Supreme Court Upholds Witness Right to Silence in Contempt Case
The Supreme Court ruled 8 to 1 that a witness may decline to answer Communist connection questions to avoid self incrimination. Justice Black wrote the opinion. Clark did not participate. The decision affects witnesses before grand juries, committees, and agencies, marking a boost for individual rights amid anti-Communist efforts. Patricia Blau of Denver challenged the questions after a 1948 grand jury appearance.
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Supreme Court
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Denver
U. S
New York
Government Orders 28 Percent Cut in Natural Rubber Use
The National Production Authority ordered January and February quotas reducing natural rubber use in new tires by 28 percent from November levels. The November quota was 52,000 tons, with total rubber consumption for the month at 90,000 tons. January and February quotas will hold at about 38,000 tons, offset by more synthetic rubber.
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Washington
National Production Authority
NPA
Train collision injures seventeen after landslide in Sunbury
A northbound Pennsylvania passenger train struck a landslide near Fitler, derailing four cars and the locomotive. Four crewmen and 13 passengers were injured, none seriously, as the Harrisburg to Erie train derailed but remained on the tracks with four sleepers still in place.
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Sunbury
Pennsylvania
Fitler
Today’s Features and Regular Pages Listing
A brief page index lists sections for comics Ide Jean Kain Dr. Dean Crossword Mary Haworth Horoscope Amusements Financial Bridges Inq Reporters Classified Music City Life Radio TV Deaths Social Earl Wilson Sports Editorials Winchell and Letters. The note indicates pages 34 and 35 and a pictures page.
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Jean Kain
Dean
Mary Haworth
Inq
City Life
Radio-Tv
Earl Wilson
Winchell
Ilse Koch Pretends Insanity in German Murder Trial
Two court medical experts testified Ilse Koch known as the Beast of Buchenwald appeared to feign insanity to halt her murder trial. They reported she showed violence in prison, admitted sins to a hospital psychiatrist, then briefly acted normally asking for a cigarette. The court adjourned to decide on continuing the trial.
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Augsburg
Germany
Ilse Koch
Buchenwald
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Rudolf Englert
Tise
Albert Sighart
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Englert
Senate moves to trim excess profits tax proposal
Senate Finance Committee began drafting an excess profits tax bill and seeks a smaller cut than the House plan. Senator George aims to lower the exemption ceiling and protect growing businesses while preserving revenue for defense spending. The measure could be ready for Senate action by next Monday.
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Washington
Senate Finance Committee
Bmausey
George
D-Ga
House
Senate
Harvard Lampoon Fined for Obscene Pamphlets
The Harvard Lampoon was fined $100 in Cambridge for selling and distributing obscene pamphlets. The indictment followed a Lampoon issue a judge denounced as filthy and licentious.
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Cambridge, Mass
Harvard Lampoon
Undergraduate Comic Monthly
Lampoon
Rhee Won't Compromise on Korea War Defenses
President Syngman Rhee rejected any compromise with Chinese Communists even if they halted at the 38th Parallel. He said he ordered the Korean ambassador to inform the United Nations that after heavy sacrifices to check aggression unification, no concession is possible. Rhee cited Lt. Gen. Walton Walker stating Seoul would be defended, though specifics were not given.
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Korea
Syngman Rhee
38Th Parallel
North
South Korea
Rhee
Washington
United Nations
Walton H. Walker
U. S. Eighth Army
Boy Bouts Thief, Shoots Own Foot
Detroit report says 17 year old Ernest Bafile wrestled a shotgun from an intruder at the grocery where he worked. The weapon fired accidentally wounding him in the foot and costing a toe in amputation while the would be thief fled.
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Detroit
Ernest BaSla
Bafile
Surprise Snow Triggers Citywide Traffic Snarl in Syracuse
A surprise heavy snowfall dumped six to eight inches over Syracuse, snarling traffic as thousands struggled to reach work. The weatherman forecast two to three more inches tonight while city crews and Onondaga County plows labored to clear main routes and downtown areas.
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Syracuse
Onondaga County Highway Department
City Public Works
Frank W. Harmon
Nehru Says Chinese Troops Halt East of Lhasa
In Parliament Nehru reports Chinese Communist forces have not advanced beyond Chamda, about 300 miles east of Lhasa, for several weeks. This statement frames regional military activity during the current crisis.
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New Delhi
India
Jawaharlal Nehru
Parliament Today
Chamda
Lhasa
Russians offer deal on Korea at Glen Cove dinner
Latin American sources report Soviet Foreign Minister Vishinsky told Colombia’s Roberto Urdaneta Arbeláez that Moscow would back Chinese withdrawal from Korea only if Beijing gains equal say in Formosa talks. The comment came as India drafted a cease fire plan and a UN buffer zone, while Washington maintained Formosa patrols.
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Korea
Red China
Formosa
Andrei ¥. Vishinsky
Roberto Urdaneta Arbelaez
Colombia
United Nations
Glen Cove
Visheinsky
Urdanéta
Russia
Vishinsky
Peiping
Plane Crash Kills 2 at Bol Ling Field
Washington UP reports an Air Force captain and a sergeant died when their B 26 Invader stalled in light snow and crashed 1 800 feet short of Bol Ling Field main runway, nosed into the ground and somersaulted into a corrugated metal supply building.
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Washington
Bolling Field
Costello to Seek Fresh 1 Percent Sales Tax Vote
Mayor Corcoran urged the Common Council to preserve city services as part of a wartime mobilization effort. Francis M. Costello Democratic minority leader said he would request reconsideration of the 1 percent sales tax after it had been defeated in two council votes. Fire Chief Connelly warned the budget shortfall could force closing three more firehouses.
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Common Council
Francis M. Costello
Costello
Willam J. Connelly
Bert, H. Lehman
Anna M. Rosenberg
Defense
Connelly
Council
Riots in Singapore as Muslims clash over custody case
British troops moved into riot torn Singapore streets to fight fanatical mobs stirred by a court fight over custody of 13 year old Maria Bertha Hertogh. About 5 000 Malayans stormed the Sapreme Court Building while thousands more marched toward a Catholic convent where the child and her mother were in hiding. Europeans were attacked and vehicles burned as the unrest continued for hours.
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Sapreme Court
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Leanvent
Mickey Cohen associate Sam Rummel slain in Hollywood
Sam Rummel, 52, a prominent attorney who represented gambler Mickey Cohen, was found shot to death on the front steps of his home in Hollywood. Detectives say the death appears to be murder under mysterious circumstances with a possible homicide.
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Hollywood
Sam Rummel
Mickey Cohen
Rummel
Cohen
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San Fernando Valley
Supreme Court grants federal control of tideland oil
The Supreme Court adopted a final decree giving the federal government full dominion over submerged oil lands off Texas and Louisiana. It also required Texas and Louisiana to provide a true and full accounting of all oil revenue since June 3, 1950, the date of the decision sustaining federal claims.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Texas
Louisiana
Drug Crackdown Plan Takes Shape in New York
Mayor Tri pellitteri convened city officials at city hall to map a crackdown on drug traffic to teenagers, outlining coordinated actions and enforcement steps to curb youth drug access and use.
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New York
INS
Tripellitteri
Safe Cracking At Camleron's Diner Returns $950
Police investigate a safe burglary at Cam leron's Diners 508 Erle Blvd W. The rear door lock was forced and the safe over 350 pounds was ripped from hinges. About $950 was taken while the diner was closed Sunday. Detective Fitzgibbons notes the loss.
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Camleron
Erle Blvd
Donald Fogarty
John Keenan
Fitzgibbons
French End Hunt For Jewel Thieves
Paris police say the four year hunt ends with two ex convicts confessing to stealing 100000000 francs in jewels and money from Madame Lucienne Benitez Rexach in a hotel on January 4 1947. The jewels remain missing and the money is spent.
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Paris
Lucienne Benitez-Rexach
United States
Rent Control Bill Goes Before House
The House was to send to the White House today a compromise 90 day rent control extension after the Senate gave final approval Friday. Under current law federal rent controls expire automatically December 31 unless communities act to continue them until June 30.
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Washington
House
White House
Senate
MacArthur Reports UN Victory Confidence From Korea Fronts
General MacArthur flew to Korea to inspect front lines as UN forces pull back from Changjin area. He said UN command is intact, morale high, and fighting strength remains strong despite heavy losses to Chinese troops. He noted Chinese claims of UN losses are exaggerated and described ground gained by UN units as solid. The general’s remarks followed his Tokyo return after touring northwest and northeast fronts.
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Mac
Arthur
Korea
United Nations Command
Hamhung
Changjin Reservoir
Hungnam
U. S. 10Th Corps
MacArthur
United Nations
Senate Votes on Food Aid to Tito Amid Crisis
The Senate opened voting on amendments to a bill authorizing 38 million dollars in drought relief food aid to Yugoslavia. Senator McCarran proposed boosting the total to 60 million by dipping into ECA funds to cover obligations, as the chamber weighs how far to go in backing Belgrade amid broader Western containment of Soviet aggression.
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Senaté
Yugoslavia
McCarran
D-New
Economic Cooperation Administration
ECA
Montgomery Weds Ana in Sag Harbor Ceremony
Screen star and television producer Montgomery wed Ana Montgomery in Sag Harbor attended by Mrs. Elizabeth Harkness of New York. The ceremony took place Saturday with a local Sag Harbor judge officiating.
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Robers
Montgomery
Elizabeth, Harkness
New York
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