Ex-Communists Weave Spy Tale Surprises Washington
A bombshell in the Soviet espionage case emerges on a Maryland farm with five microfilm canisters hidden in a pumpkin after years of dramatic testimony by Elizabeth Bentley and Whittaker Chambers. The discovery revitalizes investigations, drawing in Justice, the grand jury, and key figures including Hiss and Nixon as prosecutors press forward.
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Washington
United States
Elizabeth T. Bentley
Whittaker Chambers
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Westminster
Justice Department
Federal
Grand Jury
New York
Elizabeth Terrill Bentley
Vassar College
House Committee On un-American Activities
Miss Bentley
Soviet Union
the Treasury
David Whittaker Chambers
Time Magazine
Harry Dexter White
Treasury
White
Hiss
Communist “Apparatus
Chhance
George Crosley
Department of Justice
Robert E. Stripling
Orobers
Henry Julian Wadleigh
William Ward Pigman
Bureau of Standards
Pigman
Wadleigh
Priscilla
Col
Boris Bykov
Man Sentenced for Striking 79-Year-Old Mother in Prescott
Charles Branhan aged 52 was sentenced to four to five years in the Arizona state prison for aggravated assault on his 79-year-old mother, Mrs. Catherine Rose Williams. The conviction followed a Nov 30 incident, after a jury found Branhan guilty. sentence imposed by Superior Judge T. Udall.
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Prescott
Charles Branhan
Arizona State
Catherine Rose Williams
T. Udall
Brandan
Speeding And Hogging Right Of Way Costly
Tucson education officer T. P. Altenberger spoke at a Shrine club luncheon about traffic safety. The film It Is Up To You showed faults leading to accidents such as speeding improper passing bumper chasing and failing to yield right of way. He noted 240 Tucson accidents in November and 255 in 1947 with declines credited to enforcement education and engineering efforts.
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T. P
Smoky) Altenberger
Tucson
Altenberger
Alleged Slayer Of Indian Is Arrested
Paul H. Arviso, 30, was detained in Parker pending extradition to Gallup New Mexico to face a murder charge in the slaying of 22 year old Nestaen Ross a Navajo. Ross body was found October 10 battered beyond recognition. Undersheriff D F Mollica expected to arrive to finalize extradition.
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Parker
U.P
Paul H. Alviso
Gallup
N. M
Nesteen Ross
New Mexico
Arviso
Ross
D. F. Mollica
Pope Pius XII Appeals for World Peace in Christmas Message
Vatican City December 24 Pope Pius XII delivered a Christmas message saying 1948 opens with hope but ends on a precipice of anxiety. He appealed once more for peace on the eve of Christendom's celebration. It was the tenth time he has given a Christmas message to the world.
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Vatican City
Pius XII
Christendom
Mesa Band Leads Salad Bowl Parade Honors
The Mesa Union high school band and marching unit, among the largest in the state, were chosen to head the New Year Salad Bowl parade. Parade Chairman Martin E. Wist said the group will lead the official Salad Bowl float, a replica copper dish filled with real vegetables.
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Phoenix
Mesa Union High School
Martin E. Wist
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David Kaser
Philip R. Kelly
Henry G. Kleker
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Vincent McCue
Anthony Miranti
Louis Miranti
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William B. Nuckolls
Ben Shein
William C. Sipes
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Gilford H. Tucker
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