Hiss Testifies About Byrnes Call On Red Probe
Alger Hiss testified under cross examination that in March 1936 his senior, James F. Byrnes, then Secretary of State, asked about rumors of his Communist ties and that he alerted the FBI. He said he saw Whittaker Chambers 15 times from 1934 to 1935 and denied organizing an ambush at Chambers home.
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New York
Alger Hiss
James F. Byrnes
Hiss
FBI
State, Department
Thomas F. Murphy
Murphy
Whittaker Chambers
Ferm
Chambers
Volta Places
Washington, D. C
Judge Allen hears rebuttal in Coplon espionage trial
The defense rested in the Judith Coplon espionage trial as the government began rebuttal. William Foley, Coplon’s former boss at the Justice Department, testified to counter the FBI decoy memo. Chambliss and Shimkin followed, denying geophone sales to Amtorg. The FBI notes in Coplon’s purse tied Amtorg to Geophysical Research Corp. and the case proceeds with further witnesses.
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Fense
Judith Coplon
Joan M. Kelley, Jr
William Ey. Foley
Foley
Chambliss
Amtorg
FBI
Miss Coplon
Valentinea A. Gubitchev
New York
Kelley
Raymond P. Wheartz
Nethanh Lenvih
Harold PL Koffsky
Britain and Argentina Sign Five Year Trade Pact
Britain and Argentina signed a five year trade agreement amid U S objections. The ceremony in Buenos Aires was attended by President Juan D Peron his wife and Argentine officials. Britain supplies most imports to Argentina while Argentina promises meat and cereals. The United States fears the pact could limit access for US oil and farm machinery and jeopardize Marshall Plan aid.
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Buenos Aires
Britain
Argentina
United States
Juan D. Peron
John Balfour
National Economic’ Council
Washington
Hyde Park shrine draws July tourist crowds
Marquis Childs notes Hyde Park grave of Franklin D Roosevelt has become a national shrine as tourist season peaks in July and August. The piece appears in the editorial section and highlights the pilgrimage to the former president’s resting place amid page listings for features on comics, horoscopes, and society.
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Franklin
Roosevelt
Hyde Park
Marquis Childs
Bank Robbery Stuns Barranquilla City
Police investigate a historic Banco de Colombia burglary in Barranquilla where thieves pried open a giant safe and escaped with 79000 pesos. A police spokesman blamed foreign experts, noting locals lacked the technical gear.
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Barranquilla
Colombia
Banco de Colombia
Aes
Common Council Special Session Eyed Hancock Airport Work
The Common Council planned a special session this afternoon to discuss school additions at McKinley and Tait School plumbing upgrades. Proposals include a $200,000 addition to McKinley, raising Tait plumbing to $25,000, sprinkler installation at Hancock Airport buildings 301 and 102, and repairing $25,000 fire damage at the main hangar.
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Hancock Airport
Canada Votes in National Election to Decide Liberal Future
Ballot boxes nationwide determine if Louis St. Laurent maintains Liberal 14 year rule or if George Drew leads a Progressive Conservative government. Voters from Yukon to Newfoundland cast ballots as polling ends.
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Toronto
Yukon
Newfoundland
Louis St. Laurent
Liberal Party
George Drew
Secret Service Seizes Near White House Counterfeit Bills
Secret Service agents seized almost $100 000 in counterfeit currency in a raid two blocks from the White House and Secret Service HQ. Four men and a woman were arrested including Eugene Hammon Creighton 25 Walter Wilbur Kidwell 30 William F Hughes 28 Josephine 25 and Arthur M Behar 35 all given Washington addresses. The notes were manufactured in a rented office suite at 1907 Host Northwest with a duplicating machine. Notes were produced in early April and circulated nationwide during a tour that passed through St Louis Kansas City Omaha Memphis Dallas Fort Worth Atlanta Richmond Baltimore and back to Washington.
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Washington
Treasury
Bue Gene Hammon Creighton
Walter Wilbur
Kidwell
William F. Hughes
Josephine
Arthur. M. Behar
Algave
The
Creighton
St. Louis
Kansas City
Omaha
Memphis
Dallas
Fort Worth
Atlanta
Richmond
Baltimore
Anchises Bombed Freighter Refloated in Shanghai Tow
The British freighter Anchises, damaged by a nationalist bomb last Tuesday, was refloated today and towed to a wharf after being beached on the Whangpo River bank.
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Shanghai
A Bomb for Defense Only Plea by Senator
Senator Flanders proposes a national policy to avoid using atomic bombs as a weapon of warfare except in retaliation if another nation uses atomic weapons. He says the U S should remain ready to retaliate with overwhelming forces until control through the United Nations is complete.
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Washington
Flanders
Congress
United States
Senate
House
Grand Jury Subpoenas Police Chief and Sheriff Officials
A grand jury summoned city Police Chief John A. Kins, Sheriff Robert Wasmer, and officials from the State Liquor Authority and the Onondaga County Alcoholic Beverage Control Board. The subpoenas aimed to probe connections with the Sardines campaign and post hours sales and gambling concerns. John Brown, ABC secretary, and others were also reported as subpoenaed with little comment forthcoming.
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The
Onondaga
Control Board
John A. Kins
Robert
Ge Wasmer
Housing Bill In First Test
Washington reports Speaker Rayburn told President Truman not to worry about the housing bill. He predicted the multi billion program will pass soon, with leaders aiming to move legislation to the White House by Friday after a first test vote in the House. The Senate has already passed a housing bill.
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Washington
Rayburn
D Tex
Truman
House
Bir
Administration
Rankin Plans Vet Bonus Proposal After Big Bill Passes
Representative Rankin of Mississippi, chairing the House Veterans Committee, aims to introduce a veteran bonus measure potentially costing up to the size of the prior five billion dollar pensions bill. The plan would grant servicemen 33 dollars per day of service and 4 dollars per day spent overseas, with a maximum of 5000 dollars, with cost estimates ranging widely from 14 billion to 600 billion.
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Washington
Rankin
Miss
House Veterans Committee
Promised Break in Heat as Front Moves In
Weather officials forecast relief from heat in Syracuse as a weak cold front passed through. Temperatures were not expected to exceed 34 and would fall to 33 tonight, with a new low pressure area forming in North Lakota bringing warm weather and rain by tomorrow afternoon or night. June thus far runs eight and a half degrees above normal, with record potential if maps hold. Rainfall from Saturday’s storm improved Onondaga County crops but steady rain still needed.
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Andrew P. Keller
U. S. Weather Bureau
Far Municipal
Keller
Syracuse
Hie
North Lakota
Heber
Florida
Onondaga County
Arms Program May Await Pact In Congress Timing
Congressional leaders said President Truman has not decided when to send the Arms-for-Europe program to Congress. Administration aides view timing as crucial and some prefer waiting until after the Senate acts on the North Atlantic Pact.
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Washington
Truman
Congress
Senate
Million Rent Rise Bids Loom in Washington
Washington reports that up to a million landlords may seek rent increases under the 1949 rent control act. Housing Expediter Tighe Woods says offices have handed out thousands of application blanks and issued new orders to raise rents if owners add services or improvements. The liberalized guidelines allow increases if remodeling, decor, furnaces, or similar upgrades are financed, potentially fueling activity in housing and building materials with a projected $1.4 billion in new economic activity if $200 is spent per lot.
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Washington
Tighe
Woods
Coal operators seek three day work week pact in meeting
Pittsburgh leaders plan talks today to decide if 400000 soft coal miners will strike July 5. John Lewis proposes a revised policy to keep miners in pits after the contract ends, in return for a three day work week during negotiations for a new pact.
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Pittsburgh
John &. Lewis
United Mine
Trial Opens In Slaying Case Amid Sex Allegations
AIL Woman's Works carts lawyer Seays and defense attorney Rosenberg opened the case accusing Martha Beck of complicity in the slaying of Albany widow Janet Fay. Rosenberg described Beck as a 200-pound woman with a sordid history and claimed Fernandez, 34, kept details from police to protect a sexual relation. The district attorney outlined the kiss-and-kill charges before Rosenberg challenged Fernandez's guilt. The conclusion notes an ongoing trial with more details on page 24.
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nBarts
Martha “Beck
Shan
Janet Fay
Albany
Edward J. ‘Robinson, Jr
Nassau County
Rosenberg
Fernandez
Go Ahead Shoot Boy Is Shot in Chateau Restaurant
Robert Teska, 809 El Molloy Road Matlydale, shot and killed early today at the Chateau Restaurant by Acting Detective Fred Nelipowitz. Coroner ruled justifiable homicide after a struggle during an attempted burglary, with Teska allegedly entering through a paneless window. Police said money was stolen from the cash register in the two prior Mondays.
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Robert
Teska
EL Molloy
Matlydale
N.salina St
Fred. Nelipowitz
Harry L. Gomoré
Felice
Richard ‘Lansing
Leo Moyneau
Turo
Lost Baby’s Body Found in Grand River
The body of two year old Nichael Edward Nowack was recovered from the Grand River early today after hundreds searched swampland nearby. State police found the tot about 14 hours after he wandered from his parents home on the river bank. Gerald Nowack said the boy wriggled out of a play suit harness attached to a clothesline in the yard. The family missed him about noon Sunday.
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Grand Rapids
Mich
Nichael Edward Nowack
Grand River
Gerald Nowack
Nichael
Pampered Pets Banquet Quip From Dr J C MacLean
At an Austin banquet Dr J C MacLean jokes about pampered pets and describes a young vet of his practice who treats fat lap dogs for rich old ladies. He recounts a process of feeding a crust of stale bread an onion and an old overshoe before declaring the dog on the mend and ready for removal with board and extras.
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J. C. MacLean
Austin
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