Romance Enters Coplen Trial as Hiss Case Opens
The Washington espionage trial of Judith Coplen reopened with a romance tale as she claimed her relationship with a Russian engineer was purely personal. In New York, Alger Hiss defense witness Harry Hawkins testified to Hiss's integrity, while Gilbert Green denied calls for violent revolution amid conspiracy charges against 12 Communist officials. Hawkins, a former State Department official, noted Hiss's strong reputation for loyalty and veracity.
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ASSOCIATED PRESS
Washington
Judith Coplen
Miss Coplen
department of justice
New York
Harry ©. Hawkins
state department
Alger Hiss
Hiss
Gilbert Green
U. S
Communist party
Green
Illinois
Illinois state Communist party
Hawkins
Tufts college
Medford
Mass
Henry Julian Wadleigh
Whittaker Chambers
French Demand Reds Withdraw From Berlin Rail Yards
The French demanded Russian patrols leave eastern Berlin rail facilities as strike actions paralyze the line. Russians claim the building lies in their sector and initially refused to withdraw. A French officer and aides were briefly detained. Western Berlin rail yards remain occupied by western sector police and strike squads except for one roundhouse.
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BERLIN
west Berlin
Russia Ready to Resume Jap POW Repatriation
Tokyo reports Russia said it is ready to resume repatriation of Japanese prisoners of war. General MacArthur urged speeding up returns and protested against a Russian plan involving a 2000-man capacity repatriation ship for Nakhodka. The move comes amid Berlin’s month-old anti Communist railway strike.
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TOKYO
Russia
MacArthur
aneematt
ilies
Nakhodka
Siberian
Vladivostok
Berlin
Receding Rivers Yield 9 Bodies After Floods
Nine bodies were recovered as the Potomac and Shenandoah Rivers receded following weekend rain floods. Dozens were missing in flash floods that swamped Petersburg West Virginia and surrounding areas, with 60 homes and about 285 buildings damaged. Health officials launched flood polluted-water precautions as weather authorities noted only light relief from showers. A two day rainfall was urged to curb forest fire danger and protect crops.
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ASSOCIATED PRESS
Potomac
Shen
Petersburg
W. Va
United States weather bureau
Chicago
West Virginia
Maryland
Virginia
Portland
New England
weather bureau
Five Million Jobless Seen By Two Groups
Two national surveys forecast rising unemployment with 5,000,000 or more jobless soon, but differ on near term outcomes. The Public Affairs Institute predicts 8,000,000 jobless a year hence without federal aid, while the AFL foresees a generally favorable trend though warns of risks.
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WASHINGTON
GPI
public affairs institute
American Federation of Labor
O'Mahoney
D-Wye
congress
civilian conservation corps
institute
AFL
Labor
Chinese Declare Blockade of Ports
The Chinese Nationalist foreign office notified foreign envoys a blockade was declared against all ports under Communist control from the Min river estuary to the Liao river in Manchuria effective June. The move is likely symbolic but could hold operators liable for any damage to foreign ships within the listed coastal zone.
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CANTON
Min river
Foochow
China
Liao river
Manchuria
Yangtze
Shanghai
Gordon Gray Sworn U.S. Army Secretary In Washington
Gordon Gray, a seven year infantry private turned top military official from Winston-Salem North Carolina, was sworn in as secretary of the army. Defense Secretary Johnson administered the oath in Johnson's office with cabinet members, the Supreme Court, Congress, and generals including Dwight D. Eisenhower in attendance. A North Carolina delegation joined the ceremony.
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WASHINGTON
Gordon Gray
army
North Carolina
Harvard Scorns Red Search Group Sees Freedom Threat
Harvard refuses to hint for communists on its faculty, warning that harassment would harm academic freedom. President Conant says proven communists should be barred but there will be no police of professors for suspected ties. Federation of American Scientists objects to loyalty oaths for a proposed national science foundation.
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Harvard
CAMBRIDGE
Mass
James Bryant Conant
Conant
Eisenhower
WASHINGTON
PHA
national science foundation
the
Federation of ‘American Scientists
Priest
D-Tenn
Repeal Test Faces Senate Voting on Taft-Hartley
Washington June 2021 The Senate labor law debate moved toward key test votes on Taft-Hartley reform and how strikes affect welfare. Leaders expect a nightfall showdown as lawmakers split between abolishing or preserving parts of the act. Johnson signaled possible defense cuts to fund a 15.9 billion military bill, with air force reductions under review. Senate committees weigh a new retirement plan inside the pay bill, noting an overhaul as essential.
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WASHINGTON
senate
Johnson
senate appropriations committee
congress
Truman
house
senate armed services committee
Hunt
D-Wso
Housing Substitute Moves to House Vote This Week
Republican lawmakers refine a housing bill substitute offering large direct loans for low income buyers ineligible for public housing and FHA mortgage insurance. Congress moves to a comprehensive health review. a House commerce subcommittee will probe diseases and health issues Tuesday through Friday. The US Circuit Court of Appeals upheld the House Un American Activities Committee in a 1946 records case, and Senate investigators hear alleged Communist propaganda linked to the Romanian legation. Senator McMahon foresees finishing the ECC inquiry into AEC mismanagement within three weeks.
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administration
house
federal housing administration
Congress
house commerce
U. S. circuit court of appeals
house un American activities committee
National Federation
George Marshall
federation
senate judiciary
legation
McMahon
D-Cann
congressional
atomic energy commission
Hickenlooper
RIowa
Byrnes Attacks Truman Program at L W Univ Convocation
Former Secretary of State James Byrnes challenged President Truman's social economic program in a Washington and Lee University convocation in Lexington Virginia. He warned that several proposed programs would lead to a welfare state and urged scrutiny by Congress.
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LEXINGTON
Truman
James F. Byrnes
congress
Byrnes
Washington and Lee university
Washington BIll Signed Sets Up CIA Operating Authority
President Truman signed legislation establishing statutory operating authority for the central intelligence agency. The act clarifies powers and duties for CIA operations as of June 20 in Washington.
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WASHINGTON
Truman
central intelligence agency
Truman Proposes Tenth Cabinet Rank Welfare Depart
President Truman asked Congress to create a tenth cabinet level department named welfare and to place the commerce department in charge of public roads. Seven plans, approved by the White House, would reorganize agencies to cut costs and follow Hoover Commission recommendations, taking effect in 60 days unless vetoed by Congress.
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WASHINGTON
Truman
congress
department of welfare
commerce department
Capitol Hill
FWA
public roads administration
federal works agency
federal security agency
commission on government
Allerbert Hoover
bureau of employment security
labor department
post office department
civil service commission
maritime commission
White House
Hoover commission
house of congress
senate
house
Contract Talks Near Showdown
A weeklong walkout by John L. Lewis coal miners ends as contract talks move toward a showdown. United Mine Workers plan ten days of paid vacation, while U S Steel and United Steelworkers press negotiations on pensions, risking a major steel strike if unresolved. Ford and its union keep wages steady for 18 months amid talks.
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ASSOCIATED PRios
John L. Lewis
steel industry
Ford Motor company
Lewis
United Mine Workers
U. S. Steel Corporation
CIO
United Steelworkers
Economy at Home Urged on States
Colorado Springs June 20 Pi A freshman Democratic governor Adlai E Stevenson of Illinois said today that all government costs are too high and states should tidy house before seeking federal aid. He opposes some governors who seek tighter control of U S money while demanding more funds. Government is too expensive at all levels he remarked urging local and state efficiency before federal interference and funds.
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COLORADO SPRINGS
Colo
Adlai E. Stevenson
Illinois
Stevenson
U. S
Washington
Waitkus Stages Rally From Wound
CHICAGO June 20 Eddie Waitkus, the Philadelphia baseball player, showed improvement after a shooting last Wednesday. A doctor said he might leave the hospital in three weeks as nurses and attendants described his condition as good after a "pretty good night." Ruth Ann Steinhagen, who hosted the hotel room incident, had said she harbored a crush on the first baseman.
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CHICAGO
Philadelphia
Eddie Waitkus
Waitkus
Ruth Ann Steinhagen
Illinois Masonic hospital
Four powers clash over Germany and Austria at midyear talks
Paris June 20 AP four powers announced a principle for Austria and a stopgap German plan then adjourned. Vishinsky sought a new night session citing new Moscow information while Acheson delayed his flight. The talks yielded a plan to disagree on German unity until September with Austrian accord sent to deputies to push for full agreement.
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PARIS
big four
Austria
Germany
Russia
French foreign ministry
U. S
Dean Acheson
States
Vieshinsky
Yugoslavia
iG Dividend Near 3 Billion
Veterans Administrator Carol R. Gray Jr authorized a a 2.8 billion dollar dividend payable next year on national service life insurance policies. Checks to begin some time in January 1950 and be substantially completed in the first half of 1950. The move seen as boosting purchasing power amid slowing business activity.
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WASHINGTON
Carol R. Gray, Jr
Gray
Greek Civil War Shift Tied to Communist Split
Washington reports the Greek army is turning the tide against Communist guerrillas in a long civil war. Information from Athens cites a key factor as a split between Yugoslav leader Tito and other Communist nations in Eastern Europe, weakening guerrilla support.
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WASHINGTON
state department
Athens
Marshall Tito
Europe
English House is Castle But Ruler May Be a Queen
BLACKPOOL Eng June 20 UP William Brindle seeks his wife to quit her streetcar job and return home. He was placed on probation after halting seafront traffic by addressing a crowd on her tram line and later burned a skirt and his wife’s conductor jacket. The wife Violet kept working, Brindle vowed to reclaim her, and he claimed the trams are his career.
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BLACKPOOL
Eng
William Brindle
Violet
Brindle
Robeson Praises Soviet People After Home Rally
New York June 20 Paul Robeson addressing a Harlem rally praised the Soviet people and vowed to defend Americanism after returning from a Soviet and European tour He spoke against war with the Soviet Union and referenced his son’s wedding to Marilyn Greenberg amid dispute over his views and a subversive list.
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NEW YORK
Paul Robeson
Harlem
Robeson
Soviet union
Europe
America
Paris
Walter White
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
Paul Robes
Swindle Artist Sought After Chicago Widow Case
CHICAGO June 20 A 73 year old man with a fractured police record and 15 aliases hunted as swindler for Chicago widow Reseda Corrigan and her three teens. He posed as Sam Engel a Hollywood producer and used gallery photo identity Sigmund Z Engel. daughter of victim located forged story after $5000 bank withdrawal. New York police seek same man under Engel alias on grand larceny charge.
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CHICAGO
jTogue
Sigmund Z. Engel
Sam Engel
Hollywood
England
Reseda Corrigan
Father Dies In Rescue Try In Burning Home Attic
FOLLANSBEE West Virginia June 20 A father Norman Long 38 died in a rescue attempt when he climbed into the burning attic of his home to save his three year old twin daughters. He was found near an attic window with one child in his arms.
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Milton Babich
Milwaukee
Wis
Patricia Birmingham
Kathleen
FOLLANSBEE
W. Va
Norman Long
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