Police chief blasts shipping firms over waterfront crime ties
New York City Police Commissioner George Monaghan denounces ship lines for complacence on the waterfront. He accuses industry leaders of hiring ex convicts and cash gifts to pier bosses to maintain peace while shielding rackets. The remarks follow testimony at the State Crime Commission hearings into 700 miles of port docks.
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15th Army Corps Gets New Commanding Officer
Washington reports Maj. Gen. Roscoe B. Woodruff will retire on January 31 after leading XV Army Corps at Camp Polk. He will be succeeded by Maj. Gen. P. Shepard, then commander of the 8th Infantry Training Division at Fort Jackson.
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XV Army Corps
Camp Polk
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Fort Jackson
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Ike May Find New Hideaway Near Washington
Presidents elect Dwight Eisenhower seeks a mountain retreat about 2 500 feet near Washington with a small golf course and good fishing. The plan excludes the Williamsburg yacht due to cost and large crew, favoring a simple leisured retreat similar to Hoover’s Rapidan or other nearby sites.
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Herbert Hoover
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Sumatran Brides Chosen for Pearly Teeth Practice
A practice in Sumatra selects brides for their white teeth while grooms file teeth to ugly stubs so brides remain unattractive to others after marriage. The Pacific Ocean is noted as about twice the size of the Atlantic.
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Officers Picked By Accent Not Competence Charged
London A member of Parliament, George Wigg, claims British Army officers are chosen for accents rather than ability. He cited an Army statement indicating 80 percent of draftees granted commissions come from areas south of a line drawn near Birmingham.
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House of Commons
George Wigg
Midlands
Birmingham
War Minister cites commission bias along south Birmingham line
War Minister Antony Head said most commissions went to men from south of the Birmingham line. He described it as a long known fact but provided no explanation.
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