Two Men Assassinated in Brooklyn Rackets War
Joseph Cardiello known as Joe Bats, who left the Profaci family in 1961 to join the Gallo mob, was slain in Bay Ridge Brooklyn when a black car rammed and fired on his vehicle. Four hours later near Port Jefferson Long Island, Louis Mariani, 26, was killed and Anthony Getch wounded as shots blasted his car.
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New York
UPI
Gallo
Profaci
Brooklyn
Joseph
Joe Bats) Cardielio
Bay Ridge
Cardiello
Port Jefferson
Long Island
Louis Mariani
Anthony Getch
Mariani
Kokstad
South Africa
Bashee Bridge
Pogo
Kefauver’s crusade against organized crime remembered
The piece reflects on Estes Kefauver and his efforts to curb rackets. It notes his campaign to break the crime syndicate, his impact through the hearings on organized crime in interstate commerce, and his enduring legacy in pressrooms nationwide.
Proper Fireplace Startup and Damper Use
Before using a fireplace light a newspaper to check that the damper is open and smoke is drawn off properly. Keep the damper closed when the fireplace is not in use.
Teenage boy confesses to stabbing priest in New York
Robert Burger 18 of Middletown New York confessed to killing Roman Catholic priest Rev Francis J McShane 42 in an Upper West Side apartment after meeting him in Yonkers Pizza bar. Burger was arrested in Yonkers and taken to Westchester for homicide charges.
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New York
UPI
Robert Burger
Middletown
N. Y
Westchester County
Yonkers
Francis J. McShane
Manhattan
Upper West Side
Vincent
Burger
Father McShane
James Cowhey
Yonkers Pizzeria
Dixie Racist Strikes Back At US Military
In Belle Chasse Louisiana Plaquemines Parish faces a standoff over desegregation as Leander Perez proposes actions to bar Naval personnel’s families from public schools if a base order expands segregated zones. He warned the Navy’s Capt. Tracy of possible parish school boycotts and legal moves to enforce local authority.
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Belle Chasse
Plaquemines Parish
Navy
Naval Air Station
Leander Perez
Parish Commission Council
Naval
Michael B Tracy Jr
Parish School Board
Chlorine Gas Hits Large City In Philadelphia
A chlorine gas leak from a railroad tank car sent a thick green cloud over an eight block densely populated area in Philadelphia. About 400 people were affected, many children, with no fatalities reported. Fire and police struggled to respond as the gas drifted through the streets for about an hour.
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Philadelphia
UPI
Police Probe Ties Narcotics Ring Across Rome Paris and Montreal
Police said Ramon Juan Rada and Umberto Magostini admitted selling narcotics along Rome's Via Veneto with drugs sourced abroad. Miss Spark, a Canadian woman, was surveilled after tips from Florence. Laurier Laviolette and Alain Phaneuf, both Montrealers, were arrested in Paris linked to Tremblay's $1 million drug empire. investigations point to multiple suspects in Marseille and New York.
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Ramon Juan Rada
Umberto Magostini
Rome
Rada
Magostini
Miss Spark
Tangiers
Paris
Laviolette
Craf
Jean-Paul Tremblay
Treblay
Montreal
Phaneuf
Aurore
Jacques Angelvin
New York
Marseilles
Ward's Pal Denies Aid After Ward Conviction
In a press statement Wade, a professional gambler, claims he led a life like Dr Ward and says he and his wife were friends with Ward for years. Ward, cremated after a coroner's jury found death by barbiturate poisoning, faced a high profile case involving his actress wife Miss Grey. Wade says he supplied Yard detectives with information to help Ward before the trial and suggests Ward's defense lawyer believed new evidence could have vindicated Ward.
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Wade
Dr. Ward
Christine Keeler
Marilyn
Mandy) Rice-Davies
Ward
Rome
Miss Grey
Hollywood
Scotland Yard
Spacemen End Nevada Jaunt
Nine Gemini Apollo astronauts completed desert survival training near Reno enduring 115 degree heat. They built shelters from parachutes, lived on basic rations, and studied dry landings as a future alternative to water landings. Training leader Deke Slayton noted a dry landing plan may target Texas or Australia.
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Reno
UPJ
America
Donald Deke Slayton
Texas
Slavion
J. Gorden Cooper
Katherine B Walker Obituary
Funeral services for Katherine B Walker 58 of 1120 Norman will be held at Christ Church Episcopal Tuesday at 3 pm Rev Norquist officiating Interment follows Woodlawn Cemetery Walker died at home Friday She was a 21 year resident born January 4 1905 in Beaumont Texas Survived by husband William of Las Vegas daughters Helen Lee Walker Lincoln Ned Jeanook Las Vegas son John W Walker Las Vegas sister Mrs Lacey Cray Alfred NY brother Harold Berry Beaumont Texas and two grandchildren John and Mark Cook
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Katherine B. Walker
Norman
Christ Church Episcopal
Norquist
Woodlawn
Walker
Beaumont
Texas
William
Las Vegas
Helen Lee Walker
Lincoln
Ned
Jeanook
John W. Walker
Lacey Cray
Alfred NY
Harold Berry
John and
Mark Cook
Kefauver Remembered As Crimebuster Senator And Leader
The death of Senator Kefauver stunned Congress leaders. he was famed as a crimefighter and anti monopoly chair detailing hearings on price fixing and drug pricing. His efforts included publicized Dixon Yates power contract concerns and anti trust inquiries shaping policy. He won a booming 1960 Senate term and pursued national office, facing defeats for the presidency in 1952 and 1956 and a vice presidential bid in 1956.
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Aorta
Kefauver
Congress
Senate
Mike Mansfield
Everett Dirksen
Adlai Stevenson
Stevenson
John F Kennedy
Estes vada gambling ties and Nevada politics noted
Report covers the interstate character of gambling interests in Nevada tied to Bugsy Siegel era Flamingo holdings. Subpenas summoned 14 witnesses to discuss race wire issues, syndicate links, and political influence shaping licensing for Reno operators. Top reporters from across the nation covered the proceedings.
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Vada Gambling
Bugsy Siegel
Flamingo
Nevada
Reno
Kennedy Family Grieves Patrick Kennedy Burial at Holyhood
After a six minute eight car cortege from the Cardinal's residence the funeral for Patrick Bouvier Kennedy moved to Holyhood Cemetery Brookline Mass. Cardinal Cushing recalled the infant as living in the nursery of the children of heaven. Jacqueline Kennedy recovering at Otis Air Force Base awaited word as relatives gathered including Eunice and Patricia Kennedy and Princess Lee Radziwill.
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Holyhood Cemetery
Robert J. Kennedy
Kennedy
Hugo D. Auchin
Cardinal Cushing
Patrick Bouvier Kennedy
Children of Heaven
Jacqueline Kennedy
Otis Air Force Base
Cardinal's Chapel
Holyhood
Brookline
Mass
Patrick
Lee Radziwill
Greece
Atty
Robert Fo
Edward M. Kennedy
Hush D Auchincloss
Jamie
Janet
Record $728000 reward posted for bank holdup gang
Scotland Yard offers a record 728000 reward to tip off the gang blamed for a major heist involving 20 to 30 men. Investigators note hijacked notes and several sabotage incidents in rail cars as police seek help from the FBI in the largest bank robbery case to date.
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Reginald Bevins
Bevins
Too Late to Classify Who's Who Home Repairs
Local home repair ad notes sewer rooting drains cleaned and cooler service by Fred Rae fman Homi Repair with 24 hr service. Contact 384-1414 for reasonable and efficient repairs.
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Fred Raefman
Clean bachelor apartment near downtown rental ad
Fragments show a furnished one bedroom apartment for rent near downtown. Includes all electric kitchen, carpet, off street parking, adults only, no pets, 880 per month, phone 735 8758, address 242 Boston. Crawford, Ch. listed at 284 105.
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Boston
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