Whittaker Chambers was an American author, journalist, and spy. After dropping out of Columbia University, Chambers joined the open Communist Party in 1925. He wrote and edited for the New Masses and the Daily Worker, before being ordered to go underground as a secret agent for the Soviet intelligence services. From 1932 to 1938 he was part of the clandestine "Ware Group", based in Washington, D.C. Disillusioned by Joseph Stalin's rule and by Communism more broadly, Chambers defected from the Soviet spy ring and eventually found employment at Time magazine, where he rose to become a senior editor.

Headlines from August 3, 1948

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Allies in Berlin Plan to Free Trade, May Bar Propaganda; United States, Britain and France Are Held To Be Winning Battle in the City -- Soviet Moves Are Countered A MEMORIAL TO UNITED STATES FLIERS WEST TO LIBERATE BUSINESS IN BERLIN

Russians Offer Danube Pact Providing for Eastern Rule; THE RIPARIAN NATIONS OF THE DANUBE RUSSIANS PRESENT PLAN FOR DANUBE

CONGRESS IMPERILS ECONOMY, DEFENSE, PORTER DECLARES; Politics and Waste of Time on Truman Anti-Inflation Plan May Mean Chaos, He Says ERP OUTLAY CALLED VITAL Counter Steps Must Minimize It, He Tells Senators -- House Price Inquiry Is Urged PERIL TO ECONOMY LAID TO CONGRESS

Navy Designs 16 New Ships For War in Air and Undersea; Conversion of 33 Additional Craft Will Bring Larger Carriers Into Operation Along With Submarine Tanker, Polar Destroyers NAVY IS BUILDING 16 NEW WARSHIPS

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