McCarthy Hearing Nears End in Senate Probe
Senate Rules subcommittee investigators strive to finish hearings on Senator McCarthy over a $10,000 Lustron article payout in 1948. Witnesses Harold Denton and Walter Rovalsi testified on Lustron and housing finance ties while Wideman described a Columbus dice game and denied helping write the housing piece.
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Washington
Senate
Benton
D.-Conn
McCarthy
R.-Wis
Congressional Cihies
Lustron Corporation
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
RFC
Gillette
Iowa
IBM UF
Cutty
Harold Denton
Lustron
Walter Rovalsi
Federal Housing and Home Finance Agency
Wideman A Cours
Ohio
Wideman
Sam
Subcommittee
Robert Brers
Columbus
Bee Carthy
Robert Byers
Spy Hunter Kaplan Testimony on Grand Jury Questions
Weintraub testified Kaplan refused to answer two grand jury questions about espionage and loyalty. He stated Kaplan claimed not to be a Communist or spy ring member and would owe loyalty to the United States in wartime. The witness noted Bentley’s past testimony alleging Kaplan’s espionage links.
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United States
Soviet Union
Kaplan
Weintraub
Grand Jury
Eiber
Russia
Ting
Elizabeth Bentley
Haplan
Washington
Miss Bentley
McCormack Seeks Tax Deduction for Congressional Travel
In a quick House session McCormack proposed an amendment to allow lawmakers to deduct Washington travel and living costs from taxable income during sessions. McGrath indicated no objection from the appropriations group, and Republicans agreed the measure was acceptable. A separate note reports a theft where a purse was stolen from an empty seat near Norma Watkins as a witness Latched onto a bank key, with staff assuring police the door to the money remained secure.
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Washington
Congress
McCormack
House
Christopher C. McGrath
Tiley
Norma Watkins
First National Bank
Watkins
Propeller Reversal Blamed in National DC-6 Crash
The Civil Aeronautics Board ruled that a propeller reversal caused a National Airlines DC-6 to crash at Elizabeth New Jersey on February 11. The disaster killed 33 people, including four occupants of an adjacent apartment building struck shortly after takeoff from Newark en route to Miami.
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Washington
National Airlines
Elizabeth
M. J
Civil Aeronautics Board
Newark
N. J
Miami
Fla
Loot Found in Heuvelton Church Washroom
A strongbox and 13 checks totaling nearly $96 from a $2,000 safecrack at Stewart Restaurant in Heuvelton were found in the Methodist Church washroom by Doris Cutway, a Girl Scout troop member. The loot had been dumped in a wastebasket and on the floor. the church was open day and night.
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Ogdensburg
Stewart Restaurant
Heuvelton
Methodist
Doris Cutway
United Nations Repudiates Rose From Pane One
Supreme Commander Gen Mark Clark ordered removal of Rose From Pane One. Boatner cited a Red Cross representative but gave no details. He said prisoners of war do not negotiate and captives need make no more demands. He told prisoners to avoid untoward incidents and to come to him if bothered.
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United Wations
Mark Clark
Boatner
Red
UN Holds Firm Against Forced POW Return
UN truce negotiators reject a Communist demand for forced repatriation and offer an indefinite compromise proposal. Joy states the UN will hold firm, refusing the May 2 return plan and urging negotiations to continue despite NK and siege island incidents.
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Panmunjon
Korea
G. Turner Joey
United Nations
Nam
Joy
Red
Hetas
VAM
Francis T. ‘Dodd
Nose Island
Bridges Demains Full Story of Koje Island Fiasco
Senate Republican leader Stiles Bridges vows to force a complete report on the Koje Island prison camp disaster. Army Secretary Pace demands a full Far East inquiry within hours or days, not weeks, to reveal details and answer questions from Sen. Bridges.
Congressional demands release of POW capture report
A New Hampshire Republican pressed the Armed Services Committee to send a Pentagon copy of a report and warned he would seek public hearings on Brig. Gen. Francis T. Dodd’s capture by Communist prisoners of war and concessions by Brig. Gen. Charles F. Colson for Dodd's release.
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Ate
Armed Services Committee
Pentagon
Bridere
The
New Hampshire Republican
Francis T. Dodd
Charles F. Colson
Dodd
Court veto bill clears in Parliament
CAPETOWN South Africa opposition charges of Hitler tactics. Prime Minister D F Malan's Nationalist Government pushed a court veto bill through the Lower House by an 82 to 57 vote. The measure would give Parliament a final say on constitutional rulings. The government holds a solid majority.
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Capetown
South Africa
Hitler
D. F P. Malan
Mothers paint fence to ready Little League stadium
Ten mothers don dungarees to paint a fence at their sons 12 and under Little League stadium. They say they are determined to have the field ready for the boys first game Monday. The effort shows community support and team spirit.
Stores Urge Housewives to Stop Buying Potatoes
Representatives at 6,000 food stores urged housewives to quit buying potatoes amid claims of profiteering in the potato industry. The Supermarket Institute passed a resolution backing a "Don't Buy Potatoes" campaign through advertising. Institute president S. N. Goldman of Oklahoma City accused the industry of conspiracies and price hijacking.
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Cleveland
Supermarket Institute
S. N. Goldman
Oklahoma City
Rochester Bus Drivers Still Out in 16 Day Strike
Rochester transit talks between the Rochester Transit Corporation and about 1,000 striking drivers and mechanics remained at a standstill. city officials offer no legal role, while federal and state mediators press for settlement with little success. State Mediator Joseph English met with city councilmen but yielded no concrete results.
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Rochester Transit Corporation
Joseph English
Ciy
Korean Assembly Receives 17000 POW Petitions
The Republic of Korea National Assembly announced it had received petitions from 17,000 Communist prisoners of war pleading not to be returned to Communist Korea. The letters were collected at Rose Island POW camp three weeks ago before anti communist PALME facilities were completed. About 2,000 letters were written in Dieod and affirm the prisoners' loyalty to the Republic of Korea and readiness to oppose communism.
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Pusan
Korea
Republic of Korea National Assembly
Rose Island
Palme Fedais le Galion
Dleod
Republic of Korea
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Koje
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Rochester
Arrow Liquors
Gnogndaga Street
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Kentucky Bourbon
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Arrow Club
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