15 Are Arrested In Crackdown On Numbers Racket
A three state crackdown on a $50 million yearly numbers racket expanded with six arrests in New York after dawn and nine more in New Jersey and Cincinnati. The ring manipulated Cincinnati Clearing House totals to fix daily winning numbers. Anthony Strollo, Dennison Duble, and Daniel Zwillman were named among those charged. Authorities described the scheme and noted newspapers printed the base totals used to rig payouts.
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NEW York
Cincinnati, O
Anthony Strollo
Tony Bender
Frank S. Hogan
East
Newark
Daniel Zwillman
Abner
Longy
Wall Street
Cincinnati Clearing House Daily
Kean, Taylor and Company
Hogan
Duble
Cincinnati
New York Mirror
New York Journal American
Senate Debates Five Billion Foreign Aid Program Rift
The Senate clashed over the 5.723 billion dollar European Recovery Program second year funding. Senators Ellender and Lucas led confrontations over policy and amendments while McKellar and the Appropriations Committee pressed to keep foreign aid provisions intact.
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Washington
Senate
Committee
Lucas
Illinois
Ellender
D-La
Europe
Great Britain
Italy
Germany
Britain
Senate Appropriations Committee
McKellar
D-Tenn
Appropriations Committee
Claim Best Beer London Broadcast Sparks Beer Talk
AP reports in London the Macow radio aired beer ads claiming Russian beer is better and stronger than American beer. An official from the Soviet brewery industry told Moscow radio there, noting Russian beer is barley based while American beer is made from maize sorghum and even potato.
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London
Macow
Moscow Radio
Drowns In River Near Columbus While Fishing
Vern Hatcher aged 36 of Columbus drowned in the Scioto River when he lost his grip on a boat he was holding. His body was recovered about two hours later after he went fishing.
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Columbus, O
Vern Hatcher
Columbus
Scioto River
Hatcher
Jewelry Thieves Apprehended After Fifth Avenue Holdup
In New York two men fled Brand Chatillon Corp on Fifth Ave with 368 500 dollars in gems after a store stickup. A pistol shot and quick pursuit by a passing salesman and store staff led to a rapid capture and arrest of Joseph Quinn 36 and John Broderick 34.
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New York
Fifth Ave
Brand Chatillion Corporation
55Th St
Joseph Quinn
Seattle
Wash
John Broderick
Boston
Harry S. Fischer
Fischer
Quinn
Broderick
Plane Pilot Dives To Death After Terrorizing Stockton
Russell Gilman Higby, 23, son of a produce merchant, plummeted a Cessna from 2,000 feet over Stockton after weeks of despondency since his wife Beverly died in childbirth. He crashed into a cemetery near the city limits, body thrown 80 feet from impact, debris over 1500 feet, two daughters left behind. Higby had served as an ambulance driver in England during World War II.
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Russell Gilman Higby
Carlos Sousa
Higby
Russell Higby
Beverly
England
Death Penalty Paid By Slayer
Mah lon Wisecup, 49, condemned Highland County slayer, died in Ohio penitentiary electric chair for fatally shooting 72 year old Grant Nichols in Nichols home. He entered the death chamber calm, current began at 8 03 p m and he was pronounced dead at 8 10 p m by prison physicians. The first degree murder verdict followed April 7. The Rev K E Wall, Protestant chaplain, led the prayer as Wisecup walked to the chair.
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Columbus, O
Mahlon Wisecup
Highland County
Ohio Penitentiary
Wisecup
R. H. Brooks
E. S. Anderson
Grant Nichols
Nichols
K. E. Wall
Cohen Shooting Victim Near Death After Sunset Strip Ambush
Ned die Herbert, Henchman of Mickey Cohen, lay near death from shotgun wounds after a dawn attack on the Sunset Strip. A liver and spine surgery was planned. blood donations poured in as detectives questioned Anthony Trombino, a Kansas City ex-convict, in the case.
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Los Angeles
Neddie Herbert
Mickey Cohen
Herbert
Cohen
Harry Cooper
Dee David
Sunset Strip
Mickey
Kansas City
Anthony Trombino
Trombino
Drive Opens to Cut Arms Plan in Half
Republican backing of Western Europe arms aid presses to slash Truman’s request from 1.45 billion. Vandenberg and Dulles push an alternative plan with 77 million outlay for surplus equipment to NATO signers and 200 million more for new gear, plus 325 million for Greece and Turkey, totaling under half the original program.
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Washington
Western
Europe
Truman
Congress
Vandenberg
Rmich
Dulles
State Department
GOP
Vorys
Ohio
Greece
Turkey
Heat Wave to Continue Across The Nation
The heat and humidity persist from the southern plains to the Atlantic Coast with no relief in sight. Forecasters note possible cool breezes for Minnesota and nearby states but little relief for the central and southern regions. Thunderstorms bring localized damage from Wisconsin to Texas and Florida. In Pleasanton flash floods forced 50 families from homes as the Atascosa River rose dramatically.
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Associated Press
Atlantic
Weather Bureau
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Upper Michigan
Midwest
Iowa
New England
Pacific Coast
Texas Panhandle
Florida
Washington
Oregon
Texas
Pleasanton
Atascosa River
South Pleasanton
Revolution erupts in Quiet capital Ecuador
AP reports a revolution broke today in Quiet the capital of Ecuador with the government said to be in control of the situation Guayaquil remained quiet and calm through the crisis
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Elwyn R. Shaw
Chicago
Congress
Guayaquil
Ecuador
GOP seeks adjournment date data as 1946 act deadline nears
Washington AP reports House Republicans demand clarity on the July 31 adjournment deadline under the 1946 Congressional Reorganization Act. Leader Martin to press Rayburn on whether Democrats plan to extend the session beyond the date, amid war-time adjournment questions.
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Senate
House
Martin
Massachusetts
Rayburn
Congress
Boy 13 in Critical Condition After Suicide Attempt
Youngstown AP report on Frederick Hogler 13 from Mogadore near Akron who ran away, was held at a juvenile detention home, threatened a guard, and shot himself in the head. Police pursue weapon origin with notes suggesting in car and shower room finds.
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Youngstown
Frederick Hogler
Mogadore
Akron
Louis Hogler
J. Milton Hepler
Lausche vetoes quail measure in song bird protection fight
Gov. Frank Lausche rejected a bill to classify quail as game birds and remove song bird protection. The measure, revived by Lt. Gov. Nye and sportsmen groups, would have allowed propagation by the conservation department for 10 years with no hunting. Lausche also vetoed a tax exemption removal bill while signing a live stock and poultry remedies labeling law.
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Columbus
Frank J. Lausche
House
Senate
George D. Nye
Waverly
General Assembly
Department of Conservation
Production Decline Deepens Across U S Industries
Washington AP reports industrial output slid to a three year low in June after a three percent drop from May. Secretary Snyder, returning from abroad, said domestic conditions remain good despite the fall while Europe’s recovery accelerates, urging higher U S dollar earnings through increased sales.
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Washington
Federal Reserve Board
Europe
U.S
Armco Steel Plans $12 Million Plant Near East Works
Armco Steel Corporation board authorizes immediate construction of a $12 million steel making plant south of the East Works site. The facility will produce up to 400000 tons of ingots annually and employ more than 500 workers once in operation, marking the biggest new project in the Miami Valley in years.
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Miami Valley
Armco Steel Corporation
Charles R. Hook
Armco
Big East
Typhoon Hits Shanghai With Lives Lost And Town Flooded
Shanghai reels from a typhoon that battered the city for 25 hours. At least 18 to 19 people dead, 200000 homeless, streets flooded, and power lines down. Okinawa and U S bases report damage and relief plans while Shanghai braces for a new storm approaching Iwo Jima and Kobe.
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Shanghai
Okinawa
Chapei
Whangpoo
Yangtze
U. S
Air Force
Tokyo
Japan
Iwo Jima
Kobe
Weather Bureau
Pistol Caps Ignite In Youths Pocket
In Springfield Ohio nine year old Ted Rice sustained second degree burns on his right leg when pistol caps in his pocket ignited from a spark from a truck exhaust. His father Leland Rice reported the caps were ignited by the truck. Ted was in Springfield City Hospital for treatment.
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Springfield
Ted Rice
Ted
Leland Rice
Springfield City Hospital
Missing Will in Bottle Sought in Street to Estate
London lawyers investigate a California claim that a bottle found note may dispose of the 12 million estate of Mrs Daisy Alexander, who died in London in 1930. The note dated 1937 lacks location and witnessed signature.
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London
Daisy Alexander
Pacific
Alexander
Issac Singer
Ronald Cohen
Jack J. Wurm
Palo Alto
Cal
Ry Cohen
Share
Cohen
Wurm
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