McCarran Hearings Reveal Communist Plot to Sabotage U S War Effort
Senate testimony by FBI undercover agent John J. Huber asserts that during World War II the Communist high command planned to sabotage U S production arsenals in war with Russia. Huber described party fronts in industrial areas and aims to cripple armament output via strikes or sabotage, urging controls to prevent harm.
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WASHINGTON
senate
Russia
America
Communist “high command
FBI
John J. Huber
Mt. Vernon
N. Y
McCarran
DNev
Nevada
United States
Huber
Communist party
WPA
Communist party high command
CIO Drops Six Accused Unions
The CIO ousts six unions accused of Communist influence for non payment of dues. The Longshoremen and Warehousemen's union disputes the claim noting delays due to strikes in Hawaii and on the mainland. About 300000 members are affected, part of broader left-wing probes at the CIO convention.
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WASHINGTON
CIO
Louis Goldblatt
Longshoremen's and Warehousemen’s union
Hawaii
Cleveland
Blast Toll Rises to Nineteen at Swift Plant
Sioux City Ia Dec 17 The death toll from the Swift and Company packing plant blast rose to 19 as Joseph Kuney 18 died at St Vincent hospital about 4 15 am He was among seven on the critical list and worked in the loading department of the plant.
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SIOUX CITY
uey
Swift and company
Joseph Kuney
St. Vincent hospital
Kuney
Hungarian Relief Official Arrested in Budapest
Vienna dispatch reports Israel Jacobson, director of the American Joint Distribution Committee in Hungary, was arrested by Hungarian police after returning from a six week U.S. visit. Fellow AJDC official Harold Trobe says he knows no reason for the arrest. Jacobson had recently secured a Hungarian visa amid a stay in Budapest. His family formerly lived in Rochester, New York, now Chicago, with his wife Florence working at Chicago’s Federation of Jewish Charities. The Hungarian foreign office confirmed the arrest to the Hungarian legation.
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VIENNA
Israel
Jacobson
American joint distribution committee
Hungary
U.S
Harold Trobe
Vierma
Budapest
United States
Trobe
Rochester
Chicago
Florence
Federation of Jewish Charities
Jacobsen
legation
Yacobson
Rescue Vessel Sails for Japan
Aboard Lakeland Victory the ship left Pusan with all but one member of U S Consul General Angus Ward's party. The vessel heads to Yokohama and is due Monday morning for Japan rescue operations.
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LAKELAND VICTORY
Pusan
Korea
U. S
Angus Ward
Yokohama
Japan
Danish Opposes Large U.S. Military Mission
Danish Foreign Minister Gustav Rasmussen said Denmark and Norway oppose a large American military mission under the U.S. arms bill due to possible Communist criticism, signaling regional unease about American military involvement.
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COPENHAGEN
Gustav Rasmussen
Denmark
Norway
U. S
Series of Plane Wrecks Claims Lives of 24
A series of crashes in Mexico and the western U S claimed 24 dead with searchers still seeking a missing plane. A DC3 between Mexico City and Merida killed all 17 aboard, while another DC3 crash injured one. A Chilean military plane fell near Tapachula with no injuries, and seven B 29 crewmen died near Roswell. A small plane reported near Fall River Mills prompted a 75 person search.
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ASSOCIATED PRESS
Mexico
United States
Mexico City
Merida
Jalapa
Veracruz
Chiconquaico
A. S. OFLMAN
C. C. Lafleur
Louisian
Tapachula
Roswell
N. M
California
Oregon
Fall River Mills
Calif
CAA
Pullman
Washy
Klamath Falls
Ore
Hiss Relative Denies Chambers Travel Claim in 1937 Visit
Thomas Fansler brother of Priscilla Hiss testified in New York that he stayed with the Hisses in Chestertown Maryland from August 6 to 9 1937. He said Whittaker Chambers had claimed he traveled with the Hisses to Peterborough New Hampshire on August 9 1937.
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NEW YORK
Alger Hiss
Hisses
Maryland
Whittaker Chambers
New Hampshire
Thomas Fansler
Hiss
Priscilla
Chestertown
Chambers
state department
Washington
Peterborough
N. H
Fansler
Chicago
home safety division
National Safety council
Judge Lets Fate's Penalty Stand for Holdup Artists
UPI reports from New York that two holdup men, George Del Toro and Pedro Hernandez, were paralyzed by police gunfire during separate crimes in 1947 and 1948. A Brooklyn judge, speaking from a hospital ward, sentenced them to the time already served, saying their punishment would be a living death.
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NEW YORK
UPI
Brooklyn
George Del Toro
Pedro Hernandez
Kings County
Carmine J. Marasco
Pressure Campaign Draws GOP Report
Republicans charged that Democratic leaders seek to pressure lawmakers into backing President Truman's Fair Deal. Senator Brewster accused Boyle of trying to turn Congress into puppets, citing past efforts and a Key West announcement to secure platform support amid civil rights and health insurance debates.
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WASHINGTON
Democratic party
congress
Truman
Brewster
Maine
GOP
William M. Boyle, Jr
Boyle
Edgar Bergen
Chane McCarthy
Democratic national committee
Ferguson
R-Mich
Leland Olds
federal power commission
senate
Olds
Pendergast
Key West
Fla
Democratic bloc
party
Dry Friday Success In New York
New York city officials reported a dry Friday cut water consumption by 176 million gallons from last week’s daily average. Despite lower intake, reservoir storage fell as no rain or snow arrived. Edward J. Clark said 8 million residents helped slow the clock back 20 years with 798.2 million gallons used, near April 27, 1928 levels.
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NEW YORK
Edward J. Clark
Clark
nature
Physics Instructor Fired From Faculty
Irving David Fox, a 29 year old physics instructor at the Berkeley campus, admitted in 1943 to being a Communist in the UC radiation laboratory, a period linked to the atom bomb effort. He appeared before the House Un-American Activities Committee and was later fired by the UC Board of Regents for not meeting faculty membership requirements.
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LOS ANGELES
University of California radiation laboratory
Irving David Fox
board of
regents
Fox
Berkeley
house
un American activities committee
Hoover Program Dissenter Quits Hoovers Reform Effort
Dewey Anderson, head of the Public Affairs Institute, resigns from the Hoover commission reform committee claiming Hoover's thinking is out of date. spokesman Robert McCormack downplays the move while Anderson argues for limited government and ceilings on public spendin g.
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WASHINGTON
citizens committee
Hoover commission
Dewey Anderson
public affairs institute
Hoover
Robert McCormack
Anderson
Protestants Seek Step Toward Unity in New Plan
Greenwich Conn December conference on church union ends with a plan for a plan rather than a merger. A permanent organization will pursue a royal road to unification over the next year and propose a concrete approach at a 1951 meeting.
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GREENWICH
Conn
United States
conference on church union
union
Indonesian President Soekarno Inaugurated Leader
In Jogjakarta on December 17, Dr Soekarno was inaugurated as the first president of the Indonesian republic. He is slated to lead the new state and oversee the transfer of power from Dutch rule across most East Indies islands.
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PRESIENT
JOGIAKARTA
Java
Dr.Soekarno
United States’ of Indonesia
East Indies
Driver Escapes Crash Injury Momentarily
LINDSAY Ont December 17 Lawrence C Sprung 65 escaped injury yesterday when his car crashed into a ditch He stood by the wreck when a passing truck struck him Sprung died in the incident and wreckers were called to remove the vehicle.
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LINDSAY
Ont
Lawrence C. Sprung
Sprung
Truman Declares Good Friendship With Eisenhower
President Truman reassures reporters that he and former chief of staff are “good friends and always have been.” Secretary Ross criticizes sensational reports from Key West about Eisenhower as a 1952 candidate and notes the president’s wish to publicly affirm their friendship without further detail.
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REY WEST
Eisenhower
Ross
American Ships Warned to Avoid Shanghai Danger Zone
The state department warned all American ships that the blockaded Chinese Communist port of Shanghai is a danger zone to be avoided. The move targets Isbrandtsen Steamship Co vessels, the only U.S. ships in the area, which have faced shelling by nationalist gunboats.
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WASHINGTON
state department
Shanghai
Isbrandtsen Steamship company
U.S
Acheson
Johnson Backs Draft Extension Plays for three more years
Washington sources report Secretary of Defense Johnson and Secretary of State Acheron urged extending the peacetime draft beyond its June 24 expiration. They argue continuation is essential for national security and to back President Trotman’s defense of freedom and allied commitments.
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WASHINGTON
Der
Congress
Johnson
Telary
Acheron
Jonhson
Trotman
Jaralion
ani pearent oh
United Nations
free nations
Arteenh
Atlantic pact
Airplane Birth Ceremonies At Dayton Mark 46th Birthday
A special air force ceremony at Shaw Field Sumter marks the 46th birthday of a fighter airplane. First Lt Henry piloted a jet from Wright Patterson air base and departed Kitty Davie at 9 35 a m to oversee the control tower event.
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DAYTON
Dee Weh
air force
carrsing
Ielier
Lient
Henry
Shaw Field
Sumter
NOC
Kitty Davie
UESTH
Wrights Patterson air base
Peron Wins Again in Salta Governor Election Result
December 17 report from Buenos Aires shows President Juan D. Perezis party extending its electoral dominance by retaining Salta province in the November 27 governor race with final returns published today.
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PERON
AIRES
Juan D. Perezi
Winner in Poker Game Goes Deeper and Deeper in Hole
SAN PEDRO Calif December 17 George Waters told police he won 1600 dollars from Frank Billings in an impromptu poker session. Billings paid with a 2400 dollar check, Waters gave 400 cash and 400 check. Billings check bounced. Waters sought Billings to recover 400 cash 400 check and car after the loaned funds.
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SAN PEDRO
Calif
VPi
George Waters
Frank Billings
Billings
Waters
Trenton Six Lose Trio of Attorneys
A damaged historical snippet shows the Trenton Six losing three attorneys in a legal matter. The readable text hints a defense as the group faces court action and possible charges, with references to prior representation and procedural steps.
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Trenton
Mimes 16 OTTAWA Tee He Mime Minches Facie
An unusual entry notes a mime performance tied to Ottawa with a 16 group cast. The item mentions a local theater event, city teens involved, and a plan to rehearse and perform at a public venue. The brief focuses on coordination and timing for the mime act in the city.
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OTTAWA
teenies
berate treviser
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