Costello to Take Stand Seventh Time
Frank Costello, labeled underworld boss, defied Senate crime investigators by refusing to answer questions about his net worth for the seventh time. The Kefauver committee opened its final day hearings in New York as it pressed Gov. Thomas E. Dewey to testify on Saratoga gambling and noted possible Washington hearings later in the week.
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Frank Costello
New York
Senate
Thomas E. Dewey
Saratoga Springs
N. Y
Dewey
Albany
Estes Kefauver
Tenn
Kefauver
Washington
Saratoga
Federal Building
William O'Dwyer
Mexico
O’dwyer
Union Chiefs Assail Weak Defense Law
Washington March 21 AP AFL President William Green and CIO leaders hailed a nationwide rally to denounce the Defense Production Act as weak and unfair. They charged Congress favored business, real estate, and the rich, calling for labor withdrawal from defense agencies to push for tougher, fairer policies.
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Washington
American Federation of Labor
Congress of Industrial Organizations
Congress
AFL
William Green
CIO
Green
Wall Crushes Children Kills 13 in Milan Wind Disaster
In Milan on March 21 a high garden wall toppled onto 50 children ages 4 to 6 taking 13 lives and wounding 29 as 300 had already left. Rescue squads recovered nine bodies from rubble with four dying in hospitals. Children were from the Sisters of Mercy Institute outskirts of Milan. An 85 mph wind struck suddenly.
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Milan
Italy
Sisters of Mercy Institute
U S Reveals Armed Forces Exceed 2 9 Million Men
KEY WEST Fla March 21 UP The United States has doubled the size of its Armed Forces since the Korean War and its strength now exceeds 2 9 million men The disclosure followed exchanges between President Truman and Defense Secretary George C Marshall Marshall said the build up in nine months grew faster than during World War II Truman urged public and congressional support for a larger force stating the aim to preserve freedom and world peace He appealed for continued funding and public backing for the defense mobilization
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Key West
Fla
United States
Little White House
Truman
Korea
America
Defense
George C. Marshall
Marshall
U. S
France
Fruman
Russia
Defense Department
Congress
Chinese withdraw from Chunchon near 38th Parallel
American tank forces moved into the former Chinese stronghold of Chunchon where civilians waved, signaling a likely withdrawal of Chinese troops north of the 38th Parallel. UN and South Korean patrols probed the central front while British officers noted Reds may not seize the initiative again.
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Tokyo
Chunchon
South Korea
Korea
Seoul
Uijongbu
North
Tom Bradshaw
Central Front
United Nations
Eighth Army
Leif Erickson
Richard Nelson Gale
U. N
Judge Frees Field In Contempt Case
Frederick Vanderbilt Field, New York millionaire and great grandson of Cornelius Vanderbilt, was freed of contempt of Congress charges by Federal Judge T Alan Goldsborough after acquitting on constitutional grounds. Field refused to answer 32 questions before a Senate Foreign Relations subcommittee amid McCarthy era accusations of Communist infiltration of the State Department. Budenz labeled Field an espionage agent. Field denied it.
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Washington
Frederick Vanderbilt Field
New York
T. Alan Goldsborough
Field
Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee
McCarthy
Wis
State Department
Cornelius Vanderbilt
Louis Budenz
Goldsborough
Acheson Backs Peace Bids and Freedom
Secretary of State Dean Acheson endorsed resolutions in Congress pledging American friendship with the Russian people and continued peace efforts. He said the great peace structure cannot be built while people under Kremlin domination lack full partnership and stated the U S will not sell our souls for peace.
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Washington
Dean Acheson
United States
Acheson
Senate
House Foreign Relations
Congress
Kremlin
Sen
Brien McMahon
Abraham A. Ribicoff
Connecticut
GI Killed In Tokyo Riot
In Tokyo’s Asakusa amusement district a riot involving about 50 Japanese and Korean nationals left one American soldier dead and two others seriously injured early today. The toll and details were reported by dispatches from Tokyo.
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Tokyo
INS
Asakusa Amusement District
Albuquerque Bus Drivers Strike Shuts City Transit
Albuquerque bus drivers walk out affecting 30,000 riders including defense workers and students. The Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen union seeks a health and welfare program and a pension plan as the dispute continues.
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Albuquerque
N. M
Albuquerque Bus Company
Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen
Jet Bomber To Be Used In Atom Test
The Air Force announced three bomber types will take part in Pacific atomic tests at Eniwetok. The B-47 all jet medium bomber is reportedly the fastest A-bomber, over 600 mph, with B-29 and its modernized B-50 also involved. The B-36 was not requested.
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Washington
Air Force
Pacific
Eniwetok Island
Marshall Group
Eniwetok Proving Grounds
Cohen Attends El Paso Funeral Of Friend Slain Detective
Mickey Cohen attends the funeral for Rafael Marmolejo Jr. in El Paso, flanked by Texas Rangers FBI agents and other law officers. Marmolejo was mortally wounded in a gun battle on St Patrick’s Day. paroled California felon Oscar Pichardo was among the wounded. Cohen calls Marmolejo his friend and says he came from California to honor him.
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Cohen
el Paso
Tex
Mickey Cohen
Rafael Marmolejo
St. Patrick’s Day
California
Mickey
Ralph
Jimmy Hicks
Hicks
Bill White
Marmolejo
Oscar Pichardo
Pichardo
Texas-Mexico
Texas
Juarez
Mexico
Noted People Comment on Voices of Citizens Abroad
International News Service reports remarks from Sen Brien McMahon urging Russian citizens to hear voices of Americans as well as exiles. Sen Charles Tobey laments debt yet proclaims freedom. Mrs Marshall E Lind of the Atlanta Humane Society notes Easter myths evolving with modern children.
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International News Service
New York
Brien McMahon
Conn
Atlanta
Marshall E. Lind
The
Atlanta Humane Society
Ives Proposal May Receive Democratic Aid
Democratic leaders signaled possible support for Senator Ives s plan to define future U S troop actions in Europe The amendment would require the President to consult with Foreign Relations and Armed Services committees and allow congressional action if committees disagree The move follows Taft s claim of 15 divisions and Russell s rebuttal amid an Easter recess situation
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Washington
Ives
N. Y
Europe
Connally
D., Tex
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Five Billion Buys Nothing Says DiSalle
Boston March 21 price stabilizer Michael V DiSalle told the National Industrial Conference Board that US production rose 119 billion last year but price increases made the public pay for nothing. He said Americans bought 5 billion dollars worth of nothing in 1950 due to rising prices.
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Boston
INS
Michael V. DiSalle
DiSalle
National Industrial Conference Board
Parks Admits He Once Was A Communist
Larry Parks, the actor, testified as the first witness in a reopened House Un American Activities Committee inquiry. He said he was a member of the Communist Party about ten years ago but left it, noting a difference between 1941 and 1951. He identified Communists in the Actors Laboratory and said he served as honorary treasurer, signing checks.
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Washington
Larry Parks
Communist Party
Parks
Hollywood
House Un-American Activities Committee
Actors Laboratory
Underworld Tax Evasions Probed by House Panel
Washington March 21 INS A house subcommittee began an inquiry into reported income tax evasion tactics by 126 men labeled the elite among about 2,500 underworld figures whose tax returns are under scrutiny. The list came from the Internal Revenue Bureau and includes Frank Costello Frank Erickson and three Capone brothers.
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Washington
INS
House
Internal Revenue Bureau
Underworld
Franke Costello
Frank Erickson
al Capone
Slayer Receives 300 Year Sentence in Illinois Family Slayings
Oklahoma City dispatch March 21 reports admitted killer William E. Cook Jr. was sentenced to 300 years for the murders of five members of the Carl Mosser family of Atwood Illinois. He proclaimed a wish for confinement in a secure prison such as Alcatraz with no escape chance.
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Oklahoma City
William E. Cook, Jr
Alcatraz
Carl Mosser
Atwood
Illinois
Spring Arrives Slowly as Winter Holds on in Many States
AP reports winter lingers across two thirds of the nation with below normal temperatures from the central plains to the Great Lakes. Subzero readings hit Bismarck Sioux Falls Grantsburg and Norfolk while snow piles high in parts. Spring officially began at 3 26 a m Phoenix time but little warmth is felt outside the far south and southwest where most teams train.
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Associated Press
Sprigg
Deep
Rockies
Appalachians
Midwest
Bismarck
N. D
Sioux Falls
S. D
Grantsburg
Wis
Norfolk
Neb
Mason City
Iowa
Duluth
Minn
Pacific Coast
California
France Faces Rising Wave Of Walkouts
Paris on March 21 AP reports a mounting strike wave sweeping France with near general railway stoppages feared. Premier Queuille warns wage demands may become a veritable threat to the country as unions from all sides protest rising prices and government hesitation on pay raises.
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Paris
France
Henri Queuille
Dense coastal fog marks spring arrival on California coast
A dense fog along the Southern California coast signals spring. Visibility at Los Angeles International, Long Beach, and San Diego airports was reported near zero as the fog bank rolled inland about 10 miles, delaying travel and reducing ceiling heights.
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Los Angeles
California
Los Angeles International
Long Beach
San Diego
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Wage Stabilization Board
Wonju
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Hungnam
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38Th Parallel
Charles Amador
Texas Rangers
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Charles Tobey
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International Command
Taft
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