Norden bomb sight leaks to Russia claimed by committee
A member of the House Un American Activities Committee says a report claims the Norden bomb sight data leaked to Soviet representatives as early as 1938. The informant cites Aberdeen proving ground secrets and a civilian War Department employee still in government service.
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Washington
House
UN American Activities Committee
United States
Army
Aberdeen
War Department
Aberdeen Proving Ground
Chesapeake Bay
Baltimore
House un-American Activities Committee
Mundt
R.S. D
Truman charges and defenses in un American activities row
Washington dispatch notes President Truman retorts to the Dies committee criticisms while defending his stance on Treason and treachery disclosures in the Roosevelt era. The piece argues Truman avoids direct Roosevelt attacks yet links the Kremlin infiltration to Roosevelt's tenure and the late war cabinet.
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Washington
Truman
Committee On un-American Activities
War
Navy
Commerce
Roosevelt
Kremlin
Jimmy the Eaglet
State Department
CIA
Vance Calls For Equitable Burden In Excess Profits Tax
H. S. Vance of Studebaker testified before a senate house economic committee on excess profits taxes. He urged that if taxes rise all corporations share the burden not just those with high profits, arguing a war time excess tax should not penalize legitimate competitive progress. He said revenue needs may require higher governm ent costs.
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Washington
H. S. Vance
Studebaker Corporation
Vance
Senate House Economic Committee
Congress
O'Mahoney
Wyoming
Southern governors plan Washington bureau to champion the South
Governors from 15 states plan a Washington bureau under the Southern Foundation to counter federal civil rights proposals and correct the national image. The board will draft a budget with equal state funds and private contributions, aiming to start during the January congressional session.
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Savannah
Washington
Dixie
Southern Governors’ Conference
South
Board of Governors
G. O. P. Party Battle Looms Over Leadership
Washington dispatch reports a GOP power struggle as Carroll Reece may challenge National Chairman Hugh Scott. Scott vows to fight to keep the post after Dewey’s presidential defeat sparked talk of replacements. Other potential contenders include Everett Dirksen Tom Coleman and Senator John Cooper with Taft supporters seen as behind Reece’s 1946 ascent.
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Washington
Carroll Reece
Hugh Scott
Scott
Philadelphia
Reece
Thomas E. Dewey
New York
Dewey
Everett M. Dirksen
Illinois
Tom Coleman
Wisconsin
Harold E. Stassen
John Cooper
Kentucky
Robert A. Taft
Ohio
Taft
Fightin' Boys End Feud On TV Peace Pact
Hamilton County Tennessee feuding Parkers and Harrises met in New York on a CBS televised show to end the Daisy Mountain feud. Deputy Hatfield refereed the peace urging no more shooting after two slayings and seven wounded in the past year.
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New York
Hamilton County
Tennessee
Parkers
Harrises
Big City
Hillis Hayfield
Daisy Mountain
Ethel Parker
Francis Werris
Columbia Broadcasting System
People
Harris
Hatfield
Mrs. Parker
Willie Lee
Rio Defense Treaty Faces First Test In Costa Rica Clash
The 12 nation Rio pact, seen as a pattern for a broader Atlantic defense, met as Costa Rica charged invasion by Nicaragua. The council debated a preliminary step to investigate the incident while Latin officials weighed the pact’s machinery and potential versus a wider U S backed alliance.
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Norman Carignan
Washington
United States
Canada
Costa Rica
Nicaragua
the Organization of American States
Silvio Villegas
Confession Reported in Terry Slaying Case
Sheriff says he has a full confession from 83 year old Willie Elijah Washington in the July 3 killing of State Welfare Commissioner W T Jr. News notes Washington was arrested Oct 23 in Lutcher and sent to East Baton Rouge Parish jail for further investigation. The statement describes the crime scene and Washington’s fear driven shooting, with search efforts continuing.
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Baton Rouge
Bryan Clemmons
Clemmons
Willie Elijah Washington
Natalbany
Washington
Lutcher
East Bacon Rouse Pe Ich
Fred G. LeBlanc
Terry
Rouse Parish
Washinster
Wasgpinstot
Convicted murderer recaptured after prison escape loom
Sherman Smith, 44, a convict who escaped Parchman prison farm seven years ago with Rennie Wagner, was captured near a Mississippi farm. He confessed decades of crime including a 1943 Lafayette County murder. He faces return to state prison as law officers confirm capture and transfer plans.
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Wheatley
Ark
Mississippi
Rennie
Waener
Difford Sherman Smith
Arkansas
Migsiss
Smith
Quebelle Hale Waits
Lafayette County
Wayne
Parchman
Wagner
Here
Won
Farm Bureau rejects plan to end price supports
At the Atlantic City convention the American Farm Bureau Federation rejected a proposal to remove government price supports. The plan would let prices fall or rise with supply, with income topups to keep farmers at a fair level, but delegates backed the current policy of ensuring farm income at market price.
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Atlantic City
N. J
American Farm Bureau Federation
Frank K. Wooley
Agriculture Department
Production and Marketing Administration
Wooley
Bureau
Hoffman Reaches Korea for Economic Survey
U S administrator Paul Hoffman arrived in Seoul for a brief survey of Korea's economy. He met with President Syngman Rhee and the U S aid mission as Koreans celebrated UN recognition and prepared for national unity.
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Seoul
ECA
Paul Hoffman
Republic
United Nation
Republic of Korea
South Korea
U. N
Hoffman
U.S
John J. Muccio
Tokyo
Syngman Rhee
Korea
Seoul Stadium
Rhee
Muccio
Resale of Aid Items Rapped
European profit taking on scrap metal bought with Marshall plan funds drew congressional warnings. Senator McClellan said such deals undermine recovery aid and could force a halt to the program. ECA noted Canada shipments of 83,016 tons of aluminum this year bought at 16 cents a pound and sold to U S buyers at 27 to 30 cents.
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Washington
McClellan
D-Ark
Congress
Canada
Latin America
Economic Cooperation Administration
ECA
Howard Bruce
Necessary Life Aid Detailed In Mrs Morrison Letter
A Monrovia charity note from Mrs Jack Morrison describes a welfare family of eight living in a shack eight miles west on highway 80. The writer asks for food and gifts for Christmas and offers to collect or deliver items herself.
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Jack Morrison
North Seventh Street
West Monroe
Highway 80
Santa
Chinese leader urged to seek peace with Communists
In China, Chiang Kai Sek's top advisers urge him to cede control of the government and open peace talks with the Communists as the regime faces a collapsing state. AP reports two air transports carried senior officials from Peiping as negotiations reportedly begin under pressure from within.
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Washington
Lovett
Chiang Kai- Shek
Lovell
China
Chiang Kai-Shek
Harold K. Milks
Nanking
Chiang
Peiping
Associated Press Core
Spencer Moosa
Moosa
Hu Shih
National Peiping University
Truman Getting Petrillo Record Marks End of Ban
President Truman will receive a special Christmas record marking the end of the Petrillo recording ban. The RCA Victor session featured opera stars and Perry Como as the chorus, with James Petrillo conducting. The five year agreement ended an 11- month halt, as studios in New York and Hollywood rushed post ban releases.
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New York
Truman
Petrillo
Harry
James C. Petrillo
A. F. of S. American Federation of Musicians
RCA Victor
Columbia Records
Arthur Godfrey
Capitol
Hollywoo
Jo Stafford
Gordon McRae
Paul Weston
Decca
Perry Como
Southern Baptist executive committee opens meeting in Nashville
The Southern Baptist convention executive committee begins a Monday business session in Nashville. A special committee will report on locating a site for a future summer assembly, with Ridgecrest, North Carolina, and Harrison, Arkansas, offering a 1,000 acre Ozark tract. Rev. Patrick Murphy backs accepting the gift.
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Nashville
Tenn
Southern Baptist Convention
Monay
Ridgecrest
N. C
Harrison, Ark
Ozark Mountains
Patrick Murphy
Tulsa
Russia vetoes Ceylon bid to join United Nations
Paris report says Russia cast its 29th veto in the Security Council to block Ceylon’s membership, with Jakob Malik and Vassili Tarasenko opposing reconsideration. The 9-2 vote matches the August decision. council adjourned after the vote and set Friday for Israel action.
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Paris
Russia
United Nations Security Council
Ceylon
United Nations
Council
Israel
Jakob Malik
Vassili Tarasenko
Ukraine
Lake Success
Fernand van Langenhove
Belgium
Hyderabad
India
U. N
United States
Britain
France
China
Erie
Portugal
Trans-Jordan
Italy
Austria
Finland
Indonesia
Security Council
Advo
FRED FUDICKAR TAKES OFFICE AS DA
Fred Fudickar Jr was sworn in as district attorney at 9 30 am in the parish courthouse by clerk R Dean Farr. He pledged impartial duty and thanked the people of the Fourth judicial district. Assistant DA Joe Rolfe White, a Bastrop lawyer and WWI veteran, will be sworn in later today. He succeeds George Lester who served 15 years.
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Fred Fudickar, Jr
R. Dean Farr
Fudickar
Fadickar
Fourth Judicial District
Joe Rolfe White
Morehouse Parish
Bastrop
White
George Lester
Orleans Opens Television Station WDSU TV
A two hour broadcast from municipal auditorium marks New Orleans first TV station WDSU TV debuting Saturday at 7:30 p m. The event features Radio Star Don McNeill and 15 local acts. Fred Weber reports over 350 dollars spent on installing video equipment.
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New Orleans
Municipal Auditorium
Wdsu-Tv
Don McNeill
Fred Weber
Hibernia National) Bank
WDSU
Edgar B. Stern, Sr
Dumont
National Broadcasting Companies’ Television
WPIX
New York City
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Hal Styles
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Los Angeles
Velma Brisson
Rio
Fast Baton Rouge Grand Jury
Conti
Price
Form Bureau
C. W. Tillman
R. G. Taylor
Pate Ghoisis Isoshere
Freddie, Julia
Linda McVay
Joan Golson Williams
Slait Buchanan
C.siccescve
Claude W. Allen
Windes and Hatten Motor Co
Southern Baptist Committee
Ceylon-U. N
Fred Fudickar
Orleans
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