McGranery Forms New Team Amid Clean-Up Push
Attorney General James P. McGranery announced a broad reshuffle and new appointments as part of a government corruption clean-up. He disclosed a grand jury probe into a Chicago Post Office job sale and into the 1946 St Johns River shipyard auction in Jacksonville. He also hired Arthur Young and Company to audit the alien property custodian and named Ross S. Malone and Rowland Kirks to top Justice posts, with others shifting within the department.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
James P. McGranery
McGranery
Chicago
Tom C. Clark
New York
Arthur Young and Company
Truman
Justicepartment
Ross S. Malone
Roswell
N. M
A. Devitt Vanech
U. S
Connecticut
Rowland F. Kirks
National University School of Law
Beyes
Harold I. Bo
Charles B. Murray
District of Columbia
James M. McInerney
William Amory Underhill
Clark
J. Howard McGrath
McInerney
Holmes Baldridge
Joseph C. Duggan
British Describe New Killer Nerve Gases
The British Ministry of Supply outlines new nerve gases that leave no warning of presence and can cause rapid incapacity or death. An article by Sir Harry Garner for the Defense Advisory Board notes rapid absorption by inhalation, skin contact, or ingestion and cautions about eye exposure and high vapor concentrations.
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London
Ministry of Supply
Harry Garner
Britain
Ceepucel Defense Advisory Board
Food Price Index Dips From Peak as Fresh Produce Drops
The government index of retail food prices slipped six tenths of a percent in the two weeks ended July 28 as lower fruit and vegetable costs offset small increases in other foods. The index stood at 233.7 percent of the 1935-39 average, just below the record peak.
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Washington
Bureau of Labor Statistics
No Privacy For Ladies In Kokomo Disorder Case
Norma Jean Turley, 32, charged with disorderly conduct, locked in bathroom, undressed, jumped in tub when police knocked. Patrolman Braden testified she said she would come out when ready. Door hinges removed. she dressed and appeared in court. Judge Bolinger fined $10 and costs and ordered 10 days jail.
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Kokomo
Ind
Norma Jean Turley
Harold Braden
Donald Bolinger
Bolinger
Stevenson Tightens Grip as Campaign Fights On
Democratic nominee Adlai Stevenson strengthens control by naming Stephen A. Mitchell to head the D N C and placing a key lieutenant in charge. Eisenhower and Dulles frame foreign policy as the central campaign issue while a third party movement grows in Chicago amid dissatisfaction with both major parties. McKellar loses bid for another Senate term to Albert Gore and Gordon Browning is defeated by Frank G. Clement.
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Adlai Stevenson
Dwight Eisenhower
Stevenson
Stephen A. Mitchell
Chicago
Democratic National Committee
Illinois
Wilson Wyatt
Louisville
Denver
John Foster Dulles
Eisenhower
Sen
Richard Nixon
California
Wife Kills Ex Marine On Third Attempt
Atlanta police booked 35 year old Mary Helen Shattles for murder after she shot and killed her ex husband Dan Webster Shattles 33 plant manager while he slept on a sofa. The couple had prior shootings and an aggravated assault charge had been filed and withdrawn.
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Atlanta
Dan Webster Shattles
Shattles
Mary Helen Shattles
Bruunette
Mary Helen Manus
Miami
Fla
Acheson Optimistic After ANZUS Talks In Honolulu
Secretary of State Dean Acheson and aides left Honolulu after a week long conference aimed at strengthening the ANZUS security pact with Australia and New Zealand. He said the meeting was most successful and expressed optimism about the Washington talks.
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San Francisco
Dean Acheson
Washington
Honolulu
U. S
Australia
New Zealand
Acheson
Bank Robbery in Grand Blanc Nets $4594
FBI joined state and county police in pursuit of a gunman and a confederate chauffeur who escaped with $4594 from the Grand Blanc First State and Savings Bank. A gray 1951 Pontiac abandoned west of town and a maroon Buick were linked to the crime. A six foot tall man entered at 2 p.m. and ordered teller Mrs. Lynette Kipp to fill a valise with cash.
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Grand Blanc
Mich
FBI
First State and Savings Bank of
Holly
Federalse Insurance Corp
Peirce
Us-10
Donald W. Over
Lynette Kipp
Brannan Sees No Large Rise in Food Costs From Drought
Agriculture Secretary Brannan says a widespread drought will not cause a food shortage or major price increase. He cites offsetting North and South production and calls Arnall's higher price forecast an opinion with local effects only. He expects any local price rise to be psychological rather than real.
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Washington
Brannan
CBS
Southeast
New England
Ellis Arnall
Moro outlaw leader Takulong surrenders to police
Manila report says Hadji Takulong, a notorious Moro outlaw, surrendered unconditionally to Defense Secretary Ramon Magsaysay. The move advances the army effort to restore order in the Sulu Archipelago where Moro bandits have roamed unchecked.
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Manila
Hadji Takulong
Defense
Ramon Magsaysay
Philippine News Service
Takulong
Philippine Army
Sulu
Bride With No Past Finds Bright Future In Marriage
Charlotte report tells how Carolyn Bigham Daniel who recovered from meningitis and relearned schooling married Gwyn Daniel of Ardmore Oklahoma. The couple’s romance began with letters after she regained memory and health, culminating in a newspaper wedding notice.
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Charlotte
N.C
Carolyn Bigham Daniel
Carolyn
Gwyn Daniel
Ardmore
Oklo
Gwyn
Oklahoma
Third Party Bears Head In Chicago
About 100 people opposed to the Democratic and Republican parties met in Chicago and voted to form a third party. Led by Mrs. Suzanne Stevenson of Connecticut, head of the Minute Women of the United States, the rump session followed a larger meeting sponsored by Operation America and Minute Women of Maryland. The group debated timing but Stevenson’s faction pressed to organize now, citing concern over socialism in both major parties. Kirby Walker of Chicago, a Freedom Club member, commented on ideological anxieties among attendees.
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Chicago
Suzanne Stevenson
Connecticut
Minute Women of
United States
Operation America
Washington
D.C
Maryland
Stevenson
Kirby Walker
The
Freedom Club
All For The Best Says He As Girl Puts MPs On Him
Frederick Clegg a 23 year old Army private was arrested by military police outside a London subway station after his girlfriend Lynn Dove failed to appear for a date. He was court martialed and sentenced to five months in prison for desertion while Dove had tipped police. Clegg vowed to marry Lynn after his release, calling her wonderful.
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All For the Best
London
Frederick Clegg
Clegg
Lynn Dove
Lynn
Rhee to Receive 2300 Dollar Salary for Term
South Korean President Syngman Rhee will be inaugurated for a second term next Friday. He is paid an annual salary of about 2300 dollars, with a 2500 dollar tax-free allowance, 5800 dollars for office expenses, and additional allowances including a monthly expense fund, a government furnished rent-free home, and a rice ration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pusan
Korea
Syngman Rhee
Rhee
Bulgaria accuses Greece of shelling Gamma island
The Bulgarian government charged Greece with provocative and aggressive actions on the Greek Bulgarian border. A formal protest to the United Nations stated shells and mines fell on Bulgarian territory during Greece's Thursday attack on Gamma island in the Evros River. Greek forces reported mortars and machine guns to repel a Bulgarian patrol, while acting premier Venizelos called the incident local in character.
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United Nations, N. Y
Bulgaria
Greece
Gamma
United Nations
Mintcho Neytchev
VU N
Evros
U. S S
Neytchev
Athens
U. N
Gamma Island
Sophocles Venizelos
Police Jails Pallbearers Of Bet Boss In Chicago
Police arrested five pallbearers at Theodore Roe funeral and ordered 14 syndicate suspects, including Jack Guzik and Tony Accardo, questioned about Roe’s murder. Lt. John Golden said close associates may hold key details. Roe, a reputedly wealthy gambler, was killed Monday night near his South Side residence.
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Chicago
Theodore Roe
John Golden
Homicide Bureau
Roe
South Side
Old Capone Page
Jack
Greasy Thumb) Guzik
Tony Accardo
Old Capone
Racketeers Back In Operation in Capital, Commissioner Says
District Commissioner F Joseph Donohue says criminals who fled during Senate Crime Committee inquiries have resumed activity in Washington. He noted police and senator investigations had halted vice but recent arrests of gambling and narcotics agents show criminals are operating again.
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Washington
Senate Crime Committee
F. Joseph Donohue
Metropolitan Police
Submarine sightings reported in Philippine waters
Unconfirmed reports circulate that unidentified submarines were seen in Philippine territorial waters in the Southern Philippines. Headquarters officials say there has been no official confirmation of the sightings.
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Manila
Philippine
Philippines
May Won’t Face Deportation Says Attorney General
Attorney General McGranery announced he sees no reason to deport Karl A Latva of Wendell New Hampshire a 49 year old Finnish textile worker who testified he once joined the Communist Party in 1934 and gave 90 cents to a labor group The FBI will review his case Latva’s sons Carl and Paul two World War II veterans praised the decision and expressed hope their father will be cleared
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Washington
McGranery
Karl A. Latva
Wendell
N. H
FBI
Latva
Communist Party
Boston
Carl
Paul
Guild, N. H
Escape report shrouds fate of Hvasta a Czechoslovak escape
John Hvasta, a Hillside New Jersey native and naturalized American citizen, reportedly escaped from Leopoldov Prison on January 2. U.S. officials probe through diplomatic and intelligence channels while Hvasta’s whereabouts remain unknown. His mother fears a trap as Vienna and the American zone lie nearby across the Danube.
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Washington
John Hvasta
Czechoslovakia
Leopoldov
United States
Hillside
N. J
Hvasta
New York
Michael Hvasta
Vienna
Danube
Associated Press
William Oatis
Oatis
State Department
Prague
Foreign Office
Bratislava
Huks Suffer Heavy Losses in Luzon Clashes
Thirteen Communist Huks were killed yesterday in a series of encounters with Army and police forces amid heavy monsoon rains across central and Southern Luzon.
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Manila
Luzon
Mediators Plan Meeting on NYC Row
Federal mediators plan a Monday meeting in New York with union leaders and New York Central Railroad officials to avert a threatened strike on lines east of Buffalo. The walkout was set for 1 p.m. EST, tied to a two year dispute over back pay and working conditions involving the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers, Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen, and the Order of Railway Conductors.
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New York
New York Central Railroad
Buffalo
Cleveland
Railway Mediation’ Board
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
The
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen
Order of Railway Conductors
Meteor Shower May Stir Reports On New Saucers
Astronomer Robert R. Coles of the Hayden Planetarium says meteor showers will light the skies nightly through Aug. 13 if clear, likely boosting flying saucer reports around Aug. 12 as the Perseid display appears to converge on Perseus. The dust particles pose no harm.
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New York
Robert R. Coles
Perseus
Coles
Cab driver indicted after aiding San Francisco bank robbery
Anthony Gelini, a 44 year old San Francisco cab driver once hailed as a local hero, is now indicted on charges of aiding and abetting a bank robber, receiving stolen funds, and transporting them across state lines. The federal case follows the Will robbery and involves other suspects including Sidney Dubony.
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San Francisco
Anthony Gelini
Gelini
Charles Frederick Will
Will
Pittsburgh
Sidney Dubony
Walter Blomberg
Reno
Dubony
UN Bombers Stepping Up Raids in North Korea
U S Fifth Air Force reports Sabre pilots shot down a Communist MIG, marking the 19th kill in six days. Allied planes suffer four ground-fire losses and four for unknown causes, while 19 MIGs were damaged. B29 raids hit Singosan yards as ground forces launch a bold, four hour raid southeast of Yang.
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Seoul
Korea
U. S
Fifth Air Force
North Korea
Haeju Peninsula
38Th Parallel
Panemunjon
Red Force
Heber M. Butler
Route 1
Garland
Utah
U. N
Glenn O. Barcus
Singosan
A Man's World Women Puff For Pipe In Contest
Two New York women compete today for the international long distance pipe smoking title. They join about 400 male contestants including Hug Gnam Jr. and Mrs Kay Alderman. Paul Spaniola, 39, holds the title and is a father of nine.
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Long Beach
Calif
New York
Hug Gnam Jr
Jefferson Valley
Kay Alderman
Peekskill
Paul Spaniola
Ie Ag Mich
Forniola
Oomber
Alderman
Polish Sejm elections set for October 26
London Warsaw radio reports Poland will hold Sejm elections on Sunday October 26. The council of state decision was signed by President Boleslaw Bierut.
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London
Warsaw
Poland
Council of State
Boleslaw Bierut
Carnival worker dies in tracks contest near Huntington
Virgil E. Burkhart, 25, joined the show last month in Washington Pennsylvania. He was fatally injured when a Baltimore and Ohio passenger train knocked him more than 100 feet during a contest to stay on the tracks as a train approached. Coroner Robert Barrett confirmed the death and noted another worker was involved but unnamed.
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Huntington
W. Va
Robert Barrett
Baltimore and Ohio
Virgil E. Burkhart
Washington
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Elatives
Mabele Smith
Ardmore, Oklo
Daniel
Bears
Jets
Bet Boss
By John M. Hightower
Nyc Row
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Karesh
William C. Barnard
U.S
Eighth Army
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