Fear Nazis May Regain Control Of German Press
Frankfurt dispatch reports that U S and German authorities fear Nazi influence could return to Germany s press as leases to 56 publishers, recently licensed to run newspapers, may still carry Nazi taint. The military government offers five year guarantees with a three year extension option, ensuring non Nazi publishers can continue operations after occupation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frankfurt
Germany
U. S
Thorities
Oper
Press leases amid postwar German power shifts
The article discusses newspaper leases lasting to 1955 in the U S zone, fears over post-occupation ownership, and pressure from former Nazi owners to raise rents. Johann Naumann and military government spokesmen debate safeguards, with Bonn's constitutional assembly seen as key to a free press under Allied principles. In Maine, William R. Cole wins a special election to the 94th legislature.
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Johann Naumann
Augsburg
Bavaria
U. S
Publishers Association
Iowners
Elazy
Bonn
Germany
Liberty
Freedom
Wiliam R. Cole
Maine
William A. Thompson
Chambers Linked US Based Spy Ring To Japanese Espionage
Former Communist Whittaker Chambers testified before the House Un American Activities Committee that he recruited Americans for Soviet espionage in Japan in the mid 1930s. He said a fictitious news feature syndicate acted as a base in the United States and was dismantled in 1936 after an agent was arrested in Japan.
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Washington
Whittaker Chambers
Japan
Chambers
House
House Un-American Activities Committee
United States
Germany
France
Finland
China
Russia
Pearl Harbor
Army
Un-American Activities Committee
Justice Department
Navy Intelligence
Meeting notes hint at espionage talk and misdated plans
Fragmentary text mentions a meeting, an apparatus setup, and possible espionage operations in the Far East. It references Chambers uncertain about two topics, a 1923 newspaper allowance, and scattered ads for Auto prices and meat products among unclear items.
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New York
Chambers
Japan
Ward H. Baker
Far East
Fis
York
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