Witnesses pressed as Hiss case nears end in courtroom
Esther Chambers, wife of Whittaker Chambers, grew confused under cross examination about dates and places in the Hiss perjury trial. She adhered to her husband’s expulsion from the Communist party stance while acknowledging past moves under false identities and admitting memory gaps on key visits to the Hisses in Washington and Baltimore.
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Alger Hiss
Whittaker Chambers
Esther Chambers
Maryland
Hiss
State Department
Chambers
Henry Julian Wadleigh
Wadleigh
Stryker
Mr. Hiss
Mr. Chambers
Washington
Mrs. Chambers
Union Approves Truck Strike at Youngstown
YOUNGSTOWN June 14 AP A strike authorizing halt of all bulk motor freight in and out of Youngstown was approved by the AFL Chauffeurs and Teamsters Union Officials said contract talks involving about 300 bulk freight truck drivers have collapsed The drivers earning 125 per hour seek a 25 cent raise Union spokesmen said the walkout date would be set by local officers.
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Youngstown
A.f.l.chauffeaurs’ and Teamsters’ Union
Liquor Agents Visit 905 Area Places in May
State liquor enforcement reports show Canton district agents made 905 calls on permit holders and conducted five raids during May, resulting in eight arrests, five convictions, and $410 in fines. Akron district led inspections with 1,706, statewide total 9,567. Caseload included 96 arrests, $16,969 in fines, and 600 days of jail terms.
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Canton
Police raid results unclear in terse report
The department seized four stills during a raid but did not record the incident because no arrest was made, leaving the outcome described only as a confiscation without charges.
Thief Traced to Reform School by Voice Record
Albert Cooper an inmate of Mansfield Reformatory admitted stealing a station wagon in New York. FBI traced Cooper to the reform school via a voice recording. The entertainer was seeking work in New York last November and later returned to Cleveland where the recovered station wagon bore his name. He is serving 1 to 20 years for robbery.
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Cleveland
Albert Cooper
Mansfield Reformatory
New York
U. S
John W. Kulka
FBI
Cooper
Reformatory
Kulka
Fire destroys Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church
A blaze in Cleveland gutted the interior and roof of Our Lady of Mount Carmel Catholic Church. Fire department officials estimated the damage at fifty thousand dollars.
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Cleveland
Our Lady of Mount Carmel
Lightning kills plumber near Mt. Vernon as construction house struck
Henry Pickerson, 49, a plumber, was killed when lightning struck a house under construction twelve miles east of Mt. Vernon. He was working in a water filled basement at the time of the incident.
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Henry Pickerson
Here
Pickerson
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