FBI Seizes Key Russian Spy Leader in New York Raid
FBI agents arrested Sam Carr on West 74th Street in New York city, ending a three year North American search. Carr, linked to a Soviet atomic spy ring based in Canada, is charged with violating Canada official secrets act and faces potential trials in Toronto.
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FBI
Sam Carr
North America
Carr
Canada
Canadian Royal Commission
Labor Progressive Party
Commonwealth
Moscow
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Washington
West 74Th Street
Fred Rose
Rose
Igor Gouzenko
Ottawa
Gouzenko
Cops Suspended In Wallet Affair
Chicago police suspended Lt William Quilter and Sgt Thomas McSweeney after an inquiry found evidence supporting a wallet theft claim. The incident began when Reinhold Gierke accused officers of taking $402 from his wallet during his Sept 18 arrest. $300 was later returned.
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Chicago
John C. Prendergast
Polie
Prendergast
Edwin Daly
Louis Caparelli
Reinhold Gierke
Gierke
Daly
William Quilter
Thomas McSweeney
Quilter
McSweeney
North Avenue
Old Model Cars Offered for a Cent in Grand Rapids
Used cars from 1935 to 1937 were offered for one cent on an as is basis in Grand Rapids. Buyers were scarce as the dealer tied the penny sale to purchasing a late model used car at prevaluing prices. A salesman said newer models priced in line with other lots, noting the stunt aimed to do something different.
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Grand Rapids
German Agents Enter West Germany to Spy on Allied Governments
Russian trained German agents reportedly entered Western Germany under the cover of discharged POWs. About 50 have entered since early this month to gather intelligence on Allied Military Government operations while avoiding political agitation.
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Frankfurt
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Tahitza
Gorki
Germany
Politica
Western
Enth
Marcel Cachin
Palmiro Togliath
Talitza
Willi Wolff
Sepp Schwab Wolff
Vishinsky Reported on Czechoslovak Mission
AP reports rumors that Andrei Vishinsky the Russian deputy foreign minister is in Prague to troubleshoot Czechoslovakia amid dissension in the government and Communist party. The claim could not be confirmed. The text notes that in April 1947 two thirds of NS farm houses still had no running water.
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Andrei Vishinsky
Czechoslovakia
Communist Party
Ship Collision Feared To Kill 600 Off Shanghai
A fog bound collision off Chu Shan island near Shanghai involving the Taiping passenger freighter and the Kienjuan freight ship left more than 600 feared dead. About 40 of 650 aboard were saved, with 35 rescued by the Australian destroyer Waramunga and others by nearby craft.
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Shanghai
Chu Shan Island
Taiping
Kienjuan
Waramunga
Japan
Whangpoo River
Formosa
Kienyuan
Between 70 and 75 and No Passengers
A report notes a vehicle or train journey with a specified range of 70 to 75 units and explicitly states that there are no passengers aboard.
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Etween
Two Mink Coats Stolen From Sonja Henie at Pierre
Two platinum mink coats valued at 28 000 and 10 000 dollars were stolen Thursday night from Sonja Henie in her Hotel Pierre apartment. The skating star was performing at Madison Square Garden when the theft occurred. Police investigated the break in and searched for the suspects.
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New York
Sonja Henie
Pierre
Miss Henie
Madison Square Garden
Theft hits Manhattan hotéis series targets mink and jewelry
A wild ranch mink valued around $10,000 was stolen in a continuing string of robberies at fashionable Manhattan hotels and apartments. Earlier in the month Erhart Ruegg reported jewelry worth over $160,000 taken from his East Side apartment, marking the largest loss in the spree.
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Manhattan
Erhart Ruegg
East Side
Astor Couple Welcomes First Child Daughter
New York report confirms Mrs. John Jacob Astor gave birth to a daughter on Thursday. The Astors, married since 1944, celebrate their first child.
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Astors
New York
John Jacob Astor
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