Secret identity of Comrade Juniper shocks Labor Committee
In a closed session the National Labor Committee heard ex Communist Louis Budenz reveal the real name of the elusive Comrade Juniper a figure Budenz says is prominent in labor and national affairs. Budenz also testified that he named two United Auto Workers leaders as Communists in a separate perjury matter tied to Allis-Chalmers Milwaukee.
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Associated Press
Washington
Wouse Labor Committee
Juniper
Louis’ Budenz
Budenz
Buse
Christoffel
Communist Party
Communist Party National Committee
Fordham University
Allis-Chalmers
Allis-Chalmers Auto Workers
Thea
Murray
C.so
Budenzy
U. S
Truman Overruled Advisors To Let Draft Act Expire
President Truman rejected his top military advisers and urged Congress to let the wartime draft expire at month end. Senate testimony revealed Hershey and Paul favored continuing the draft, while Truman favored no extension, citing brighter recruiting prospects.
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Truman
Associated Press
Washington
Congress
Gurney
R-S.d
Senate Armed Services Committee
Ingal
Woman Sentenced In Mate's Slaying
VALE Ore A circuit court jury of nine men and three women took three hours and 25 minutes to convict Gladys Broadhurst 40 of first degree murder for inducing Alvin Williams 23 to kill her husband W D Broadhurst 51. The verdict sentenced her to life in prison. Prosecution said she used charm to persuade Williams to kill for a $146000 fortune.
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Associated Press
Vale
Ore
Gladys Broadhurst
CIO Tries To Keep Merger Hopes Alive
Washington C I O aims to merge with the A F L as the unity committee proposes an early meeting to discuss a united labor front. C I O President Murray says the AFL is not yet committed but awaits a date and place for talks to pursue organic unity.
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CIO
Associated Press
Washington
A. F
Ater
Philip Murray
A.F.L
William Green
Unity Committee
Eileen Edwards Miner Set Date For Wedding
Eileen Edwards the 17 year old English girl and Theodore Crabtree the 19 year old coal miner plan a church wedding this Sunday to settle six weeks of immigration and legal entanglements. The British consul at Cincinnati told Eileen to regularize her position with authorities and her mother Mrs Kathleen Edwards had earlier threatened deportation before giving consent. Arnold Buesing of Waterloo Nebraska had met Eileen in the U S and arranged a prior wedding plan before her disappearance leading to the Crabt ree romance.
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Associated Press
WELCH
Eileen Edwards
Theodore Crabtree
Eileen
Cincinnati
Arnold Buesing
Waterloo
Neb
Buesing
Crabtree
London
Kathleen Edwards
Street Scene With Cars And A Man Carrying Coal Bucket
Seven automobiles parked along Queen Street near the Court House side. A man carefully carries a shiny new coal bucket through a crowded bus terminal area.
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Qleen
Court House
Not A Candidate Says Vandenberg For 1948
Senator Arthur Vandenberg of Michigan states he is not a presidential candidate for 1948 and will not seek a convention or delegates. He says his duty is to complete his Senate tenure and would only respond to a spontaneous draft if demanded by the country. He adds he will not connive at a nomination.
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Associated Press
New York
Arthur Vandenberg
Michigan
Senate
Life Magazine
Frank Kent
Truman Policy Gaining Fast Congressional Backing
President Truman’s bid for aid to Greece and Turkey is gaining momentum in Congress with resistance limited to a narrow rear-guard action. Senator Connally predicts large majorities in both houses as GOP leaders signal support while some fear Moscow would view any curtailment as weakness. Senate Armed Services keeps selective service records for at least three months to stay ready if the crisis worsens.
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Associated Press
Washington
Truman
Greece
Turkey
Congress
Aiken
R-Vt
Mediterranean
Con
Foreign Relations Committee
Mr.Truman
Senate
Vandenberg
R-Mich
Connally
Senate Armed Services Committee
Wis
Gurney
House Committee Weighs Across the Board Income Tax Cut
The House Ways and Means Committee moved toward approving a 20 percent across the board income tax cut retroactive to January 1, totaling 3.5 billion dollars this year. Chairman Knutson said the panel has the votes, while Treasury Secretary Snyder warned such cuts could fuel inflation and urged surpluses be used to start paying the national debt.
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Associated Press
Washington
House
Ways and Means
Knutson
R-Minn
Truman
Greece
Turkey
Belgium Girl Smuggled to U S Must Leave
Maria Schroyens Lettieri, 21, who entered the United States by aid of a seaman and later backed out on his marriage promise, must leave her American husband and return to Belgium. Federal Judge W Calvin Chesnut suspended a prison term, releasing her to Gennare Lettieri, a Baltimore grocer who met her in a restaurant and married her. The judge noted the era’s urge to enter the United States but found she did not meet moral qualifications for legal entry due to her relation with the seaman.
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Associated Press
Baltimore
Rbecause
Maria Schroyens Letliers
Belgium
W. . Calvin Chesnut
United States
Antwerp
Maria
New Orleans
Gennare A. Lettieri
France Seen Having Atomic Bomb Know How, Expert Says
Frederick Joliot Curie, a leading French atomic energy expert, implied France has the know how to manufacture atomic bombs in a United Nations World article summary. He referenced the bomb’s principle as simple and noted France’s early work on fission and the Saclay project near Paris.
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Lake Success
N. Y
Frederick Joliot-Curie
France
United Nations World
Mme
Marie Curie
Joliot-Curie
Frederic Holiot-Curie
CAN
United States
Saclay
Paris
Appeal Filed In Fox Mine Case Involving Rehearing
The Justice Department filed a petition in federal court at Wheeling seeking a rehearing of the Fox Coal Mine case. Judge Baker had ordered reinstatement of Ralph A. Fox as operating manager of the mine seized by the government. The department argues Baker’s ruling conflicts with Supreme Court decisions on the U M W strike and seizure authority.
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Associated Press
Washington
Justice Department
Wheeling
Fox Coal
William & Baker
Baker
The
Coal Mines Administration
Ralph A. Fox
Morgantown
Uit
Fox
Monongalia County
CMLA
Supreme Court
U.M.W
John L. Lewis
Congress
Storm Breaks Tanker In Two Off Hawaii
The freighter Yelfair Stockton reported moderating weather and expected rescue of 22 men from the stern and eight from the bow of the broken tanker Fort Dearborn near 1100 miles northwest of Honolulu. Navy bombers were to search for 12 more crew in lifeboats as Foreword says stern section underway.
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Associated Press
Honolulu
Yelfair Stockton
Hawaiian Sea Frontier
Fort Dearborn
Navy
Midway
Robert le Bruussard
Cluste
Yokohamut
United States
Telpair Stockton
Stockton
Dearborn
Sea Frontien
Wallace Blasts Truman Stand
Henry Wallace former cabinet member says Truman policy will spread communism in Europe and Asia. He argues the worldwide conflict declaration signals war preparation to Soviet leaders and warns U S pressure may provoke Russia and allies to intensify economic and financial pressure.
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Assoiated
New York
Henry A. Wallace
Truman
Congress
Europe
Asia
New Republic
Russia
Wallace
Oscar Night Shocks as Harold Russell Wins Big
The 19th Academy Awards honored Harold Russell with the best supporting actor and the Best Years of Our Lives won best picture. Olivia De Havilland claimed best actress for To Each His Own, while Anne Baxter and William Wyler also won trophies. Russell, a war amputee and Boston University student, accepted his award via Cathy O'Donnell as his proxy.
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Associated Press
Hollywood
Fredric Mareh
Olivia de Havilland
Harold Russell
Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
Russell
Academy
Board of Directors
March
Miss de Havilland
New York
Cathy O'Donnell
Marcus Goodrich
Anne Baxter
William Wyler
Shrine Auditorium
Phi Harris
Milland
Boston University
Jaine
Samuel Goldwyn
Cambridge
Mass
France
Towen
Truman Proposal Sparks Soviet Interference Charge
Moscow reacts to Truman plan for Greece and Turkey with claims of US interference in sovereign affairs. Soviet press denounces the message while Britain and Greece welcome U S aid as support for democracy and peace.
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Associated Press
London
Truman
United States
Greece
Turkey
Iuvestia
Moscow
Conpris
Moscow Radio
Tass
New York
N.bc
British Broadcasting Company
Britain
George II
U.S
Demetrios Maximos
Recep Peter
U. S
Soviet and American Debate China Role in Big Three Talks
Moscow reports indicate the United States and Soviet Union seek informal talks on China amid a perceived struggle for world leadership. Molotov sent notes to Marshall and Bevin proposing discussion, contingent on China's participation, with Western leaders awaiting replies.
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V. M. Molotov
U.S
George C. Marshall
Ernest Bevin
Marshall
China
Moscow
Bevin
Molotov
Nanking
TATE
Merchants Asked to Aid in Forgery Case
Madison State police Trooper G M Scott appeals to merchants and others in Southern and Central West Virginia for information to locate Arnold A Dunbar 35 of Sandyville. Dunbar is charged with forgery on a warrant issued by Madison Magistrate R E B Alehomas and was arrested near Madison.
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Associated Press
Madison
G.M. Scott
West Virginia
Scott
Arnold A. Dunbar
Sandyville
RE. B. Alehomas
Weather outlook for Virginia and West Virginia March 5 19 1947
The forecast covers the Middle Atlantic States from March 5 to 19 1947. Showers end this afternoon with clearing and cooler air. occasional snow flurries tonight and Saturday. temperatures average four degrees below normal in southwestern Virginia and four above in New York, with rain in the southern district and rain or snow in the northern area Monday and Wednesday. Beckley reports 82 high yesterday and 48 as today’s low with 0.05 inch precipitation in the last 24 hours.
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West Virginia
Fivescay
Middle Atlantic States
Virginia
New York
Beckley
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Mate
Miner
Snyder
America
Germany
Vyacheslav Molotov
Geo. Marshall
International
de Havilland
Marold Russell
Excat prooRers
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First
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Dunbar
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