Jaffe Called By Probers In Amerasia Case
Senator Jaffe is summoned by a Senate Foreign Relations subcommittee as part of the Amerasia affair probe. He played a key role as editor of the Amerasia magazine, once found with hundreds of confidential government papers. Jaffe and five others faced espionage related charges. some fines followed while others were dropped. Forrestal’s diary and White House context shaped arrests delayed until Truman was informed.
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Washington
Amerasia
Philip Jaffe
Jaffe
Senate
Amerasia Magazine
New York
Congress
Justice Department
Forrestal
Truman
FBI
J. Edgar Hoover
Milwaukee Sentinel
Russia
San Francisco
Mr. Truman
Dayton Soldier Held In German Slaying
Cpl Raymond M Dean of Dayton Ohio was arrested in Bremerhaven Germany in connection with the sex slaying of 36 year old Ilse Jachimsky. Police say she was beaten and dragged to a field after being struck down in the street the arrest was reported by Capt Raymond Collier US information officer the army said no formal charges had been filed yet.
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Bremerhaven
Germany
Raymond M. Dean
Dayton
Raymond Collier
U. S
Dean
Collier
Ilse Jachimsky
Sornfield
Army
North Broadway
Route 2
Tipp City
Ohio
Four Drowned and Rescued After Cruiser Goes Over Dam
Four perished and four were saved when a 25 foot cruiser went over an 11 foot Allegheny spillway northeast of Pittsburgh. Hull Wright died heroically while attempting rescues. Rescued were James Woffenden, James McHugh, Charles Reilley, and Jack Kreig. Victims named include Mrs Fisher, Mrs Kreig, and William Lahey Jr.
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Pittsburgh
Hull Wright
Wright
James Woffenden
Woffenden
Hull
Fingly
William Fisher
Carol Kreig
William Lahey
James McHugh
Charles Reilley
Jack Kreig
McHugh
Lahey
Chicago
Hearings Set On Ohio Liquor Control In Columbus
The first of four public hearings on liquor control in Ohio will be held in Columbus on Wednesday, June 21, according to the State Liquor Board chairman.
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Columbus
Ohio
State Liquor Board
Poland border line action stirs dispute
An official Soviet Berlin newspaper warns that annulling Poland's Oder-Neisse border would trigger a new war. It calls the river line Poland's permanent boundary while noting the United States does not recognize it. Western Allies and Germany condemn the move as lacking legal basis. Also, Hungary names a new Lutheran bishop seen as cooperative with the regime, replacing a jailed predecessor. Chinese reports claim 70,000 Nationalist guerrillas drive against Communists near the borders.
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Associated Press
Berlin
Poland
Germany
Taegliche Rundschau
Soviet Control Commission
Oder-Neisse
United States
Hitler
Hungary
Laszio Dezsery
Lajos Ordass
Lutheran World Federation
Tapei
Four Drowned In Sinking Of Fishing Boat
SAN PEDRO Cal AP Coast Guard and sheriff probe a fishing boat tragedy near Santa Catalina Island that sank minutes after leaving Los Angeles harbor. Of 20 aboard on the Signal Hill, 16 were rescued. four men all from Long Beach died including the skipper J A Robinson.
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San Pedro
Cal
Coast Guard and Sheriff's Office
Gay
Santa Catalina Island
Signal Hill
Los Angeles Harbor
Navy
Coast Guard
Alvis Ottele
Ottele
Long Beach
William Pelletier
James Roberts
John Singer
J. A. Robinson
Action delayed in Gold's case in Philadelphia
Federal Judge James McGranery postponed action on removing Harry Gold to New York for immediate trial. Defense urged time to investigate Gold’s background in his city of residence. Gold remains out on $100,000 bail and in Moyamensing prison since May 23.
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Philadelphia
James P. McGranery
Harry Gold
U. S
Russia
New York
John D. M. Hamilton
Republican National Committee
Gold
McGranery
Hamilton
Moyamensing
Stable Burns Eighteen Horses Die in Fire
In Philadelphia eighteen mail wagon horses burned to death today in a fire at a liver stable in South Philadelphia. Firemen saved 26 other horses from Hurwitz Incorporated which rents horses and wagons to the post office on a contract basis. The Post Office Department faced criticism last week by the Philadelphia Citizens Committee over using horses to draw mail wagons downtown.
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Philadelphia
Hurwitz, Incorporated
Post Office
Philadelphia Citizens Committee
Republicans Rush Truman Statement On Soviet Aims
Washington AP President Truman warned Russia prepares for war as Congress readies defense boosts. GOP senators Wherry Brewster faulted focus on abroad threats, urging home Communist cleanup while backing a $1.2225 billion foreign defense aid package and an extended draft. Hill and Hull supported broad anti communist stance and a stronger military buildup. Senate committees plan to redraft arms authority and limit presidential power, with a three year draft extension anticipated.
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Alwf
Sere I. Wewerns
Truman
McCarthy DR. Win
GOP
Wherry
Nebraska
Brewster
Meine
St. Louis
Brewsyr
McCarthy
Hill
D-Ala
Hull
Congress
Senate Foreign Relations and Armed Services Committees
U. S
Senate
House
Tydings
D-Md
Armed Services Committee
Flying Saucers Real Says Rickenbacker Believes
Indianapolis AP Captain Eddie Rickenbacker, WWI ace and Eastern Air Lines president, says flying saucers are real. He notes too many credible witnesses have seen them and wagers they would belong to the United States Air Force if they exist. Air officials deny such equipment.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Eddie Rickenbacker
Columbus, O
Rickenbacker
Eastern Air Lines
United States Air Force
Strikes and Bombs Rock Morristown Textile Plant
In Morristown Tennessee the textile strike escalates with dynamite blasts near two American Enka rayon plant homes as 50 officers guard the struck facility. The CIO Textile Workers Union fights for higher benefits while wage disputes ripple to Washington Pittsburgh and Oak Ridge with milksupply disruptions and a 13 cent pay raise for 700 API Laborers and Highway Carriers.
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Oak Hidge
Tenn
API
Atom
Morristown
Robert Medlin
American Enka Corporation Rayon
CIO Textile Workers’ Union
National Guard
Pittsburgh
Washington
Pennsylvania
Uncle Sued for Divorce Over Kinship Tie
In Cleveland Angela Miceli, 46, sued her uncle Leone Miceli, 63, for divorce after marrying her mother's deceased sister's husband. Judge Frank J. Merrick noted that marriage to a relative by marriage falls under the prohibition against marrying closer kin than second cousins, even when not by blood.
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Cleveland
Angela Micefi
Frank J. Merrick
Solomon
Miceli
Common Pleas
Leone Miceli
Remembering Shut-Ins In Summer Outdoor Cheer
A reflective piece urges readers to visit shut-ins during summer, noting the joy of outdoors and the burden on those indoors. It emphasizes passing the time with a friend, offering encouragement, and highlights how a simple visit can lighten a confined life.
Daffy Seeks Special Legislature Session To View Voting Laws
In Columbus AP Attorney General Hervert Duffy urged Gov Lausche to call a special session earliest possible to amend pre election laws over the new office type ballot. He cites legal questions about the constitutional amendment and its conflict with existing laws and seeks action before next fall's election.
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Daffy
Columbus
Hervert
Frank J. Lausche
General Assembly
Duffy
Massachusetts
Lausche
Ohio
Crime Probers Study Actions of Mafia Group
Senate crime investigators report evidence that the Sicilian Black Hand Society or Mafia is responsible for much big time crime in the United States. The committee seeks the American operations of the secret society with members in the country since around 1850. Col Garland Williams testified two Mafia men were arrested in a narcotics case and the group was involved in narcotics traffic gambling and hijacking. Frank Costello figures prominently in recent inquiries, though he denied the accusation.
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Washington
Senate
Black Hand Society
United States
Kefauver
D+ Tenn
Mafia
Sicily
New York
Col
Garland Williams
Federal Bureau of Narcotics
Williams
Frank Costello
Senate Commerce
Costello
Five Injured In Plant Fire At Atlas Plant
A Sawdust explosion sparked a three hour blaze at Atlas Manufacturing Company in Marietta Ohio. Damage estimated between ten and twenty thousand dollars. Five people were hospitalized including Fire Chief D E B Drennen and fireman Theodore Waggoner. Injured also were Harold Day age 19 Paul Lane 33 and Charlie Ott 24.
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Marietta, O
Atlas Manufacturing Company
D. EB. Drennen
Theodore Waggoner
Harold Day
Paul Lane
Charlies Ott
Ours
Senate Vote Keeps Rent Control Bill Alive 44 to 25
In Washington the Senate rejected shelving the rent control bill with a 44 to 25 vote. Administration leaders faced a key decision on final passage as Cain signaled possible changes if the bill seemed winnable. The extension proposal would maintain current controls for six months and allow cities to extend them for another six months.
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Washington
Senate
Cain
Wash
Porter
Two Children Killed By Car At Race Track
A stock car crash at a Colorado race track killed Lyon Howard and Margaret Howard both 11 and injured four other children and a mother. Stan Wiehers driver of the car was hospitalized with back injuries as the vehicle crashed through the fence onto a sidewalk. The Howard family from Decatur was traveling home from the mountains to watch the races.
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Port Collins
Colo
Stan Wiehers
Lyon Howard
King
Margaret Howard
Olive Howard
Decatur Celo
Lucille Howeard
Conte Wiebers
Fort Colli
Howard
Fort Collings
Burns Fatal To Auto Racer At Lakewood Park
ATLANTA AP Hershey, a 37 year old stock car driver from St Augustine, Fla, was thrown from his car into a pool of gasoline and died after clothing burned off. His modified stock car burst into flames on the first lap of a 100 mile race at Lakewood Park dirt track. the race was stopped, and Jack Smith of Roswell, Ga, won.
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St Augustine
Flea
Hershey
Lakewood Park
Jack Smith
Roswell
Twenty Ohioans Die In Weekend Accidents
An Associated Press tally shows at least 20 Ohioans died in weekend accidents. Traffic collisions killed 13, with two drowning victims, a fall, a seven month old infant in Cincinnati, heat exposure, and miscellaneous incidents also ending lives. Names and locations include Paul Beitman near Rootstown, Ruth Cross near Mount Vernon, George Hooper in Irondale, Lemon Payne in Portsmouth, Frances Heinze in Columbus, and Michael Payto in Bedford, among others.
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Associated Press
Ohio
Cincinnati
Paul M. Beitman
Geld
Ruth J. Cross
Aleron
Route 3
Mount Vernon
George H. Hooper
Ironsdale
Clarington
Monroe County
Lemon Payne
Portsmouth
Frances Heinze
Columbus
Michael Payto
Bedford
Cleveland
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Martin
Jean Steffey
James
Los Angeles
Steffey
Secretary of State
Charlies F. Sweeney
Hut
Vearmet
Hey
Aga
Laces
Atlanta
Ie Hershey
Rootstown
Kent
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