Bribery Case Hits U S Army MPs in Europe
In Munich two American military police were convicted and two more arrested in a major bribery case linked to a Fräulein Yetta Winter who boasted of profits from importing American cigarettes into Germany. Pfc William E Brown and Sgt Elmer K Poeers face trials, while Corp James C Schneider and Pfc Roscoe E Stephens received prison terms and dishonorable discharges for a $1000 bribe on cross-border cigarette trafficking.
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Army
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Austria
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Roscoe E Stephens
Berchtesgaden
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Schneider
Stephens
Gets Stung Plenty Big Stone City Bees
Grover Lothrop, a state bee inspector, has endured 504 stings this year while inspecting 12 264 bee colonies in Big Stone City Ss D. UP reports his tough work with bees and the dangers of the job.
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Grover Lothrop
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Truman bearable pay eyed as Congress weighs pension
Speaker Rayburn said Congress will act before January 2 to raise the presidents emoluments or provide a pension. He noted Truman has trimmed the White House food bill to about 2000 dollars monthly and still has only 4200 dollars left from a 75000 salary for clothes and living. A presidential pension bill proposing 25000 dollars yearly was introduced, with Herbert Hoover currently the only eligible former president.
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Rayburn
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Truman
White House
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DNY
Herbert Hoover
Red Week in Boston at Theaters Reports Non Soviet Influence
In Boston, theatrical folk deny Soviet influence while listing shows in city theaters. The programs include Ded Shoes Red Gloves Red Mill and Red River with A Southern Yankee featuring Red Skelton also playing.
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Red Gloves
Red Mill
Red River
Red Skelton
100 Percent Guarantee for GEO MINERAL at Castell Drugs
An advertisement urges trying GEO MINERAL with a seven day trial at Castell Drugs. It promises a full refund if not satisfied and claims the product can improve health, energy, appetite, sleep, work, and enjoyment, inviting mail orders.
Golden Bird puzzle clues and answers across grid
A crossword style list presents horizontal and vertical clues from Golden Bird with numbered items and near misses. Entries include feathered friend color patterns removal awakening readiness mythic titan Greek prefix new obstructions seating Georgia Tellurium symbol structural unit parent mixed type and many more clues across two orientations.
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Substitute For Labor Law To Be Ready Soon
Washington AP reports Representative Lesinski says a complete replacement for the Taft Hartley Act will be ready for Congress before month’s end. He notes the bill will be new and workable, depending on the President’s request and House committee organization, with aims to satisfy both labor and management while avoiding a patchwork approach. AFL-CIO oppose a single package, urging repeal of Taft Hartley and reinstatement of Wagner Act with amendments. Green cautions lawmakers may retain many Taft Hartley provisions in any final bill.
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Pedestrians Facing Arrest By Police
YOUNGSTOWN O AP Chief Edward J. Allen ordered traffic patrolmen to crack down on careless pedestrians after two traffic deaths this year and a record 21 pedestrian deaths last year. He warned arrests under the state jay walking ban unless accidents drop.
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Edward J. Allen
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New WLIO Manager Named as Croft Succeeds White
John M. Croft named manager of Pottery Broadcasting Company's WLIO station in East Liverpool succeeding Paul White who resigns to pursue advertising work. Croft is from Washington Pennsylvania and previously worked at WFLB Fayetteville North Carolina.
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Paul White
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WFLB
Fayetteville
N.C
West Virginia widow wins 31000 on Hit The Jackpot
Mrs Cleo M Weston a 64 year old widow who runs a small restaurant in Grafton West Virginia won 31000 in prizes on the Hit The Jackpot program She said she guessed the secret saying After you my dear Alphonse and her win brought a crowd to her restaurant Her prizes include land in Florida a house a new car and trips to New Orleans and South America The secret saying clues have aired for six weeks and she was notified from a New York studio.
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Cleo M. Weston
Alphonse
New York
Florida
New Orleans
South America
Youth Admits Killing Two at Hotchkiss Ranch
Richard Guy Pruett, 16, signed a statement admitting he shot two women to death and seriously wounded his half brother at a ranch home near Hotchkiss. He cited grievances over radio programs and chores. George Morris was wounded in the jaw. his wife Laura and sister-in-law Edith Janlorina died from .22 caliber shots. Sheriff Wilcox said a murder charge would likely be filed today.
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Cold
Richard Guy Pruett
George Morris
Laura
Edith Janlorina
Leonard Wilcox
Pruett
Hotchkiss
Robbery at Ohio Loan Company in Downtown Cleveland
Two young gunmen robbed the Ohio Loan Company in downtown Cleveland yesterday netting $400 after distracting the clerk with casual chatter while the other took the cash. The firm’s manager, W. J. Courley, said an undisclosed amount was banked earlier. A separate note mentions the dog's domestication history and wolf ancestry.
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Ohio Loan Company
W. J. Courley
Lover’s Quarrel Ends in Suicide at Home
Detroit AP reports 15 year old Donna Joyce, daughter of a patrolman, shot herself with her father’s revolver after a quarrel with 17 year old Bobby. A farewell note requested she be dressed in a black sweater and gray skirt with Bobby’s ring around her neck. The city’s limited area of New York supply plays no direct role in the tragedy.
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