Costello Found Guilty of Contempt by Senate Panel
New York crime figure Costello was found guilty of 10 counts of contempt of the Senate crime committee during Kefauver hearings. He faced up to 10 years in prison and a $10,000 fine. U.S. Attorney Lane praised the verdict while Kefauver called it a fair ruling against a noted underworld figure.
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Julius A. Fox
Joseph Monsky
U.S
Myles J. Lane
McGranery Faces Legal Roadblock in Corruption Probe
President Truman’s pick James P. McGranery pledged a cleanup of the Justice Department with FBI help to expose corruption. A key hurdle is a 1-year-old law barring the FBI from Treasury Department crimes, complicating efforts to prosecute bribery and tax scandals.
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Senate Judiciary Committee
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Harold H. Velde
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Seaboard Air Line to Close Lowe Station in Robeson County
The State Utilities Commission approved Seaboard Air Line Railroad to shut the Lowe station in Robeson County. A passenger and small freight shed will replace the station.
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Seaboard Air Line Railroad
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Robeson County
Deep South counts newest losses from tornadoes
The Deep South faces seven deaths and 65 injuries from tornadoes and storms across Louisiana Alabama Mississippi and neighboring states. In Arnaudville Louisiana a farm family lost four members and 24 were hurt. Red Cross put damage at 75000. Orleans area suffered three deaths and 32 injuries with winds up to hurricane strength.
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Government Negotiator In Final Bid To Block Steel Strike
A government negotiator met with steel leaders in New York hotels to avert a nationwide walkout by 650,000 workers that would halt steel output. Nathan Preer of the Wage Stabilization Board warned he would persist until a settlement is reached and pressed for a formula to bridge labor and management. The wage board had proposed 19.1 cents per hour this year and 26.4 cents next year, while the union seeks the board’s recommendations and rejected a counter offer averaging 14.4 cents.
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Pat) Brown
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Queen Off To Visit Mrs. FDR
Queen Juliana leaves Washington by plane for a weekend visit to Mrs. Franklin Roosevelt. The Dutch monarch and party head to Philadelphia to see Independence Hall and the Philadelphia Museum of Art before touring West Point. Farewell was marked by handshakes with officials, diplomats, and Dutch citizens.
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Sabres Suffer Losses As MIG-15s Shoot Down Two Jets
In Seoul, the 5th Air Force reports two F-86 Sabres shot down by MiG-15s in the week ending yesterday. Sabres tally 40 enemy aircraft destroyed or damaged, the second worst week for U.S. pilots, with B-29 escort help noted earlier. Ground combat shows heavy probing along the Korean front. one Allied patrol pinned for over 10 hours before retreat.
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5Th Air Force
U.N
Two Rookies Claim AWOL Log Escape From Boot Camp
Marine recruiters in Knoxville heard a wild tale from two unidentified Leathernecks who allegedly paddled a log across a shark infested bay to flee Parris Island. Investigators suspected they deserted before reaching boot camp and sent them back.
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Exiled killer Roy Kelly faces Virginia trooper shooting trial
Roy Kelly of Troy North Carolina, once sentenced to death for killing two policemen, appeared in Patrick County Virginia to face trial for wounding a state trooper 13 years earlier. He had been released on parole last July after 12 years for murder and had resisted extradition. Kelly arrived with an attorney as extradition hearing in Raleigh was postponed.
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High Level Talks Raise Truce Hopes
Secret high level talks at Allied truce HQ and behind the Iron Curtain lifted hopes for an early cease fire in Korea. Gen Matthew Ridgway presided at Munsan as Gen Nam Il led the Communist delegation. Observers noted no progress on key issues including repatriation and foreign supervision.
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Russia
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William K. Harrison
Suit seeks Negro access to Bonnie Brae municipal golf course
In Charlotte a civil action filed in Superior Court seeks an injunction to compel the park and recreation commission to open the Bonnie Brae municipal golf course to Negro players. The suit, filed by 16 Negro citizens, argues the course should admit Black golfers.
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NC Teachers Association closes with calls for bigger education funding
The North Carolina Teachers Association wrapped a three day gathering in Raleigh as about 1000 Negro teachers attended. Benjamin Fine of the New York Times urged a doubling of spending on teacher salaries construction and operation. Also in Raleigh the state art gallery announced a one man show for Gregory Ivy with an open house to honor him. Ivy led the Greensboro Woman's College art department since 1935 as it expanded from one to twelve faculty and growing enrollment. A separate Raleigh bond issue for Rocky Mount school construction 14 million dollars and related water sewer and county bonds were slated for sale Tuesday. In Darlington South Carolina sheriff Johnny Stokes said robbery was not the motive in the fatal shooting of J A Red Watts attorney whose body was found near a roadside location as investigators continued the search.
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Jones Touted as Defense Mobilizer Successor
Edwin L. Jones, head of J Jones Construction, was proposed as a successor to Defense Mobilizer Charles E. Wilson. A source near Gov. Scott said Scott suggested Jones to President Truman and that the governor's office provided a file on Jones at the President's request.
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Paroled Juvenile Reoffends Returns to School
Marvin E. Donaldson, 15, who had been paroled to the Eastern Carolina Training School in Rocky Mount, is reported again in trouble after escaping Wednesday night. He traveled to Charlotte to be with his family but was sent back as parole was revoked.
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Oh Johnson
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Johnson
Michigan Republicans Lay Delegates on Line Today
Michigan Republicans present 46 GOP convention votes at Detroit for the July national tally. Delegates include 36 district picks and 10 at large as Taft and Eisenhower factions contend. Uninstructed Iowa results highlight shifting momentum as factions plan final bids.
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Eisenhower
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Arthur Summerfield
Dwight Eisenhower
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Robert Taft
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Cargo plane crashes into Queens killing seven
A twin engined cargo plane plummeted into densely populated Queens during an instrument approach, destroying two buildings and igniting a massive fire. Police inspector Thomas Boylan died when a wing struck his car, with rescue teams scrambling as flames and smoke blanketed the intersection at 171st Street and Jamaica Avenue.
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New York International Airport
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Irving Rothbaum
East Denly
Stock Market Prices Decline in Quiet Trade
New York stocks eased slightly as traders awaited the nationwide steel strike due Tuesday at midnight. The two hour session saw restricted activity with many tickets idle. declines were modest and some pivotals held steady while New York & Harlem and Newmont Mining moved sharply, oil shares mixed, and Chicago grain markets steadied amid slow foreign demand.
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Taft Boom Causes Window Breakage in Dallas Incident
In Dallas a Taft era boom caused window breakage as plumbers relit a furnace in a jewelry shop area. Gas rekindling led to a minor explosion. a workman was singed and damage remained slight.
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Taft
Weather: Tonight's low 34 and tomorrow's high 60
The forecast notes a low of 34 degrees tonight and a high of 60 degrees tomorrow. Today's high reached 60 and last night's low was 57.
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