Senate committees plan broad probe of organized gambling
Washington April 4 AP two Senate committees moved toward separate investigations of organized gambling across the nation. The Judiciary committee backs one inquiry while Commerce weighs another under Senator Johnson DCole. The Kefauver resolution seeks a 56000 spending authorization to probe gambling and crime. Johnson emphasizes a bill banning interstate sharing of horse racing and sports gambling information and shipping slot machines into states where legal.
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Kefauver
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Judiciary Committee
New Directors Named By State C of C
Six new directors elected by the Missouri State Chamber of Commerce join eight re-elected members. New members include Bruce Carr Columbia and Col Lauris M Eek Sr Maryville with district and county representational details. Re-elected include Dr W A Bloom Fayette and Arle Scharnhorst Hermann among others. installation set for April 18 ahead of the April 19 annual convention.
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Missouri Municipal League
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Ste. Genevieve
Ben A. Parnell
Branson
Christian
Dallas
Greene
Polk
Stone, Taney
Webster
Joe Knight
Lebanon
Douglass
Howell
Waclede
Ozark
Texas
Wright
Reds Revolt In Albania Sparks Ruthless Purge
Albanian exiles in Rome report a revolt against Moscow domination within Albania late in March. Mehmet Shehu’s interior ministry is conducting a purge of Trotskyites and nationalists to crush the uprising, with one rebel leader said shot in cold blood. Reports also reach Belgrade of similar purges, an informant escapes to Greece.
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Albania
Mehmet
Shehu
Belgrade
Greece
Allied general staff organized in Berlin to act in emergencies
Western powers in Berlin formed an Allied general staff under Maj. Gen. Maxwell D. Taylor to plan for crises. The American British French body resembles SHAEF with no single commander, designated if aggression escalates. Its task is to suppress putsch threats amid East German Communist tensions linked to a looming youth march.
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Berlin
Maxwell D. Taylor
SHAEF
Taylor
Chinese Backsliders Lured By Fun in Harsh Regime
In Hong Kong on April 4, AP reports that not all Chinese Communist Party members toil endlessly. Authorities say some backsliders linger in theaters cabarets teahouses and restaurants, drawn by material attractions. Plainclothes squads now monitor these bright spots to spy on corrupt behavior amid a state of learning and intellectual house-cleaning.
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Hong Kong
China
Boy Electrocuted By Phone Accident
An Oklahoma boy aged about ten was electrocuted when a power line touched a telephone wire. The incident occurred after a fire at a drugstore reported by a bell or phone line, with Trooper G B Schule saying the fatal charge came from picking up a live wire from the telephone. An official investigation followed the accident at the town exchange.
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Firany
Rotary Club Elects Board and Officers for Next Year
The Rotary club elected a new board of directors at last night’s meeting, which then selected the club officers. New directors include Forrest, Carson, Dr. Proctor Carter, Foster McHenry, Emmett Shusher, Milo Walz, and Hubert Wheeler. Officers are Emmett Slusher as president, Hubert Wheeler as vice president, Cari as secretary, Harry as treasurer, John Som as sergeant at arms, and Turner as assistant sergeant at arms. Terms begin July 1. board members take office immediately.
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Carson
Proctor Carter
Foster McHenry
Emmett Shusher
Milo Walz
Hubert Wheeler
Emmett Slusher
Cari
Harry
John Somrergeant-at-arms
Turner
Sergant
New Importance In Russ Mongol Ties Seen
MOSCOW April 4 AP Growing importance in Soviet Mongolian relations was seen in full embassy status for the two capitals. Yuri Prikhodov Soviet minister to Ulan Bator was made ambassador as Mongolia’s minister to Moscow N Idamzhab also received ambassadorial rank. Tom L Kellogg 66 heir to a cereal fortune died in Chula Vista while visiting his brother Dr Carl Kellogg. burial planned in Battle Creek Michigan
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Ite
Yuri Prikhodov
Ulan Bator
Mongolian People's Republic
Mongolia
N. Idamzhab
Chula Vista
Calif
Tom L. Kellogg
Carl Kellogg
William H. Kellogg
Palm Springs
Battie Creek
Mith
St Louis Adopts Lurid Comics Bill for Youth
The St. Louis board of aldermen approved a bill barring selling or giving lurid comic books to anyone under 18. Violations carry fines from 50 to 500 dollars.
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ST. Louis
Jobless Drops and Rising Employment Stir Economic Outlook
Reports from the census bureau cited by Commerce Secretary Sawyer show unemployment fell by 561,000 in March while employment rose 598,000, boosting the labor force as the economy expands. Sawyer notes employment reaching 57,551,000 and jobless at 4,123,000, with productivity up due to new machines and methods. Installment buying climbs to 10.8 billion, auto debt at 3.2 billion, while liquid savings held at 4.3 billion. New York department store sales dip 2.5 percent in March. nation wide retail activity remains mixed amid weather shifts and seasonal factors. Jefferson City Eagles Lodge to elect seven officers led by Bud Chapman. Rolfes stands retiring.
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Census Bureau
Commerce
Sawyer
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SEC
Oceral Reserve Board
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Jefferson City
Eagles Lodge
Vincent Holfes
Bud Chapman
Rolfes
Death Takes Man Who Worked With Edison
Pasadena April 4 AP Death claims Lawrence Holmes 84 inventor who worked with Edison on a movie camera and aided in enlarging motion pictures He was a Shakespearean actor who built 166 apartment houses after folding bed invention and owned a Riverside area ranch Born Oslo Nebraska Holmes was killed Saturday in a motor vehicle crash Funeral services planned Wednesday in Glendale Urge Pay Boost Washington April 4 AP a presidential emergency board recommends 45 cents a day raise for engineers and firemen of the St Louis Terminal Railroad Association to take effect last December
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Calif
Lawrence Holmes
Thom
A. Edison
Maurice Barrymore
Holmes
Edison
Riverside
Oslo
Washington
Presidential Emergency Board
St Louis Terminal Railroad Association
Evicted miner plans soapbox tour against welfare trust
Uniontown, Pa. April AP Retired coal miner George M. Livengood, evicted for back rent, plans a soapbox tour to air charges of wrongful disbursement by United Mine Workers welfare and pension fund trustees. He sued in Washington, D C, was expelled from the union, and his pension was suspended as fund reserves fell. He took his family to a Uniontown hotel, saying they would sleep in their car.
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Livengood
United Mine Workers Welfare Fund
Jerrie
George M. Livengood
Washington, D. C
Welfare and Pension Fund
UMW
Sand Storm Halts Ships in Suez Canal Area
One of the worst sand storms in years paralyzed traffic throughout the Suez canal area last night and kept more than 20 ships from entering the canal. High winds broke windows in Cairo and caused at least one vessel to run aground.
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Suez Canal
Canal
Cairo
Baker's Hair Tonic claims dandruff cure
Margaret Ann Black of St. Joseph Missouri reports rapid relief from severe dandruff using Baker's Hair Tonic after washing every few days. She credits the product with eliminating flakes in about two thirds of the first bottle and notes Baker's Lathernist Shampoo for clean scalp and shiny hair. The ad promises refunds if not satisfied.
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Missouri
Margaret Ann Black
Sid and Jule Sts
Baker
Baker's
Gakers
Bride Price Traditions Among Ibo People
A remark notes that a beautiful Ibo girl in Nigeria may command a bride price of 250 dollars while an unattractive one yields only a trifling payment to her father, illustrating social values and marriage customs.
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