sanders Company vs Curry Motor Freight Lines Inc is first up for announcement.

District Court Dan Blair M. A. Sanders Sanders Company Curry Motor Freight Lines, Inc

Rossellini Denies London Marriage Report

Rome reports that Roberto Rossellini dismissed as a new one on me a claim that he will wed Ingrid Bergman in London within two weeks. He said they are still clearing red tape to marry after Bergman’s divorce case, and will marry where possible to do it fastest.

Rome Iitalian Roberto Rossellini Ingrid Bergman London America Rossellini Miss Boeregman Hoallywood Peter Lindstrom

Buffalo dealer lists 1936 car with 15 pounds of potatoes

In Buffalo a used-car dealer advertised a 1936 automobile paired with 15 pounds of potatoes for sale at 6.99 dollars. The quirky bundle highlights a local sales gimmick in a period listing.

Spuds Car Buffalo N.Y

Bent pennies retired but stolen by burglars in Illinois

The Illinois Vending Machine Company retired $73 worth of out of shape pennies. Burglars removed the bent and twisted coins, which had already been taken from circulation.

Chicago Illinois Vending Machine Company

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