Grand Jurors Subpoenaed In Reds' Trial
New York story notes federal spy hunt grand jury subpoenas issued to testify in the case against 12 top U S Communists challenging juror selection methods as discriminatory. Judge Medina set resumption after defense counsel requested, four jurors questioned on financial status. The defense aims to call additional federal judges to testify while Alger Hiss-related actions loom in the same panel.
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U.S
National Committee
Alger Hiss
FHSS
Strate B
Ater
Whittaker Chambers
Sevists
Harold R. Medina
Richard J. Gladstein
Gladstein
San Francisco
Circuit Court of Appeals
Medina
Poland Cuts Trade With Tito Over Yugoslavia Strain
Poland follows Russia in reducing trade with Yugoslavia by more than 81 percent from last year. The communist paper Erna Ludu cites Belgrade talks setting year trade at 12 million dollars through 1948, accusing Tito’s regime of anti Soviet stance and forecasting further cuts in people’s democracies cooperation. Last month Moscow and Belgrade agreed to shader trade by seven eighths from the prior year.
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Poland
Russia
Yugoslavia
Communist Party
Eribina Ludu
Belgrade
Seners
Marshal Tito
Yugo- Slavia
GOP Will Seek Fusion Candidates for City Elections
Republican leaders in New York announced plans to seek fusion candidates with independent groups for the upcoming November city elections. Secretary of State Thomas J. Curran said after a meeting with four county leaders that a citywide municipal affairs committee would coordinate broader support for the party with allied groups.
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Nevw- York
Thomas J. Curran
Inferno Aboard Eastwind After Collision With Gulfstream
Coast Guard cutter Eastwind burned and vented steam after a collision with tanker Gulfstream off New Jersey. Eleven crew members were killed, three bodies recovered. eight remain aboard for identification. A Coast Guard board delayed hearings to inspect the vessel as Jakarta and Asian delegates discuss possible sanctions and UN action regarding Indonesia and the Dutch conflict.
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Draft Repeal Is Called For By House Members
Washington (INS) Democratic and Republican Congressmen urged repeal of the peacetime draft after Defense Secretary Forrestal announced armed forces at 1,621,800, within the budget limit. Reps Havenner and Bishop backed abolition, while Ker and Vinson opposed such a move with Vinson reiterating universal military training would not be considered this session.
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Forrrestal
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D.-Calif
Bishop
Ker
GOP
Vinson
D.-Ga
Thhe House Group
New TV Channels Planned to Expand Broadcasters in 1949
FCC Chairman Warne Coy said new ultra high frequency channels will open this year, enabling more stations to start construction, especially where no provisions exist in the current band. He noted TV sets can receive both regular and high frequency signals and that only 12 channels are available per area. Coy spoke to 250 CBS executives during a CBS clinic, with allocations in the present band to resume in spring. CBS President Frank Stanton warned only war or a major economic crisis could slow TV growth.
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Federal Communications Commission
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Warne Coy
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Columbia Broadcasting System
CBS Television
CBS
Frank Stanton
Bequest For Buffalo Medical School Supports Research Lab
The University of Buffalo Medical School receives a $432,454 bequest from the will of Mrs. Margaret Berrick Jeret to build equip and maintain a research laboratory. An appraisal shows a gross estate of $1,612,197 and net taxable estate of $1,020,067.
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Buffalo
Buffalo Medical School
Mirs
Margaret Berrick Jeret
Stranded Men To Be Saved In Hudson Bay Rescue
The Canadian Air Force plans to rescue 11 men stranded on a Hudson Bay icefield after their plane was forced down during a Mercy mission. Harold Dunn will be first evacuated due to illness, as operations run from Stevenson Field Winnipeg under Wing Commander A Walmsley. Supplies and Arctic tents were dropped while a light ski craft may land on a 2000 foot ice strip as temperatures fall to 45 below zero.
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Hudson Bay
Harold Dunn
Department of Transport
Arctic
Royal Canadian Air Force
Arctic Circle
C. G. Matiusen
A. B. Morabito
F. Rowe
BR. T. Heasip
Lac
Boy who found horn to receive saxophone from veterans
Henry Lorenz a 15 year old tele graph messenger found a French horn last September and turned it in but retained fame as police mascot and TV appearance. The Jewish War Veterans Post 1167 will present him a saxophone or cornet to honor his honesty and return of the instrument.
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Henry Lorenz
Henry
Bluecoats
David
Kaiser
March of Dimes Seeks Value of 1853 Coin
The March of Dimes drive committee in SAMESTOWN consulted numismatists to determine the true value of a large copper coin found in the downtown wishing well. The coin, about the size of a silver dollar, dated 1853, bears a replica of French Emperor Napoleon on one side and what appears to be the American eagle on the other.
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Samestown
Four Crew Die In B 29 Crash At Great Falls Base
Four of twelve crewmen were killed when a B 29 crashed into a snow covered field minutes after takeoff from Great Falls air base. Three died at the scene, a fourth in hospital hours later. Eight injured, one critical. Air Force plane en route from Smoky Hill to Spokane. A crewman walked five miles to notify officials. Rescue through four foot drifts, no fire, wreckage scattered.
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Mont
Fase
15Th Air Force
Spokane
Wash
Smoky Hill
Salina
Kans
Mares
G O P Maps Complete Rebuilding Plan Suggested
Washington reports indicate Republican leaders discuss rebuilding the party from state and regional levels with plans to present a national conference proposal at Omaha. Maine Senator Brewster and New Hampshire’s Tobey advocate state level revival, broader representation, and a policy statement for the 1939 campaign.
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Ned
Brewster
Maine
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Senate
Yester
National Aire
Cloldpl Crairmanagh DO
Svovr
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Sen
Apehare
SRC Ans
Fe Pice Trbine
John Townsend
Delaware
Congress
Lator Tobey
New Hamopshire
G.O.P
Father Kills Boy and Self in Rochester
Police seek motive in double tragedy as 38 year old tool maker Kusak shoots his 2 year old son Gerland and then ends his life in their Brighton home. Neighbors say he showed signs of distress after a minor operation while wife Meatherine Kusak found the bodies. A sawed off 16 gauge shotgun lay beside the father.
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Stanley J. Kusak
Gerland
Hirusak
Kusak
Brighton
Meatherine Kusek
Husak
Television Seen Curb on Windbags at Michigan Meeting
In Lansing expert Harry Bannister of the Detroit News predicts TV will reshape political speeches by shortening them and boosting audience reaction. He states television will not threaten newspapers but will supplement them by showing the news visually.
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Lansing
Mich
Harry Bannister
Detroit News
Tadio
Man Made Rocks Could Aid Radio, Quartz Growth Per Form
Dr. G T Hohman of Bell Laboratories reports two new man made rocks quartz and tartarate crystal that form from sand water and a small crystal in a high pressure bomb within days. The artificial quartz could supply scarce natural quartz for military radio and radar and improve telecommunication. Builders Earnest Gehler and Albert C Walker are cited.
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Beil Telephone Laboratories
Earnest Qehler
Albert C. Walker
Bell Laboratories
Alaska DC-3 crash leaves two survivors in Kenai wreckage
Rescue teams freed Peter Palmeron and Captain R P Lane after they hung for hours in the Alaska Airlines DC-3 fuselage. Four others died when the aircraft plunged into a hillside on the Kenai Peninsula Thursday night. Stewardess Lucina Nims remained missing, with clothing found among debris suggesting she was aboard. Other aboard were Co-Pilot Robert Stevens Rascoe Spears and Stanley Fillman. Palmero and Land were hospitalized in critical and serious condition with frozen feet and injuries.
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Alaska
Peter Palmeron
Gowrn
R. PD. Lane
Alaska Airlines
Kenai Peninsula
Lucina Nims
Everson
Wash
Robert Stevens
Seattle
Rascoe Spears
Dillingham
Stanley Fillman
Anchorage
Palmero
San Francisco
Pal
Fencing Master Buried in Heidelberg Death Tragedy
Scar faced ex students from Heidelberg University buried 75 year old Jakob Umrath senene drill master of prewar student fraternities. Umrath died from a fractured skull after falling down a flight of stairs in Heidelberg Germany.
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Heidelberg
Germany
Heidelberg University
Jakob Umrath
Umrath
Draining the Plumbing Advice for Winter Prep
A long established tip explains draining guidance for oil burners and coal stokers when cold weather nears. It covers closing the main shut off, opening fixtures, draining hot water tanks, checking drain cocks, disconnecting pipes, and filling traps with antifreeze or kerosene, with notes to send home repair queries to Mr. Cobb.
Abandoned Money Enriches State to Tune of 1 287 191
New York's treasury gained 1,287,191 in abandoned deposits turned over to the state this year. Comptroller Frank C. Moore said the fund includes 837,907 in long untouched bank deposits, 125,223 from liquidations, and 24,161 in utility deposits unclaimed after five years. The 1947-48 total, excluding one item, was 2,195,272. Banks and utilities must advertise unclaimed holdings. 750,000 is kept for refunds while the rest funds postwar reconstruction.
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Albany
New York
Frank C. Moore
Tha Comptoller
Churches OK Merger Plan
The union of the Reformed Church in America and the United Presbyterian Church moved toward final approval by spring assemblies after a three day conference with 40 representatives. Dr. Robert W. Gibson and Dr. Luman J. Shafer announced the favorable action. The plans call for joint assemblies on May 20 to 25 at Buck Hill Falls Pa. Minor changes were reported to the master plan.
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Mich
Union
Robert W. Gibson
Pittsburgh
Luman J.shafer
New York City
Reformed Church
Buck Hill Falls
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