Virginia Hill Indicted for Tax Evasion in U S Case
Federal grand jury charges Virginia Hill 39 longtime companion of Bugsy Siegel with evading about 30.18 million dollars in taxes for 1944 to 1947. She resides abroad in Switzerland and Austria, making prosecution unlikely while outside the United States.
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UPI
Virginia Hill
Bugsy Siegel
brunette Warnes+ day
Siegel
Miss Hill
Beveril Fills
Paris
Tans Rouser
Kloster
Switzerland
Salzburg
Austria
U. S
United States
Internal Revenue Bureau
Spokane
Kefauver! Committee
Miss Milo
Butt
Boy Kidnaped 42 Years Later Finds Mother
Springfield police solved a 42 year old kidnapping mystery after a telephone tip from Robert Wilson Pitman of Charleston West Virginia. The case began in 1912 when Robert Thompson, then three, was taken from his mother after divorce and custody awarded to the mother. A nationwide search followed until Pitman revealed his father’s past and full identity.
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Mass
West Virginia
Robert Thompson
Robert Wilson
Pitman
Japonica Lane
Eaton, Park
Charleston
W.a
Guatemala cites rebel air threat at U.N. call for emergency meet
Guatemala told the United Nations that anti-Communist rebels pledged to bomb Guatemalan cities within 24 hours and demanded an emergency Security Council session. It said more than 45 cities have been bombed and strafed by rebel planes and that Guatemala cannot repel such attacks. The request sought action after rebel radio warned of massive air attacks on Guatemala City and other towns.
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New York
Guatemala
Security Council
Guatemala City
U. S
Henry Cabot Ledge Jr
J Council
Dag Hammarskjold
Lodge
United States
Council
L-Nation
Guatemals
Locke
Inter-American Peace Commission
Washington
Guntemann
Eduardo Castillo-Arriola
Aris
Guillermo Torrello
Castillo
Russia
Gang Looting Army Safes in Germany Reported
A UPI report states a gang cracks U S Army safes in Germany at about four a month, possibly totaling 875000 since last August. European HQ at Heidelberg confirms the story and notes tightened security behind fences and armed guards. The thieves allegedly use a jimmy or pocket sized drill to break safes on Army property, sometimes carting full safes away from compounds. No nitroglycerine has been used so far.
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Frankfurt
Germany
UPI
Heidelberg
Ike's Foreign Aid Bill Survives Committee Vote
Washington reporters note the House Foreign Affairs Committee approved 53 470 608 000 for global assistance starting July 1 with a small seven million cut. Rep Vorys calls it a vote of confidence in President Eisenhower while warning further cuts may appear on the House floor. Senate action awaited. Ford predicts cuts when the money bill is considered in July.
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Washington
Eisenhower
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Vorys
Ohio
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House
Senate
Appropriations
Rep. Ford
Appropriations Committee
French Mop Up Reds Near Delta Perimeter
French troops moved into a densely populated area near blockhouses guarding the Red River delta defense perimeter about 30 miles northwest of Hanoi. After fierce fighting in the Sontay sector the mopping up of rebel bases calmed Hanoi’s uneasy mood following Dien Bien Phu’s fall. Gov. Nguyen Huu Tri of North Vietnam noted the psychological climate improving.
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Louis Hanoi
Red River Delta
Hanoi
Sontay
Dien Bien Phu
Vo Neuyen Giap
Nguyen Huu Tri
Fern Viet
Manufacturing in State Fluctuating
Manufacturing in California rose only slightly in April to May while Los Angeles saw a small drop, according to the State Department of Industrial Relations. The report notes a mixed trend across the state as Red China actions and Indochina talks influence broader regional dynamics.
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Upi—Mann
Los Angeles Area
State Department of Industrial Relations
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