Gang Wars Milestones Mark Bloody California Crime Era
The California Crime Commission notes a nationwide surge in organized crime violence as syndicates battle for gambling control. California sees the deadliest strife with high profile killings from 1940s era figures such as Bugsy Siegel and Mickey Cohen, underscoring impunity and public safety peril.
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United Criminal Groups
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Hollyood
Ihe
Norious
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Cohen
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Siew
Wader
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Kalamson
George Tevinger
Ganson
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Bugsy Siegel
Siegel
Rothman
Neddie” Herbert
East
Chicago
Califor
Frank Niccoli
Heevert
Dave Ogul
Senator to Ask Ike for Opinion on Power
Washington AP Senator Robertson D-Vt says he will ask General Dwight D Eisenhower for his view on whether air power is adequate as wartime allied commands evolve. Eisenhower, president of Columbia University, has accepted an invitation to appear likely Wednesday before the Senate appropriations subcommittee examining armed services funds. The panel weighs a defense bill calling for about 13.0 billion dollars in the next fiscal year starting July 1 plus 1.0 billion in contract authority.
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Congress
Fishing Boat Hunted Off Atlantic Coast
A fishing boat Patria is overdue off Charleston with six aboard. Coast Guard air search began yesterday after last sighting on March 23. The Runsens reported 21 miles south-southeast of the Charleston sea buoy as a reference point for the hunt. Ownership traced to Elwood Leanox of Charleston with crew names unavailable.
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Fla
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Wharleston
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Coast Guard Air Sea Rescue
Maren
Runsens
Charleston
Jack Tsnaville
Georgetown
Paiia
Elwood ‘Leanox
Seven Die In Converted Bomber Crash Near Chandler Arizona
A converted B25 exploded in drizzle while en route from El Paso to display duties, killing seven North American Aviation employees near State Highway 87 three miles southeast of Phoenix. Witnesses report a loud blast and debris shower, with one wing landing in an irrigation ditch and the fuselage crushing victims. The group included Miles A. Towner and Edward A. OBrien among others.
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Ariz
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Los Angeles
Arizona
Gila Bend
North American
Washington
DB. C
el Paso
Allen Rolland
LC. Boies
Miles A. Towner
South
Birmingham Halted In Purchase Of Plant
Homewood lawyers petitioned Probate Court to condemn the Birmingham Water Works Co. and fix a price, threatening to seize Lake Purdy and the Cahaba River pumping station, filter, plant, reservoirs, and distribution system. Birmingham negotiates a water works purchase option expiring December 31. price reportedly over 20 million dollars. Birmingham City Attorney J F Willis called Homewood’s move potentially unlawful and lacking authority to condemn parts of the plant.
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Homewood
Birmingham Water Works Co
Lake Purdy
Water Works Company
Cahaba River
Birmingham City
J. O. Willis
American technician assigned to Patuxent Naval Air Station
An American technical representative has been assigned to Patuxent Naval Air Station in Maryland to support ongoing operations and equipment testing at the facility. The assignment underscores collaboration between military personnel and technical staff in operation and maintenance tasks at the base.
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Patuxent Naval Air Station
Patuxent, Md
Close Centers West Virginia Population Center Marks Five Mile Gap
The geographical center and population center are five miles apart with Cassa as the center of population and Sutton to the east near the graphically centered point.
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Sutton
Moslem marriages in Singapore show high divorce rate
Singapore statistics reveal that half of Moslem marriages over 28 years ended in divorce and 18 percent were revoked. An authority on Moslem marriage practices notes the trend and calls for review of matrimonial norms and support services.
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Singapore
Domestic Strain Records in City Family Dispute
A husband and wife drift apart amid marital strain and financial tensions. Reports indicate the husband’s lax moral restraint and failure to support his wife and children, fueling the incompatibility and discord within the household.
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Ousbaard
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