British delay in atomic spy case assailed
Washington AP report says lawmakers blame Britain's slow legal process for hindering pursuit of leaks in the Klaus Fuchs case. FBI Director Hoover to testify about lack of full confession details from Britain as Scotland Yard keeps Fuchs incommunicado. Bricker urges public release of the 1943 Quebec agreement, fearing its secrecy impacts A bomb security.
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Washington
Klaus Fuchs
FBI
J. Edgar Hoover
Fuchs
Justice Department
Scotland Yard
Hoover
Capital Hill
Senate Appropriations Subcommittee
Bricker
Ohio
Congressional Atomic Committee
Quebec
Roosevelt
Great Britain
Canada
U.S
Parents Held On Charge Of Mistreatment In Butler
A 14 year old boy was left to care for a 75 acre farm as his parents Clayton and Susanna Ames moved to town to work in a bakery. They pleaded innocent to mistreatment charges after eight months of neglect. The parents and two younger daughters were jailed and the boy, kitchen-bathed and poorly fed, stayed on the farm with weekends returning family. The boy and sisters were placed with probation officers. Mrs. Ames protested she had committed no crime.
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Butler
Clyde Shumaker
Clayton
Susanna Ames
Clayton, Jr
Ames
Shumaker
Akron Decorator Clyde Smith Dies After Heart Attack
Clyde R. Smith aged 60 an interior decorator and inventor of a sashless window died in Akron Ohio last night after suffering a heart attack. He was known for his design innovations and local influence in home remodeling.
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Akron, O
Clyde R. Smith
Coal Fact Finding Board Opens Study Of Dispute
President Truman named a three member board to investigate the bitter soft coal quarrel with John L. Lewis. A week is allowed to report findings to justify possible Taft Hartley action, as coal stocks dwindle and railroads cut service and threaten shipments.
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Coal Fact-Finding Board
Washington
Truman
John L. Lewis
White House
Charles Ross
UMW
372 800 Coal Diggers Stay Out Of Mines
Pittsburgh AP report notes a nationwide coal strike shrinking production. About 372 800 miners across 14 states stopped work delaying 2 220 000 tons daily. Rail and steel layoffs rise as Duquesne Light warns of limited coal for a week. Belligerent demand centers on a new contract and five day week while Taft Hartley law is rejected by strikers.
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John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
Duquesne Light Company
Pittsburgh
Albhronia Brown
Maxwell
Uniontown
UMW
United Mine Worker
Pennsylvania
UMW Chife
Truman
Four Gunmen Take $16,000 in Cash at Morgan State
Four gunmen robbed Morgan State College in Baltimore, seizing $16,000 in cash from the library during a three minute heist. They entered with pistols, held 16 people at bay, and escaped with the registration fee receipts issued that day. The robbers were described as young Black men.
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Baltimore
Morgan State College
Liberty Vs Socialism GOP Campaign Issue
Republicans pick liberty versus Socialism as their top 1950 campaign issue in a 2000 word policy statement. They call for balanced budget spending cuts, repeal of wartime taxes, Taft Hartley tweaks, farm price supports, and expanded social security while urging foreign policy input and checks on commitments. They warn of Communist influence in government and cite Yalta Potsdam secrecy as risks. Continued on Page 6.
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Washington
Yalta
Potsdam
Wth
Algeriss
Klaus Fuchs
GOP Victory in New Jersey Special Election
In Hackensack New Jersey Republicans won a special election in the 7th Congressional District to fill J Parnell Thomas's seat. William B Widnall 43 won by more than two to one over Democrat George T English. Thomas is imprisoned after a fraud sentence and resignation from the House.
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Thomas
House
UnAmerican Activities Committee
Federal Erectional Institution
Danbury
Conn
Path Open For Union To Rejoin AFL
Miami Beach AP The 600,000 member International Association of Machinists IAM is expected to rejoin the American Federation of Labor within four to five months after AFL leaders signaled readiness. A split in the AFL Executive Council over inviting IAM back followed Hutcheson opposition who warned the carpenters may quit the federation if IAM is readmitted before settling longstanding jurisdictional fights. The council nonetheless voted to issue the invitation after 60 days even without full dispute resolution. IAM left AFL five years ago amid the carpenters feud which remains the most serious among related jurisdictional tensions.
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Miami Beach
Fla
American Federation of Labor
AFL
International Association of Machinists
William Hutcheson
AFL Carpenter's Union
Machinists
Hutcheson
Carpenters 1d
Carpenters
IAM
Huetheson
Pop McIntyre Dies Noted Powerboater at 72
Joseph D. Pop McIntyre, 72, a nationally known figure in powerboating, died at his St. Peters burg home. He built and drove powerboats in New England for over four decades and won the 51 cubic inch hydroplane title in 1941 aboard Happy Warrior at Absecon.
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ST. Petersburg
Fila
Joseph D
Pop
McIntyre
New England
Absecon
Ohio Coal Strike Curbs Industry Across State
The Ohio coal strike idles most mines and curtails industry. Republic Steel in Cleveland halts two blast furnaces but aims to reemploy maintenance staff. The C and O Railroad reports thousands of layoffs, with 14,000 nonunion miners staying away. The Taft Hartley law is cited as a factor, and the strike spreads from eastern Ohio to the Hocking Valley.
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Columbus
Ohio
Cleveland
Republic Steel, Corporation
Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad
R. C. Owens
United Mine Workers D.s.cict 6
C. and O
Walter J. Tuohy
Tuohy
John L. Lewis
Hocking Valley
UMW
Martins Ferry, O
Cargo Of Toys Leaving Today
Philadelphia AP reports a band of American boys and girls will bid farewell as the American Defender sails to Rotterdam with a cargo of toys for Europe’s children. Also aboard are 100 displaced European children visiting from the United States for ceremonies connected to the Tide of Toys campaign led by the American Legion.
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Philadelphia
Europe
Rotterdam
Telephone Strike Postponed by CIO Union
CIO Communications Workers announce postponement of a nationwide telephone strike set for tomorrow until February 24 to allow more bargaining time. Mediation Director Cyrus S Ching urged intensified negotiations. Beirne says the nine member board hopes for a settlement without a general walkout. Bell system groups affected include Western, Pacific, Southwestern, and Mountain States Bell. New Jersey workers vote pending.
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Washington
CIO
Cyrus S Ching
Joseph A. Beirne
Ching
Beirne
Bell Telephone System
Western Electric
Pacific
Southwestern
Mountain States
Bell Telephone
New Jersey
Tokyo Rose bail bid possible as Douglas may sign
Supreme Court Justice William O. Douglas could sign an order allowing Iva Toguri D Aquino known as Tokyo Rose to be released on 50000 bail while she appeals a treason conviction. She is at Alderson Federal Reformatory with a San Francisco appeal pending.
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Washington
Tokyo
Rose
Iva Toguri
D’aquino
Supreme Court
William O. Douglas
Douglas
U. S. District Court
San Francisco
Federal Reformatory For Women
Alderson
W. Va
First Girl in Junior’s Puppy Love Spin
A brief look at a boy named Junior entering courtship with a girl and the changes it brings. He now cares about clothes, hairstyles, neckties, and shaving while his parents recall their own youth. The piece captures the hush of first love through a light period voice.
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Junior
Rifle Shot Targeted Wounded Gambler in Dallas Hospital
In Dallas, a rifle shot shattered the hospital window of Herbert Noble, a wounded ex gambler linked to city gang violence. Detectives deem it likely a scare shot from ground level. no guards planned and no clear precautions disclosed. Noble, tied to two recent killings, crawled to safety as the shot hit.
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Dallas
Tex
Herbert Noble
Will Fritz
Noble
Fritz
Woman Radio Announcer Critically Injured in PA Train Accident
Pittsburgh AP report details 30 year old radio announcer Nancy Dixon known as Cleda Jones from Steubenville Ohio. Injuries include right leg amputation and multiple fractures to skull left foot and right hand. No witnesses to the Pennsylvania railroad incident. Dixon, a Phi Beta Kappa graduate of Ohio State University, was working on KQV and previously WPIT under the name Cleda Clar.
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Pittsburgh
Nancy Dixon
Miss Dixon
Cleda Jones
Steubenville
KQV
WPIT
Cleda Clar
Ohio State University
Phi Beta Kappa
Girl's Body Found Along Cincinnati Tracks
Police found a mangled young girl’s body, about 17 or 18, along the Pennsylvania Railroad tracks in Cincinnati's East End. No identification or papers were found, and the victim’s identity remained unknown.
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Cincinnati
East End
Job Openings Across Nation In Sharp Dive
Washington AP reports nationwide job openings plunged by 1,609,000 in January, lifting unemployment to 4,480,000 the highest since September 1941. Census data show 56.95 million civilian workers and 1.41 million in the armed forces, with Sawyers noting midwinter months are typically the toughest for job seekers. Weather cut construction and farm work, seasonal layoffs rose, and many jobs vanished after Christmas, while factory hiring remained relatively steady.
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Washington
Census Bureau
Secretary of Commerce
Sawyer
Old Block Burns Firemen Injured in Oakland Blaze
In Oakland California an early morning fire destroyed an old wooden business block near city hall. Two firemen were injured and about 15 hotel roomers fled in their pajamas as flames from a clothing factory spread via an exploding boiler. Damage was estimated at 200000 dollars.
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Oakland
Cal
Widow Marie Abbott Faces Second Trial On Murder Plot
In Butler County Ohio Mrs Marie Abbott sobbed as the state asked the jury to convict her of conspiring to murder her former husband Morris Abbott. The defense urged a not guilty verdict, noting lack of proof she planned the crime with Cyril Gordon. Gordon, already imprisoned for first degree murder, testified earlier. The case centers on alleged adultery and Memorial Day night murder plans.
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Marie Abbott
Reily
Cyril (Scotty) Gordion
Sebs
Gordon
Ohio
Hamilton
Paul Baden
Abbott
Jackeson Bosch
Mrs. Abbott
William F. Hopkins
Cincinnati
Gilbert Condo
Marie
Indianapolis
Bosch
Child dies as clothing catches fire at home
Columbus AP report says 23 month old Sir Louise Boysel, daughter of Mr and Mrs Willis Boysel of Canal Winchester, died after clothing ignited near a gas stove at their residence. Firemen stated she walked near the stove prior to the fire incident.
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Columbus
Sir Louise Boysel
Willis Boysel
Canal Winchester
Firrmen
Another Russian Bloc Walkout Likely at UN Session
At Lake Success AP reports the Soviet bloc may again walk out of the United Nations Economic and Social Council over China’s seat. Russia and two satellites aim to leave as officers are elected and work planned for the coming weeks. Poland and Czechoslovakia are noted satellites.
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Kia
Little Assembly
Africa
T. Fu Tsiang
Russia
Security Council
Kashmir
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