Capone Dies at Florida Villa after Stroke and Illness
Al Capone, 48, died Saturday night at his private Florida villa from pneumonia and heart failure linked to an apoplectic stroke. Doctors said his wife Mae Capone collapsed, and authorities delayed the announcement by about an hour as reporters and visitors swarmed Palm Island. Capone had left prison in 1939 and led a Chicago crime empire before deteriorating in recent years.
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Wilson Named No 1 Cop for Atomic Security
Franklin D. Roosevelt era security chief Frank J. Wilson is chosen as the Atomic Energy Commission's No 1 policeman to safeguard U S atomic secrets. Thomas O Jones of Chicago named temporary security assistant with prior Manhattan District duties.
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Chicago
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Pennsylvania Railroad
Scarface Capone Remembered For Big Business Underworld
Chicago report recalls Al Capone as the man who built a multi million dollar crime empire through threats and violence. Convicted of income tax violations in 1932, he received an 11 year sentence, was released after seven years and six months, and later lived at his Palm Island estate in Miami Beach.
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Allis Bargainer Election Today
The Allis-Chalmers plant faces a pivotal union election as about 11,000 workers vote to keep the UAW CIO or switch to Independent Workers of Allis Chalmers or neither. Police chief warns against disruptions while polls run 7 am to 9 pm in the auditorium.
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Move To Boost Rents and End Rules Planned
Four Republican senators plan to introduce legislation to authorize a 15 percent rent increase and abolish rent controls effective April 1. A companion measure would remove all controls from housing converted to multiple units since the wet. Senators Cain McCarthy Malone Hawkes are listed as sponsors with Cain and McCarthy on the banking and currency committee. The CIO warned that weakening or abolishing rent ceilings could trigger wholesale evictions within 60 days.
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Bank Files Suit To Solve Georgia Governor Battle
The Fulton National Bank of Atlanta filed suit in Henry County Superior Court to determine the lawful Georgia governor. A restraining order barred Herman Talmadge and Lt. Gov. M. E. Thompson from drawing on $95,682 left in the state executive fund. Both sides were ordered to appear February 7 in McDonough as a related challenge seeks to halt Talmadge from acting as governor. The case seeks swift review by the Georgia Supreme Court amid bribery allegations tied to the election of Talmadge.
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Hannegan Admitted to Boston Hospital
Boston Sunday Advertiser reports Postmaster General Robert E. Hannegan is patient at Massachusetts Memorial Hospitals. A decision on his next move will come in a few days. He has had a history of health speculation and recent rest away from Washington.
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Boy Who Beat Dad With Bat Is Back Home with Mother
Gene Anderson, 13, charged with manslaughter for striking his father Theodore Anderson with a baseball bat during an alleged attack on his mother at a camp home in Poland Maine. The boy, a 47 pound high school freshman, pleaded innocent and was placed in his mother’s custody with a continued hearing set for Jan 30 in Auburn.
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Senator Bilbo Recuperating After Second Operation
Orleans AP reports Senator Theo G Bilbo is doing well at Touro infirmary. Attendants cannot estimate how long he will remain as he recuperates from a second month operation performed last week.
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Gene Autry's Hero Horse Champ Dies at 17
Hollywood reports Gene Autry's famous sorrel horse Champ, star of many westerns, has died at age 17. The equine hero passed away peacefully, studio officials said Saturday.
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U S Welcomes Argentine Decree On Axis Firms
The United States welcomed Argentina's decree taking over Axis firms in a move seen as improving ties. Washington simultaneously urged President Juan Peron to remove all Axis agents from Argentina. Ambassador George S. Messersmith led the follow up with officials.
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Turvy World Raises Laundering Institute Names
A Turvy World note lists Sgt James P. Martin of Chicago Sgt James R. Deegan of Pittsburgh and Cpl Sol Schwartz of Toledo as announced by the Institute of Laundering.
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James P. Martin
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Toledo
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Eatent Institute of Laundering
Alabama merchant vanishes en route to hospital found wandering
C. L. Patman, 45, of Anniston Alabama, disappeared from a parked car near Vincennes Indiana while his chauffeur slept. He was found hours later walking barefoot wrapped in an army blanket along U S 11 and was taken to Vincennes police for investigation before being released as the two men continued toward Mayo Clinic Rochester for treatment.
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Yugoslav Consul General Vicko Gluncil Dies After Beating
Yugoslav consul general in Naples Vicko Gluncil died in Pilgrim hospital after a beating allegedly inflicted by Chetnik inmates at a British detention camp.
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Labor Picture Brightened by Newest Move
Washington reports mounting prospects for labor peace reducing urgency for broad labor legislation. Steel contract extended to April 30 and Chrysler pact extended for 30 days. A soft coal walkout looming March 31 could spur action while inflation and production optimism grow. Government officials note progress toward peace and prosperity though bills differ in House and Senate.
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Workers gain 49 million in wage boosts under steel reclass
U.S. Steel and CIO United Steelworkers reached a wage reclassification deal covering over 25 000 jobs across five big subsidiaries. The pact, effective Feb 1, raises workers’ pay by 17 million annually with retroactive 32 million, spans 30 wage brackets, and affects about 140 000 employees.
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Van Johnson Weds Evie Wynn in Juarez Ceremony
Van Johnson and Evie Wynn married Saturday in a Juarez ceremony conducted by Civil Judge Raul Orozco. Wynn had just been divorced from actor Keenan Wynn and custody of their two children was awarded to her. The couple left El Paso secretly for a honeymoon, using assumed names.
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Five Die in Plane Crash in Indiana
A twin engine private aircraft crashed near a road intersection near Rensselaer Indiana on Saturday night killing five occupants. The plane was en route from Indianapolis to Chicago and possibly to Minnesota. The pilot was identified as I J Enger of Minneapolis. One passenger may have been Ralph Allen Wheeler of Austin Minnesota per deputy John H. Lesh of Jasper County.
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William S. Hart Will Contested by His Son
A petition to set aside the will of actor William S. Hart was filed in Los Angeles Superior Court by his son William S. Hart Jr. The 24 year old heir alleges mental incompetence at the time of the document, which largely left the estate to Los Angeles County for a memorial park.
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