House Probers Look to Canada in Leak Inquiry
U S House un American activities committee probes uranium leaks to Russia turning to Canada amid signals the inquiry could revive as a political issue. Investigators report to Canada after confirming 1000 pounds of uranium compounds were shipped to the Soviet Union via Great Falls in 1943.
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WASHINGTON
House
Russia
Canada
un- American activities committee
Great Falls
Mont
New York
Louis J. Russell
Russell
committee
Leslie R. Groves
Henry A. Wallace
Wallace
Fulton Lewis, Jr
Soviet Union
Price Rejects Preferred Post
Washington December 9 Byron Price United Nations administrator declined Truman’s offer to become assistant secretary of state for public affairs Price cited salary as the likely reason since UN top official earns 20000 annually while the post pays 15000 and would direct Voice of America and state department public relations policies
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
WASHINGTON
Byron Price
feneral
United Nations
Truman
Price
George W. Allen
Yugoslavia
Voice of America
state department
Yugoslavia sends group to prison
Yugoslavia jailed 10 white Russians for spying for the Soviet Union against Tito’s regime. The group, including Father Aleksei Krishko and a nun, were convicted of aiding Germans in World War I. Sentences ranged from three to 20 years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
SARAJEVO
Yugoslavia
Soviet union
Marshal Tito
Aleksei Krishko
Arson Boremovic
Croatia
Oak Ridge Plant Back to Normal After Strike
Oak Ridge Tenn December 9 194? WP work on a new 66 million atomic plant resumes after a four day strike by 3000 construction workers ending yesterday 65 percent on the job by nightfall Full scale operations planned Contractors planned to resume work on the gaseous diffusion plant K 29 and related housing and public projects The strike stemmed from use of non union workers by Oman Construction Company of Nashville and was not officially attributed to a wage dispute The walkout delayed work on a fourth plant K 31 valued at 162 9 million and involved Maxon Construction of Dayton Ohio
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
OAK RIDGE
Tenn
Knoxville building trades council
AFL
Oman Construction company
Nashville, Tenn
Oman company
Tennessee
atomic energy commission
Maxon Construction company
Dayton, C
Maxon
Display Window Track Layer Gets Real Aid
In St Louis two young Negro boys in patched clothes entered a drug store display window where Elmer Sona the track layer invited them inside. They eagerly helped unfold and assemble an electric train setup for about an hour as a cheering crowd watched the festive scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. LOUIS
Elmer Sona
Popcorn Plant Burns Down in St. Mary's Ohio
Fire at the St. Marys popcorn processing plant destroyed the facility and more than twenty tons of popcorn were consumed by the blaze. Losses were reported late tonight as crews fought the flames and contained the scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. MARY'S
Ohio
Nationalist China Faces Fund Shortage in Formosa
In Taipei Chiang Kai-shek flights to Sichang signal alarm as Communist forces near Chengtu. Formosa, with 7.2 million inhabitants, bears the burden of war finance as treasury depletes toward an estimated 320 million dollars. Island industry recovers only to 60 percent of 1939 output.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
TAIPEH
Formosa
Chiang Kai-shek
China
Sichang
Sikang
Chengtu
Japan
Philippines
Okinawa
American defense plans for the western Pacific
TREASURY
Chiang
U.S
Reds
Labor Party Wins British Election in South Bradford
Bradford England December 9 labor party retained the South Bradford seat in a special election seen as a wind gauge for the spring general election. George Craddock 23335 votes defeated Conservative John L Wirdle 19313 and Independent Liberal C J Canning 2882. Craddock won by 1140.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
BRADFORD
England
Labor party
house of commons
Winston Churchill
George Craddock
John L. Wirdle
C. J. Canning
Craddock
M. F. Titterington
German Czech purge underway in Czechoslovakia and West Germany
A communist purge targets Titoists in Czechoslovakia and West Germany. Prague fires Rude Pravo editor Vilem Novy amid charges of hostile agents and spies. Deputy Trade Minister Eyzen Loeber is ousted and jailed. Observers see a setup for Titoist trials like Hungary and Bulgaria.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Czechoslovakia
west Germany
Prague
Communist party
Rude Pravo
Vilem Novy
Eyzen Loeber
Hunary
Bulgaria
Mine Workers Push Contract Signing Drive
In Whitesburg and Pineville Kentucky UMW pickets forced contract signings while threats and force were used against mine operators and staff. About 54 Pike county operators reportedly signed new contracts paving the way for five day weeks with higher pay and welfare contributions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
WHITESBURG
United Mine workers
Kentucky
Pineville
Tom Raney
UMW
Pikeville
Pike county
Ed Maggard
Colson
Perry county
Stamper Collins
J. S. Stras
Jakie Howard
Stras
Joe Stras
Howard
Raney
Huntington
W. Va
Alex Booth
Kenova
J. J. Mitchel
Tucker Dealership Witness Testimony in Tucker Case
Clarence Russell Carter, Breckenridge Texas, testified in the Preston Tucker mail fraud trial that he bought a Tucker dealership by mail for 2000 dollars and expected deliveries in fall 1947. He described forming a partnership with Bob Roth to establish a Tucker salesroom after contacting the Tucker firm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
CHICAGO
sma
lexas Tucker
Clarence Russell Carter
Breckenridge
Tex
Preston Tucker
Tucker corporation
Robert Downing
U. S
Carter
Tucker
Dallas
Blair McPhail
Bob Roth
Breckenridge high school
Putnam cites lack of personal touch in labor relations
New York December 9 Claude A Putnam president elect of the National Association of Manufacturers says the weakest link in management labor relations is the lack of personal touch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
NEW YORK
Claude A. Putnam
New Hampshire
National Association of Manufacturers
Truman Sees Ike as Foe and Foe to His Fair Deal
KEY WEST FL. December 9. Intimates say President Truman views Dwight D. Eisenhower as an active presidential candidate and regards his recent hot dogs and beer speech as part of a buildup for nomination. Truman plans a January state of the union to expound his philosophies and defend a fair deal while Eisenhower, now president of Columbia University, is seen as an amateur in politics and not yet decided on 1952.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
KEY WEST
Fla
Truman
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Eisenhower
state of the union
congress
Charles G. Ross
Ross
Columbia university
James F. Byrnes
Hisenhower
Byrnes
Freedom Close For Angus Ward
In Mukden, Angus Ward and his Red harassed U S consulate staff face freedom after four years of confinement. They reached Tientsin by train after 17 hours, ending Ward’s month long jail spell on charges the state department called trumped up.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
TOKYO
Angus Ward
U. S
Mukden
North China
Tientsin
Ward
state department
Majesty Dues Eight Ball In Corner Pocket
SUN VALLEY Idaho Dec 9 Pin Democracy took a lesson from the shah of Iran last night His imperial majesty engaged in a shirt sleeve game of pool in the lodge recreation room His opponent was the pin boy from the bowling alley The monarch won Don Rathbun 22 of Seattle the pin boy admitted he was dumfounded when the young shah challenged him to a fast game of rotation He was darn good Rathbun said He didn't know much about the game but he wound up with all the points
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
SUN VALLEY
Idaho
Iran
lodge
Don Rathbun
Seattle
Rathbun
Brighter Coffee Outlook Painted in Boca Raton
In Boca Raton on December 9 the National Coffee Association heard optimism about 1950. Edwin B. George of Dun and Bradstreet predicted improvement in the first half of next year with no guaranteed pattern for the second half. He noted five straight years without a classic economic collapse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
BOCA RATON
Fla
Edwin B. George
New York
Dun and Bradstreet
National Coffee association
George V. Muller
U. S. department of commerce
Muller
Sao Paulo
Brazil
United States
Dog Poisoning Scare Hits Dallas Area
In northeast Dallas, about 30 dogs were poisoned with strychnine over three months. Flash, a guide dog for a nearly blind man, died, and Buddy Dyer, a radio singer and former boxer, found his dog dead. Residents report meat balls laced with poison in yards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
DALLAS
Buddy Dyer
Convicted Payroll Padder to Resign
Washington December 9 APt Hep 4. Parnell Thetney received six to eighteen months in jail and a ten thousand dollar fine for cheating the government by padding payrolls. Immediately after sentencing Thomas’s wife announced she intends to seek the congressional seat vacated by her husband. Mrs Thomas said his vigilance harmed his health and he paid the price for his duty as chair of the House un American activities committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
WASHINGTON
APt
Parnell Thetney
fedex
effies
pen Thomas
Thomas
Alexander Holle
Hic
sevenimen
Iiuse
Republican
New Jersey
heute un-American activities committee
esid
Holtzoff
J. Parnell Thomas
attornes
William
Collings
Colling
Thomae ae
Holiszolt
Hille tan
house of American activities
MMe
Crew Battles Fire in Utah Mine
In RAINS Utah December 9 a 12 man crew led by fire boss Oliver Sutch battled flames in the Hi Heat Coal Company mine after a Tuesday night blaze believed caused by a faulty power cable inside the west portal. Foreman Albert Shaw warned that sealing the section might become necessary if the fire spreads. Fire fighters worked around the clock but the grading of an ending time remained uncertain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
RAINS
Utah
Hi-Heat Coal company
iice
Oliver Sutch
west portal
Albert Shaw
Shaw
Convicted Slayer Scheduled to Die at San Quentin
Adamson, a 49 year old death row inmate at San Quentin, was due to be executed by gas chamber for the murder of Stella Blauvelt. A last minute U S Supreme Court stay request was denied by Warden Clinton Duffy, with Adamson on death row since 1944.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
SAN QUENTIN
Calif
Dewey Adamson
California
Stella Blauvelt
Los Angeles
four tet
Clinton Duffy
U. S supreme court
Adamson
Western Europe Marshall Plan Aid Outlook
Readable fragments describe Marshall Plan aid for Western Europe with references to Washington, proposals, and planning steps. The text mentions the plan's potential funding and distribution, and alludes to allied European recovery efforts and postwar economic support.
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Western Europe
Chambers Trial Witness Speaks Amid Turbulent Hearing
A witness in the Chambers case testes to key statements heard during the trial. The testimony references taped material and questions about prior actions, with emphasis on the defendant’s role and possible connections to the bead news coverage.
Admission Made By Rich Bulgarian
Fragmentary OCR text mentions admission by a wealthy Bulgarian and references various garbled phrases. The readable portions do not form a clear event, date, or organization. Names and specifics are too unclear to identify a coherent news item.
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Ike
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