Czechs Free Two American Soldiers Amid U S Protests
The Czechoslovak government released two U S soldiers held as spies after long sentences. Clarence Hill and George Jones were dumped at a border town and immediately re arrested for AWOL. They had claimed beatings during espionage trial. U S Ambassador Jacobs protested in Prague as Clement Gottwald pardoned them. Lt Col Talbot called them common AWOLs.
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Eisenstein
Germany
U.S
Czechoslovakia
Clarence R. Hill
Jackson
Miss
George R. Jones
Owensboro
United Press
Hill
Jones
U. S
Joseph E. Jacobs
Prague
Clement Gottwald
Charles Y. Talbot
Staubing
Republicans Fight Administration Housing Bill In Congress
Rep. John Taber says there is no national housing shortage and denounces the Senate plan as socialism. GOP leaders summon a conference to discuss strategy as bills propose federal aid for public housing and slum clearance with millions of units over six to seven years.
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Washington
John Taber
N. Y
Taber
House Appropriations Committee
Senate
GOP House
Joseph W. Martin, Jr
House Banking Committee
Eisler Faces Extradition Hearing Amid Brixton Protests
Six hundred communist supporters gathered outside Brixton prison to demand the release of Gerhart Eisler. Eisler, to appear at Bow Street on Tuesday, faces extradition to the United States after jumping bail and fleeing to Britain. Demonstrators decried Wall Street bankers and urged Britain to resist American business influence.
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London
Brixton
Gerhart Eisler
Eisler
Bow Street
United States
Gerart Eisler
Eis
Stores to close Sundays and evenings in sixteenth city pact
Sixteen Pocatello grocery and meat departments will close Sundays and after 7 p m on weekdays under a union settlement led by John Isaac of Local 153 Amalgamated Meatcutters and Butchers. The agreement, tied to a week long strike's end, targets major city stores and will take effect by Sunday.
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Pocatello Food
John Isaac
Amalgamated Meatcutters and Butchers Union
Isaac
Gate City
Reno Supermarket
Enterprise Market
Virginia Grocery
Dixon’s Market
Bargain Barn
Peoples Market
Cottage Food Store
Modern Market
O. C. Market
C & H Market
Frazier’s Grocery
Ideal Drive-in
del Monte Grocery
Superior Market
Farn’s Fine Foods
Peterson’s Market
Wyz- Way
Okay Inc
Safeway Inc
Driver Arrested After Sideswipe on Highway 30
Emil Seefried a 36 year old from American Falls was arrested early Sunday by Bannock County Deputy Sheriff Norman Fordyce on drunken driving charges after his car sideswiped another vehicle on Highway 30 N about two miles west of Pocatello at 1 40 a m.
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Emil Seefried
American Falls
Bannock County
Norman Fordyce
Fordyce
Seefried
Pocatello
China Reds In Big Push
Shanghai reports a massive Communist effort with about 200000 troops deployed at Pootung across the Whangpoo river. Government forces say the defenses near Shanghai hold and Kaochiao near the Yangtze yielded a government victory with 12500 Communist casualties and 1500 captured. Police also shot six black market dealers in a crackdown.
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Shanghai
Pootung
Whangpoo River
Kaochiao
Yangtze
Kaochao
Subsidies Outlay Hits Nearly 15 Billion in 15 Years
Washington based budget bureau reports direct subsidies totaling 14.525 billion dollars for 14 fiscal years ending June 30 1948 with an estimated 519.7 million added by July 1 1949 and about 526.1 million more by July 1 1950.
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Washington
Uncle Sam
Budget Bureau
Congress
Treasury
Mourning Forrestal Sparks Senate House Tributes
lawmakers from both chambers expressed sorrow and respect after the death of Secretary Forrestal. Representative Arends and Speaker Rayburn offered condolences, while Senator Connally recalled their long friendship and lauded his service and personal qualities.
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House
Armed Services Committee
Leslie C. Arends
GOP
Forrestal
Sam Rayburn
Tex
Tom Connally
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Mayor unmasked Ku Klux Klan members in Georgia
In Soperton Georgia Mayor Jim Peterson removed three Ku Klux Klan hoods and charged the men with disturbing the peace. Grand Dragon Samuel Green condemned the act claiming civil rights violations and promised action. The jailed suspects were Joe Green Malcolm Braddy and John Edge. Peterson cites five escaped convicts as a safety concern.
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Soperton
Turpentine
Georgia
Grand Dragon
Jim Peterson
Hugh Peterson
Atlanta
Samuel Green
Peterson
Green
Joe Green
Malcolm Braddy
John Edge
State Highway Department
Daring Sea Rescue Off New York Aboard USS Philippine Sea
The USS Philippine Sea rescued a critically ill passenger 500 miles off New York as the Marine Flasher’s surgeon requested rare ORH negative blood. James Morgan, 61, a Brookline Mass. retiree, was flown to the carrier by breeches buoy and received transfusions from four crew members. He is reported resting comfortably in good condition and en route to Ireland to visit family.
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Washington
New York
U. S. S. Philippine
Navy
Morgan
Ireland
Marine Flasher
Philippine Sea
Ford official slain in Windsor shooting echoes Reuther case
William D. Allen a 37 year old Ford inspector was killed by a shotgun blast through a kitchen window as he sat at his table in Windsor Ontario Police found no link to the Ford strike or to the earlier Reuther attack Two hours after the shooting Allen died at Grace hospital His wife Del and daughter Lorraine 10 were asleep in the home at the time
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Windsor
Ont
Ford Motor Company
Walter P. Reuther
CIO
United Auto Workers’ Union
William D. Allen
Allen
Reuther
Grace Hospital
Del
Lorraine
Spy Vessel Used as Shuttle Between U S and Europe
U S House spy hunters hear that top Communist agents allegedly use the Polish liner Batory and Eisler escape ship as a shuttle between the United States and Europe. Subcommittee members are checking the tip and may announce hearings. one source says a "Communist big wheel" named "Al" once used the Batory to elude surveillance.
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Washington
Gerhart Eisler
United States
Europe
House
Big Wheel
Red spy hearings mention man named Al
In the House Committee hearings on American activities last fall a man named Al was cited by counter-agents as part of the investigation. The record notes Al among individuals connected to the probe and counter-espionage actions discussed during the session.
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House
An American Activities Committee
Mrs Watson Dies Widow of Indiana Senator
Mrs James E. Watson widow of the late Indiana senator who played a prominent role in national politics during 1929 1933 died in Washington at Garfield Memorial hospital last night.
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Washington
James E. Watson
Indiana
Garfield Memorial Hospital
Tourists Spend Billions Gazing at Niagara Falls Annually
An estimated 21 million dollars are spent each year by visitors eager to view Niagara Falls. The figure reflects spending on travel lodging meals and tours as tourism to the falls remains a major economic draw.
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Niagara Falls
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