Bank Robbery Gang Smashed by FBI
The FBI announced four arrests in the last day or so ending the Kitts gang’s spree of bank robberies looting about 100000 across Iowa Nebraska and South Dakota since 1945. Kenneth Allen Kitts 34 was captured near Fayetteville Tennessee after breaking from custody. Associates Toney Joe Biase Frank Ellsworth and Charles Robinson were also seized. The gang is linked to nine bank forays and other crimes, with Kitts already serving a 30 year sentence for burglary. Federal employment data followed.
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Ost
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Midwest
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Fayettevide
Tenn
FSE
Omaha
Toney Joe Biase
Frank James Ellsworth
Tuscaloosa
Ala
Charles Calvin Robinson
Torrington
Wyo
PBS
Kitts and Ellsworth
California
Omahia
Iowa
Nebraska
South Dakota
Peron Blames Yank in Revolt
Buenos Aires October 2 Argentine President Juan Peron labels former U S official Spruille Braden as the initiator of last Friday's revolt. Peron says Braden organized action from his 1945 ambassador post and accuses John Griffiths of involvement. He praises Gen George Messersmith for not joining the plot, while a supreme military council delays its verdict on officers linked to the uprising.
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U. S
Spruille Braden
Juan D. Peron
Braden
Peron
John Griffiths
George Messersmith
Bra Gen
Supreme Military Council
Tax Bill Conferees in $1.8 Billion Talk
Washington reports that House and Senate tax bill conferees opened talks on a measure worth about 1.8 billion in estimated revenue. They expect 10 days to two weeks to resolve hundreds of differences with November 1 as possible effective date. The House and Senate face major variances on income tax rates and excise taxes, with alcohol, beer, cigarettes, gasoline and auto taxes rising. The Senate margins include 21 special excess profits relief provisions for small businesses and hardship cases.
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Senate
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Ciga
Export Controls Put On Hard and Soft Coal
Washington reports new export controls on both hard and soft coal effective November 2 to ease severe congestion at Hampton Roads Virginia the principal coal port. The order excludes shipments to Canada and follows current exports of about 3 million tons a month.
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Commerce Department
Hampton Roads
Principel
Canada
Arizona Water Bill Restudied in Closed Interior Session
Washington report notes House interior affairs committee met behind closed doors to reexamine the Central Arizona Reclamation Project. Murdockr presented a watered down version after Senate passage, while California critics warned of further slides. The $728 million plan aims to supply supplemental Colorado River water to central Arizona farms amid a long standing dispute over water rights and acre feet.
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Murdockr
D.-Ariz
House Interior Affairs Committee
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Arizona
Murdock
Senate
Wea
California
Engle
D-Callf
Ita
Colorado
Nevada
Williams seeks resignations of GOP and Democratic chairmen
Senator Williams renewed his call for the resignations of GOP chairman G. Gabrielson and Democratic national chairman William M. Boyle Jr., citing alleged RFC loan dealings. He noted a confidence vote for Gabrielson, and investigations continue into payments and influence with the Reconstruction Finance Corporation. Witnesses include Miss Tenet Boone, a former bookkeeper, and reporters may add sources labeled Mr X and Mr Y.
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Sen. Williams
R-Del
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
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GOP
Republican National Committee
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Tham
Senate Investigations Subcommittee
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D-Ark
Tenet Boone
American Lithotold Corp
Theodore Link
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Groun
Lithofold
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Inglewood
Press-Telegram
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