Senate crime hearings yield contempt citations for gambling figures
In New York on April 10 a transcript from U S Senate records was turned over for study. Contempt citations against gamblers Frank Costello Frank Erickson and Joe Adonis were indicated to a federal grand jury by Saypol the U S Attorney after they balked at questions during the hearings. Irving Saypol said he received the official last month.
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U. S. Senate
Frank Costello
Frank Erickson
Ad Joe Adonis
U. S
Irving Saypol
Saypol
Yester
Senate Crime Committee
U S and Britain promise Iran oil settlement aid
The United States and Britain pledged to Iran that a satisfactory settlement of the Iranian oil dispute will bring Western support and material aid. Senior U.S. and British officials led talks at the State Department on nationalizing oil, with aims to ensure Iran’s output of refined petroleum products continues to meet Western Europe and Britain. The conferences, led by Assistant Secretary George C. McGhee and Sir Oliver Franks, are set to resume and run through the week.
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Britain
Iran
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Middle East
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Western Europe
Acheson
Russia
United Kingdom
George C. McGhee
McGhee
U.S
Mutual Defense Assistance Program
Exportimport Bank
Radio clash hobbles Union Township telephone service
Evansville April 10 radio programs and party line chatter mixed causing listeners to hear only Hang Station or Evansville signals. WIKY officials complained about telephone conversations intruding on its wires and engineers cited radio telephone sympathy as the cause of the interference.
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Union Township
Hang Station
WIKY
Telphone
Senate passes housing bill trimmed to 1.5 billion
The Senate approved a defense housing bill cut from 2.0 billion to 1.5 billion in government insured mortgages for defense workers and military personnel. Democrats and Republicans backed the measure, after a push for a banking committee probe into FHA benefits to favored groups. Senator Douglas urged the investigation amid claims some contractors received mortgages exceeding investments. Senator Long cited inflated costs raising guarantees to 150 percent of actual investment.
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Congress
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Douglas
D. IA
Senate Banking Committee
Federal Housing Administration
FHA
Sen. Long
D-La
Lex. Humphrey
D.minn
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