Dapper Jack Todd Sentenced in Dallas Underworld Case
Dapper Jack Todd, a Dallas explosive expert linked to the Levis Green gang, received four one year prison terms and two fines of $1000 each after a federal jury found him guilty of boarding 27 birds with urine in his pocket. Todd claimed an undercover plot and denied the charges. He was arrested January 32 on an American Airlines flight to New York, where authorities found three dynamite caps and 18 inches of fuse in his luggage. Todd said he planned to use the nitro for a man named Tex White in New York per a police report. His prior record includes a single Dallas case for safe cracking.
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Moran awaits sentence in perjury case of Kefauver era
NEW YORK James J Moran, a political crony of former mayor William O Dwyer, faces a possible five year prison term and a 2600 fine after being convicted of perjury linked to testimony before Senate crime investigators last March. A federal jury of seven men and five women deliberated about an hour yesterday. Moran, a former deputy fire commissioner, was the first to be convicted in the Kefauver committee hearings aftermath. He was ordered held on 3900 bail and told he would miss sentence Friday. Moran, 29, is a father of four.
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More Guard Groups Could Be Called Up
General Raymond Fleming, National Guard chief, said in a radio interview that more guard groups may be called to active duty depending on the world situation and Joint Chiefs plans. He noted 21 divisions and 17 regimental combat teams remain under state control since the Korean War began.
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Death linked to Mary Astor case ends in apparent suicide
A man linked to the Mary Astor case died by his own action in Beverly Hills. Warren Rock reported seeing the hotel guest Wheelock, who was found with a phone in hand and a room strewn with sodium amytals capsules. The victim, a former dancer with Baron and Blair, was taken to California Lutheran Hospital under the name Joan Blair.
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Edinburg Delayed T-Shirts From England Arrival
Edinburg planned to receive five cotton T-shirts from England as a personal gift to the city. A royal envoy conveyed Princess Elizabeth’s thanks for last year’s two bolts of cotton, but the shirts were delayed and will arrive later.
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Beaumont Sets Annual Neches River Festival
Beaumont announces the Neches River festival to run Friday through Sunday featuring a power hour regatta. Seventy top inboard and outboard racers and their craft will participate in the event at Sendey.
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Larry Parks Film Contract Canceled by Moral Consent
Star Larry Parks had his film contract canceled after a six year period when the House Un American Activities Committee announced the action on grounds of moral consent. Parks had no prior testimony before the congressional panel.
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Herbert Marshall Progress After Pulmonary Clot
Bollywood screen star Herbert Marshall remains under care at Cedars of Lebanon Hospital for a pulmonary ailment. He had minor surgery recently and a blood clot followed. doctors say he is over the hump and likely to be released within a week.
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