INS Heads Honored For Spy Scoop Breakthrough
New York Aug 12 The INS scoop on eight saboteurs drew praise from editors and radio chiefs. Joseph W. Connelly INS head hosted a Waldorf luncheon with William Hutchinson and Jack Vincent of the INS Washington bureau who helped temper the sensational report under Vincent’s byline.
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Attorney General to Seek Treason Indictments in Spy Case
Washington aug 12 the attorney general expected to announce late today a plan to seek treason indictments against about half of the 44 persons held as suspected accomplices of eight nazi spy saboteurs treason carries the death penalty the 14 named individuals include Helmut Lerner John Kerling Anthony Cramer Hedwig Engemann and Hermann Fejego all linked to the Florida led group and based in the new york city area these developments unfold as the first federal treason conviction in 150 years recently sentenced Max Stephan underscores wartime urgency
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Hervert Haupt
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Naval Advisory Board Reorganized Amid War Strain
Arthur J. Hepburn 64, former fleet commander, took chair of the navy policy advisory agency as the board was reorganized to include outstanding naval officers. Admiral Thomas Hart 65, recently retired commander of the Asiatic fleet, aids the board advising Secretary Knox on policy matters.
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Six Nazi spies grateful for fair trial says government official
Six German saboteurs who plotted to derail the U.S. war effort drafted a long hand testimonial praising the fairness of their military trial. Led by John Edward Kerling, 23, the group signed a typed copy after the commission allowed time for defense counsel. They refused to sign a separate note from Dasolh and Burger, calling them squealers, and hoped the document would endure as a testament to American justice.
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Duchess remarks on sharpshooter medal at London visit
The Duchess of Gloucester toured the Service elth of London where American and British soldiers exchanged yarns over beer. She noticed a sharpshooting medal on Gran ite City, Ti sergeant Willie Wise and asked about its meaning, learning it signified qualification as a crack marksman.
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Cleveland Workers Back After Strike Ends
Cleveland workers returned to full operation at the Cleveland Graphite France company after a 14 hour strike. About four fifths of the staff resumed labor, while William Bullock of the un affiliated Mechanics Educational Society of America criticized the company's handling of grievances as unsatisfactory.
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U S Chamber Proposes Flat Tax and Withholding
Washington August 12 The U S Chamber of Commerce rejected the current Gaverns bill as inadequate proposing a flat sales tax of zero percent and a 5 percent withholding tax plus income tax The chamber estimated new revenue of 12 04 billion for war needs compared with 6 271 billion under consideration and noted total taxes would rise to 17 0 billion Ellsworth C Alvord warned that inflation demands a courageous offensive and that the House Senate plan falls short of funding war and controlling inflation.
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