O'Dwyer Aided Growth Of Crime Vogeler Returns Home
Robert A Voegeler, released after 17 months in a Hungarian comlist prison, lands in New York to a welcome from his father Willy Vogeler wife Lucille and sons Robby and Elk. The 39 year old American businessman, sentenced to five years for spying and sabotage, exclaims Wonderful wonderful as he steps from the Pan American Clipper amid photographers and officials.
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School District Bill Approved to Improve School Site Safety
Taylord district trustees announced Assembly bill 8947 by Assemblyman Francis Dunn Jo passed both houses and awaits Governor Warren's signature. The bill allows districts to purchase easements to secure access to Oak View Rex Read and Kimball school sites and sewer line connections, aiming to boost pupil safety and sanitation.
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Baseball schedule reads scattered 1900s matches across leagues
The snippet shows a frayed 20th century baseball page listing American and National League games by city and night. Teams mentioned include New York Chicago Philadelphia Detroit Washington Boston St. Louis and Brooklyn with players Rasch Berra Cain Niar and Trout among others. The text is garbled with OCR errors so exact dates and lineups are unclear.
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Committee Releases Crime Report on O'Dwyer Role in NYC Graft
Washington reports the Senate civic committee concluding that former Mayor William O'Dwyer helped fuel organized crime in New York City. The group urged interstate gambling crackdowns and criticized affiliations with political figures while faulting President Truman’s ambassador to Mexico City. The lengthy report, not final, cites cash gifts and alleged payoffs linked to O'Dwyer and others, with calls for further investigation by the New York district attorney.
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Freak Cos
Connitt Sworn In As Keen Township Justice Of The Peace
Gerald P. Connitt was sworn in as justice of the peace of Keen Township at Alameda County courthouse Oakland this morning. Judge T L Foley administered the oath, nominated by Supervisor George Jansson, confirmed by the board, with praise from Judge A W Bruner and District Attorney Frank Cruse welcoming Connitt to the county staff.
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Do Pass For Two Municipal Court Judges In Alameda
Assembly judiciary committee approves a do pass recommendation for bills to establish municipal courts in Alameda county towns. Proposals call for two judges in San Leandro and Hayward at 13 500 per year, two in Alameda city at 173 500 combined, and two for a Berkeley Albany court also at 13 500 each year. Other plans await tonight while superior court pay review is set for May 10.
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Praises Warren and Benson on crime fight in California
Washington crime committees praised Governor Earl Warren and Los Angeles Mayor Fletcher Benson for effective anti crime work in held areas. They urged crime studies in all states and noted California’s commission findings as evidence of progress. Fort Worth police burglary report mentions a theft of 35 dollars as an example of local crime activity.
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Fletcher Benson
Los Angeles
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Boy hostage tragedy ends in shootout in Cottonwood
In Cottonwood California a gunman barricaded with four seven year old boys as hostages. After gas bombs failed to force surrender the suspect opened fire and was killed. Deputy officers and two other men involved were identified as Buckie and two others later arrested in Los Angeles and San Francisco. The involved girl Pat Graves and her year old sister Patricia survived. In a separate item, Birwin H Reynolds was granted a divorce after her husband received a life prison sentence for five murders.
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Plumb Tuckered and Murfreesboro Fades Away
Murfreesboro stretched its greatest hour past midnight last night as the MacArthur family faced an early exit. The scene faded with a hush as townsfolk watched a tense moment drift into memory.
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Final stock market gains lift blue chips in uneven session
New York stocks opened with some renewed optimism as blue chips rallied while utilities lagged. Trading was moderately active with many specialists making cautious moves and several major names broadly advancing.
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Three Die When Auto Hits Truck on Highway 17
A head on collision on Highway 17 in Southern Alameda County leaves three dead Manuel Serrano 24 Centerville Flora Servi 29 Centerville and Virginia Spaulding 22 Livermore were killed. Serrano’s horse was pinned in the wreckage and the driver Virgil Crown 39 San Jose was not injured. The crash raises the year’s traffic death toll to 30 in the county and prompts further charges against other drivers involved in separate accidents.
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Reds Recoil From Siege On Seoul
Chinese Communist siege forces pulled back from Seoul on Tuesday as divisions crossed toward the central front. Allied reports say Red units moved daylighted west-central toward the Chunchon Hongchon corridor while air and artillery pounded them. The May Day offensive failed to materialize and U S Marines reported sporadic enemy contacts as patrols pressed northward from the Scout area. details remain incomplete.
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Renette Sherrell Operation Set for May Eight
Renette Sherrell a four year old girl from Castro Valley faces a pioneering heart surgery to replace a vein from her arm to her heart to prolong life. Doctors warn without the procedure she may have only four years left due to a severe congenital heart defect. Grandparents Mrs Sherrell and Walter Sherrell await the operation with hopes of a better future as two local clubs pledge up to 500 dollars for post operative care. Letters of sympathy arrive from across the country and abroad as the case gains wide notice.
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Lake Chabot Road
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