Supreme Court Upheld Conspiracy Conviction Of 11 Communists
The Supreme Court 6 to 2 upheld the conspiracy convictions of 11 top communists under the 1940 Smith Act. Chief Justice Vinson wrote the majority finding they intended to overthrow the U S government by force, creating a clear and present danger. Dissenting opinions were by Black and Douglas. The trial in New York lasted nine months before Judge Harold Medina.
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Supreme Court
America
Vinson
Red
United States
Black
Douglas
Clark
Jackson
Frankfurter
Stices Reed
Burton
Minton
Congress
U. S
Harold R. Medina
New York
U. S. Circuit Court
Allies Repulse Savage Enemy Counterblows
Allied troops fought through rain to repulse Red counterattacks in North Korea as UN forces pressed along the sawtooth front from Yonchon to Hwachon. Chinese fortifications and flamethrowers slowed advances toward the iron triangle Chorwon Kumhwa Pyonggang, while tanks and infantry edged 1–3 miles in heavy fighting.
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North Korea
United Nations
U. N
Doughbous
Yonchon
Kasong
Iron Triangle
Chorwon
Kumhwa
Pyonggang
Yenchon
Yongpyvong
Yongong
Hwa
Catholic Chaplain Recalls Last Rites From Baptist Pastor
Lt. (j.g.) Cornelius J. Griffin a wounded Navy chaplain recounts receiving last rites from Baptist Lt. Cmdr. H Craven after an ambush near the Chosin reservoir in Korea last November. Marine helper Set. Matthew Caruso died shielding him as his jaw and right arm were shredded.
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Korea
Cornelius J. Griffin
Chosin Reservoir
Matthew Caruso
Rocky Hill
Conn
Father Griffin
Cmdr. H. Craven
Washington, D.C
Eighth Army Reaches Full Combat Strength in Korea
Maj. Gen. Maxwell Taylor cites full combat strength of the Eighth Army for the first time since the war began as a key factor behind UN forces repelling two major Communist offensives this spring. He notes a wide training and recruiting effort, with over 50 000 additional troops, but cautions that Chinese manpower could still offset gains. He also says frontline commanders view Chinese forces as deteriorating, a perception shared by many GIs and officers.
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Korea
Maxwell Co. Taylor
Army Department
United Nations
Taylor
8Th Army
United States
Japan
U. S
C-82 Blows Up Report 10 Dead in Texas Crash
An air force cargo plane the C-82 Flying Box Car exploded Sunday near New Hoxton Texas killing 10 aboard. The craft came down in a cow pasture on Mrs. C. W. Jones farm and wreckage spread over a wide area. Rescue crews fought to recover bodies from the burning fuselage for hours. Lt. J. M. Johnson Donaldson Air Force Base Greenville South Carolina said the plane was on a training mission from Greenville.
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New Hoxton
Tex
Airforce
C. W. Jones
Iine
J. M. Johnson
Donaldson Airforce Base
Greenville
S. C
Minister Jailed for Drunk Driving Seeks Forgiveness
Denver AP reports Episcopal minister Rev. Robert M. Redenbaugh, 7, jailed Saturday for DUI, asked his congregation for forgiveness during Sunday worship. Physician Dr. Horace Harvey Jr. suggested a sedative may have affected his coordination after surgery. Redenbaugh took a three month leave of absence and faces seven traffic charges after a minor collision.
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Denver
Robert M. Redenbaugh
Horace G. Harvey, Jr
G. E. Alviom
St. Thomas Church
Eary
Redenbaugh
William R. Newcomb
St. Thomas
Newcomb
Mason City
Episcopal Chu
Sailor's Emergency Leave Revoked Sparks Breakdowns
Tom Amburn, 19, whose emergency leave to marry cancer patient Betty Thompson was revoked after visiting Sioux Falls, suffers a nervous breakdown at Norfolk base. Navy calls it nerves as Betty, an Atlanta woman with cancer, faces dire prognosis and postponed wedding.
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Norfolk
Tom Amburn
Navy
Amburn
Norfolk Naval Air Station
Betty Thompson
Atlanta
Betty
Sioux Falls
Tom
A. F. Amburn
East Point
Omaha
Neb
United States
Six of Family Dead in Crash Near Oskaloosa Iowa
A Waterloo family of seven traveling to Kansas perished when their car swerved after passing a semi trailer near Oskaloosa Iowa. Six occupants drowned. Dorothy Postel survived in fair condition after two bystanders rescued her and recovered bodies from about seven feet of water.
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Kansas
Waterloo
Des Moines
Dorothy Postel
Ty Gabriel Brucciri
Knoxville
William Powell
Iilwaukee
Wis
Clayton Moorman
Fenton
Mich
Lyle Earl Postel
Namie Payne
Mary Jean Postel
Fulton Named Editor of The Daily Times in Davenport
Melvin A. Fulton, longtime The Daily Times editor and 41 year associate, becomes editor after Ralph J. Leyvien's death on May 28. Publisher Philip D. Adler announces Fulton’s selection and notes his 20 years as news editor. Bills becomes executive editor in charge of news. Rex J. Ballard is new city editor.
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Davenport
Melvin A. Fulton
The
Daily Times
the Times
Philip D. Adler
Ralph J. Leyvien
Fulton
Adler
Fred C. Bills
Rex J. Ballard
Times City
Russia Accepts Parley With Conditions At Washington Meet
Russia agrees to a foreign ministers conference in Washington on July 23 only if the western powers discuss the North Atlantic pact and overseas defense. Western officials call the note a de facto rejection of the invitation. Soviet Deputy Gromyko presented identical notes to U S Britain and France at the Waris conference amid ongoing Big Four agenda talks.
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Paris
Russia
Washington
U. S
Philip C. Jessup
Ernest Davies
Andrei Gromyko
Britain
France
Kremlin
Nebergall Denies Scott Bribery Allegations in Probe
Des Moines AP report says state liquor commissioner George Scott alleged a distiller offered 10000 to list products in state stores. Chief R W Nebergall denied corroboration and said inquiry continues. Scott confirmed some details but noted no contact for weeks.
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R. W. Nebergall
Burrall
George Scott
Nethergall
Scott
Frank Moorhead
Democratic
Moorhead
Nebergall
Beardsley
Robert D. Blue
State Legislative Interim Committee
Acheson Says Communist Influence Did Not Guide China Policy
Secretary of State Acheson told Senate hearings he sees no communist influence shaping U S policy toward China. He defended Far Eastern policy and clarified positions on MacArthur's dismissal, Yalta, aid to Chiang Kai-shek, and wartime debates with Barr reports.
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Acheson
U. S
China
Senate
Douglas MacArthur
Wiley
R-Wis
State
MacArthur
Henry A. Wallace
Chiang Kai-shek
United States
Chiang
Yaita
Japan
Pacific
Yalta
Roosevelt
Churchill
Britain
Stalin
Russia
Far East
Inmate Bolyard Confesses to Anamosa Knife Stabbing
Norman Bolyard of Des Moines has signed a statement admitting stabbing Hubert C. McGregor of Norway in the Anamosa State Reformatory last Thursday. McGregor, a trusted worker, was wounded in the abdomen and chest and is hospitalized. Bolyard faces potential charges after McGregor's condition improves.
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Foss Davis
Davis
Norman Bolyard
Des Moines
Hubert C. McGregor
Norway
McGregor
Eformatory
Bolyard
Robert Huston
Cedar Rapids
Huston
Bolvard
Eldora State Training School
Mess Hall
State Bureau of Criminal Investigation
Linn County
James T. Remley
Weather Report Warns of Drought in Tennessee and Floods Elsewhere
The piece notes seven weeks of drought in Tennessee threatening a $60 million tobacco crop unless drenched within two weeks. It describes rain and floods across Nebraska, Texas, and the Great Lakes region, with 25 city blocks submerged at Beatrice and four inches of rain driving Dallas Trinity River above flood stage.
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Great Lakes
Appalachian
Ohio Valley
Rio Grande Valley
Atlantic
Midwest
South
Tennessee
Beatrice
Crete
Texas
San Antonio
Dallas
Trinity River
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