Bank Robber Defends Wife Involved In $114000 Bank Holdup
David Almeida, a confessed bank robber, says his wife had no role in the New Orleans raid and was asleep during planning and execution. FBI reports allege she helped plan, provided bags, and aided in dividing loot. she faces accessory after the fact charges while Almeida fights first degree murder warrants.
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David Almeida
New Orleans
Hibernia National Bank
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Almeida
D. K. Brown
FBI
Philadelphia
Cecil Ingling
Almeidas
Brown
U S
H. A. Horn
State Department Plan Could Be Overhauled In Reorganization
A proposed shake-up aims to tighten day to day operations by creating four assistant secretaries for regional policy and adding three or four more for public relations economic affairs and UN duties. The plan contemplates a permanent administration undersecretary while keeping two undersecretaries overall.
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State Department
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Truman
United States
Europe
Latin America
Far East
Middle East
Africa
United Nations
Germany
Japan
Norman Armour
Willard Thorp
George Allen
Robert A. Lovett
De Valera Back Home to Tour American Cities
American born Eamon De Valera arrived in New York for his first U S visit in 18 years ahead of St Patrick's Day. He will tour several large cities until about April 6 after stepping down as Ireland prime minister. De Valera said Ireland will cooperate with other nations and that he plans no new engagements.
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Eamon de Valera
Eire
de Vlera
de Valera
Shannon
LaGuardia Field
John Costello
Ireland
New England
DeValera
Cleveland Man Tricked Then Loses $8,000
A Pocahontas Oil collector, Thomas F. Conroy, 49, was robbed on Clark Ave bridge when a car signalled a flat tire ruse. A gun was used to threaten him as robbers grabbed a paper bag with cash and checks from Pocahontas distributing points. Earlier a bank messenger was robbed of 20,900.
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Pocahontas Oil
Clark Ave
Thomas F. Conroy
Hunt Goes On For Three Men Lost In Boat
Planes and surface craft searched again in the southeastern Florida offshore area for three men missing since Friday after fishing near Craig aboard a 16 foot boat. Jockey Albert Snider of Miami Donald Frazier of Toronton Canada and C H Tobe Trotter of Miami disappeared when a sudden Friday storm with 48 mph winds hit. Snider won the Flamingo Stakes in 1947 aboard Faultless and rode Citation last month before Calumet Farm released him.
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Fla
Coast Guard
Albert Snider
Donald Frazier
Toronton
Canada
C. H
Tobe) Trotter
Florida ‘Mainland
Evelyn
Craig
Snider
Forme
Alvin Snider
Citation
Calumet Farm
Doug Dodson
Films banned by Czech Reds
The Czechoslovak government bans films by Stars due to anti Communist testimony before HUAC last October. Pictures starring Adolphe Menjou Gary Cooper Robert Montgomery Robert Taylor and Ginger Rogers are barred here along with Sergeant York and several others. A Russian film Salute To Moscow plays in two top theaters as Hungary imposes a similar ban earlier.
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Haveeen
Czechoslovakia
House Committee On UnAmerican
Adolphe Menjou
Gary Cooper
Robert Montgomery
Robert Taylor
Ginger Rogers
Sergeant York
Hungary
Moscow
Finland to discuss pact with Soviet Union in Moscow talks
Finland's cabinet votes to begin negotiations with the Soviet Union on a mutual cooperation treaty. Talks could be held in Moscow or Helsinki, with delegation details not disclosed. Public opinion splits between favoring a full military alliance and opposing it amid parliamentary framing.
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Finland
Russia
Moscow
Stalin
Julio Paasikivi
Paasikivi
Hungary
Romania
Ussr
Popular Front
Soviet Union
Two American Women Slain in Saigon Jeep Ambush
Paris based communiqué via AP reports two American women employed at the U S consulate general in Indochina were found shot to death in a dry river bed after a jeep was driven there and set on fire. Their bodies showed bullet wounds to the head with attackers fleeing the scene. No motive explained yet.
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Saigon
U.S
Indochina
Jeanne R. Shewes
Lydia Ruth James
Fourteen Rescued From Grounded Norfolk Motorship
Fourteen crewmen were taken off the helpless motorship Norfolk by breeches buoy early today, with rescue craft standing by to take off the seven remaining aboard. Seas remained heavy near buoy No. 6 near Beaudort Inlet where the ship was aground and leaking, while lifeboats from Fort Macon and Cape Lookout Coast Guard stations evacuated the others to Fort Macon. One crewman had been rescued late yesterday.
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N. C
Norfolk
Beaudort Inlet
Fort Macon
Cape Lookout Coast Guard
Ammonia Blast Damages Toledo Dairy Plant Again
An ammonia explosion at the Dairy Company plant in Toledo occurred at 5 55 am today mirroring the February 20 blast that killed two and injured 25. No injuries today but three workers were rescued from the third floor by firefighters after becoming trapped by gas. Early damage estimates exceed 100000 dollars.
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Toledo
A. B. Endsley
Man Kills Mother in Kingston Hatchet Slaying
Kingston police say 26 year old Navy veteran William Davis killed his mother with a hatchet, claiming she was “too good to live.” He is held without charge while authorities decide next steps. Police describe the case as strange and Davis as having a sick mind.
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Kingston
David Gos
William Davis
Marshall Presses House to Speed European Aid Plan
Secretary of State Marshall urged Speaker Martin to act on the European recovery plan with Undersecretary Lovett and Ambassador Lewis Douglas present. Martin said action could come by April 10 or soon after, with discussion of including China aid. De Gaulle called for a Western defense grouping to oppose Russia, suggesting Austria and a Ruhr regime as part of a broader European security framework. Senate preparations for Marshall Plan amendments continue amid calls to finish by April.
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Marshall
Martin
Lovett
Lewis Douglas U
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Comptegne
France
Charles de Gaulle
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Free States of Europe
Russia
Austria
Ruhr
Senator Wherry
Nebraska
Wherry
Senate
Congress
Czechoslovakia
Finland
D-Ga
Young Mother Slain Husband Arrested in Detroit Club
In River Rouge a man identified as Homer Caldwell was arrested after his 26 year old wife Lula Caldwell was shot to death at Col lidge Inn where about 100 watched three comedians perform. He was detained for questioning with no charges. Lula Caldwell had recently moved from Pike County Kentucky with two children.
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Detroit
River Rouge
Homer Caldwell
Lula Caldwell
Dorton
Caldwells
Pike County
Kentucky
Ouster Move At Hamilton Turned Down
Hamilton Ohio AP recall petitions for Mayor Edward Beckett were rejected after City Law Director Charles Schwalm ruled recall provisions unconstitutional. The action sought removal and a successor amid controversy over the suspension of City Manager Frank R. Buechner and related council disputes.
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Edward Beckett
City Law
Charles F. Schwalm
Citizens Steering Committee
Beckett
K. Lewis Hackley
Frank R. Buechner
Frank Rosendahl
Vincent Emminger
Andrew Bruck
Buechner
Schwalm
Hackley
Ohio
City of
Kentucky Mayor Dies By Gunshot At Home
Corbin, Ky. mayor Ernest W. Williams, 49, died yesterday from a pistol wound to the head. Deputy Coroner Harvey Moses said the coroner’s verdict was death by gunshot. Mrs. Williams found him in their home after returning from church. he had been despondent. Williams began a four year mayoral term in January 1946.
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Corbin
Ernest W. Williams
Harvey Moses
Connecticut Governor Dies After Heart Embolism
The 60-year-old Republican governor died in Hartford Hospital from a heart blood clot. A family funeral will be held at Wesleyan University, where he was president from 1925 to 1943, followed by a memorial at the state capitol. Lieutenant Governor James C Shannon to take oath today.
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Middletown
State Capitol
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New York City
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Wesleyan
Knox College
Galesburg
Ill
Whoin
Dartmouth College
Office of Strategic Services
OSS
United China Relief, Inc
Navy
James C Shannon
Sun Oil Probes Rocky Mountain Oil Fields
Philadelphia based Sun Oil Company expands exploration for crude oil in Wyoming Utah Colorado and northern New Mexico as part of a program to uncover new sources. Vice President John G. Pew announced the hunt for oil bearing structures across the region.
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Sun Oil Company
Rocky Mountain
Sun
John G. Pew
Pew
Wyoming
Utah
Colorado
New Mexico
City Solicitor Seeks Exit from City Manager Post
Fred J. Schatzmann acting city manager and city attorney has tendered his resignation. Marvin D. Clark confirms the report and says Schatzmann may take a full time manager role but has not decided. Schatzmann wants more time for private law practice but will remain city attorney. The commission may discuss his resignation this week as the Middletown meeting shifts to Thursday night.
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Fred J. Schatzmann
Marvin D. Clark
Journal
Schatzmann
Clark
Commission
Middletown
Ymca Law School
Columbus
Sardinia
North High School
E. H. Dell
Cincinnati
Cleveland
Pal Turns In Ohio Fugitive After 11 Years in Prison
An old friend in a bar tipped off police about a man who walked away from a Sandusky honor camp in 1936 after four years for burglary. He pled for a fresh start and said he now understands respectability with a wife and four children. Authorities plan to hand him to the reformatory.
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Alse
Ted
Sandusky
Los Angeles
Reformatory
Peron Backers Lead Early In Argentina Local Races
AP reports early returns from yesterday's national elections show Peronist candidates ahead. Although official congressional counts start Wednesday in most provinces call, municipal results in the Rio Plata region and Jujuy show administration supporters winning.
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Buenos Aires
Juan D. Peron
Provinces
Rios
Jujuy
Dean Clarence Finfrock of Western Reserve Dies at 67
Cleveland AP reports Dean Clarence Millard Finfrock of Western Reserve University Law School died yesterday at age 67. Finfrock led the law faculty and contributed to academic administration and legal education in Cleveland.
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Cleveland
Clarence Millard Finfrock
Western Reserve University Law School
Qed
Truman to Meet Democratic Leaders Over Wallace South
President Truman will discuss party criticisms with Democratic leaders McGrath and Sullivan at the White House this afternoon. The talks likely cover anti-lynching, anti-poll tax and anti-discrimination laws and Wallace's appeal in northern cities. Republicans eye New Hampshire primary as Dewey Stassen contest looms and talk of a possible MacArthur bid emerges.
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Truman
White House
Sen
J. Howard McGrath
Democratic National Committee
Gael Sullivan
Charles G. Ross
South
Mr. Truman
Henry Wallace
New Hampshire
York
E. Stassen
Minnesota
Charles Tobey
Arthur V
Mich
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Ohio Wallace Backers Fight Over Campaign
Ohio Wallace supporters split into two factions after a meeting to plot strategy for Henry A Wallace third party bid. Akron figures John Green and other United Labor Party leaders head one side, while the rival group claims the other aims to mismanage the campaign.
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Columbus
Henry A Wallace
Wallace
State
Akron
John Green
United Labor Party
Taft Backers Convene to Plot Ohio Strategy
Republican supporters of Robert A Taft met in Columbus to map Ohio strategy against Harold Stassen. Taft holds a favorite son endorsement from the state GOP while Stassen campaigns in 11 Ohio districts and a delegate at large race. Delegates are to be named in the May 4 primary. State GOP Chairman Fred and other leaders attended.
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Robert A. Taft
Taft
U. S
Ohico
Stassen
Minnesota
Ohio
GOP
Fred
Wallace forces clash over Ohio ballot access strategy
In Ohio a split emerged between Wallace loyalists and insurgents as a rump meeting was held by the Green-Thomas faction while newsmen were barred. Administrators claimed only nine or ten insurgents. supporters accused the group of disruption. The regular Wallace committee approved backing for liberal Democrats or Republicans aligned with Wallace's views.
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Wallace
Ohio
Green-Thomas Group
Armanent
Nathan R. Zahm
Louis Hahn
State Wallace Organization
Wallace Committee
Power Rivalry Blamed for World Unrest
Pope Pius XI says nations race for power blocks world return to economic order. He criticizes foreign trade policy as a political speculation and declares man treated as an article for exploitation. The remarks were made at a national conference on foreign trade.
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Vatican City
Pius XI
Hatch Seeks Federal Judge Post After Senate Run
Senator Hatch a veteran of 14 years in the Senate and author of a clean politics act shifted from reelection bid to seek a federal district judgeship in New Mexico. The post now held by Jorge Colin Neblett, who announced his retirement for July 1.
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Hatch
Senate
Federal District Judge
New Mexico
Jorge Colin Neblett
Neblett
Girl Murders Mother Then Slays Father
A 17 year old girl in Eminence Maine confessed to killing her mother Betty Jane Kroeger at home Tuesday and shooting her father in his store the next day Capt J Tandy said authorities found the couple dead after an argument and the girl said she killed her father while he slept to prevent discovery of the first slaying.
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Eminence
Betty Jane Kroeger
Highway Patrol
J. Tandy
Fred
Tandy
California Power Curtailment Hits Farms and Industry
drought stricken northern California faces a 3 percent cut in electricity use across farms, industries and businesses. Cattlemen warn herds may be butchered or moved out of state, threatening years to rebuild herds. fruit and nut growers fear orchards could die, endangering current and future crops. Weather remains clear with a steady forecast.
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San Francisco
California
Actress Martha Vickers Engaged to Press Agent A C Lyles
Hollywood gossip notes Martha Vickers and publicist A C Lyles are engaged after a party Saturday night. Vickers reportedly approved the match and Lyles suggested marriage with Vickers agreeing.
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Martha Vickers
A. C. Lyes
Lyles
Couve
Vickers
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