Ex-Aide Linked to Reds Tied Via 1940s Records
Senate inquiry into subversive influence in U.S. Far Eastern policy cites Michael Greenberg as a former government employee with ties to Communist circles. Testimony from Karl August Wittfogel and a 1943 White House letter appear in the record, detailing Greenberg’s roles at the Board of Economic Warfare, Foreign Economic Administration, and State Department, plus a Civil Service Commission finding of questionable loyalty.
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Washington
Michael Greenberg
Greenberg
Karl August Wittfogel
Senate Internal Security Subcommittee
White House
Board of Economic Warfare
The
Foreign Economic Administration
State Department
Robert Ramspeck
Te Commission
Wittfogel
New York
University of Washington
Columbia University
U.S
Germany
England
Communist Party
McCarran
Dnev
Asia
Senate
United States
Russia
United Aid
Henry A Wallace
Ramspeck
Civil Service Commission
Texas Wives Fight U.S. Tax Grab in Marshall
Marshall housewives, whose bank accounts were attached for Social Security taxes on domestic workers, vow to seek refunds from the Internal Revenue Bureau in Dallas. They plan to ask Rep. Patman to file a bill allowing suits against the government. nine of 18 women withdrew their money in advance. Tax agents did not disclose further steps. The group argues it is unconstitutional to act as tax collectors by withholding taxes from a servant’s pay.
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Marshall
Tex.s
Internal Revenue Bureau
Dallas
Kenneth Arney
Rep
Patman
D-Tex
Congress
Internal Revenue
80 Drown In Pakistan Calcutta Report
AP dispatches from Dacca in the Bengal area of East Pakistan said today more than 80 persons were drowned when a crowded excursion boat sank during a squall last Sunday.
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Calcutta
India
Dacca
Bengal
East Pakistan
Ridgway Demands Communist Kaesong Neutral Zone Pledge
Gen. Ridgway stated armistice talks will not resume until the Reds guarantee Kaesong neutrality and non recurrence of armed guards in the conference area. He called the Saturday incident a deliberate act and warned further violations could end talks.
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Ridgway
Tokyo
Matthew B. Ridgway
Reds
Kaesong
Korea
Kim Il Sng
Peng Teh-Huai
Kim
Peng
Peiping Radio
Adm. C. Turner Joy
Inci
Briton Inspects Closed Down Iron Refinery
TEHRAN AP Britains chief oil negotiator Richard Stokes flew to Abadan to inspect the shut down refinery. W Averell Harriman followed by plane. Britain seeks assurances Iran will refrain from petty annoyances against British employees at Abadan while talks continue on nationalization of the Anglo Iranian Oil Company property. Premier Mossadegh has softened demands, Britain accepts principle of nationalization.
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Tehran
Irar
Britain
Richard Stokes
Abadan
Truman
W. Averell Harriman
Iran
Mossa Sarabantiiy
Khuzistan
Aba
Donald Ferguson
Stoke
Ferguson
Harriman
Mohammed Mossadegh
AIOC
Benton presses showdown to oust McCarthy in Senate
Senator Benton of Connecticut vows to press for a Senate investigation to determine if Senator McCarthy of Wisconsin should be expelled. He proposes a resolution to probe McCarthy for possible removal, while McCarthy calls Benton a "mental midget" and defends his Maryland campaign activities during Butler's 1950 victory over Tydings.
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Washington
Benton
D-Conn
Senate
McCarthy
R-Wis
Wisconsin
Senate Rules Committee
Elections Subcommittee
Maryland
Millard Tydings
Subcommittee
John Marshall Butler
Tydings
Butler
Try For Clean Record Cadets Confessions Invited
WEST POINT N Y AP The superintendent Maj Gen Frederick A Irving said any of the 90 accused cadets who admit classroom cheating will be allowed to resign with a clean record Those admitting guilt under oath may resign or be discharged Others may face administrative dismissal or court martial if evidence warrants Insufficient proof will drop charges Parents appealed to President Truman to restore duty and force an inquiry into the cadets treatment
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West Point
N.Y
Frederick A. Irving
Truman
White House
Irving
Army
Senate Expenditures Investigal
Academy
Earl “Red” Blaik
Buffalo Payoff Indicts 4 City Fathers
Buffalo police and crime probe indicts four city councilmen and nine others in a $10,000-a-month payoffs scheme tied to pinball machine owners. The 13 face charges of conspiracy bribery extortion and unlawful fees. top police officials and an assortment of city officials are named. All pleaded innocent and posted bail or bonds.
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Buffalo
N.Y
Erie County
Democratic
Gordon Steele
George W. Rowe
State Supreme Court
Heat Hits Southwest with Record Highs and Fatalities
The Southwest faced extreme heat with many areas forecast for 100 plus temps. Nine weekend deaths were linked to the heat, with Wichita Falls 109 and Fort Worth 107, Yuma 114, and 100 to 110 expected in Oklahoma and southern Kansas as readings near peak levels.
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Associated Press
Texas
Dakotas
Mississippi Valley
Ohio Valley
Great Lakes
Gainesville
Wichita Falls
Fort Worth
Yuma
Ariz
Oklahoma
Kansas
Kansas City
Sault Ste. Marie
Mich
Vinson Pushes Large Air Force Expansion Plan
Rep Vinson chairman of the Armed Services Committee proposed a major build up of air power. He urged expanding the Air Force to 163 wings nearly doubling current numbers and constructing three super aircraft carriers. He cited new weapons and stressed the strategic shift in his statement.
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Washington
Vinson
Tg Armed Services Committee
Eedee
United States
Air Force
Marshall
Train Crash Injures Six Near Malvern Arkansas
A Missouri Pacific streamliner plowed into a stalled automobile at a crossing near Malvern Arkansas around 1:30 am injuring six people. The two unit diesel engine overturned after reversing and tearing up about a quarter mile of track. Two cars derailed but none overturned. The train, first section of the Texas Eagle, was en route from St. Louis to San Antonio.
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Malvern
Ark
Missouri Pacific
Texas Eagle
San Antonio
St. Louis
Hitler’s Hideaway To Be Destroyed
In Munich Germany the Hitler retreat in the Bavarian mountains will be razed to prevent it from becoming a neo-Nazi shrine. Waldemar Von Knoeringen of the Social Democratic party said Bavarian cabinet members visited the bomb shattered hideaway atop Obersalzberg Mountain and decided the ruins must be torn down.
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Munich
Germany
Hitler
Waldemar von Knoeringen
Socialist Democratic Party of
Bavaria
Obersalzberg
Jap Freighter Sinks After Collision In Tokyo Bay Fog
A 1300 ton Japanese freighter sank early today after colliding in dense fog with a 7000 ton American freighter at the mouth of Tokyo Bay. No lives were lost.
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Tokyo
Tokyo Bay
Gang Bullets Kill Two Thugs In Hollywood
Hollywood AP report says two ex Kansas City gangsters Tony Brancato and Tony Trombino were shot dead in a car near Hollywood Boulevard. Police suspect a rear seat assassin. a witness saw a getaway car. Brancato 36 and Trombino 31 had moved between Kansas City and Los Angeles and faced questions about past Cohen related killings.
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Hollywood
Kansas City
FBI
Tony Trombino
Tony Brancato
Hollywood Boulevard
Detroit
Thad Brown
Los Angeles
Brancato
Trombino
Harry Rothman
Mickey Cohen
Haberdashery
Cohen
Neddie Herbert
United States Rejects Soviet Five Power Peace Plan
The United States rejected Russia’s five power peace pact proposal as propaganda. State Department officials said Moscow has violated obligations, eroding trust in Soviet treaties. Shvernik urged disarmament with five powers and China, while Washington pressed honoring existing commitments and UN charter guarantees.
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Washington
United States
Russia
State Department
Kremlin
Nikolai Shvernik
Truman
U.S
United, States
Britain
France
China
Michael J. McDermott
United Nations
McDermott
United Nations Assembly
Andrei Vishiny
Vishinsky
Moscow
America
Contino Sentenced For Draft Evasion
San Francisco AP reports 21 year old accordionist Dick Contino was sentenced to six months in prison and fined $10,000 after pleading guilty to a draft dodging charge. Contino, who earned up to $4,000 weekly in theater and nightclub engagements, pleaded guilty on July 24.
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SAN Francisco
Dick Contino
Contino
Baseball Moguls Reach No Decision
Sixteen major league club owners in New York held a secret session and announced at 12:15 p.m. EST that there would be no election of a baseball commissioner today. A four hour screening session preceded lunch.
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NEW York
Army To Play 1951 Football Games West Point Pledges Schedule
West Point, N Y AP says the academy will play its 1951 football schedule. The superintendent pledged they will try to make up in fight what they lack in talent, signaling resilience and renewed effort for the coming season.
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West Point
N. Y
Louis Cohen Named Racket King in Senate Hearing
Washington AP Capt Louis Cohen named as big interstate gambling operator earning about 20 million yearly from Pennsylvania lotteries. Capt Harry E McElroy testified that Joseph Size of Scranton was Cohen s chief lieutenant. Size Baldassari and others refused to produce documents or answer occupation questions, citing possible self incrimination.
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Washington
Pennsylvania
Louis Cohen
Harry E. McElroy
Senate Crime Committee
Joseph Size
Scranton
Cohen
McElroy
Set
William Hartman
Jimmy Mack
Size
Joseph Balddassari
Baldassari
Food Prices Likely to Stay Stable Says Report
Washington AP Bureau of Agricultural Economics reports vast crops and livestock outlooks for the year. It says Americans can eat more, export more, and stock for defense without driving prices higher, with price increases likely man made under the Defense Production Act and beef prices possibly easing during the fall marketing season.
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Washington
Bureau of Agricultural Economics
Boy’s bass breaks budget as tub catches cost a lot
Quincy, Mass. AP report: A 9 year old, Frank J. Rube, Jr., kept a bass in the bathtub to preserve it after catching it, while his doctor father groaned at the $1,000 bill. A thief also stole a $300 camera from the home.
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Quincy, Mass
Frank J. Rubein, Jr
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Joseph McCarthy
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Aaron M. Beiler
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Presidium
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Parliament
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