O Keefe Named in FBI Affidavits Over Brink's Robbery
FBI affidavits in Boston tie Joseph J. O'Keefe to the Brink's Boston heist of January 17 1950 and link cash hidden at his sister Mary Hooley's home. The documents reference $60 000 found in various Boston locations and an alleged telephone conversation while O'Keefe served 90 days in a Pennsylvania jail.
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Boston
Joseph J. “Specs
O’keefe
FBI
Brink
Bostton
John B. Greene
Joseph J. O’keefe
Brink’s, Inc
Prince Street
Mary A. Hooley
Iec
Joseph
Bradford County
Pennsylvania
Paul Hooley
O’‘Keefe
Grand
Hooley
Little Court
Stoughton
Ice Clad Iowa Roads Prompt Warnings of Freezing Night
Sleet and snow froze on Iowa highways Friday morning turning roads into glaze as rain melted ice by afternoon. Officials warned that falling temperatures would reform dangerous ice. driving remained perilous with many accidents and stalled trucks. Weather continued to threaten with more snow and freezing rain later, while power lines and communications faced risk from the storm.
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Iowa
Highway Patrol
Knoxville
Leon
Red Oak
Highway Commission
Cedar Rapids
Iowa City
Cascade
Des Moines
Cherokee
Humboldt
Independence
Weather Bureau
Ottumwa
Burlington
Northwestern Bell Telephone Company
Iowa Electric Light and Power Company
Eisenhower Nominates Four Defense Posts
President-elect Eisenhower announced five civilian heads for the armed services led by Charles E. Wilson. Roger M. Kyes will be deputy secretary. Robert Ten Broeck Stevens secretary of the army. Robert B. Anderson secretary of the navy. Harold E. Talbott secretary of the air force. Anderson notes a Democratic alignment during the campaign while the others are Republicans. All must win Senate approval. The step follows talks aboard the cruiser Helena en route from Korea. Inflation and wage controls loom as Congress weighs extending or ending the existing authority.
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New York
Eisenhower
Armed Services
Charles E. Wilson
Roger M. Kyes
Bloomfield Hills
Mich
General Motors
Robert Ten Broeck Stevens
South Plainfield
N. J
General Electric
General Foods
Jackson Mills
J. P. Stevens and Company
Robert B. Anderson
Vernon, Texas
Federal Reserve Bank At
Dallas
Talbott
Senate
James C. Hagerty
Wilson
Helena
Korea
Hagerty
Anderson
Oveta Culp Hobby
Martin P. Durkin
Chosn
Labor
Congress
Rep
Martin
Mass
Halleck
Ind
Arends
Cedar Rapids man named labor adviser under Point Four
Ray C. Coutts of Cedar Rapids is named a labor adviser under the Point Four program with Washington headquarters. He will be chief liaison between the Labor Department and state Technical Cooperation Administration and labor groups. Coutts is a University of Michigan graduate and former vice president of the American Train Dispatchers Association, with ties to Rock Island railroad. He is a Grinnell native active in civic and fraternal groups.
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Ray C. Coutts
Cedar Rapids
Washington, D. C
Federal
Department of Labor
Coutts
Stanley Andrews
Department of State
Technical Cooperation Administration
Labor Department
United States
University of Michigan
American Train Dispatchers’ Association
Rock Island Railroad
Crescent Lodge No. 25
el Kahir Shrine
Grinnell
McGranery Moves to Revoke Naturalization of Meyer Lansky
Attorney General McGranery announced United States proceedings to strip Meyer Lansky of citizenship alleging fraud in naturalization. The New York based Russian born figure is linked to major gambling rings and racketeering with interests in Hollywood Miami Council Bluffs and Las Vegas.
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Washington
McGranery
Meyer Lansky
New York
Lansky
Soviet Desertion Offer Recounted by Returning GI
Sergeant William T. Rice of Farmville Virginia recounts being seized by five East German border guards and held two days behind the Iron Curtain. He says the Soviets offered him a lucrative life if he deserted the U S Army, but he refused and requested return to his unit.
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Berlin
Iron Curtain
U. S. Army
William T. Rice
Farmville
Rice
U. S
Russia
East Germany
East
Maragon Freed From U S Pen
John Maragon a 59 year old former Kansas City bootblack and White House visitor was released from a Petersburg Virginia federal reformatory on a Friday. He began serving an eight month to two year sentence on two perjury counts after his May 25 1951 jail term and had been a friend of Major General Harry H Vaughan Truman's military aide.
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Petersburg
John Maragon
Kansas City
Returned as Yule Gift to Boys
Three boys found 1176 dollars while hash hunting the day after Christmas and returned the money to authorities. Circuit Judge D Stuart Gillis ordered the sum divided among Jimmy Warr 11 Donald Ward 12 and Pete Richbourg 13 after no claimant proved ownership.
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Crestview
Fila
Jimmy Warr
Donald Ward
Pete Richbourg
D. Stuart Gillis
Nehru Accepts Demand for Separate Andhra State
New Delhi AP Prime Minister Nehru said Communist backed demands for an independent Andhra state would be met by dividing Madras into two. The move follows Potti Sriramulu's 58 day death fast and violent protests that cost lives.
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New Delhi
Nehru
Andra
India
Madras
Texan Seeks Help After Bar Scene in New York Club
A Texan in a New York nightclub points to a fallen patron and demands aid saying give me some of that. The moment unfolds as staff assess the unexpected incident in the bar area.
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New York
Living Cost Index Holds Record High Despite Rail Wage Cut
The government reports the cost of living rose two tenths to 191.1 in the Nov 15 index, led by higher home rents. Rail workers see a one cent hourly wage cut due to its tie to the index, with wage contracts reflecting the overall measure and a prior two cent rise in the last adjustment. The old series index sits at 191.6, above last month but below the three month trend that triggers further changes.
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Washington
Bureau of Labor Statistics
BLS
Lattimore Pleads Not Guilty Ahead of March Trial
Owen Lattimore pleaded not guilty to a seven count perjury indictment tied to denials of Communist sympathies. Judge James R. Kirkland set an early March trial with motions due by February 16 and a $2000 bond posted. The defense sought limits on publicity while the government proposed travel restrictions within the District of Columbia and Maryland.
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Washington
Owen Lattimore
Lattimore
Thurman Arnold
U.S
James R. Kirkland
State Department
Treasury
Edward F. Hummer
Justice Department
Grand Jury
District of Columbia
Maryland
Kirkland
Arnold
Department
China
Detroit Driver Honored for Quick Action in Brake Failure
Police praised bus driver Henry Anderson for preventing injuries with prompt steering and braking failure, then issued him a summons for operating a defective vehicle.
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Detroit
Henry Anderson
Bulk of $11,000 Scattered Along Rail Line Returned
CHADWICK Illinois railside cash tale ends with most of the money recovered. A mail sack containing 11000 was ripped open by a streamliner near Chadwick and money was sprayed along about 180 miles toward La Crosse. Bank president W J Schreiner expects to recover most of the loss.
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Chadwick
Ill
Here
la Crosse
W. J. Schreiner
Chicago Federal Reserve Bank
Burlington Railroad
Empire Builder
Schreiner
Frank van Slyke
Savanna
Postal Department
Federal Reserve Bank
No Changes In Decision On Insurance By City Council
The city council faced two insurance bidders Friday over a disputed contract. Agents Fred A. Groeltz and Pete Bezanson demanded a clear ruling on why Shepard’s bid was favored, arguing addenda should be counted. Officials debated whether addenda from four firms should be considered, but no change was made to last Monday’s low bid by J. J. Shepard.
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Fred A. Groeltz
Pete Bezanson
J. J. Shepard
Groeltz
Bezanson
Milo Sedlacek
Shepard
Robert C. Paneer
Sedlacek
Brodie Twins Remain Critical After Unprecedented Separation
The Brodie Siamese twins Roger Lee and Rodney Dee, separated in a 12 hour 40 minute operation, began their third day as separate individuals. Roger remains unconscious and critically ill, while Rodney shows some improvement though still critical. Both are in oxygen tents at the University of Illinois Neuropsychiatric Institute.
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Chicago
Brodie
University of Illinois Neuropsychiatric Institute
Roger
Rodney
Van Nostrand Elected New President of Cedar Rapids Chamber
Cedar Rapids business community heads into 1953 as L W Van Nostrand was chosen president of the Cedar Rapids Chamber of Commerce. James L Cooper was elected first vice president and B L Anderson second vice president. Robert H Caldwell was re-elected executive vice president. The board approved Caldwell's plan to aid Mayor Milo Sedlacek in raising funds to send the Coe College band to Washington for Eisenhower's inauguration.
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Cedar Rapids
L. W.van Nostrand
Cedar Rapids Chamber of Commerce
Chamber
James L. Cooper
B. L. Anderson
van Nostrand
WMT
Cooper
Naing
Robert H. Caldwell
Caldwell
Milo Sedlacek
Coe College
Washington
Dwight Eisenhower
Taft Seeks Floor Leader Position in Senate
Senator Taft of Ohio declared he will run for floor leader in the new Senate after assurances from Senator Bridges that he prefers temporary president to floor leader and from Senator Knowland that he does not plan to seek the post. Bridges and Knowland were key figures in the leadership talks. Taft’s move suggests support among Republican colleagues for his election.
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Washington
Sen
Taft
Ohio
Senate
Bridges
R-N.h
Knowland
Calif
White House
Test of Safety Spray Backfires in Fire Demo
In Columbus a liquid hair spray maker demonstrated fireproof claims before the fire prevention bureau. Fire Chief Walter Hoelcher held a lighted match as the spray was directed at it and the product burst into bright yellow flames, burning the chief's finger.
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Columbus, Ohio
Fire Prevention Bureau
Walter Hoelcher
Election Effects Still Being Felt
A Colorado election clerk described an odd remark after a presidential vote when asked if a ballot box could be opened. She quipped she might have left her apron in the box, reflecting lingering tensions and curiosity after the election.
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Duranga
Colo
Edith Kiel
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Truman
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C.R. Man
G.I
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