Former Official To Testify In Red Inquiry
William W. Pigman, former Bureau of Standards official from Appleton Wisconsin, was summoned by a federal grand jury as it seeks early findings in its spy probe. He will testify for the first time and has announced his intent to cooperate.
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NEW York
U. S
William W. Pigman
Appleton
Wis
U. S. Bureau of Standards
State Department
Alger Hiss
House Un-American Activities Committee
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Pigman
Henry J. Wadleigh
House Committee
Grand Jury
Congressional
Ed Hiss
Donald
Washington
Hiss Brothers
Karl Mundt
R-Sd
Hiss-Chambers
Chambers
Time Magazine
Wadleigh
State Lovett
Old 'Pumpkin' papers to be unveiled tonight
Congressional investigators prepare to release a dozen secret papers they say show a Red spy ring operated in the State Department a decade ago. Whittaker Chambers says he received papers for Moscow from Alger Hiss and Henry Wadleigh, while Hiss denies the charges.
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State Department
House UN- American Activities Committee
Russia
Whittaker Chambers
Maryland
Chambers
Moscow
Alger Hiss
Henry Julian Wadleigh
Hiss
Representative Mundt
RSD
House
Donald
New York
Mundt
Justice Department
UN General Assembly to Wind Up Session Tonight
The United Nations General Assembly ends a 12 week session in Paris amid calls for peace but few enforcement tools. It passed a world human rights declaration with moral authority and debated a forthcoming covenant. Russia and allies abstained on the rights vote.
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Paris
United Nations General Assembly
Palestine
Berlin
Greece
Russia
South Africa
Saudi Arabia
Honduras
Yemen
Andrei Y. Vishinsky
United States
Britain
France
Vishinsky
United Kingdom
Hitler
Ussr
Balkans
Kashmir
Yalta
Potsdam
Tunnel Falls 15 Feet Short Two Captured
WALLA WALLA Washington AP officers of Washington State Prison grilled convicts to identify the men who tried a tunnel escape that failed 15 feet from freedom. Two prisoners were captured last night as guards found inmates shoveling toward the outside beneath the hospital area after the tunnel was exposed by a routine inspection.
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Walla Walla, Wash
Washington State Prison
Tom Smith
Population up Columbus reaches 347350
The Columbus Chamber of Commerce announced last night that the city’s population stands at 347 350, an increase of 41 263 since the 1940 census.
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Columbus
Chamber of Commerce
Secrecy Surrounds Atlantic Alliance Talks in Washington
Washington officials reported a secrecy lid on the Atlantic Alliance negotiations as seven nations prepare to present proposals for a mutual aid pact. Talks, resumed after a three month recess, aim to link the United States and Canada with Western European partners Britain France Belgium the Netherlands and Luxembourg.
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Atlantic Alliance
Senate
North Atlantic
United States
Canada
Western European Union
Britain
France
Belgium
Netherlands
Luxembourg
Congress
Twinsburg Public School Resignations Rejected
Akron Ohio AP Twinsburg public school heads into an early Christmas vacation after the board refused the resignations of Principal Glen Powell and all teachers. The district will not reopen until community support and board authority are restored amid a student strike and local tensions. Powell faced assault charges after a preliminary hearing. his case moves to Common Pleas Court.
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Akron
Twinsburg
Board of Education
Glen Powell
Ted
Twinsburg High School
Powell
Justice of the Peace
Paul M. Booker
Salesmen Press For Better Hotel Rooms At Convention
Ohio hotel operators report traveling salesmen demand conference friendly rooms as more business moves from bedrooms to compact, well lit spaces. F. F. Ireland of Thomas Emery's Sons cites Terrace Plaza's modern design with desks, lighting, and seating to accommodate sample cases. Over 400 hotel operators attend the Ohio Hotels Association convention, which closes today.
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Columbus, O
Ohio
Ohio Hotels’ Association
F. F. Ireland
Thomas Emery
New Terrace Plaza Hotel
Cincinnati
Davenport
Ireland
Protest Against Rate Hike Organized in New Philadelphia
An organized protest against a rate increase by Ohio Associated Telephone Company was outlined at a meeting in Mayor Robert Lukens' office. Chambers of Commerce in New Philadelphia and Dover were chosen to lead the protest amid protests over previously promised service improvements.
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Philadelphia, O
Ohio Associated Telephone Company
Robert Lukens
Chambers of Commerce
Dover
Lukens
Airlift C-54 crashes in fog. one Navy crewman dead
A U S Navy C 54 airlift plane crashed in the Taunus mountains on return from Berlin. One crew member was killed, four others injured including a U S Air Force hostess. Survivors were taken to the 97th General Hospital in Frankfurt. Names released include pilot Navy Lt. Joseph Norris and co-pilot Ensign George H Blackwood with injuries.
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Germany
Taunus
Berlin
U. S
Britain
U. S. Air Force Headquarters
Air Force
U. S. Army
97Th General Hospital
Saxony Economy Struggles Amid Allied Blockade Fallout
In Soviet-occupied Saxony four key industries fell short of quotas due to raw material shortages from Western Germany and lack of technicians. East Berlin ratchets up economic warfare as officials warn against Western Berlin contracts. Six Saxony textile figures were sentenced to death for breaking the Russian trade ban.
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Berlin
Germany
Saxony
Economic Commission
The
Chinese Reds Retreat From South of Nanking Amid Relief Drive
Government forces with tanks and artillery push north from the Hwai River as the Sixth Army Group relieves Pengpu, 105 miles northwest of Nanking, while North China battles report continued Communist pressure and a critical Peiping situation. Milks notes the Sixth Army regaining villages and advancing about 22 miles northwest of Pengpu, with 12th Army still trapped and other units trying to break free southwest of Suchow.
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12Th Army Group
Sixth Army Group
Hwai River
Pengpu
North China
Peiping
Associated Press
Harold K. Milks
Sixth
12Th
Suchow
Milks
Ministry of Communications
Redi
Hwai
Dennis Day Becomes Father to Son Patrick James
Hollywood AP reports Irish tenor Dennis Day has become a father. Both Mrs Day and the newborn, Patrick James McNulty, are reported doing well.
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Hollywood
Dennis Day
Madame Chiang Kai Shek Seeks Aid but Results Unclear
Madame Chiang Kai Shek met with President Truman and Secretary Marshall in Washington seeking aid for Chiang Kai Shek's Nationalist forces. Officials said the talks produced no clear commitments while Chiang noted the president would decide the outcome.
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Mme
Chiang Kai-Shek
Truman
Marshall
China
Blair House
White House
Eben Ayers
Mem
Chiang
Kissless Marriage Returns to Chicago Courts
The Chicago couple nicknamed the kissless marriage returns to divorce court after a three week trial. Beatrice Borla objects to her husband Charles Borla kissing her, breaching a November agreement to live as housekeeper but not wife. Dispute over a $17 000 band account and an $8 000 withdrawal escalated when a kiss led to an arrest for disorderly conduct.
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Chicago
Charles’ Borla
Beatrice
Circuit Court
Borla
Charles C. Cooley
Julius H. Miner
Sol R. Friedman
Friedman
State Bonus Commission Is Attacked
Stark County bonus representative S A Wheeler criticized added information requests slowing veteran payments. He said living veterans' applications pile up in Stark County and citations show the commission faces rules requiring proof of parental Ohio residency for those under 22 at service start. Courtney F E Kirby defended the simple form as designed to keep processing fast while paying bonuses at a high rate.
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Columbus
Stark County
State Bonus Commission
S. A
Wheeler
Canton
Ohio
Courtney FE. Kirby
Kirby
Revitalized Hamlet Becomes Santa Heim For Christmas
George Bowen reports in Savage Maryland how the hamlet renamed Santa Heim hosts a holiday spectacle. Harry Heim, a former bicycle repairman turned trinket mogul, rebuilt the 200-year-old town with lights, a toy hall, a live post office, and a Santa Claus with eight reindeer. Trains from Baltimore and Washington arrive thousands of children to tour the town and its 28,000 colored lights.
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Santa Heim
Heim
Harry Heim
Savage Lock, Stock and Barrel
Washington Blvd
Santa Claus
Baltimore
Germany
Japan
San Diego
Calif
Santa
Klan Leader Defends Equal Chance Policy in Macon
In Macon Georgia AP Ku Klux Klan Grand Dragon Dr Samuel Green says the group believes in giving the Negro an equal chance during a New member initiation at the city auditorium. About three fiery crosses blaze in area including front of a Negro store and a garage owned by Alderman Cassidy. Investigators find only smoldering rags. Green calls the Klan white supremacy yet denies hate toward colored people Catholics or Jews. About 3500 spectators attended with 2500 masked Klansmen present.
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Macon
Grand Dragon Green
Pair Charged In Negro's Ashen Death
Amy Mallard testified before Toombs County Grand Jury that her husband Robert Mallard was ambushed and murdered on November 20 by 15 or more robed men not wearing masks. William L. Howell 32 and Roderick Clifton 36 Lyons farmers were charged with murder amid national debate over civil rights and President Truman's program.
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Robert Mallard
Amy Mallard
Toombs County
William L. Howell
Roderick Clifton
Herman Talmadge
Truman
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