Groves says he hid atomic secrets from Wallace
Lt General Leslie Groves, head of the Manhattan Project, testified that he deliberately withheld several atomic reports from Henry Wallace during World War II. He urged Congress to probe George Racey Jordan's charges that U.S. officials aided Russia with secret materials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. R. Higginbotham
United Press
Washington
Leslie R. Groves
Henry A. Wallace
Groves
Congress
George Racey Jordan
Army Air Force
U. S
Russia
Jordan
Wallace
Democratic Party
Progressive Party
Army-Navy Club
United States
Fulton Lewis, Jr
Roosevelt
Unemployed architect caught during tavern burglary attempt
An architect identified as John D. Hogle, 49, was found hiding in the attic of the Pastime Buffet near Police Headquarters after a failed burglary. He admitted entering as a customer, moved a juke box, and attempted to reach money boxes with improvised tools. A .32 caliber pistol was recovered, and police noted accidently setting off the alarm during the break in.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West
Jefferson Street
Jack Space
Charles Smith
John D. Hogle
Everet Geiger
James Fowler
Joe Samko
Latham Street
John Parks
Charles Nafziger
Space
24Th Avenue
Adams Street
Samko
Parks
Moogle
Arctic Cold Wave Drops Plains Temperatures to 15 Below
An Arctic air mass drove Western Plains temps to 15 below zero and coast to the East. Two storm centers moved across Canada into New England and into North Dakota. Canada reported five deaths from snow, New England seven, most on slick roads. Minot North Dakota hit 15 below, Jamestown 11 below, Bismarck 8 below, Aberdeen 6 below, with colder air expected tonight. California rain and fog persisted as a Pacific storm neared Nevada.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press
Plains
Great Lakes
Canadian
Canada
New England
Atlantic
North Dakota
Chicago
New York
Minot
N. C
Jamestown
N. D
Bismarck
Aberdeen
S. D
California
Pacific Ocean
Nevada
Flagstaff Driver Dies In Crash As Woman Hurt
A Flagstaff man, Leonard Gore, 36, died when his dump truck rolled over near Flagstaff after losing control. Phoenix resident Callie J. McDowell, 22, was hospitalized with suspected skull fracture and internal injuries after a two vehicle collision at Wittmann. A Sedona area resident and others sustained minor injuries in related wrecks as highway patrol investigated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Flagstaff
Phoenix
Callie J. McDowell
North Edgemere Street
St. Joseph’s Hospital
Wittmann
Leonard Gore
Gore
McDowell
Glen A. McDowell
Dee Darvin
Purcell
Okla
Darvin
Freddie
Wickenburg
Frescott
Willow Creek Bridge
Prescott-Ash Fork
Leo F. Owen
Yakima. Wash
John Rooks
E. E. Martin
Ash Fork
Plane Goes On Long Mercy Hop
A Coast Guard plane departed from San Francisco on a 1000 mile mercy mission to drop streptomycin to a Coast Guard weather ship, the Klamath, for a postoperative infection in a sailors earlier appendectomy. The medical officer reported the drug would run out by night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Coast Guard
Pacific
Klamath
Jewel theft drains Panhandle of $150,000 in jewels
Perryton Texas police report Burk's Drug Store robbed last night with $150,000 in mounted diamonds and jewelry taken, mostly belonging to two traveling salesmen. Burglars entered through the roof. Keith Bray found the loss at about 6 am.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Perryton
Tex
Jack Shields
Texas Highway Patrol
Shields
Burk’s Drug Store
Texas Panhandle
the Panhandle
Keith Bray
Truman takes control of news conference with reporters
President Truman, described as gay by some accounts, sat in on a news conference in Key West and abruptly assumed the questioning role from reporters. The event marked a bold move as he directed the discussion and challenged questions from the gathered press.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ernest B. Vaccaro
Key West
Fla
Truman
Ross
William D. Hassett
Mr. Truman
Mr. Ross
Adopt-a-Family appeal and White House press notes
Christmas appeal details Phoenix families in need receive pleas for aid with Family No 42 43 and 44 describing hunger poverty and care needs. Donations via Miss Lucy Krug Phoenix Gazette Adopt-a-Family project. Also a Federal Register report notes President Truman informal press room Q&A about reporters routines and breakfast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lucy Krug
Phoenix Gazette
Phoenix Community Council
Law To Curb Salt Cedars Proposed in West
A federal interagency panel recommended urgent action to curb salt cedars choking Western stream beds. States should quarantine movement, ban planting, and encourage removal, with salvaged water potentially allocated. Land cleared must be immediately used to prevent regrowth. removal is costly but essential.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southwest
Pacific Southwest Federal Interagency Technical Committee
Harold Elmnedorf
Albuquerque
N. M
Dwight F. Johns
Oakland
Calif
Army
Salt
Gila
Phoenix
Salt River Valley
Boulder City
Nev
Soil Conservation Service
Southwestern Forest and Range Experiment Station
Tucson
Department of Commerce
Forest Service
Interior Department
Reclammation Service
Federal Power Commission
Jail-bound father to face charges in child’s death
John Conner sits in a police car en route to the jail as authorities say he has been unstable since cramming for final exams in 1933 for his West Point graduation. He offered no reason for the killing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Conner
West Point
Conductor Clark Heroically Stops Runaway Logging Train
Wesley W. Clark, Apache Railway conductor, kept a out of control logging train from wrecking McNary after brakes failed. Engineer Wade Jones and fireman Cleo Buren were injured. Clark's actions likely saved lives and property. Southwest Lumber Mills plans a testimonial dinner and Bravery awards for Clark.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McNary
Wesley W. Clark
Clark
White Mountain
Southwest Lumber Mills, Inc
Flake Willis
Maverick
Southwest Mills
Wade Jones
Cleo Buren
Southwest
Apache
Jones
Buren
Noted Figures Speak On War, Defense And Courtesy
International News Service reports from Frankfurt New York and Chicago. President Theodore Heuss recalls German Jewry crimes, Defense Secretary Louis Johnson stresses unified victory for America, Municipal Judge John Gutknecht urges polite policing toward outsiders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frankfurt
Theodore Heuss
West German Republic
Germany
New York
Defense
Louis Johnson
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Army
Navy
Air Force
America
Fog delays ships and flights in Houston harbor
Thick fog blanketed Houston delaying shipping and air travel. About a dozen vessels waited until 8 30 a m to start trips up the Houston Ship Channel as flights were held from 8 p m to midnight. The fog disrupted activity across the port and airport facilities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houston
Tex
Houston Mooring Company
Houston Ship Channel
Oak Ridge Strikers Return To Work After Walkout
Oak Ridge Tennessee December 8 1950 construction workers from all trades returned to work ending a three day wildcat strike that idled 2750 workers and halted a multimillion dollar expansion of uranium production plants at Maxon Construction site. Union officials urged members to resume duties while federal conciliator E. E. Hitchcock mediated efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oak Ridge
Tenn
Wildcat
Atomic Center
Maxon Construction Company
C. A. Budnik
Maxon
American Federation of Labor Craft
E. E. Hitchcock
Miner Killed By Rock Fall In Copper Mine
In Superior on December 8 a 24 year old miner named William Christian was crushed when a large slab of rock and earth fell on him at the Magma Copper Company excavation. He was timbering in a stope at the 4000 foot level. two fellow workers escaped unhurt. The timber and rocks struck him across the chest and he died within minutes. An inquest was scheduled for today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Superior
Magma Copper Company
William Christian
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Gazette
Stete
Arizona
Nary Groves
Atom
General Holds
Bomb Project
House
UN American Activities Committee
Lewis
John S. Wood
House Committee
Harry Hopkins
F.D.R
Arctic
Hawk Truman
Chrismaas Fu
The
Federal Register
Charles G. Ross
Alexandria
Conner
Stephane
Michael
Celia
Conductor Averts
Cc. J. Warren
Warren
Chicago, Ill
John Gutknecht
Texas
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