Judge In Red Trial Receives Threat Letters
Federal Judge Harold R. Medina disclosed on Friday that he has received several threatening letters since the trial of 11 top U S Communists began. He said he does not fear the communications but suggested they may stem from remarks by defense attorneys. Defense attorney Harry Sacher noted others linked to the case had also received threats as publicity swirled around the trial. The judge spoke as testimony continued from Dr Doxey Wilkerson a Negro college professor who argued that minorities are discriminated against in juror selection.
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New York
Harold R. Medina
U. S
Harry Sacher
Sacher
Medina
Median
Doxey Wilkerson
Living Costs Fall Further as Wage Talks May Shift
The Labor Department reports the cost of living dropped to below June 1948 levels for December, the fourth straight down or flat month. Lower food prices led the decline while rents rose, with Chicago and Minneapolis posting sharp jumps. Officials expect January figures to fall again and GM and the CIO may cut wage rates by 2 to 3 cents an hour.
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Washington
Labor Department
Department
Chicago
Minneapolis
Memphis
General Motors Corp
United Auto Workers
CIO
California
Securities and Exchange Commission
Commerce Department
Erosion Victory Predicted by Soil Conservation Chief
Dr. H. H. Bennett head of the U S soil conservation service says erosion can be fully overcome in 20 to 30 years with sharp increases in conservation work. He told district conservationist George C. Welsh that the margin between land deterioration and conservation is narrow and a permanent agriculture goal is in sight. Between July 1 1947 and June 30 1948 conservation measures covered 21.5 million acres. the 1948 effort, the department’s largest, was led largely by farmers and ranchers. Bennett says lasting prosperity relies on productive land properly used and protected to stay permanently productive.
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United States
H. H. Bennett
U. S. Soil Conservation Service
George C. Welsh
Pocatello
Bennett
Warren to push law against Ku Klux Klan in Florida
Gov Fuller Warren announced he will seek 1949 legislation banning the Ku Klux Klan and any terrorist group in Florida after the Klan held a 43 car parade in Tallahassee. A wagon with a lit cross and Klan flags led the procession. six participants were arrested for improper license tags and four listed Georgia addresses.
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Fuller Warren
Ku Klux Klan
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Warren
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Air Secretary cites Truman on a 70 group air force
Secretary Symington told Congress that President Truman favors a 70 group air force when affordable and urges immediate authorization so it can be organized without delay when funds become available. He testified before the House Armed Services Committee as air-minded members push diverting funds from universal military training to expand the air force.
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W. Stuart Symington
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Truman
Symington
House Armed Services Committee
Births at St. Anthony's Hospital
Mr and Mrs Jack Wells of Arco welcome a girl. Mr and Mrs Alvin Buckskin of Fort ee announce a boy. Mr and Mrs Gene Cherry route 1 north report a boy. Mr and Mrs John Messinger 442 North Arthur greet a boy. Mr and Mrs David Farmer Fort ee report another birth.
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Alvin Buckskin
Fortee
Gene Cherry
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John Messinger
North Arthur
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Fort Ee
First Air Force Jump In Snowstorm Ends Safely
Three airmen parachuted to safety during a snowstorm after their B 25 engine failed at 11 000 feet. Pilot 1st Lt R K Scudder and co pilot 1st Lt H M Swanson jumped with Pfc Apolinar Ortega near Brookly n Wis none injured seriously. They were returning from Denver to Wright Field and were taken to Ohio air field.
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Sonja Henie Loses Coats At Hotel Pierre
New York police report Sonja Henie lost two mink coats valued at 28 000 from her suite at the Hotel Pierre. Henie told detectives she planned to sleep and asked the hotel manager to be contacted later. The incident is part of a wave of thefts totaling over 1 000 000 in jewelry and valuables recently.
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Heinie
Frank A. Paget
Paget
Frankie Bailey to be sent to sanitarium after stroke
Frankie Bailey once lauded as Broadway’s nineties queen is 90 in May and now lame blind and broke. A judge in General Hospital psychiatric ward ordered transfer to a sanitarium after a stroke on January 19. Her half million fortune two husbands and many fans faded as she faced decline.
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Frankie Bailey
Flo Ziegfeld
Broadway
Frankie
General Hospital
Singing Said To Speed Recovery For the Ill
A report notes that singing may hasten recovery for those who are sick, suggesting vocal activity could aid convalescence through mood and breathing benefits.
ABC and United Press launch hourly news summaries on WJZ TV
American Broadcasting Company and United Press announce a new tele vision news service on WJZ TV in New York. Beginning Monday at noon the station will air five minute hourly news summaries with last minute bulletins read at 175 words per minute from the United Press feed on a translux projector. The setup will allow readings at 16 feet and include sponsor messages in four formats.
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American Broadcasting Company
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Wjz-Tv
Thomas Velotta
United Press News
Pierre
Velotta
WJZTV
Translux
WJZ TV
Nearly 30 000 bowlers join 46th American Bowling Congress
Nearly 30 000 bowers including top money pin-smashers will compete in the 46th annual American Bowling Congress. The 57 day meet begins February 12 in Atlantic City New Jersey.
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New York
Atlantic City
N. J
Connecticut Woman Reports Loss of 12 Canaries
A Connecticut woman reported her 12 canaries missing, urging authorities to locate the birds and recover them. She described the birds as small and yellow with green markings, and offered a reward for information leading to their return.
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Connecticut
Canaries
AMA Draws Blast For Stand on Health Plan
Senator James E. Murray of Montana criticizes the American Medical Association for its anti national health insurance campaign. He calls the AMA an august body of short sighted seers and accuses it of lobbying to jeopardize its tax exempt status. He labels its $25 per member assessment a political slush fund and slams its use of socialized medicine rhetoric.
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James E. Murray
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American Medical Association
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Quakes Hit Iloilo Island Towns In Panay
Manila reports a sequence of eight earthquakes across Iloilo and nearby Panay towns on Friday. A landslide in Antique province’s Madras mountain area killed a family of four and injured ten. Epicenter was about 25 miles south of Guimbal, which was struck by an earlier quake.
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Iloilo
Panay
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Antique
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