FBI Targets More Arrests in Wartime Spy Ring Case
With three American suspects in custody, investigators build a wide web around Soviet espionage. Key figure Klaus Fuchs confessed to passing atom secrets, leading to charges against Philadelphia chemist Harry Gold, Syracuse chemist Alfred Slack, and New York City sergeant David Greenglass. Each faces wartime espionage counts with bail set at $10,000 as authorities connect the John Doe and Richard Roe indictments to Yakovlev and Emov.
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FBI
London
Klaus Fuchs
Fuchs
Harry Gold
Philadelphia
Gold
Alfred Dean Slack
Syracuse
N. Y
David Greenglass
New York City
Slack
Holston
Brook
John Doe
Anatoli Antonovich Yakovlev
Richard Roe
Emen Menov
Amt Trading Corporation
United States
J. Edgar Hoover
Semenov
Yakovlev
Hoover
Early passage predicted for arms program
Senate expected to approve a $1 222 500 000 foreign arms program with limits on presidential power to gift weapons. Senator Lucas says to bring up the military assistance bill, likely next week, alongside a three year draft extension. Vandenberg and Smith seek tighter controls as the world armament plan unfolds.
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Washington
Senate
Lucas
Illinois
Knowland
R-Cal
Senate Foreign Relations and Armed Services Committees
State Department
Truman
Insurance adjuster from Piqua dies in Darke crash
A 34 year old Piqua insurance adjuster, Fred Faber, was killed when his car veered off the road and crashed into a tree near Gettysburg in Darke County. The sheriff's office reported the fatal accident occurred last night.
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Piqua, O
Fred Faber
Piqua Insurance Adjuster
Gettysburgh
Darke County
Sheriff's Office
Fatal dispute ends in shooting in Columbus
Police reported an argument over a wager led to the fatal shooting of Willy Clemons a 31 year old Black man. Witnesses named the slayer but police withheld the name pending arrest.
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Columbus
Willy Clemons
Whitnesses
Sheraton Chain Buys Two Cincinnati Hotels
The Sheraton Corporation of America acquired the Hotel Gibson and the Hotel Linton in downtown Cincinnati, expanding to 22 hotels in the United States and Canada and surpassing local rival Thomas Emery's Sons. The deal includes stock purchases in Gibson Corporation. total value around 5 to 6 million dollars, with details to be sent to stockholders next week. The Gibson offers 1,000 rooms, the Linton 1,?0, and Alms adds further capacity, positioning Sheraton as a major regional player.
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Sheraton Chain
United States
Canada
Gibson
Linton
Sheraton Corporation of America
Boston
Alms
Sheraton Alms
Sheraton
Thomas Emery’s Sons, Incorporation
Terrace Plaza
Wetherlands Plaza
Sheraton Corporation
Gibson Corporation
Charles W. Breeman
Poration
Hotel Gibson Corporation
Hotel Sheraton Alms
Hotel Alms
Hotel Laurentian
Montreal
Park-Sheraton
New York
Mount Royal
FBI arrests three in red investigations in 1950s case
Three men, David Greenglass of Albuquerque, Alfred Dean Slack of California and Sidney Weinbaum of Caltech, were arrested by the FBI in alleged Communist activities. Greenglass is accused of passing atomic secrets via Harry Gold to the Russians, Slack is charged with delivering samples of new U S explosives to Russian agents, and Weinbaum faces charges of perjury and fraud for denying Communist Party membership.
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FBI
United States
David Greenglass
Albuquerque
N. M
Harry Gold Philadelphian
Alfred Dean Slack
Center
U. S
Sidney Weinbaum
California Institute of Technology Sciential
Communist Party
Harriman Appointment Signals Tighter Truman Foreign Policy Control
President Truman plans expanded White House direction of major foreign policy programs through W Averell Harriman as assistant for foreign affairs. Harriman will coordinate defense, economic planning, and policy work across agencies, aiming for unified efforts in NATO defense, European recovery, and related tasks.
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Washington
Truman
W. Averell Harriman
Harriman
White House
America
Acheson
Defense Labor
Treasury
Citrus Plant Hit By Fire In Winter Haven Florida
A multi million dollar blaze destroyed Polk Packing Association in Winter Haven. Damage estimated over two million dollars. Fire started in a second floor office near the main plant, spreading across a 10 acre site. Firefighters from seven towns battled flames reaching 400 to 500 feet high as observers miles away saw the glow. The large processing plant, a major orange and grapefruit concentrate producer, lost about 13 quarter of a million boxes of fruit.
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Winter Haven
Fla
Florida
Polk Packing Association
Herald Shower
Acme Pottery Company
Shower
State Highway Patrol
Crookeville
Finess
Hazerdy
Misco Mine Company
Crookaville
Rose Farm
Massillon High Band Delights 87 000 at Philadelphia Festival
The Massillon High School Tiger swing band performed at the Sixth Annual Philadelphia Music Festival alongside symphonies pops and bop. The group featured a Scottish fantasy number described as a swing and march romance in the Highlands with plaid-skirted majorettes.
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Philadelphia
Philadelphia Inquirer Charities
Massillon
Record Flight Scheduled For Big Navy Plane
Pearl Harbor experienced a dual launch as the Caroline Mars and Hawaii Mars prepared for a Hawaii to California flight. Caroline Mars carries 142 aboard with 15 crew and 12 Marines, while Hawaii Mars carries 154 total including 9 Marines and 15 crew. The mission aims to test long distance capability and transport Marine units for training, though it will not break the 1946 Hawaii California record.
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Pearl Harbor
Mars
Hawaii
California
Pacific
Naval Air Station
Alameda
Cal
Hawai Mars
Telegraphers Sign Pay Pact in Two Year Deal
The Associated Press and the Commercial Telegraphers Union AFL signed a two year wage agreement. CTU members operate AP coast to coast teletype machines. The contract offers a $1.75 weekly raise and a $2 minimum pay increase, totaling $3.25 weekly.
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New York
Associated Press
Commercial Telegraphers Union
AFL
CTU
Daybreak On The Farm
A lyrical celebration of rural mornings as city haste fades. The narrator finds welcome peace in waking to birds, farm sounds, and the fresh dawn, inviting readers to cherish the countryside’s earthy charm at daybreak on the farm.
U. S. Military Chiefs Speed Toward Japan
U S military leaders sped toward Tokyo for talks with General MacArthur that could shape a postwar arrangement in Japan. Dulles and Johnson weigh political and economic issues, while MacArthur pushes for an early peace treaty preserving bases. Japanese sentiment favors rapid settlement but fears prolonged occupation.
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America
Japan
MacArthur
United States
Johnson
Omer WN. Hregier
Wali
Masile
U. S
John Poster Dulles
State Department
Dulles
South Korea
MacArthur MacArthur
Wives Seek Talk With Industry Over Pittsburgh Dairy Strike
Wives of striking milk truck drivers in Pittsburgh plan talks with industry leaders to help end the nine day walkout that has halted most deliveries in the city and surrounding counties. A meeting for 10 a m EST was arranged with industry officials, followed by a session with the AFL Milk and Ice Cream Driver Salesmen and Dairy Employer Local 205. Key issues include a 40 hour week with 48 hour pay for inside workers and a daily minimum of 13.50 for drivers, while industry counteroffers include 40 hours pay for 44 hours and a lower base.
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Pittsburgh
Greater Pittsburgh Milk Dealers Association
AFL
Shriner Imperial Council Opens in Los Angeles
The 76th Imperial Council session begins tomorrow with 206000 red-fezzed members and families in Los Angeles marking the capital of Shrinedom for a week. Delegations from Cleveland San Francisco Montreal Miami and Madison arrived today. Cleveland's Al Koran Temple was split with a second contingent due Monday.
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Los Angeles
Imperial Council
Cleveland
San Francisco
Montreal
Miami
Madison
Damage Sweeps State As High Winds Rain Unleashed
Severe weather packs Crooksville and nearby towns in a night of chaos. High winds and heavy rain flood Mech valley destroying property worth over 1 million dollars and claiming at least one life amid rapid river surge. Residents flee as waters rise and towns like Crookeville Meeeville face sudden evacuations.
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Crooksville
Ohio Valley
Moxdale
Jonathan Croeke
Crookeville
Meeeville
Ohio flash flood and storms sweep multiple towns
Severe rain and winds battered Ohio overnight causing outages and damage across cities from Dayton to Cincinnati. Crooksville suffered dam breaks and potteries losses while homes were washed away in Rose Farm. Akron and Cincinnati reported electrical damage, floods, and injuries including a man struck by lightning.
Fate Of Ohio Slayer In Hands Of Board
The Ohio Pardon and Parole Commission weighed executive clemency for Cecil Yankey, a death row inmate after a 1947 Highland County murder. Proceedings featured clashes between counsel, with Reiss calling Yankey a victim of mountain justice and Hill arguing no grounds for clemency. Governor Lausche will study the commission's recommendation before deciding Yankey’s fate.
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Fate of
Ohio
Columbus
Ohio Pardon and Parole Commission
Cecil Mr
Yankey
Highland County
Leroy Woodland
Frank J. Lausche
Ohio Penitentiary
Woodland
Emile Reiss
Collumbus
Vic
Tim
Hill Bikes
W.W. W. Hill
Washington Court House
Reiss
Hill
Darrell Hottle
Highlane County
F. F. Guston
Hottle
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Massillon High Band
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Zanesville
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