NBC Broadcasters Tied to Voice of America Scripts Hearings
Rene Borgia told U S senators that at least six NBC officials knew of the Know North America radio broadcasts. He testified in joint hearings that NBC executives ordered scripts, rejected cheap comedy, and that the state department contract aired Spanish language programs to Latin America. Borgia noted sources included the WPA e book series and Inside USA. He described his Venezuelan origins and prior political imprisonment in 1916.
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Washington
Rene Borgia
NBC
Voice of America
Congress
Borgia
National Broadcasting Company
Senate Foreign Relations and Expenditures Committees
New England
Texas
North America
State Department
Latin America
Senate
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John Unther
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Venezuela
Writers Fight Ban on Film Authors
Thirty writers who declared they are not Communists filed a federal suit to stop motion picture producers from barring Communist screen authors from the industry. The Screen Writers Guild and Authors League of America seek to enjoin an alleged anti trust conspiracy by the Motion Picture Association of America and related producer groups.
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New York
Screen Writers Guild, Inc
Authors League of America, Inc
Motion Picture Association of America, Inc
Society of Independent Motion Picture Producers
Ex Personal Physician To Adolf Hitler Dies
Dr. Theodore Morrell once Adolf Hitler’s personal physician died last week in Giessen Germany. He had been released from an American internment camp only a few months earlier and news of his death surfaced Tuesday.
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Giessen
Germany
Theodore Morrell
Adolf Hitler
Fate of Czechoslovakia as Democracy Cautionary Tale
AP Foreign Affairs Analyst Dewitt MacKenzie argues Czechoslovakia’s collapse into a Soviet backed totalitarian regime shows how communists lure nations, corrupt politics, and stage a coup. He notes the 1948 vote with 6.4 million for the Front, 1.58 million abstentions or invalid ballots, and warns democracies to heed the warning.
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Soviet Union
National Front
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London
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Russia
FBI
Dawson To Preach At Union Outdoor Service
Rev. Richard A. Dawson of the First Congregational church will preach at the first outdoor summer union lawn service at 8 p m Sunday on the lawn of the First Methodist church. Tucson Ministerial association sponsors these summer union services. Dawson will leave Tuesday for a world conference of religion in New York City June 16 to 18 for UN support, then stop at French Lick Indiana for the American Christian Palestine committee meeting June 20 to 22.
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First Congregational Church
First Union
First Methodist Church
Tucson Ministerial Association
Dawson
United Nations
New York City
French Lick
Ind
Amercan Christian Palestine Committee
Pepsi-Cola Treasure Top Sweepstakes Promises Big Cash Prizes
A vintage sweepstakes promotion offers a top prize of 25000 dollars plus 51 monthly cash prizes in Pepsi-Cola's Treasure Top contest. Readers are urged to collect Treasure Certificates hidden under bottle caps and participate for a chance at the family sweepstakes prizes.
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Pepsi-Cola
Dewey Ahead in Delegates as Primaries Conclude
Washington, June 1. The selection of 1,094 Republican delegates will be completed in two primaries and a June 11 state convention. California and South Dakota hold primaries with Warren and Stassen favored. Indiana finishes the last delegation. Leading candidates cite inflated first ballot hopes, with Dewey, Taft, and Stassen claiming large blocs though totals exceed available delegates. Nomination likely after several ballots.
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Earl Warren
South Dakota
Harold E. Stassen
Indiana
Philadelphia
Thomas FE. Dewey
New York
Robert A. Taft
Ohio
Minnesota
Raymond E. Baldwin
Conn
Douglas MacArthur
Dewey
Taft
Stassen
Lost Property Found: Boy Reclaims Five-Foot Pet Snake Mortimer
Ronald Brown, 14, was notified his lost property Mortimer the black snake had been found. He retrieved the five foot pet from a neighbor's driveway in Buffalo, New York, after police contacted him to pick it up in person.
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N. Y
Ronald Brown
Ronald
Mortimer
Vacation hours set for library stations county wide
County librarian Mrs Ronald E Burt announced summer hours for all library stations. Amphitheatre at 3312 North First Avenue opens Tuesdays and Fridays 9 to 11 30 am with Miss Joan Bankston in charge. Catalina Junior High opens 9 30 to 11 30 am Tuesdays under Alberta Crombie. Sahuarita opens 9 30 to 11 am Wednesdays with Wilma Parker. Tanque Verde opens 9 30 to 10 30 am Wednesdays under Mrs Harry Cameron. Sells opens 8 to 9 pm Wednesdays with Mrs Roberta Hill in charge.
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Catalina Junior High School
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Mexico City Nogales air schedule altered
Lamia Airlines of Mexico a United Airlines subsidiary inaugurated night flights to Mexico City. Departure time moved from 8 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. with arrival in Mexico City at 1 a.m. Northbound Mexico City departures delayed by one hour. Station manager Rene Diaz de la Garza cited accommodating American tourists who would otherwise stay overnight.
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Nogales
Ariz
Lamia Airlines of
Mexico
United Airlines
Mexico City
Rene Diaz de la Garza
Copper Labor Unions Form Council in Anaconda Plants
The International Union of Mine Mill and Smelters Workers CIO announced a council of all local unions within Anaconda Copper Corp to boost bargaining power. Morris J. Wright notes this aids negotiations as Anaconda locals span California Connecticut New York and Montana. John Clark leads the Great Falls Montana local. The council formed after a meeting with Anaconda locals and the international board, which continued sessions Tuesday.
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Denver
International Union of Mine, Mill & Smelter Workers
CIO
Anaconda Copper Corp
Morris J. Wright
Anaconda
California
Connecticut
New York
Montana
John Clark
Great Falls
Mont
International
Cave Creek Forest Fire Under Control
Coronado National Forest ranger Euel Nava said a Cave Creek fire that burned since last Thursday and scorched over 3000 acres was under control. More than 300 firefighters battled the blaze in relays, with crews flown in from Phoenix and Lordsburg New Mexico amid high winds.
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WUP
Euel Nava
Coronado National Forest Ranger
Cave Creek
Phoenix
Lordsburg
N. M
Royal Wedding to Mihai and Princess Anne Delayed
Athens reports a palace source saying the marriage of former King Mihai of Romania and Princess Anne of Bourbon Parma may be delayed four or five days beyond Saturday. Premier Sophoulis had said the wedding would occur in Athens, but a high government source cautioned it is not absolutely certain. The couple planned to arrive Wednesday, with a possible day or so delay affecting plans at the Tatoi summer palace.
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Athens
Mihai
Romania
Anne
Bourbon- Parma
Themistokles Sophoulis
Royal links tie Romania to Greek throne honeymoon
North of Athens a wedding plan unfolds as Mihai, who abdicated the Romanian throne late last year, is described as a nephew of King Paul of Greece. The piece notes the historic royal connections shaping the upcoming nuptials.
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Mihai
Romania
Paul
Greece
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