Witness In Trial Of Reds Loses His Memory On Cross-Examination
In a Communist conspiracy trial, defense witness Daniel Boone Schirmer of Roxbury, Massachusetts, repeatedly said he could not recall key details under cross examination by federal prosecutor Frank H. Gordon. Judge Harold Medina pressed for memory, while Schirmer asserted his memory failed and refused to identify others as Communist party members.
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Six Known Dead In Plane Crash
A plane failed to climb and struck Georgetown homes causing explosions and widespread power outages. Passengers were thrown from the wreckage as flames enveloped the craft. National Guardsmen kept back crowds while rescuers pulled injured crew from the debris.
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Tony Gresaing
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Hnew
Borrer
Displaced Abramson Family Finds Harpers Ferry Home
A family of four from a displaced persons camp in the American zone of Germany arrived in Harpers Ferry to live with Mr and Mrs A Kaplan. The Abramsons include Nosen, his wife and two children. Mrs Franges Gorker, a Starpers Ferry High School teacher and Kaplans’ daughter, sponsored them. The Abramsons previously lived in Digna Poland. Mrs Abramson is the sole surviving relative of a large family killed in the German invasion. they escaped via Siberia.
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Capital Buzzes With Questions About The Bomb
The joint committee discussed atomic energy policy and international relations for an hour and a half. McMahon said reporters the discussion covered our international relationships. The administration reportedly considered executive agreements to share secrets with Britain, provoking Capitol Hill opposition. The 1948 Atomic Energy Act cut wartime cooperation with Britain and Canada, while the U.S. advances in bomb design and production hinge on uranium supplies from allied nations. The committee noted limited cooperation in defined areas and raw materials.
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West Accused Of Getting Italy To Violate Treaty
The Soviet note charges the North Atlantic Treaty with targeting Russia and states Italy violated its peace treaty clauses by joining the pact. It argues Italy sought American aid and that membership increases armed forces and war production, while accusing the alliance of aggression and military grouping against the Soviet Union.
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Truman backs probe into five percenter accusations
President Truman favors a deep probe into the five percent center matter sparked by Paul Grindle's claim of paying James Hunt for help in winning contracts. Vaughan denies involvement while subcommittee members push for subpoenas to identify any corroborated contacts.
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Wheat Damage Reported Heavy Across Fields
Heavy damage described as uncut wheat left to be harvested and sprouted in shocks. High water swept away hundreds of shocks, while rains improved the corn crop beginning to recover from drought conditions. Some wheat remained unharvested or flattened by floods, with mixed impact on overall grain prospects.
North Atlantic Pact Faces Russian Opposition in Debate
In the article Russia bitterly opposes the North Atlantic Pact from its start. It warned Norway last February against joining the alliance and offered a non aggression pact, citing responsibility of governments for above violations.
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Eye-Witness Recalls Plane Crash Rescue Efforts
An eyewitness recounts a plane crash survival scene detailing bracing for impact, directing passengers to escape via the rear, and pulling out pilots and crew through flames. He describes moments of aiding his injured wife, guiding ambulances, and rescuing a man from a wrecked house amid a demolished scene.
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Merle Edgerton
Tony Jessing
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Mystery Rescue at Crash Scene Described by Officer
An officer recounts returning to the plane rear to check his wife, learning a woman matching her description boarded an ambulance unaided, and then he, with employer Wilbur Fitch, left the scene to go to the office after deeming no further aid possible.
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Uneasy Peace over Florida Town After Racial Attacks
Reports say white men fired Negro houses near the sheriff's post two miles away. Three homes burned as the Governor reinforced the Guard to 300. Guardsmen set up patrols to patrol the town and outlying Negro communities. Many Negroes fled. no casualties reported. A third Negro has been arrested in the Padgett attack with confessions from three suspects.
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McCall
Truman Urges Peace Over War In Soldier Field Address
President Truman framed the Cold War era choice as peace versus vast war spending. He warned the Communist alliance risks, forecast Atlantic Pact ratification, and urged sustaining economic recovery while expanding the UN’s mission. Police estimated about 70 000 listeners.
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Europe
Senate
Truman
One-Year-Old Bailey Suffers Fractured Arm in Fall
Albertus A. Bailey Jr. aged one, of 1107 Fairview Road, fell from a bench while watching a hall game and fractured his left arm. He was admitted to Washington County Hospital. Also treated at the emergency room was 14-year-old Thomas R. Settles of Nottingham Road, who bit his tongue badly after being struck by a ball during play.
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Fairview Road
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Thomas R. Settles
Nottingham Road
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Union Meeting Ends In Melee
A union meeting of Local 264 erupted into a melee with folding chairs knives and fists. Irving claimed the union grew from 700 debt in 1940 to a net worth of 204 665 50 and said he was not involved in the violence. Approximately 1 800 members were affected as police arrived after fights spilled outside to the lawn. Ennion members entered with the password Discretion.
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Washington
Ennion
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