All Thieves Make Mistakes Bill Mulligan Knows When
Hal Boyle profiles Bill Mulligan a veteran jewel theft detective with New Yorks Finest status. Since 1960s he has charged and hauled in about a thousand thieves recovered hundreds of thousands in jewelry often before owners noticed. Mulligan 42 years old tall athletic built coffee fueled by fifteen to twenty cups a day embodies a pragmatic wary view that many people are victims of theft and even cops named Mulligan are not immune.
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Hal Boyle
NEW York
Bill Mulligan
Bill
Mulligan
America
Underworld
Bar of Justice
Probate Judge Not Approached About Park Condemnation
Probate Judge Saxon Poyner said he has not been approached by Houston County Board of Revenue or City Commission about a condemnation procedure for the Porter property on West Main Street 800 block to use as a municipal park site. The City Commissioners recently appointed Albert Logue to seek appointment of an appraisal committee, but Judge Poyner noted that a petition must be filed before condemnation and a temporary appraisal committee could be appointed without a petition.
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Saxon Poyner
Houston County Board of Revenue
City Commission
Porter
W. Main St
Albert Logue
Poyner
Board of Revenue and
City Commissioners
Dominican Slaying Declared Self-Defense by Deputy
Gov. Caldwell informed the State Department the killing of Jose A. Trujillo in Bunnell Florida on November 1 by Deputy Sheriff M. R. Teters was justifiable and in self-defense after Trujillo and a companion resisted serving papers. The coroner’s jury and State’s Attorney Murray Sams Delane backed the finding.
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Tallahassee, Fla
Millard Caldwell
State Department
Dominican Republic
Bunnell, Fla
Murray Sams Delane
Teters
All Dothan Stores To Close Thursday For Thanksgiving
All Dothan stores will close all day on Thanksgiving Day November 28. Ed Crawford, chairman of the Chamber of Commerce retail division, says the closing ends Thursday afternoon closings for the year. Drug stores plan noon prescription service then close for the afternoon.
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Dothan
Ed Crawford
Chamber of Commerce
Crawford
Dothan Drug
Gasoline Fire After Auto Crash Kills Two at Ariton
A crash in Ariton left two men dead and one seriously injured after a truck struck a parked vehicle and gasoline from three cans spilled, lighting a fierce blaze. The deceased were Lewil Thomas Johnson, 34, and Freddie Milley. passenger Denton Wesley Carr survived with a severe head injury.
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Ariton
Tom Goff
Lewil Thomas Johnson
Dothan
Freddie Milley
Denton Wesley Carr
Miller
Carr
J. O. Dunnaway
N. Z. Jones
Johnson
Morgenthau Sr. Dies at 90 in New York
Henry Morgenthau Sr., 90, former ambassador to Turkey from 1913 to 1916, died at his New York home from a cerebral hemorrhage after a week of illness. He was born in Mannheim and came to the United States in 1865. He practiced law and was survived by his wife and children including Henry Morgenthau Jr. and three daughters at his bedside.
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New York
Henry Morgenthau
Turkey
Henry Morgenthau, Jr
Secretary of the Treasury
Mannheim
Germany
Morgenthau
United States
Mortimer J. Fox
Peekskill, N.Y
Paul Lester Weiner
John Knight
3 000 Dallas Housing Units Empty In Landlord Strike
In Dallas hundreds of rooms and apartments sit empty as landlords push to abolish the OPA. Mrs. Frank Morris, leading statewide and local landlord groups, says the strike is quiet with no evictions. Affected residents say rents and costs rise while government limits keep prices low.
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Dallas
William C. Barnard
Texas
OPA
Frank Morris
Landlords Incorporated
Citizens Vote On Regional Health Center Tonight
Residents of Wiregrass gather at the Houston County courthouse at 7 30 for a mass meeting to vote on a regional health center. Probate Judge Saxon s Pornee notes this preliminary step toward a hospital with a 17 member board of directors and an executive committee to seek federal state county and city support.
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Saxons Pornee
Houston County Board of Revenue
City Commission
Houston County
Poxmner
Woman Charged with Murder After Filling Station Blast
Lake City Florida AP An argument over gasoline price led to a blast at a service station injuring several and killing 24 year old George ROGERS. Kathryn Newberry 32 was charged with second degree murder after witnesses said she poured gasoline from a can and caused a flash that trapped workers.
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Newbey
Memphis
Black
James P. King
Negro Woman Held For Murder Intent
Lula Dell Mincey, a 21 year old Negro woman, is named in a county court warrant charging assault with intent to murder in a case connected to an attack on Will Butsey. Police say Butsey was trying to enter a room at 301 Boone's Alley when she struck him with an ax. his skull is fractured and condition is unchanged.
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Lula Dell Mincey
Will Butsey
Butsey
Boone's Alley
Rice Institute to meet Tennessee in Orange Bowl
Miami announces Rice Institute of Houston Texas will face the Tennessee Volunteers in the Orange Bowl on New Year’s Day.
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Miami
Fla
Rice Institute of Houston
Tex
Tennessee
Survivors Of Crash In Alps On Way To Vienna
Twelve Americans survived five days on a glacier 2,000 feet up, rescued by Swiss Army helicopters after their US Army transport crashed near Interlaken. They traveled toward Vienna aboard a rail shuttle, while rationing candy and melted snow, awaiting medical care.
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Cassius L. Thomas
Birmingham
Ala
Alps
Vienna
Interlaken
Switzerland
Aps
United Sates Arms
Skie
Meaingen
Jnterlaken
Gaulie Glacier
Mies
Inirigken
Pisa
Munich
Misard
Potaw Coy
Wayne G. Folsom
Postsville
Ralph Tate
Ralph Tate, Jr
U. S
Commuender J
Austria
Karl Obert
Switz
England Sends Envoy To Birmingham Fete
Misa Eileern McKenna a 27 year old Birmingham England secretary arrived to act as her country’s ambassador at the city’s 75th anniversary celebration. She traveled via New York and was escorted by John S. Foster and Birmingham officials. She called the honor humbling and said the Lord Mayor aims to foster closer relations with other nations.
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Birmingham
Misa Eileern McKenna
England
New York
Alabama
John S. Foster
Steel Production and Trains Cut 25 Percent In Coal Crisis
Pittsburgh dispatch reports sharp reductions as steel mills and passenger rail service trim output by 25 percent to conserve coal amid a nationwide strike. Thousands of workers are idle, with 400,000 soft coal miners out and projections of over 1,000,000 unemployed by week’s end. In Pittsburgh 100,000 face layoffs, while truckers and barge workers total 1,700 idle. Power companies prepare for dimouts in 22 states and DC.
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J. Robert Shubert
Pittsburgh
Tmastern
District of Columbia
TreState Industrial Association of Pittsburgh
Representa PL Steel Fabricators
Georgia Attorney Summoned To Court In Columbian Affray
Atlanta AP reports Attorney General van Dyke summoned to answer assault charges in Fulton Superior Court. He fended off a bench warrant after clashing with Burke, leader of a group calling itself the Wat e. A preacher from Savannah and others vow to support the case as the FBI involvement looms.
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Georgias
Atlanta
Attourney
van Dyke
Charizes
Bmery Cl Burke
Anti-Dewish, Anti Negro Columbians, Inc
Duke
Fulton Superior Court
Autocorpation
Bure
Scott
Wirer
Sevannah
Altinda
Julay Hochfelder
Los Acerler
Ihe
FBI
Adolph Shelby
Chaitta- Noosa
Board authorizes deed to Napier Field lot to Roy Wood
The Board of Revenue approved a resolution directing Probate Judge Saxon Poyner to sign a deed transferring a three-quarter acre Napier Field lot to Roy Wood for 1000 dollars. Delegations urged county road work but no action taken. County agents and Auburn Extension Specialists will demonstrate terracing near Weob this week using county road machinery.
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Houston County Board of Revenue
Saxon Poyner
Napier Field
Roy Wood
Auburn Extension Department
Weob
Judge May Impose Penalty He Desires
UMW leader Joulin L Lewis defies government moves to punish him for the coal strike. Judge T Alan Goldsborough orders Lewis to trial Wednesday on contempt, with potential jail or fines up to $200,000 per day. Officials warn a broader strike could worsen the nation’s economy and fuel shortages.
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Raymond Lahr Wasitington
LLP
Joulin L. Lewis
T. Alan Goldsborough
Lewis
Goldsborough
United Mine Workers
UMW
Congress
Lewis Aud
Fsm
Ciddburgugi
Welly K. Iopkins
Will Pudiatrica
White House
Truman
Charles G. Ross
Netitcot Lewis
Goldsbocau
Levin
Natuonal Coal
Big Four Begins Crucial Week In Allied Talks
The Big Four foreign ministers opened a critical week aiming to salvage or set aside satellite treaties tied to the Trieste and German peace talks. US Britain France and the Soviet Union pressed for a conclusive design, with key officials signaling possible shifts if Molotov does not concede. May 20 negotiations center on whether satellite agreements can be finalized before broader settlements.
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Shackford
New York
Waldorf
Thea
Trieste
Ture
Bevan
Fae Ieee
Delitifed
Yap
Dr Chas R Miller Dies At Graceville
Obituary notes Dr Chas R Miller a Graceville resident and Atlanta Dental College graduate. Survived by brother J Po Miller of Achfeard and sister Mrs Ruth Lodges of Marianna. Funeral arrangements announced with several clergy and community members listed as attendees.
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Chas. R. Miller
Graceville
Ghauchvilae
bin Tan
Lon Ogle
Grocesilie
W. el Fennel
Gristevdie
A. Wroset
Marianna
Charles Liddon
Douples Williams
Wallacas
T. A. Brooks
Paul Allen
Heda
J. Po Miller
Achfeard
Ruth Lodges
Hedeias
Dee Miller
Atlanta Dental College
The
Methodist Church
Supreme Court Upholds Death Sentence in Utility Holding Case
The Supreme Court affirmed the so called death sentence clause in the Public Utility Holding Company Act. It upheld orders by the Securities and Exchange Commission dissolving American Power and Light and Electric Power and Light, both New York holding companies for the Gulf States Power group. Justice Murphy delivered the decision with Justices Reed, Peel, and Jackson disqualifying themselves.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Cone
Public Utility Holdings
Aed
Secuities
Jfx- Change Commission
American Power and Laight Company
Electric Power and Laght Corporation
New York City
Boldsoy Company
Sytei Jiellee Murphey
Justice Reed
Peel
Jackaun
Apy
Justice Rutledge
Alabama Mine Town Pastor Urges Coal Leaders to Put God First
Adamsville Alabama pastor Adam Powell of the Baptist church in the coal region urges nine operators to seek divine guidance for a quick settlement of the mine dispute. He argues labor and management should entrust God with the process, hoping Christan concern would align capital and labor for industry to resume and homes to brighten. Miners and their wives knelt and prayed for a fast settlement after his sermon.
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Alabama
Adamsville
Ala
Aps
The
Tey
Autry FY. Powell
Baptist Church
Procoss
America
God
Jesus Christ
Powell
Christiane
Truman
United Mine Workers
John S. Lewis
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H. Morgenthau, Sr
Wiregrass Counties
Board of Revenue
Leland Stewarts
Couboanine
Gintown
Volnister
Davidson Mone
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