Convicted Spies Coplon and Gubitchev Face Sentences
Judith Coplon and Valentin Gubitchev were found guilty of spying for the Russians and sent to jail pending sentencing. Coplon, 28, faces up to 25 years plus fines, while Gubitchev, 33, could receive up to 19 years and fines. Prosecutors hailed the verdict as a warning against hostile efforts to undermine the United States.
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New York
Judith Coplon
Valentin A. Gubitchev
Irving H. Saypol
Prats
FBI
John W. Kelly
Miss Copson
Justice Department
Washington
Gubitchev
Ministry of Forign Affairs
Chinese Red Troops Land on Hainan Island
A UPI report said about 3000 Chinese Communist troops landed on Hainan, the island off China’s south coast. Most invaders were reported killed or captured, with fighting centered in the island’s northwest, as observers questioned whether this signaled a full invasion or a raid.
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Formosa
Hainan
Zaid
Claire
Chennault
Formuasa
China
Rockwell Kent Declares U S Government Not His
In Moscow Rockwell Kent, head of an international workers order, says he is not an official representative of the American government. He adds that the U S government is not his government and does not represent him. Delegates from the United States Britain Canada France Mali and Africa attended the World Peace Congress meeting.
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London
Upi
Rockwell Kent
Moscow
United States
Kent
Permanent Committee of
World Peace Congress
U. S. State Department
U. S
International Workers Order
Britain
Canada
France
Maly
Africa
Navy Doctor Boone Transferred From Defense Post
Rear Admiral Joel T. Boone a longtime White House physician and critic of hospital cuts was transferred from his chief of the Joint Plans and Action Division post in the Defense Department. No new assignment was announced. He criticized Johnson’s hospital curtailment as shortsighted and said it would strain medical personnel. The transfer follows disputes inside defense leadership and comes after Boone said he was not consulted on the February 1 order.
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Johnson
Joel T. Boone
White House
Defense Department
Joint Plans and Action Division
Office of Medical Services
Boone
Navy
House Armed Services
Défense High Command
Louis E. Denfeld
Naval Operations
House
Richard I. Meiling
Meiling
Harding
Cookdte
Hoover
Harry G. Armstrong
Air Force
Surgeon Central
Raymond W. Bliss
Clifford A. Lawson
Navr
Armstrons
Parochial School Aid Rejected in House Test Vote
The House Labor Committee rejected federal aid aimed at funding transportation for parochial and private school students by a 16 to 9 vote. The debate centers on whether federal funds may support bus services in states that limit public funds for such use, signaling doubts over passage of any religious school aid bill this Congress and foreshadowing possible committee deadlock.
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House
Rep. Kennedy D-Mass
Senate
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UG. S. Commissioner of Education
Lesinski
D-Mich
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Burke
Onis
Lucas
D.-Tex
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DW. Va
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D.-Mo
Morton
R-Ky
Brehm
Ohio
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DNC
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D-Ny
Wood
D-Ga
Perkins
D-Ky
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D-Nj
Sims
Jacobs
D-Ind
Steed
D-Okla
Wier
D- iMinn
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R-Pa
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Nixon
R-Calif
Werdel
R Calif
Verde
Soma
Barden
Caput
Ang
Hasix
Hous Conference Committee
Eastland
D-Miss
Lehman
D.ny
Easiland
Churchill Truce Bid Rejected By Labor
Churchill challenged Labor to delay iron and steel nationalization or face a Commons fight. Morrison denounced the proposal as quaint as the government clung to a slim majority. A key vote was expected on a Conservative motion challenging the King’s speech and Labor’s fate in a possible election.
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Winston Churchill
House of Commons
Tomorow
Churchill
Prine
Herbert Morrison
George VI
Uhis
Labor
Clement Davies
House
Viscount Samuel
House of Lords
Morrison's
Judge Bars Woman Juror Identified As Communist
A Pittsburgh court removed Mrs Ales Roth from jury duty after Judge Michael A. Murmanno ruled the patriotic requirement demanded jurors be above reproach. The incident arose as Roth and others were linked to the Communist Party during testimony before a federal committee. Roth, who had served in World War II, did not admit party membership, while a related case involved a husband and other residents named by government informants.
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Miss Coplon
Barnard College
Pyishare
Ciden
Michael A. Maxsmanno
Ales Roth
Vist
Jor
Grz
Roth
Murmanno
Avitataon
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Railroad curbs lifted amid coal shortage relief
Washington orders end to curbs on freight trains and limits passenger service reductions. The Interstate Commerce Commission acted at federal request to ease coal transport and restore freight flows while maintaining a 25 percent cap on passenger service and 60 percent cap on coal shipments.
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Washington
Techas
Alev
Amerstate Commerer Tommicien
Lewis Seeks Labor War Chest Alliance During Strike
United Mine Workers chief John L. Lewis urged a mutual aid pact with Philip Murray and the steel workers to pool assets for defense in strikes. He noted other unions might join while urging Congress to back a nine man coal industry study and opposing applying anti trust laws to labor. Murray offered no immediate comment on the plan.
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Philip Murray
Murray
Lewis
Steel Workers
U.M.W
Truman
Congress
Tobin
Bro
UMW
Czech Reds Expell Dutch Diplomats
Three Dutch diplomats were ordered to leave Czechoslovakia on charges of harming the people's democratic regime and aiding anti state activities. The Hague hinted at swift reprisals, suggesting opposite numbers of the Dutch officials in Prague could be expelled.
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Czechoslovakia
Arpi
Hague
Netherlands
Air Not Death Cause in Sander Trial Testimony
Harvard pathologist Dr. Richard B. Ford testified that air injected into Mrs. Abbie Borrotesarin’s veins could not have caused her death, as the left arm vein had collapsed and 40 cubic centimeters of air could not kill a person. The witness described the prosecution theory as unfounded while detailing the autopsy findings.
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Harvard
Hepmann N. Sander
Abbie Borrotesarin
Gelal
Sander
Ford
Department of Legal Medicine
New York City Granted Hudson River Intake
The state granted NYC rights to an underwater parcel under the Hudson River near Chelsea to build an intake to supply water. The arrangement authorizes a 39 I parcel easement and access for a water supply project to alleviate city shortages.
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Hudson River
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New Fork City
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Hutchess County
State Board of Comiminginn
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Land Office
RaRaere Patel
Prime Minister Liaquat Ali Khan Invited to Visit Washington
A U S government announced Prime Minister Liaquat Ali Khan of Pakistan will visit Washington on May 3 as a guest of the United States Government. President Truman welcomed the invitation and noted the forthcoming talks on bilateral relations and cooperation.
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Liaquat Aq Khan
Panician
Guerts
Ganea States
Previe
Truman
Jfot
U S Threatens To Bar Romanian News Bulletin
The United States signals retaliation against Romania over press control. The State Department says a Romanian broadcasting division could be barred from transmitting from Bucharest and Washington if the regime continues to restrict American information offices. The move follows a broader pattern of Soviet bloc pressure on media and echoes tough U S diplomatic posture toward Eastern Europe.
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U.S
Rudolf EB
United States
Stern Department
Feton Gire
Pomania
Hunzars
Ana
S. Tenenis
Hawaii Statehood Bills Pass Amid Senate Turmoil
The House approved Hawaii statehood bills and moved the Alaska measure to the Senate. A fistfight erupted on the floor as deputies clashed over anti sabotage legislation tied to wartime shipments and Communist obstruction amid debates over government policy and the Dixmude carrier’s arrival.
French National Assembly erupts in brawl over Communist deputies
A battle royal broke out on the floor of the French National Assembly as Communists and non Communists clashed during an all night session. Edouard Herriot suspended the session and ordered guards to stand by.
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Paris
French National Assembly
Edouard Herriot
Two Children Killed as Plane Hits Minneapolis Home
A Northwest Airlines Martin 249-2 jet crashed in a March storm into a residential block near Emerson Ave South and Minnehaha Parkway in Minneapolis. Ten passengers and three crew on board. two Doughty children, Janet 10 and Tommy 8, among the dead. Four other family members injured. flames engulfed the Doughty home and spread to adjacent houses as responders fought the blaze.
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UPA
Northwest Airlines
Franklin Doughty
Cremen
Washington
Seattle
Emerson Ave. South
Minnehaha Parkway
Washburn Water Tower
Oughty
Doughty
Dick Jameson
Minneapolis Fire Department
Janet Doughty
Tommy
General Hospital
Robert Cahn
West
Minnehaha
California Professors Refuse Oath At UC Senate Meeting
Berkeley reports show University of California professors refused to sign a Communist oath demanded by the Board of Regents during a three and a half hour Academic Senate meeting for the northern section. The self-governing body discussed resisting the oath, supporting a substitute aligned with state official standards, and opposing compulsory oaths at the university.
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Berkeley
Cali
University of California
Board of Regents
Fook
United States
Alminess
Connecticut Resident Named to IRO Washington Post
A Connecticut native was named as representative to the 8th session of the General Council of the International Refuse Organization. The announcement came yesterday in Geneva with the designation effective immediately.
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Gerrae le. Warmten
Connecticut
Truenan Vesterdar
Tdhe International Refuses Organ Maton
Adil Ment Aa Geneve
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