trial; W Chambers ends testimony; insists documents were given to him by Hiss; says he recd none from late L Duggan and that Duggan was not Communist party (CP) member; prosecutor US Atty Murphy reads State Dept officer R Murphy '45 notes on conversation with Chambers in which Chambers cited N Field, Mrs H Massing and Duggan roles; prosecution presents 16 witnesses to corroborate Chambers testimony on microfilm, on Hisses withdrawal of $400 from bank, on Mrs Hiss typewritten lrs identification, on rug, on Peterborough summer theatre; N Levine testifies on safeguarding Chambers papers

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Developments Are Awaited By Truman Before Acting; Steelman, His Labor Aide, Keeps in Touch With Washington by Phone to Learn Latest Moves in the Situation TRUMAN IS SILENT ON COAL WALKOUT

By Anthony Levierospecial To the New York Times

Truman reptd 'awaiting developments'

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1949Jan Brett, American author and illustrator^[†]

Jan Brett is an American illustrator and author of children's picture books. Her titles include The Mitten, The Hat, and Gingerbread Baby as well as retelling traditional stories such as the Gingerbread Man and Goldilocks.

1949Pablo Escobar, Colombian drug lord and narcoterrorist (died 1993)^[†]

Pablo Emilio Escobar Gaviria was a Colombian cocaine trafficker and political figure, widely described as a drug lord and "narcoterrorist". He briefly served as an alternate member of the Chamber of Representatives in 1982 for the Liberal Party, and was a principal founder and leader of the loose criminal confederation later known as the Medellín Cartel.

1949Sebastián Piñera, Chilean businessman and politician, 35th President of Chile (died 2024)^[†]

Miguel Juan Sebastián Piñera Echenique was a Chilean businessman and politician who served as President of Chile from 2010 to 2014 and again from 2018 to 2022. The son of a Christian Democratic politician and diplomat, he studied business administration at the Pontifical Catholic University of Chile and economics at Harvard University. At the time of his death, he had an estimated net worth of US$2.7 billion, according to Forbes, making him the third richest person in Chile.

Headlines from December 1, 1949

O'Dwyer 'Somewhat Worse'; Has Definite Heart Strain; MAYOR'S CONDITION 'SOMEWHAT WORSE'

U. N. Agencies' Building Deferred, As Groups Plan Offices Elsewhere; AGENCIES' BUILDING FOR U. N. DEFERRED

CHAMBERS BACKED BY 16 WITNESSES; Testimony on Relations With Hiss Corroborated -- Duggan Not a Red, Chambers Says CHAMBERS BACKED BY 16 WITNESSES

Developments Are Awaited By Truman Before Acting; Steelman, His Labor Aide, Keeps in Touch With Washington by Phone to Learn Latest Moves in the Situation TRUMAN IS SILENT ON COAL WALKOUT

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