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December 15, 1948

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State to Avoid Deficit for Year By Spending Less Than Voted; STATE TO END YEAR WITHOUT A DEFICIT

By Special to THE NEW YORK TIMES

State seen able to end current fiscal yr without operating deficit if expenditures are held below amounts authorized

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U.S. ARMS SECRETS LEAKED TO RUSSIA, SAYS HOUSE GROUP; ABERDEEN ROBBED Proving Ground Data Stolen, and One Thief Is Known, Says Mundt MAN 'STILL IN U.S. SERVICE' Committee States Hope for Indictments Here, Promises to Carry On Its Inquiry ARMS SECRET LEAK IN U.S. IS REPORTED

By C.p. Trussellspecial To the New York Times

WASHINGTON, Dec. 14 -- American secrets "of great military significance" leaked to Russia direct from the Army's proving ground for weapons at Aberdeen, Md., through an alleged Communist spy ring which included key placed Government employes, the House Committee on Un-American Activities stated today.

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DEWEY HITS DELAY ON PLEA FOR POWER FROM ST. LAWRENCE; He Intimates Truman Holds Up State's Application to Press Congress on Seaway Project SAYS PLANTS ARE CRIPPLED Shortage of Current Reduces Output and Deprives Workers of Jobs, Governor Asserts DEWEY HITS DELAY ON PLEA FOR POWER

By Leo Eganspecial To the New York Times

Gov Dewey discusses power shortage effects; comments on Alcoa's closing

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PAY TRUMAN MORE, HOOVER ADVISES; Ex-President Tells Senators Expense Account Also Falls Short, as He Found ADVOCATES PAY INCREASES FOR EXECUTIVES PAY TRUMAN MORE, HOOVER ADVISES

By William S. Whitespecial To the New York Times

Hoover and Flanders illus

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U.S. Army Court in Germany Denies Jury Trial to Wife in Soldier Death

By Unknown Author

Mil ct, Marburg, upholds mil cts jurisdiction over all Amers in Ger by denying jury trial to Mrs J Ybarbo charged with murder

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1948Cassandra Harris, Australian actress (died 1991)^[†]

Sandra Colleen Waites, known professionally as Cassandra Harris, was an Australian actress.

1948Charlie Scott, American basketball player^[†]

Charles Thomas Scott, also known as Shaheed Abdul-Aleem, is an American former professional basketball player. He played two seasons in the American Basketball Association (ABA) and eight seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Scott was an Olympic Gold Medalist and was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 2018. Scott is the leader in most points per game with 24.8 in Suns franchise history.

Headlines from December 15, 1948

State to Avoid Deficit for Year By Spending Less Than Voted; STATE TO END YEAR WITHOUT A DEFICIT

U.S. ARMS SECRETS LEAKED TO RUSSIA, SAYS HOUSE GROUP; ABERDEEN ROBBED Proving Ground Data Stolen, and One Thief Is Known, Says Mundt MAN 'STILL IN U.S. SERVICE' Committee States Hope for Indictments Here, Promises to Carry On Its Inquiry ARMS SECRET LEAK IN U.S. IS REPORTED

DEWEY HITS DELAY ON PLEA FOR POWER FROM ST. LAWRENCE; He Intimates Truman Holds Up State's Application to Press Congress on Seaway Project SAYS PLANTS ARE CRIPPLED Shortage of Current Reduces Output and Deprives Workers of Jobs, Governor Asserts DEWEY HITS DELAY ON PLEA FOR POWER

PAY TRUMAN MORE, HOOVER ADVISES; Ex-President Tells Senators Expense Account Also Falls Short, as He Found ADVOCATES PAY INCREASES FOR EXECUTIVES PAY TRUMAN MORE, HOOVER ADVISES

U.S. Army Court in Germany Denies Jury Trial to Wife in Soldier Death

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