Daylight hold up at Brunswick Billiard Parlors
Two gunmen and a female accomplice robbed the Brunswick Billiard Parlors at 520 58th St. in a 4 PM daylight theft. They opened the safe, took an undisclosed amount, and fled in a 1937 1938 green Ford convertible with a young woman in the car. Police pursued across lake shore cities toward Chicago and Milwaukee.
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Gunrdien
Brunswick
58Th St
Ollie O'Mara
75Th St
Schwartz
O'Mara
Ollie, Sr
Lake Geneva
Illinois
Joseph Strubel
Lake Shore
Chicago
Milwaukee
Senate Okays Atlantic Pact and Arms Plan
The Senate approved the North Atlantic Treaty 82 to 13, clearing the way for President Truman to seek congressional authorization for over a billion dollars in armaments for European allies. The pact binds 12 nations to mutual defense, with ratification expected to complete after France and the Netherlands sign.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
Truman
America
Russia
United States
West
Taft
Wherry R
Neb
Watkins
Utah
Connally
Tex
Vandenberg
Mich
Edwin C Johnson
Colo
Taylor
Idaho
Cordon
Ore
Donnell
Flanders
St. Jenner
Ind
Kern
Langer
N. D
Malone
Wherry
Young
Taft-Wherry-Watkins
U. S
North Atlantic
France
Netherlands
State Department
Madison Glaziers Strike Hits 15 Employees Across Five Firms
Madison Glaziers Union Local 941 went on strike today after wage negotiations failed. Fifteen employees across five firms are affected by the walkout.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison
Wis
Madison Glaziers Union
AFL
Hoodlums Blamed For Mill Blaze
Beloit Wis Fire which destroyed a grist mill at Rockton Illinois last Tuesday was declared today to have been set by a gang of hoodlums. The mill owned by Charles C Gayton burned to the ground with an estimated loss of 13000. Deputy Sheriff Dick Odson with Winnebago County said he had definite proof the fire was set and he declined to name suspects. The same gang had vandalized the Rockton cemetery tipping over 67 tombstones.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beloit
Wis
Rockton
Ill
Charles C. Gayton
Dick Odson
Winnebago
Tokyo to Face Western Pacific Air Defense Drill
The western Pacific command will test air defenses from the Philippines through Okinawa to Japan starting the week of July 25. Tokyo will be the principal target of simulated raids.
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Tokyo
Western Pacific Command
Philippines
Okinawa
Japan
Cardinal Spellman accuses Mrs Roosevelt of anti Catholic discrimination
Cardinal Francis Spellman of New York accuses Eleanor Roosevelt of anti Catholic bias in a June column. He defends federal aid to education while criticizing her for spreading a “web of prejudice” against Catholics and his stance on parochial school funding.
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Cardinal
Mrs. Roosevelt
New York
Francis Cardinal Spellman
Eleanor Roosevelt
Roosevelt
Barden
House Labor Committee
Cardinal Spellman
Rosevelt
Infiltration Claims Tied to 1929 Communist Plot
Witness Paul Crouch testified before a House Un American Activities subcommittee about a 1929 plan to infiltrate the U S armed forces and the State Department. He described Moscow led strategies, a Russian agent named Jimmy, and attempts to place Young Communist League members in government roles. He cited a high level government official with past trust and possible access to defense information.
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Washington
U.P
House
State Department
UnAmerican Activities
Paul Crouch
Miami
Communist Party
Crouch
Moscow
Red Army
Nicholas Dozenberg
Jimmy
OGPU
United
Tes
West Side
Central Park
New York
YCL
Young Communist League
Dozenberg
Nash Motors announces $2.1 million expansion at Kenosha and Milwaukee plants
Nash Motors division of Nash-Kelvinator Corp unveils a multi building program exceeding two million dollars. The Kenosha addition adds 88,000 square feet to reach 2,193,377 total and a Milwaukee Body plant expansion adds 130,556 square feet, bringing total Milwaukee floor space to 1,411,252 by February 1950. Construction contracts awarded to Permanent Construction Milwaukee Meredith Bros Inc. with work starting soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenosha
Milwaukee
Nash Motors
Nash-Kelvinator Corporation
Nash
Permanent Construction Company
E. W. Bernitt
Bernitt
Dave Speaker
Kaelber Plumbing and Heating Company
Milwaukee Body
Corporation
Holton Street
John Weiland
Nash Body
Capitol Dr
Vienna St
Meredith Bros. Inc. General Contractors
Weiland
House Rejects Brannan Farm Plan 239 to 170
Washington reports a solid party coalition in the House to kill Secretary Brannan’s farm subsidy plan for eggs potatoes and wool by a 239 to 170 vote. The House also voted 383 to 25 to extend wartime price supports at 90 percent parity amid looming Senate deliberations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House
Senate
Secretary of Agriculture
Brannan
Rep
Gore
D-Tenn
Rayburn
Dtexas
Police Director vows retaliation against Communists in Seoul
Seoul police chief Lee Ho said Communists kill about 10 South Korean officers daily and asserted that authorities are killing Communists as well. He withheld exact figures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seoul
Lee Ho
Suspicion Shifts to Los Angeles Police in Cohen Shooting
Shotgun blasts that felled mobster Mickey Cohen and three others matched police riot gun loads found at LA station, prompting Chief Worton to acknowledge possible internal plot. A blonde woman linked to signals near Sherry’s Sunset Strip, witness says, as Cohen, a henchman, a state investigator and another suffer injuries. The case ties to a broader vice probes and grand jury investigations.
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Los Angeles
U.P
Mickey Cohen
Sheriff's Crime Laboratory
William Worton
Dapper Cohen
Mickey
Sherry
Sunset Strip
Cohen
Worton
Grand Jury
Lawrence E. Vaale
Sherry’s
State Attorney General's Office
Police Department
Fred N. Howser
Howser
Samuel Rummel
Rummel
Vice
Vice Squad
Fletcher Bowron
Brenda Allen
Diary in Senate probe cites 1000 page list of officials
Diary of management counselor James V Hunt is being used in a senate expenditures subcommittee inquiry into five percenters. The diary reportedly includes names of influential government officials and underlings and is about 1000 pages long. Maj Gen Harry H Vaughan may be called to testify. Mundt says Truman’s approval raises likelihood of testimony. Vaughan says he knows about 300 people in Washington involved in contract operations.
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Washington
James V. Hunt
Senate
Evening Star
Senate Expenditures
Harry H. Vaughan
Mundt
S. D
Vaughan
The
Star
Hunt
Senator Mundt
Truman
Medford Woman 73 Dies After Auto Crash
Mrs. Helen Phillips, 73, of Medford Wisconsin, died from injuries after being struck by a car at a street intersection. The incident occurred last night as she crossed the intersection.
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Medford
Wis
Helen Phillips
Weather Improves After Humid Day Across State
Yesterday's oppressive humidity gave way to fair, pleasant conditions today as skies cleared and a northwest wind moved in. Highs reached 82 in the south, with a low around 50 tonight. Hillsboro reported 7.7 inches of rain yesterday while Blair and Park Falls observed 87 and 50 degrees respectively. Downtown Kenosha clocked 74 at noon.
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Thompson
Hillsboro
Blair
Park
Kenosha
Flight Radio Officers Strike Halts Europe Bound Flights
A strike by 72 flight radio officers at LaGuardia Field entered a second day, disrupting American Overseas Lines operations. Europe bound services were canceled, two U.S. bound London departures failed to take off, and at least three east bound flights were grounded today.
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New York
American Overseas Airlines
LaGuardia Field
Europe
U.S
London
Fox Outfoxed by Fred Short in Macomb
Fred Short, an auto dealer in Macomb Illinois, spotted a fox on a highway and tried to run it down. He hit a culvert on the second attempt, damaged a wheel, and received a $1.50 county bounty for the fox, but tow and repair costs left him short.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Macomb, Ill
Fred Short
Short
London Dock Strike Ends After 25 Day Walkout
Dock workers in London vote to return to work Monday ending a 25 day strike that halted export cargoes. The decision followed a mass meeting in Victoria Park and consultation with the Canadian Seamen's Union, reducing pressure as 15,000 dockers were idle and the port faced disruption amid Britain’s dollar crisis.
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Lndon
London
Victoria Park
Canadian Seamen’s Union
CSU
Britain
Bank Holdup Man Takes 10000 To 12000 Dollars
A bandit walked into Fidelity Industrial bank in New Britain Connecticut and forced credit manager Thomas J Higgins into the vault. He dumped about ten to twelve thousand dollars into a white canvas bag.
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New Britain
Conn
Fidelity Industrial Bank
Thomas J. Higgins
Higgins
Lost $1,500 ring found after three days at Goodwill
Chicago reporters traced a ring worth $1,500 inside a dress donated to Goodwill Industries. Mary Ellen Benson assisted in the three day search through about 3,000 bags of clothing before the ring, pinned to a dress, was recovered. Mrs Sally Sherman had packed the bag and failed to notice the ring, discovering the loss Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Goodwill Industries
Sally Sherman
Blood-stained shirt found near Fond du Lac raises foul play fears
Police in Fond du Lac Wisconsin suspect foul play after finding a blood-stained knife-ripped T-shirt in bushes. Investigators dug mounded earth nearby but found no clues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fond du Lac
Wis
U.P
Train kills two boys at Oak Creek crossing
Milwaukee reports two youths aged about 16 died when their motor scooter struck the Milwaukee Road Hiawatha train at a town of Oak Creek crossing. The victims were Joseph A. Miller and Hugh Edwards, both residents of West Allis.
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Milwaukee
Milwaukee Road
Hiawatha
Oak Creek Crossing
Joseph A. Miller
Hugh Edwards
West Allis
Aluminum Co. Contract Extended Without Wage Increase
The Aluminum Company of America and the CIO United Steel Workers extended their contract indefinitely with no wage rise. It cannot be terminated before Sept 16 and after that date only with 10 days notice, affecting nine Alcoa plants across nine states. In a separate action, Senate appropriations committee voted a 275 million dollar cutback for stockpiling metals rubber and other war materials.
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Pittsburgh
Aluminum Company of America
Cio-United Steel Workers Today
Alcoa
Washington
Senate Appropriations Committee
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Ollie, Jr
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59Th St
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N. M
Red Cross
Florentino Cortiz
J. J. Romero
F. D. Roosevelt
Tell Red
Isaac Hoover
Lancaster
Hoover
Daniel Nolt
New Holland
Elmer Thomas
D-Okla
Senate Agriculture Committee
Senate-House
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Queen of the Angels Hospital
Massachusetts
Fox
London Dock
Scooter
Mary Kral
Mary Louise Kral
Paula Clauder
Aluminum CO
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