Golling Seeks Broad Powers to Probe Bribery
Richard A. Golling the Minnesota public examiner will urge the 1953 Legislature to broaden bribery laws so investigators may seek evidence in cases involving public officials without links to public funds. He cites a 1951 Minnesota Supreme Court ruling that limited his authority and notes outgrowth from prior probes including county and school board bribery convictions.
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ST. Paul
Richard A. Golling
Golling
Minnesota Supreme Court
John E. Lowrie
Lake City
High
Lowrie
Hollie Cliff
Supreme Court
Move to Halt Shanghaiing of Dixie Negro
Alabama man Gerdis Hill, 21, alleges he was shanghaied at pistol point from Detroit and jailed in Toledo. Michigan pressures Ohio to return him amid questions over an extradition request and a Birmingham bond jumper connection.
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Columbus
Pistol Point
Detroit
Ohio
Michigan
South
G. Mennen Williams
Frank J. Lausche
Lausche
Gerdis Hill
Toledo
Ray E. Allen
Birmingham
H. Batson
Hill
Batson
Alabama
Wilton E. Hogan
Birmingham Bonding Company
Six Reds Executed in Formosa as Death Toll Rises
Six convicted Red agents were executed in Formosa today, raising the total executed since November 26 to 67. Authorities announced the sentences as part of ongoing anti Communist actions highlighting the regime's hard line.
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Formosa
Chickens Speak in Clucks This Study Reveals
Two scientists Dr. Nicholas Collins and Prof. Martin Joos analyzed chicken sounds with a spectrograph to map meanings in clucks. They describe brood calls for follow, food, roosting, distress, and danger signals including hawks and ground threats.
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ST. Louis
Nicholas Collins
Cornell University
Martin Joos
University of Wisconsin
Wisconsin
Joes
Collins
American Association For the Advancement of Science
Ancker Hospital Faces License Action Over Fire Safety
ST PAUL Ancker Hospital may lose its license if it fails to report by January 15 when fire prevention measures will be completed. State Insurance Commissioner A Herbert Nelson said on Monday that Nelson ordered removal of fire hazards and installation of firefighting equipment at Ancker, the city hospital.
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ST. Paul
Ancker
A. Herbert Nelson
Nelson
Ancher
Waverly Store Owner Waives Hearing On Tax Charge
Henry E. Franske of Waverly Minnesota a department store owner waived preliminary hearing on income tax evasion allegations. He is accused of paying 442 dollars instead of 1608.89 for 1946 taxes.
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ST. Paul
Henry E. Franske
Waverly
Minn
Franske
Senate approves anticorruption bill on officials wealth declarations
Mexico City The Mexican Senate passed a bill requiring all government officials to publish sworn wealth statements before and after holding public office to enhance transparency and curb corruption.
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Mexico City
Senate
1952 Strike Totals Near Record High
The Labor Department reports 4,950 stoppages in 1952, close to the 1946 peak. Major stoppages affected 34 unions with 10,000 workers plus, led by the CIO United Steelworkers. Construction and atomic projects saw the most action, with wage issues driving most shutdowns and idleness more than doubling from 1951.
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Washington
Labor Department
Bureau of Labor Statistics
BLS
CIO
United Steelworkers
AFL
Atomic Energy Commission
McCarthy Receives Six Marine Decorations
Senator Joseph R McCarthy of Wisconsin was awarded six Marine Corps decorations for World War II service in his Washington office by Col John R Lanigan of the Fifth Reserve Marine District He flew 30 combat missions in the Pacific and received the Distinguished Flying Cross the Air Medal and four additional Air Medals. The awards were signed by Secretary of the Navy James V Kimball. Lanigan noted the delay in presentation was not unusual.
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Washington
Sen
McCarthy
R-Wis
Marine Corps
John R. Lanigan
Fifth Reserve Marine District
Pacific
Lanigan
U S Aide Testifies Grand Jury Report On UN Delayed
A Justice Department official testified to a House subcommittee that a federal grand jury report on Communist influence at the United Nations was delayed partly to avoid political use before the presidential election. Roy M. Cohn said the decision came from top officials including McGranery and Myles Lane, with the State Department denying interference. Five jurors testified about questioning about 100 UN-linked Americans, with about half invoking the Fifth Amendment and no indictments resulting.
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Washington
Justice Department
United Nations
House
Roy M. Cohn
Atty
Charles Murray
Ross Malone
Myles Lane
U. S
Southern District of
New York
Cohn
State and Justice Departments
Grand Jury
U.N
Lane
Acheson
Rep
Keating
R-Ny
State Department
Roy Cohn
William Foley
Joseph P. Kelly
Joseph A. Cahil
Charles J. Harsany
Corinne L. Geist
Max M. Zimmerman
U. N
Rubinstein seeks court halt on deportation
Serge M. Rubinstein a Russian born financier and 1947 World War II draft dodging convict asked the U S District Court to block his deportation The suit filed by attorney Jack Wasserman seeks to bar Attorney General Mc Granery from taking Rubinstein into custody or deporting him Mc Granery had ordered custody for deportation by 3 p m CST today and Rubinstein had previously defeated a 1943 deportation order citing a 1938 entry with a fraudulent Portuguese passport
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Washington
Serge M. Rubinstein
U. S. District Court
McGranery
Rubinstein
Jack Wasserman
Hopping Mad, Friend Pays Parking Fine
Coventry motor engineer Norman Pickering paid a two pound fine after refusing to settle it himself. An anonymous friend settled the penalty, sparing Pickering from a jail sentence he believed would begin at Christmas. He denounced the move as a face-saving tactic by authorities and said he would bill the chief constable for his party expenses.
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Coventry
Eng
Norman Pickering
Pickering
Birmingham
Minneapolis Fed reports uptick in department store sales
The Federal Reserve District of Minneapolis shows a 5 percent rise in department store sales for the week. Sales increased across most districts with only two districts not showing change from the prior year.
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Washington
Minneapolis
Federal Reserve District
Federal Reserve Board
William Lowrey Dies in Aitkin at 61 During Visit
William Maynard Lowrey 61 of New Richmond Wisconsin owner of the Lowrey Hotel died of a heart ailment while visiting relatives in Aitkin Minnesota on Monday.
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Aitkin, Minn
William Maynard Lowrey
New Richmond
Wis
Bandits Rob 2 Minneapolis Stores of More Than $10,000
Two gunmen robbed downtown Minneapolis stores today, escaping with over $10,000. The first heist at W. T. Grant Co. yielded cash as a bandit’s revolver discharged during entry. Two hours later a second robbery at Danny’s Bar, 1416 Chicago Ave, netted about $5,300 and ended with the victim dumped near Mendota Bridge.
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Minneapolis
W. T. Grant Co
Fourth Northwestern National Bank
Danny Schneider
Danny
Chicago Ave
Mendota Bridge
Ida Marie Anderson
Eisenhower Taft meet to chart early legislative program
President elect Dwight D. Eisenhower plans a conference with Senate Republicans led by Sen. Robert A. Taft to polish a preliminary draft of the new administration's legislative program. Attending are Styles Bridges Eugene D Millikin Leverett Saltonstall Milton R. Young and other GOP leaders.
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Marvin L. Arrowsmith
New York
Eisenhower
Sen
Robert A. Taft
Ohio
Senate
Congress
Taft
Styles Bridges
New Hampshire
Eugene D. Millikin
Colorado
Leverett Saltonstall
Massachusetts
Milton R. Young
Republican Policy Committee
House
Auto Jack Slips Kills Veteran of Two Wars
Robert Sons Sens a 30 year old veteran who served in the Navy during World War II and the Air Force in Korea died when a car jack slipped while he was installing a front spring. He had just been discharged Dec 1 and had lived with his parents in Minneapolis. His wife and daughters were in Tacoma, Washington.
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Minneapolis
Robert Sons
Philippines
Korea
Sens
Ernest Sens
Fifteenth St
Tacoma
Wash
Dried Milks Included in Clamp Down
The Agriculture Department imposed import restrictions on dairy products to curb foreign competition that lowered United States butter cheese and dried milk prices. Officials cited rising imports and costs to aid dairy producers and noted the new order under the Defense Production Act takes effect today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Agriculture Department
Department
Edo
Gouda
Reluctant Witness Appears in Brink's Grand Jury Probe
Boston man Joseph Banfield 41 appeared to purge contempt by testifying before the Brink's grand jury as part of a six week investigation into the 1950 Brink's robbery. Fellow Boston residents Paul Hooley 39 and Mary Hooley 37 faced contempt sentences and appeals while Banfield and four others testified.
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Boston
Joseph S. Banfield
Brink
Grand
William T. McCarthy
Banfield
Grand Jury
Paul Hooley
McCarthy
Hooley
Mary
Gunpowder blast kills five at Mexico City fireworks shop
A home fireworks factory in Mexico City exploded killing Florentino Villanueva the owner his wife and two children along with two other victims. Police said six barrels of gunpowder detonated causing the deadly blast.
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Mexico City
Rogestee
Eee
Florentino Villanueva
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Robert Cutler
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Hoffman
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Milton Katz
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