Girls Help the Party FBI Aide Claims Reds Seduce U.S. Servicemen
Senate judiciary committee released testimony by former undercover FBI agent John J. Huber who said the communist party used immoral young women to recruit servicemen into its ranks. He described SOS, the Sweethearts of Servicemen, and outlined plans to indoctrinate and recruit across labor, entertainment, and transportation sectors.
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Washington
Communist Party
Senate Judiciary Committee
John J. Huber
FBI
Huber
Moscow
U. S
SOS
Alread
Chilren
Russia Walks Out of Tokyo Talks Over Prisoner Repatriation
Russia angrily quit the four power council on repatriation of Japanese prisoners after a bitter procedure clash. General MacArthur warned that 374 041 Japanese died in Soviet camps, while Derevyanko argued the council had no business on repatriation and Russia held firm.
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Tokyo
Russia
Fourpower Council For
Japan
MacArthur
Kuzma Derevyanko
United States
Britain
China
William J. Sebald
White
Derevyanko
Crop reports push grain prices lower on board
Weather and government crop reports pressed grain prices down on the board of trade. The market drifted with little change until near the close when selling pushed prices lower. Early support came from improved domestic flour business and exporters selling 400000 bushels of corn to Norway.
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Chicago
Board of Trade
Norway
Lion Kills Woman Trainer Before Crowd of Children
In Thousand Oaks California a lion named Sultan fatally attacked and killed trainer Mrs May Kovar Schafer 42 during a training session. Her children Michael 18 and May Kovar 14 watched as bystanders intervened with tools and a helper, the elephant trainer Rudy Muller 59 striking the animal with a pitchfork and a pipe to save the mother after the attack.
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Thousand Oaks
Calif
May Kovar Schafer
Sultan
Michael Kovar
May Kovar
Maragon Decision Delayed by Jurors
Federal grand jury deliberations on indicting John Maragon, once close to the White House, were kept secret with a verdict expected by January 3. The panel weighed charges that Maragon lied to Senate investigators amid testimony about his ties to government figures.
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Washington
Harry Vaughan
Truman
Maragon
Senate
Night Shift Finishes Task at Swiss Colony
The night shift at the Swiss Colony finished sorting thousands of gift packages overnight. Remaining mail orders are expected to be cleared by noon tomorrow.
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Swiss Colony
Wisconsin Cheese Market Shows Steady Demand
Federal market report notes steady demand for Wisconsin cheese with selling prices listed by variety. Prices range with daisies at 34 to 35.4 cents, longhorns 35 to 36.44, square prints 35 to 35.34, and midgets 36.12 to 37.34 cents.
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Madison
Wisconsin
Truman Says Captive Nations Threaten World Peace
President Truman warned that captive nations threaten global peace and that the United States must stand ready in self defense. He spoke at Arlington National Cemetery during a ceremony honoring World War II dead, urging unity and generous sharing to foster lasting peace.
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Washington
Truman
Arlington National Cemetery
Mr. Truman
United States
Button Resigns Post as Director of Wisconsin Agriculture
Milton H. Button, longtime director of the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, submitted his resignation to the state board at its Friday meeting and asked it to name a successor. He plans to enter another field after a physician prescribed test, and the board will act at its Jan. 9 session. Button, head of the dairy division before becoming director in 1923, spoke in Richland Center. Ira Inman of Beloit chairs the board.
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Madison
Milton H. Button
State Department of Agriculture
Button
State Board of Agriculture
Richland Center
Herman Shole
Neenah
Ira Inman
Beloit
City Police To Get Special Patrol Car
City police will have a new squad car by the first of the year after the city council authorized the police and safety committee to purchase the vehicle. It is already at Monroe Sales Co with special equipment being installed. The black heavy duty police machine is built for rough terrain and adverse conditions. Sheriff Matt Solliran has taken delivery on a similar car.
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Police and Safety Committee
Monroe Sales Co
Green County
Matt Solliran
Tavern Association
William F. Beckman
Floyd W. Matzke
E. M. Scheflow Construction Co
Elgin
Ill
Jerry Donahue Engineering Co
Sheboygan
First National Bank
Commercial and Savings Bank
J. W. Tschanz
18Th Avenue
Tschanz
Monroe Bottling Works
Three Children Die In Wisconsin Rapids House Fire
A rural Wisconsin Rapids home burned to the ground killing three children, Nancy seven months Gary two and Robert fourteen. Kenneth nine survived by smoke but was hospitalized. the parents escaped with five other children. The fire started late at night when a lacquering can toppled near a stove in the basement.
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Wisconsin Rapids
Frank Sonheim
Nancy
Gary
Robert
Kenneth
Earl Kess
Kess
Hiss Denies Link With Soviet Spies
Alger Hiss denied at his second perjury trial that he headed any communist underground apparatus. He refuted that his brother Donald or former Assistant Secretary of State Francis D. Sayre led such groups or were communists. Hiss contradicted his chief accuser Whittaker Chambers who named the Hiss brothers as members of a unit trying to influence prewar policy.
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New York
Alger Hiss
Donald
State Department
Francis D. Sayre
Hiss
Whittaker Chambers
Dynamite Bomb Attempt Fails At Detroit UAW Headquarters
In Detroit, an attempt to bomb the UAW headquarters failed. Local officials say no one was injured and investigators are reviewing the incident for clues. Community leaders condemn the act and vow continued labor solidarity.
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Detroit
UAW
Dane Prosecutor Hints Known Theft Suspects
Dane County District Attorney Robert Arthur said the identity of the person or persons who stole confidential material from his files is definitely known. He reported the December 15 theft involved prosecution material but did not identify cases. Arthur stated the responsible party is known to several people.
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Madison
Dist
Robert Arthur
Arthur
Film Capital Surprised Gable Weds Lady Ashley
Hollywood reports Clark Gable wed Lady Sylvia Ashley in a secret ceremony at a Santa Barbara area ranch. The couple plans a Honolulu honeymoon aboard the Lurline, with return to Hollywood for a possible two to four week trip.
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Gable
Lady Ashley
Honolulu
Hollywood
Clark Gable
Sylvia Stanley
Douglas Fairbanks Jr
Santa Barbara
Lurline
Lord Stanley of
Alderley
Lord Ashley
Fairbanks
Winter Arrives With Icy Blasts
A broad winter storm brings freezing rain sleet and heavy snow across a five state area. Hazardous driving warnings issued as roads glaze from Brodhead to the Dakotas with cold air surging from the Mississippi Valley toward the Pacific. Local injuries reported and temperatures plunge from the upper forties to the low thirties with Wisconsin declaring a full scale cold wave. The solstice day remains debated by the U S Naval Observatory as night falls.
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King Winter
Iowa
Wisconsin
Illinois
Michigan
Brodhead
Harry Evanis
Highway 11
Rock County
Ennis
Mississippi
Missouri
Pacific Coast
Monroe
Dakotas
Los Angeles
Phoenix
U. S. Naval Observatory
Washington
Critics and Audience Applaud Miss Truman at New York Debut
A packed Carnegie Hall audience gave Margaret Truman an enthusiastic ovation last night. Critics praised her charm and performance while noting her voice was not as pleasing as her stage presence. She appeared with Frank Black's orchestra in a network broadcast.
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New York
Carnegie Hall
Margaret Truman
Frank Black
Plane Grounded On Minneapolis Chicago Flight
A plane bound from Minneapolis to Chicago was grounded at Badger airport this morning due to bad weather. The pilot sought alternative transportation from Monroe.
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Chicago
Minneapolis
Badger
Monroe
IC Freight Crew Gives Christmas Gifts to Three Girls
Illinois Central Train No. 81 crew members stopped their freight near Dongola to surprise Vivian Miller Gloria Miller and Lorraine Miller with 26 one dollar bills and a radio and flashlight. Engineers Ross Brewster and conductor O H Kennedy donated the gifts and R J Brennan organized the effort.
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Dongola
Ill
Illinois Central
Vivian Miller
Gloria
Lorraine
Ross Brewster
Centralia
O. H. Kennedy
DuQuoin
R. J. Brennan
East St. Louis
Floyd C. Miller
1950 Pork Supply May Break Record
Washington reports the agriculture department survey indicates pork supplies in 1950 may set a new peace time record. The 1949 fall pig crop was 37,262,000 head, up 10 percent from 1948, with a 1950 spring crop forecast at 62,500,000—up 6 percent from this year.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Department
First National Bank Yearend Meeting and Dividend
The annual yearend meeting of First National Bank reported increased banking activity over the past year. Roy F. Burmeister, president, announced dividend approval and transfer of earnings to reserve funds. Director Frank A. Shriner attended his first meeting since illness in 1947. John T. Etter was absent.
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Roy F. Burmeister
First National Bank
Frank A. Shriner
John T. Etter
Emil Baumgartner
H. B. Caradine
Emery A. Odell
May L. Luchsinger
Roscoe C. Smith
Lewis A. Moore
Peter S. Solomon
Faulty Detonator Halts Explosion At UAW HQ Detroit
An unexploded dynamite charge was found at the three story United Auto Workers headquarters near the GM building in Detroit. Police seized 39 sticks wrapped in Christmas paper on a stairway to the basement and opened security at the site. Two fuses burned but failed, with one small end remaining. investigators suspect communist links to a wave of threats against the Reuther family and the UAW.
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Detroit
CIO
United Auto Workers
UAW
General Motors Research Laboratory
Emil Mazey
Reuther
Walter Reuther
Victor Reuther
Reuthers
Jack Pickering
The
Detroit Times
Jack Krasnik
George Thomas
Coal Men Plea To President On Coal Shortage
The American Retail Coal Association sent its fifth telegram to President Truman urging use of the Taft Hartley law to settle the coal supply dispute. Wires were also sent to John L. Lewis Joseph Moody and George H. Love urging action and congressional attention to the industry and United Mine Workers.
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Chicago
American Retail Coal ‘Association
Oda
Truman
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
Joseph E. Moody
Southern Coal Operators Association
George H. Love
Pittsburgh Consolidation Coal Co
Congress of the United States
Cattle and Horses Perish in Ripon Barn Fire
A fire at the August Hoffman farm in Ripon destroyed a 108 foot barn and 60 tons of hay. Fifty two cattle and four horses were killed. Loss estimated around 50 thousand dollars. Vernon Dorsey, leasing the farm, had just returned from Fond du Lac after his wife gave birth. Hired man Lloyd King wakened by a passing motorist.
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Ripon
Hoffman
Vernon Dorsey
Fond du Lac
Lloyd King
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University of Wisconsin
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Rio
Rennebohm
A. J. Opstedal
Green County Tavern Keepers Association
Frank A. Buehler
Buehler
Forrest H. Riese
Margoer
William O'Dwyer
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