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Newspaper

Austin American

Location

Austin, Texas, United States of America

Date

Jul 07, 1950

Page

6

Senators Hear Capone Syndicate Still Active Across U S

Senate crime committee testimony links Capone era allies to today’s Chicago leaders Charles Fischetti and Tony Accardo and names Hymie Levinis Campagna Ralph Capone Mops Volpe and Sam Hunt as associates. Witnesses discuss nationwide reach and ties to Frank Costello gang New York with governor Luther Youngdahl urging tax penalties and stronger sentences.

Senate Crime Investigating Committee Frank Costello New York Chicago Capone Loud Mouth Levinis Little New York Campagna Ralph Capone Anthony Mops Volpe Sam Golf Bag Peterson United States Parti Rly Senate Committee Kefauver D-Tenn

Burglars Net $1,300 In Wichita Falls Store

Burglars broke into the Sears Roebuck Store in Wichita Falls during the July 4 holidays and escaped with more than $1,300. Officers said the intruders hacked the safe open with axes taken from the hardware department.

Wichita Falls Sears Roebuck

Chicago Streetcar Cowboy Rides to Round Up Runaway Steer

Jim Quinn, assistant chief of the stockyards police, pursues escaped livestock in Chicago. He ropes a steer on Exchange Avenue, resues horses, and handles incidents across the city, proving urban cowboys can tame dangerous animals amid traffic and crowds.

Jim Quinn Chicago Quinn Wyoming Stockyards Police Exchange Avenue Downers Grove

Bentsen Calls for War Data Censorship

Rep. Bentsen of Texas urged Defense Secretary Johnson to halt disclosures on troop movements and supplies to the Korean war zone. He wrote that the war remains a simple three letter word for GIs in Korea and their families, calling for military censorship.

Washington Bentsen D-Tex Johnson Wtter Korea

House Building Two Years Burns Down

A Kansas City packing house worker and his wife with six children lost their four room home in a Wednesday fire. The father had invested $1,700 in the house and furnishings. the structure and possessions were valued at about $3,000. The family, living near Kansas City, became homeless.

Kansas City Kas INS L. M. O’neal O'Neal

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