Kefauver Group Presses Far-Reaching Crime Legislation
The Senate Crime Investigating Committee moved toward finalizing a report and pushing laws against organized crime. Compromise talks on extending the probe surfaced as witnesses faced contempt citations and O'Brien was held on a bond while Brink and others named the Cleveland syndicate in Kentucky gambling interests.
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Washington
Senate Crime Investigating Committee
Bond
Tobey
Kefauver
D-Tenn
James Brink
Cleveland Syndicate
Kentucky
Ohio River
Cincinnati
Brink
O’conor
O’brien
O'Brien
O'Conor
Congress
Senate
Morris Kleinman
Louis Rothkopf
Cleveland
Nevada
Spy Trial Nears Jury in Atomic Espionage Case
The first atomic espionage trial proceeds in federal court as jurors hear closing arguments and consider possible death sentences for Julius and Ethel Rosenberg and Morton Sobell. Judge Kaufman set a 9:30 a.m. start after six hours of summarizing by both sides.
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NEW York
Russia
Julius Rosenberg
Ethel
Morton Sobell
Irving R. Kaufman
Rosenbergs
Bribe Confession Ties Vice-Consul to Visa Scheme
A former Hong Kong vice consul, John Wayne Williams, admitted taking about $10,000 in bribes to speed Chinese visas. The State Department and Justice Department pursue cases, with other consulate staff also linked to homosexual aspects. About 100 Chinese entered the U.S. via these deals, though most were short visits or moved on. Names of the three other heterosexual cases were not released.
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Washington
Hong Kong
John Wayne Williams
State Department
Justice Department
Williams
Dirt Smear Robbers Swing Into Mt Pleasant Bank Robbery
Two dirt smeared young hoodlums robbed the People's Bank in Mt. Pleasant Ohio, getting about seven thousand dollars. Cashier Mil dred Jones kept a pistol but feared shots would fire back as the robbers mistimed their entry at nine, after the bank opened at 8:30.
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Steubenville
People’s Bank
Mt. Pleasant
Mildred Jones
Cucumbers Sell High At Pompano Beach Market
In Pompano Beach Florida Grade A cucumbers fetch 18.25 per bushel at the farmers market. Manager J L Warren notes this may top the prior record of 18 due to a cold weather shortage.
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Pompano Beach
Fla
J. L. Warren
Food Price Order Set For Today
Washington AP reports the government prepares a new price controls system covering about 60 percent of groceries. Two retail and one wholesale orders completed with issuance expected today. Rollbacks likely outnumber increases though prices may vary across 40 listed categories. Prices will shift from freezes to ceilings tied to cost changes, with later fixed dollar ceilings planned.
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Washington
OPS
Communist Police Fire On U S Tour Buses in Berlin
East German police opened fire on American tourists in downtown Berlin during a weekly Army sponsored tour. Twelve pistol shots hit a bus at the border between Soviet and Western sectors, breaking a window but injuring no one aboard. Washington demanded an immediate audience with Soviet authorities for an explanation.
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Berlin
U. S
Af Sergeant Quizzed In California Mystery
Riverside investigators report Air Force sergeant Lawrence J. Walker admitted sideswiping the car beside which Richard Cook an 18 year old was found shot to death. Deputy Walrath said Walker claimed he kept driving after the crash and knows nothing about Mrs Cook or the death. Evidence included green paint on Walker car matching Cook car and bumper bolts found at the scene. Walker is held on a concealed weapon charge.
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Riverside
Calif
Lawrence J. Walker
Air Force
Richard Cook
W. W. Walrath
Walker
Mrs. Cook
Air
Land
Walrath
Cook
March Air Force Base
Casey Refuses Names In Surplus Ships Deal
Casey refuses to name partners in the American Overseas Tanker Corporation tied to a surplus ships deal that yielded about 2.8 million dollars profit on a 20 thousand dollar investment. He argues the Banking subcommittee lacks authority to probe the matter, citing a fishing expedition and a Supreme Court view.
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Casey
Washington
Joseph E. Casey
Senate Banking
American Overseas Tanker Corporation
Wirges
RFC
Maritime Commission
Standard Oil Company
New Jersey
Supreme Court
Oliver Wendell Holmes
House
Massachusetts
Taft backs plan to combine troop resolutions in two houses
Senator Taft supports telescope of Senate two troop-to-Europe resolutions into a single two house measure requiring approval from both chambers. The move aims to give the plan force of law, though critics expect a close vote and a possible veto from President Truman remains unlikely. Senator Knowland accuses the State Department of undermining MacArthur and calls for clarity on his authority amid Korea tensions.
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Trey
Casey
RFC
Fulbright
D-Ark
Harry H. Vaughan
Senate
Vaughan
Truman
White House
Chicago
Washington
Taft
Ohio
Europe
Ameri 1
North Atlantic
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Congress
House
Bricker
Condon
Watkins
Utah
House Foreign Relations and Armed Services Committees
Knowland
Calif
State Department
Douglas MacArthur
Korea
MacArthur
Vandenberg Remains in Serious Condition at Home
Senator Vandenberg of Michigan stayed in a serious condition at his Grand Rapids home with his physician reporting no change. The update came from Dr. A B Smith reflecting medical status yesterday.
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Grand Rapids, Mich
Vandenberg
R-Mich
A. B. Smith
Citizens Association Wins Kansas City Municipal Election
In Kansas City, the Citizens Association defeated Democratic forces led by James Pendergast, keeping control of city government. Mayor William E. Kemp won a third term with 68,046 votes to Ben W. Swofford’s 55,413. the association secured eight of nine council seats in a nonpartisan vote. Kemp and Swofford are both Democrats.
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Kansas City
Citizens Association
James Pendergast
Pendergast
William E. Kemp
Citizens
Kemp
Ben W. Swofford
TV In Senate Solons Leery of Televised Sessions
Washington AP reports veteran lawmakers push for a Senate Rules Committee study on broadcasting Congress. Senator Wiley proposes, but Hayden signals likely inaction. Connally doubts cameras will show the Senate chamber in operation. Taft agrees TV hampers serious business and hinders internal deliberations.
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Senate Crime Investigating Committee
Wiley
R-Wis
Senate Rules Committee
Congress
Hayden
Dariz
Rules Committee
Connally
D-Tex
Senate
Taft
Ohio
Republican Policy Committee
Guns Clear Way To '38' Reds Dig In
American artillery battering Communist positions along the 38th parallel in central Korea as South Korean troops push north. Allied forces report Red strongholds south and north of the border with units advancing near Ukiongbu and Chango while rains hinder operations. Washington indicates MacArthur may cross if needed to protect advances. Reds also hold a valley north of Uijongbu and fight with battalion strength.
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Tokyo
38Th Parallel
Korea
United Nations
Seoul
Uijongbu
Change
Uiiongbu
Chango
Chango Road
Washington
George Marshall
MacArthur
Yangyang
ROK
Kapyong
Chongcok
Younpo
Sorin
DeMille to testify on right to work bill in Ohio
Movie producer Cecil B De Mille will appear before Ohio senators Tuesday to back Senator David Ferguson's right to work bill. The proposal would outlaw unions in Ohio industries and faces committee scrutiny in Columbus.
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Columbus
Cecil B DeMille
Senate
Commerce and Labor Committee
David Ferguson
Guernsey
Ferguson
Ohio
Three Fliers Missing Off Southern California Coast
A large carrier-type plane with a crew of three is overdue from a routine night training flight. Pacific Fleet Air Force headquarters said the Navy plane was engaged in anti-submarine training off the Southern California coast.
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San Diego
Tax Evasion Charged To Jim Carroll
James J. Carroll, St. Louis betting commissioner, faces 26 misdemeanor counts for failing to report more than $52,000 in payments to bettors during 1948 and 1949. The charges cite failures to file annual lists and to report individual payments over $600, with a potential 26 year sentence and $26,000 fine. Carroll appeared before Congress and objected to televising the hearing.
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Kansas City
James J. Carroll
St. Louis
Carroll
Internal Revenue Departments
U. S
Sam M. Wear
Wear
Senate Crime Investigating Committee
Kefauver
Washington
Justice Department Arrests John Croft in Florida Keys Camp
The Justice Department announced the arrest of John Croft of Cleveland who had been sought for questioning by the Senate Crime Investigating Committee. FBI agents captured Croft at a fishing camp in the Florida Keys about 125 miles south of Miami.
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Washington
Justice Department
John Croft
Cleveland
Senate Crime Investigating Committee
Department
FBI
Croft
Florida Keys
Miami
Bob Otto Injured in Cincinnati Auto Crash
Prominent newsman Bob Otto of WCPO Cincinnati sustained chest injuries and facial lacerations in a car accident last night. He was treated at a local hospital and reported in satisfactory condition.
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Cincinnati
Bob Otto
WCPO
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