Typewriter Bid Cited in Hiss Trial Witness Testimony
A former Hiss handyman testified an FBI agent offered 200 for Hisss typewriter the key exhibit in the second perjury trial. Raymond Catlett identified Special Agent Cortland Jones as the man, and described rides and beer with two agents during questioning about the case.
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New York
G?p
Alger Hiss
FBI
Hiss
State Department
Raymond Catlett
Cortland Jones
U. S
Thomas F. Murphy
Catlett
Jones
Murphy
Oneida Booth
Whittaker Chambers
Priscilla
Chambers
Witness describes beer episode with FBI agents in Hiss case
Catlett testified that after FBI questioning in Washington about the Hiss case two agents drove him to Roslyn Virginia bought eight beer cans and roamed streets. He named one agent Jones and described the other as a stout fellow.
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FBI
Catlett
Washington
Hiss
Roslyn
She Prefers Jail To Paying Fines
Mrs. Louella Puett, 70, an attorney, defies 39 traffic tickets and five warrants saying she will not pay any fines even if jailed. She cited a recent foot operation and limited mobility, and was released on bond after pleading innocent to 34 parking violations and five other offenses.
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Detroit
Mich
ULP
Louella Puett
John D. Watts
Coed Slaying Triggers Iowa Campus Ban on Student Activities
Iowa City authorities link the strangulation death of Margaret Jackson to a Sigma Phi Epsilon party. Robert Bednasek, a 24 year old senior, is charged with murder and pleads not guilty. campus orders ban alcohol and gambling in housing, cancel most Sigma Phi Epsilon social events, place members on probation, and call a faculty review of campus social controls and chaperone duties.
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Iowa City
Margaret Jackson
University of Iowa
Sigma Phi Epsilon Fraternity
Robert E. Bednasek
Miss Jackson
Bednasek
Walter E. Goetsch
Sigma Phi Epsilon
Dean Warns of Dismissal for Off Campus Student Misconduct
Dean Goetsch states that any student found drinking or gambling in off campus housing could face university dismissal. The warning targets all student residences and emphasizes strict disciplinary action for violations.
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Goetsch
Talkative parakeet surprises Milwaukee visitors
A blue parakeet at the Wagner home in Milwaukee greets guests with snippets of chatter. The tiny bird may demand a name and even recite lines from Hamlet, perched on a guest's shoulder during cocktail hour.
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Milwaukee
R. S. Wagner
Christopher
Hamlet
Chennault Is Assaulted At Hong Kong Airport
Hong Kong AP reports Maj. Gen. Claire Chennault head of the Chinese Nationalists Transport was attacked by a disgruntled former employee at the Hong Kong airport. Police, riot squads and dozens of CAT staff intervened as planes were sabotaged. six months severance pay demanded and denied. Chennault and Whiting Willauer later flew to Taipeh with CAT planes.
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Hong Kong
Claire
Chennault
CAT
Whiting Willauer
Taipeh
Taiwan
Formosa
Hong, Kong
Chen Jnault
Plane crash victim dies in Washington
Philip Shapiro, 51, of New York City, died at Bolling Air Force Hospital. He was the sixth fatality from Monday night's Capital Airlines crash near National Airport after being among 19 original survivors pulled from the Potomac River wreckage.
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Washington
Philip, Shapiro
New York City
Bolling Air Force Hospital
Capital Airlines
Shapiro
Potomac River
National Airport
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