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Newspaper
Scandia Journal
Location
Scandia, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1949
Page
6
The article reports defamation rumors about Harry L. Hopkins, Roosevelt's right hand man, being accused of passing U.S. atomic secrets to the Russians during the New Deal and early war years.
G Racey Jordan former army captain claims in a radio interview that large loads of uranium and bomb powder were flown to Russia in 1944 under hurry-up orders to Hopkins. He says he possesses a diary and letters to superiors supporting his charges, while officials dismiss the tale and a congressional probe is set to examine the matter. The piece also notes political debates on tax policy and a court ruling on a state right to curb violence during labor disputes amid a weakening radio giveaway fad.
In Independence Missouri a statue of Andrew Jackson donated by President Harry S Truman to the town courthouse was unveiled by accident when a muslin covering ignited. Police suspected a prank as the cover burned away before the planned reveal.
Botanists report an abundance of native tree species in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park on the North Carolina Tennessee border, claiming more species there than in all of Europe.
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