Coplon Completes Direct Testimony in Spy Trial
Judith Coplon finished three and a half days of direct testimony in her spy trial. Prosecutor John M. Kelley pressed her on love for Valentin Gubitchev and on a manuscript she destroyed to avoid scorn. He framed questions around love, fury and terror as central motives.
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Washington
Judith Coplon
John M. Kelley
Miss Coplon
Valentin Gubitchev
New York
Kelley
Parliament warms new Commons with lavish heating plan
London reports the British government will spend seven and a half million dollars to rebuild the House of Commons after the May 1941 destruction. A periscope watch will monitor MPs while metal plates under carpets keep feet warm, described by engineer-in-charge Oscar Faber as the most lavish heating system yet.
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London
House of Commons
M. P
Oscar Faber
Missionary women meet at Hillsville road home
Edenburg church women held their June gathering at Mrs. Jessie Dickson's Hillsville Bessemer road home with her mother and sister from New Castle as special guests. Lunch ended the meeting led by Mrs. Latrra Coates.
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Jessie Dickson
Hillsville-Bessemer Road
Venice
Cal
Felicia Gruenfleder
Cashmere Arens
New York City
Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society
Jury Selected In Lonely Hearts Murder Trial
A jury of twelve was seated in the Bronx County Building to try Raymond Fernandez and Martha Beck for the murder of Janet Fay in Valley Stream. Justice Ferdinand Pecora swore in the group with four Bibles as jurors answered questions, after weeks of selection and the choice of two alternates.
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New York
INS
Raymond Fernandez
Martha Beck
Fernandez
Beck
Bronx County
Janet Fay
Albany
Valley Stream
William Robinson
Bronx
Supreme Court
Ferdinand Pecora
Robinson
Herbert Rosenberg
Talesmen
German Girl Among 1000 Men Studying in Springfield
Melitta Dres sal of Stuttgart, one of seven German exchange students, studies at Springfield College where she is the only girl among 1,000 male students. She improves grades with tutors, plans to teach Germans about American life and work in a settlement house back home teaching dancing and gymnastics.
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Springfield
Mass
America
Melitta Dressal
Stuttgart
Springfield College
Melitta
Germany
United States
U.S
Picket Fence In Disrepute Woman Calmly Lets Gas Fumes Out
In Philadelphia on June 21 Mrs Pauline Schwartz woke to gas fumes and calmly opened windows while tending to her ill husband without disturbance. She placed a wet towel over her nose and proceeded to the kitchen to continue preparations as dawn broke.
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Philadelphia
Pauline Schwartz
Fence of burned fluorescent tubes sparks safety fears
Springfield residents oppose John Davis's front-yard fence made from discarded fluorescent tubes. Neighbors worry broken pickets could injure or kill a passerby, following a warning that dust from burned tubes is dangerous.
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Springfield, O
INS
Springfield
John Davis
Davis
Fumes From Refrigerator Leak Force Evacuation Nearby Home
When a refrigerant leak filled a house, a woman narrowly avoided being overcome and sought help next door. Neighbors Mr. and Mrs. Walter C. Hebden Jr. returned with her, closed doors and windows with wet towels, while Mrs. Schwartz's husband George, who has a light heart ailment, remained unaffected.
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Walter C. Hebden, Jr
Indiantown Gap Trains 1500 Officers in Cadre
Intensive training has opened at Indiantown Gap Military Reservation for a blue ribbon cadre of 1,500 officers and officers in training. The program marks a major expansion of the post’s cadence and readiness efforts with planned advanced drills and educational sessions through the summer.
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Indiantown Gap
Training Outline For 69th Infantry Reserve Division
Orders require two weeks of training in weapons small arms administration and supply unit handling communications map reading and tactical formations. Maj. Gen. Robert B. Wilson said the period ends July 2 to permit expansion to full strength in an emergency with units from Harrisburg Philadelphia Reading and the 428th Infantry Regiment from Washington. A provisional engineer training brigade from neighboring states also trains with the division.
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Robert B. Wilson
Philadelphia
79Th
Harrisburg
Reading
Washington, D. C
New York Police Boast Thrilling Trapeze Act
New York City police describe a dramatic circus style trapeze stunt for about 200 small-boat sailors on Jamaica Bay. Detective Harold Behrens jumped from a helicopter to recover a runaway speedboat and regain control.
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New York
INS
Jamaica Bay
Harold Behrens
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