Ex-Red Claims Moscow Agents Seek to Reorganize U S Communist Party
Maurice Malkin former Communist organizer testified to a Senate subcommittee that three Moscow agents are in the United States to direct a reorganization of the American Communist Party. He said they attend a Beacon New York area meeting and act as a firing line for party orders, guiding memberships and espionage-linked activity.
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Washington
U.P
Maurice Malkin
Brooklyn
N. Y
Moscow
United States
Communist Party
Minsk
Russia
Senate
Malkin
Beacon
Communist International Commission
Congress
International Workers Order
CIO Fur Workers Union
Soviet Union
Archibald MacLeish
Theodore Dreiser
Robert Sherwood
Olin Downes
New York Times
Communist Front
Secret Network Reported Smuggled by Czech Catholics
Prague reports say Roman Catholics organized an underground communications network. Fifteen priests were arrested as the Communist regime moves to crush the network and press, with Archbishop Beran held in the Prague palace. Priests continue filing declarations resisting church control bills.
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Prague
Czechoslovakia
Josef Beran
Council of Bishops
Slovakia
Seek Common Policy on Red China
United States and Britain plan a common approach to Communist China and other urgent issues in the Orient and Middle East. Acheson and Bevin, after a nearly three hour meeting, said talks produced a community of views though no specific agreements. Discussion covered Palestine, Middle East economies, and possible Japan peace talks with Soviet exclusion if needed.
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Washington
State Acheson
Bevin
United States
Britain
Orient
Middle East
China
Acheson
United Nations
Palestine
Council of Foreign Ministers
Paris
Japan
Soviet Russia
Russia
Brannan Boosts Sugar Imports in U S Market
The government raised the sugar marketing quota by 250000 short tons to 7500000 tons for the year. Secretary Brannan grants most of the increase to Cuba with some share to other eligible countries to aid domestic supply. The action aims to stabilize prices after industry complaints of limited imports and rising wholesale costs.
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Washington
United States
Secretary of Agriculture
Brannan
Cuba
Girl Burned Fatally in Yellowstone Pool
Karen Anderson four and one half years old of Grand Coulee Dam Washington died after pulling away from her mother at Old Faithful Yellowstone Park Tuesday. She fell into a hot water pool and was pulled out unresponsive. A doctor at Old Faithful treated her then she was taken to a Livingston Montana hospital where she died from second and third degree burns. Her father works for the reclamation bureau.
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Yellowstone National Park
Wyo
Karen Anderson
Grand Coulee Dam
Wash
Yellowstone Park
Park
Theodore Anderson
Old Faithful
Livingston
Mont
Karen
Reclamation Bureau
East German Rule Echoes Hitler Era Says Visitor
A Leipzig report portrays East Germany under Soviet occupation as a police state mirroring Nazi tyranny. It describes camps, pervasive propaganda, informers, and fear, with locals expressing desire to flee to the West and warning of harsh restrictions.
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Hitler
Leipzig
Germany
Adolf Hitler
Bautzen
Buchenwald
Siberia
Adenauer Considered to Become West German Chancellor
Bonn reports Konrad Adenauer a 73 year old anti Nazi anti Communist statesman emerges as the leading figure in the new western Germany. He is expected to be named chancellor by President Theodor Heuss with the Bundestag set to confirm his nomination in a session likely to be held Thursday. After confirmation the chancellor will form a cabinet without further parliamentary approval.
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Bonn
Germany
Konrad Adenauer
Western Germany
West Federal Republic
Theodor Heuss
West Germany
Adenauer
France
Council of Europe
Bundestag
Talks to Continue in Rail Strike
Negotiators for both sides agreed to resume negotiations in the Missouri Pacific railroad dispute that halted operations for five days. The two hour conference Tuesday included eight union officers and four company representatives, with another meeting set for Wednesday.
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ST. Louis
Missouri Pacific Railroad
Greeks Plan Invasion of Albania in Self Defense
An Athens source says Greece intends to inform the United Nations it will invade Albania in self defense if guerrillas backed by Communists attack from Albanian soil. The move aims to end guerrilla threats along the Greek Albanian frontier.
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Athens
Greece
United Nations
Albania
United Nations General Assembly
Trial of Atlanta Jurist Opens Amid Murder Charge
The civil court judge Robert Carpenter goes on trial in Atlanta for an attempted murder after he allegedly shot his wife's attorney John Lockwood. The case links four people a judge his wife Lockwood and Mrs Estel Manful in lawsuits and a marital feud. Prosecutors say Carpenter lay in wait to kill Lockwood after chasing him in a car.
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Atlanta, Ga
Barbara Carpenter
Fulton County
Robert Carpenter
John Lockwood
Lockwood
Carpenter
Atlanta
Ogden Doremus
Carpenters
Lewis Threatens Those Holding Up Welfare Fund
Washington dispatch reports John L. Lewis warning that continued default by southern coal operators on welfare fund payments could trigger a strike threat. Lewis faults Island Creek Coal head James D. Francis for withholding funds, while Francis urges immediate contract negotiations to restore normal production and welfare payments.
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Washington
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers Welfare Fund
Lewis
James D. Francis
Island Creek Coal Company
Huntington
W. Va
Francis
New York
Southern Coal Producers’ Association
Butte Weather Forecast Wednesday Mild Clear Skies
Butte expects clear to partly cloudy skies Wednesday with a slight warming. Maximum near 72. Recent lows around 29 to 26. Montana west of divide shows increasing cloudiness with little temperature change and highs 65 to 75. East of divide will grow cloudier and warmer with highs 70 to 80.
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Divide
UN Group Proposes Jerusalem Two Zone International Regime
The United Nations Palestine conciliation commission proposes a two zone international regime for Jerusalem with a UN commissioner as supreme authority. Local self government would be allowed in each administered zone while a central body including a 14 member council and international and mixed tribunals holds final power. The plan awaits General Assembly debate with expected opposition from Israeli and Arab sides.
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Lake Success
United Nations Palestine Conciliation Commission
Jerusalem
United Nations
Israel
Jordan
Trans-Jordan
General Council
General Assembly
New York
Vatican
Market Advance Sets Billion-Dollar Stock Rally
A sweeping stock market advance Tuesday added about 1 billion dollars to quoted securities and pushed average prices close to the year's high. Gains ranged from a few cents to over 2 dollars a share with leaders rising as much as 3 dollars. The Associated Press 60-stock average rose to 65.90, within 0.30 of the year’s peak.
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New York
Wall Street
Washington
Associated Press
Truman Urges Erasing Barriers to World Trade
President Truman appealed to the World Bank and IMF delegates to remove trade barriers and adopt multilateral treaties to ensure a fair share of global trade. He warned that currencies may need devaluation and urged tariff reform while calling for cooperation with the United Nations to resolve fiscal problems.
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Washington
U.P
Truman
World Bank
International Monetary Fund
Mr. Truman
United States
United Nations
World Bank IMF chief urge devaluation for European recovery
The World bank and Monetary Fund leaders urged European nations to devalue their currencies to speed economic recovery. About 350 foreign delegates and numerous finance ministers heard the appeal on Tuesday.
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Washington
World Bank and Monetary Fund
Saylor Edges Coffey in Pennsylvania 26th District Race
In Johnstown and Cambria County counts, Republican naval veteran John P. Saylor led Democratic Gold Star Mother Mrs. Robert L. Coffey as of 24 000 ballots tallied. Saylor held about a 5 000 vote edge with early returns from 58 of 325 precincts, and Cambria county favored the GOP.
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Johnstown
Robert L. Coffey
John P. Saylor
Pennsylvania
Saylor
Coffey
Cambria
Armstrong
Indiana
Steel firm offers new bargaining talks with CIO
United States Steel Corp agreed to resume negotiations with the CIO United Steel Workers to avert a broad strike. President Benjamin Fairless sent a telegram to CIO chief Philip Murray indicating readiness to meet, but he did not pledge acceptance of the presidential fact-finding board findings.
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New York
U.P
United States Steel Corporation
CIO
United Steel Workers
Benjamin F. Fairless
Philip Murray
United States Steel
Murray
USW
Fairless
Truman
Republic
Jones and Laughlin
United Automobile Workers
Walter P. Reuther
UAW
Gardner questioned in Colorado slaying probe
Sheriff MacWade said Ray Dempsey Gardner is being questioned about the June 9 killing of a University of Colorado student. Gardner previously confessed to other slayings and new evidence shows his Midvale alibi for the Colorado murder is false.
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Ogden
Utah
MacWade
Ray Dempsey Gardner
University of Colorado
Gardner
Montana
North Dakota
Wade
Colorado
Midvale
Roy G. Spore, Jr
Denver
Spore
Boulder
Colo
Doris Ann Weaver
Twin Falls
Idaho
Elko
Nev
Don Matthews
Accused Tokyo Rose Admits Voice Similar to Hers
In San Francisco on September 13 the Tokyo Rose defendant Iva Toguri D Aquino testified under cross examination that the wartime broadcasts sounded like her voice though she argued the recordings lacked vicious propaganda. She described many references as good humored irony and remained composed despite lengthy questioning.
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San Francisco
Tokyo
Tom de Wolfe
D’aquino
Senate Nearing Trade Bill Vote
The Senate agreed to begin voting Thursday on amendments to the reciprocal trade agreements bill as Malone denounced tariff cuts including tungsten. Administration foes marshal forces to block a peril point amendment, warning the President must justify any cuts below the tariff commission level.
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Washington
Senate
Malone
R-Ney
Congress
United States
Potomac River
Traifs Commission
James G. Patton
National Farmers Union
Truman
Senate delays oleomargarine repeal action until 2nd session
The Senate Democratic policy committee votes unanimously to delay action on the House approved repeal of the oleomargarine tax until the start of the second session of the 81st Congress. Senator Lucas of Illinois pledges high priority then.
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Washington
Senate
Democratic Policy Committee
Lucas
Illinois
Typhoon forms east of Formosa with 105 mph winds
A tropical storm east of Formosa quickly strengthened to a typhoon with 105 mph winds. Far East Air Force weather observers said it would likely strike the northern tip of the big island within 24 hours and then push toward the China mainland.
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Tokyo
Formosa
Far East Air Force
Big Island
China
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