GOP Senators Probe Amerasia Handling in DOJ Case
Twenty one Republican senators urged a Senate judiciary committee inquiry into the Justice Department's handling of the Amerasia secret documents case from five years earlier. Jaffe, Amerasia editor, pleaded guilty to conspiracy charges and declined to answer most questions at a closed Foreign Relations subcommittee hearing.
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Washington
Justice Department
Amerasia
Homer Capehart
R-Ind
Senate Judiciary Committee
Joseph McCarthy
R-Wis
G.O.P
Judiciary Committee
Department of Justice
New York
Congress
Philip Jaffe
Foreign Relations Subcommittee
Jaffe
Theodore F. Green Daid
Green
Morgan
Communist Party
Arrests Sought for Truck Safety Test Violations
Springfield reports state police were urged to arrest Illinois truckers whose vehicles did not undergo the required spring state safety tests.
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Springfield
Illinois
Japanese Whale Clash Kills One Fisherman After Net Fails
In Jokosuka Japan on June 13 Japanese fishermen hauled in a whale whose thrashing broke a boat and dumped eight men overboard. One fisherman drowned as the whale escaped back into the sea.
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Jokosuka
Japan
Indian Maidens Agog Over Role With Gable
Brantford Ont June 13 six Indian tribes maidens rush to Hollywood chance to play opposite Clark Gable. One Oshweken squaw cites eight daughters racing for opportunity as daughters discuss dyeing hair to fit the part.
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Gable
Clark Gable
Hollywood
Oshweken Squaw
Attlee Denies Position on Schuman Plan in Parliament
Prime Minister Clement Attlee told Parliament that Britain aims to help not hinder the Schuman Plan for coal and steel pooling though the Labour Party rejects supra national authority. He noted Britain would associate if workable while cautioning that European unity is not an overriding aim and sovereignty and Commonwealth ties come first.
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London
England
Clement Attlee
Schuman
Europe
Labor Party
Attee
Foreign Office
Paris
Attlee
United Kingdom
France
Britain
Germany
Belgium
Italy
Luxembourg
Netherlands
Commonwealth
Attle
West German Parliament suspends top Communist
Max Reinmann, West Germany's top Communist, was suspended 30 days from the Bundestag after a noisy outburst disrupted a session in Bonn. The move follows ongoing tensions between the Communist faction and the ruling parties in the lower house.
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Bonn
Germany
Max Reinmann
West Germany
Bundestag
Weather Summary From Local Observations
Cloudy and warm with scattered thunder possible on Wednesday. Little temperature change expected. Tonight low 64 to 68, Wednesday high 85 to 90. Winds light, humidity around 69 percent. Precipitation 0 inches in the past day, 60 miles of wind recorded since yesterday. Crab Orchard Lake three inches above spillway yesterday, Little Grassy Lake five feet below spillway yesterday.
Local Newspaper Index Rundown for Today
The index lists sections across National Local Editorial Women Sports Comics Classifieds Markets and Pictures on pages 1 3 4 6 7 9 10 12 13 14 15 16. It outlines where to find each topic in today’s edition.
Britain’s Fresh Meat Ration Reduction Start Sunday
Britain’s fresh meat ration will be cut 12 percent starting Sunday. Each person may buy the equivalent of 18.5 cents weekly. The Food Ministry said drought reduced meat shipments from Argentina, affecting supplies.
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London
Britain
Food Ministry
Dreath
Argentina
Guilt Denied By Remington
William W. Remington former Commerce Department economist pleaded not guilty to a perjury indictment accusing him of lying to a federal grand jury about Communist ties. Judge John W. Clancy set July 5 for trial with $5,000 bail.
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New York
William W. Remington
John W. Clancy
Remington
Commerce Department
Clancy
Bethnal Webster
Chester Rapist Loses Appeal in 1946 Rape Case
Edward W Cunningham, 29, jailed 15 years for rape in Chester, Illinois. Federal Judge John P Barnes denied habeas corpus release, ruling Cunningham failed to exhaust state remedies. His attorney claimed coercion and improper counsel, noting alleged threats and a “hand picked” jury. The victim was Miss Ann Phegley.
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Chicago
John P. Barnes
Chester
Edward W. Cunningham
Barnes
Cunningham
Ann Phegley
Toomey
Illinois Sales Tax Revenue Declines in 1950 Year
Illinois sales tax revenue fell by more than three percent in the first 11 months of the 1950 fiscal year ending June 30. The report notes softer consumer spending and slower business activity affecting state income.
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Springfield
Linois
House Passes Rent Control Bill in Senate Skirt
Democratic leaders predicted swift House passage of a rent control bill after the Senate approved the compromise 36 to 26. The measure would extend federal controls on about eight million housing units for a year, with automatic lift if local bodies or voters do not affirm continuation by December 31. Any community can vote out before then, and lifting cannot be reversed.
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Washington
House
Senate
Cties
Federal Rent Control Authority
Sam Rayburn
Dtexas
Truman
Jesse P. Wolcott
Michigan
Banking Committee
Henry Cain
R-Wash
Expanded Atom Program Faces Senate House Support
Lawmakers report the Senate House atomic committee may back a larger expansion of the atomic program amid closed door talks with the Atomic Energy Commission. Chairman Brien McMahon has urged more defense funding for atomic weapons as bids rise for a pilot plant in Vermillion County Indiana to enable chemical processing and potential heavy hydrogen extraction. The move could influence appropriations even without new funds. A Washington Post note adds the army plans a new defensive weapons set to bolster Western Europe defenses against Soviet attack, potentially reducing reliance on the atomic bomb.
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Washington
Senate
House Atomic Committee
Commission
Brien McMahon
Dconn
Truman
Vermillion County
Ind
Senate House Atomic Committee
Appropriations
The
Atomic Commission
Washington Post
U. S
West
the Post
Europe
Hermit Uses Colorado Canyon Echo to Heal Speech
Salida Colorado’s Frank Gimlett, famed hermit and gold seeker, credits a high Rockies canyon near Mount Shavano with restoring his speech after a stroke. He says talking to his echo helped him pronounce words clearly again and dismisses modern speech aids as distortions of nature.
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Hermit
Colorado Canyon
Salida
Colo
Frank Gimlett
Frank
Colorado
Rockies
Washington
Gimlett
Mount
Shavano
Streator Man Elected Head of Illinois GOP Group
James E. Hill of Streator was elected president of the Illinois GOP county chairmen over John Spence of Geff. The annual meeting also elected four vice presidents, a secretary, and a treasurer as 43 new faces joined the group. Everett M. Dirksen urged the campaign be a moral crusade against communism and perceived federal corruption.
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D. L. McGregor
Jackson County
Springfield
McGregor
Illinois Sheriffs’ Association
Association
James E. Hill
Streator
John Spence
Geff
Hill
LaSalle County
Spence
G.O.P
John Leonard East
Chicago
L. C. Martin
Champaign
Elmer Hoffman
Wheaton
Bruce Thompson
West Salem
Duncan McGregor
Murphysboro
Claude Kent
Quincy
Everett M. Dirksen
U. S
Fishermen's Derby Set For Du Quoin Sunday
A large fishing derby at the Du Quoin State fairgrounds Sunday invites hundreds of anglers of all ages. Contest prizes will go to youths up to 14 for the largest bluegill bass and crappie from the fairgrounds lake. Adults can participate in bait and fly casting contests.
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du Quoin
ABC Classified Ad Proves Profitable To Carbondale Woman
A Carbondale woman’s home laundry service ad drew strong demand after a six day four line placement costing 1.34. The ad yielded 12 new customers and a busy workload, with call options for pickup and delivery. Details appear on page 13 for placing an ABC Classified Act.
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ABC
Carbondale
Fire tears through Wheelock furniture in Rock Falls blaze
Lightning sparked a 5:20 a.m. fire that destroyed the Wheelock furniture store in Rock Falls Illinois, with five towns’ fire crews failing to save adjacent buildings. Losses exceed 20 000 dollars while adjacent varieties suffered 5 000 dollars in water damage. The roof collapsed as storms and lightning damaged surrounding areas including LaSalle and Tampico.
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Rock Falls
Ill
Wheelock Furniture
Illinois
Wheelock
Sterling
Morrison
Walnut
Dixon
Illinois Bell Telephone Co
Hays
Tampico
Milledgeville
Dunham Woods Riding Club
Indiana Judge Harris Found Guilty of Contempt
The Indiana Supreme Court found Circuit Judge Norval K. Harris of Sullivan guilty of contempt after violating its order to refrain from investigating the Sullivan county prosecutor. Harris surrendered to the court and faces possible jail, fine, or reprimand. impeachment could follow only a felony conviction. He is 59 and his term runs through Jan 1, 1955.
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Indianapolis
Indiana Supreme Court
Norval K. Harris
Sullivan
Harris
Supreme Court
Indiana
High Court
John Knox Purcell
Sullivan County
State Capitol
St. Louis
Millstadt Girl Drowns Wading in Lake
Gwendolyn Westhoff age 15 of Millstadt drowned while wading in a small lake three miles north of Millstadt. She stepped into a hole where water reached 12 feet and died. The sheriff's office reported no foul play suspected.
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Millstadt
Ill
Gwendolyn Westhoff
Here
Sheriff's Office
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