President Silent on Hiss Conviction Sparks Records Demand
President Truman declined to comment on the Alger Hiss conviction prompting Rep. Velde to seek access to secret loyalty dossier records. A House Un-American Activities member urged reopening the espionage probe, criticizing Truman’s no comment reply and urging congressional action. Nixon is noted as supporting earlier calls.
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Washington
Truman
Alger Hiss
State Department
Rep. Velde
GOP
House Un-American Activities Committee
House
Mr. Truman
Hiss
Velde
Congress
Nixon
Calif
Relief Fund Chiseling Probed in Pennsylvania
A six way probe into relief fund chiseling is underway in Pennsylvania after reports of violations of the public assistance law. Attorney General T McKeen Chidsey says arrests will follow if evidence warrants criminal action. Deputy AG Robert L Kunzig coordinates efforts involving multiple state agencies and commissions. The inquiry opened in Philadelphia with two arrests expected and more than 40 people under investigation in the DPA medical aid program.
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Harrisburg
INS
Pennsylvania
T. McKeen Chidsey
Inquirer
James H. Duff
Robert L. Kunzig
Departments of Justice, Public Assistance
Auditor General
State Police
General Assembly
State Healing Arts Advisory Committee
Philadelphia
DPA
Local resident praises chivalrous act at dentist office
A recovering resident recalls a polite man at a local dentist’s office who helped her exit a building after the elevator operator hesitated. Weather notes compare today's warmth to last year with 56 degrees and an inch of snow on January 29, 1949. School reports announce nine weeks of the term completed with report cards sent home.
Daily Weather Report
Increasing cloudiness this afternoon to mostly cloudy and not so cold tonight. Low 25 to 30 east and 30 to 35 west. Tomorrow cloudy with occasional rain and rising temperatures. Max 40 and min 30 with no precipitation. River stage 9.4 feet. Year ago high 59 and low 42 with 72 inches precipitation.
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United States
May Break Off Relations With Bulgaria Soon
State department sources in Washington predict the coming week will decide if the United States will break off relations with Bulgaria. Sofia had demanded the recall of the U S minister, Donald Heath, and Washington had warned it would sever relations if the recall was not retracted.
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State Department
United States
Bulgaria
Russia
Balkan
Department
Sofia
U. S
Donald R. Heath
United
Surplus Potatoes Given To Miners in Uniontown
In Uniontown Pennsylvania 45 tons of surplus potatoes are being distributed to miners made jobless by a coal strike. The effort is overseen by Fayette county commissioners with help from Congressman Anthony Cavalcante who began as a miner. He aims to secure 25000 bushels of surplus district wheat to trade for flour.
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Uniontown
Fayette County
Anthony Cavalcante
Cavalcante
Only One Decision says military leaders on H bomb
Top military leaders insist the United States must proceed to build the hydrogen bomb for national survival. Senator Bridges reports that responsible officers he spoke with agree there is no alternative but to go ahead promptly.
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Washington
Truman
Sen. Bridges
N. H
Senate Armed Services Committee
Bridges
Harold C. Urey
U. S
Kremlin
Laboratory Aid Sought For Clues In Brink Holdup
FBI experts used laboratory analysis in Washington to search for new clues in the Brink's Express robbery in Boston. Scrappings from two impounded trucks and from the Brink's money room are being tested for fingerprints and chemical evidence as detectives focus on a north terminal garage vehicle linked to the heist.
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INS
FBI
Brink’s Express Company
Washington
Brinks Money Room
North Terminal
Arraign Youth In Girl's Death In Lancaster
Lancaster police arraign Edward L. Gibbs 26 in the Marian Baker death case. He faces March term trial after a crowd of over 1000 witnessed the arraignment. Evidence included testimony from state police and local officials. no plea was entered.
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Lancaster
Insi
Edward L. Gibbs
Lancaster County Court
Marian Louise Baker
Franklin and Marshall College
J. Edward Wetzel
James Kane
C. P. Starr
F&m
Donald Mylin
Wetzel
Death Record for Eddie Wayne Franks and Mrs. Robert McCurdy
An 18 month old named Eddie Wayne Franks died in Waco Texas. A 74 year old woman identified as Mrs. Robert McCurdy died in Slippery Rock Township Porter sville R D 2.
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Eddie Wayne Franks
Waco
Texas
Robert McCurdy
Slippery Rock Township
R. D
Portersville
Missing Plane With 44 Aboard Hunted In Yukon
Wreckage of a four engine plane was spotted 100 miles northeast of Sault Ste. Marie, Canada. It may be the Air Force C 54 from Anchorage to El Paso with 44 aboard. Search expands in Yukon as daylight limits reconnaissance.
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Detroit
INS
Selfridge Field
Mich
Canada
Sault Ste. Marie
Air Force
Anchorage
Alaska
el Paso
Tex
Edmonton
Alta
Yukon Territory
Search Continues for Giant Plane Missing Over North
The RCAF said all far north search and rescue facilities of Canadian and American air forces are mobilized for the hunt after a four engine plane with 36 passengers and eight crew vanished after taking off from Anchorage Alaska. No trace has been found yet.
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RCAF
Anchorage
Alaska
Norton Sound Firing Rockets To 45 And 50 Miles
The navy guided missile ship Norton Sound returns to Port Hueneme after two aerobee rocket firings to 45 and 50 miles in Alaskan waters. A navy spokesman said both launches were successful ending the 18 day scientific cruise. The rockets developed at Azusa carried equipment to study cosmic rays and magnetic conditions.
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Washington
Jan
INS
Norton Sound
Port Hueneme
Calif
Alaskan
Navy
Azusa
Six-Alarm Fire Destroys Warehouse in Pittsburgh
A six-alarm blaze in Pittsburgh's Soho district destroyed Delp's warehouse injuring no one reported. The fire raged over two hours fed by lacquer and chemicals, threatening over twenty homes. Damages were estimated at 125000 with stock valued at 50000. investigators sought the cause.
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Pittsburgh
INS
Soho
Delp
Warmer Weather Forecast Today in Western Pennsylvania
Sunny skies and temperatures around 40 are expected in western Pennsylvania with last night's lows in the twenties. The weather bureau predicts rising temps tomorrow with a high near 54 and some rain likely by night.
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Pennsylvania
Weather Bureau
Foresees New Taxes To Meet Truman's Plan
Senate Finance Chairman George D. Ga. warned that Congress would need to enact new taxes if President Truman wins his request for an additional billion in federal revenue. The remark followed a long fiscal program session with House Ways and Means Chairman Doughton. Also reported is H. W. Baker of Carlisle killed in a Camp Hill truck car crash. three others injured as a tractor trailer fled the scene. Police alerted to the driver suspected of the hit and run.
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INS
Senate
George D. Ga
Congress
Truman
George
Doughton
N. C
House
Ways and Means Committee
Treasury
Harrisburg
H. W. Baker
Carlisle
Camp Hill
Baker
Pittsburgh
Lewis
Two Women to Attend Funeral as Widow of Berlin Official
Washington dispatch reports two women claim to be the wife of Col. William T. Babcock deputy U S commissioner for Berlin. They are scheduled to attend his Arlington National Cemetery funeral after he died of a heart attack at a Berlin film premiere. One woman named Mrs. Jean Babcock says she accompanied the body from Berlin. she and the other claimant allege a long marriage.
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INS
William T. Babcock
U. S
Berlin
Arlington National Cemetery
Babcock
New London
Army
Jean Babcock
Scientist Urges U S Build Hydrogen Bombs
Nobel laureate Harold C. Urey warned that the United States must build hydrogen bombs or risk losing the arms race to Russia. He stated that the U S may already have fallen behind and called for accelerated development of the weapon.
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New York
INS
Harold C. Urey
U. S
Russia
Urey
Teamsters Gather in New Castle for Fifteenth Birthday Dinner
National and state labor leaders join Local 261 in New Castle for its 15th anniversary dinner at the Cathedral. About 600 attendees expected, with Frank Tobin as principal speaker and Alfred Mascaro greeting guests before a six thirty dinner and dance in the Cathedral ballroom. Local 261 serves Lawrence Beaver and Mercer counties with other AFL locals anticipated to send reps.
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New Castle
International Teamsters
William Greer
Frank Tobin
Daniel J. Tobin
Teamsters
Tobin
Lawrence
Beaver
Mercer
American Federation of Labor
Alfred J. Mascaro
Pennsylvania State Federation of Labor
Bandit Trio Sought After Double Holdup in New York
A three man bandit team is sought after two restaurants were held up in 90 minutes with identical methods. Police believe the same trio staged both jobs and may be linked to a later theft of about 100000 dollars in jewelry and fur at Billy Rose's townhouse. A woman customer heard a bandit say Billy Rose was a cinch and this would be easy.
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New York
Times Square
Billy Rose
Susan Prince
Lexington Avenue
Allison Foster
Most of Aga Khan Jewels Recovered After Heist
Marseille reports that $608000 in Aga Khan jewels stolen last August 3 were mostly recovered. A 26 carat diamond ring worth $114000 remains missing, kept by gang leader Big Roger Senanedj as a souvenir for Renee Remy. Jewels appeared at a Marseille police doorstep.
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Marseille
INS
Aga Khan
Big Roger’ Senanedj
Renee Remy
Concessions Expected in New Coal Wage Talks
Washington January 28 government officials expect major concessions from both John L Lewis and mine owners in next week's coal wage talks. With conferences resuming in Washington, the deadlock from October persists as the White House delays intervention pending negotiations outcomes.
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John L. Lewis
Lewis
Northern
Western
Washington
Truman
White House
Blockade Situation Easing Near Berlin Says British Spokesman
In Helmstedt a British spokesman said the partial Soviet blockade of western Berlin is easing somewhat with no traffic backlog at the check point. Traffic shifts hourly from open for three hours to bogged down for three or four hours. no reprisals are planned yet to allow a Russian response.
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INS
Helmstedt
Berlin
West Germany
Neighbor McSmith Reveals Two Faces On Phone Call
In a brisk neighborhood vignette Arthur Mometer notes how McSmith greets him cordially on the street but becomes irritable when making a distant phone call. The piece suggests many share this contrast between in-person politeness and rude behavior over the telephone amid cool forty four weather.
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