Hidden Jade Heirlooms Found in Hong Kong Safe
The narrator tails Whitey Blake and Eddie West to Hong Kong. After tracing arrivals from Rome, he enters a Kowloon apartment and discovers a concealed jade jewelry stash including a necklace and bracelets, hinting at narcotics or jewel theft connections. He notes Ma Tsing and local gangs as possible accomplices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whitey Blake
Hong Kong
Jimmy Shan
Pan American
New York
Jimmy
Whitey
Kow Wah Street
Eddie West
Rome
Kowloon
Water Front
Ma Tsing
Mr. West
Robert Carlin
Ho Te Fu
Des Voeus
Chester Blake
Frank Burney
West
Hsu Chin Kwang
Television and Radio Review Shapes War Era Shows
AP writer Cynthia Lowry surveys postwar television trends noting NBC and ABC specials on World War II events and a new ABC Roosevelt series. NBC Profiles in Courage offers lofty aims but uneven drama including Taft and Anne Hutchinson segments. CBS Alumni Fun College Bowl returns with Peter Lind Hayes as quizmaster amid slow pacing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cynthia Lowry
New York
NBC
ABC
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Robert A. Taft
Roosevelt
Anne Hutchinson
New England
CBS
Peter Lind Hayes
Traffic Increase Report Planned by Highway Commission
The Arkansas Highway Commission said a Wednesday release will show higher traffic on highways and city streets and lower use on county roads. The memo notes a memory based report and hints at a crime subplot involving a suitcase of jewelry and a Hong Kong connection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Little Rock
State Highway Commission
Arkansas Week of political drama stalls on major issues
Arkansas faced a hectic pre legislative week with no speaker for the House and Gov Faubus debating tax withholdings and a $150 million road bond. A federal redistricting suit loomed as the state examined payroll taxes and budget measures while the voter registration amendment stirred legal questions and a clash with Winthrop Rockefeller.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arkansas
Arkansas House
Orval E. Faubus
Faubus
Assembly
Ray Smith Jr
Garland County
J.H. Cottrell
Pulaski County
Jim Brandon
Robert Harvey
Swifton
Brandon
Legislative Council
Perry County
Paul van Dalsem
Bruce Bennett
Federal
State Board of Apportionment
John Yancey
U. S. Supreme Court
Bennett
St. Francis County
H.D. Luck
Little Rock
Chancery Court
Pulaski
Murray O. Reed
Board of Commissioners
Fort Smith
Eureka Springs
Winthrop Rockefeller
Rockefeller
New York Union Agent Sent to Aid Newport Strikers
Louis H. Gordon, a New York agent of the Pulp Sulphite and Papermill Workers Union, was sent to Newport to assist about 200 Revere Copper and Brass plant employees who quit January 6 after stalled contract talks. Gordon's union already has contracts with two Revere plants in Brooklyn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newport, Ark
New York
Pulp, Sulphite and Papermill Workers
Revere Copper and Brass, Inc
Louis H. Gordon
Revere
Brooklyn
Newport
New Engineer Judith Carlson Breaks Ground in Public Roads
Judith A. Carlson, 25, becomes the first female civil engineer for the U S Bureau of Public Roads. A Michigan Tech graduate, she earns 7050 dollars yearly and works at the New Jersey Capitol while training to supervise interstate road planning and eventual park service roadbuilding duties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trenton
N.J
Judith A. Carlson
U.S. Bureau of Public Roads
Michigan Tech College
Hancock
Arizona
Michigan Tech
Federal Bureau
New Jersey Capitol
Portland
Dre
Paul L. Kliminski
Carlson
Kliminski
Newport Strike Sparks Labor Support From New York Unions
The 1948 International Association of Machinists year referenced. Some New York unions with contracts at other plants have agreed to financially support the Newport strikers. The local contract at the Newport plant expired December 15.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
International Association of Machinists
New York
Newport
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Jade
Kowloon Ferry Pier
Victoria
Blake
Farm Bureau Convention
CAEL
Hempstesd County Farm Bureau
Crew Harris
Camden
Cordes Drake
Jerry Alexander
Congressman Harris
Lester Kent
Edwin Evans
Harris
Clarke Kinney
Board of Apportionment
State Supreme Court
Stae Pardons and Paroles Board
Arnold Rhodes
Board of Education
Arch Ford
U.S
Gordon E. Young
Young
Ted Lamb
By Gil Fox
NEA
Joe Tid
Gladys
Rambler
Ambassador
American Motors
East Third St
Danny Kaye
Cbs-Tv
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