No Names Given Pressures in Caudie Tax Case
Washington, Nov. 28 AP. T Lamar Caudie testified that Congress and influential figures pressed to drop prosecutions while he headed the Justice Department tax division. He said those who interceded believed the accused were innocent and denied any wrongdoing. He cited continuous requests for conferences from honorable people.
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Washington
T. Lamar Caudie
Congress
Justice Deepartment
Caudle
Truman
House
Jail escapees recaptured on Mississippi River island
A red haired woman Thelma M Wallace 19 and two men Robert L Graham 22 and Benjamin F Runyon 22 all Davenport Iowa were recaptured today on Mapes Island one mile south of Keithsburg Illinois after cold weather forced them to call for help Sheriff Robert Cagle said the fourth fugitive Leo R Roussell 18 may be in the Rock Island Davenport area Wallace seized a revolver and freed her companions when the jail was unguarded
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Aledg
Mercer County
Mapes Island
Keithsburg
Ill
Thelma M. Wallace
Robert L. Graham
Benjamin F. Runyon
Davenport
Iowa
Robert Cagle
Leo R. Roussell
Rock Island- Davenport
Wallace
Rew Atomic Blast Stated in Nevada
LAS VEGAS November 28 UP A further detonation may occur at the Atomic Energy Commission proving grounds near here in the next few days. Six AEC officials arrived from Albuquerque to prepare for the next detonation seventh in the fall series and second in the current phase focused on weapons effects.
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Las Vegas
Atomic Energy Commission
Two Younger Brothers Steer Car Joy Ride Case
Freeport Illinois police freed 15 year old Joseph Stoecker and 1 year old Ronald after they spent 18 hours in jail for stealing a car in Chillicothe and driving to Lena. They claimed to have been kept by a driver and said Ronald steered while sitting on his brother’s lap. Their mother Julia Stoecker arrived as the boys were released to their father. No charges have been filed.
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Freeport
Joseph Stoecker
Ronald
Lena
Missing L B Auto Dealer Safe in Chino
Edward Benton Ross a 55 year old Long Beach used car dealer is missing after vanishing Friday afternoon while on a business trip. He appeared at his sister’s Chino home claiming amnesia and saying he woke up in China. His wife Bonnie and two sons rushed to China after being notified. He recently suffered a heart attack and is described as in ill health.
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Edward Benton Ross
Long Beach
Chino
Buena Phillips
Ross
China
Bonnie
Jotham PL
Huntington Beach
Eddie
Paul
Phillips
California
Fear Nine Killed in Mexican Crash Near Acapulco
Reports from Acapulco say a Lineas Aereas Unidas C54 crashed while landing at San Luis Zacatlan near Acapulco. Pilot and copilot among seven killed with several passengers seriously injured. Airline officials awaited an emergency flight to confirm casualties. The aircraft departed Ayutla for San Luis Zacatlan before continuing to Acapulco and Mexico City.
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Mexico City
Acapulco
Nnine
Lineas Aereas Unidas
San Luis Zacatlan
Guerrero
Ayuntla
Arapulco
Newspaper Page Index Fragments
A fragmented listing shows sections and page numbers for Beach Combing Bridge Classified ads Comics Crossword Editorial Financial Obituaries Political News Radio TV Shipping Sports Theaters and Women’s services across pages A-19 B-1 B-6 B-9 B-10 to B-12 and A-21 to A-23 with incomplete last item.
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Boyle
Air Raid Drill Halts New York City Traffic and Work
An all-out postwar air raid drill in New York cleared streets in two to three minutes. Sirens froze traffic at 10 33 am EST and the all clear rang ten minutes later. Times Square emptied and stock trading paused as 5000 Penn Station passengers sought shelter. Planes grounded, transit paused, and officials observed the test.
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New York
Times Square
Stock Exchange
Financial World
Rockefeller Center
City Hall
Board of Estimate
Council
Rudolph Halley
Pennsylvania
Eisenhower Denies Early Candidacy Report
Supreme Allied Headquarters Europe 29 November reports Gen Dwight D. Eisenhower denied a broadcaster claim he would quit his command before February to seek the Republican nomination for President. A spokesman dismissed the Rome-originated report as pure speculation without foundation. NBC’s Jack Began cited alleged indications from Eisenhower to close aides about leaving command.
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Supreme Allied
Europe
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Eisenhowr
Rome
NBC
Jack Began
Eisenhower
Pentagon Silent Halt In Korean Fighting Takes Washington By Surprise
The sudden pause in Korean ground fighting surprised officials in Washington. Observers call it a logical move after a tentative agreement on a tenan tne. war pause could come within 30 days if other armistice issues are settled. Ridgway likely ordered the halt, while official comment remained unavailable.
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Washington
Weuueans
United Nation
Pentagon
State Department
Matthew B. Ridgway
United Nations
Defense Department
Ridgway
Department
Weather outlook with low clouds and fog then sun
Night and early morning low clouds and fog give way to mostly sunny conditions tomorrow. Scattered high clouds, little temperature change, light variable winds, becoming west to southwest at 10 to 15 mph tomorrow afternoon.
Grid Star Liotta Found Dead At Villanova Campus
Nick Liotta, 22, star guard and co captain of Villanova College football, was found hanged in his dorm room on campus. The Everett Massachusetts native and All America prospect had been in ill health recently and his death is under investigation with cause unknown at present.
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Philadelphia
Nick Liotta
Villanova
Everett
Mass
Dominic Liotta
Department of Education
Villanova College
Liotta
U S War Casualties in Korea Top 100,883
Washington reports U S battle casualties in Korea rose to 100,883, an increase of 707 from the previous week, with a breakdown by service and status including those killed, wounded, missing, and captured. Official summaries reflect non-disclosure limitations and family notifications through last Friday.
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Washington
UPS
U. S
Korea
Defense Department
Wee
Batt
Pervices
Action Taken After Scandal Disclosures
The Truman administration ousted 31 officials and employees from the scandal plagued tax collecting agency. Top target James G Smyth internal revenue collector in San Francisco was already suspended.
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Washington
Truman Administration
James G. Smyth
Lenue
San Francisco
San Pedro Deputy Asked to Resign Over Expense Issue
Robert A. Riddell announced that Sam J. McCaile, an income tax deputy in the San Pedro office, has been asked to resign by Washington after an overpayment on an expense account. Lionel Bailey, a Long Beach field deputy listed among 30 fired by presidential order, resigned April 30 to enter the building trade.
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San Pedro
Robert A. Riddell
Los Angeles
Internal Revenue
Sam J. McCaile
San Fedeo
Riddell
Washington
AtcColla
Lionel Bailey
Long Beach
Washington Dispatches
Truman sacks Smyth at Key West visit
President Truman announced Smyth’s removal in Key West for failure to manage his office. Smyth, a presidential appointee, said he serves at the President’s pleasure and planned to testify before a House subcommittee. In San Francisco he declined comment and would discuss the case later, as Dunlap announced the firing of 30 more federal tax workers in a broad purge following a House inquiry into corruption and inefficiency.
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Smyth
Truman
Key West
Fla
Joseph Short
San Francisco
House
Jan. T
James B. Dunlap
Ways and Means
Jesser
Cease fire confusion as UN units halt fighting in Korea
AP reports orders from high sources paused ground fighting in Korea. U N troops stopped firing while some Chinese troops continued artillery. Eighth Army denies a cease-fire despite silence and hope for an armistice talks at Panmunjom.
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Seoul
Korea
White House
John Randolph
Randolph
U. N
Eighth Army
United Nations
Panmunjfom
U. S. Eighth Army
Milo Farrell
Western Front
U. S
Farnell
No Aid Pledged Beyond July
Rome Nov 28 US Secretary of the Treasury John W Snyder said the US delegation to the NATO Council has made no commitments on financial aid beyond the end of the current fiscal year. He stressed Congress must approve further funds before any pledges. He noted sympathetic consideration of needs to support a program of defensive strength.
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Rome
U. S
Congress
Youth Admits Setting Thanksgiving Fire in Chicago Hotel
A 20 year old youth from Madison Oakley Apartment Hotel confessed to starting the Thanksgiving blaze that endangered 250 tenants and caused $75 000 in damage. Police say he previously started two minor fires in the same hotel and has a juvenile detention history in Illinois. No charges filed yet.
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Chicago
Madison-Oakley
Drew Brown
Charles Byes Jr
Earle Downes
Brown
Byes
Downes
Illinois State Training School For Boys
St. Harles
Cere Atire
Astorman Tianches
Colorado Springs
Colo
Colorado
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