FBI captures fourth man in Chicago express killings
The fourth suspect in the Brinks express killings, Joseph Jakalski of Chicago, was arrested in Cheyenne Wyoming on a vagabancy charge after a fingerprint check identified him. He faces federal robbery and murder charges tied to the June bank robbery and the Brinks guards' slaying.
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FBI
Chicago
Cheyenne
Wyo
Joseph Jakalski
George R. McSwain
Jakalski
McSwain
N. E. Tuck
Joseph Novak
Brinks Exress Company
Joseph den
Juno Koziol
The
Hunt
Ed Group
Richard Tamborski
Anchorage
Alaska
Clinton W. Stein
Chorage
Tambores
Edward J. Ryan
U. S
Denver
South Chicago
Youth Brigades Help Clear Warsaw Rubble This Summer
Youth brigades from Czechoslovakia Bulgaria Hungary France Austria Norway and Sweden work in Warsaw this summer to clear rubble and prepare sites for new homes and buildings.
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Warsaw
Poland
Czechoslovakia
Bulgaria
Hugary
France
Austria
Norway
Sweden
Midwest Area Seeks Nurses for Polio Crisis
Lona T. Trott director of nursing services for the Midwest Red Cross area in St. Louis appeals for retired or married nurses to join 14 state polio relief efforts. She notes a backlog of over 100 emergency nursing requests and 529 polio nurses recruited since July 1, urging releases for two or more months to support general ward duty and polio care.
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Midwest
Lona T. Trott
Red Cross
St. Louis
National Foundation For
Miss Trott
Missouri
Iowa
Illinois
Coiffure Day Among Bakxalai Women in French Congo
Britannica notes that Bakxalai women in the French Congo spend a full day on their hair arrangements. The practice highlights cultural grooming customs within the tribe.
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French Congo
French Rover Scouts Head to La Crosse on Sept 3
Four French Rover Scouts from Paris tracing Jacques Marquette set to reach La Crosse on September 3 after a 1,300 mile stretch of a 4,000 mile canoe journey. They depart Trois Rivières May 25 and will portage at Portage Wisconsin to avoid heavy equipment transport.
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la Crosse
Paris
Jacques Marquette
Trois Rivieres
Canada
Rovers
Portage
Jean Raspail
Jacques Boucharlat
Yves Korbandau
Philippe Andrieu
Prairie du Chien
Wisconsin
Mississippi
Madison
Prairie du
St. Mary’s Academy
Marquette
United States
Wildcat Mine Strikers Return to Pits in England
Coal miners return to work after a 48 hour wildcat strike that idled 75,000 men in northern England. 368 mine elevator operators in Yorkshire and Lancashire led the stoppage against their union, halting work since Saturday and causing an official 222000 ton deficit in coal.
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London
England
Yorkshire
Lancashire
Total Abstinence Vows Adopted by WCTU in Philadelphia
Delegates to the 75th annual Women's Christian Temperance Union convention in Philadelphia head home after adopting 10 resolutions reaffirming total abstinence for individuals local option for communities and prohibition for state and nation.
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Philadelphia
Women’s Christian Temperance Union
White Fir Lumber Production Surges Since 1940
White fir lumber output has risen more than sixfold since 1940, signaling substantial growth in the timber industry. Analysts note sustained demand for spruce fir products and expanding milling capacity contributing to the increase.
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B. W. Ingli
Gateway Area Boy Scout
Portage, Wis
Laon
Mississippi River
Henry Speck
Blue Heaven
Ing
Joliet
New Oreleans
Arkansas River
Wildcat
Gladioli
Eggleston Nursery
Wis. State Nursery Association
A. & C. Johnson
Westinghouse
Clarck-Bracken, Inc
Bae Eisai
American Petroleum Institute
Permalube
Standard Oil
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Fifth and
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