Nixon reveals new pumpkin papers and White handwriting claims
Rep. Nixon discloses a new batch of pumpkin papers claiming Whittaker Chambers sourced notes from late Treasury official Harry Dexter White. He says documents outline prewar Navy officer activities and U S Treasury plans to bolster China's currency, asserting White authored them. Nixon cites handwriting expert and releases copies dated 1-9-38 involving a U S Naval Captain in London.
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Rep
Nixon
R.-Calif
Whittaker Chambers
U.S. Treasury
Harry Dexter White
US Treasury
U.S. Navy
England
U. & Treasury
China
House
Alger Hiss
Hiss
State Department
Chambers
House Un-American Activities Committee
Opy Ring
White
Committee
Communist Party
Maryland
U. S
Ingersol
London
Witnesses Give Conflicting Testimony At Paight Trial
In Connecticut, witnesses differ on Carol Ann Paight’s state of mind after she shot and killed her cancer-stricken father. Dr Rudolph Colmers said she appeared sane minutes after, while nurse Rose Telesco described her as expressionless and calm. The defense claims temporary insanity from shock.
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Telesco
Card Ann
Carl Ann
Thirteen Miners Die in Eloy France Explosion
Thirteen coal miners were killed and twenty injured after a violent water flooding explosion at a mine near Eloy France. The mine director said the blast occurred during rock testing operations and investigators suspect gas buildup contributed to the disaster.
Wallace Denies Uranium Shipments In World War II Probe
Former vice president Wallace testified before the House Un-American Activities Committee that he was not responsible for uranium export licenses to Russia during World War II. He said he never violated secrecy around atomic development and supported scientific exchange but opposed sharing know-how. The witness also described his role in 1941 policy to accelerate atomic weapons research and confirmed his limited meetings with Boris Pregel relation to shipments.
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Washington
Henry A. Wallace
Imiplica
House Un-American Activities Committee
Wallace
Russia
Kaiser Wilhelm Institute
New York Times
Anat Wallace
War Stimson
Boris Pregel
New York
Pregel
Truman attends Washington wedding reception crowd gathers for Obama era?
Mr. Truman and Mrs. Truman host a winter social wedding reception in Washington. Guests include top government and diplomatic figures as champagne flows and exotic foods are served. Drucie tosses her bouquet to a friend amid applause as Margaret Truman moves through the crowd.
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Mr. Truman
Drucie
Mrs. Truman
Washington
Margaret Truman
Rochester appoints new Episcopal bishop on ballot
The Rev. Dudley Scntt Stark of St Chrysostom’s Chicago is elected bishop of the Rochester Diocese by the National House of Bishops after four ballots at the convention in St Paul’s Church. Nine nominees were considered from twelve parishes with votes by clergy and lay delegates.
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Rochester
Record Cold Hits California as East Sees Heat Wave
A sharp cold front grips California chilling citrus crops while the eastern states swelter. Records fall from Idaho to New York as temperatures plunge to teens in some areas and rise to historic highs in others. The Rockefeller Center rink shuts as sun melts ice amid a January heat spike.
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Associated Press
Midwest
Caifornia
Enst
Guymon
Okla
Idaho
New York
Rockefeller Center
Five Trapped Children Die In Oklahoma House Fire
A deadly blaze in Okla. left five young children dead and a mother injured as fire tore through a two room home. Neighbors and a man named Mr. and Mrs. D Yours attempted to rescue, but smoke and flames thwarted efforts. The victims ranged up to ten months old. authorities say the children likely suffocated.
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Demrin
Young
Aly
Monuter
Waile
Fouhe
Thieren
Two Bennington Jail Escapees Captured In Montreal
Two escapees from the Bennington jail were captured at gunpoint by Montreal police in St. Lawrence Boulevard as they rode in a car with stolen plates. The pair, Leo Gibbons and Winfield Martin, faced no resistance. companion George Patrick had fled ahead to Montreal.
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Montreal
Canada
Lansingburg College
Leo T. Gibbons
West Arkington
Winfeld W. Martin
North Rupert
Troy
St. Lawrence Boulevard
Bannington
George A. Patrick
Rupert, VI
Monitreal
Marcel Fatenaude
Quebec
Troy Record
Gibbons
Martin
Vermont
Richard Cobden
Second Avenues
Richard
Middlebury College
Middlebury, VI
Cobden
Nationalists Claim Reds Enter Indochina
Nationalists in Taipei assert Chinese Communists have moved into Indochina and arm anti French fighters. They specify Gen. San Pi sa area activity and warn border forces may be unaware. The regime recognizes Ho Chi Minh's Viet Nam group and cites Moscow backed aims to control most of Indochina. French forces report disarming and interning II army units.
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Formosa
Indochina
Terday
San Pisa
Mmurh
anguer‘Tilia
Wealthy New Yorker Found Shot To Death
A prominent New Yorker, connected to the McAlpin family and the McAlpin Hotel, was found dead from a gunshot at Renerval Hospital. Police described the scene as a likely homicide. investigations focus on a possible domestic or financial motive.
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New York
George S. McAlpin
McAlma
Renervalt Hospital
Fin Sanmentz
Meath
Milton
Tomerres
Six Die In Train Crash In Geestees
A train crash near Geestees leaves six dead and thirty eight injured as officials investigate the cause. Emergency crews rushed to the scene with responders from local and regional services aiding the injured and securing the wreckage.
68 Area Firms Honored For Community Chest Aid
The 68 Troy Area firms honored at the Community Chest dinner in Watervliet recognized outstanding citizenship with plaques. Sixteen new directors were named to the Chest board, eight for agencies and eight for contributors, with awards for at least 80 percent participation and an average gift of $4 or more per person.
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Troy Area
Community Chest
Chest
Behr-Manning Corp
Leria
Watervliet
Community Chest Board
Walter C. Flanigan
Mr. Flanigan
Troy Federation of Labor
Oxden J. Ross
Torme
Mary Murray
Council of Community Services
James Dunne
Hillside School
Thomas McLaughlin
Lansingburg Boys Club
Everett Decker
Vanderheyden Hall
Insurance Tax Passes By House In New Revenue Push
The House approved a bill imposing an $80.9 million tax on life insurance companies to close a Truman-era revenue loophole. A separate $700 million excise tax cut failed in a stalled vote. President Truman urged removal of a tax quirk, while leaders warned of a buyers strike impacting business and unemployment until action.
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House
Senate
Truman
Meurande
Joseph W. Martin, Jr
Srike
Martin
Iife
Gare
D-Tenn
Compulsory State Auto Inspection Proposed
Albany reports a plan for mandatory state auto inspections with a three year interval. Legislation chaired by Reymour Halpern and Assemblyman Lanencr Van Cleef outlines testing and certification by a centralized authority and aims to reduce unsafe vehicles on New York roads.
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Siarenanad
Seh
Reymour Halpern
Queenz
Lanencr i
van Cleef
Senera Ferris
Halpern
Pere apivarAw
Jewet
Nine Hurt in Bronx Bus Crash injures nine in Bronx bus crash
A late night bus collision in the Bronx left nine people injured as the vehicle rammed into a barrier on a city street near Fordham and Bogen. Emergency crews responded, transporting victims to local hospitals for treatment.
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Bronx
U S Set To Sign Arms Aid Pacts Today
The United States moves to arm those resisting communist expansion with agreements in Seoul and London. Ambassador Murrow signs with Korea for several million dollars of arms and a military mission. Britain accepts American arms aid totaling about a billion dollars for Western Europe. Secretary Acheson and President Truman announce signings and an integrated North Atlantic defense. Ships will move to seaboard points by mid February. eight European pacts, plus Britain, cover France Belgium the Netherlands Luxembourg Italy Norway and Denmark.
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United States
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Europe
Far East
Seoul
Korea
John Murcio
Britain
State Department
Acheson
Department
Truman
North Atlantic
Seaboard Pointe
France
Belzium
Netherlands
Jarmxembourg
Italy
Norway
Penmark
Ulrich Caperees
Perethle Ac
Hr General Flefonne
Allies Protest Berlin Truck Blockade Over Traffic Interference
Western Allies protested Soviet interference with truck traffic between Berlin and West Germany in a note to Maj. Gen. Alexander Kotikov. They cited a tightening “baby blockade” at Helmstedt checkpoint and warned the action aimed to restrict movement between Berlin and the western zones. In Indonesia, federal troops clashed with deserters in Jakarta, killing seven and wounding many, as they seized two prison jets and pursued Indonesian deserters tied to a Dutch‑led force led by Westerling.
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West Germany
United States
Bistich
Alexander Kotikov
Helmstedt
West Berlin
John J. McCloy
Germany
USS Fry
Indonesia
West Java
Jakarta
Tee
United States of Indonesia
Royal Netherlands Indies
P.1 PL
Turk
Westerling
FEPC Backers Face Repeated Delays in House Vote
Delays halted action on the Fair Employment Practices bill as backers in Washington push for a vote. The Rules Committee deferred the vote to next Tuesday due to Rep. Wadeworth illness, with Southerners predicting Democratic and Republican defections. A separate timing shift also postponed work on the measure, prolonging the civil rights debate.
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Rep
Wadeworth
R-S. Yi
House
Fes
Ingrid Bergman to File for Divorce in Mexico
The Times reports Ingrid Bergman plans to file for divorce in Mexico after a lengthy separation from Dr. Peter Lindstrom. Attorneys for Bergman and the lawyer firm Corke & Aztton discuss the settlement path as authorities weigh proceedings in the Mexican jurisdiction.
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Ingrid Bergman
Mexico
Hollewand
Rngid Reig Tran Agane
Peter Lindstrom
Mixien
Joserez
Daan
Tex
Vesterday
Artion
Weverthelse
Niex Beraman
Ied
Otters
Greg Rautzet
Tomer
Tapiney Jr
Ted Tigh
Lewis Accepts Industry Offer on Coal Contract Talks
Union leader John L. Lewis agreed to renew contract negotiations with the coal industry yesterday as a step toward ending long running strikes. About 1800 miners are idle and unemployment in related industries has reached 18,000. Negotiations resume in Washington with timetabled talks set for Wednesday February 2, while an NLRB injunction case against Lewis remains pending.
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Tru- Man
Crucie Snyder
Pince
John Ernest Horton
Leslie FR Wichita
Kans
White House
Italy
Filishirg Pi
John Lb. Lewis
Industra
Lewis
Nore Therm and
Western
Federal District
National Labor Relations Board
USM. W
Wick
Chronicle
United Mine Workers of America
Statler Hotel
Washington, D. C
Ifam
Italian cabinet formed in anti Communist coalition
New Italian cabinet formed by Fremar Alcida De Gaetpery leads a three party anti Communist government. It combines 13 Christian Democrats with three Labour Socialists and the Republi cat group. The lineup includes Maria Sretha as foreign minister and Giuseppe Sarazat as a potential Labour post. The move aims to secure parliamentary approval from President Kurs and solidify the anti Communist front.
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Fremer Alcida de Gaetpery
Ramael
Jaxt Mht
der Gasper
Christian Democrats
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Republicat
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Kurs
Einard Tetay
Maria Sretha Reraipe
Saruesiion
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