December 17, 1952

Indicted on 7 perjury counts for testimony to Sen Internal Security subcom; protests innocence; Johns Hopkins Univ gives him leave with pay; career

Wagner opposes private bus lines fare rise, lr to Estimate Bd; sees it aiding Repubs in '53 munic elections

Sec Kimball repts contract let for test power plant for large ship

approved by Nato Council

DiSalle, M V, ESA Admr

camp comdr describes riot

Pres Truman s to Alumni Assn

Sen H A Smith and Gov Lodge on Eisenhower Dec 15 statement

UN Assembly adopts recommendations aimed at promoting rights of dependent peoples to exercise self-determination; US opposed after Assembly rejects amendments making right applicable to all peoples

witnesses testify Mayor Kenny associated with and aided criminals and racketeers before and after election in '49, Jersey City; Comr Witkowski says he was replaced as Pub Safety Dir for refusal to disband special waterfront and gambling police sqds which were making too many arrests; says dock leader F DeLorenzo threatened to tie up waterfront if sqds were not disbanded; Kenny terms witnesses irresponsible and pol enemies; R Roett, ex-atty and Kenny assoc, testifies Kenny helped him obtain ILA membership book and checker's job for $250 in '42; says he delivered envelopes from Kenny to gangster C Yanowski in '47; reveals Kenny interest in gambling enterprise with farmer aide G Creegan; says Kenny was able to have theft charge against J Pansini, secretory's husband, dropped; hoodlum A Ackalitis refuses to testify on grounds of self-incrimination; parole officers say efforts were made to transfer him from Penn Stevedoring Co to Jersey Contracting Co, both headed by W J McCormack; Penn official R F Burker contradicts officers; denies 200 convicts were hired by co; ex-policeman R Dougherty reveals gangsters visited Kenny office; J F Keane testifies on 6-wk strike started by Kenny backers to get pub loading contracts, '49; C Strang says pier loan shark boasted of Kenny support; describes thefts of furs and silk from Amtorg, Claremont Terminal

Tito warns Yugoslavia has 'another outcome' if barred as ally by West; charges Italy seeks to block ties; says he will not go to GB if Brit oppose visit

F-86s screening fighter-bombers in 13 dogfights with MIGs; down 4, probably down 1, damage 1; MIG pilots less aggressive; B-29s drop 110 tons of bombs on Hadoktong supply area, night raid; B-26s hit 95 trucks