Anastasia Murdered in Park Sheraton Barbershop Shootout
Albert Anastasia known as lord high executioner of Murder Inc. was shot four times as he sat in a barber chair at the Park Sheraton Hotel in New York. Two masked gunmen fled, leaving a .38 revolver and $1900 found on the victim. Police noted the killing could signal a new underworld syndicate move.
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New York
Albert Anastasia
Murder, Inc
Anastasia
Park- Sheraton
Seventh Avenue
55Th Street
Times Square
Park Central
Arnold Rothstein
New Syndicate
Frank Costello
Underworld
Brooklyn
Anthony
Tony) Anastasia
John Green
Joseph Bocchino
Cost Of Living Index Reaches Record High In September
The Labor Department reports the consumer price index rose to 121.1 in September, the 13th straight monthly gain but the smallest in 11 months. Official says prices may level off, with some declines offsetting increases. The index affects wages for about 1.45 million workers and includes a 5 cent an hour rise for railroad staff and wage changes for aircraft workers.
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Washington
Ewan Clague
Commissioner of
Labor Statistics
Labor Department
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Woman and five children die in gas asphyxiation case
Arlington Minnesota reports a migrant farm worker wife and their five children died of asphyxiation in a one room dwelling. The husband Joe Garcia from Crystal City Texas found the six bodies on beds upon returning from work at the Big Stone Canning Co. plant. Children aged 18 months to 10 years. An oil stove used in the home apparently consumed the available oxygen with windows closed and heater burning.
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Arlington
Minn
Joe Garcia
Crystal City
Tex
Big Stone Canning Co
Wayne Fiel
Lant
Garcia
Expert Urges City Planning For Highway
Louis Bisso the New Orleans city planning director urged Monroe to plan before a federal highway project ejects on the community He told a Louisiana Realtors Convention forum that planning should center on people and not automobiles He warned that neglecting residential areas could shrink outskirts raise property values on major streets and hurt downtown business He noted U S highway construction since World War II and urged blueprints and responsible development to protect the city core He also emphasized planning precedes highway projects and pressed officials and planners to act promptly.
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Louis Bisso
New Orleans
Bisso
Louisiana Realtors Convention
Monroe
Forum
Herbert Rosenhein
Howard
Taylor
Bisser
Gilbert Faulk
United States
AFL-CIO Moves to Oust Two Big Unions
The AFL-CIO Executive Council orders the United Textile Workers and Bakery Workers to remove their presidents within three weeks and hold special conventions by November 15 to elect new officers. It also bars a 104000 severance deal for Lloyd Klewert and seeks restoration of Curtis R. Sims. Cross Valente and Klewert face ineligibility or expulsion amid corruption accusations. The Teamsters face suspension in a separate vote.
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Washington
Afl-Cio
United Textile Workers Union
Bakery Workers Union
James G. Cross
Bakers Union
Anthony F. Valente
Aflcio
Lloyd Klewert
Curtis R. Sims
Cross
Valente
Klenert
Senate
Giant
Teamsters Union
Teamsters
Eisenhower and MacMillan Plan Broad Data Exchange Pact
The leaders agreed to share Anglo American brainpower and scientific data to offset Soviet gains. They discussed inviting other free nations to a December NATO meeting in Paris and the possible relaxation of U.S. limits on international atomic information exchange to enable closer collaboration.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Harold MacMillan
Russia
North Atlantic Treaty Council
Paris
Congress
U.S
Free
Chilly And Damp Weekend Weather Outlook
The Twin Cities face cold damp conditions this weekend with drizzle and lowering temperatures. Thursday highs reached 65 and 56 with nights near 50. arctic air is expected to push temperatures several degrees lower ahead.
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Twin Cities
Arkansas
Abel Trial Sergeant Confined For Spying Charges
Sgt Roy Rhodes admitted in the Abel spy trial in New York that he sold U S military information to the Russians. He has been confined at Ft Belvoir Va pending a decision on charges. Rhodes testified he was paid and supplied details about his training and embassy personnel in Moscow.
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Washington
Army
Roy Rhodes
Abel
New York
U.S
Ft. Belvoir
Rudolf I. Abel
Moscow
Rhodes
Oklahoma
Ft. Myer
Italy
State Department
Eisenhower Plans to Rally Free Nations in Europe
President Eisenhower signaled a possible Europe trip to mobilize a genuine partnership of free nations against Soviet threats. The White House released a 1500 word communique after three days of talks with Prime Minister Macmillan outlining a mid December NATO representatives meeting and closer Anglo American collaboration on defense and atomic science.
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Washington
L Eisenhower
Europe
Russia
White House
Eisenhower
Britain
Macmilan
Free World
Farside Rocket Reaches Record Altitude Over Pacific
The Air Force reports its Farside rocket likely soared about 4,000 miles into the skies over the Pacific, exceeding prior altitude records. Col. Eugene C. LaVier notes the four stage rocket may have topped 4,000 miles, surpassing the Soviet satellite's 560 mile ceiling. Dr. Morton Alperin calls the test highly important scientifically, citing the data transmitted during the 1.25 hour flight.
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Washington
Air Force
Pacific
Eugene C. LaVier
Eniwetok Atoll
Earth
Quadruplets Born In North Dakota
In Elgin North Dakota Oct 25 four daughters were born to Mr and Mrs Peter Meier. The babies average small weight with the largest at 3 pounds 5 ounces. The 32 year old mother and infants are in good condition at Lorenzen Memorial Hospital in incubators.
United States accuses Russia of war scare on Turco-Syrian border
U S Ambassador Henry Cabot Lodge at the United Nations General Assembly assailed Russia for creating a war scare on the Turco-Syrian frontier. He defended U S support for Middle East nations threatened by the Soviet Union and affirmed the UN charter as a powerful alliance against aggression. Delegates applauded as he spoke directly to the Soviet delegation.
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United Nations
N. Y
United States
Russia
Middle East
Europe
U. S
Henry Cabot Lodge
United Nations General Assembly
Andrei Gromyko
Turkey
Soviet Union
U. N
Lodge
India
V. K. Krishna Menon
Ex Senator McKellar Dies in Memphis at 88
Former Senator Kenneth Douglas McKellar died at a Memphis nursing home at age 88. He served 41 years in Congress, 5 in the House and 36 in the Senate, chaired the Appropriations Committee, and was acting vice president when Truman ascended after Roosevelt’s death. He had been in frail health after surgery for a duodenal ulcer and kidney trouble.
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Memphis
Tenn
Kenneth Douglas McKellar
Alabama
Roosevelt
Truman
McKellar
Congress
House of Representatives
Senate
Appropriations Committee
White House
Death risk for Soviet spy Abel convicted in U S
Soviet Col Rudolph Abel was found guilty on three counts for wiring U S defense secrets to Russia. The 55 year old veteran faces possible death penalty with sentencing set for November 15 after a nine day trial noted for subterfuges like hollowed coins and cufflinks containing microfilm.
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Rudolph Ivanovitch Abel
Brooklyn Federal Court
New York
U.S
Crets
Russia
Mortimer Byers
Rudolph Ivanovich Abel
Kremlin
Abel
United States
Mortimer W. Byers
Georgia
Marriage Ties Grandstaff Niece to Bing Crosby
Ramblin Buck Grandstaff and family welcome the news of his niece Olive K Grandstaff known as Kathy Grant wed to Bing Crosby. The ceremony occurred this week in a Las Vegas Catholic church, following months of rumors about a possible union.
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Buck Grandstaff
Louisiana
Monroe
Bing Crosby
Las Vegas
Olive K. Grandestaff
Kathy Grant
Los Angeles
Mrs
D. E. Grand
Police Juries Urged To Fight Power Grab
Secretary Wade O Martin Jr urged police juries to resist state power grabs and preserve parish rights. He warned against rapid centralization from Baton Rouge, citing ten areas including welfare highways education and charity hospitals as examples of increased state control.
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Baton Rouge
Wade O. Martin Jr
Martin
Earl Long
State Police Jury Assn
Louisiana
State Executive Department
U S Requests Du Pont Sale Of Its GM Holdings
The Justice Department Antitrust Division proposed selling 63 million Du Pont GM shares to Du Pont stockholders. The plan sets a 10 year period for orderly transfer after the Supreme Court ruled Du Pont illegally controls GM with 23 percent stake. The case returns to Judge LaBay in Chicago.
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Chicago
E. I. du Pont de Nemours & Co
du Pont
Open House Continues at Monroe News Star and World
The Open House continues today at the new home of the Monroe News Star and World with a cordial invitation from officials and employees to visit between 10 a.m. and 7 p.m.
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Monroe News Star and World
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