Reds Accuse U S Naval Attache Of Espionage Frameup
The State Department charged Russian authorities framed Lieut Robert Dreher in an espionage case after he sought a Russian exit visa. Pravda claimed Dreher was caught receiving secret information from a Russian agent and left Moscow April 23 1948. U S Ambassador Smith and the embassy gave cautious replies.
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MVD
Dreher
Russia
Moscow
U.S
Pravda
Robert Dreher
Communist Party
United States
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Associated Press
Howe Avenue
Oil City
Phillipsburg
N. J
Smith
U. S
Walter Redell Smith
U. S. Naval Attache
Leslie C. Stevens
Washington
State Department
Dreh
New York
Truman Budget Review Shows Deficit and Spending Rise
President Truman warned of a 1.5 billion dollar deficit and peace-time spending near 42 billion, with defense and foreign aid pushing outlays above last year. He blasted the tax cut as ill timed and attacked Republican figures as misleading while urging continued restraint on debt.
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Washington
Truman
Coun
Billinns
Congress
Senator Bridges
R-Nh
Senate Appropriations Committee
White House
Bridges
Wiley
R-Wis
Tdges
Police Round Up Thieves After All Night Manhunt
Three Maryland men, Timothy Largent 25 William Simpson 19 and Donald Kennedy 19 arrested after an all night chase near Allegheny tunnel on Route 30 Pennsylvanias turnpike. They abandoned a car stolen from Howard Speicher Cumberland real estate broker and faced charges including larceny of a motor vehicle and assault with intent to kill. Kennedy was found in a swamp three miles from the tunnel Simpson stopped near Reels Corner after a milk man ride. Sent to Somerset county jail then Bedford state police station for questioning under Dyer act transfer to federal authorities.
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Maryland
Allegheny Tunnel
Pennsylvania Turnpike
Howard M. Spiker
Cumberland
Timothy Largent
William Simpson
Donald Kennedy
Corrigansville
Largent
Kennedy
Simpson
Reels Corner
Howard M. Speicher
Pennsylvania
Howard Reppert
Bedford
Somerset
Reppert
Greensburg
Karl I. Hare
Brotherton
Shanksvile
Hare
Somerset County
Set. E. F. McGill
Bedford State
Pittsburgh
Sargent
Germany
A.W.O.L
Army
McGill
Bedford County
Ed Peck
David Metzgar
Howard A. Stephens
Johnson
Manila license plate car shocks Somerset residents
A car with Manila Philippines plates caused a sensation in Somerset Saturday. The vehicle belonged to F. H. Ale who visited the Ferner Hotel and listed the I. G. E. company on his registration. Rumors that the driver was a high ranking army general proved unfounded.
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Somerset
Manila
P. I
F. H. Ale
Ferner Hotel
I. G. E. Company
Pinaglabanon
Army High Brass
Clark Says Spy Probe's Hurt His Job
Attorney General Clark says congressional spy hearings damaged efforts to build a sound basis for prosecution in Communist investigations. He cites a New York grand jury and FBI activity, and notes Ferguson sought loyalty data and Remington records, while a House committee proceeds.
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Washington
Clark
Ferguson
R-Mich
Senate
Congress
House
New York
Capitol Hill
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Russia Cannot Obtain Custody of Mrs Kosenkina
An obscure Russian teacher, 52, Mrs Oksana Stepanovna Kosenkina, seeks asylum in the United States after a dramatic leap from the Russian consulate. She remains under U S government protection at Roosevelt hospital in critical condition as a diplomatic dispute between Russia and the United States escalates from the consulate to the embassy.
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New York
United States
State Department
Oksana Stepanovna Kosenkina
Roosevelt Hospital
Russia
Miss Sura Sura Crowned Central City Coal Queen
Miss Nancy Sura of Central City daughter of Mr and Mrs George Sura was elected Coal Queen at the annual Central City recreation park event with an all day picnic Irvin B Spangler was emcee The day featured games a 7 3 baseball win by Central City over Everett and music by Shade township high school band The event honored sponsors Reitz Coal Co United Mine Workers of America and American Legion Post
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Nancy Sura
Central City
George Sura
Recreation Park
Irvin B. Spangler
Sara
Brunnette
Shade Township
Anna Louise Beal
Everett
Philip Holsinger
Clarence Pyle
American Legion
Turners
Johnstown
W. H. Reiter
Reitz Coal Company
United Mine Workers of America
American Legion Post
Cox to mark 50 years of Dayton Daily News ownership
Former Ohio Governor James M. Cox, who led the 1920 Democratic ticket, will celebrate the 50th anniversary of his ownership of the Dayton Daily News on Monday in Dayton Ohio as reported by INS.
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Dayton News
Dayton, O
Ohio
James M. Cox
Dayton Daily News
Five Dead Injured After Reno Fire and Blast
A Reno fire and explosion in the old business district killed five men possibly six and injured more than 118. The blast hurled a slot machine across the street and caused widespread panic among spectators. Coroner's list includes Frank Hobson Sparks fire chief Earl B. Platt Reno firefighter Bill Byron and Glenn Davis with a sixth body possibly in debris.
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Reno
Nev
Lawrence Layman
Frank Hobson
Sparks
Earl B. Platt
Bill Byron
Glenn Davis
Layman
Bill Henley
Reno Gazette
Mizpah
Carl F. McCuiston
Los Angeles
Washoe Hospital
St. Mary’s
Veteran's Hospital
Lowell Mondy
Four youths held in Meyersdale hoodlum gang case
Four Garrett district youths were jailed after pleading guilty to malicious mischief linked to a Meyersdale district gang. Police say the group damaged school sheds and a coal house, toppled highway signs, broken mailboxes, and threw a stone at Walter Yoder’s home. Sager remained in jail unable to post bond. others posted bonds and were released.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Meyersdale
Squire Guy Floto
Pvt
Paul Lutz
William C. Diveley
Garrett
Magnday
Burglars Target Jenner No 2 Champion Store
State police report a break in at the Champion store in Jenner No 2 over the weekend with $500 in merchandise stolen and the safe knob knocked off while contents were spared. Investigating officers Paul Lutz and Thomas Sterne of the Somerset substation lead the inquiry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Champion
Jener No. 2
Paul Lutz
Thomas Sterne
Somerset
Berlin Reds Try to Scare Berlin During Currency Battle
Berlin Communists threaten a winter blockade to sway the city against the non Communist government as Western currency dominance and a Russian driven economy loom. The first of 82 U S jet fighters lands at Wiesbaden amid Moscow Moscow talks. Western allies push for currency unity while Soviet press belittles the airlift delivering 90 000 tons of supplies in 50 days.
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Berlin
U.S
Germany
Wiesbaden
Hesse
Neues Deutschland
Moscow
Frank Roberts
U. S
Walter Bedell Smith
Kremlin
Socialists
Christian Democrats
Liberal Democrats
Trade Union Federation
Foreign Policy Failure Cited Behind U S Crisis
In a speech to the West Virginia Republican state convention Senator Cain accused the administration of foreign policy failures driving economic woes. He blamed past appeasement of Russia and mistakes at Quebec Yalta Teheran and Potsdam for Communism and rising costs and urged decisive leadership to avoid further upheaval abroad.
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Charleston
W. Va
INS
Sen
Cain
R-Wash
West Virginia
U. S
Russia
White House
Quebec
Yalta
Teheran
Potsdam
Ile
America
Metzgars Quick Action Saves Auto From Fire
Borough Officer David J. Metzgar used a police car extinguisher to halt a blaze in the rear seat of an auto owned by L. M. Snyder. The vehicle, parked before the courthouse, suffered total rear-seat destruction with damage undetermined. Snyder was visiting his father on Union Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David J. Metzgar
L. M. Snyder
Somerset R. C. 2
Court House
Snyder
John Snyder
Union Street
Truck Rollover Collision Kills Cab Driver in Scranton
Angelo Pizzuti, 30, is held on involuntary manslaughter charges after his empty coal truck ran out of control and struck a taxicab, killing driver Philip Schambert, 50, and injuring three passengers, including Nelson Bidwell and his parents. Pizzuti said the brakes failed.
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Scranton
Angelo Pizzuti
Philip Schambert
Thomas Bidwell
Nelson
Pizzuti
Panyushkin Confirms Meeting With Mrs Kosenkina
Russian Ambassador Alexander Panyushkin disclosed that he visited Mrs Oksana Kosenkina at the New York Russian consulate on August 7 the day she was rescued from a White Russian refugee camp. He spoke after a 1 hour 45 minute meeting with Undersecretary Lovett, declining to comment further.
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George Duano
Washington
INS
Alexander Panyushkin
Oksana Kosenkina
New York
Panyushkin
State Lovett
State Department
Boris M. Krotov
Tolstoy Foundation
Lovett
Thentire Group
Scouts Stranded in Somerset County Jail Overnight
Fifteen Boy Scouts spent Saturday night in Somerset County Jail under Sheriff Hare’s watch after their truck broke down on the turnpike near Laurel Hill tunnel. The group, bound for Detroit after visits to Albany Boston Niagara Falls and Washington, slept in the truck or at local facilities as a garage repaired the vehicle. The boys received showers and a Sunday breakfast before continuing their journey with Scoutmaster Webb.
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Somerset County
Sherifard Hare
Detroit
Mich
Albany
Boston
Niagara Falls
Washington, D. C
Laurel Hill
Chambers To Face Hiss In Spy Probe
Washington dispatch notes a looming face to face meeting between Alger Hiss and Whittaker Chambers in the congressional spy probe. The House committee weighs whether to hold the session behind closed doors or openly as it probes alleged underground Communist activity in Washington.
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Washington
Alger Hiss
Whittaker Chambers
House un-American Activities Committee
Hiss
State Department
Carnegie Endowment For World Peace
Chambers
Chamber
Senate
Time Magazine
Mundt
R-Sd
Herbert
D-La
Justice Department
U. S
District of Columbia
Elizabeth Bently
Miss Bently
Miller yields 37 bushels of wheat per acre on Somerset farm
Mrs. H. A. Miller Somer set R. D. 2 reports a crop of 18 acres yielding 669 bushels from threshing last Tuesday. The grain grew on the Philip Dressler farm formerly Park Speicher, with Harry Miller of Somerset RD 2 farming and Fred Carr threshing. Dressler owns the adjoining farm also farmed by Miller.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. A. Miller
Somerset, R. D
Philip Dressler
Park Speicher
Harry Miller
Somerset
Fred Carr
Inquest Scheduled Into Weber Death in Philipsburg
Centre county coroner sets an inquest for Tuesday into the death of Fred W. Weber 54 of Rockton. Weber was injured in an auto crash Thursday that also injured two others.
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Weber
Philipsburg
Centre County
Fred W. Weber
Rockton
Weather Outlook for Maryland and Nearby Areas
Maryland and eastern Pennsylvania and western Pennsylvania see mostly sunny and moderately warm Monday. Tuesday brings fair conditions and higher humidity with a generally pleasant pattern. West Virginia starts partly cloudy and warm Monday. Tuesday brings considerable cloudiness and increased humidity.
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Maryland
Pennsylvania
West Virginia
For Sale Three Used Army Officer Houses
Three 16 by 16 knocked down army officers houses for sale with gable roofs. Interested buyers contact Charles Nair, R. D. 6, near Bakersville in evenings.
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Charles Nair
R. D
Bakersville
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William W. Remington
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Elizabeth T. Bentley
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Hooversville
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S. Center Ave
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Somerset, PA
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U. S. Weather Observer
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