Accused in Red Plot Slack faces Tennessee espionage charges
Alfred Dean Slack, charged with espionage in the Klaus Fuchs ring, left Utica for a Knowville hearing. FBI arrested Slack last week. he is accused of feeding samples of RDX to Harry Gold for transmission to a Soviet courier. Gold awaits trial. another American, David Greenmass, 28, was arrested in New York for supplying atomic secrets.
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Alfred Dean Slack
Klaus Fuchs
Alica
Tennessee
FBI
Slack
U.S
Harry Gold
Gold
Philadelphia
U. S
Gerald K. Nellis
Utica
Clarence Doll
Charles Gosslin
Gerald O'Connor
Knowville
Tenn
Albany
James T. Foley
Oneida County
Kingsport
Lewis Slack
Alfred Slack No
Knoxville
David Greenmass
New York City
Heas
74 Feared Dead As Munitions Ship Explodes
A British freighter laden with explosives blew up in the Red Sea last night. Most of its 73 British and Indian crew were killed or missing and presumed dead. The 7319 ton Indian Enterprise, bound for Calcutta from London, shattered by the blast, hurled mangled bodies and survivors into the sea. Authorities could not yet confirm casualty figures.
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Alexandria
Egypt
Red Sea
Calcutta
London
Temperatures Start Climb Amid Warmer Forecast
Weatherman Andrew P. Keller notes the average yesterday was 51 degrees, 14 below normal, marking the coldest day this month. Overnight low reached 52 with 10 degree rise. expected high today, 70 tomorrow with southwest to west winds. Rainfall this month remains about half an inch below normal at .16 inches since the 34th.
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Andrew P. Keller
Keller
Allen
Dennis Appeal Due Ahead Of Conspiracy Conviction
Eugene Dennis Communist Party general secretary moved from his prison cell to confer with attorneys as he prepares for a conspiracy case verdict starting tomorrow. He is serving a year for contempt of Congress after defying a subpoena.
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Dennis
NEW York Cp
Eugene Dennis
Communist Party
Congress
Editorial on UN crime bill faces enforcement doubts
Marquis Childs notes in Capital Calling that today’s measures against mass murder gain merit though enforcement may be weak. The page announces features on editorial commentary, a crossword, and regular sections, with cartoons and amusements on pages 12 and 15.
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United Nations
Marquis Childs
Coluin
Pmge
Los Angeles Becomes Nation's Fourth Largest City
Detroit loses rank as Los Angeles rises to fourth largest in the nation. Preliminary 1950 census puts Los Angeles at 839,637 or 116,419 more than Detroit, reflecting a significant population shift and offering a new urban milestone for the West Coast city.
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Deiroie
Detroit
Los Angeles
Western European plan to pool coal and steel aims to banish war
Six nations led by France and chaired by Robert Schuman launched a historic coal and steel pooling conference. The plan seeks a supranational authority over production, pledging to surrender some sovereignty to a united European edifice while Britain contemplates joining. Schuman urged bold, team-like cooperation beyond formal rules as sessions begin.
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Paris
Robert Schmann
Europe
Britain
Ines
Schuman
Isin
France
Germany
Belgium
Italy
Netherlands
Luxembourg
Judy Garland Cuts Throat In Despondent Fit
Judy Garland reportedly cut her throat in a moment of anguish at her Sunset Boulevard home. The wound was not serious, according to MGM publicity aid Ralph Wheelwright, who spoke to reporters as Garland, Vincent Minelli, Carlton Alsop, and Myrtle Tully were in conference about her future at Evansview Drive. The studio described her state as strained and hysterical during the episode.
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Holexwood
Judy Garland
Miss Garland
Vincent Minelli
Ralph Wheelwright
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Sunset Blvd
Evansview Dr
Carlton Alsop
Myrtle Tully
Miss Cgarland
Cohenn
Four Men Arrested Over Counterfeit $10 Bills in Hamburg Area
The U S Secret Service reports the arrest of four men for attempting to resume circulation of counterfeit ten dollar bills in the Hamburg area. Edwin Manning said seven bogus notes came from one suspect who admitted trying to pass some at Hamburg Raceway. Another suspect was accused of supplying the bills.
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Butfalo Cti
U. S. Secret Service
Edwin Manning
Secret Service
Hamburg
Quake Kills 17 in East Java, Hundreds Injured
Seventeen sons were reported killed today and hundreds injured in an earthquake in East Java. The tremor caused widespread damage across the region, with rescue teams still tallying casualties as aftershocks continued. Local officials urged residents to seek safety and avoid unstable structures.
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Jakarta
Ins
East Java
Vienna accounting group hints at cross border talks
The article reports on progress in negotiations involving Hungary and Austria over a business figure named Vogeler facing espionage related imprisonment. It notes a possible release, while detailing a cross border exchange theme and references to a chemical company and political leadership in the region.
Sirm of Park & Milord stockholders vote on directors
New York stockholders for the 10 year old Sirm of Park and Milord Inc will vote on June 26 to determine the nomination and leadership for the board. The action will influence management and future policies of the company.
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New York
Park & Miford, Inc
To & Milord
Senate OK On Benefit Bill Seen To Expand Social Security
The Senate votes this afternoon on a popular plan to widen social security. It would add about 10 million workers to coverage, raise current benefits by roughly 85 to 90 percent, and nearly double future benefits. Amendments target tax base hikes from 3,000 dollars to up to 4,800, and whether each year of coverage increases benefits.
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Washington
Senate
House
Senate Finance Committee
Finance Committee
Red Hunters For Hoover Campaign Push
J Edgar Hoover urged an expansion of the FBI by 300 agents to pursue Communist spies. House and Senate appropriations panels reportedly backed the director's request, with a Senate subcommittee recommendation likely to be approved by full committees. Hoover claimed 34 000 known Communists and 000 Red China adherents threaten the United States as a potential fifth column.
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Washington
J. Edgar Hoover
FBI
House Appropriations Committee
Senate Appropriations Subcommittee
Senate
Hoover
China
United States
Drowning death of 9 year old at Chautauqua Lake
A nine year old boy, Harold Conner of Lakewood, drowned at Chautauqua Lake near Jamestown after stepping into the water while fishing from a pier. Authorities reported he lost balance and entered the lake as strong currents and splashing alarms followed.
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Jamestown
York
Chautauqua Lake
Harold Conner
Lakewood
Milis on Strike ROVE UP in Italy’s 500.074 rate surge
The report notes a strike affecting Milis in Italy amid a sharp rise in the 500.074 rate and non-Communist reactions. Details are scarce, but the situation signals labor unrest and economic pressure influencing policy.
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Italy
Acheson Defends State Department To Governors
Secretary of State Acheson told governors at White Sulphur Springs that the State Department is a good clean outfit and has no worries about his associates. He described efforts to weed out subversives and noted the department’s quiet postwar reorganizations as proof of loyalty and security.
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White Sulphur Springs
W. Va
Acheson
State Department
McCarthy
R.wis
Buyer Slack About Where He Put Money
Detroit report: Harold Hoffman, visiting Royal Oak, bought slacks and found a $61 roll of bills and a $90.05 endorsed check in the pockets. Hoffman notified police. checks were traced to Milton Pierce, who claimed he forgot the purchase and money before. In Dayton, a porch incident ended without harm when a water pistol was mistaken for a weapon.
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Detroit
Milton Pierce
Harold Hoffman
Hoffman
Royal Oak
Pierce
Dayton
West Side
Boy Stricken With Polio in City Hospital
The city reports its first poliomyelitis victim for 1950, a 1 year old Syracuse resident rushed to City Hospital after onset of paralysis last Wednesday. Dr. Robert Marquardt notes Syracuse cases and city totals: 21 residents and 45 nonresidents admitted last year, with three fatalities.
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City Hospital
Robert Marquardt
Syracuse
GOP Leader Found Dead in Home
West Hartford Connecticut Harold E Mitchell a Republican National Committee member was found dead in his pajama clad body lying on a bathroom floor by the family maid Mrs Mabel Wilson Autopsy by Coroner Louis W Schaefer cites acute heart failure as the cause of death at age 48.
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West Hartford
Conn
Republican National
Harold E. Mitchell
Mabel Wilson
Louis W. Schaefer
Tcell
Quints Reported Born in Nigeria in Lagos News
Lagos reports say a set of quintuplets four boys and a girl were born in Paniso, Kang Province of Nigeria. The mother is described as Yer Dela, a native, with details arriving from Lagos sources.
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Quints
Nigeria
Lagos
INS
Paniso
Kang Province
Yer
Dela
Births at Lerophi Rate Sets Camperyy Pace
Odds on births at Lerophi show a 1 rate apress omer pats of o ance camperyy. A remote estimate cites $2.2 and 328. This fragment notes betting odds and a monetary figure tied to a birth event in Lerophi.
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Lerophi
House Move Aids Smaller Businesses
Democratic tax managers plan a bill to cut excise taxes by about 1.01 billion dollars a year while adding a corporation tax increase to avoid a veto. The House Ways and Means Committee voted 433 million dollars in new taxes to offset the cuts, meeting President Truman’s demand. The plan would cut excises on fur coats, movies, jewelry, travel tickets and more by Sept. 1, with a large corporate tax boost to nearly fully offset the loss.
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Washington
House
Ways and Means Committee
Truman
Thos
White House
Congress
Senate
Rep
Mills
D-Ark
Milk Strike's End Hinted Hopes for Settlement in Pittsburgh
Mayor David Lawrence expressed cautious optimism after a late night meeting between dairy company and union officials. He said negotiators were surprisingly close and would reconvene today following a second session called by the mayor. The dispute has halted dairy supplies across seven western Pennsylvania counties for ten days.
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Pittsburgh
David Lawrence
Pennsylvania
Lawrence
Metal Workers to Go On Strike Across New Mexico Shops
Metal workers in Albuquerque plan a strike today at 15 New Mexico and West Teday shops. Nine private contractors at Sandia secret weapons base near Albuquerque and three at Los Alamos are involved. No government operated projects are affected.
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Alblquerque
N. M
New Mexico
West Teday
Sandia Secret
Here
Los Alamos
Sinkings Kill 15 in Hong Kong Disaster
Hong Kong reports a deadly incident with at least 15 people killed as unidentified vessels sank near a harbor. Local authorities urged calm as rescue teams searched for survivors and secured the area amid ongoing investigations.
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Alfred Dean Black
Ida Jean Kain de. Dean
Mary Haworth Haroscore
Relic
Hungary
Vogeler
ST. Stefan’s Crown
Vienna
Austria
Vogrter
Mogretey
Baltumore
Iday
National Association of Coat
Dasison Chemical Co
Hunga
Robert A. Vogeler
Red Hunters
Chautauqua
Milis
Eddie Olmsted
Connie Chapman
Warners
David Chapman
Connie
St. Joseph's Hospital
Bureau
Lebanon
GOP
Hong Kong
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