Duggan Death and Mundt Testimony Stir Washington Controversy
Lawrence Duggan, head of the Institute of International Education, dies after a fall near his office. Representative Mundt releases a twelve day old transcript linking Duggan to a Communist spy apparatus, sparking debates over espionage and treason charges. Colleagues praise Duggan as a loyal Democrat and advocate for international understanding.
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Lawrence Duggan
Institute of International Education
State Department
West Forty-fifth Street
Karl Mundt
House Committee On UN
Washington
Duggan
Hiss
Mr. Mundt
Mundt
Smmittee
Isaac Don Levine
Whittaker Chambers
Adolph A. Berle Jr
Chambers
Soviet Union
House Committee
Harvard
Berle
Welles
Francis 8. Sayre
Postal Rate Hike Set for January First
Postmaster J Walter Lowrey announces nationwide postage increases effective Saturday January 1 1949 with air mail rising to six cents per ounce four cent postcards and higher parcel post rates. First class stays three cents per ounce while second class remains unchanged. Money orders postal notes and special delivery stamps will rise. Printed rate schedules available at offices and substations.
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United States
J. Walter Lowrey
Air Parcel Post
Lowrey
New Year celebrations proposed by imagination and stamina
Everette Sentman notes in World Book encyclopedia that switching calendars from Gregorian to Julian yields another New Year on Jan 14. India hosts multiple New Year celebrations by religious group, with many days in January offering birthdays or national events.
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Everette Sentman
India
Sentman
Rob
E. Lee
Bobby Soxers
British Isles
St. Agnes
Two Front Teeth For Bonnie Pershey On Christmas Day
Bonnie Leeann Pershey, eight months old and daughter of Mr and Mrs Robert Pershey of 606 Vista Jane, gained her first two front teeth on Christmas Day. Doctors say the teeth began breaking through a day or so before the holiday, ensuring a future free of lisping.
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Bonnie Leeann Pershey
Robert Pershey
Vista Jane
Bonnie
Rose Ward Disclaims Injury After Vehicle Collision
Rose Ward of 506 Liberty Street was struck on Collins Street near Liberty Street by A L Erickson of 204 Fourth Avenue and reported no injuries though rib and ankle pain was suspected. Erickson stopped and assisted. Ward said she saw no car and then the auto approached with no lights as she crossed. Passersby aided her at the scene.
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Collins Street
Liberty Street
Rose Ward
A. L. Erickson
Fourth Avenue
Erickson
William Sparks Arrested for Disorderly Conduct at 210 North Broad Way
Police arrested William Sparks shortly after midnight on a complaint from roomers at 210 N Broad Way for creating an unnecessary disturbance and disorderly conduct. He allegedly shouted obscene language with a loud radio and had prior reprimands for similar conduct.
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N. Broadway
William Sparks
Sparks
Two Injured in Ice Cooled Collision at Collins and Ohio
Two people were slightly injured in a two car crash at the Collins and Ohio intersection yesterday at about 2 30 p m. Leo Kurtz and Ann Porter sustained minor injuries and were treated at St Josephs hospital. Frank S Weston and Edward J Bates were the other drivers.
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Collins
Ohio Streets
Leo Kurtz
Pontiac Street
Ann Porter
Fairbanks Avenue
Kurtz
St. Joseph’s Hospital
Frank S. Weston
Fox Street
Edward J. Bates
Henderson Avenue
Bates
Ohio Street
Collins Street
Former police matron suffers broken hip in fall
Bertha Campbell of 415 Linden avenue, a former police matron, was found injured after a fall near the Cass and Chicago streets intersection. She was taken to St. Joseph's hospital with a fractured hip and kept for further examination and X rays. She attributed the slip to strong winds blowing her onto a wet sidewalk.
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Bertha Campbell
Linden Avenue
St. Joseph's Hospital
Cass
Chicago Streets
City Council to Close Year Transactions Tomorrow
The city council will meet at city hall tomorrow at 11 a.m. to conclude year end business. Unpaid claims and the December payroll will be approved along with routine monthly claims.
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City Hall
Pants Drying Fire in Shed Behind Irving Street Home
City firefighters answered a 5:40 p.m. call to a shed at 203 Irving Street. George Felder, living in the converted wood shed owned by John Rapp, said he was drying pants over a kerosene stove when they caught fire. The blaze was put out in minutes and Felder sought shelter with a neighbor.
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Irving Street
George Felder
John Rapp
Felder
Joliet Association of Commerce schedules February meeting
Joliet plans its annual meeting for February 1 or 2 with John Randolph announcing the tentative dates. The 1949 board set the plan at yesterday’s regular meeting and the work program will be reviewed by the executive committee Tuesday evening. New officers will be formally installed at the meeting.
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Joliet Association of Commerce
John Randolph
Randolph
Association
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New York Times
Peggy Pool
Ottawa
Howard Graening
Kenneth Graening
Miss Pool
University of Illinois
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