Crump Exits as Last Big City Machine Fades
The defeat of E. H. Crump signals the decline of one of America's final big city political machines. The Memphis boss fell after a landslide, with parallel fades noted in New Jersey, Louisiana, Chicago, and Philadelphia where machines endured or collapsed amid reform efforts and indictments.
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Crump
U. S
York
Tennessee
E. H. Crump
America
New Jersey
Louisiana
Jersey City
N. J
Frank Hague
Hague
Frank Hague Eggers
Edward J. Kelly
Kelly
Cook County
Chicago
Pendergast Machine
Solons Fight Over Inflation and Housing Plan
The Senate approved the amended inflation bill 337 to 11 after rejecting two pricing probes. It increases reserve requirements and allows credit controls on consumer goods. Aids for housing include insured mortgages up to 95 percent and loans for builders and rental projects. President Truman urged rapid passage but many proposals were dropped. Congress backed funding for housing and veterans mobility needs.
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Soviet claim on Reed Farm kidnapping raises tensions
The Soviet consul described an expedition to Reed Farm New York involving Mrs Stepanovna amid conflicting accounts. Local police received calls of a forced removal then a diplomatic car sighting. Countess Tolstoy and FBI were cited while officials questioned the alleged kidnapping and visa status.
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Glen Cove
N. Y
Pobheca
Clarkstown
Ernest Wiebecke
Somatkin
Reed Farm
FBI
Tolstoy
New York
Zot I. Chepurnykh
Stepanovna
Chepurnykh
Anoth
Judge Cites Slap Between Couple in Divorce Case
Cedar Rapids Iowa August 7 Mary S Paul R Miner divorce petition dismissed by Judge Philbrick who ruled the evidence did not prove cruel and inhuman treatment affecting the wife health or life. incident described as a slap on the hips.
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Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Philbrick
Mary S
Paul R. Miner
Brick A
Coast Guard Tows Disabled 20-Foot Boat Off Seal Beach
A Coast Guard cutter towed a 20 foot cabin pleasure boat with a broken water pump into port just off Seal Beach yesterday afternoon. The vessel owned by G. B. Poff of 6465 Gundry Ave. was skippered by R. N. Poff of the same address with three people aboard.
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Seal Beach
Coast Guard
G. B. Poff
Gundry Ave
R. N. Poff
Charles Nazimova's Former Husband Dies at 67
Mt. Risco NY August 7 Charles a 67 year old retired character actor and former husband of Alla Nazimova died today in Mt. Risco New York. He was known for his stage career and marriage to Nazimova.
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MT. Risco
N. Y
Charles 67
Alla Nazimova
Intensive Training Course Produces 21 New Long Beach Officers
A one week intensive course in Municipal Auditorium trained 21 new Long Beach police officers in enforcement theory firearms arrest methods and report writing. Instructors included Lt S G Taylor Sgt Orville James and others. Notables Warren Jordan the first Negro regular officer in the department and WWII veteran.
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Lloyd E. Reyser
FBI
Ray L. Barnhart
Ronald Sarside
Donald A. Bolton
Warren D. Jordan
Bolton
Alvin F. Slaight
Otto Faulkner
Slaight
Reyser
Press-Telegram
Long Beach
Municipal Auditorium
S. G. Taylor
Washington, D. C
Orville James
Warren Jordan
Jordan
Denno K. Sheeley
Joe Lara Harry G. Sipes
Forrest H. Smith
Frank Castillo
Mother Bails Out Alleged Death Plotter
In Bloomsburg Pennsylvania on August 7 Jack Young, 31, was freed from Columbia County jail after his 62-year-old mother posted 2000 bail. Sheriff Ray Lehr said Young was arrested three weeks ago on charges tied to a plot to kill his mother for insurance money, including an offer of 5000 to an unnamed man to strangle her.
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Bloomsburg
Jack Young
Columbia County
Ray Lehr
Youn
Young
Jack
Countess Tolstoy Relocation Sparks Farm Incident
Countess Tolstoy took Mrs Stepanovna from the farm amid a confrontation with about 30 men near a New York City area colony. Reports describe attempted throttle of the car driver, door interference as the vehicle started, and stone throwing. Chepurnykh showed reporters the damaged auto with sprung door hinges, cracked window glass, bent casing, and scratches on the body.
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Countess Tolstoy
Presidential rent hearings may close by then
In New York the subcommittee pressed questions at Earl Browder former Communist leader Victor Perlo accused of sharing war secrets with Russian agents Whittaker Chambers testified he acted as courier for a prewar Communist underground Browder refused cooperation and Nixon said he remained under subpoena Perlo to testify before the full committee Monday He called the trip here satisfactory and productive yielding material for the inquiry
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New York
Earl Browder
Communist Party
Victor Perlo
Whittaker Chambers
Washington
Perle
Browder
Koral
Perlo
Nixon
Warmer Monday Foretold by Weatherman for Long Beach
The Weather Bureau forecasts not much change today but a warmer Monday for Long Beach and nearby areas. Low clouds persist in mornings and evenings. Yesterday’s high reached 79 degrees.
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Weather Bureau
Long Beach
Heron Victim Loses Eye In Curious Incident
Hammond Indiana reports James Stinett a 32 year old stove assembler lost his left eye when a migratory heron pecked through a basket baited by neighbor Mrs Phil Weinberg to observe the bird. Stinett leaned in and the bird punctured his eye in the yard incident.
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Hammond, Ind
James Stinett
Hammond
Phil Weinberg
Stinett
New Mexico Indicts 13 In Vote Fraud Case
A Bernalillo County grand jury indicted 13 people including Democratic County Chairman Manuel Sanchez and Felix Martinez and Charles Davis for election irregularities tied to the June primary. Charges include conspiracy to violate election laws false tally entries tampering with records and related crimes.
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New Mexico
Albuquerque
N. M
District Court
Bernalillo County
Manuel Sanchez
Felix (Lidho) Martinez
Charles Davis
The
County
Young Democrats
Robert C. Miller
Flavio Romero
Second Judicial District Court
Representative Bradley Plans Return This Week
Rep Willis W Bradley of Long Beach planned to leave Washington for this city to join the campaign in the 18th District as a three way race with Clyde Doyle and Stanley Moffatt. Local Republicans and Democrats attend Sacramento conventions. Knight and Warren succession politics loom. The City Council delays pension talks while school bonds and November measures near deadlines affecting 2300 city employees.
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Willis W. Bradley
Long Beach
Washington
Clyde Doyle
Stanley Moffatt
Wallace Progressive Party
Bradley
Sacramento
Arthur F. Bonzer
William S. Grant
O. P
Bonzer
Goodwin J. Knight
Knight
Earl Warren
Edward S. Shattuck
Los Angeles
Gov. Warren
California
Washington, D. C
Harry Wade
O. P. Hanna
Cecil Moorehouse
Lorne D. Middough
Clevadis Hendricks
Patricia Hamilton
Carl Fletcher
Edna Theiss
Mabel Agee
Beatrice P. Thor
Dr. Morehouse
Albert Little
Artesia
L. A. Pipkin
William B. Fisher
Louise DeLay
J. W. Dunn
Earl H. McCune
County Registrar of Voters
Board of Education
Ing
Lauren Haight
Pension Authority
Polio Cases in Long Beach Trending Toward Leveling Off
Public health officials in Long Beach note rising poliomyelitis cases this year across Southern California but express hope the surge is leveling off. Through 1948 there have been 76 local cases and three deaths, with 18 new cases three weeks ago and a rise to 17 last week. Dr. I D Litwack describes quarantine measures for intimate contacts and daily observation for casual contacts over a 14 day period.
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Long Beach
California
I. D. Litwack
Litwack
Mgs Litwack
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