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The Mingo Republican
Williamson, Mingo County, West Virginia
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The FBI arrested Sam Carr, former organizing secretary of the Canadian Communist party, in New York on Jan. 27. He is a key figure in the Soviet spy network in Canada exposed by Igor Gouzenko's 1945 testimony and is wanted in Canada for violating the official secrets act.
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WASHINGTON, Jan. 27 (AP) -- The Justice Department said today the FBI has arrested Sam Carr, former organizing secretary of the Canadian Communist party.
The announcement said Carr was arrested in New York. It described him as a key figure in Soviet spying in Canada.
He played an important part, the department said, in the spy network which was exposed in September, 1945, after some testimony by Igor Gouzenko, a Russian embassy cipher clerk.
FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover said Carr is wanted in Canada for violation of the official secrets act.
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Canada
Event Date
Jan. 27
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arrested in new york; wanted in canada for violation of the official secrets act
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The Justice Department announced the FBI arrested Sam Carr in New York, describing him as a key figure in Soviet spying in Canada exposed in September 1945 after testimony by Igor Gouzenko, a Russian embassy cipher clerk. FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover said Carr is wanted in Canada for violation of the official secrets act.