Cuban Govt Moves to Expel Lucky Luciano from Cuba
Havana authorities arrest Charles Lucky Luciano after his arrival with two bodyguards. He faces deportation as immigration officials refuse to renew his six month permit, citing potential public disorder. The case ties to U S cutoffs on narcotics shipments and broader underworld concerns.
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Havana
Charles “Lucky” Luciano
New York
Miramar
Cuba
Benito Herrera
Secret Police
Luciano
United States
Havant
Ick
Italy
Thomas E. Dewey
Fertilizer Shortage Threatens U.S. Farms in wartime
President’s aide John R. Steelman warned Saturday that fertilizer supplies will fall short of farm needs this year despite government efforts. Regional shortages are already emerging as the interagency program reports fertilizer ranks among top federal problems. To conserve railcar capacity, the army will cut nitrogen fertilizer production, closing five plants and reducing output from 88 000 to 65 000 tons monthly. Plants include Missouri ordnance, Holston ordnance at Kingsport and others in Indiana Nebraska Tennessee.
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Washington
John R. Steelman
Army
Steelman
Missouri Ordnance
Louisiana
Holston Ordnance
Kinsport
Tenn
Wabash River
Clinton
Ind
Cornhusker Ordnance
Grand Island
Neb
Milan Arsenal
Milan
Luciano aided naval effort to thwart shipping sabotage in 1942
In 1942 Charles Luciano helped naval intelligence mobilize underworld figures to counter enemy plans to sabotage Allied shipping and fuel German submarines. Gurfein, then Manhattan rackets chief and now a lawyer, recalls meeting naval officers seeking cooperation on port security. The contribute is described as the extent of Luciano’s wartime help.
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Hogan
Comdr
Haffenden
Luciano
Dannemora
Underworld
Gurfein
Danne
New York
Charles
Lucky
United Press
Sicily
Murray I. Gurfein
Supreme Headquarters
Manhattan
Pearl Harbor
Navy Intelligence Department
Charles Radcliffe Haffenden
Frank S. Hogan
Fertilizer Use to Rise Sharply in War Years
A former reconversion director expects American farmers to use fertilizer at about double the 1935-39 rate this year. Nitrogen fertilizer output is projected to reach an annual 673000 tons, signaling a major boost in agricultural inputs during wartime.
Washington plea for strong U S recalled in Washington
Secretary Patterson invoked George Washington’s 18th century warning to keep the United States robust through universal military training as the nation marks the 215th anniversary of Washington’s birth. President Truman attended ceremonies at Mt. Vernon amid snow and ice and later planned an unveiling of a Washington statue at the Washington Cathedral.
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MT. Vernon
Patterson
George Washington
United States
Washington
Truman
George
Martha Washington
Williamsburg
Washington Cathedral
Reckless Driving Charge After Crash Into Truck
Vergil Leidigh, 33, of Lincoln Heights, faces reckless driving charges after his car struck the rear of a parked truck on Center Point road NE around 7 p.m. Saturday. He was treated at St Luke's hospital for a knee cut. The truck driver was Orva A. Kent of 858 Third Avenue SE.
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Vergil Leidigh
Lincoln Heights
Center Point Road
Leidigh
St. Luke’s Hospital
Orva A. Kent
Third Avenue SE
Freight train loads rise from 1935 to 1945
The average freight train load grew from 734 tons in 1935 to 1,129 tons in 1945, reflecting a substantial increase in capacity and utilization over the decade.
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U. S
Men Lenten Series Opens Next Tuesday at YMCA
The 1947 men s Lenten luncheon series at the YMCA begins Tuesday with Dr Carrol C Roberts pastor of First Christian Cedar Rapids as speaker. Luncheons run each Tuesday from noon to 1 pm through Lent and are open to men only. Remaining speakers include Rev Theodore G Lilley March 4 Rev Milton C Early March 11 Rev G H Bamford March 18 and Rev Andrew E Kurth March 25.
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Y.M.C.A
Carroll C. Roberts
First Christian Church
Cedar Rapids
Theodore G. Lilley
First Presbyterian Church
Milton C. Early
200 Sailors Riot Shuts Port Chicago Taverns
About 200 sailors from the navy ammunition ship U S S Anchorner rioted in Port Chicago and Martinez Calif injuring about 25 people. Three sailors Jailed for disturbing the peace as shore patrols and deputies quelled the disturbance after hours of fighting.
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Port Chicago
Calif
Sheriff's Deputies
State Highway Patrol
Sheriff's Office
U.S.S
C. Fawyer
J. L. Wilson
Fleanery
Carly
Martinez
Eastern Storm Turns on Maine
New York AP reports a major East snow storm that killed 51 shifted to northern Maine on Saturday. The system blanketed the region with heavy drifts despite clear skies in many areas while bitter winds hampered road travel and slowed cleanup efforts.
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New York
Maine
Snowstorm Update Trails Across Cities and Coasts
In New York City rescuers faced piles of snow after a weekend attack on the cold. LaGuardia Field logged 662 flight cancellations over three days while the nation’s metro areas recorded an 11 percent snowfall. Some parts of New England and the Middle Atlantic saw up to 17 inches, with Dickinson County Virginia reporting 27 inches. Coast guard cutters steered distressed small vessels toward safety along the New England coast.
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New York City
LaGuardia Field
New England
Middle Atlantic
Dickinson County
Coast Guard
Man Arrested on Battery Charge Brought by Wife
Benjamin F. Saxe aged 40 of 511 Sixth Street SE was booked on assault and drunkenness after his wife signed a complaint and later obtained a warrant from Justice H. R. Churchill. Police substituted the drunkenness charge with the assault count.
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Benjamin F. Saxe
Sixth Street SE
Pene
Saxe
H. R. Churchill
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U.S. Narcotics Bureau
G. Andresen
Starr Coal
B.T.U
Kenwood Fuel CO
McLaughlin Dia
Hudson
Time Payments
Third Street
Dial
Cherry Pie Makers IN Action
National Hatchet Club
Chicago
Margie
U.S
DR. Roberts
Star Jewelry CO
Aby
St. SE
Timken
Timken Silent Automatic
The
Timken-Detroit Axle Company
Jackson, Michigan
Payal
Gare
the Royal Family of Oil Heating
Checker Electric Supply, Inc
First Street
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