House Spy Names New Yorkers On Suspect List
House investigators urged the Justice Department to indict for perjury one of five New Yorkers named as members of the communist party hierarchy in the United States. The call came as part of broader efforts to expose alleged subversive activity within government circles.
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Washington
House
Justice Department
Communist Party
NEW York
Michael Oermeir
AFL
Obermeir
U.S
George Percy
Comunist Party
United States
Germany
Europe
Obermeidh
OSS
Supreme Court
FBI Trapped in Middle of Spy Hunt Sparks Partisan Clash
The House Un American Activities committee chaired by J Parnell Thomas says it has evidence that one of five wartime espionage suspects lied under oath and will be turned over to the justice department for prosecution. The panel names Victoria Stone Julius Heiman Eric Bernay Samuel Novick and Dr Louis Miller as alleged big shots while signaling two more names may be added.
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J. Parnell Thomas
N.J
House Un-American Activities Committee
Justice Department
Comittee
Victoria Stone
Julius Heiman
Eric Bernay
Samuel Novick
Louis Miller
Thomas
Arthur A. Adams
Communist Party
Steve Nelson
Nelson
Communist Party For
Western Pennsylvania
Burley Man Fined for Possessing Pheasants
Burley resident Day was fined 300 by Probate Judge Henry W. Tucker after state game wardens found three hens and one rooster at his home. Day was arrested by W. Lowery of the state fish and game department.
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Burley
Don Day
Henry W. Tucker
Day
W. Lowery
State Fish and Game Department
Butter Prices Hit New Low Across Markets
Wholesale butter fell to a yearly low with New York top grade at 68 cents a pound, Chicago at 67 cents. Lower grades dropped 3½ to 4½ cents in Chicago, Margarine prices cut by two cents in New York. Cattle and hog prices slipped as shipments rose. 133,000 cattle and 58,000 hogs were received, the largest since Oct. 6, 1947.
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Chicago
New York
Crews Seek Water Source Under Kais er-Frazé Plant
Crews tunnel under the Kaiser-Fraze Autocompany complex in Provo Utah to locate a water source blamed for closing the furnace three times in six weeks. Water rising to the tophole endangers molten iron production and prompted officials to shut the furnace.
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Provo
Utah
Kaiser-Frazé
Philadelphia Orchestra Cancels 1948-49 Season
The Philadelphia Orchestra, a leading symphony, canceled its 1948-49 season after a wage dispute with musicians. A board resolution cited a current deficit of 126000 dollars.
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Philadelphia
Philadelphia Orchestra
America
Pocatellan Passes State Bar Exams
Supreme Court announces new attorneys admitted to practice in Idaho this week. Keith Petty joins peers George E. Redford Rupert Richard L. Riordan Nampa and Leonard O. Kingsford Rexburg. Beef ranks first and perk second in American preferences.
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Idaho
Pocatellan
Keith Petty
Supreme Court
Petty
George E. Redford
Rupert
Richard L. Riordan
Nampa
Leonard O. Kingsford
Rexburg
Dead Rattlesnake Bites Teacher in Class Exhibit
A dead rattlesnake used as a biology exhibit bit high school science teacher Paul Colburn in Los Angeles after class Monday. He was wrapping the snake when it bit his little finger after he squeezed its head, causing a painful bite.
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Los Angeles
Paul Colburn
Idaho Grain Area Termed Critical
Eastern Oregon, Washington and Idaho grain lands were labeled the No 1 critical erosion area in the United States at a USDA hearing. District Supervisor Ray Kent said 75 percent of topsoil on 51 percent of the region's wheat lands had eroded, with southern dustbowls ranked No 2.
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Arlington
Ore
Oregon
Washington
Idaho
United States
Ray Kent
Federal Soil Conservation Service
U. S. Department of Agriculture
First Steam Aeronautical Engine Defined by Britannica
The earliest aircraft propulsion used a steam engine with a boiler weighing 351 pounds, as cited by the Encyclopedia Britannica.
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Encyclopedia Britannica
Three More Sales Needed for Westello Project
J L Craig reports 12 houses sold in the Westello housing project and says three more sales are required before contractors will begin. If sales occur this week, work may start. otherwise construction could wait until next spring as building weather tightens.
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Westello
Ledge) Craig
Craig
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