Messenger Robbed of 16000 Dollars Dies
In New York a 49 year old bank messenger died of a heart attack moments after four armed masked men snatched a $16,000 payroll. The robbery occurred in downtown Brooklyn as the pair headed to a housing project near the Brooklyn Bridge. Police were alerted after Schadkin collapsed while telephoning.
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York
Brooklyn
Harry Schadkin
Schadkin
George Meyer
Brooklyn Bridge
Shhadkin
Bank Messenger Service Co
Manhattan
Caldin Cure Claim Suppressed by U S FTC
Eight drug firms agreed not to claim their antihistamine products cure or prevent colds. The FTC noted the pact allows statements that medicines relieve or reduce cold symptoms. Washington officials announced the agreement.
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Washington
Federal Trade Commission
Union to Call for Added Pay in Steel Mills
Pittsburgh report notes the United Steelworkers served formal notice to about 14 400 firms, seeking an almost immediate wage boost for its one million members. Philip Murray announced the plan after a meeting of the executive board, with details to be set by the wage policy committee meeting October 4–5. No immediate industry comment.
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Pittsburgh
United Steel Workers
Philip” Murray
Steelworkers
Murray
Mit
Imeet
Narvital
Auto Surgeon Fumbles in Alcoa Plant Plot
Georgetown Ky UPA reports about 20,000 Alcoa workers may seek wage reopening Nov 1 as steel contracts are reviewed. A union conference is set after a local man found a metal tire tool inside a machine casing, prompting concern over safety and contract terms.
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Alcoa
Georgetown
UPA
Murray
Gambler Balks at Inquiry Faces Contempt Action
Washington, Sept 22. Um Harry Russell, reputed big time gambler, declined again today to answer questions about bookie operations in Florida. Sen Kefauver said he would recommend he be cited for contempt of Congress. The committee also aims to call Joe Adonis as a witness and probes large scale gambling in northern New Jersey.
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Washington
Harry Russell
Florida
Kefauver
D.-Tenn
Congress
Senate Crime Investigating Committee
New Jersey
Joel Adonis
Russell
Old Capone
Adonis
Gerry Catena
Miami Beach
Chicago Capone Group
S. & G. Syndicate
Hoover Recovering From Mild Illness After Gall Bladder Attack
Former President Herbert Hoover, 76, is described by his office as well on the road to recovery after a mild gall bladder attack last week. He was not hospitalized and remains in his suite at the Waldorf Astoria, New York.
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New York
Herbert Hoover
Hoover
Waidorf
Four Civil Defense Bills Ready for Vote by State Assembly
Four major civilian defense measures were prepared for votes in the State Assembly and Senate. Actions include restoring the WWII antisabotage act, curbing explosives sales, unfreezing a 75 million dollar rainy day reserve, and allocating 900 thousand dollars for a state civilian defense office and security corps. The loyalty oath topic and disability pension cost debates also shaped the day’s proceedings.
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House
Senate
Earl
Warren
Judiciary Committee
Assembly Ways and Means
Senate On American Activities Committee
Communist Party
Hal Kennedy
Los Angeles
Wiliam Neal
Los Angeles County
Kennedy
Assembly Social Welfare Committee
State Chamber of Commerce
Alden Fensel
Chamber
Tax Department
State Social Welfare Department
Today s Final Day of Summer in Chicago
Today marks the last full day of the summer season with varied weather nationwide. Autumn begins tomorrow at 2 a m eastern time. Cooler spots and humid regions mix with rain, while parts of Texas and California reach the 90s.
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Chicago
Texas
California
Bank Deposits Law Protects $10,000 Increase in Insurance
Washington reports President Truman signed a law boosting insured bank account coverage from five thousand to ten thousand dollars. The extension covers individual government accounts and lowers the insurance program cost to banks by about 60 percent.
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Washington
Truman
Astoria Hotel Spokesman Comments Amid Travel Warning
A spokesman for Astoria Hotel said the physician advised against speaking engagements that require travel due to potential strain, at least for the present. The note suggests precautions may limit public appearances for the time being.
Truman to give three political radio speeches before vote
President Truman will appear in three national broadcasts between Congress recess and November 7. One broadcast is set for September 27 as part of a Democratic women’s day program. The plan includes possible one shot appearances in Ohio and New York to bolster campaigns against Taft and support Ferguson. Harriman outlined strategy shifts at the AFL convention. Dewey seeks reelection in New York, Lucas fights in Illinois, Duff challenges in Pennsylvania, and James Roosevelt runs in California. Nixon is mentioned in political maneuvering.
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Washington
Truman
Brockient
sHay
Ohio
New York
Taft
W. Averell Harriman
Houston
Texas
Thomas E. Dewey
Ilinois
Senate
Scott W. Lucas
Everett Dickeen
Lucas
High Command
Sen
Francis Jets
Pennsylvania
James H. Duff
California
F.D. F
James
Earl Warren
Helen Gahagan Douglas
Pepe Recan
Richardie Nixon
Dewey calls Soviet slave labor torture at UN dinner
Gov Thomas E Dewey told a Waldorf Astoria dinner that the Soviet Union holds 10 000 000 to 15 000 000 people in slave labor under conditions amounting to torture unto death. Andrei Vishinsky and Jacob Malik walked out in protest as Dewey urged firm UN action against aggression.
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New York
Andrei Y. Vishinsky
Jacob Malik
United Nations
Thomas E. Dewey
Soviet Union
U. N
Dewey
Vishinsky
Maliki
U. N. Assembly
City of
Maelik
Republican Party
Acheson
French in Contact With Vietminh at Perimeter Post
Saigon dispatch reports French forces engaging Vietminh near Pakha and Dongkhe frontier posts while central Vietnamese leadership in disarray. Vietminh position around Pakha threatens Lam ay perimeter posts. Dongkhe occupation denied. Bao Dai and Tran Van Huue's exile harms governance and war effort.
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Saigon
Indochina
Pakha
Laokay
Laokey
Jina
Vietminh
Hanoi
Lamay
Dongkhe
Tanoi
France
Bao Dai
Tran van Huu
Jacer’y
Vietnam
PAA Buys 18 Planes From Douglas Co
Pan American World Airways announced it purchased 18 four engined DC-4B airliners from Douglas Aircraft Co and Neet for 21 million dollars. The 325 mile per hour DC6B is a faster larger version of the planes. Delivery of the new fleet is to begin in fall 1953.
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New York
Pan American World Airways
Douglas Aircraft Co. & Neet
Pan Ami Ila
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Kaiser
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Keiser
America
Wosser Motors
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Cash
Bydre-Matic
By Lyle C. Wilson
Russ
P.A.A
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