Trial Of 12 Top U S Communists Opens Today
Twelve high Communist Party leaders including chairman William Z Foster go on trial in New York accused of plans to forcefully overthrow the U S government. U S District Attorney McCoy expects a two month Federal trial with each man indicted on two charges carrying up to ten years and ten thousand dollars per count.
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New York
William Z. Foster
U.S
John
McCohey
Foster
Harold Medina
Medina
McGahey
Canot
Ofense
Investiganf
Alger Hiss
State Department
American Civil Liberties
Alan
Iar
Union
We Communist Party
Foster Areugene Dennig
the Party
John Williamson
Arty
Jacob Tachel
Iryz Potash
C.I.C. Urriers Joint Council
Henry Winston
Party
Benjamin Davis
New Yorkity
John Gates
Daily Worker
Commun.t
Robert G. Thompsn
Ate Communist Party
Gilbert Keen
Chicago
Communist Party
Ete
Carl Winters
Detroit
Michigan Stati Puncit
Gas Hall
Cleveland
Char Ae
Ohio Communist Party
Rightists Excluded in New Turkish Cabinet Formation
Ankara Turkey GP Turkeys prime minister Shemsettin Gunaltay presented a new cabinet to President Ismet Inönü last night. The lineup is more liberal, with few extreme rightists retained from former premier Hasan Saka's government. Kazim Gulek, an American educated specialist, was appointed to a new state minister post to coordinate the American program.
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Ankara
Turkey
Shemsettin Unaltay
Ismet Onu
Gunaltay
Auich People's Party
Emier Hasan Sake
Hir Hine
Xuraliah
Sumen
Kazim Gulek
Gulek
Binet
Forum
Neemeddin Sadakdo Ihat Emm
Public Werke
Exum
Pto Te Af
Inone
Weather and record high note from Buffalo report
Envelopes of fog shrouded Buffalo yesterday as temperatures declined from a 2 pm peak. A record high for January was set, surpassing the previous 1858 mark.
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Buffalo
King Paul orders new Greek cabinet within 24 hours
King Paul of Greece gave the ten political parties 24 hours to form a coalition or face another solution. He rejected a four-party plan and left open the possibility of a dictatorship. Sophoulis’s Liberal government collapsed amid fights over broadening the base and a new commander to fight rebels.
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Athens
Greece
Paul
Themistokles Sophoulis
United States
Turkey
Shemsettin Gunalay
People’s Party
King Paul
Sophoulis
Constantin Tsaidaris
George Papandreou
Sophocles
Atom Bomb Myth Fear Of Lilienthal
The Atomic Energy Commission chairman David E. Lilienthal warned that reliance on the atomic bomb or any power form is dangerous to U S security and world peace He spoke at the University of Rochester and Temple B Rith Kodesh to mark their centennial emphasizing Americas strength lies in spirit and faith rather than weaponry He urged vigilance and warned against the myth that power equals security.
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Rochester P
Atomic Energy Commission
United States
David E. Lilienthal
Lilienthal
Hastman Theater
University of Rochester and
Temple B’rith Kodesh
America
Materal
Beaver Dams Woman Guilty In Slaying
A nine man nine woman jury found Merile Byars 38 guilty of second degree manslaughter in the rifle slaying of her husband during an Aug 14 argument at their Beaver Dams home. She said she only intended to scare him. Byars was charged with murder. sentencing follows.
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Elmira Upi
Merile Byars
Dor- Tance
Kansas City
Moland
Buffalo
Jobo A Matthews
Byars
Chemurg County
Senate probes government losses in ship sales scandal
Senate investigators report the government sold surplus ships containing lead ballast worth over 5111,754 without proper records. They blame missing ballast data on Army Navy and Maritime Commission errors, identify Consolidated Boiler y Inc of Portland as buyer, and note potential recoveries of ballast value.
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Washington WP
Senate
ConsolidatedBuildery, Inc
Portland
Ore
Army
Navy
Maritime Commission
Commission
Justice Department
Senators
Joseph ‘Tr. Dickman
Kaiser Company
Tac
Oakland
Calif
AFL Calls Doubling Old Age Benefits and Broad Social Insurance
The American Federation of Labor urged Congress and the White House to double current Social Security benefits and expand federal social insurance. The plan covers disability health unemployment and a uniform national system with employer and employee payroll contributions and partial funding from general revenues. It projects extended coverage for farm workers domestic workers and the self employed plus a wide health program.
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Washington
American Federation of Labor
Truman
AFL
A.F.L
Matthew Woll
White House
Congress
George D.ga
Senate Finance Committee
George
Millikin
Colo
G.O.P
A.F. L
Dingel
D-M Ch
MelGrath
D-R. L
Isoela
Gun Plant Floor Collapse Causes Major Damage
Fourteen milling machines and equipment plunged into a raceway after a section of the top floor collapsed at the L. C. Smith Gun Company plant. No injuries reported. Damage estimated around 475000. Collapse also weakened three floors prompting the plant’s closing pending survey. Watchman John Victory was near the collapse. heavy machinery and stock moved under emergency supervision.
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Fulton
Aterday
L. C. Smith Gun Com Ipany
Fed Company
John Victory
16000 U S Troops March In Germany Against Imagined Aggressor Army
In Frankfurt and surrounding areas 16000 American troops begin a winter exercise against a mythical aggressor force. Units move from dispersed locations toward the Rhine to test rapid mobilization and river defense under Gen. Clay’s command. The drill emphasizes restraint and respect for civilian rights while preventing actual occupation.
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U.S
Germany
Frankfurz
Lindge D.iClay
Socupathien
Rhine
America
France
Lux
U.S. II Infantry Division
Plux
Consatalare
Sete 1
Man
Worms
Mannheim
Oldest Vermont U. Graduate Dies At 98
Burlington obituary notes Dr. W Scott May of Underhill, claimed as the university’s oldest graduate. He died last night at Mary Fletcher Hospital, after being born December 14, 1848. May graduated from the medical college in 1879 and practiced in Vermont.
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Vermont U
Burlington, Via
W Scott May
Underhill
University of Vermont
Mary
Highway Worker Dies In Fall From Track
Northville, June 6. A highway worker identified as Mortis E. Warner, 60, of Rearty, Northville, fell from a track near Northville while performing maintenance. Coroner Dr. Homer H. Oaksferd ruled the death accidental after investigation.
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Gloversville
U.S. Cuts Flour Shipments to China as Tientsin Falls
The ECA said unloading at Taku Bar is impossible after Tientsin fell to Communists, halting American financed flour and wheat to China. Some ships will be diverted to southern ports like Tsingtao, which now holds about 40,000 tons.
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Washington
Tientsin
China
Taku Bar
Noth China
Peiping
iEconomic Cooperation Administration
Jtherefore
ECA
Korea
Harlan Cleveland
Tangku Harbor
Tsingtao
Rioting Grips South Africa as Violence Spreads
News recounts Durban clashes between Zulu and Indian communities spilling into Johannesburg. Bombs, arson, and shootings injure hundreds while police attempt to curb the unrest. Death toll ranges widely with thousands displaced and a national crisis unfolding. Zulu King Cyprian urges peace as mobs continue.
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Durban
South Africa
Johannesburg
Cato Manor
Cyprian
Harriman Leaves for Home in Recovery Program Airlift
Harriman departs seat in the European Recovery Program mission and returns to the United States aboard a chartered flight. The American ambassador-at-large participates in postwar economic aid efforts and sails home after a shortage of progress reports.
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Pane
Averell Harriman
Nctions
United States
Israel and Egypt Reach Key Point in Armistice Talks
A United Nations spokesman said Israel and Egypt agreed on a core issue in armistice negotiations. Bunche launched a general peace drive in the Middle East while other Arab states are not invited to talks. Discussions focus on the Faluga pocket, Negev withdrawal, and troop reductions. An emissary was sent to Beirut, Damascus, and Amman to follow up on previous armistice overtures.
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Rhodes
United Nations
Ralph Bunche
Middle East
Faluja
Negev
Palestine
Wasd
Constantine Stavropoulos
Bunche
Beirut
Damascus
Aminan
Sivropoulos
Security Council
Stavropoulos
Amman
Britain
Abdullah
Tel Aviv
Israel
Transjordan
Barlier
Lebanon
Costa Rican Assembly Elects Ulate as President
The Costa Rican National Assembly elected Otilin Viale Bianco as president after December voting. Acting President Jose Figuete led a recent session and stated the new second Republic will pursue social progress, openness with other countries, and alignment with hemispheric ideas while facing political pressure.
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San Jose
Otilin Viale Bianco
Twin Girls Born Minutes After Mother’s Death in Elgin
Twin girls delivered at St Joseph's Hospital in Elgin soon after their mother died from severe convulsions. Doctors say the case shows the danger of multiple births when the mother dies during labor. The first baby weighed five pounds eight ounces, the second about four pounds twelve ounces, both placed in incubators with the smaller infant described as in delicate condition.
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Elgin
So Joseph's
Tamher
Pribadis
Marcella Ross Torson
Torror
Ee Ta Fair Conneition Verter iv
Tie Choidien
Pengpu Post Abandoned To Reds
Chinese Nationalist troops abandoned Pengpu outpost retreating to a thin defense line near Nanking as Communists reportedly set a three day deadline for surrender of Peiping. Government lines on the Yangtze front were pulled back with few troops defending key points and generals urged resistance.
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Nanking
Pengpu
Peiping
Tau
Tatk
Hwat River
Hwatyuan
Linhwaikan
Aso
Chahsien
Sixth Army Group
96Th Army
Chuhsien
Yangtze River
Liu Tze
Tang En-Po
Nanking-Shanghai
Yangtze
Tang
Chiang
Sun Yat- Sen
Tientsin
Spencer Mocea
Associated Press
Peinnz
Fu Tso-Yi
Ashting
Aientsin
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