Trial testimony questioned as defense seeks clarity at hearings
The defense counsel Lloyd Stryker posed a lengthy hypothetical about Chambers, a courier for a prewar Soviet spy ring. Prosecutor Thomas Murphy objected as the question stretched 45 minutes, calling it an injustice to the government. After lunch the court recessed, with Stryker indicating the defense may rest.
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At -the - Dee
Binger
Lloyd Paul
Stryker
UL S
Thomas F. “Murphy
Murphy
Golumn
Waitkus Case: Ruth Steinhagen Bound Over for Grand Jury
In Chicago a woman Ruth Ann Steinhagen faced felony court after a pistol shooting in a hotel room targeting Eddie Waitkus. She was bound over to the grand jury with bond set at 500000. Her lawyers plan to file a petition claiming the former typist cannot cooperate with counsel or understand the charge.
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Chicago
Eddie Waithus
Kankakee’ State ‘Hospital
Ruth
Ann. Steinhagen
Bill
James J
Dermot
Waitkus
Geiri
Matthew D. Hartigan
Truman optimistic on national issues per three point plan
Marquis Childs notes President Truman and advisers pursue a three point approach to major national issues amid a modestly hopeful outlook. The column appears alongside features on Amusements, Editorials, and Sports with pages listed for each section.
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Congress
Truman
Marquis Childs
Ina
Mindszenty
Winchell
AEC Probe Phase Ends Says Hickenlooper
Senator Hickenlooper concludes the first phase of his case against the Atomic Energy Commission charging lax security and other issues. The joint Senate House committee will hear further aspects behind closed doors while Lilienthal schedules a brief stewardship accounting starting next Wednesday.
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Eee Lee Ulp
Hickenlooper
Iowa
Atomic’ “Energy Commission
Senate House Atomic Committee
Commission
David E. Lilienthal
Lilienthal
Indictments Sealed in Sardine Brothers Probe Grand Jury Report
The May grand jury filed a final report sealing 15 indictments from a John Doe Sardino probe. Open indictments total eight, with names such as Harry Andrews listed. The Sardino brothers John Thomas and Francis faced repeated juror sessions as officials and others testified.
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May ‘Grand Jury
Grand Jury
Leo W. Breed Presiling
Supreme Court
Earle C. Bastow
Roy W. Bell
E Bastow
Sardine
John
Thomas
Francis
Robert"g. Wasmer
John’ A. ‘Kinney
Edward O. Yackel
State Liquor Authority
John W. Brown
Onondaga County Alcohol . “Beverage
Sardino Brothers
Thomas. Sardino
Wilson Company
Samuel Amato
Amato
Jamesville
Harry Andrews
Colum
Beran Stays In Seclusion
Praha based reports say Archbishop Josef Beran will not make further public appearances amid high church state tension. Sources say Communist boos at St Vitus Cathedral prompted the decision after he was driven from the pulpit June 19. A seminary graduation was postponed as a bishop stood in.
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Czechoslovakia
Josef Beran
Beran J
St. Vitus Cathedral
Rare Is Day in June With Normal Weather
June set or tied ten weather records as the Weather Bureau noted a hot, sunny weekend ahead. The month ran roughly eight degrees above normal with seven degree excess in 1919, while no measurable rain fell on 19 straight days. Light rain occurred at Dansville, Rochester, Buffalo, and Watertown with a low around 70 and a high near 88 tomorrow.
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Weather Bureau
New York
Airport Weather Bureau
Dansville
Rochester
Buffalo
Watertown
Lewis Orders Miners to a Three Day Week East of Mississippi
John L. Lewis ordered soft coal miners east of the Mississippi to work a three day week starting Tuesday as the contract expires tonight. Miners will work Tuesday Wednesday Thursday next week and then Monday Tuesday Wednesday each week, with no stated end date. West of the Mississippi, miners are urged to begin Monday through Friday for the same number of days, but no Saturdays, under continuing Taft Harley Act terms. The move covers East Coast operations including Southern Coal Producers Association and U S Steel units.
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White Sulphur Springs
W. Va
John L. Lewis
Mississippi River
Lewis
Mississippi
East of
White House Gate Visitor Sits Hooded Quietly
A man huddled under a long white hood at a White House gate last night. He mumbled "Sh-h-h" and smoked a cigarette through holes in his hood while glancing at his watch. He wore a long sheathed knife and was later taken away by city police. no motive was given.
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Washington
White House
Dobbin Survives Crash In McAlester Traffic Incident
A traffic collision in McAlester involved a truck and trailer, a switch engine, and a horse carriage. Dobbin, riding in the trailer, escaped unharmed and walked away after the wreck.
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McAlester
Okio
Dobdin
Clever Friend Jane Greer Quips in Hollywood Bar Exchange
At La Rue's in Hollywood Jane Greer recounts a witty barroom exchange. A hostess asks a guest to escort a guest who’s called a frump but rich, claiming a clever husband’s friend just married her for money. The guest replies she isn’t the contemplated clever friend.
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Jane Greer
la Rue’s
Hollywood
Trust suit targets du Pont empire in landmark case
Attorney General Tom Clark filed a Sherman and Clayton act suit in Chicago to break up the du Pont industrial complex. The action seeks divestiture of U I du Pont De Nemours from General Motors and requires the du Pont family holdings in U S Rubber, Christina Securities and Delaware Realty to be released. The case names E I du Pont De Nemours, General Motors, U S Rubber, Christina Securities, and Delaware Realty and Investment Corp. as defendants, with several du Pont family members tied to voting stock. Clark calls the case a strike at the largest concentration of industrial power in the United States.
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Tom Clark
duPont
U.S. District’ Court of
Chicago
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Wilmington
Del
General Motors Corp
Detroit
du Pont
United States
Rubber Company of
New York
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General Motors
U. S. Rubber
Christiana Securities. Co
Delaware Realty and Investment Corp
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Pont
Lammot
Irenee du‘Pont
Trenee
U.S. Rubber
Christiana Securities
Delaware Realty Land Investment Corp
Clark
Christiana
Delaware ‘Realty
Justice Department
EBI du Pont-De Nemours Co
Senate Finance Committee Votes to Cut Excise Taxes
The Senate Finance Committee approved a tax cut 7 to 6 to roll back federal excise taxes to 1942 levels. The move affects telephone bills railroad tickets silverware and luggage and attaches to a House bill on industrial alcohol permits.
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Washington U
Senate Finance Committee
Staten Island to Get Natural Gas Service
The Public Service Commission authorized the New York and Richmond Gas Co. to distribute natural gas on Staten Island replacing manufactured gas. Price reductions were indicated. The utility serves about 38 000 customers and will be the first NYC utility to switch.
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C?p
Public Service Commission
New York and Richmond Gas Co
Staten Island
New York City
Coplon Convicted on Both Counts in Espionage Trial
Judith Coplon, a former Justice Department analyst, is found guilty on both counts of espionage involving secret FBI reports. The jury's verdict after 27 hours faces up to 13 years in prison and $12,000 in fines. an appeal is planned.
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Judith Coplon
Russia
Justice Department
Archibald’ Palmer
Paul ‘A. Roger
Roser
Andrew H. Norford
Norford
Coplon
Barnard College
New York
Valentine A. Gubitchev
Miss Coplan
FBI
United States
Power outage hits two areas near Syracuse city limits
A 200 block N Salina Street cutout caused a 4000 volt feeder line to trip, delaying service to 75 customers in Kelly's Corners area and affecting motor equipment. Lightning may have weakened a fuse on a Loomis Hill Cedarvale road line, with crews replacing the fuse to restore power after about an hour.
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Herald
James St
Clinton, Sq
New York Central’ Railroad
N. Salina
Kelly's Corners
Syracuse
Loomis Hill
Cedarvale Rds
Mao urges cooperation with capitalists for higher production
Mao Zedong in Peiping calls on Chinese workers to cooperate with capitalists to maximize output. He urges Communist party members to maintain close ties with labor and says Sun Yat Sen’s and Kuomintang policies failed by neglecting the proletariat.
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Nanking
Mao Tze-Tung
Peiping
Mao
Communist Party
Sun Yat-Sen
Kuomintang Wast
Baby dies in suspected electrocution in Rotterdam
Police investigated the death of one year old Steven Ettore of Rotterdam, believed to be a victim of electrocution. Firemen said Mrs Ettore found the child lying with a leg twisted in a cord of a metal floor lamp, his head near a metal radiator.
Swindler Gets Five Autos Here
Nicholas Colella of DeWitt told police a man representing a St. Louis auto firm arrived Saturday offering five cars. Colella gave a $1,000 diamond ring and $300 cash as partial payment for one car later bought in Albany. He received three checks totaling 11,375 signed in the firm’s name. the cars were 1945 models used. Payment was stopped. the Motor Vehicle Bureau moved to halt sales. Colella reported the scheme to Detective Daniel Sherlock.
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Colelia
DeWitt
Sodar
Iman
Ands
Nat
Albany
Colela
Colella
St. Louis
St.Louis
Its
Daniel Sherlock
U.S. Population Grows 130 Percent Since 1940 Census
The Census Bureau estimated the nation’s population on May 12 at 148,711,000, up from 113,189,275 in 1940. The gain reflects rapid postwar growth and demographic shifts over nine years.
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Washington
Census Bureau
United States
Summer Store Hours Begin Here Tomorrow
The Chamber of Commerce announces the summer schedule for downtown stores. Most shops will open 10 AM to 8:30 PM, with Saturdays starting this week and continuing through August 20. Regular Monday noon to 3:30 PM hours remain, and holidays on Mondays shift to Tuesday.
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Chamber of Commerce
Saturney
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