Boston burglar roams coast to coast ends crime trail in Denver jail
A 21 year old Boston man William Francis Roth, who traveled cross country for five years burgling to fund trips, is held in Denver after trying to sell 50 dollars worth of stamps. Police found a gun, burglary tools, and 5000 dollars in zircon stones radios and cameras in his possession. He claimed Reno carried a real wad of money before blaming crooked gambling games.
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Boston
William Francis Roth
Roth
Reno
Nev
University Doctor Resigns at Missouri College
Dr. Charles L. Leech resigns as assistant professor of medicine at the University of Missouri to devote more time to private practice. He leaves the medical teaching post in Columbia.
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Columbia, Mo
Ins
Charles L. Leech
University of Missouri
Elizabeth Bentley and the Red Spy Ring Revealed
Robert E Stripling outlines Elizabeth Bentley's testimony before the House Un-American Activities Committee detailing her Communist links and espionage acts. Bentley names officials and agents including White Currie Silvermaster Remington and Perlo, claiming access to stolen government data and wartime plans. The piece previews further revelations as future installments will cover Chambers involvement.
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Robert E. Stripling
Miss Bentley
Mr. Stripling
Elizabeth Bentley
Hiss Chambers
Robert £. Stripling
House Un-American Activities Committee
Bob Considine
U. S
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House
UN American Activities Comittee
Treasury
Harry Dexter White
Lauchlin Currie
Roosevelt
Silvermaster
William Remington
Commerce Department
Inter-Department
Russia
Duncan Lee
William Donovan
John Abt
Cio-Pac
Victor Perlo
Charles Kramer
Claude Pepper
Harley M. Kilgore
Harry Magdoff
WPA
Harold Glasser
Maj
William Ludwig Ullmann
USAAF
White
Bretton Woods
Morgenthau
Germany
World Bank
Currie
Bentley
France
One Man's Opinion by Walter Kiernan
A column of political opinion noting Valentines from Dewey to Gallup and Taft, Truman delaying a budget award to Congress, debates among Democrats on labor and fair deal plans, and Phil Murray ready to speak after surgery. The piece critiques legislative pace and party contrasts in the new Congress.
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Walter Kiernan
I. N.S
Dewey
Gallup
Congress
Three reporters named godparents to actress's son
In Los Angeles on February 14 three court reporters John Rose James Crenshaw and Nadine Mason acted as godparents to Gregory Maxwell Gilford the infant son of actress Anne Gwynne and attorney Max Gilford. Gilford learned of fatherhood in court pacing between sessions. The couple invited the trio to stand by at the christening.
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Los Angeles
Anne Gwynne
Max Gilford
Gilford
John Rose
The
Examiner
James Crenshaw
Herald-Express
Nadine Mason
Times
Gilfords
Gregory Maxwel
L Gilford
Government forecasts slight dip in 1949 food prices
Washington February 14 The government forecast today that 1949 food prices will be somewhat lower than last year though no drastic drop is expected The agriculture department in a report on the national food situation said American dinner tables should be as well stocked as in 1948 Consumers expect continued strong demand aided by high employment wages and general economic activity In 1948 food costs in 56 cities averaged 210 percent of the 1935-39 base and 8 percent above 1947 Meat supplies remain ample with more pork and grain fed beef but less lamb mutton and lower grade beef next year Chicken and turkey intakes rise slightly from 22 7 pounds of chicken and 3 5 pounds of turkey per person in 1948 Bread grains fats oils and sugar should be ample Contact via Want Ad to The Light. Dial F-1231.
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Agriculture Department
Department
Turkey
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World Tourists, Inc
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