American Pvt Sienkiewicz escapes Berlin Soviet jail
Pvt John J. Sienkiewicz of Baltimore described brutal mistreatment during about 10 months in Soviet custody in East Berlin. He and three British prisoners pried open a cell door with a blunt knife and fled to the western sector, then reached a German police station and alerted American authorities.
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Berlin
East Berlin
John J. Sienkiewicz
Baltimore
U. S
Sienkiewicz
Mary Sienkiewicz
Oranienburg
Rajk Admits Spy Plot at Hungarian Red Trial
Budapest Sept. 16 Laszlo Rajk once Hungary’s No. 2 Communist told a people’s court he plotted with Americans and westerners to overthrow the government and make Hungary a colony of Yugoslavia. He pleaded guilty to all charges and named two Americans as accomplices while detailing contacts with British French American and Yugoslav intelligence agents.
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Budapest
Hungary
Laszlo Rajk
People’s Court
Yugoslavia
Rajk
Thinister
Marshal Tito
Kovacs Denies Spying Charge
New York dated report quotes Col. George Kovacs denying any attempt to recruit Laszlo Rajk as an anti communist agent. Kovacs, former head of the Hungarian section of the U S military mission in Budapest, says the claim is a communist fabrication and insists their mission aimed to supervise armistice terms and aid postwar Hungary. He also defends Himmler as a diplomat abroad and notes his role in delivering captured war criminals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Josef Cardinal Mindszenty
Soviet Union
Yugoslavia
Rajk
George Kovacs
Budapest
Martin Himmler
Matyas Rakosi
Hungary
Selden Chapin
U. S
Kovacs
Great Northern Hotel
U.S
Warmin
Himmler
Lewis halts welfare fund pay to miners
Washington reports John L. Lewis announced the suspension of welfare payments to miners effective tomorrow due to lack of funds. The trustees met in urgent session amid tensions over operator contributions. The benefits include a $100 monthly pension for miners aged 60 plus other welfare payments. Bridges, the neutral trustee, said he has not resigned.
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Washington
John L. Lewis
Lewis
Sen. Bridges
R-Nh
Ezra van Horn
Bridges
White Sulphur Springs
W. Va
South
Call Issued For Steel Mediation Meeting
Washington reports the government issued a call for a mediation meeting Monday morning with steel companies and the CIO steelworkers union to seek settlement on ongoing industrial tensions.
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Washington
Steel Companies
CIO Steelworkers Union
Steel union open to board plan to avert strike
The CIO United Steelworkers urged steel firms to accept the presidential board recommendations to settle the labor dispute and avert a strike before Sept. 25. Union President Philip Murray ordered the wage policy committee to meet at 7 am Tucson time Wednesday as contract talks with about 57 companies remain blocked over social insurance and pension costs.
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Pittsburgh
CIO
United Steelworkers
Presidential Board
Philip Murray
Truman
Steel Industry Board
Murray
Tucson
Chicago
Inland Steel Co
U. S. Steel
Inland
Banking Firm Stock Sold in Tucson Ties Douglas and King
Ambassador Lewis W. Douglas and Mr and Mrs Harry O King purchased about 40 percent of Southern Arizona Bank and Trust Co stock. Douglas spoke in New York about possibly chairing the bank and spending time near Tucson, while remaining diplomat at the Court of St James. The Kings, linked to multiple eastern firms, run the Arizona Inn and Home-Ship Corp, and are connected to former Arizona congresswoman Isabella Greenway through marriage.
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Lewis Douglas
U. S
Great Britain
Mutual Life Insurance Co
New York
Harry 0. King
Southern Arizona Bank & Trust Co
d'Autremont
d’Autremont
Lewis W. Douglas
Harry O. King
Douglas
Tucson
Court of St. James
King
Isabella Greenway
Arizona
Munson Steamship Line
Brockway Motor Co
Huyler Candy Co
Vitron, Inc
Sterling Windows, Inc
Kings
Arizona Inn
Home-Ship Corp
Ariz
James Stuart Douglas
Ambassador
Sonoita
Roosevelt
BANK
Jury Frees Shaver in Delinquency Charge Over Death
A superior court jury found Lawrence E. Shaver innocent of contributing to the delinquency of a minor in connection with the death of 17 year old Margaret Cody Lippincott, who was struck by a locomotive on the Nogales railroad tracks after a night out. Four companions were previously cleared of the charge. a coroner's jury ruled out foul play.
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Lawrence E
Lucky) Shaver
Davis-Monthan
Margaret Cody Lippincott
Nogales
Southern Pacific Railroad
Shaver
University of Arizona calls for bids on two campus building projects
The University of Arizona and state colleges issue bids for two construction projects totaling about 1.756 million dollars. A 1.136 million dollar four story liberal arts building west of the agricultural building is to seat 2,200 and finish by Oct 1, 1950. A 620 thousand dollar stadium dormitory addition at the football field end will add 10,000 seats and a four story dormitory for 170 men, due Aug 1, 1950. The regents also announce new leadership in entomology and educational guidance counseling.
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Lawrence A. Carruth
Cornell University
Charles T. Vorhies
Herman Roemmich
University of Washington
Jamestown College
Industrial Board Turmoil Forces Garvey Action Consideration
Governor Dan E. Garvey faces a heated dispute over Arizona's industrial commission finances and policy. Labor leaders demand scrutiny, while employers seek caps on awards to curb spending. Garvey's past decisions and possible moves are debated as tensions mount. Gilbert's position is noted as a point of contention.
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Dan E. Garvey
Arizona Industrial Commission
Garvey
Red
Arizona
Salt River Valley
Commission
Organized Labor
Gov. Garvey
Gilbert
Ray Gilbert
Industries Seen Growth With Fairer Arizona Taxes
A Tucson Chamber of Commerce meeting of the joint industrial tax committee urged eliminating nuisance taxes to attract new industry to Arizona. Recommendations support eliminating the manufacturers’ privilege sales tax and consider removing the inventory tax on raw materials, while withholding action on machinery. The group stressed broader tax reform to boost the state’s $136 million industrial income and create jobs for a growing population.
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Arizona
Tucson Chamber of Commerce
Phoenix Chamber
Baseball Results From Detroit and St Louis Games
Detroit defeated St Louis 12 to 4 with a sequence of hits and errors. New York beat Hutchinson 4 to 1 as Byrne and Berra led the offense. Boston trounced with a 12 to 1 result and a late rally.
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Drews
Ferrick
Ostrowski
Moss
Parnell and
Tebbetts
Detroit
St. Louis
New York
Hutchinson
Swift
Boston
Senate Rejects Sigenfritz for Munitions Board Post
The Senate voted 40 to 28 to disapprove President Truman's choice Carl A. Sigenfritz, a U S Steel official, to head the munitions board. Opponents cited conflicts of interest over the proposed $70 000 salary while serving in government and potential corporate subsidies of officials.
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Washington
Senate
Truman
Carl A. Sigenfritz
U. S. Steel Corp
Munitions Board
Sigenfritz
White House
Ilgenfritz
Steel
Sen
Byrd
D-Va
U. S. Steel
Edwin C. Johnson
D-Cole
Congress
Tydings
D-Md
Armed Services Committee
Sen. Donnell
R-Mo
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