Coplon denies discussing 1948 Russia trip in trial
Washington AP dispatch reports Judith Coplon considered visiting Russia in spring 1948 but dropped the idea. Prosecutor John Kelley pressed her on alleged plans with Russian engineer Valentine Gubitchev, and on meetings with N P Shapiro amid a spy case tied to alleged disclosure of government secrets. Coplon testified she never expected entry to Russia and lashed out at being branded a harlot by the prosecutor.
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Washington
Judith Coplon
Russia
John M. Kelley, Jr
Valentine A. Gubitchev
Kelley
William E. Foley
Justice Department
Miss Coplon
Western
Europe
Italy
Valentine A. Dubitchevy
N. P. Shapiro
Baltimore
Philadelphia
Gubitchev
Mr. Shapiro
Slaver Slated To Pay Penalty
Barney Kenneth Davis Jr a 24 year old from Cleveland is scheduled for execution at the Ohio Penitentiary by electric chair for the burglary slaying of Cleveland Heights Police Officer Norman Carl Reker on February 20 1948. Davis was convicted of first degree murder last summer and the Ohio Supreme Court declined review on May 18 setting tonight as the date.
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Columbus
Barney Kenneth Davis, Jr
Cleveland
Ohio Penitentiary
Norman Carl Reker
Cleveland Heights
Davis
Ohio Supreme Court
Congress Faces Annual Appropriations Jam Blame on Senate
Washington AP report tracks a housing dispute with the House claiming a 30 vote margin and Senate delays on 1949 money bills. The year ends with agencies awaiting funding as stopgap measures loom while big defense and agency bills stall in conference. Speaker Rayburn asserts the Administration will win. Republicans and southern Democrats weigh substitutes amid a housing bill fight.
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Washington
House
Truman
Rayburn
D - Tex
A4alleck
R - Ind
Congress
Senate
Department of Government
Congressional
White House
Treasury Department
Senate “Appropriations Committee
Defense Establishment
Veterans Administration
Atomic Energy Commission
Interior Department
Foreign Aid Program
Cannon
D-Mo
House Appropriations Committee
Ironton men freed on bond in assault case
Two Ironton men charged with assault with intent to kill in the beating of Albert Long and his son Joseph were freed yesterday on $3,000 bond. Sherman Rutledge, 24, city fireman, and Herbert Rye, 23, are accused of attacking the Longs as they left their cafe early Tuesday morning.
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Tronton
Ironton
Albert Long
Joseph
Sherman Rutledge
Herbert Rye
Long
Lewis Heads Two Coal Contract Talks In West Virginia
John L. Lewis and a United Mine Workers committee open bargaining with northern and western operators, then meet Harry Moses for U S Steel talks. Potential strike looms after June 30 contract expiry and a July 14 target for U S Steel pits. Moody’s Southern Coal Producers push includes end of employer pensions and restricted welfare benefits.
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White Sulphur Springs
W. Va
John L. Lewis
Lewis
United Mine Workers
Harry M. Moses
U. S. Steel Corporation
Southern Coal Producers ‘Association
Joseph E., Moody
Moody
Bluefield
Moody's
U. S. Steel
Moses
U.S. Steel
Man dies in bizarre mishap near Rockport Indiana
ROCKPORT, Ind. A Cleveland salesman Ducley Kline, 52, of Cleveland Heights, Ohio, was killed while changing a flat tire when a bumper jack slipped. A lead pencil in his pocket pierced his heart, Coroner Roscoe Medcalf said.
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Rockport
Ind
Cleveland
Here
Roscoe Medecalf
Ducley Kline
Cleveland Heights
Medcalf
Kline
CIO Union Rejected by Workers in Dayton Vote
In Dayton Ohio the CIO United Electrical Workers Union was rejected by employees of the Union Lens Company for the second straight time. Workers voted 313 to 223 against the CIO Union as their collective bargaining agent.
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Dayton, D
Uniois Lens Company
Cio-United Electrical Workers Union
CIO
Dutch plane crashes off Bari. many feared dead
A four engined KLM Constellation crashed into the sea off Bari Italy killing between 30 and 40 people. Americans Dutch and Turks were aboard with no survivors likely. 24 bodies recovered including 16 men five women and three children. Recovery hampered by rough seas as Italian divers assist and authorities begin identifications.
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Bari
Italy
KLM
Royal Dutch Airlines
Amsterdam
Hague
Hans Plesman
Albert Plesman
Rome
Batavia
Air Ministry
Gazetta del Mezzogiorno
Cairo
Greece
Yugoslavia
Germany
Dutch municipal vote yields Right Wing gains. Communists fall
In yesterday’s municipal elections across the Netherlands, Dutch Communists lost about half their council seats, ending with 111 of 215 in 1946 totals, while Right Wing parties gained strength. The Liberal party won 156 seats, with Anti Revolutionary and Christian Historian parties adding 50 more. Catholics and Labor held coalition dominance, Amsterdam Rotterdam and The Hague led the 74 contests, with about 2.75 million voters cast and 23 more municipalities voting last week.
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Amsterdam
Netherlands
Liberal Party
Anti-Revolutionary
Christian Historian
Catholic Peoples Party
Labor Party
Labor
Rotterdam
Hague
Ohio Christian Endeavor Opens Fourth Annual Convention
The Ohio Christian Endeavor opens its 4th annual convention in Canton today. The gathering features delegates from local chapters and aims to set goals for youth outreach and service activities for the coming year.
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Canton, O
Ohio Christian Endeavor
Airliner crash lands after engine trouble near Memphis
An American Airlines Convair bound Fort Worth to New York City of San Antonio crash landed in a field near Memphis after takeoff. Captain Ed Hatch steered a controlled landing despite fire and explosion risk, saving 43 aboard. Thirty-eight injured, 18 released. passengers praised Hatch and crew for prompt action and teamwork.
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Memphis
Tenn
Ed Hatch
American Airlines
Fort Worth
New York
San Antonio
Hatch
Henry D. Bovie
New Orleans
Yvonne Hanavan
Hicks L. Youngs
Bowie
Lucille Cook
Herbert to Speak at Ravenna Aurora War Memorial
Former Governor Thomas J. Herbert will speak at Aurora village July 3 during dedication ceremonies for a war memorial field in Ravenna area nearby.
Ohio FEPC Measure Mortal Blow in Senate
The Ohio Senate rejected compulsory FEPC by a 17-13 vote after a six hour session. Six Democrats joined 11 Republicans to kill the bill on the 12th roll call. Gov. Lausche backers failed to save the measure despite parliamentary tactics and multiple adjournment attempts.
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Senate House
FEPC
Senate Democrats
Frank J. Lausche
Five In Family Leap To Safety From Fire
STEUBENVILLE OH AP A family of five escaped a 15 foot porch fire at Adena early today. Ronsel Wease 33 sprained his back leaping to safety while his wife and their three children Eugene 12 Anna 11 and Lane 6 were unhurt. Smoke awakened Eugene who woke his father and found a stairway blocked by flames. Wease believes defective wiring started the fire.
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Steubenville, O
Adena
Ronsel Wease
Eugene
Anna
Lane
Wease
Foes Of Labor Law Revision Gain Two Wins
The Senate weighed the Taft Hartley injunction against strikes with a tight race seen. Backers claimed two early victories by defeating two other labor dispute plans. Opponents vowed to press on, while the fight over injunction versus seizure continued in a very close vote outlook.
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Washington
Senate
Taxas
George
D-Ga
Douglas-Aiken
Douglas
D-ili
Aiken
R-Vt
Acheson to face House Foreign Affairs on rearmament
Secretary of State Acheson goes to the House Foreign Affairs Committee to press rapid action on European rearmament after reporting to the Senate Foreign Relations group on the Paris conference results. He argues for Atlantic pact and arms program, with governors urging swift treaty approval.
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O. B
Nesses
Howard M. Metzenbaum
William W. Boyd
Cleveland
Washington
Acheson
House
Senate
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Senate Foreign Relations Group
Paris
Russia
Vandenberg
Michigan
Congress
Lucas
Minnois
Connally
D-Tex
Colorado Springs
Colo
Mansfield
Dmont
Plan To Run Berlin Trains Hits New Snag
Berlin AP The British military government barred German police from allowing non Communist railway strikers to operate an emergency service without permission from Soviet controlled management. The UGO offered freight for west Berlin while keeping the elevated railway strike, but British officials called the plan impracticable and said the Reichsbahn must agree for any partial operation. UGO had planned repairs for resuming service but had not decided next moves.
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Berlin
Germany
UGO
West Berlin
Reichsbahn
UAW Rejects Ford Wage Plan Amid Negotiations
UAW President Walter Reuther denounced Ford's wage freeze plan as counterfeit security and flight into fantasy. The union rejected Ford's offer to hold current wages while removing economic demands, arguing higher wages would spur demand and jobs, as negotiations with Ford over 106,000 production workers continued toward a July 25 contract expiration.
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CIO
United Auto Workers
Walter Reuther
Ford
UAW
Reuther
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Catholic Action Society
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