Ex Convicts Favored for Dock Tasks
New York waterfront testimony reveals ex convicts routinely secured pier jobs via rackets and ex convict recruiters. Anthony Tough Tony Tischen testified he spent years in prison and worked with felons, while shipping official John Slater urged city state protection to curb dock crime amid a seven billion dollar harbor.
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Sing Sing
Anthony
Tony” Tischen
State Crime Commission
Tischon
New Jersey
Tischen
John E. Slater
American Export Lines
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Independence
Constitution
Keep-Awake Contest Ends In 99th Hour
In Midland Texas two house painters Jess Hensley and Robert Cook ended a 99 hour sleepless contest after Hensley conceded at 6 14 a m Tuesday. Cook stayed awake to win a $1000 bet. Both planned to use Christmas money. Coffee and side bets fueled strenuously as they talked sang and drank coffee through the night.
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Jess Hensley
Robert Cook
Hensley
Cook
Jess
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East German Leaders Arrested After Czech Purge trial
East German Communist leaders are arrested and purged following the Slansky purge trial in Czechoslovakia. Telegraf reports Hermann Matern, a leading Soviet zone Communist, was arrested on charges of ties to Rudolf Slansky, executed Czech party secretary.
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West Berlin
Telegraf
Hermann Matern
Germany
Rudolf Slansky
Tiny But Tough Buffalo Chihuahua Terrorizes Man
A toothless Chihuahua named Penelope in Buffalo barked and growled as a man tried to lift Linda Hill from a carriage. Startled, he fled in terror from the small but fierce dog.
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Buffalo
Penelope
Linda Hillman
Hel
Officials Probe Shotgun Death Of Center Point Man
Linn county officials investigate the death of 32 year old Faul EK Willer found shot twice in his Center Point basement. Deputy Larry Condon says the shots from a 16 gauge shotgun struck Willer in the chest and back. Coroner Robert Brosh delays ruling pending further inquiry. Willer had been excused from jury duty November 17 after telling Judge Penningroth he was nervous and feared a nervous breakdown.
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Iowa News
Center Point
Linn County
Faul EK
Willer
Larry Condon
Doris
Condon
Gazette
Linn County District Court
Charles Penningroth
Penningroth
Silent bandit escapes Des Moines hospital raid
Michael J. Walsh, 62, who committed a $15,000 silent bank holdup at Central National Bank last May, briefly escaped from a deputy sheriff at Broadlawns hospital in Des Moines on Tuesday morning. He was recaptured within half an hour downtown. Walsh, convicted by a federal court jury on December 3, had been held in Polk county jail awaiting sentencing on December 15.
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Des Moines
Michael J. Walsh
Central National Bank & Trust Company
Walsh
Broadlawns Hospital
Polk County
Continued Mild Weather With Scattered Showers Across Iowa
Forecasters predict continued mild temperatures and partly cloudy skies across Iowa. A west wind should clear remaining snow, with Burlington reaching 61 and Council Bluffs at 27 overnight. Cedar Rapids top 1 with a 20 low. Tuesday city 48, with lows 22 to 28 north and 25 to 30 south. Wednesday highs 4 to 52, followed by occasional clouds and light showers Thursday.
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Iowa News
Iowa
Burlington
Council Bluffs
Cedar Rapids
Hill Granted Divorce After Claim Wife Won't Return
William Hill was granted a divorce by Judge John J. Miblack after stating he believed his wife would not return. His wife left him on December 2, 1920 in Indianapolis.
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Indianapolis
William Hill
John J. Miblack
Hill
Talking horse Lady Wander shocks skeptical reporter
In Richmond AP report, reporter tests Lady Wander, a horse claimed to predict facts and aid in investigations. Owner Claudia Fonda defends the educated mare, noting questions answered by moving levers while insiders discuss telepathy and signaling.
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Lady Wonder
Benjamin Hayman
Providence
Richmond
Bill McIlwain
Kansas
Lady Wander Richmond
Danny Matson
Ris Quincy
Mass
Mrs. Fonda
Lady
City Hall Officials Fear Mumps Outbreak Blink
Public Works Commissioner Virgil JF Gunlock missed duties at Chicago city hall with mumps. Officials watched mirrors for signs of change as the illness spread concerns about operations.
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Chicago
City Hall
Public Works
Virgil. JF. Gunlock
Vishinsky Leaves U.N. After Peace Critique
Soviet Foreign Minister Vishinsky, departing New York for home, called the U.N. General Assembly an instrument of peace that is not satisfactory. He said the assembly has not fulfilled its duty to promote peace and criticized the Indian resolution on repatriation of Communist prisoners. He offered holiday greetings in English and was seen off by Andrei Gromyko.
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New York
Vishinsky
U.N. General Assembly
U.N
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General Assembly
The
Andrei Gromyko
London
Action Taken To Oust Anastasia
Washington AP Atty Gen McGranery ordered denaturalization proceedings against Albert Anastasia a New York waterfront racketeer born in Italy aged 50 of Fort Lee New Jersey once called lord high executioner of Murder Inc The action aims at deportation after alleging he concealed aliases and a criminal record when entering the United States
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McGranery
Albert Anastasia
Italy
Justice Department
New York
Anastasia
Fort Lee
N.J
Lord High Executioner
Murder, Inc
Schoolboys Admit Many Burglaries
Police said seven Freebel high school boys admitted more than 90 burglaries 22 auto thefts and 21 purse snatchings. Loot and damage were estimated as high as 20000 dollars. The first two, aged 14 and 15, were arrested at Roosevelt high school after an attempted safe opening.
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GARY
Freebel High School
Roosevelt High School
Jackson's Ride: CTA Driver Quits After Bus Revolt
Chicago Transit Authority driver William E. Jackson abandons his bus amid holiday congestion. He slams doors, refuses fare and exit, ignores supervisors, then parks at a car barn and declares I quit. CTA officials note they will fire him.
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Chicago
William E. Jackson
Phooey
Jackson
Chicago Transit Authority
Cedar Rapids School Board Backs Higher Insurance Bid
Cedar Rapids school board awarded Iowa National Mutual Insurance a premium of 729.85 for bus, car, and truck coverage after backing a higher bid over Farmers Mutuals. The deal covers eight buses, five trucks, and four cars with 25 000 gallons of fuel from Miska Brothers Oil Company at 14 cents per gallon.
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Art Heusinkveld
Cedar Rapids
Miska Brothers Oil Company
Iowa National Mutual Insurance Company
A. A. Steen
Farmers Mutuals Insurance Company
Steen
Sandee Jordan
Iowa National Mutual
Iowa National
Cedar “Rapids
School Board
Iowa
Jordan
Farmers Mutuals
Shever
Milwaukee
Douglas Grant
Eisenhower to seeks MacArthur views on Korea war ends
Republican senators say President-elect Eisenhower will seek Gen. MacArthur’s ideas on ending the Korean stalemate, through direct talks or via intermediaries, as they expect him to consult the Far East commander. Eisenhower and his party travel toward Pearl Harbor with discussions on Far East problems and possible meetings with military leaders.
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Eisenhower
Gen
MacArthur
Far East
Truman
Sen
Dworshak
R-Ida
Korea
Gen. MacArthur
Jpworshak
Sen. Schoeppel
R-Kan
Sen. Welker
Idaho
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Pacific
Helena
Pearl Harbor
Gen. Clay
Secretary of Treasury
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Supersonic Combat Ready Flight by Republic XF-31
The 4F-91, built by Republic Aviation and piloted by Russell Roth, completed the first combat-ready supersonic flight by an American fighter. Republic president Mundy S. Peale called it a combat-ready plane though still experimental, noting it carries armaments and a rocket engine alongside a turbo-jet.
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Mundy S. Peale
Republic
Allied Air Strikes Pinch Red Front Line Supplies
Allied bombers conducted around the clock raids smashing supply lines as ground fighting slackened due to Communist shortages. Sabrejets shot down a MiG-15, Flight Lt Graham F Hulse of Henley England credited with one kill while MiGs fled back across the Yalu River.
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Graham F. Hulse
Henley
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