Reward Offered in Douglas Bank Robbery Case
A $1,000 reward was posted for information leading to the arrest of two gunmen who escaped with $116,250 in an early morning hold up at The Bank of Douglas. Authorities seek clues as investigators and FBI agents continue working, with insurance firms debating a larger payout.
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Bank of Douglas
Insurance Company
Burke C. Payne
Guaranty Insurance Agency
St. Paul Mercury Indemnity Company
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Fire Claims Five in Albany Basement Fire
Albany February 9 AP A young unemployed truck driver Robert Heppele 28 his wife Margaret 24 and their three children Henry 3 months Gail 18 months and Theodore 3 died in a basement apartment blaze in midtown Albany. Coroner Frank OConnor said the fire started from a defective oil stove. The mother and older son lay in a front bedroom while the father was found in the kitchen doorway. Eight other children on upper floors escaped.
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Albany
N. Y
Robert Heppelle
Margaret
Henry
Gail
Theodore
Frank O'Connor
Knife Wielder Terrorizes Times Square Bus Ride
A six foot two, 200-pound man named John Maione or Russo seized a southbound Broadway bus at 44th Street, flashed a knife, ordered passengers off, and fled through midtown streets before being tackled by Patrolmen Kelly and Rockowitz near the 47th Street station. No charges were filed immediately.
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42Nd Street
Ninth Avenue
Eighth Avenue
Independent Subway
Philip J. Kelly
Kelly
Edward Rockowitz
47Th Street
James Mannion
Mannion
Rent Ruling Delays State Land Leases On 800000 Acres
State Land Commissioner W. W. Lane halted renewals of grazing leases on more than 800000 acres held by over 140 cattlemen pending clarification of Arizona law. A Maricopa County ruling requires an appraisal by a Land Board, a process not previously used, delaying renewal as court action and potential appeal to the Arizona Supreme Court loom. Lane favors a new Land Law shifting appraisal duties to the land office, tying values to beef market prices, while Governor Garvey weighs whether to include such a measure in a special session call.
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Herb Nelson
W. W. Lane
Arizona
Lane
Maricopa County
Land Department
Arizona Supreme Court
Dan. E. Garvey
State Operations Committee Advances On Government Reorganization
The Special Legislative Committee on State Operations completed draft recommendations for state government reorganization and will resume work at a three day meeting next Monday. It follows Griffenhagen and Associates survey findings and will present details at a forthcoming special session. A Sunday meeting with the Board of Directors of State Institutions for Juveniles will discuss ouster of Fort Grant Boys Industrial School superintendent Jack Wilson. The panel also reviews 12 000 old age assistance recipients with names and addresses supplied by State Social Security Commissioner Harry W Hill.
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Griffenhagen and Associates
Chicago
Jack Wilson
Fort Grant
Harry W. Hill
Poison Gas Kills Three in Stockton Home
Three people died from carbon monoxide poisoning in a Stockton area house off Highway 99. Victims were Mrs. Thomas Kostas, 60, her son Paul Kostas, 18, and his friend James Poynor, 18. A faulty gas heater caused the oxygen depletion and the fatalities.
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Stockton
Calif
Thomas Kostas
Paul Kostas
James Poynor
Avalanche kills 12 miners in Alpine dormitory
Twelve miners sleeping in a workers dormitory on the slope of Alpe d'Huez in Grenoble were killed when a ton snow avalanche swept the dormitory before fire broke out from stoves overturned in the wreckage.
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Grenoble
France
Alpe d’Huez
Russians Have Planes Edge US in Expert View
Washington February 9 AP an American aviation expert said Russia leads in aircraft production and in service planes yet the US believes it holds superior aircraft performance Victory NACA executive secretary said US remains confident of air supremacy He warned neither nation has a real supersonic combat plane and stressed air power as key to security He urged rethink of manpower planning and warned science students faced uniformed service in future wars.
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Washington
Russia
United States
John F. Victory
National Advisory Committee For Aeronautics
NACA
Cosmopolitan Club
Empty Senate Halts Debate On River Bil
The Senate paused three days of debate on the Central Arizona Project Bill amid low attendance. Senators from California and Arizona spoke. Iowa's only questions came from one member. A Feb. 21 vote date was set, with Hayden expected to speak then while McFarland reserved reply.
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Senate
Washington
Arizona
California
Iowa
Sheridan Downey
Hamlet
Ernest McFarland
William F. Knowland
Downey
McFarland
Scott Lucas
Carl Hayden
Hayden
Gem Theft Loss $60,000 in West Los Angeles
Milton H. Cohen, 43, a New York diamond firm representative, reported a $60,000 jewel robbery to West Los Angeles police. He said he and his wife Anne had just returned home and were preparing to dine when the loss occurred from a small black bag containing gems with a retail value of $200,000, cost pegged at $60,000 by a firm member.
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West Los Angeles
Milton H. Cohen
New York
Cohen
Anne
Board Finishes Coal Hearings and writes report
The Fact-Finding Board ended its coal dispute hearings and moved to prepare a report for President Truman. Leaders John L. Lewis and coal operators continued talks, with the board aiming to present findings by Monday. Coal production remains near zero as rail and military coal shortages mount nationwide.
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Board
Washington
Truman
White House
John L. Lewis
Mr. Truman
Cole
Police Quiz 2 On Rose Burglary
New York police questioned two men over the $25,000 gem and fur burglary of Showman Billy Rose’s East Side home. The raid occurred January 26 while the couple attended a Broadway show. Rose’s wife, Eleanor Holm, was the jewelry wearer. a fence bought the goods for about 3500 dollars.
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New York
Police Today
Billy Rose
Midtown Manhattan
East Side
Rose
Eleanor Holm
Storm Trapped Marines Rescued Off Alaska Coast
BRISTOL BAY Alaska Feb 9 Navy ships and landing craft evacuated a Marine ground party trapped by a blinding snowstorm. A gale easing allowed destroyers to sail for San Diego after the Leathernecks were brought to their transport.
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Bristol Bay
Alaska
Navy
San Diego
Detroit Quizzes 5 On $37,150 In Bag
Police questioned four men and a woman over a paper bag with 37150 dollars in cash found in a Detroit car. Authorities probe links to the Brink’s robbery in Boston and other eastern thefts while FBI and Boston officials coordinate. Gach, Depietto, Settas, Vitale held on investigation charges. a second woman was questioned in Grand Rapids. Gach had past links to Purple Gangster Harry Fleisher.
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John Gach
Detroit
Boston
Brink's
Statler
Dorothy
Merico Depietto
Steve Settas
Steve Vitale
Depietto
Grand Rapids
Mich
Brooklyn
N. Y
Gach
Purple
Harry Fleisher
Michigan
Noted Leaders Comment On Restraint And Communism
International News Service reports from New York Carlos Romulo praises restraint and peaceful settlement as voices of peace. In London Winston Churchill calls Communism a crime and Socialism a mental disease. Washington Secretary Dean Acheson says agreement with Russia seems unlikely despite its appeal.
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International News Service
New York
Carlos Romulo
The
United Nations Assembly
London
Winston Churchill
Capsule Monopoly Charged in Drug Capsule Case
The Justice Department charged Parke-Davis and Company of Detroit and Eli Lilly and Company of Indianapolis with attempting to monopolize hard gelatin capsules used for vitamin pills and other medicines. Attorney General J Howard McGrath announced the civil anti trust action in U S District Court at Detroit.
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Washington
Justice Department
J. Howard McGrath
United States District Court
Detroit
Parke-Davis and Company
Eli Lilly and Company
Indianapolis
Department
Unions Vote to Strike If Needed Over Rail Wage Rules
CHICAGO February 9 Two unions representing 250000 train men and conductors vote to strike if necessary over wage and hour disputes now before the National Railway Mediation Board They seek a 40 hour week for yard workers time and a half after 40 hours and a shorter basic work day for conductors and trainmen with railroads no settlement in sight before a potential strike date is announced later this week
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Kyitions
Rix
Dorothy T
Dorothy Dix
Sunshine High
Arizona
Ai Ti Ee Esi ET Ea Aa Pt Ae Leon Ener Re Er
Phoenix
Chicago
W. P. Kennedy
The
Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen
Harry Fraser
Order of Railway Conductors
National Railway Mediation Board
Fraser
Kennedy
Soldiers Plod Toward Plane On Mountain
Ten Arctic wise soldiers trek through deep snow toward a 7,000 foot ledge where 10 airmen crash landed while searching for a lost C-54 transport missing 14 days with 44 aboard. Three airmen were reported injured as Canadian observers join the rescue effort.
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Whitehorse
Y. T
Air Force
Princess Patricia Canadian Light Infantry
U. S
Camp Carson
Colo
Pan Lake
Missing Plane Sighted In Tulua Hills Rescue Efforts Underway
In CALI Colombia Feb 9 AP witnesses sighted a missing Colombian C-47 transport believed lost with four men aboard since Monday. Rescue parties hastened to the Tulua Hills to locate the aircraft and its crew.
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Cali
Colombia
Tulua Hills
LA Police link Purple Gang to threats against Cohen
Los Angeles police say remnants of Detroit’s Purple Gang may be moving into LA rackets to harass or kill Mickey Cohen. Two men, Martin Fenster and James Modica, are held on suspicion of assault with attempt to murder after Cohen’s dynamiting. Detectives tie the suspects to Pete Licavoli and Joe Bommarito’s syndicate and note the gang’s wide reach. Authorities found an Army carbine and ammunition at Fenster’s home and three weapons at Modica’s.
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Los Angeles
Purple
Detroit
Mickey Cohen
Cohen
Hollywood
Martin Fenster
James Modica
G. C. Greeley
Department
Special Intelligence Squad
Fenster
Modica
Pete Licavoli
Joe Bommarito
Greeley
Sherry
Sunset Strip
Edward
Neddie) Herbert
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Earl L
Bae
Times Square
John Maione
U.S
Sky Harbor
David L. Cole
Chanute Air Force Base
Illinois
Walter Wyrod
Dean Acheson
Tucson
Ariz
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