Coplon Testifies About Decoy FBI Memorandum In Espionage Trial
Judith Coplon testified that her Justice Department superior urged her to copy notes from a so called decoy FBI memorandum about Amtorg. She said William Foley gave the paper the morning of March 4 and urged notes for possible prosecution. Coplon described writing longhand notes and keeping them in a wrapper as Foley directed. He claimed the decoy memorandum highlighted Needleman and another Amtorg official as FBI informants.
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Washington
Judith Coplon
Justice Department
FBI
Miss Coplon
William E. Foley
Foreign Agents Registration
New York
Needleman
Amtorg
Isidore G. Needleman
Foley
Michael
U. S
Archibald Palmer
Memorial for Mrs. Mary Gordon Dignified Philanthropist Dies in Middletown
Mrs. Mary Mayme Arpp Gordon 73 of 1129 Central Ave died after 4 p m at Middletown Hospital following a lengthy life of civic and charitable work. Born in Oxford she helped found the Arpp Plumbing and Realty firms and backed the Gordon Theater. A longtime supporter of the Salvation Army and the Butler County Home for the Aged she remained active in business and philanthropy until days before her passing. She leaves two sisters Mrs Gibbs and Mrs Sharkey of Middletown and a public record of quiet generosity.
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Mary ‘‘Mayme
Arpo Gordon
Central Ave
Middletown Hospital
Gordon
Oxford
John
Sarah Lafayette
Verity Pkwy
Gordon Park
Excello
Butler County
Salvation Army
Butler County Home For the
County Committee For Aid
Austrian Peace Pact Agreement Expected
The article reports that a Senate-passed bill to strengthen Armed Forces unity gains House support with hearings set for June 28. Secretary of Defense Johnson to testify. debate over projected $1 billion in annual savings is noted but disputed. Also covered are the Big Four’s Austrian peace treaty talks, Germany in two states, Yugoslav tensions with Russia, and Archbishop Beran's attempt to leave Prague amid Czechoslovakia’s church-state clash.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House
Vinson
D-Ga
House Armed Services Committee
Johnson
Secretary of Defense
Army
Navy
Air Force
Associated Press
Paris
Germany
Russia
Yugoslavia
Austria
Marshal Tito
Prague
Josef Beran
Czechoslovakia
Strahovsky
Vatican
Hungary
Josef Cardinal Minszenty
Beran
Catholic Action
Foreign Ministers
Brussels Alliance
Britain
France
Belgium
Netherlands
Luxembourg
Man Sentenced for Theft of Checks from Letters
John W. Birchfield, 26, of Ironton Ohio, was sentenced to two years in prison by Federal Judge John H. Druffel in Cincinnati for stealing checks from letters after pleading guilty.
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Cincinnati
John W. Birchfield
Ironton, O
John H. Druffel
Miners and Steelworkers Map Pensions Talks
Pittsburgh AP United Mine Workers return to pits Monday as a week of stabilizing walkout contentions looms. CIO United Steelworkers plan to confront U S Steel on pensions while wage and insurance terms remain contested.
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Pittsburgh
United Mine
John L. Lewis
CIO
United Steelworkers
U. S. Steel
Philip Murray
Lewis
White Sulphur Springs
W. Va
Ezra van Horn
Pennsylvania
West Virginia
Illinois
Indiana
Bluefield
Southern Goal
United Mine Workers
Harry M. Moses
Frick Coal and Coke Company
U. S. Steel Corp
Moses
Philadelphia
UMW
Man Dies as Constable Accidentally Fires During Arrest
STEUBENVILLE, O. AP Constable Joseph Marconi of Tiltonsville accidentally shot and killed his friend Charles Dumpa 35 a packinghouse salesman and father of two during a struggle with two tavern suspects Mike Zabranski 35 of Mingo and Leslie Midcap 26 of Brilliant were held for questioning after Marconi said the revolver discharged accidentally while making the arrest.
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Steubenville
Joseph Marconi
Tiltonsville
Charles Dumpa
Marconi
James C. Borkowski
Jefferson County
Mike Zabranski
Mingo
Leslie Midcap
Brilliant
Four Killed As Airplane Hits Mountain
An Air Force training plane crashed into Cumberland mountain near New Cumberland Pennsylvania killing all four occupants. Lieut Roy D Lenser Lieut William S Shaffer Pfc George Christian and Pte Leonard Novak identified by Col Charles A Bassett of the 2240 Air Force Reserve Training Unit at Municipal Airport. The twin motor T 11 craft crashed and exploded about 150 yards from the mountain summit in heavy mist two miles southwest of here. The plane had been on a routine training flight from Cleveland and was on a west east course.
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New Cumberland
Air Force
Cumberland Mountain
Cleveland
Charles A. Bassett
Air Force’ Reserve
Municipal
Roy D. Lenser
William S. Shaffer
Hudson
George Christian
Middleport
Leonard Novak
Pippston
Bassett
Arthur Lloyd
Middletown Air Force Base
Here
Housing Bill Faces Public Housing Debate Opposition
President Truman denounces a real estate lobby campaign to defeat Senate passed housing measures. Representative Martin counters that opposition stems from fears of government spending. House debate starts Wednesday as estimates of subsidies and loans range widely. McCormack backs Truman calling for curb on lobbying.
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Washington
Truman
Martin
R-Mass
Rayburn
D-Tex
Senate
House
Congress
McCormack
Mass
McTruman
Fails but collects in cross-state sand push attempt
Cleveland AP report details James Strong a 38 year old railroad worker from New York who tried to push an 800 pound sand loaded hand truck from Painesville to Cleveland in 12 hours. He failed to reach the city limits but won a $75 bet with friend Arnold Morgan who supported his claim that traffic and spectators caused delays of at least 55 minutes on the 24 mile journey.
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Cleveland
Strongman Strong
Painesville
James Strong
New York Central Railroad
Arnold Morgan
Morgan
Strong
Youth To Serve Life For Slaying In Athens
An 18 year old New Straitsville youth was convicted of first degree murder in the slaying of Athens church worker Grover E. Rawlins. The court imposed life imprisonment with solitary confinement each January 3. Co-defendant Harry Dodds Jr. faces trial soon. police seek Jimmy Stewart.
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Athens, C
New Straitsville
Athens
Grover E. Rawlins
Eleanor Gifford
Common Pleas Court
Roy D. Williams
Earl D. Parker
Waverly
Arthur L. Hooper
Steubenville
Williams
Rawlins
Mason Rawlins
Donald Ridge
T. Vincent Martin
Straitsville
Harry Dodds, Jr
Jimmy Stewart
Columbus
Gem theft ends in gun battle. two bandits killed
In Howells Nebraska a pursuit ended at a country crossroads where state patrolmen and a sheriff shot and killed two bandits fleeing with about 75 000 dollars in jewels. The sheriff was wounded in both hands. one suspect died of a shotgun blast while the other died at the wheel. The loot was recovered from the bandits’ car.
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Neb
Elton Goldberg
Lyons
Here
John Meistrell
North Bend
Meistrell
Edward J. Patach
Anti-Mask Bill Approved in Alabama Senate Vote
Alabama Senate approved an anti-mask bill by 23 to three after Governor Folsom launched a legal action against hooded orders. Folsom asked the attorney general to pursue incorporation papers of a hooded group, signaling a broader clash with the Federated Ku Klux Klan in Jefferson County. Dr. E. P. Pruitt claimed the group violated no law and vowed to fight the charter revocation.
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Montgomery
Ala
Alabama Senate
James E. Folsom
Folsom
Albert Carmichael
Alabama
Federated Ku. Klux Klan
Jefferson
Birmingham
Federated Ku Klux Klans, Inc
E. P. Pruitt
Klan Board’ of Governors
Police capture burglar near Shaker Square in Cleveland
Police nabbed 21 year old James L. Johnson after firing two shots in the air near Shaker Square. He admitted a May 1 release from Chillicothe prison where he had been imprisoned for auto theft and parole violation.
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Cleveland
James L. Johnson
Shaker Square
Johnson
Chillicothe
Senate Hearing Probes Farm Plan and Price Supports
The Senate Agriculture subcommittee resumed hearings on a new hog farm program with Secretary Brannan as a witness. A House subcommittee pushed a bill to establish high price supports and a three crop trial for the payment principle. Senate and House committees also met on alien subversion, academic freedom, and a $15 billion military appropriation bill.
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Washington
Senate Agriculture Subcommittee
Secretary of Agriculture
Brannan
House Agriculture
Senate
House
Senate Judiciary
House UnAmerican Activities Committee
Senate Appropriations Subcommittee
Facing Layoff At Norwood Chevrolet Plant
The Norwood Chevrolet plant began laying off workers due to a reduction in its truck assembly line. Ed Helkamp, president of the CIO Auto Workers Union, said the layoffs, effective Monday, affected between 125 and 150 persons.
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Cincinnati AP
Norwood
West Virginia towns hit by floods and high water
Torrential rain flooded Petersburg and surrounding towns in West Virginia's eastern Panhandle. Eight to ten people were missing in Petersburg with fears of casualties. roads and communications were severed as the Potomac River rose, trapping residents and isolating communities. Rescue work continued as water levels fluctuated and Red Cross units prepared to help.
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West Virginia
Panhandle
American Red Cross
Washington
Petersburg
Romney
Moorefield
Woman found guilty of manslaughter in realtor slaying
Riverside, Calif. AP All-woman jury convicts Agnes E. Garnier of manslaughter in the April 22 fatal shooting of her employer and lover John E. Owen 68 president of the National Apartment House Owners Association. The verdict followed eight hours of deliberation and carries a possible sentence of one to ten years. Garnier testified she acted in self defense amid jealousy over Owen’s attentions to actress Irene Rich. Judge Waite set sentencing for Wednesday at 10 am. Her attorney plans a motion for a new trial.
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Riverside
Cal
Agnes E. Garnier
John E. Owen
Owen
National Apartment House Owners Association
Jurupa Hills Rancho
Garnier
Irene Rich
Russell S. Waite
Ohio Congregational Christian Churches elects officers
Delegates at the 97th Ohio Conference Congregational Christian Churches elected Donald M. Oldfather of Cleveland as moderator. Other officers named include Mrs. Homer Hirsch of Troy as associated moderator and the Rev. Ormund A. Schultz of Medina as trustee at large.
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Tiffin
Ohio Conference Congregational Christian Churches
Donald M. Oldfather
Cleveland
Homer Hirsch
Troy
Ormund A. Schultz
Medi-+ na
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Mary Gordon
Mrs
Lloyd
Middletown Air Force Field
Legionnaires
Warren
Ohio
American Legion
GOP
Joseph Giarizzo
Anthony Nocero
George H. P. Dwight
Harvard
Senate Group
Shenandoah and
Allegheny Mountains
Potomac
G. W. Busch
Kell Island
Allen
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