Scotland Yard Faces G O C Mastermind in London Heist
In London, Scotland Yard's Flying Squad hunts the elusive ganglord known as the G O C and his female aide. Police report the master thief operates through intermediaries in multiple gangs, planning raids on warehouses and mansions. A London airport raid aimed at over two million dollars in gold and diamonds ended with a dramatic showdown.
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London
INS
Scotland Yard
Britain
G.U.C
Edgar Wallace
G.O.C
Gambling Club
East End
Flyng
Robert E. Lee
Anti-Thyroid Drug Helps Jitters and Tenseness
A thyroid drug prophylthiouracil shows promise treating anxiety states with physical symptoms. Dr. A. D. Jonas reports 16 of 26 patients improved after two weeks on small doses, with better results linked to recent stressors. The study notes varying responses and unclear fatigue relief.
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Alton L. Blakeslee
Associated Press
Science Reporter
New York
A. D. Jonas
Jonas
New York City
Meteors Not Dangerous To Space Ships
New York reports that space ships face about a 50 50 chance of being drilled by meteors over a long career, with risk dropping at higher altitudes. Douglas Aircraft scientist G Grimminger calculates hits mainly come from tiny fast particles, with six hundred-pounders posing little danger and heating effects not yet well understood.
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New York
G. Grimminger
Douglas Aircraft Co
Santa Monica
California
Journal of Applied Physics
Grimminger
Earth
Recreation Conference Set For Greensboro This Week
The fourth annual Recreation Conference will take place in Greensboro from November 10 to 12 with leaders from across North Carolina. Organizers include the North Carolina Recreation Commission and the North Carolina Recreation Society. Attendees span municipal recreation, industrial, church, school, and rural groups. Noted speakers include Mrs May Thompson Evans, R C Skillman, Governor Gregg Cherry, and Dr Charlotte Hawkins Brown. A preconference Recreation Commission meeting is set for November 9 at the O Henry Hotel.
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Greensboro
North Carolina Recreation Commission
R. L. McMillan
Raleigh
Harold J. Weekley
Burlington
North Carolina Recreation Society
The
Recreation Commission
O Henry
State Advisory Committee
Russell M. Grumman
Chapel Hill
May Thompson Evans
Washington, D. C
Division of Field Services
Federal Security Agency
R. C. Skillman
Hamilton
Ohio
National Industrial Recreation Association
State Recreation Society
Weekley
Recreation Society
Gregg Cherry
Charles K. Brighthill
Veterans Administration Program
R. B. House
Margaret O Briens Holdings Increased
Hollywood reports that 11 year old Margaret O Brien raised her net holdings in 1947 from 98 239 47 to 116 770 33 dollars. An accounting to the superior court by her mother Mrs Glayds Brien shows 1947 income of 193 848 20 from film radio and other work with expenditures of 175 317 3 including 68 698 97 taxes.
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Hollywood
Margaret O'Brien
Glayds Brien
Margaret
Hosiery Mill Strike Ends After Nine Weeks
In Rock Hill South Carolina workers at the Jac Feinerg Hosiery Mill returned to work after a nine week strike. Warren R. Leader AFL official announced a new agreement with the company providing a five percent pay raise and union recognition.
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Rock Hill
S. C
Jac Feinerg
Warren R. Leader
American Federation of Hosiery Workers
AFL
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By Talbot Hood
International News Service
Old Bailey
Gerald Dodson
Ilford
Science
Saranac Lake
N. Y
District of Columbia
Trudeau Laboratory
Trudeau Foun
National Tuberculosis Association
Schenectady
General Electric Co
ST. Clair, Mich
Diamond Crystal Salt Division
General Foods Corp
Sinclair Refining Co
Olag
Jack
St. Bernard
Ron Nichols
Ron
Hudson Bay
Wakdhof
Ontario
Canada
AG Point Rena
CDAA
Margaret O’brien
Central Ice Delivery Company
West Broad Street
High Point
Amel
R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company
Winston-Salem, North Carolina
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