Chicago Opens Fresh Policy Racket Probe
Chicago investigators move to subpoenas for 19 witnesses in a widening policy racket case tied to the Roe slaying. State's Attorney James Boyle says the probe aims at indicting gamblers while expanding on evidence from the Roe case and targets figures tied to Capone era networks.
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Chicago
U.P
James Boyle
Thodore
Teddy) Roe
Boyle
Capone
Roe
Erie
Red Dog
Buffalo
Idaho
George Catskiles
John Cogan
Chicago doctors sought to tend royal harem abroad
A U S couple is sought by a Chicago agency to tend a king's harem in a desert land. The husband would be a general practitioner with surgery skills, the wife an obstetrician. A two year contract offers 100000 dollars salary with no income tax.
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Chicago
U.P
Chicago Personnel
Woodward Medical Personnel Bureau
Former Indiana Brewer Faces Tax Evasion Charges
Lawrence P. Bardin a former Indiana brewer linked to congressional tax irregularities was indicted in Indianapolis on a two count charge of attempting to evade his 1946 income taxes. The indictment was announced by Attorney General McGranery.
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Washington
Lawrence P. Bardin
Indiana
Indianapolis
Acheson Attacks Policy Critics At National Meet
Secretary of State Dean Acheson accused the Republican party of offering a disaster prescription in foreign affairs during a speech before the International Association of Machinists in Kansas City. He defended Democratic policy, targeted Eisenhower Taft and Hoover, and warned against overreliance on air power and coercive force.
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Kansas City
U.P
Dean Acheson
Republican Party
International Association of Machinists
Acheson
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Robert A. Taft
Ohio
Herbert Hoover
GOP
Eisenhower
American Legion
U. S
Taft
Hoover
Adlai E. Stevenson
Illinois
Republican Steering Committee
Congress
Gen
Columbia University
Chicago
Evanston Man Dies of Auto Crash Injuries
Charles M. Thumm, 68, of Evanston Illinois, died at Municipal hospital from injuries sustained in an auto accident last Saturday.
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Two Rivers
Charles M. Thumm
Evanston
MacArthur Keeps Rowayton Hideaway From Public View
Gen. Douglas MacArthur maintains a private 50 room executive club on 30 green acres at Remington Rand’s Rowayton estate. The four star general and $100000 yearly chairman reportedly uses a ground floor study as he helps set broad company policy with Maj. Gen. Courtney Whitney nearby.
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Tully
MacArthur
James Rand
Neo
Gen. MacArthur
Courtney Whitney
Chinese Soldier Surrenders After Barrelling Through Panmunjom Roadblock
A Chinese volunteer soldier drove a 4-ton truck through a Communist roadblock in Panmunjom, nearly hitting North Korean guards, then fled to UN lines and surrendered to U S Marines. Pfc Roy L Thompson of St Louis saw the escape and the truck was later impounded. The incident marks the second surrender from the neutral zone in a week.
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Panmunjom
Korea
U.P
Red China
Volunteer” Army
Pfc
Roy L. Thompson
St. Louis
U. S
Sth Army
Kaesong
Joseph T. Foley
Astoria
Foley
Stevenson Tackles Corruption Issue in Los Angeles Speech
Gov Adlai Stevenson denounces corruption as a national duty issue. He argues Democrats are not solely to blame and calls citizens to clean up civic life. He cites fights against wrong doing and warns that special interests threaten good government. Stevenson campaigns toward Arizona New Mexico.
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Los Angeles
Adlai Stevenson
Stevenson
United States
America
Southwest
Arizona
New Mexico
Springfield
Washington
Bolich Faces Tax Evasion Trial After Grand Jury Indictment
52 year old former assistant revenue commissioner Bolich was indicted by a federal grand jury in Brooklyn on charges of evading personal income taxes. He reportedly spent $115000 over 1946 to 1950 while earning $52000, and faces up to 25 years in prison if convicted.
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Boyle
Roe
Grand Jury
Jake
Greasy Thumb) Guzik
Tony Accardo
al Capone
Washington
Daniel A. Bolich
Internal Revenue Bureau
Bolich
Bureau
Brooklyn
Revenue Bureau
Spring Lake
N. J
Simmons Co Union Agree On Six Cents Raise
About 3,800 members of Federal Labor Union Local 18456 approved a new contract with Simmons Co. in effect now through June 30, 1954. Raises six cents per hour and three week vacations after 15 years, retroactive to March 3, with limited reopeners. Howard Colby said the agreement also adjusts some pay inequities across departments.
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Federal
Labor Union Local No. 18456
Simmons Company
Hall
Howard Colby
Lakefront Stadium
November Draft Set at 47000
The Defense Department requested 47 000 draftees for the army in November while other services will not call draftees that month. The November draft matches October in size. this month 30 000 are being inducted. Total drafted since October 1950 reaches 1 107 430 with the army taking 1 026 000 and the Marine Corps 81 430. Marines have taken no draftees since last May.
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Washington
U.P
Defense Department
Army
Marine Corps
Marines
Claims Touhy Was Railroaded in Kidnaping Case
Federal Judge John P. Barnes sought a complete timetable of events around Roger Touhy's claim that Jake Factor had him abducted to avoid extradition to England. Touhy, serving 99 years for Factor's 1933 kidnapping, argues he was railroaded by perjured testimony.
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Chicago
U.P
John P. Barnes
Roger Touhy
Jake
Factor
England
Touhy
Barnes
Robert Johnstone
William Scott Stewart
Dells
Three Brand New Cars Pile Up in Accident
Three new automobiles headed to the Clintonville Nash company piled up at a city intersection Thursday. A car stopped for a light was rear ended, then struck by a third vehicle in line, leaving all three cars extensively damaged.
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Oshkosh
Clintonville
Clintonville Nash Company
Okay Road Contracts Madison Wis Highway Projects Approved
Governor Kohler approved six county road improvement contracts totaling 1,371,661 dollars. The largest bid covers grading draining and bridge construction across more than 21 miles of State Trunk Highway 54 in Jackson County for 1,074,900 dollars.
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Madison
Wis
U.P
Walter Kohler
Jackson County
Woman Truck Line Pioneer Lillie Drennan Retires
Lillie Drennan of Hempstead Texas ends 24 years running the Drennan Truck Line selling to a larger firm and moving to retirement. The Six-Shooter Junction figure, honored at a Houston luncheon, reflects a life on rugged roads from Model T days through oil-field runs with TNT cargo and a blunt, straight-shooting reputation.
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Houston
Tex
Lillie Drennan
Drennan
Lillie
Hempstead
East Texas
Warm weather persists across Kenosha area
The past four days stay warm with highs near 93 at Lake Geneva and 78 in Kenosha. A Sewage Treatment plant record shows a 59 low and 71 at noon. Nash Motors logged a city noon high of 83 while downtown measured 77.
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Kenosha
Lake Geneva
Nash Motors
Attorney Seeks Million Dollar Fee From Dollar Interests
Washington attorney Michael M. Kearney filed suit in Wilmington to recover 1 million dollars in legal fees from American President Lines and Dollar Steamship interests. He seeks a court injunction to prevent disposal of about 1 million in stock, plus names including H M Server, R Stanley Dollar, Clinton H Hestern, and the Riggs National Bank as trustee. The action covers services from 1945 to 1950 connected with a U S Maritime Commission stock recovery case valued at 9 million then, 15 million today, in which 8 thousand hours were spent and 30 U S Court appearances were made.
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Wilmington
Del
U.P
Washington, D. C
American President Lines
Dollar Steamship Lines
Michael M. Kearney
Court of Chancery
Steamship Company
H. M. Server
Delaware
R. Stanley Dollar
Dollar Steamship Line
California
Riggs National Bank
Washington
Clinton H. Hestern
Robert Dollar Corp
Hestern
Kearney
U. S. Maritime Commission
United States Court
U. S. Supreme Court
Dollar Interests
American Steamship Line
Taft says substantial agreement with Eisenhower on 1952 campaign
Sen. Robert A. Taft reports broad accord with Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower on key issues and vows to campaign vigorously. He says Eisenhower will implement Republican platform policies and form a strong administration, with both agreeing to drastic spending cuts and support for Taft Hartley principles.
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New York
Robert A. Taft
Gen
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Sen
Taft
Eisenhower
United States
Kohler Reports $860 Expenditure for Primary Campaign
Gov Kohler filed with the secretary of state reporting 860 dollars spent on his primary campaign and listed no contributions.
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Madison
Kohler
Secretary of State
Communist border police seize new cars in Berlin
German company reports 11 cars seized by communist border police as shipments move from West Germany to West Berlin. Arms aid for Japan may begin next July if requested by Japan, military planners say. Socialist Reichs Party dissolved in Germany releasing its 46,906 members from obligations.
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Berlin
U.P
West Germany
West Berlin
Japan
Washington
U. S
Socialist Reichs Party
Germany
Hannover
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