Scientist X Named Facing Perjury Trial
Washington AP reports the House Un-American Activities Committee named Joseph W. Weinberg of the University of Minnesota as Scientist X for allegedly leaking wartime atomic secrets to a Communist spy. The panel urged Justice Department action on charges Weinberg lied under oath about Communist ties and knowledge of Nelson and his secretary.
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House Un-American Activities Committee
Joseph W. Weinberg
University of Minnesota
Justice Department
Weinberg
Weinberg denies being Scientist X in atomic secrets case
Dr Joseph W Weinberg denied he is the Scientist X accused of passing atomic secrets to a Communist spy He also disputed charges he lied about Communist Party membership He told AP I have always told the truth and affirm my position
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Minneapolis
Joseph W. Weinberg
House Un-American Activities Committee
Communist Party
Steve Nelson
Nelson
Weinberg
Associated Press Today
Mexican Cotton Labor Surge Reaches Arizona
Movement of Mexican national cotton pickers into Casa Grande and Phoenix areas is underway with about 1,200 workers expected in the state by early next week. F A Potter, state farm placement supervisor, says workers are being processed at Agua Prieta and Hermosillo under arrangements by state and national employment services with the U S Immigration Service and the Mexican government.
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Hermosillo
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Coast Doctor Indicted for Tax Evasion in Los Angeles
A federal grand jury in Los Angeles indicted San Diego physician Dr. L. Leo Levitt for allegedly evading more than $20 000 in income taxes for 1945 and 1946.
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Los Angeles
Federal
L. Leo Levitt
San Diego
Frisco Bookie Slain While Yelling For Aid
A San Francisco bookie, Martin D. Breslauer, 61, was dragged from a.blue late-model sedan on a Daly City street and shot as he yelled for help. Witnesses say two assailants dragged him from the rear while a third stayed at the wheel. Police found one bullet, Breslauer reportedly warned of a holdup. his wife suspects a disgruntled employee. Detectives noted $3,800 on the body.
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Daly City
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San Francisco
Martin D. Breslauer
Breslauer
Blanche Button
Court Keeps Mohave Hospital Fight In Legal Limbo
In Kingman on September 30 AP reports attorneys must file briefs within 10 days as Mohave County fights over use of hospital facilities by four doctors. The Board of Supervisors banned three physicians under Rule 111. a writ allows continued hospital use pending judge Russell's ruling.
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Mohave County Hospital
H. L. Russell
Coconino County
County Board of Supervisors
A. A. Arnold
J. W. Faulkner
Mohave County
Russell
William F. Orlando
Francis M. Findlay
Walter Brazie
Brodo O. Barnes
County Medical Association
Utah Construction Company
Davis Dam
Carl Hammond
Joseph Morgan
Supreme Court
Prescott
Morgan
Board of Supervisors
A. L
Faulkner
No car is safer than its driver
A columnist voices skepticism about automated braking at grade crossings. He warns devices may remove driver control, stressing that safety relies on self discipline and responsible driving rather than mechanical safeguards. The piece cites a crossing at Van Buren and 19th Avenue as a prime danger example.
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van Buren
19Th Avenue
Tenton
Slugging Chicago Stops St Louis Rally Early
Baseball recap notes a 2-0 St Louis lead evaporating after three innings as Chicago hitters push across runs. Max Lanier exits after a single and Smalley doubles, followed by a walk and hit by pitch, with Lanier Munger and Gara giola yielding runs for Chicago. Rush and Scheffing contribute in the St Louis lineup.
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Smalley
Lanier
Munger
Garagiola
Rush
Scheffing
Accord Reached In Rubber Strike At Goodrich
DAYTON Ohio September 30 Negotiators announced a settlement of the 34 day old Goodrich rubber strike involving 16000 workers The agreement was announced by Asa Tiller international representative of the CIO United Rubber Workers and a new contract would be signed later today with the B F Goodrich Company.
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Ohio
Goodrich
Asa Tiller
CIO
United Rubber Workers
B. F. Goodrich Company
Girl Slayer Diana Allen Found Insane
Diana Allen a 13 year old killer of a boy playmate was found insane by a Circuit Court jury and ordered sent to a mental hospital yesterday in Joliet Illinois.
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Joliet, Ill
Diana Allen
Mother of Nine Killed by Train in Illinois Collision
In Kankakee Illinois on September 30 a 52 year old Essex widow and mother of nine was killed when her car was struck by a train one mile south of Essex. The train dragged the vehicle about 100 feet from the crossing according to Deputy Sheriff Harrison Coyer.
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Essex, Ill
Nire
Essex
Harrison Coyer
Forger Gets 2 To 3 Years Forger Gets 2 To 3 Years
A transient accountant pled guilty to forging cashing two company checks at Valley National Bank. Dale Hogsett, 42, of 1800 West Fillmore Street, admitted spending the money and a total of about 1400 was cashed. Investigation showed a company shortage of 2412.75. Judge Charles C. Bernstein imposed a two to three year sentence in Florence state prison.
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Dale Hogsett
Asbestos Engineering and Supply Company
West Fillmore Street
Hogsett
The
Valley National Bank
Maricopa County Superior Court
Charles C. Bernstein
Arizona Traffic Deaths Rise With New Toll Count
A new entry increased Arizona 1949 traffic fatalities as two more people remained under treatment for crash injuries. Barbara L. Rarick, 20, of Los Angeles, died in a Gallup hospital from an accident east of Navajo on Route 66, her husband Harold E. Rarick, 33, and their 22 month old son injured. James Cooksey, 8, of Phoenix, injured in a collision with L. L. Temperton, 36, of Altona Park, at 13th Avenue and Buckeye Road, was hospitalized. Kenneth Blackwell, 12, of Chandler, treated after being knocked down when his father Craig Blackwell swerved to fetch a dog southwest of Chandler. Funeral plans were being arranged for Jess Benjamin Hoopes, 38, of Glendale, killed in a separate auto crash near Fowler, Colorado, with Murry Campbell and Arthur Stevens sustaining minor injuries and Ruth Dobson, 27, of Ordway, left unconscious.
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Barbara L. Rarick
Los Angeles
Gallup
N. M
Navajo
Harold E. Rarick
Rarick
James Cooksey
South 14Th Avenue
St. Monica’s Hospital
L. L. Temperton
Altona Park
13Th Avenue
Buckeye Road
Kenneth Blackwell
Rocky. Ford
Colo
Jess Benjamin Hoopes
Glendale
Ariz
Murry Campbell
Arthur Stevens
Fowler
Ruth Dobson
Ordway
Ex Senator Heron Buys Miami Hotel
Former State Senator James R. Heron buys the El Chieftain Hotel in Miami from Sam Bernstein and Associates Tucson. He plans remodeling of 35 rooms and five apartments and changes to the bar and cocktail lounge. The liquor license is included. price not disclosed.
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James R. Heron
el Chieftain
Sam Bernstein and Associates
Tucson
Heron
Als
Endurance Fliers Pass 882nd Hour
Endurance Fliers Bob Woodhouse and Woody Jongeward reported reaching 882 hours of sustained flight at 1 15 a m in Yuma and said they felt swell Their target is the 1 008 hour world record held by Bob Barris and Bill Riedel of Fullerton Calif with less than 150 hours to go and they will decide their stay aloft upon reaching the record.
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Bob Woodhouse
Woody Jongeward
Bob Barris
Bill Riedel
Fullerton
Calif
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