The World Today on the Mafia Black Hand and Mafia origins
The piece traces the Black Hand and Mafia origins from Sicily to America, noting secrecy and terror, illegal extortion, and early incidents including the Hennessy case in New Orleans. It discusses how the organization grew from feudal estates to a nationwide secret society with deadly edicts.
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U. S. Senate Investigation Committee
Dread Matis
Black Hand” Society
Black Hand
Sicily
Lawkenness
America
David Hennetey
New Orleans
Mafia
Stern
Hennessy
Union
New York
Ital
Living costs rise 9 percent since January 1950
An AP overview reports government figures show living costs up about 9 percent since Jan 15 1950 with farm prices up 33 percent and wholesale prices up 18.8 percent. It notes wage gains vary by industry, profits after taxes rose 130 percent from 1949, and forest of data on food clothing rent and fuel. The piece also mentions the Black Hand and Mafia activity in the era.
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James Marlow Washington
Lamployers
Bureau of Labor Statistics
BLS
Sidiouga
Isso
Department of Commerce
BAR — Bureau of Agricultural Economy
BAE
Truman Requests Billion And Half For War Programs
Washington AP reports President requests Congress approve 1.5 billion dollars for war programs and 21 million in borrowing authority to expand emergency agency spending under the Defense Production Act to mobilize production capacity.
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Truman
Washington
Prestman
Congress
Federal
Civil Defense ‘Administration
Agent Says Collazo Admitted Plot Against Truman
Secret Service Agent Joseph J. Ellis Jr testified that Oscar Collazo admitted he was the instigator of the plot to assassinate President Truman. He said Collazo made the admission during questioning at Blair House hospital after the November 1 storming attempt and that the defense argued statements after the shooting were coerced.
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Washington
Joseph J. Ellis, Jr
Oscar Collazo
Truman
Ellis
Gollass
Grieselio Torresola
Blair House
Collazo
Leslie Cotfelt
Torresola
T. Alan Goldsborough
Collaze
Ei Se
Eilia
Russia Accepts Terms For Parley To Plan Big Four Conference
Russia agrees to a Paris meeting on March 5 with deputy foreign ministers from the United States Britain and France to map an agenda for a Big Four Council of Foreign Ministers. The Pink Palace in Paris was chosen as the venue. The talks aim to set a stage for a broader ministers conference, the ninth since Potsdam 1945.
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Hoscow
Russia
Paris
Ign
United States
Britain
France
Big Four Council of Foreign Ministers
Palais Rose
Occupied
Austria
Soviet Union
Prices out of Date News on Living Costs and Wages
The article notes the wholesale price index rose 18.3 percent from 1850 to 1951 per BLS data and laments gaps in government figures on pay increases for all workers since 1980. It cites union workers in manufacturing showing approximate raises across major industries since 1950, with varied percent increases listed for steel, autos, electric, textiles, meat, and more.
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BLS
Tses
Industriaas
Air
Crath
Norther
Tex- Southern
Morten Denies Receiving Aid From Criminals
Governor Filer Warren denied any links between his 1949 campaign and known criminals cited by the Kefauver Crime Committee. He stressed his administration’s crackdown on gambling and maintained no testimony showed gamblers contributing to his campaign or officials receiving protection money.
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Barbara Frye
Tallahassee
Filer Warren
Kefauver Crime Committee
Seh
Estes Kefauver
D-Town
Warren
Miami
William Johnston
Capone
Behal
W. C. Crosby
Crosby
S & G Syndicate
Harry Russell
Johnston
I l
Gambling
Jacksonville
Florida
Kefauver
Area Men Wounded in Wiregrass Area
DoD casualty list shows two Florida area men among wounded reporters. Pvt. Henry McNeal son of Mrs. Ruby E. Wynn Altha route two reported at Mobile. Pfc. George W. Ramsey son of Mr. and Mrs. Jesse O. Ramsey Marianne listed among wounded personnel.
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Piorida
Department of Defense
Henry McNeal
Ruby E. Wynn
Altha
Mobile
Pfe
George W. Ramsey
Jesse O. Ramsey
Marianne
Steel mill groundbreaking at Morrisville bears name of Fairless
Morrisville AP Benjaman F Fairless president of United States Steel Corp turned the first earth at a $400 million steel mill project described as having international significance. The works will bear his name as construction begins.
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Morrisville
United States Steel Corp
Benjamin F. Fairless
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Speigner Concrete Block CO
Olé Fairgroande
Die
Dothan Venetian Blind Co. U. B
Troy St
Deemergance
Marianna Roofing Company
W. B. Bean
Marianna, Fla
Marianna
James P
Slim) Hammond
Metanha
University of Alabama
Red Cross
Hammond
Bennington
Norman Rockwell
Marianna High School
Bob Jones College
Lynn Haven
Bellevue Medical Colege
University of New York
Army Medical Corps
England
Belgium
Medical Association of Vermont
Hi N. Hammond
Arlington
Senate Committee
Rodensough Office Supply CO
Standard Chemical Co
Troy, Alabama
Harden's
W Davis
Adame St. Dothan, Ala
Morten
Suspeies Ghee ‘Tom Bei
NCI
Hampshires
Mn Wea
Tek
Seay
Circle D Ranch
Bawati
C. E. Blakey
Optometrist
Foster St
Robert Christmas
Ashford, Ala
Rhea
Joka
McCurdy
DIXIE
Coker
Dothan Milling Co
Montgomery Hi-Way
the Trading Post
Cols Drowper
Angie Elete Cole Tapyt
Aariner Penn
Oen
Berle Chilsers
Seipoerytia
Hull Crowder Peas
Nathan Get Spestes
Peanut Farmers
Dixie Runner
Ford
Tele Cindition
Pete Ream
Aakford
Ox Grentrom
Kelvinator Batrigventor
Oka Yan Mealen
Peter
Tomate Hs
Taree
sannet_ bee
Galerie
Bale
R. Oh Us
Dealee Einai
Stan
Hatlend
Dothan
Thes Bore
Avene Eutiater
Weed Coor
Greenwood
Graceville, Fla
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