U. S. files 26 counts against bigtime bet handler Carroll
James J. Carroll, St. Louis betting commissioner, faces 26 federal counts for failing to report payments totaling 52 688.15 made in 1948 and 1949 to winning bettors. The charges hinge on reporting rules under Section 147 of the Internal Revenue Code, with potential penalties up to 26 years in jail and 26 000 dollars in fines.
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U. S
Handler Carroll
Kansas City
James J. Carroll
St. Louis
Carroll
Cessing
United States
Sam M. Wear
Wear
Senate Crime Investigating Committee
Tragedy in Riverside and Arizona water project plea
An eight month old Phillip Jeffrey Cook faces tragedy as his father Richard M. Cook 18 is shot dead near Riverside California and his mother Doris 18 is missing believed kidnapped. An air force sergeant detained at Riverside admits only that his auto sideswiped Cook and he saw him in the road as he drove away. Congressmen head to Washington after Gov Howard Pyle urges Central Arizona Project funding as vital to national security. He argues water for crops could sustain the nation and notes civil defense plans assume evacuation of a million Californians to Arizona in war. Page 2 project.
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Associated Press
Phillip Jeffrey Cook
Richard M. Cook
Riverside
Calif
Doris
Air Force
Cook
Arizona
Washington
Howard Pyle
California
Mr. Pyle
Congress
Government to set price caps on 60 percent of groceries
Washington reports the Office of Price Stabilization prepared three orders to cap markups on about 40 categories of foods for roughly 500,000 stores. Retailers will apply ceilings based on government percentages, leaving bread milk eggs and fresh produce mostly excluded.
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Washington
Office of Price Stabilization
Michael V. DiSalle
OPS
Rail Workers Win 27 Cent Increase
CHICAGO March 28 The Indiana Harbor Belt Railroad of the New York Central System announced it signed with the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Engineers providing a 27 cents an hour wage increase. It marks the first break in a two year rail labor wage dispute.
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Chicago
Indiana Harbor Belt Railroad
New York Central System
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen
Langmade challenges reorganization law in Arizona
Steve Langmade, Democratic state leader, says the Financial Administration Act violates the constitution by covering many subjects not in its title. He defends referendum rights, criticizes Speaker Langham, and notes bills beyond the act may also be debated. He did not address other restructuring measures.
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Steve Langmade
Democratic State Central Committee
Langmade
Raymond G. Langham
Arizona House of Representatives
E. T. Williams, Jr
Williams
Democratic Party
Langham
State Certification Board
Trapped Boy Scouts Rescued By Snowplows
Eleven Boy Scouts and their leader from Denver and Aurora endured a blizzard in Evergreen Colorado. Temperatures dropped to 23 below zero with winds up to 30 miles per hour. Snow reached two feet at Maxwell Falls on Cub Creek near Black Mountain. The storm cut telephone service between Evergreen and Denver. Before the outage, several boys phoned their parents seeking help.
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Herman Ernest
Maxwell Falls
Cub Creek
Black Mountain
Denver
Aurora
Colo
Evergreen
Mayor Walter Paul Fled Potsdam to West Berlin
West Berlin papers report Mayor Walter Paul of Potsdam in the Soviet zone fled to West Berlin. The departure was disclosed in today’s edition amid tense border controls and political strain between zones.
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Berlin
West Berlin
Walter Paul
Potsdam
Court Gets Testimony Of Guiney
Mau rice T Guiney former Pima County undersheriff faces continued preliminary hearing in Justice Court on charges of accepting a bribe receiving earnings of a prostitute and conspiracy. Grand Jury indictment cites multiple payments from Alice Miller totaling about 6300 and a July 1947 bribe. Miller testified as chief witness. the July 1947 $300 payment was disputed as not from prostitution.
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Tucson
Maurice T. Guiney
Pima County
Justice Court
Guiney
Pima County Grand Jury
Alice Miller
Mayor Has Collapse After Crime Quiz
A Texas legislative probe into organized crime opened with tense testimony and a heart attack. Mayor Moore of Electra fainted and was evacuated after his private session, while witness Paul Harvey admitted gambling ties to Benny Binion. The committee weighed grand jury action on Mickey Cohen’s failure to appear and heard officials point to Cohen’s interest in bookmaking and numbers games in Texas. Harvey described his dealings with Binion and the Los Angeles gambler’s push to pass lay-off bets.
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Tex
Mickey Cohen
Texas
House
T. Leo Moore
Moore
Electra
Cohen
Mickey
Los Angeles
Bob Long
Paul Harvey
Odessa
Benny Binion
Las Vegas
Nev
Houston
Harry Brook
Brook
Wichita Falls
Vin
Harvey
French President Reaches New York on Historic Visit
President Vincent Auriol of France arrived in New York for the first visit by a French chief executive to the United States. Crowds cheered as the Ie de France pulled into New York Harbor while champagne flowed and a 21 gun salute rang out from Governor's Island.
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New York
Vincent Auriol
France
United States
Auriol
New York Harbor
Governor’s Island
Noted Officials Weigh Korea Policy Statements
Defense Secretary Marshall says any advance beyond the 38th Parallel is a political question and will follow military needs to safeguard command security. Senator Knowland urges disclosure to the American people, Congress, and General MacArthur regarding Korea policy.
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Washington
Defense
Marshall
38Th Parallel
MacArthur
Knowland
Calif
Congress
General MacArthur
Korea
Probers Refused Data On Ship Deal By Casey
Joseph E. Casey refused to name partners in the American Overseas Tanker Corporation amid a war surplus ships deal that yielded roughly 2.8 million dollars profit on a 20 thousand dollar investment. He contended a Senate Banking subcommittee lacked authority to probe the firms affairs, urging that such inquiries would be a fishing expedition. Casey, a former Massachusetts congressman, noted he and colleagues would disclose details to a committee with proper jurisdiction and maritime context.
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Washington
Joseph E. Casey
Casey
Senate Banking
American Overseas Tanker Corporation
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
RFC
Maritime Commission
Standard Oil Company
New Jersey
Supreme Court
Oliver Wendell Holmes
House
Massachusetts
Pyle Won't Call New Session on $50,000 Expenditure
Governor Howard Pyle said he does not plan a special Arizona Legislature session to fix a possibly unconstitutional bill appropriating 50 000 dollars to the State Corporation Commission for rate hearing expenses. Attorney General approval would be required. he will confer with officials before deciding and has scheduled a meeting with the attorney general today.
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Howard Pyle
Arizona
State Corporation Commission
Wilson T. Wright
Commission
Fred O. Wilson
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Buenos Aires
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