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The Watchman And Southron
Sumter, Sumter County, South Carolina
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In Philadelphia, 24-year-old Danish draftsman Sven Dan Berg confessed to stealing and hiding plans of a United States cruiser, guided officials to the hiding place, and was held on $50,000 bail after interrogation by Assistant U.S. District Attorney Claude O. Lancinan.
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Dane Confesses: Is Held in $50,000 Bail
Philadelphia, Aug.19.-(A)--After confessing he had stolen and hidden plans of a United States cruiser, and leading department of justice officials to the place he had secreted them, Sven Dan Berg, 24-year-old Danish draftsman, was held under $50,000 bail today by United States Commissioner Long.
His confession followed a severe grilling by Claude O. Lancinan, assistant United States district attorney, who had lured Berg to the federal building under the pretext that he was to look over his naturalization papers.
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Philadelphia
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Aug.19
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held under $50,000 bail
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Sven Dan Berg confessed to stealing and hiding plans of a United States cruiser, led department of justice officials to the hiding place after a severe grilling by assistant United States district attorney Claude O. Lancinan, who lured him to the federal building under pretext of naturalization papers, and was held under $50,000 bail by United States Commissioner Long.