Frank Erickson faces 60 gambling counts in New York case
New York County grand jury returned a 60 count information against Frank Erickson arising from a senate inquiry into gambling and bribery. The charges include one conspiracy count and 59 bookmaking counts covering 1930 to 1950 with alleged bets near $100,000 and a $5,000 to $10,000 bail request. Harold Richards named as co conspirator. Richards held on $100,000 as material witness. The case stems from Erickson's senate testimony and probes into links with Florida gambling houses.
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New York
New York County Grand Jury
United States
Frank Erickson
U. S. Senate
Erickson
Frank Hogan
Harold Richards
Richards
New York Yankees
Brooklyn Dodgers
Hogan
Senate Committee
Florida
Miami
Joe Adonis
Hallandale
Fla
Auto Bus Crash Injures Seven in Milwaukee Intersection
A collision between a car and a trolley bus at a southside Milwaukee street intersection injured seven. The car occupants were Joseph Eger of Michigan and Emery Mihok of Florida with cuts and a possible knee fracture. Bus passengers all Milwaukee residents suffered a fractured nose, back injury, brain concussions, a sprained ankle, and contusions. Police reported the auto struck the bus front door as the bus moved northbound.
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Milwaukee
Southside Street
Joseph Eger
Ovid
Mich
Emery Mihok
Auburndale
Fla
Alice Osowski
Hatti Fisher
Martha Guzikowski
Rose Knatinski
Joseph Zikowski
Eisenhower Could Sweep 1952 GOP Convention
Rep. Hugh Scott said Eisenhower could sweep the 1952 Republican convention if he agrees to run for president. He noted the former GOP chairman's view on Ike entering the nomination race.
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Philadelphia
Hugh Scott
GOP
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Fear and tension along the West German border
West German police report tense scenes as 7,000 Free German Youth members in blue shirts refuse medical exams at the border near Lübeck. Across the line, rioters strip shirts from Berlin demonstrators and beat a police officer, while the rest chant to stay and await examinations. The Berlin rally passes with no violence.
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Frankfurt
Germany
Berlin
West Germany
Luebeck
Free German Youth
FDJ
Helmstedt
No Man’s Land
Memorial Day Toll Tops 560 Deaths Across Four Days
The Associated Press reports 560 deaths over Memorial Day weekend, including 340 traffic fatalities. Drownings totaled 92 and other accidents 128, with New Hampshire reporting no violent deaths. Ned H. Dearborn of the National Safety Council called the figure a Memorial Day massacre and urged driver self discipline to cut crashes.
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Ltlvia
Imtumaigl Way
Warne Lil
National Safety Council
Ned H. Dearborn
New Hampshire
Chanute Bomber Crash Kills Two
An Illi nois B25 bomber from Chanute air base near Rantoul crashed during a training flight, disintegrating in the air and exploding. Two Air Force Reserve officers were aboard. one body found amid wreckage as smoke rose for miles. Witness Harold Lee described the crash and fireball as the plane spiraled down and broke apart.
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Buckley
Ill
Chanute
Rantoul
Air Force Reserve
Air Force
Harold Lee
Lee
Truman Schedules Two Speeches in Missouri
President Truman plans two speeches during a Missouri trip from June 8 to 10. He will receive an honorary degree at the University of Missouri in Columbia on June 9 and attend the 35th division reunion as an artillery captain from World War I at a park dedication in St. Louis on June 10.
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Washington
Truman
Missouri
35Th
University of Missouri At Columbia
St. Louis
Dun and Bradstreet Food Price Index Hits High Since Jan 1949
The Dun and Bradstreet Wholesale Food Price Index rose four cents this week to the highest level since January 18 1949, according to the agency report released today.
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New York
Dun & Bradstreet
Weather markd by sun shines across Wisconsin
The day brought sunny skies and 73 degree temperatures in Keno sha and much of Wisconsin. Expect fair but cooler conditions tonight and tomorrow with readings mostly in the 70s and 80s away from Lake Michigan while Kenosha and near shore cities stay in the 60s. Watertown reached 83, the state's high for the holiday.
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Kenosha
Wisconsin
Lake Michigan
Mercury
Lake Shore
Watertown
Benjamin seeks Wisconsin governor nomination in Republican race
Erwin L. Benjamin Polk county board chairman and St. Croix Falls merchant announced his candidacy for governor as a Republican. He pledged to prioritize the welfare of Wisconsin residents and oppose special privileges for any group, drawing a parallel to his local team’s unlikely state tournament run.
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St. Croix Falls
Wis
Erwin L. Benjamin
Polk County
Benjamin
Wisconsin
Wadsworth to Retire from Congress in 1955
Rep. James W. Wadsworth of Geneseo New York says he will not seek another term in Congress. The 72 year old Republican announced he will retire at the end of his current term on January 3.
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Geneseo
N. Y
James W. Wadsworth
Congress
New York
Meat prices rise on multiple industry factors
Meat and livestock experts cite six reasons for higher prices including seasonal supply declines, marketing changes, delayed spring demand, rising factory wages, greater hotel and resort demand, and grain price increases that discourage heavier feed weights. Wholesale pork, lamb, and beef costs show year over year gains while pork loins and hog tonnage fluctuate with lighter weights.
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Chicago
Forest Fires Ravage Nova Scotia Areas Across 200 Mile Front
Nova Scotia battles six major forest fires scorching about 18000 acres with 1500 firefighters, many volunteers. Dena's settlement near the Halifax Colchester border to 12 miles east of Como Lake sees major loss and potential spread to Sheet Harbour, threatening the Halifax pulp and paper industry. Nearby fronts threaten Pictou and Guysborough counties while Allardville, New Brunswick, faces its own blaze.
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Halifax
N. S
Nova Scotia
Colchester County
Dena
Como Lake
Sheet Harbor
David Dyer
Pictou
Guysboro
New Brunswick
Allardville
McCone Nominated as Air Undersecretary
President Truman nominated John A. McCone a Los Angeles businessman as undersecretary of the air force. McCone, a registered Republican, is a close friend of Secretary of the Air Force Finletter and served on the president's air policy commission chaired by Finletter.
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Washington
John A. McCone
Los Angeles
Truman
Air Force
McCone
Air
Finletter
Air Policy Commission
Memorial Day Toll in Wisconsin Rises to 14
Wisconsin lost 14 lives over Memorial Day weekend from Friday at 6 p.m. to Tuesday midnight. The deaths included seven on highways, two drownings, and five in miscellaneous accidents. Notable fatalities were Mrs. Wayne Gullickson of Barron County struck on Rice Lake Main Street, and 18 year old Carol Lambert of Milwaukee in Cedarburg motorcycle crash.
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Rfawsandial Tynes Dan Fil
Wisconsin
Wayne Gullickson
Rice Lake
Gullickson
Barron County
Leland Hogue
Strum ‘Trempealeau County
Taint Creek
Chippewa Falls
Soo Line
Carol Lambert
Cedarburg
Earl J. Fetterly
Lena
Marinette County
Carl Fohr
Muskego
Food Makes 22 Ill in Levelland Luncheon
Twenty two people fell ill with ptomaine poisoning after a luncheon held before a funeral service in Levelland Texas. None of the victims are in serious condition.
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Levelland
Tex
FBI Officials Testify On Amerasia Case In Senate Probe
A senate investigating subcommittee pressed the FBI for a full account of its role in the five year old Amerasia case. Mil ton Ladd led FBI activities in 1945 when documents were allegedly stolen. The six arrested included John S Service and Philip Jaffe. The hearing followed McCarthy calls linking State Department communists to the case.
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Washington
Senate
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Amerasia Magazine
State Department
Louis B. Nichols
FBI
Milton Ladd
J. Edgar Hoover
Ladd
Amerasia
McCarthy
Wis
Tydings
D., Mo
John S. Service
Philip Jaffe
Kate Mitchell
Mark Gayn
Andrew Roth
Naval Intelligence
Emanuel S. Larsen
New York
Office of Strategic Services
OSS
Miss Mitchell
Gayn
Jaffe
Larsen
Service
Robert M. Hitchcock
Buffalo, N. Y
Justice Department
Lawrence College to Dedicate New Art Center June 11
Appleton Wisconsin reports a new art center at Lawrence College will be dedicated on June 11. The ceremony will mark the college’s latest cultural addition and community event.
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Appleton
Wis
Lawrence College
Zeidler to Fight Rent Gouging In Milwaukee
Milwaukee mayor Frank Zeidler warned he would use emergency powers to curb rent gouging as state rent controls end. He defined gouging as rent increases beyond 1 percent monthly of replacement value or 0.875 percent on old property, though he said he wasn’t advocating those levels. Alderman Fred Meyers signaled plans for city rent control legislation if landlords take overt actions against tenants.
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Milwaukee
Frank Zeidler
Zeidler
Fred P. Meyers
Common Council Finance Committee
Walter Mattison
Meyer
Mattison
Treasury Revision Plan to Congress
President Truman sent a new treasury organization plan to Congress. It drops the contested provision about placing comptroller duties under the secretary while keeping other recommendations. The plan promises improved operations and future expenditure reductions.
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Washington
Truman
Congress
Treasury Organization
Senate
Comptroller of the Treasury
Secretary of the Treasury
House
Treasury
Acheson Outlines West Defense Plan From London Talks
Secretary of State Acheson told Congress the Soviet threat requires balanced collective forces among the 12 Atlantic Treaty powers. He urged expanding NATO strength and Western cooperation, noting no immediate war threat but high costs and a big arms aid program to back defenses and free world economy. He called Schuman-Bevin Franco-German steel deal pivotal for Europe’s growth.
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Washington
Acheson
Congress
Russia
Truman
Johnson
London
Europe
Library of Congress
House
Senate
United States
Free World
Schuman
Bevin
Hunt Capsized Boat In Lake Winnebago
A sea plane, a sea scout ship and volunteer boats searched Lake Winnebago after three women reported a boat capsized near Fond du Lac at 6 am. They saw a man clinging to the craft but later lost sight. Pilot Wilber Haase Jr. communicated with police. no sign of the boat was found.
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Fond du Lac
Wis
Lake Winnebago
Wilber Haase, Jr
Ten killed in Brazil airliner crash near Bahia state
Rio De Janeiro report: ten persons killed and two injured in a crash of an Aerovias Brazil airliner near Liacare in Bahia state late yesterday.
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Brazil
Rio de Janeiro
Aerovias Brazil
Liacare
Bahia State
Racine Census Count and National News Digest
Racine Wisconsin reports a 1950 census preliminary population of 70 749 up 3 554 from 1940 67 195 The United States will not veto communist China’s admission to the United Nations The Commercial Telegraphers Union rejects a settlement offering highest pay in the industry Senate Leader Lucas says a July 31 adjournment target date may still be reached if major bills are agreed Wayne county notes omitted
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Racine
Wis
Washington
Dean Acheson
Congress
United States
China
United Nations
New York
Commercial Telegraphers’ Union
AFL
United Press
Senate
Lucas
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Annapolis
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