Detroit Prosecutor McCrea Among 19 Indicted in Lottery Probe
County Prosecutor Duncan McCrea and chief investigator Harry Colburn were sought along with multiple police officials and others after 19 indictments for conspiracy to permit lottery and gambling, gratuities, and neglect of duty. The probe centers on a national sports pool with a $1,000,000 yearly business and 2,200 workers.
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Duncan C. McCrea
Harry Colburn
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United States Senate
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Ferguson
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Clyde Ranney
James Dooley
James Bennett
John E. Mulligan
Victor C. Beresford
Detroit News
Frank A. Piscopink
John Does
Willie Willis taunts spark political comeback line
The quote captures Willie Willis chiding another speaker as he jokes about feeling like a sap when wisdom prompts a laugh. He hints at persistence despite sharp remarks. The remark reveals tensions and competitive dynamics in the crowded public discussion.
Gillette Vote Probe Panel Forms Flying Squadrons
The special senate committee investigating 1940 election irregularities will split into flying squadrons and travel to the seat of the trouble as needed. Senator Gillette of Illinois, the chairman, said the panel will pursue violations deemed of sufficient importance.
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Washington
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Territory Investigation Policy Favours Local Action
The passage argues that to investigate properly in the source territory a single or few members should be sent to take charge. It states that the whole committee cannot go and that significant violations should not be left solely to an investigator to handle locally.
France to call up fewer troops this year
Paris report says a Journal Officiel decree limits mobilization of the 1939 class to one quarter in July September, reducing the prior order to call up half the class.
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France
Paris
INS
Officiel
Walter Stahl Confesses to Wife Shooting in Campia
Barron Wisconsin district attorney L C Youngman said Walter Stahl 42 Campia tavernkeeper confessed to shooting his wife Dorothy 34 on Tuesday. She is reported recovering from injuries.
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Wis
Dist. Atty. L. C. Youngman
Walter Stahl
Campia
Dorothy
Labor unions back 23 senatorial candidates nationwide
The Railway Labor Executives Association endorsed 23 incumbents and one challenger, including Governor L. R. Cochran of Nebraska against Senator Edward R. Burke, with endorsements spanning Democrats Republicans and others. Named potential presidential nominees Arthur Vandenberg and Burton Wheeler are among those backed.
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Washington
Railway Labor Executives Association
L. R. Cochran
Nebraska
Cochran
Edward R. Burke
Neb
Arthur H. Vandenberg
Michigan
Burton K. Wheeler
Montana
Labor
Indian Bandit Quejo Dies of Starvation Near Boulder Dam
In a cave a half mile from the Colorado river ten miles downstream from Boulder dam the Indian bandit Quejo died of starvation. Prospectors found his body on Thursday twenty one years after his last raid in southern Nevada and western Arizona. Las Vegas Chief of Police Frank Wait identified the remains by clothing and a distinctive bone structure in one foot after tracking the killer of fourteen white men.
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Las Vegas
Nev
Colorado River
Boulder Dam
Quejo
Nevada
Arizona
Frank Wait
F D R Views Sport Events On Shipboard
President Roosevelt watched birthday shore events from the U S S Lang as he attended foot races and boxing aboard the U S S Tuscaloosa. Brig Gen Edwin M Watson said the fishing near Costa Rica was fair with no other news. White House pharmacist George Fox won a 45 pound wahoo prize. The party later saw a film aboard the cruiser.
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U. S. S. Tuscaloosa
Edwin M. Watson
George Fox
White House
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