Cold war talks spark speculation on peace terms and Dewey retirement
Observers discuss Soviet proposals in Europe and Asia while Governor Thomas E. Dewey declares retirement after 20 years in public life. He will not seek re election next fall though will stay active on public issues. The piece notes Hungary’s demand for the crown of St Stephen and the U S Congress considering a large corporate tax increase alongside budget talks.
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Thomas E. Dewey
New York
Dewey
White House
New York City
Roosevelt
Truman
Spy arrests mark growing United States counterintelligence effort
FBI arrests Greenglass and Slack in a widening probe linked to Klaus Fuchs spying for Russia. Greenglass admits passing atomic secrets from Los Alamos in 1945. Slack denies Krew. Both held on $100000 bonds amid a broader probe into a major spy ring. A separate Amerasia case sees a grand jury cleared but urged to reconvene. European results show Western Germany voters curbing Communists while endorsing a state constitution with a socialist clause.
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Klaus Fuchs
Russia
F.B.I
United States
Los Alamos, N.M
David Greenglass
Communist League
Dean Slack
Syracuse
Henry Gold
Amerasia
Emmanuel S. Larsen
Senate
Navy
Andrew Roth
Slack
Greenglass
Hoover Warns of Inflation and Economic Collapse
Former President Herbert Hoover, addressing the US Junior Chamber of Commerce in Chicago, warned of national financial disaster unless government spending is curtailed. He cited ongoing deficits, debt interest totaling 773.6 million, and a projected year end deficit near 3.89 billion, describing inflation as a consequence of borrowing.
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Herbert Hoover
Clark Tops Your Hit Parade as Teen idol and star
Mez Gerhard Eff Clark, a Westminster College radio engineer and disc jockey from Sharon Pennsylvania, rises to top vocalist on Your Hit Parade replacing Sinatra. He won the Arthur Godfrey Talent Scout award and later starred in New York radio and TV shows at age 25. Claudette Colbert’s gown in The Secret Fury is a fashion lure. Stan Freeman, a Carnegie Hall staple, works as performs on Plain Playhouse and Rate Your Mate. Ted Tetzlaff directs The White Tower with notable alpine scenes and an avalanche sequence.
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Mez
Gerhard Eff Clark
Westminster College
Sharon
Clark
Stan Freeman
Plain Playhouse
Joey Adams
McDowell
Rent Control Extension Moves Through Committees
House and Senate panels agreed on a six month extension of federal rent controls and a further six months in locales preferring them. The measure faces final approval by both chambers and is expected on the President's desk before June 30. In other news, Western Germany and other European nations are reported to be preparing key roads and bridges for quick destruction in the event of a Soviet attack.
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House
Senate
Congress
Germany
Labor: Unity Talks and Taft Hartley Clash
A.F.E. and C.I.O. plan pending operations for unity while United Mine Workers insist on inclusion. The NLRB accuses UMW of Taft Hartley violations in Kentucky and orders cessation under risk of penalties. J. Joseph D. Keenan spoke to CIO on repealing Taft Hartley as labor groups seek broader cooperation. A meeting aids Israeli labor federation, and Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen backs a CIO committee toward consolidation.
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C.I.0
Unité OM United
Mine Workers
Pat
National Labor Relations Board
UMW
Harlan County
Kentucky
J. Joseph D. Keenan
U.F.L
Israeli Federation of Labor
Brotherhood of Railroad
Good Citizen rights and duties introduction excerpt
Introduction to the booklet Good Citizen from The American Heritage Foundation outlines individual freedoms and civic duties. It enumerates rights from worship and speech to trial protections, bearing arms, due process, and habeas corpus with a note on nonpolitical educational aims and contact for the full book.
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Good Citizen
American Heritage Foundation
East 43Th Street
New York
Crossword Puzzle Across and Down Clues From a Historic Page
A dense list of crossword clues spanning across and down entries with numbers, including themes like Millponds branches of learning and various abbreviations, antique spellings, and mixed topics from geography to literature. Contains hints such as A girl at a coeducational school and June bug in line of battle, with several language bits and biblical references.
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Board of Ordnance
Siberian Gulf
London
Apex
Attica
Little Brook City
Measure House God
Chin
Celerity
Maybelle Weslyan Breaks Engagement Over Coward Allen Bursley
In Stockbridge Maybelle refuses to marry Allen after he admits he fears Steve Legge. Public doubt about Allen's bravery follows as Allen explains his lack of motive and past attempts to farm Thompson place have earned him laughter and scorn.
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Maybelle
Stockbridge
Alien Bursley
Steve Legge
Thompson Place
Allen
Steve
Maybelle Weslyan
Len Bursley
Legge
Alten
Sissy
Allen Barsie
Belle
Steve Leste
Nists Allen
Mystery of a Village Murder Told After Four Decades
In a 1903 French village near La Rochelle a boy's confession about a murder leads a priest to keep the secret for 40 years. The body is found years later as occupation ends, revealing the first confession ever heard by Father Antoine.
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la Rochelle
France
Antoine
Father Antoine
Paris
Underground
Maquis
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