Nixon Demands New House Spy Inquiry On Chambers Papers
Rep. Nixon pressed for a fresh House investigation into communist espionage based on new Chambers documents. He linked Harry Dexter White to the 1930s data transfers, tied to Edward Stettinius and Hiss, and argued a revived inquiry could proceed now that Hiss has been sentenced.
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Washington
Whittaker Chambers
Rep. Nixon
Rcalif
House
Nixon
Chambers
Harry Dexter White
the Treasury
White
American Activities Committee
U. S
Pan
England
House Committee
Alger Hiss
State Department
Hiss
State rests case in Mercy Slaying in Bridgeport
Connecticut prosecutors wrap up second degree murder case against Carol Ann Paight, accused of killing her policeman father in a mercy slaying. The state rested after nine witnesses in under 24 hours as the defense begins with Dr. William E. Smith. Paight faces possible life term if convicted. defense seeks temporary insanity acquittal.
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Bridgeport
Connecticut
Carol Ann Paight
Mercy
Lorin W. Willis
Thomas J. Tamburri
Carol Ann
Carl Paight
William E. Smith
Stamford
Carol
County Legion Provides Oxygen Tank For Emergency Use
George W. Armstrong, county highway chief, received custody of a portable oxygen tank unit at the Green county American Legion meeting in New Glarus village hall. The unit will be available to all county doctors for emergencies, purchased by the Legion from funds raised in magazine sales as part of an ongoing project. Gordon Roseieip of Darling ton, district commander, spoke at the meeting led by Jacob P. Bruni.
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County Legion
George W. Armstrong
Green County Council of the American Legion
New Glarus
The
Legion
Gordon Roseieip
Darlington
Jacob P. Bruni
Dr Greenthal Stain Discoverer Dies at 54
Milwaukee pediatrician Dr Greenthal, noted for discovering the stain used in smears of diphtheria bacilli, died at Columbia Hospital after suffering a stroke at his home Friday night. His breakthrough stain bears his name and his work in pediatric research was highly regarded.
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Greenthall
Milwaukee
Columbia Hospital
Stolen Khan Gems Found On Police Doorstep In France
Half of Khan gems missing in a Riviera highway holdup last August turned up on a police station doorstep after an anonymous call. Value raised from 280000 to 420000 by experts. Nine men jailed last week for the daring crime. George Lindsay Watson named as finger man. Loot buried near Cannes, later dumped on the sidewalk in a brown paper package. A note claimed the rest of the jewels remained with Senanedj, who, with his girlfriend, was said to have been killed by gang members.
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Marselle
Aga Khan
Riviera
George Lindsay Watson
le Cannet
Cannes
Cherfront
Marseille
Senanedj
Roger Senanedj
Water Flow Stops At Suspected Break
City water department workers investigated suspected main breaks at Weoth Street and 25th Avenue after water flowed despite shutoffs. Crews dug to the main in near zero weather, pumped it back, then reactivated mains. water ceased by morning, with officials saying recent heavy rains may have backed sewer lines to the surface from an old tunneling area while further checks continue.
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Weoth Street
25Th Avenue
City Water Department
Srey
No Sales Reported At Plymouth Market
No sales were reported today at the Plymouth Wiscon sin cheese exchange. Unfilled bids included two cars white or colored cheddars at 1 cent, one car single daisies at 32 percent, and one car long horns at 32 percent.
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Plymouth Market
Plymouth
Wisconsin Cheese Exchange
Ice storm damage mostly repaired across region
Utility crews worked two days to restore power and telephone service to near normal in Monroe and surrounding areas. A strong wind could undo gains. a 69 000 volt Beloit line now tied into the Monroe grid for emergencies, with regular service next week. Rural outages lingered up to 18 hours. Weather across Wisconsin stayed below freezing with sub zero readings in Gordon and Rhinelander, while east coast cities faced a late January heat spike.
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Wisconsin Power and Light Co
Mineral Point
Janesville
Monroe
W. S. MacDonald
Power Company
New Line
Beloit
United Telephone Co
South Wayne
MacDonald
Wisconsin
Gordon
Superior
Government Weather Bureau
Rhinelander
Ohio River
Cincinnati
Birds Starved by Thick Ice Prompt Feeding Efforts
Avention or area nous noid ers was called today to the plight of the many small birds denied regular food by ice covering buds seeds and crevices. Families spread bread crumbs and hung suet in larger quantities to help.
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Avention
nous_noiders
Rce
Oregon Dentist Dr Whalen Dies at 46 in Madison
Dr Louis F Whalen a Oregon dentist died at a Madison hospital aged 46 He was a Marquette University graduate who began practice in 1925 and also worked as a baseball umpire breeder
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Whalen
Oregon
Madison
Louis F. Whalen
Madison Hospital
Tod
Marquette University
Probers Give Up On Uranium Case
Investigators in the Un-American Activities Committee halted efforts to identify who issued a 1943 export license for a 1000 pound uranium shipment to Russia. Lt. Gen. Leslie Groves may be recalled. Henry Wallace headed BEW then, and Wallace asserts he had no role in licenses.
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Henry A. Wallace
House
American Activities Committee
Washington
Wallace
Russia
un-American Activities Committee
Leslie R. Groves
United States
Board of Economic Warfare
BEW
Truman
Fulton Lewis
Chrysler Auto Strike Negotiations Delayed
Detroit report says the Chrysler pension strike with over 100000 workers off the job moved into its third day. Government mediators led talks as no peace prospects appeared before next week. Picket lines remained firm with 85000 UAW members off Chrysler plants and 23000 Briggs workers laid off in car body plants.
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Detroit
Chrysler
CIO
United Auto Workers
Briggs Manufacturing Co
Truman OKs North Atlantic defense plan and vast arms aid
President Truman approved the master defense plan for Western Europe and released 900 million dollars in military aid to eight North Atlantic allies. The action follows signings by Britain France Italy Belgium the Netherlands Luxembourg Denmark and Norway, with most weapons going to France. The program funds 900 million after Paris talks and 100 million for initial work.
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Washington
Truman
North Atlantic
Congress
Western
Europe
Dean Acheson
Paris
France
Britain
Italy
Belgium
Netherlands
Luxembourg
Denmark
Norway
United States
City Not Ready For Housing Grant
State housing authority mailed new short form applications to 30 communities but Monroe is not among them as talks on forming a housing authority here have not reached the application stage. A committee to study the possible need for such an authority is being considered.
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State Housing Authority
F. A. Buehler
Monroe
CIO Auto Union Faults Steel Hike as Unwarranted
Washington report notes the CIO automobile workers union claims the $4 a ton steel increase harms the auto industry at a bad moment. Donald Montgomery cites Ward's Automotive reports predicting 1950 production far below 1949, with cars and trucks hit hard and prices unlikely to drop.
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CIO Auto Union
Washington
CIO
Automobile Workers Union
Montgomery
Ward
Detroit
Agriculture Machinery
U S Agents Trap Counterfeit Ring in New York
U S Secret Service agents posed as buyers and seized $200 000 in counterfeit bills after tracing an operation from Los Angeles to New York. Four men Anthony Chiarella Vincent Palmisano Anthony Pietaraniello and Joseph Nardon were arrested and held on bail amounts of 100 000 each for a Feb 3 hearing. the taxi driver faced 20 000 bail.
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New York
Serrer
Los Angeles
Secret Service
Anthony Chiarella
Manhattan
Vincent Palmis
Ano
Brooklyn
Anthony Pietaraniello
Joseph Nardone
U.S
Edward W. McDonald
Federal House of Detention
Turner Promoted By Power Company
W. o F. Lurmer was Monroe district manager from 1919 to May 1932 and has been promoted to superintendent of operations and maintenance for Wisconsin Power and Light Co. He succeeds T. N. Langum on leave after 35 years. Turner had served as joint facilities engineer for five years and previously managed Monroe Electric Co. in 1919.
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W. O F. Lurmer
Monroe
Wisconsin Power and Light Co
Madison
Turner
T.N. Langum
Isconsin Power and Light
Monroe Electric Co
Boyd and Garretson
Indiana
Wisconin Utilities Co
Wisconsin Power and Light
Terre Haute
Ind
Mobile X Ray Unit Ends City Stay With Rush Expected
Nearly 1 000 persons had visited the mobile X ray unit by noon with a rush anticipated this afternoon as rising temperatures were expected to bring a larger turnout at the armory before 4 p m. The state board of health van has been here since Tuesday morning.
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Mobile
City
Armory
State Board of Health
Congressmen Eye 40-Hour Week While In Office
At a Senate-House economic committee hearing on steel prices, Rep Rich of Pennsylvania and Alva Phelps of Oliver Corp discussed long hours. Phelps noted his firm operates on a 40-hour week in the office, prompting Rich to quip about executives’ hours and efficiency.
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Donald Montgomery
Senate-House Economic Committee
Montgomery
Automo
Vasningten
Alva Phelns
Oliver Corp
Chicago
Ren. Rich
R-Pa
Rich
Phelps
Alw
Staff of 17 Slated For County Census
Green county plans to hire 17 census workers with training starting March 27 and field work beginning April 1 for the 1950 decennial census. Mrs. Bernice K Harvey Racine district supervisor said county jobs are open with applications at 610 College Ave Racine. Rural enumerators must provide their own transport. work expected to take four weeks with confidential handling of information. Law enforcement officials cannot qualify.
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Pevente
Cors
Green County
Bernice K. Harvey
Racine
Harvey
College Ave
Coal talks stall as court case looms over labor dispute
Washington reports that Northern and western coal operators agreed to resume contract negotiations with John L. Lewis next Wednesday but paused to let a court hear unfair labor practices charges against him. The Senate labor committee also shelved a Taft Hartley resolution as negotiations move toward settlement, with operators and leaders seeking to restore production and avoid a broader strike.
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Bulletin
Washington
Northern
Western
John L. Lewis
Lewis
United Mine Workers
Robert N. Denham
National Labor Relations Board
Senate Labor Committee
Truman
Aiken
R-Vi
Elbert D. Thomas
Utah
Humphrey
Dminn
Donnell
Rmo
George H. Love
Pittsburgh Consolidation Coal Co
Pittsburgh
Love
Orfordville
Prosunder
Bandits Miss Jewels At Billy Rose's Home
Bandits raided the fashionable New York home of showman Billy Rose and stole a safe of furs and jewels worth 100000 dollars while missing 250000 dollars in gems worn by Rose's wife Eleanor Holm former swimming champion The couple had attended a theatre premiere of As You Like It with Katharine Hepburn Holm learned of the theft when she returned home wearing jewelry valued at about 250000 dollars Rose remarked I am glad baby had her war paint on tonight
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Ven Rurk
Billy Rose
Rose
Eleanor Holm
Miss Holm
Katharine Hepburn
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Perjor
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Stettinius
Yalta
Dr. Greenthal
Khan Gems
Chrysler Auto
Senate Group
Western Europe
Bobby Morgan
Arlene Morgan
Pasadena
Central Wisconsin Motor Transport Co
Wisconsin Rapids
la Verne Habeck
Rosella Smith
Main
Bandits
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