Cohen Plans Berlin Trip Despite Doctor Orders
Los Angeles July 29 Mickey Cohen threatened to walk out of Queen of the Angels Hospital to attend the funeral of his chief aid Edward Herbert in New York amid police probe. Cohen’s attorney and Dr Zeiler opposed the trip. Cohen said he would comply with bail and investigation demands but may rush to New York if possible. Berlin airlift to be reduced starting Aug 1 with stocks adequate for weeks, end planned Oct 31, 1949. operation to restart if needed.
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OS Angeles
Mickey Cohen
New York
Edward
Neddie) Herbert
Cohen
Mickey
Samuel Rummel
Joseph Zeiler
Queen of the Angels Hospital
Herbert
C. B. Horrall
L. A
Dapper Cohen
Eugene Biscailuz
Mags
Sheriff’s Office
Sunset Strip
Norris Stens
Berlin
Germany
Lucius D. Clay
Air Force
R.af
Fassberg
Clark McGrath Appointments Get Solons Approval
President Truman named Tom Clark to the Supreme Court and J Howard McGrath to Attorney General. Clark is a Texas lawyer and McGrath, Rhode Island native, would become chief watchdog as AG. Both indicated readiness to accept with formal announcements expected next week.
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Truman
Tom Clark
Supreme Court
Sen
J. Howard McGrath
Clark
McGrath
Texas
Frank Murphy
Democratic National Committee
Rhode Island
Senate
Cabinnet
Friends
Democratic
William M. Boyle Jr
Kansas City
Soldier 'Dead' Five Years Faces Desertion Charge
New York July 29 authorities formalized desertion charges against private Anthony V. Martino once presumed dead or missing since 1944. A First Army board will decide if there is enough evidence for a court martial. Martino reappeared in 1944 claiming blanked memory after combat in France and later lived on Staten Island with a former sweetheart and their one year old son. His prewar wife and two children in Waterbury, Conn., are puzzled by his stance.
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New York
Anthony V. Martino
First Army Board
Cers
Martino
France
Brooklyn
Staten Island
Waterbury
Conn
Mary Martine
Sense of Urgency in Defense Plan Amid Europe Warning
Army Chief Gen Omar Bradley told the House Foreign Affairs Committee that a rising aggressor threatens the victorious powers after World War II. He supported the administration’s plan to arm friendly nations, backing a $1.45 billion one year aid program. Johnson asserted aid would continue four to five years with no additional American troops deployed overseas. Bradley framed a collective defense strategy where capable nations defend themselves within a unified plan. A Europe-bound mission followed his testimony as plans for execution advanced.
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Washington
Omar Bradley
Army
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Defense
Johnson
Armas
Bradley
Europe
Truman Selects Group to Advise on Management
President Truman formed an advisory committee on Management Improvement led by Thomas Morgan of Sperry Corp to assist in planning a government wide management program. Members include Lawrence Appley Vincent Burke Oscar Chapman Edward Mason Otto Nelson James Palmer James E Webb Ordon Clapp with Budget Director Frank Pace advising. The aim is continuous evaluation and improvement of executive branch efficiency and economy.
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Truman
Thomas Morgan
Sperry Corp
Morgan
Lawrence A. Appley
New Yorker
American Management Association
Vincent Burke
Oscar Chapman
Interior
Herbert Emmerich
Chicago
Public Administration Clearing House
Edward Mason
Cambridge
Harvard Graduate School of Public Administration
Otto Nelson
Princeton
N. J
New York Life Insurance Co
James Palmer
Winnetka
Marshall Field & Co
James E. Webb
Ordon Clapp
Early
Defense
Frank Paceak
Hawaii strike probed on part of world-wide Soviet plot
A brief notice indicates a Hawaii labor strike is being examined as part of a broader Soviet conspiracy claim. Officials say the page reference points to detailed coverage on A-2.
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Hawaii
Fromm
Rounding Up 75 Hungarians in Country Illegally
Representative Walter of Pennsylvania reports that 75 Hungarian citizens are being rounded up by immigration authorities for overstaying after entering on forged Hungarian and transient visas. He says the group are displaced persons with no criminal or subversive intent and were eager to reach the United States via forged papers connected to a passport ring in Paris. Many are detained at Ellis Island.
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Walter
D.pa
Aris
House
Judiciary
Ellis Island
United States
South America
Immigration Service
Walt Waller
Storm Threatens Shanghai Weather Report
Fragmented weather notes report a storm scheduled to strike Shanghai with unclear details. Reported dates and wording are garbled, but the entry indicates a tropical or severe weather event affecting the Shanghai area.
Heatwave Grips East as New York Offices Close Early
Mid July heat prompts early closure of business offices across New York while a Canadian air mass cools the Midwest. Temperatures reach the 90s from the Rockies to the Atlantic with several cities reporting 100s. Washington records nine deaths from heat as 83,000 federal and D C workers face the scorched day.
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New England
Washington
Federal
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Tank Truck Dunked In River Near Bespore Calif
A 10 ton gasoline truck rolled onto Elk Horn ferry in Bespore Sacramento River and sank the front into 10 feet of water after the engine failed on the ramp. The ferry’s rear stayed afloat as driver Jerome Strazzo and auto owner Charles Kimerer escaped unhurt. Ferry was towed free about eight hours later and resumed service.
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Calif
Elk Horn
Sacramento River
Claude Graves
Jerome Strazzo
Sacramento
Strazzo
Charles M. Elmerer
Kimerer
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Lucyle Dove Humphries
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Hal Boyle
Herbert Harris
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