Prosecution Witnesses Ickes Condon Questioned in Copson Espionage Trial
Washington dispatch reports defense witnesses Harel L Ickes and Dr Edward A Condon and wife Emilie were called but answered few questions. They testified under vigorous objection by prosecutor John M Kelley Jr as Judge Albert L Reeves sought to limit prejudicial material from FBI files referenced on Page 7 Column 2.
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Harel L. Ickés
Judith. Copson
Ickes
de Condon
U.S. Bureau of Standards
Emilie
John. M. Kelley, Jr
Condon
FBI
Waitkus Shot in Chicago Hotel by 19 Year Old
Eddie Waitkus Philadelphia Phillies first baseman was shot in the chest by Ruth Ann Steinhagen a 19 year old Chicago typist. She said she was driven by an urge to kill and that Waitkus reminded her of her father. Doctors expect a slow recovery and possible loss of season.
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INS
Eddie Waitkus
Philadelphia Phillies
Ruth Ann Steinhagen
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Waitkus
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Phillies
Chicago Cubs
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Melrose
Mass
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Waittkus
John Warren
Gieseller
Drought Grips Area As Rain Appears Unlikely
Weatherman Andrew P. Keller reports no measurable precipitation for a 22nd day and a fourth day of heat. He notes rain remains west of Buffalo, with heavy showers from Buffalo to Chicago, Canton and western Pennsylvania. Keller foresees another dry day ahead with southeasterly winds and highs in the mid seventies.
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Andrew P. Keller
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Chicago
Lake
Canton
Pennsylvania
Keller
Mercury
Fragmentary entry hints at Monday statement in brief
A fragment notes a Monday statement or remark attributed to a person or group in a distant region. The text is incomplete, offering few clear names, dates, or locations, and does not reveal a full event or outcome.
Prisoners Protest Lost Beer at Raleigh Central Prison
About 40 inmates held a brief sit down strike at Central Prison after a homemade beer brew was discovered. Warden Joe Crawford promised to investigate their complaints. Lifers William A. Cook and J. H. Massey were placed in solitary for related infractions, with Cook accused of making beer from potato peels meat and sugar and Massey for cursing a guard.
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Raleigh
N.o. UP
Central Prison
Joe Crawford
J. B. Moore
William A. Cook
J. H. Massey
Moore
Anything for Proof HOLLYWOOD (JP)
Priscila Tomlinson, a brown-eyed premedical student, marries blue-eyed microbiologist Hugh Tandy Gardner on the Bride and Groom radio show to settle their eye color heredity debate. She is queen of the University of Washington campus, meets Gardner in an embryology class, and the couple vows to test if brown eyes dominate blue in offspring.
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Hollywood
Priscila Tomlinson
Hugh Tandy Gardner
Miss Tomlinson
University of Washington
Gardner
Missoula
Mont
Tomlinson
Senate Near Vote on 4 Labor Bill Changes
Senate edges toward a vote on four bipartisan amendments to the Administration labor bill to replace Taft-Hartley with a broader Wagner Act framework. Proposals include requiring bargaining on request, affidavits on leadership, financial disclosures, and free speech safeguards. Taft predicts all four amendments pass today as national emergency strike showdown looms.
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Senate
Washington
Lucas
Illinois
Taft
Ohio
Douglas
Hill
Dlla
Main hangar at Hancock Field damaged by fire
Fire at Hancock Field damaged the main hangar at Mativdale as flames swept the roof. Syracuse departments battled the blaze for about thirty minutes, saving eight planes and pushing others to safety. The hangar, part of the pending Hancock Airport terminal project, was set to open in July per Commissioner William Barry.
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Mativdale
Army
Syracuse
Fure
William Barry
Missionary Returns From Shanghai Doubts Red Rule
A Syracuse missionary, Gordon L. Johnson, says neither Communism nor democracy will take hold in China and warns predictions are unreliable. He relates evacuation from Shanghai, noting daily changes and dismissing most experts as wrong. Johnson, former treasurer for Baptist missions in China, has returned home with his wife and two sons. The full account continues on page 2.
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China
Gordon L. Johnson
Shanghai
Gorden L. Johnson
Glasster
Johnson
All Baptist Missions
Harvester to Close Auburn Factory in 1950
The international Harvester Company announced the Auburn plant will discontinue operations effective November 1 1950. Plant shutdowns begin next year with about 1800 workers affected including 1300 long‑term employees receiving termination allowances. The firm cites competitive disadvantages due to industry shifts and rising transportation costs.
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Auburn
International Harvester Company
Ralph C. Archer
Archer
Divorce Debate Sparks at Reno Dinner
Roy Griswold urged lessons from divorce courts saying a wealthy husband may be tight while a wife runs off with a penniless nightclub dancer. He warned that "tight husbands make loose wives" in a cleareyed discussion of marriage laws.
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Roy Griswold
Reno
Tax Agents Patrol Border to Curb Liquor Smuggling
Massachusetts tax agents patrolled the New Hampshire border in radio equipped cars to stop foreign liquor smuggling. The move, ordered by Tax Commissioner Henry F. Long, follows New Hampshire opening a state liquor store at Seabrook across the line, making liquor cheaper there.
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Boston
Massachusetts
New Hampshire
Henry F. Long
Seabrook
Hampshire
Food Price Index Dips 55 Cents at Wholesale Level
New York Dun and Bradstreet wholesale food price index fell to 5.68 from 5.75 a week earlier, about 21 percent below the year ago level of 7.48. The index tracks wholesale cost of a pound of 31 common foods. Flour wheat corn oats ham butter cottonseed oil and eggs rose this week while rye barley beef lard cocoa potatoes steers hogs and jambs fell.
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New. York
Dun & ‘Bradstreet
Hooded band kidnaps Navy veteran in Birmingham attack
A 31-year-old Navy veteran reported being kidnapped and flogged by a hooded band who left his two young children at home. He, B. G. Stowall of Suburban Fairmont, said he was lashed 20 times with a feather thong. Police noted this as the third such act in five days in the Birmingham area.
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Birmingham
Ala
B. G. Stowall
Fairmont
McVanes
Heat Wave and Floods Drive Death Toll Across Regions
Heat wave and drought threaten crops and spark forest fire risks in the northeast, raising New England deaths to 15 over three days. North Texas flash floods claim 21 lives, while the Pacific Northwest faces fire danger from dry conditions. In the Midwest, showers bring moisture and a brighter crop outlook as fires in the Adirondack Mountains remain under control.
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New England
Texas
Pacific Northwest
Middle West
New England States
New York State
Adirondack Mountains
Clark calls Hoover resignation report ridiculous
Clark denounces as ridiculous a report that J Edgar Hoover had resigned as FBI chief. The Washington Times Herald noted Hoover’s supposed resignation following a row with Attorney General. White House press secretary Ross said no public word existed before Clark and Ross commented. FBI declined to comment.
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Clark
J. Edgar Hoover
FBI
Washington
Times- Herald
Hoover
Attorney ‘General
Judith _Copton
White House
The
Ross
Crisp
Justice Department
Auto Victim Dies in Onondaga after June 3 Crash
Gabriel Docter eight of 405 Seeley Road died at Onondaga General Hospital from injuries after being struck by a car driven by James J. Murphy of Corning at Harrison and Warren Streets. He suffered a fractured left shoulder and knee abrasions. Murphy, cited for failure to yield to a pedestrian, faces a June 29 hearing. Police Sgt. Dennis Flynn and Officer Ralph Camp investigated.
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Seeley Rd
Onondaga Generali Hospital
Docter
James J. Murphy
Corning
Harrison and Warren Sts
Murphy
Afting
Dennis Flynn
Ralph Camp
How to Write Your Congressman in Inquiry
In response to inquiry the Herald Journal publishes the names of New York State Senators and the Onondaga County Congressman to whom readers may write regarding measures in Congress. U S Senator Robert F Wagner Washington D C U S Senator Irving M Ives Washington D C Rep R Walter Riehlman House Office Building Washington D C
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Robert F. Wagner
Senate
Washington
D.C
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Walter Riehlman
House
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