Police Find Ammo Dump In New York
Westchester County police raided an abandoned airfield station in Mamaroneck and seized about two truckloads of napalm grenades rifle grenades bazooka shells rifle clips gunpowder parachute flares and napalm powder. Three men including munitions dealer Alfred Manheim were arrested as investigators linked the cache to a Cuban revolutionary plot.
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Mamaroneck
N. Y
Westchester County
Newark City
Alfred Manheim
John E. Hoy
Asst
Dist
Atty
Morton Edmiston
Manheim
Carlos Piio Socarras
Cuba
Prio Socarras
Ges
Fulgencio Batista
Batista
Prio Pdocarras
Mexico
Miami
Fla
Plush Park Avenue
New York City
Frank Connell
Brooklyn
Connell
Jose Duarte
Yonkers
Hoy
Duarte
Two Die As Jet Crashes In Japan
A United States Air Force F-94 jet interceptor crashed in Hakata Bay near Kuoka on Kyushu, Japan. The two crew members were killed and bodies recovered by a rescue craft. Next of kin notifications pending.
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Japan
Tokyo
Air Force Headquarts
Hakata Bay
Kuoka
Kyushu
Next
Weather Shapes Korean Front as Allied Air Strikes Continue
Allied warplanes swept north of the battleline under freezing skies and bombed Communist positions from the Western Front to the Haejyu Peninsula while low clouds later limited strikes. Rifle fire and mortar actions persisted as temperatures plunged below zero and snow fell in western areas. A Chinese unit attacked east of Wire Hill, driving back after artillery support, and ground clashes near Panmunjom saw nine Chinese killed and seven wounded before the Allied raiders withdrew. Propaganda leaflets and loudspeakers continued on White Horse Mountain amid ongoing front-line activity.
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Seoul
Haejyu
North Korea
Yalu River
Manchuria
Wire Hill
East Central Front
Panmunjom
White Horse Mountain
Eisenhower Ammunition Shortages Highlighted in Korea
General officers testified that Korea faced ongoing ammunition rationing and supply problems. Maj. Gen. William O. Reeder said units were forced to conserve as commanders used up on hand stock. Lt. Gen. Palmer stated current stocks are sufficient but a large offensive would demand more.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Korea
William O. Reeder
Williston B. Palmer
Army
Twins Separated At Head In Historic Operation
Chicago AP report says Brodie twins Roger Lee and Rodney Dee remain in critical but alive condition after a 12 hour 40 minute separation surgery. Roger Lee is unconscious and described as very precarious. Rodney Dee shows partial improvement but remains critical. Doctors warn the critical period may last four to six days. The mother Marjorie Brodie calls the outcome a miracle. University bulletin notes no major change in the past day.
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Chicago
Roger Lee
University of Illinois
Rodney Dee
Marjorie Brodie
Rodney
Yule Spirit Shines Bright In Park Ridge
Park Ridge residents raise aid for 27 year old polio victim Mary Elizabeth Kitsmiller facing eviction for $95 monthly rent. More than $500 gathered from neighbors with a Lions Club start, while a community drive aims to buy the six room bungalow to keep her from moving. A Christmas tree and carol serenade from 25 men add holiday cheer.
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Chicago
Park Ridge
Mary Elizabeth Kitsmiller
James H. Sl
Kitsmiller
Marion Kitsmiller
Evanston
George Green
Alfred Haake
Wholesale Index Eases Off Again
The Bureau of Labor Statistics reports its wholesale price index fell three tenths of 1 percent in the week ended last Tuesday. The index stood at 109.3 percent of the 1947-49 average, with the drop largely due to a half percent decline in farm product prices.
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Washington
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Teenage Girls Charged In Pittsburgh Extortion Plot
FBI arrested two teenage girls aged 14 and 15 for attempting to extort 30000 from H J Heinz and Arthur Rooney. The pair wrote 10 letters threatening Heinz's and Rooney's children and tried to pick up a supposed $12000 payoff at a Northside park. They were arraigned on federal extortion charges and remanded to parental custody.
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Pittsburgh
FBI
H. J. Heinz
Arthur Rooney
Pittsburgh Steelers
Fred Hallford
Hallford
Rooney
Heinz
U. S
Little Girl Unaware Parents Gone In Arkansas Fire
In Enola Arkansas mourning families buried eight members of the John Hilton Bryant family after a kerosene explosion destroyed their three room home. The children Johnny Jean Ronnie Billie Patsy and Ruth Ann were laid to rest with the parents Marie and Bryant. Shirley the oldest surviving child suffered burns and is expected to recover as doctors withhold the news of the tragedy until she is safe.
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Enola
Ark
John Hilton Bryant
Bryant
Marie
Johnny
Jean
Ronnie
Billie
Patsy
Ruth Ann
Bryants
Shirley
Little Rock
Daddy
Mommie
New Jersey Drops 84 Manslaughter Charges Over Train Wreck
New Jersey dismissed 84 manslaughter indictments against the Pennsylvania Railroad linked to the 1951 Woodbridge wreck that killed 85 people. Middlesex County Prosecutor Alex Eber said pursuing trials would cost taxpayers over 25,000 dollars per indictment, with max penalties of 1,000 dollars.
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New Brunswick
N. J.P
Reds Seek Five-Power Peace Pact At Vienna Congress
The communist backed world peace congress urged a five power conference and a peace pact among the United States, Russia, Britain, France and Red China. It backed simultaneous disarmament talks and a Korea ceasefire without prisoner settlement, plus an end to fighting in Malaya and Indochina and resumption of East–West trade.
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Vienna
Austra
World Peace Congress
United States
Russia
Britain
France
Korea
Malaya
Indochina
Estern
Penny Pinch Costs Kentucky Postmistress Penny
Uniontown Kentucky postmistress Mrs Don Greenwell paid 35 to recover a penny she dropped inside the post office safe. The coin jammed the lock and she could not open the safe until it was removed.
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Uniontown
Don Greenwell
Military plane crashes near Moses Lake with crew details unclear
Bulletin from Moses Lake Washington reports a large military aircraft crash nearby today. Unofficial counts exceed ten aboard, with authorities not yet confirming exact crew numbers or casualties.
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Moses Lake
Wash
Second Ex-Convict Arrested By FBI In Brink's Theft
Boston AP reports the FBI holds a second man linked to the $1,219,000 Brink's holdup of Jan 17, 1950. The unnamed 37-year-old allegedly possessed about $60,000 of the loot. Earlier affidavits named Joseph O'Keefe. grand jury contends with contempt charges against several witnesses.
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FBI
Brink
Boston
FBI Today
U. S
George F. Garrity
Joseph “Specs
O'Keefe
Federal Building
William T. McCarthy
Thomas F. Richardson
Vincent Costa
Richardson
Costa
Adolph “Jazz
Maffie
John W. Daley
Edward A. Bennett
McCarthy
Atty. Garrity
Taft Sure Of Getting Senate Post
Senator Taft of Ohio is near unanimous support for the Republican floor leadership in the Senate with Sen Bridges and Sen Knowland signaling they are not pursuing the post. Carlson indicated President-elect Eisenhower favors Taft and aims to avoid a split, while Taft voiced his availability as Bridges and Knowland withdraw from the race. Bridges favors Appropriations chair and temporary president roles.
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Sen
Taft
Ohio
Senate
Bridges
R-Nh
Knowland
R-Calif
Carlson
Byan
Eisenhower
Martin P. Durkin
Durkin
Chicago
Thomas E. Dewey
New York
Endower
Oakland
Calif
United Republican Party
Senate Appropriations Committee
Justice The Hard Way in San Francisco War Captain Convicted
A war decorated Army captain David Gorgol was tried for armed robbery and assault after firing at a taxi driver on January 10. The bullet lodged in a cigarette lighter, saving the cabbie’s life. A Superior Court jury convicted him after discounting his epilepsy defense. minutes later he collapsed and was rushed to Letterman Army Hospital.
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San Francisco
David Gorgol
Rial
Letterman Army Hospital
Soviet veto likely to block six UN membership bids
United Nations Special Political Committee endorsed Japan Libya Jordan and three Indochinese states for UN membership. Western powers hailed the vote while the Soviet bloc opposed a package deal that would bring in 14 applicants, including Finland and Ireland. The package failed 28-20 with 11 abstentions. individual country votes showed Japan 48-5, Indochinese states 38-5, Libya and Jordan under Arab sponsorship, and the Soviet bloc voting against both. Security Council remains the final hurdle where Russia is expected to veto.
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Osgood Caruthers
United Nations
N. Y
U. N
Japan
Libya
Jordan
Fulyn
Security Council
Russia
Romania
Hungary
Albania
Bulgaria
Outer
Mongolia
Poland
U. S
Finland
Ireland
Austria
Portu
Italy
Nepal
Ceylon
Soviet Bloc
Former New Jersey Governor admits aiding jailed gambler message
Former Gov. Harold G. Hoffman testified before New York Crime Commission that he offered to help ex-convict and fight manager Aniello Ercole smuggle a note to imprisoned gambler Joe Adonis. He said he did not know Ercole’s criminal record or that Hoffman’s contact knew Adonis, and he claimed no acquaintance with Adonis. The hearing focused on waterfront rackets and Anastasia’s ties to killings, with Hoffman admitting the taped calls showing discussions of passing a message to Adonis.
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Eugene Levin
New York
Harold G. Hoffman
New Jersey
Joe Adonis
Hoffman
Garden State
Aniello Ercole
Adonis
New York State Crime Commission
Crime Commission
Hudson River
Rand
Lord High
Brooklyn
Murder, Inc
Anastasia
Peter Panto
Lyndhurst
N. J
William O'Dwyer
U. S
Mexico
Edward A. Heffernan
O'Dwyer
The
Panto
Mexico City
O’dwyer
Bergen County
Harry L. O‘towe
Ercole
Canadian Ship Limps To Port
The 10,000-ton freighter Maplecove with 62 crew members limped toward Vancouver powered by a damaged rudder after mid Pacific repairs. Escort duties by Island Sovereign will resume if the ship maintains speed as the pair close 500 miles off the British Columbia coast awaiting a Sunday meeting.
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Vancouver, &. C
Vancouver
Pacific
Mapiecove
Island Sovereign
British Columbia
Sovereign
Yokohama
Here
Youngsters Die In Fire In Birmingham Home
Two Black children perished when a frame house burned down last night in Birmingham. Fire Chief Hoyt Ayers identified the victims as Juliet Simms, 12, and her brother Davis, 8, with the cause of the blaze still undetermined.
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Birmingham
Hoyt Ayers
Juliet Simms
Davis
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Reds
Bulletin
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Albert J Anastasia
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