FBI Busts Notorious New York Hijacking Gang
The FBI arrests 21 members of the Westo gang linked to over 30 truck hijackings in New York and Miami Beach. Salvatore Imperiale led the group from Brooklyn with aides Romeo Garafola and Frank Gagliardi, coordinating shipments and backing operations from drops at Paul’s Produce Market and King's County Taxi.
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New York
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Miami Beach
Edward Scheidt
Frank Gagliardi
Frank
Brooklyn
FBI
Imperiale
Scheidt
Paul
King’s County
Benny Todd
Thompson Sworn In as Lt Governor in Georgia Power Shift
Ellis Arnall quit as Georgia governor and named Lieutenant Governor M. E. Thompson as his successor in a surprise transfer of power. Arnall said the lieutenant governor can act as governor with full powers until a governor is elected to fill the unexpired term.
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Atlanta
Ellis Arnall
Georgia
Herman Talmadge
M. E. Thompson
Thompson
Arnall
Talmadge
Truman Announces Defense Unification Plan To Congress
President Truman informs Congress of an army navy merger plan to unify the armed services. He will submit a bill drafted by the White House and War and Navy departments, with representatives available to committees. The letters to Senator Vandenberg and Speaker Martin outline the agreement and basic elements dated Jan 16, 1947.
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Washington
Truman
Congress
Vandenberg
Martin
State of the Union
Department of National Defense
Secretary of War
Secretary of the Navy
Truman's Economy Move Attracts Congress
Washington officials report President Truman proposes recapturing more than 1.5 billion dollars in unspent appropriations and placing them in unobligated status. The House Appropriations Committee led by Chairman Taber plans action next week, with further cancellations of 1947 programs and approvals sought for 805 million in lend-lease funds.
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Truman
Treasury
Congress
Taber
R-Ny
House Appropriations Committee
White House
Commerce Department
Maritime Commission
Navy
Atomic Energy Commission
Evacuation Proposal Rumors Stir German Peace Talks
U S State Department officials said rumors floated that Russia might propose immediate evacuation of Germany by all four occupying powers. The diplomats noted no official confirmation and judged the idea unlikely though it could boost Russian prestige if raised at the big four ministers conference.
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London
U. S. State Department
Russia
Germany
Big Four
New Wrinkle in Portal to Portal Litigation Emerges
Three CIO unions file suit against Ford Curtis Wright Tim Aircraft Douglas Aircraft Chrysler Motors Freuhhaus Trailer and American Aluminum demanding more than 21 million dollars. The suit cites workers’ time spent standing in lines to receive paychecks as a wage-related claim.
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CIO
Ford
Curtis Wright
Timm Aircraft
Douglas Aircraft
Chrysler Motors
Freuhaus Trailer
American Aluminum
Chinese Coed Testifies In Rape Case
Shen Chung a 19 year old Peiping coed testified in a marine court martial accusing Marine Cpl William Gaither Pierson of raping her twice She identified Pierson as her assailant and described Christmas Eve events on a Polo field in Peiping The trial featured two hours of direct and cross examination with Pierson denying the charges and claiming a professional relationship with the woman
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Peiping
Shen Chung
Pieping
John H. Masters
Anderson
S. C. Pierson
Marine
Pierson
Marine Cpl
Jay Cunningham
Burley
Ida
Cunningham
Communists Favored In Polish Vote
Warsaw reports Poland faces its first parliamentary election since 1939 with a main contest between Premier Edward Osubka-Norawski's socialist bloc and Stanislaw Mikolajczyk’s PSL. Observers note Western powers warn of violations while noting limited observation in cities and denial in rural areas.
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Warsaw
Poland
Edward Osubka-Norawski
Ee Polish Peasant Party
PSL
Stanislaw Mikolajczyk
Mikolajczyk
Wikolajczyk
United States
Britain
Russia
Soviet Union
U. S
London
Yalta
Potsdam
Osubka-Morawski
Foreign Office
Reds Reject Chinese Bid To Mediate
Nanking reports Chinese Communist headquarters refused a government bid to reopen truce talks. Beijing reportedly rejected meeting two prerequisite conditions and suggested mediation by the United States is unlikely for months. The clash, following a year of failed talks under Gen. Marshall, deepens the civil conflict.
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Nanking
Yenan
Mhore
Gen. Marshall
U. S
Bilbo To Undergo Second Mouth Operation Monday
New Orleans dispatch reports Mississippi's ailing unseated Senator Theodore G. Bilbo will have a second mouth operation on Monday. Bilbo, the state's senior senator, has been under treatment at Touro Infirmary for several days.
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New Orleans
Theodore G. Bilbo
Mississippi
Touro Infirmary
Fire wrecks Knickerbocker manor hotel in Cleveland two killed
An explosion and flash fire at the 28 room Knickerbocker manor in uptown Cleveland killed two residents and injured at least 11. Lillian Somers and Vincent Delees were listed missing. Fire spread via a furnace blast while residents jumped to safety through a hole in a wall. Hugo Humfeldt and Edward H. Maylor were among the injured.
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Cleveland
Knickerbocker Manor
Uptown
Samuel Cohn
Lillian Somers
Vincent Delees
Hugo Humfeldt
Edward H. Maylor
Republic Steel
Capt. Cohn
House
E P
Stricter Driving Laws Proposed by Safety Engineers
Charlotte Jan 18 Motorists convicted of driving while intoxicated would face at least seven days in jail and a year without a license if a bill advocated by the North Carolina society of safety engineers passes. The group also backs driver re examination mandatory vehicle inspection and a total fireworks ban.
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Charlotte
Wll
North Carolina Society of Safety Engineers
Treaties With Five Axis Nations Ready for Signing
Final drafts of peace treaties with Italy Bulgaria Finland Hungary and Romania are completed and ready for signing. Secretary Byrnes will sign all but Finland on Monday before the documents go to Moscow London and other capitals for Molotov Bevin and other signatories.
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Washington
Italy
Bulgaria
Finland
Hungary
Romania
United States
Russia
Great Britain
France
Byrnes
Molotov
Bevin
Mother's visit to convict Sam Epes in state prison
In Columbia on January 18 Samuel C. Epes a 28 year old former army officer sentenced to life for poisoning and suffocating his wife was visited by his mother Mrs Travis H Epes of Richmond Virginia She told prison officials to punish him if he misbehaves and said she would stay longer to help obtain mercy from Governor Williams who refused to reduce the verdict and returned to Richmond alone.
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D. C
Samuel C. Epes
State Penitentiary
Travis H. Epes
Richmond
Epes
Williams
C. W. Moorman
Sam
Moorman
Five Injured in Highway Collision Near Henderson
Five people from Hopewell New York were injured in a truck automobile crash on Highway One near Henderson yesterday. The accident occurred during the day, details of the injuries not provided. Local authorities investigated the scene and transported victims to area hospitals.
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Henderson
Hopewell
N. Y
Poland Fights for Postwar Parliament as West Watches
AP analysis notes Poland faces a crucial election to elect parliament amid Communist dominance challenged by Mikolajczyk and the Peasant Party. The backdrop includes Cold War tensions, accusations of police violence, and the fate of Poland within eastern Europe as Western powers monitor the vote.
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Dewitt MacKenzie
Poland
Yalta
Potsdam
Europe
Russia
Warsaw
Choir Singer And Preacher Back at Home
Grand Rapids police traced the disappearance of Rev. Daniel L. Reedy and Mary Marguerite Cowles to their hometown. Reedy faced adultery charges and posted bond before returning home. Cowles was hospitalized in a nervous condition while her husband Paul Cowles spoke to reporters.
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Grand Rapids
Mich
Daniel L. Reedy
Mary Marguerite Cowles
Port
Cowles
Kent County
Monso R. Bolt
Reedy
Plainfield Ave
Two Rhode Island Couples Drown After Bridge Crash
In Pawtucket Rhode Island two couples, Mr. and Mrs. Jack M. Hall of Central Falls and Mr. and Mrs. Harold Conlin of Pawtucket, drowned when their cars collided on Ten Mile River bridge and plunged into the stream. Joseph Head of Hebronville Mass. said his car was struck by a southbound vehicle and he only learned of the crash after repairing his own car.
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Pawtucket
R. I
Rhode Island
Ten Mile River Bridge
Jack M. Hall
Central Falls
Harold Conlin
Joseph Head
Hebronville
Mass
Thompson sworn lieutenant governor as Arnall resignation looms
M E Thompson took the oath as lieutenant governor of Georgia amid questions over Ellis Arnall and Herman Talmadge in a power struggle for the governorship. Arnall’s resignation, filed earlier, pushes executive powers toward the lieutenant governor while Cook’s actions refresh impeachment talk. Arnold absence cited.
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Atlanta
M. E. Thompson
Georgia
Ellis Arnall
Herman Talmadge
Arnall
Thompson
State Senate
Attorney General
Senate
Hugh MacIntyre
State Court of Appeals
Ben Fortson
Talmadge
Eugene Cook
Veterans In Senate Favor Merger Plan
Five World War II veterans who are newly elected Republicans voiced support for President Truman’s plan to unify the armed services under a single cabinet secretary of national defense. Senators Cain Washington Knowland California Lodge Massachusetts Martin Pennsylvania McCarthy Wisconsin backed swift passage of merger legislation, while Senator Magnuson Democratic Washington urged a more limited integration of procurement research and intelligence, insisting some army and navy operations remain separate.
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Truman
National Defense
Congress
Cain
Knowland
California
Lodge
Massachusetts
Martin
Pennsylvania
McCarthy
Wisconsin
Magnuson
D-Wash
Pacific
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