Examination Of Chambers Nears Close In Trial
Cross examination of Whittaker Chambers ends today as Alger Hiss defense plans a psychiatric challenge. Chambers has admitted lies and perjuries before the grand jury FBI and spy probes over three days on the stand. Defense notes psychiatrist Dr. Carl Binger may testify that Chambers has a jealousy complex aimed at Hiss.
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New York
INS
Whittaker Chambers
Alger Hiss
Time Magazine
Chambers
Grand Jury
FBI
House
State Department
Hiss
Carl Binger
Cornell University Medical School
Binger
School Boy To Testify In Trial
A 15 year old may be called to testify in the murder trial of his father Meredith G. Neal 49 in Pittsburgh He is accused of fatally shooting his father in law Henry Bepler 67 during a custody dispute on January 22 The boy witnessed the shooting Neal also allegedly wounded Myrtle Bepler 63 Noel Bepler the boy's mother in law survived The jury panel of seven includes five women and two men with the district attorney seeking a first degree verdict and the defense arguing self defense Neal pleads not guilty.
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Pittsburgh
INS
Meredith G. Neal
Neal
Seattle
Henry
Bepler
Noel
Myrtle Bepler
Summer Workers Need Security Account Cards
Social Security Administration official Myron Milbouer in New Castle urged students seeking summer jobs to obtain or reuse their social security account numbers. He advised duplicates for lost cards, warned against new numbers, and noted over 92 million cards issued nationwide. Applications are available at the local office, post offices, or state employment offices.
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Myron Milbouer
New Castle
Social Security Administration
Milbouer
Milhouer
West Washington Street
Dad's Day Through the Ages Tribute to Fathers
The piece traces Father’s Day from 1909 first proposed by Mrs. John Bruce Dodd in Spokane to 1924 national observance and notes ancient tributes such as a 2 000 year old Babylonian clay tablet. It contrasts modern U S customs with Palau’s matriarchal rule and ends by honoring dads across time.
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Dad
United States
John Bruce Dodd
Spokane
Wash
William Smar
Spokane Ministerial Association
Coolidge
America
Palau Island
South Seas
Elmesa
Christ
Secretary of Army Named By President
President Truman named Gordon Gray as the new Secretary of the Army, succeeding Kenneth C. Royall. Gray has served as acting secretary and previously as undersecretary after Royall’s resignation, with the nomination sent to the Senate.
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Washington
INS
Truman
Gordon Gray
Army
Gray
Kenneth C. Royall
Senate
Royall
Taft predicts votes for most amendments to Taft Hartley repeal
Senator Taft, speaking after a closed GOP meeting, said he expects to win votes for most Republican amendments to the Taft Hartley repeal bill. He cited no substantial objections and claimed a Senate majority with the party. He aims to move first on the national emergency section and proposed limits on government seizure provisions.
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Washington
INS
Sen
Taft
R) O
Senate Gop
Senate
Krug
United Mine Workers
Power outage blamed on robin in Hartford City
Linemen blamed a nest building robin for a 16 minute blackout. They said a wet string dropped by the bird caused a short circuit. Stamford Connecticut reports 308 years with a single set of executive officers after consolidation.
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Hartford City
Ind
Power Company
Stamford
Conn
Possibility of Oil in Northwest Australia Hinted by Experts
Oil experts indicate a large field may lie in a 5000 square mile region of northwest Australia about 700 miles north of Perth. Exploratory drilling is planned by the Australian Motorists' Petrol Co. next year. The ostrich fern described alongside the note adds a plant detail to the page.
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Perth
Australia
Australian Motorists’ Petrol Co
Local Families Share Visits Across Towns
N Liberty and Franklin residents Mr and Mrs Frank Henderson and their son visited Franklin uncle John St Clair. Visitors included Mrs Anna Hornung Miss Edna Uber of New Castle and Paul Uber of Howell Michigan. Ethel Ruth Kildop of Washington DC visits ill mother Mrs James Kildoo. The Spangle family spent Sunday at Cookes Forest. Voorhees family and Kathy travel to Pittsburgh. A Grove City Memorial Park picnic marked last day of school for Liberty school pupils and many parents.
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Frank Henderson
Franklin
John St. Clair
Anna Hornung
Edna Uber
New Castle
Paul Uber
Howell
Michigan
Ethel Ruth Kildop
Washington, D. C
James Kildoo
Frank Spanglehour
Cookes Forest
Alan Voorhees
Kathy
Pittsburgh
Boyles
Liberty School
Memorial Park
Grove City
Joanne
Carleton
John Snyder
Joyce Snyder
Army to Sell 3000 Mine Detectors for Crime Evidence
The Army Signal Corps announced it will offer 3000 mine detectors for civilian criminal investigations. The devices can detect metal and hidden foreign substances including buried clothing. Most units are at its New Cumberland depot in Pennsylvania and may aid police in locating buried firearms in crime areas.
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Washington
INS
Army Signal Corps
Signal Corps
New Cumberland
Former Senator Ball Family Injured In Auto Crash Near Dennison
Former U S senator Joseph H Ball of Minnesota and his family were injured when their car was struck by a truck five miles east of Dennison Ohio on Route 36. Mrs Ball sprained her ankle and bruises, son Peter 16 bruised leg, Sarah 9 unharmed. Truck driver Theodore Galles of Pittsburgh arrested for driving on the wrong side of the road.
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New Philadelphia
INS
Joseph H. Ball
Minnesota
Dennison
Ball
Peter
Sarah
Theodore Galles
Pittsburgh
Tuscarawas County
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