Ex-Commie Admits Theft Of Secrets
Thad Mason a former Communist spy testifies he stole U S military diesel engine plans from a General Motors Cleveland plant in 1943 and smuggled them to spies via a cafeteria cook. He also stole a DuPont livestock disease remedy formula under orders from the underground. Mason, born Polish in 1950, settled in Steubenville and rose in Communist circles before becoming a spy.
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Washington (Ap
Thad Mason
U. S
Wallington
N. J
General Motors
Cleveland
Detroit
Senate
Internal Security Subcommittee
Mason
DuPont Chemical
Russia
Ohio University
Communist Party
DuPont
U.S
Steubenville
Britain Refuses Wheat Pact Leaving Britain Isolated
Britain declines to sign the extended International Wheat Agreement as midnight deadline passes. Iceland is the last nation to join the three year renewal, Britain stands as the sole holdout among 46 participants. The pact set prices around two dollars per bushel with quotas for exporting and importing countries. The United States exports its quota at about 62 cents under the domestic price with subsidies to sellers.
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Washington
Britain
Iceland
U. S
Senate Confirms Herbert Cain for federal posts
The Senate confirmed former Ohio governor J. Herbert and former Washington senator Harry P. Cain for federal posts after unanimous consent to suspend submerged lands debate. Herbert draws a term to April 9 next year and Cain serves until August 9. both receive 15000 dollars yearly. Howard C. Botts named U S marshal for Southern District of Ohio.
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Washington
Senate Today
As J. Herbert
Ohio
Harry P. Cain
Eareve Activities Control
Taft
Herbert
Cain
Howard C. Botts
U. S
Southern District of
Harold K. Claypool
Willys Kaiser Shift Concluded In Toledo
Purchase of the assets of Willys-Overland Motors Inc by Kaiser Mfg Corp a Kaiser-Frazer subsidiary was finalized with signing of closing documents in Toledo The deal makes Kaiser-Frazer a major auto company with Willys Motors Inc to be headquartered in Toledo and sales volume assets and facilities expanded.
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Willys-Overland Otors Inc
Kaiser Mfg. Corp
Kaiser-Frazer Corp
Willys
Kaiser- Frazer
K—F
Willys Motors Inc
Toledo
Machine Age Rivalry: Tractor Matches Circus Elephant
An official from a Bluefield machinery firm tried a publicity stunt by hitching a modern tractor to a circus elephant. Jumbo dragged the sputtering machine around the yard, proving the animal’s pulling power outweighed the mechanical device.
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Bluefield
W. Va
Los
Middletonians on Bennington believed safe
Two Middletown seamen are believed to have escaped a boiler accident aboard the U S aircraft carrier Bennington during operations off Guantanamo Bay Cuba. Eleven men were killed and seven injured. Navy officials reported. The two Middletonians named are Joseph Mokry 33 son of Mr
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Middletown
U.S
Guantanamo Bay
Cuba
U. S. Navy
Middletonians
Bennington
Joseph Mokry
Seaman Shalley Missing From Carrier After Fatal Accident
Relatives say Seaman Dennis P. Shalley was not aboard the Benning ton when the accident killed 11 men yesterday. He had left the carrier at Virginia and was at the Norfolk Navy hospital for a check-up before the ship moved on to Cuba.
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Bennington
Virginia
Navy Hospital
Norfolk
Cuba
Bennington Carrier Accident Off Guantanamo Bay
The 27,000 ton Essex class carrier Bennington operating off Guantanamo Bay suffered an accident yesterday. Navy spokesmen said full damage details were not yet determined. Casualties included Walter Elvin Liston Jr. of Columbus, Ohio and several listed victims.
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Navy
Caribbean
Navy Department
Washington
Bolerman
Walter Elvin Liston Jr
Columbus
Cleveland Man Lives After Fall From Hotel Roof
A 25-year-old factory worker fell from the four story Euclid Logan Hotel in Cleveland to a sidewalk and survived. He suffered a skull fracture a broken foot and possible internal injuries and was taken to a hospital in critical condition. Police could not determine why he was on the roof.
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Cleveland
Euclid Logan
Wilbur Scott
Fresh Red proposals hint at voluntary POW repatriation
Washington officials see a faint sign that the Communists may accept some POWs choosing not to return home. The latest plan suggests those who refuse repatriation could be sent to a neutral state then decided by a future Korea conference. Nine month delay and a political conference raise U N objections.
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Korea
United Nations
U. N. Command
U. N
China
Mee
U.N
Red
State Department
Reds
Red High Command
U. S
Nam Il
Harrison
Nam
Red China
North Korea
United Nations Command
Thirty five POWs begin trip home from Korea
Thirty five American soldiers freed from communist prison camps in Korea last week boarded a hospital plane in Tokyo today and headed east across the Pacific toward home. The flight will land in Honolulu this afternoon Hawaiian time after crossing the international date line.
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Korea
Pacific
Honolulu
Homeward Flight Leaves Tokyo for California
After a 24 hour rest, the men depart for California on the final leg of their homeward flight. The 35 chosen for the first plane left two Tokyo Army hospitals for Haneda Airport where the transport waits. The Army barred reporters from questioning the former prisoners. Another 114 freed last week at Panmunjom remain under Army hospital care in Japan. No date set for a second plane.
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Travis Air Force Base
San Francisco
Tokyo Army
Haneda
Panmunjom
Japan
U. S
RFC Actions Cast RFC Loans In Clean Light
The Reconstruction Finance Corporation faced an inquiry into 58 loans from the past year with no evidence of undue influence. Senate Banking Chairman Capehart said the investigation followed reports that RFC Administrator McDonald overruled the review board on six loans.
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Washington
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Capehart
R-Ind
Senate Banking Committee
RFC
Harry A. McDonald
Margeret Crane Found Dead In Butler County Home
Mrs. Margaret Crane died from two bullet wounds fired from a 38 caliber revolver. Coroner Dr. Garrett Boone says death occurred during the night and the investigation continues. She was a member of a prominent Butler County family, lived on Route 4 near Excelle, and was active in Red Cross and civic affairs. Surviving children include three married daughters, a son in New York, and plans were made for relatives to return from Florida. Wilson Funeral Home handles arrangements.
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Margaret Crane
Route 25
Butler County
Red Cross
Middletown
Ames Gardner
James Martindale
William Crawford
William Crane, Jr
Long Island
N. Y
Gardner
Martindale
Florida
Wilson Funeral Home
Government Drops Oil Firm Suits
Washington reports the government formally dropped a criminal anti trust case against five large oil companies. Special assistant Leonard J. Emmerglick said Attorney General Brownell could reinstate the case if the civil anti trust actions reveal grounds for a new criminal proceeding.
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Washington
Leonard J. Emmerglick
Brownell
U. S. District Court
Truman
Emmerglick
Home Run Knocks Youths For Loop
Seven local high school boys cut classes to watch the opening game at Yankee Stadium. A home run landed in the stands near them, captured by a telephoto camera. Principal James Chalmers saw the photo in a newspaper and ordered an eight day ban on extracurricular activities.
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Perth Amboy
N.H
Yankee Stadium
James Chalmers
New York Herald Tribune
MIGs Try To Herd Sabre To Manchuria In Air Encounter
Capt. Robert J. Anspach of South Charleston West Virginia describes escape from six Red MIGs that herded his Sabre jet toward Manchuria during a dogfight over Korea. He details the MIGs positioning at 2000 feet over Sinuiju and flak as the jets pressed him toward the water before breaking off over the Yellow Sea.
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Korea
Manchuria
U. S
Robert J. Anspach
South Charleston
W. Va
Sinuiju
Yellow Sea
Film Censorship In Ohio Heads For New Review
Ohio may end movie censorship as the state education department has pre screening for 40 years. The Senate Education Committee discussed repeal, weighing ethical and moral questions. A vote forecast shows broad support for approval and a House send to consider the bill.
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Columbus
Ohio
State Department of Education
Senate Education Committee
Senate
Associated Press
Charles A.mosher
R-Lorain
House
Young Quits Rent Post as Decontrol Looms
Stephen W. Young resigns as Cincinnati area rent director amid city council vote to decontrol rents. He says he quits rather than accept a lower civil service classification as staff drops from 25 to about two or three with the decontrol plan.
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Cincinnati
Stephen W. Young
Young
Civil Service
All Action Along Front Dwindles Off
Gusty winds and grey skies grounded most reconnaissance planes in Korea as truce talks continued at Panmunjom for a third day. No major ground assault reported. minor clashes yielded 15 North Korean casualties in an Easterly patrol incident and 46 total Communist losses in light skirmishes. Temperatures rose to 85 degrees on Monday with light rain later.
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Seoul
Korea
No Man’s Land
Panmunjom
Eighth Army
Unspent Federal Funds Top $135 Billion in Jan Tallies
A Senate House committee reported that the federal government held more than 135 billion dollars in unspent appropriations on January 31. Of this, 82.4 billion was available for military use and 13.3 billion for foreign aid. Chairman Byrd estimates about 102 billion will remain unspent at fiscal year end. Defense officials say advances are needed for long lead time items.
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Washington
Senate House
Byrd
D-Va
Joint Committee On
Supreme Court Disbars Hiss in Perjury Case
The Supreme Court disbarred Alger Hiss from practice before the court and refused to review his bid for a new trial. The 6-0 votes included Justices Reed Frankfurter and Clark recusing themselves. Reed and Frurter testified as witnesses in Hiss' first trial. Clark was attorney general at the time of the prosecution.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Alger Hiss
State Department
Hiss
Reed
Frankfurter
Clark
Frurter
Third Peace Session Yields Little Results
AP datelined Panmunjom reports U N negotiators threaten to break off renewed Korea talks unless the Communists propose concrete prisoner exchanges soon. North Korean Gen Namil repeats calls for repatriation within two months and suggests neutral states, while the UN demands quicker disposition of prisoners and warns against protracted talks.
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Robert B. Tuckman Panmunjom
U. N
William K. Harrison
Washington
Panmunjom
Poland
Czechoslovakia
Switzerland
Senate Set to Vote Tuesday On Submerged Oil Lands Bill
After 19 days of debate the Senate moved to hold a 2 p.m. Tuesday vote on offshore submerged lands. The Anderson Hill federal lease plan and oil for education amendment were killed on a tabling motion as Taft and allies push to use federal control. Senator Anderson of New Mexico faced illness amid the prolonged session.
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Washington
Senate
Taft
Ohio
Sen. Anderson
D-Nm
Sen. Hill
D-Ala
Anderson-Hill
Anderson
Supreme Court
Congress
Laos Braces as French Rush Troops to Luangprabang
French planes pour troops and munitions into Luangprabang as Vietminh forces close within 12 to 25 miles. French and Laotian troops dig trenches around the royal town of 6,000 and Gen. Salan flies in to pledge a stand to defend Laos. Crown Prince Savang and the king vow to resist and defeat the enemy.
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Luangprabang
Laos
Pueeeng Vong
Savang
Raoul Salan
Indochina
Hanoi
National primaries urged to end back room haggling
Sen Smathers of Florida backs a constitutional amendment for a nationwide presidential nominating primary replacing the national convention. He also proposes proportional electoral votes and a two year plus ninety day limit for a vice president who succeeds to the presidency, with a new president chosen at the next congressional election.
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Joe Hall
Washington
Sen. Smathers
D-Fla
Senate Judiciary Subcommittee
America
Chicago
Smathers
U. S
United States
Weeks says defense production to stay steady despite changes
Secretary of Commerce Sinclair Weeks told the U S Chamber of Commerce there will be no sudden nosedive in defense output and no broad business bust when peace comes, though state market fluctuations and adjustments during transitions are possible amid later defense spending reductions. In Columbus Ohio the long range Republican highway plan advanced with subcommittees backing a weight distance tax on trucks and a gas levy.
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Washington
Sinclair Weeks
Weeks
U. S. Chambr of Commerce
Columbus
House
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