Russian UN staff member and a DOJ worker charged in spies case
A Russian United Nations staff member and a Justice Department employee were arrested in New York on charges of conspiracy to remove government records and defrauding the United States of impartial services. Judith Coplon, 27, and Valentine A. Gubitchev, 32, were jailed after FBI surveillance traced clandestine meetings. Coplon carried a package of summaries from confidential security documents.
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Washington
United Nations
Wapere
Department of Justice
New York
Tom Clark
Judith Coplon
Brooklyn
N. Y
Justice Department
Valentine A. Gubitchev
Gubitchev
U.S.S.R
Manhattan
UN United Nations
United States
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Miss Coplon
United Nations Secretariat
State Department
Secretariat
Clark
FBI
J. Edgar Hoover
U. S
Coplon
Lester Nichols Dies In Chair For Slaying
Lester Nichols, 43, sentenced to death for the May 6, 1947 killing of Rev. Lewis Whiter, pastor in West Newton, was executed in the Ohio penitentiary electric chair after his 1928 prison record. He spoke four words, asked what to do, then faced the 1,960 volt current as witnesses watched.
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Columbus, O
Lester Nichols
Ohio
Nichols
K. E. Wall
Ralph W. Alvis
Richard Brooks
Alvis
Allen County
William Ray Dailey
Lewis Whiter
Pentecostal Church of God
West Newton
Senate GOP Labor Bill Claim After Senate Hearing
Republicans claim the Democratic labor bill will become a GOP measure in the Senate debate. The administration Taft-Hartley repeal likely won’t reach the House soon due to filibuster and Senate priorities. The bill, backed by Truman and unions, would reshape labor law toward the 1935 Wagner Act.
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Washington
Senate Labor Committee
Senate
Ore
Taft
Ohio
Truman
Albert Thomas
Utah
Lesinski
Midh
Buxton Granted One Year Leave by Medina Farm Bureau
Medina Ohio AP Charles C Buxton organization director of the Medina County Farm Bureau has been given a year’s leave of absence due to ill health.
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Medina, O
Charles C. Buxton
Medina County Farm Bureau
Truman Loses Bid on Tariff Restrictions
The Federal Tariff Commission, under the GOP led 80th Congress, sent a list of tariffs that cannot be cut below a certain point without harming U.S. industry. If Truman cuts beyond the peril point, he must answer to Congress. Senator Millikin helped draft the restrictions, causing Truman to miss his March 4 extension goal.
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Washington
Truman
Federal Tariff Commission
80Th Congress
White House
Congress
Ohio Soldier Dies In Crash Near Fort Meade
Sgt. Edgar H. Boles 33 of Greenfield Ohio was killed when his car struck a telephone pole on Washington boulevard near Fort Meade. A state police car investigating the scene caught fire after two other autos collided with it.
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Muirkirk
Edward Powley
Atwater Kent Dies Of Virus Infection
Hollywood AP reported Atwater Kent, 75, renowned radio maker and philanthropist, died at his Bel Air estate from a virus infection with a malignant condition. He retired after selling Atwater Kent Manufacturing Co. and hosted lavish parties while supporting 125 charities through the Atwater Kent foundation. He entertained stars and servicemen, and funded scholarships and arts programs.
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Hollywood
Atwater Kent
Capo di Monte
Swank
Bel Air
Kent
Atwater Kent Manufacturing Co
Philadelphia
Atwater Kent Foundation
Betsy Ross
Metropolitan Opera
Southerners Predict Victory In Filibuster Battle
Senate wrangle over a rules change to curb filibusters pits Southern Democrats and some Republicans against President Truman. Senator Russell forecasts victory with 58 votes to reverse a Barkley gag ruling as Lucas presses to bring up the two thirds rule, amid a growing Democratic push to back the change.
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Jack Bell
Washington
Senate
Russell
D-Ga
Dixie
Truman
Barkley
Lucas
D-Ill
J. Howard McGrath
Rhode Island
McGrath
Associated Press
Plane Carries 269 On Trip Sets Record
SAN FRANCISCO AP The Caroline Mars flying boat established new records for passenger loads by carrying 269 aboard in a San Francisco landing after a two hour forty one minute flight from San Diego. The six crew plus 263 Navy personnel surpassed the Akron dirigible's 232 passengers in 1933, as the vessel had already set a heavier than air record with 222 aboard last month.
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San Francisco
San Diego
Lake Constance
Switzerland
Second Auto Crashes Into Roof Of Home
Mrs Edward Voll of Cincinnati refuses to move after a second car crashed onto the roof of her one story frame house. She and her two year old grandson were in the kitchen and escaped injury, as did a similar crash 14 months earlier.
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Cincinnati
Edward Voll
Thirteen sentenced in Hungary linked to Mindszenty case
In Budapest thirteen people including three Roman Catholic priests received prison terms from one to eight years for black market money dealings tied to the Mindszenty case. Notable sentences include Msgr. Imre Boka four years and loss of political rights, and Dr. Gabor Horvath eight years. Esterhazy had previously drawn fifteen years. Bulgarian defense lawyers meanwhile attacked American capitalism and church missions as they pleaded mercy for 15 Bulgarian Protestant pastors facing espionage charges with potential death or life sentences.
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Budapest
Hungary
Josef Cardinal Mindszenty
Msgr
Imre Boka
Gabor Horvath
Paul Esterhazy
Esterhazy
Sofia
Bulgaria
Georgi Chernev
Nikola Naumov
Arseni Georgiev
Chernev
Georgiev
Church Leaders Debate Security Pact in Cleveland Meeting
More than 400 delegates from 57 Protestant denominations gather in Cleveland for a week long conference on the North Atlantic Security Pact and other international issues. Walter W. Van Kirk notes churches do not seek war and hope to avoid conflict with Russia without compromising Christian beliefs. John Foster Dulles among speakers representing the United States at the United Nations.
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New York
Cleveland
Department of International Justice and Goodwill
Federal Council of the Churches of Christ In America
Walter W. van Kirk
Department
Russia
John Foster Dulles
U. S
United Nations
Seeking New Contract Aiming for Wage Increases in Akron Talks
In Uhrichsville Ohio an AFL United Brick and Clay Workers negotiation committee seeks a new contract with fewer pipe manufacturers. Proposed terms include a 10 cent per hour wage rise for cay workers and a 20 percent boost for piece workers. Union leaders and manufacturers will meet March 10 in Akron with federal mediator Paul Fuller.
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Uhrichsville, 9
AFL United Brick and Clay Workers Negotiation Committee
Akron
Paul Fuller
Firms Merge in Dayton and Cincinnati Deal
Ray M. Brock, president of Collateral Equity Shares of Dayton, announced last night that his firm had merged with Haydock Fund, a Cincinnati corporation. The merger values the Haydock fund shares at about 2.5 million dollars.
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Dayton, C
Ray M. Brock
Dayton
Haydock Fund, Incorporation of
Cincinnati
Haydock Fund
Brock
Soviet Change of Ministers Startles World
London AP reports Andrei Vishinsky replaces Vyacheslav Molotov as Soviet foreign minister, with A I Mikoyan also ousted from foreign trade. Observers weigh palace intrigue and possible shifts in postwar policy, noting Stalin’s age and health.
More Countries May Join Alliance Talks
Washington AP report notes several nations eye joining the projected North Atlantic security alliance as Norway officially joins eight negotiators including the United States and Britain. Denmark may travel to Washington to explore possibilities while Iceland and Portugal show interest. Ireland declines to join while Italy’s status remains unsettled. Talks with Morgenstierne and other ambassadors continue with aims to complete and sign the treaty by month’s end in Washington.
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Washington
North Atlantic Alliance
Norway
Wilhelm Munthe de Morgenstierne
State Department
Oslo
Russia
United States
Canada
Britain
France
Netherlands
Belgium
Luxemborg
Livo
Denmark
Italy
Iceland
Portugal
Ireland
Acheson
Morgenstierne
North America
Western Europe
Vishinsky Replaces Molotov As Foreign Minister In Soviet Shuffle
The Presidium of the Supreme Soviet announced Andrei Y. Vishinsky will become foreign minister, replacing Vyacheslav M. Molotov who moves from the post after 23 years. Mikoyan is replaced by deputy Menshikov as foreign trade minister, ending Mikoyan’s 23 year tenure.
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Eddy Gilmore
Moscow
Andrei Y. Vishinsky
Vyacheslav M. Molotov
Helmsmen
Russia
A. I. Mikoyan
M. A. Menshikov
Vishinsky
Molotov
A. Y. Vishinsky
Supreme Soviet
U.S.S. R
Council of Ministers
U.S.S.R
Mikoyan
Lake Success
London
Washington
Josef Stalin
United States
West
United Nations
Norway
Denmark
Berlin
Body Of Missing Marine Is Found Near Santa Cruz Island
The body of Marine Corps pilot Captain Jess Thierry Jr of Huntington, West Virginia, was found near his Corsair wreckage atop a 1900 foot peak on Santa Cruz Island off Santa Barbara. A Navy helicopter reported the discovery after a long search that involved over 100 planes following his disappearance Wednesday afternoon.
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Santa AM
Cal
Marine Corps
Santa Cruz Island
Jess Thierry, Jr
Huntington
W. Va
Navy
Frank Smith
el Toro Marine Base
Thierry
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Stalin
Polityboro
Maxim Litvinoff
Andrei Vishinsky
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