Dulles Warned of Hiss Red Ties In'47, Kohlberg Says
John Foster Dulles was quoted as saying Alger Hiss was a fellow traveler when Dulles recommended Hiss for Carnegie endowment president in 1946. Alfred Kohlberg testified that Dulles would investigate the claim and related letters show Dulles’s cautious stance on Hiss and background.
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Whittaker Chambers
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John W. Davis
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Red Propaganda Uses POW Riot On Pongam Island
Pravda reports 82 Red prisoners killed on Pongam island and attacks US treatment of POWs. UN command says 84 Communists killed and 120 wounded during a mass breakout attempt. Pravda calls American forces criminals amid alleged death camps and law violations.
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Casualty Toll in Korea Reaches 127867
Casualty figures announced in Washington show U S battle deaths and injuries reaching 127867 in Korea as of today, an increase of 209 from the previous week.
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Storm Halts Salvage of Broken Ship
Leghorn Italy December 17 violent winds and heavy seas again battered the broken US refrigerator ship Grommet Reefer halting salvage plans for the 3800 tonner and the 176 tons of food aboard. The ship split after grounding on rocks in Leghorn harbor. Navy helicopters rescued the final 13 crewmen from the stern half as others came ashore or were picked up by small boats amid a 36 hour rescue.
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Venezuela Vote Stolen Charge by Exiled URD Leader
Exiled Venezuelan opposition head Novito Villalba and six URD leaders arrived as political refugees in Panama. He claims the military-backed government rigged the count to favor its FEI supported bloc, insisting URD won 70 of 104 seats as the assembly plans a new constitution and presidential election.
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Winchell Sued for Libel by Post and Editor
Wil Walter Winchell faced twin libel suits in New York Supreme Court demanding a total of 1.525 million dollars. The New York Post and editor James A. Wechsler seek 775 thousand and 750 thousand respectively for alleged efforts to portray the publication and editor as Communist sympathizers.
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Six Children Die In Blast and Fire Near North Little Rock
Six Bryant children aged from 9 months to 9 years perished in an explosion and ensuing fire that destroyed the family home about two miles from North Little Rock Arkansas. Parents and a sister suffered burns of varying severity. Names listed: Ruth Ann Patsy Billie Ronnie Jean and Johnny.
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Oil talks end in Paris without solution
Paris December 17 reports say British American talks failed to break the 20 month old Iran dispute deadlock. Official American and British sources said the final effort by the Truman administration produced no sort of solution in sight.
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Governor Warren Delays U S Senate Pick Announcement
Gov. Warren shows no readiness to announce his choice for the U S Senate seat to replace vice president elect Richard M. Nixon, his office said today as preparations continue in Sacramento.
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Bribery Probe Highlights Jersey City Waterfront Tilt
New York crime commission heard that Jersey City detective John Waldron rejected a $10,000 bribe from AFL ILA local 824 member Johnnie Alu to lay off the waterfront detectives. The inquiry tied racketeering to waterfront politics and accused Mayor John V. Kenney of tolerating protection racketeers as witnesses linked Kenney to figures of the underworld.
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Sonic Boom Tribute To Wrights At Kill Devil Hill
In Kitty Hawk North Carolina three air force sabre jets were set to create a triple sonic boom to honor the Wright brothers birthplace of flight during a ceremony marking the 49th anniversary of their takeoff. An F 86 speed run and a navy Skyrocket flight were also noted along with an attempt to pass the sonic barrier.
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J. Slade Nash
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Postal Service Sets Dec 26 Christmas Holiday
The post office department announced that Friday December 26 will be an additional Christmas holiday for government workers designated by President Truman. As many postal workers as can be spared will be released from duty on that day.
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NATO Says Indochina War Vital to West
PARIS Dec 17 The North Atlantic Treaty Organization declared the French fight against the Communist Vietminh in Indochina vital to the West. No plan for collective action was indicated. The council affirmed that direct or indirect aggression anywhere harms common security. Britain and the United States aid France with money, arms, and naval support. Also Eden said the USSR has not replied to talks on free all German elections, with the western powers pressing for limited discussion on unification.
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North Koreans Reject India Plan in Korean Truce Row
North Korea denounces the UN resolution tied to India's plan to end the Korean stalemate. Foreign Minister Pak Hon Yong says there is no legal ground to accept the resolution as no North Korean representative attended the UN meeting. He calls the plan a blindfold for American aggressive aims in Korea.
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Communist press accuses U S secret service of covert gifts
East German Communist press accuses the American secret service of sending pistols ammunition and other gear to agents in the Soviet zone under the cover of Christmas gifts in Berlin on December 17.
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Eisenhower MacArthur Meet Dulles in New York
President elect Eisenhower and Gen. Douglas MacArthur conferred at the home of John Foster Dulles, after MacArthur said there was a definite solution to the Korean war. The luncheon meeting followed a day of arranged appointments and planned talks on inflation and legislative cooperation with GOP leaders.
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Diplomat Takes Charge of Embassy in Moscow
Jacob D. Beam, veteran U S state department officer, arrived in Moscow to take charge of the American embassy as charge d affaires with the rank of minister counsellor. He previously held the same post in Belgrade, Yugoslavia.
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Jet Conflicts Mark Warfare Over Korea
In four dogfights over North Korea Allied Sabre jets shot down one MIG-15 and damaged four more as reports placed a destroyed enemy aircraft burning near the Yalu river. U N forces also reported strikes on supply centers near Wonsan and Hadok Tong with B 29s dropping 110 tons of explosives on Haeju peninsula targets. Ground losses totaled 2,215 killed and 1,240 wounded among Reds from December 8 to 14.
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United Nations Urges Talks on Moroccan Self Government
UN political committee urges France to negotiate with Morocco urgently toward self government for the protectorate. Vote 40 in favor, five against, 11 abstentions. Pakistan wins partial victory by adding self government. US opposed the amendment.
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Storm Damages Big New Liner
A mighty gale battered the British Isles today imperiling shipping. The new American liner United States tore from Southampton dock on a homeward voyage to New York when a gale struck her broadside, driving her back to the quay as winds exceeded 100 miles per hour.
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U S Attorney testifies on conduct in Tow case probe
Witnesses say the Justice Department denounced as intolerable the conduct of former U S attorney Tobias Diamond while holding his federal post Diamond also ran a private produce business in Miami and pressured customers in a price dispute He earned over 67000 in five years as a private lawyer and resigned November 9 before indictments were quashed or returned in a related Miami case
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Robert F. Collier
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Miama
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Richard Swalve
George
Herman Gross
David Schiller
Quality Egg Shippers
Miami
Boundary shift by Colorado River stirs Needles land claims
Needles Calif residents organize to claim about 300 acres on the river's Arizona bank as the shifting Colorado River boundary redistributes land. James Gates leads the citizens committee. about 30 to 35 residents assert ownership. The land is part of 640 acres tied to Bermuda Plantations Inc of Tucson for agricultural use.
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GOP to Meet New York Dec 17 For Chair Change
Arthur E Summerfield, Republican national chairman, announced the party will convene in Washington around inauguration day to accept his resignation and elect a successor. The meeting aims to finalize leadership as the 20th January inauguration approaches.
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