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July 2, 1949

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Headlines from July 2, 1949

SENATORS DEMAND SHOWDOWN ON ECA; Committee Calls for Full Data on Foreign Spending in Light of British Ban on U.S. Plan SENATORS DEMAND SHOWDOWN ON ECA

By Felix Belair Jr.special To the New York Times

Sen Appropriations Com demands showdown data in light of Brit stand on intra-Eur trade

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Official Handbook Tells '49-er's How to Go After Scarce Uranium; GUIDE IS PUBLISHED FOR URANIUM HUNT

By Special to THE NEW YORK TIMES

Prospecting for Uranium, (US AEC)

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EX-WIFE OF EISLER BARRED AS WITNESS IN THE TRIAL OF HISS; Judge Upholds Objections by Stryker After Argument in His Chambers FBI INTERVIEW RECALLED Agent Says Defendant Felt He Might Have Been Linked to Soviet 'Whitewash' Talks EX-WIFE OF EISLER BARRED AS WITNESS

By William R. Conklin

Judge Kaufman bars Mrs Massing and repr of Cherner Motor Co as Govt witnesses; questions Chambers on number of Govt documents sources, and Mrs Chambers on husband's use of name Crosley; FBI agent L Whitson testifies on Hiss int with him on Mar 25, '46, citing Hiss membership in foreign affairs discussion luncheon group, assn with L Pressman and assertion that State Dept post-Dumbarton Oaks conf pro-USSR ss could have been linked to Hiss; typewriter dealer testifies on rental of Woodstock machine in Feb, '49, to defense attys; guest at Chestertown, Md, summer residence at which Hisses said they spent summer, '37, says he never saw them

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Trains Begin Runs Again Between Berlin and West; TRAINS IN BERLIN RENEW WEST RUNS

By Drew Middletonspecial To the New York Times

USSR bars shipments from USSR zone to W Berlin; zonal shortage seen

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U.S. FINDS JOBLESS INCREASED IN JUNE; 3,788,000 Are Reported on Idle Rolls -- 2,046,380 Are Listed as on 'Continued Claims' U.S. FINDS JOBLESS INCREASED IN JUNE

By Special to THE NEW YORK TIMES

FSA repts wkly average of 2.046 million 'continued claims', June; up 60% over '48

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1949Greg Brown, American musician^[†]

Gregory Dane Brown is an American folk singer-songwriter and guitarist from Iowa.

1949Robert Paquette, Canadian singer-songwriter and guitarist^[†]

Robert Paquette is a Canadian folk singer-songwriter.

Headlines from July 2, 1949

SENATORS DEMAND SHOWDOWN ON ECA; Committee Calls for Full Data on Foreign Spending in Light of British Ban on U.S. Plan SENATORS DEMAND SHOWDOWN ON ECA

Official Handbook Tells '49-er's How to Go After Scarce Uranium; GUIDE IS PUBLISHED FOR URANIUM HUNT

EX-WIFE OF EISLER BARRED AS WITNESS IN THE TRIAL OF HISS; Judge Upholds Objections by Stryker After Argument in His Chambers FBI INTERVIEW RECALLED Agent Says Defendant Felt He Might Have Been Linked to Soviet 'Whitewash' Talks EX-WIFE OF EISLER BARRED AS WITNESS

Trains Begin Runs Again Between Berlin and West; TRAINS IN BERLIN RENEW WEST RUNS

U.S. FINDS JOBLESS INCREASED IN JUNE; 3,788,000 Are Reported on Idle Rolls -- 2,046,380 Are Listed as on 'Continued Claims' U.S. FINDS JOBLESS INCREASED IN JUNE

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