Thomas From Page One Court Sentence of Parnell Thomas
Former House Un American Activities Committee chair Parnell Thomas received a sentencing after a fraud trial. He faced a maximum 32 years and a $40,000 fine for kickback schemes tied to his office payroll. His wife Mrs. Thomas announced intent to seek his vacant Congressional seat in New Jersey.
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Spy
UN American Acivities Committee
Amelia Wilson Stiles
Mt. Vernon
Parnell Thomas
Committee On un-American Activities
Seventh
New Jersey
J. Parnell Thomas
Alfred E. Driscoll
New Jersey Today
J. Parnell, Jr
Stiles Thomas
Holtzoff
un-American Activities Committee
FBI
RPI Announces New All Electronic Color TV System
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute unveils an in lab color television system enabling black and white reception of color broadcasts. Developed by Victor A. Babits and H. Frank Hicks Jr under Prof. Wynant J. Williams, the design differs from major manufacturers. No manufacturing plans yet.
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Troy UP
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Wynant J. Williams
Electrical Engineering
Federal Communications Commission
Victor A. Babits
H. Frank Hicks
Williams
New Formula Slated on Farm Prices
Washington reports a new modernized parity standard will replace the old parity formula effective January 1 to compute farm product prices. The change, aimed at fairness, uses demand and production costs from the prior decade, generally raising parity for livestock and products while lowering crop prices.
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Washington (P
Congress
Credit Man Warns Against Welfare Mirage At Canners Meeting
Dr. Carl D. Smith of New York City warned at the New York State Canners convention that America must guard against the fool's paradise of the welfare state for growth while noting depreciation for aging human life should not be ignored. Henry P. Taylor of Walkerton urged greater business publicity of its achievements in happiness and contentment for Americans.
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Buffalo P.—America
National Credit Research Foundation
Carl D. Smith
New York City
Association of New York State Canners
Henry P. Taylor
Walkerton
W. Va
National Canners Association
Oswego Enforces Parking Ban Tows Fourteen Cars
Oswego police towed fourteen automobiles from city streets last night to enforce an all night parking ban. Tows cleared space for Department of Works plans to operate. Camden Central basketball teams schedule two non league away games this weekend at Carthage and Lowville with a home date January 6 against Altmar Parish.
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Oswego
Department of Works Plans
Cagers
Camden
Camden Central
Carthage
Lowville
Altmar-Parish
Action Nears On Jerusalem UN Rule Battle
In New York the United States Britain and Israel push their case in the UN General Assembly over placing Jerusalem under UN rule. The 35 to 13 committee vote backed a Australia El Salvador Russia and Lebanon joint proposal to govern the city. Jordan opposed surrender of its old walled area amid intense lobbying and warnings the population would not accept outside rule.
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New York
Israel
United States
Britain
United Nations Assembly
Jerusalem
Jordan
Australia
el Salvador
Russia
Lebanon
Abdullah
Priests and Nuns Stand Trial Over Soviet Spies in Belgrade
A Yugoslav court holds a week long trial of twelve Russians accused of espionage and anti Tito propaganda. Most defendants admit guilt but claim they acted as Soviet citizens supplying information. Two defendants die or fall ill before trial.
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Tito
Russia
Belgrade
Krishko
Boremovic
Vladimir Ogniev
Sarajevo
Ksenia Konrad
Anatolyi Polyakov
Ilya Zherebkov
Vasiliya Kostryukov
Vadim Gesler
Peter Sokolov
Georgi Olyshevski
Vladislav Nehrudov
Alexander Krasilnikov
Lenin
Finland
Byrd Urges Tax Opposition and Budget Cuts
Senator Byrd warns that new taxes risk deepening a recession as budget plans for the year ahead loom. He outlines three Congressional options and favors a balanced budget with no new taxes, proposing sizable cuts in domestic civilian functions veterans foreign aid and national defense to curb spending.
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Byrd
Truman
Virginia
Congress
Boston milk firm runs school to teach soda jerking
A Boston company runs a unique school teaching the art of soda jerking. The program trains students in delivering shaved ice and fountain drinks with flair, aiming to produce expert jerks for the beverage trade.
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Boston
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