Impellitteri's Independent Rise Tops New York Mayoral Tale
Vin cent Impellitteri emerges as a cigar smoking Sicilian American who defied Tammany hall and party bosses to win New York City’s second toughest job. In 1948 he supported Truman against Harlem bosses and publicly snubbed Frank Costello at a party, signaling stubborn independence in political life.
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Impellitteri
New York
Harry Truman
Vito Marcantonio
Harlem
Frank Costello
Costello
Impellitteri Surges Ahead In New York Mayoral Race
Immigrant lawyer Impellitteri runs despite Tammany backing for Pecora as Liberal and labor groups shift support. With O'Dwyer in Mexico, Impy leverages city hall exposure and police reforms to appeal to voters amid mudslinging and late-night celebration after claiming a likely win.
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Tammany Hall
William O’dwyer
Mexico
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O'Dwyer
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Pecora
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Impellitteri
Italy Pays War Claims After Wait of 90 Years
Rome reports an appropriation of 641 dollars in the 1950-51 budget to reimburse damages from 1860-61 actions by Bourbonic troops. A Rome paper notes that World War II sufferers may be reimbursed by 2040, as descendants receive rightful compensation.
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Treasury
Ferdinand II
Naples
Two Sicilies
Canadian Town To Have Gold Cement Sidewalks
LILLOOET B C AP crews of workmen are pouring gold bearing cement for more than a mile of sidewalk in this town 200 miles northeast of Vancouver The gravel was taken from the famous banks of the Cayoosh creek but
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Vancouver
Hot Water Well May Be Boon to Crippled Kids
Desert Hot Springs California AP reports a hot water well near Indio reaching 200 degrees could aid crippled children by relaxing muscles. Driller Bill Tarburton offers five acres for a children’s hospital beside the well and notes the water is drinkable and non foul-smelling.
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Bill Tarburton
Desert Crest
Indio
California
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Oregon
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San Andreas Fault
Cryptaesthesia: It Makes Lost Things Look for You
New York a Dr. Frederick Marion claims cryptaesthesia helps him find lost objects by psychic sensing as a practical skill. The jovial Austrian author notes he uses sight smell taste touch and hearing to locate items and to read fragments from unseen writers in testing.
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Prague
Marion
New York
Nea
Frederick Marion
Dr. Marion
India Aims to Grow Most of Its Jute Domestically
New Delhi expects to meet about two thirds of the annual 6 million bale jute need from within. Domestic output projected at 4.15 million bales plus 350 thousand bales of mesta fibers could keep mills running eight months. Pakistan trade halted over par value dispute.
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India
Commerce Ministry
Pakistan
Natives Learn Their Dances From Expert Pollenz
Vancouver based dance expert Philippa Pollenz teaches native communities their own dances. Her 10 000 mile journey to Vancouver and Alaska will record Eskimo stories and English translations for the Dance Research Foundation archives alongside 250000 photographs of native dances worldwide.
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Vancouver
Phillipa Pollenz
Alaska
Honolulu
Dance Research Foundation
Deaf Boy Sings at Surgeons' Convention
Five year old Robert Seamans born deaf sang Baa Baa Black Sheep at a surgeons convention after learning with an electric amplifier clamped over his ears.
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Boston
Robert Seamans
Prizes Announced For Winners in Lighting Contest
The Iowa Electric Light and Power Company and the Playground and Recreation Commission announce prizes for Cedar Rapids Christmas lighting contest winners. Grand prize is a roaster oven for the best lighted home. Each district winner receives a silver finish floor lamp, second place gets an automatic coffee maker, and third place an electric clock. Twelve electrical appliances totaling over 200 dollars will be awarded to winners.
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Cedar Rapids
Iowa Electric Light and Power Company
Playground and Recreation Commission
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