McCarran Spy Witness Describes Party Girls Tactics
Washington December 21 Senate judiciary committee released testimony by John J. Huber an undercover FBI agent 1938 to 1947 detailing how the Communist party used liquor young women and front rallies to recruit servicemen He described SOS sweet hearts of servicemen and said the effort aimed to overthrow the U S government by force and violence The witness named numerous individuals and events in this broad subversive effort.
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WASHINGTON
Communist party
senate judiciary committee
John J. Huber
FBI
STORY
Fiuber
Sen. McCarran
Nevada
Huber
Moscow
U. S
SOS
Smuggling Ring King Arrested in Havana
Havana reports Gregorio Simonovitch dubbed king pin of Caribbean smuggling was arrested by Cuban police after confessing to smuggling aliens and drugs into the United States. He faced arraignment as U S authorities tied him to Miami and New York operations and flights arranged to Florida.
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HAVANA
Cuba
Gregorio Simonovitch
U. S
Caribbean
Simonovitch
United States
U.S. border patrol
Miami
Fla
New York city
Ernest L. Duhaime
Gaylord Miles Saxton
Florida
Jury Secrecy Holds on Maragon Indictment
Washington officials said a federal grand jury reached a verdict on whether to indict Dapper John Maragon after questioning 11 witnesses and reviewing charges he led to senators. The decision remains secret and will be announced next month with other panels.
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WASHINGTON
John Maragon
White House
Maragon
senate
Hungary Travel Ban Imposed on Americans
The U S State Department bans travel by Americans to Communist Hungary and weighs closing Hungarian consulates in New York and Cleveland The note seeks the release of Vogeler and Jacobson and warns of further measures if the issue is not settled promptly The policy limits normal business and travel due to police surveillance and arrests in Hungary
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WASHINGTON
state department
Hungary
New York
Cleveland
Robert A. Vozeler
Budapest
Israel Jacobson
Americcan joint distribution committee
U. S
Vogeler
Stalin Birthday Celebrations Signal Peace Ambitions
The Associated Press reports Stalin’s 70th birthday as a platform for urging coexistence of communism and capitalism. Pravda echoes a peace note while Moscow set up Stalin peace prizes, with five to ten awards yearly valued around 100000 rubles. Western diplomats name Molotov as likely successor, aided by Malenkov and Beria, amid talk of a power struggle.
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Communist world
Stalin
Pravda
Communist party
Moscow
supreme Soviet presidium
Mao Taze-tung
China
east
Washington
Kremlin
V. M. Molotov
Polio Bearing Monkey Escapes From University Cage
Polio infected monkey at University of Maryland laboratory broke from its cage, smashed a window and fled into woods. Police and state authorities joined the hunt, with an airplane aiding the search as doctors note biting risk remains unlikely but precautions pressed.
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COLLEGE PARK
Palice
University of Maryland
Lion Kills Woman Trainer in Los Angeles Area Menagerie
Thousand Oaks California December 21 The lion Sultan fatally attacked animal trainer Mrs May Kovar Schaefer 42 as her children Michael 18 May 14 and Sandra 3 watched The elephant trainer Rudy Muller 59 used a pitchfork and pipe to fend off the beast and pull Mrs Schaefer from the cage before escaping with the children The tragedy underscored the dangers of big cat training and left investigators to determine sequence of events and responsibility.
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THOUSAND OAKS
Calif
May Kovar Schaefer
Sultan
Michael Kovar
May Kovar
Mrs. Schaefer
Michael
May
Sandra Schaefer
Muller
Ban Is Voted Against Samish Ban Is Voted Against
California legislators banished Samish the so called secret boss of lobbyists as the ten day old session ends amid rapid moves on lobbying curbs. The senate backed the governor's bill while the assembly sent four measures forward and set a March 6 return.
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SACRAMENO
Cali
Arthur H. Samish
California
Samish
Earl Warren
senate
assembly
Russians Desert Meeting in Tokyo
In Tokyo on December 21 the Soviet four power delegation walked out of the Allied council after a clash over repatriation of Japanese prisoners. The walkout followed growing friction as MacArthur’s group urged broader repatriation, noting 374,041 Japanese have died in Soviet camps. Russia had returned about 1,300,000 prisoners in four years.
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TOKYO
Russia
council for
Japan
MacArthur
Kuzma Derev- Yanko
United States
Britain
China
William J. Sebold
Coplon-Gubitchey Trial Delayed Again
The spy conspiracy trial of Judith Coplon and Valentin A. Gubitchey in New York was postponed as a pre trial hearing continued. Judge Sylvester J. Ryan canceled the December 27 start date and did not set a new date immediately.
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NEW YORK
Judith Coplon
Valentin A. Gubitchey
Sylvester J. Ryan
Ryan
House Members Soft Touches For Voter
Washington December 21. A panhandler claiming to be a bulldozer operator duped three members of Congress by asking for three dollars to buy a bulldozer license. He visited Rep Holmes Washington district then a Nebraska member, repeating the pitch and receiving funds before the tale spread through the House office building.
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WASHINGTON
Holmes
R-Wash
Nebraska
Visitor Sees Hard Work and Little Fun in U S
Wellington correspondent Mrs Sidney L Moses reports after a seven month U S tour that Americans work harder than New Zealanders and have less leisure. She notes expensive entertainment and scarce use of facilities despite many options. Her husband, a furniture dealer, accompanied her. they plan to sail tomorrow from Vancouver to New Zealand.
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SEATTLE
New
New Zealand
Moses
Jeff
Vancouver
B. C
Poison Medicine Buyer Is Unsound
New York December 21 The Pennsylvania Railroad failed to locate a young traveler warned he had bought poison in a medicine sold as car sickness remedy A Philadelphia drug store supplied poisonous silver nitrate to the man who was traveling with his mother from California toward New York The railroad ordered conductors to watch for him after being advised of the mix up
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NEW YORK
Pennsylvania railroad
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
California
Hiss Denies Communist Links On Stand In Trial
New York December 21 1949. Whittaker Chambers accused Hiss and brothers of leading a prewar underground Communist group but Hiss denies any Communist ties. He testifies for the third day saying he never headed any Communist apparatus and denies brother Donald and Francis Sayre were members. Sayre now serves on United Nations trusteeship council. Defense asks if he led any Communist organization, Hiss answers no with a smile.
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NEW YORK
Abegev Iliss
Donald
state department
Francis B. Sayre
Hiss
Whittaker Chambers
Malcom Cowley
Chambers
Sayre
United Nations trusteeship
Lee
Claud B. Cross
Gable Weds Fairbanks Widow in California Ranch Ceremony
Santa Barbara California December reports that Clark Gable and Lady Sylvia Stanley Alderley widow of Douglas Fairbanks Jr. wed at the Alisal ranch near here in a private ceremony witnessed by close friends. Gable 48 and the bride 39 sought licenses in San Luis Obispo before the wedding. The act marks a fourth marriage for each and the couple used their real names. Also noted is Rear Admiral Sidney Souers resigning as executive secretary of the National Security Council to become a presidential advisor on security matters.
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SANTA BARBARA
Calif
Clark Gable
WASHINGTON
iri Rear
Sidney W. Souers
national security council
Truman
Watchdog Arrives on Scene Late But Knows His Duties
SAN ANTONIO Texas December 21 Mrs W H Spencer found her home ransacked and her watchdog Fritz missing Police officer Kilgore arrived and was bitten three times by Fritz who tracked the burglar The incident shows the watchdog’s alertness and loyalty to the home front.
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Watchdog
SAN ANTONIO
Texas
VPI
W. H. Spencer
Fritz
w. Kilgore
Slash in Arms Aid to Europe Senator's Aim
Detroit dispatch reports a chaotic scene at the CIO United Auto Workers headquarters involving a threat and dynamite plot tied to anti Communists and UAW leaders. Police recovered a Christmas wrapping box containing components for a bombing plot, while warnings of terrorism and labor unrest ripple through Detroit era tensions. Local officials and Walter Reuther figures are named amid investigations and fear.
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Europe
DETROIT
Tee
CIO
United Auto
eta
UAW
oral Motors
ates
Potice savdoere
ceca
peter
Marey
father netyer
SEATES
fone
Reuther
Walter Reuther
Christmas Dinner Cost Laid Down
Los Angeles page notes the Christmas dinner cost comparison to last year with prices for turkey, peas, and pies. It cites savings from A and P vice president and lists package prices and changes in cents per item to outline the overall meal expense this season.
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LOS ANGELES
George & go
A&P ce
onphin
November Sales Hit 10 Billion
A Washington report notes November retail sales reached about ten billion dollars with a slight drop from October. The Commerce Department data show sales near last year’s level amid trading day differences and calendar effects affecting month to month comparisons.
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WASHINGTON
die peartynert
RASADA
Sears
pat vest
Five percenter beatings loom, Shelby town report
In Shelby North Carolina a terse city note states Senator Clyde Tories heads a key committee. Officials warn that strong measures may be taken next month as related actions advance in the senate.
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SHELBY
N.C
Five-Year-Old Wields Pistol
A five year old reportedly accosted bystander with a pistol in an unspecified location. Authorities investigated the incident and secured the weapon. No injuries reported. Police reminded guardians to supervise children around firearms.
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