Ness Drives Clean Sweep Against Numbers Gang in Cleveland
Eliot Ness, 36, Cleveland safety director and former G-man, led a year-long crackdown that indicted 23 numbers racketeers with an estimated takings of 5 million dollars annually. Working with prosecutor Frank T. Cullitan, Ness says the raid marks his third strike against crime and aims to curb organized gangs without political aims.
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Cleveland, CO
Eliot Ness
G-man
Cleveland
J. Edgar Hoover
Ness
Ohio Penitentiary
Cuyahoga
Frank T.cullitan
America
Milwaukee
Federal Bureau of Investigation
G-men
Harold H. Burton
Cullitan
Burton
Charles McNamee
End of Modern Industrial and Farming Projects Feared if Arabs Rule Holy Land
London reports rising protests among Jews worldwide over Britain's plan for an independent Palestine within ten years. The piece details Jewish economic progress in Palestine, Arab terrorism linked to foreign agents, and predicts Arabs would outnumber Jews under the plan, sidelining a Jewish state. It argues Britain seeks Moslem alliance for oil, Suez, and regional influence, highlighting Iraq Iran Egypt Saudi Arabia Afghanistan and 70 million Muslims in India as strategic factors.
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Holy Land
London
Britain
Palestine
Tel Aviv
Iraq
Iran
Egypt
Suez Canal
Saudi Arabia
Red Sea
Afghanistan
India
Germany
Hungary
Italy
Balkans
Poland
Royal visit continues as King and Queen reach Edmonton
King George VI and Queen Elizabeth, rested after a stop in Jasper, arrive in Edmonton for a six hour leg of their prairie tour. Crowds of about 68,000 greet them on Portage Avenue as the royal party tours the capital, attends addresses, and plans onward travel toward Saskatoon and future U S stops.
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Edmonton
Alberta
George VI
Queen Elizabeth
Prairies
Jasper National Park
Arctic
Portage Avenue
Wiley Post
Saskatoon
Jasper
Canada
United States
Contracts for 24 Ships Set by U S Navy
The Navy awarded contracts for 24 ships including six new battleships, four light cruisers, four destroyers, three submarines, and the 20,000-ton aircraft carrier Hornet. The ships feature speeds above 28 knots, high pressure engines, and advanced turbines, with six-inch guns on the cruisers.
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Edison
Probe Purchases From Pendergast-Favored Firms
City Chamber of Commerce and the real estate board call for an independent audit of county records. budget constraints block funding, while Civic Research Institute orders 13 auditors at work though the court declines payment. state and county officials review tax records and hospital meal savings are outlined amid a broader probe into Rathford Engineering and tax collection efforts.
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City Chamber of Commerce
The
Real Estate Board
Pew
David E. Long
Civic Research Institute
Forrest Smith
General Hospital
Rathford Engineering Company
Eugene C. Zachman
Second Annual Camporee Opens With Scout Parade
About 125 Boy Scouts from fifteen patrols pitched camp Friday at McClung Park for the Second Annual Camporee sponsored by the Rog cee Enloe Post American Legion. The weekend features contests, knot tying, fire building, first aid, Morse signaling, compass work, and a Court of Honor on Sunday. The first Cub Field Day of the council is scheduled for Monday at Water Works Park in Jefferson City with dens competing in softball, races, and relay events, ending with Cub Family picnics and a campfire program.
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McClung Park
Rogcee Enloe Post
American Legion
The
Presbyterian Church
Hono
Water Works Park
Jefferson City
Dens
Den
Faint Signs of Life Heard on Sunken Sub
Surviving crew members recount a grim day as the Thetis sank in a shelflike bay. Four men were rescued by the destroyer Brazen while the rest remained trapped as high tides hindered divers and escape attempts. Authorities note the forward section may be flooded, suggesting torpedo tubes flooded during the test dive.
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Navy
H. P. K. Oram
H. G. Woods
W. C. Arnold
F. Shaw
Brazen
Davis
Heat Ties 60 Degrees As Eskimo Stays In Butte
Robert Mayo nicknamed Eskimo paused with his family on a steamy June day in Butte Montana while en route to New York. He mopped his brow as he noted the thermometer read exactly 60 degrees. The moment underscored a rare cool spell during travel through the heat wave.
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Butte
Mont
Robert Mayo
New York
Day at Capitol Details in Jefferson City
The Senate committee advanced a comprehensive bus and truck license bill with fees rising by about 2.5 million dollars annually after Governor Stark urged enactment. The appropriations panel cut money for the state purchasing agent and projected over 800 thousand dollars in savings from House totals. The Senate also approved a bill raising rural circuit judges salaries by 1300 dollars annually before weekend adjournment.
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Senate Roads and Highways Committee
Stark
Senate
House
British Troops Battle Arab Band in Kalkaliya Hills
British troops fought a major engagement with an Arab band in the Kalkaliya hills as violence surged in the Holy Land. The day saw four British soldiers and three Jewish policemen killed on patrol, six Arabs slain in a market bombing, and a large number wounded, with heightened guard and public-service vigilance announced by authorities.
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Jerusalem
Kalkaliya
Holy Land
Jaffa
Bombay liquor plan lets six units per person
Dry conditions in Bombay, India, are expected to begin this summer but Britons living there will not face a beer shortage. Europeans will be permitted to purchase six units of liquor monthly, with one unit equaling a bottle of whisky, three bottles of wine, or six bottles of beer.
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Bombay
India
Pupils Fight Flies In Ninth Grade Effort
In Tiffin Ohio ninth graders declared war on houseflies and killed 8 226 pests in one week. They calculated that those insects would have produced billions of disease breeding descendants by next fall.
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Tiffin
Chamber backs flat 15 percent corporate tax plan
The U S chamber of commerce backs Morgenthau aims to replace graduated corporate levies with a flat 15 percent tax via Ellsworth C Alvord to the House Ways and Means Committee. Exempts the first 2 000, aiding small business, and calls for repeal of residual undistributed profits tax.
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Washington
United States Chamber of Commerce
Treasury
Morgenthau
Congress
House
Ways and Means
Ellsworth C. Alvord
Alvord
Chamber
Committee On Federal Finance
Harrison
Senate Finance Committee
Parking ban posted at Southwestern College in Memphis
Effective parking restrictions in Memphis Tennessee are enforced at Southwestern College with bright signs declaring no parking and penalties including deflated tires for violators. The notice underscores strict enforcement conditions.
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Memphis
Tenn
Southwestern College
New Panel Light Put Into Use On Instrument Board
A new indicator light is being installed on the instrument panel. It will illuminate whenever any trouble arises, signaling the need for attention.
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John J. Rathford
Water Department
W. W. Graves
Bank
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Roy McKittrick
Mclung Park
Cub
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Ford
Pontiac
Ford Coach
New Motor
RG. Day
Jefferson City Motor Co., Inc
E. Capitol Ave
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Dodge
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Citizen’s Committee
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