Senate panel links Costello to Democratic Party influence
The Kefauver committee report asserts Costello still exerts sinister influence in New York County Democratic organization despite his protests. It details opera tions surrounding gambling, narcotics, and rackets with O’Dwyer and Adonis named as associates. The panel urges a federal racket squad and stronger laws to curb organized crime. Local and state officials are urged to take primary responsibility for cleaning the underworld.
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New York County
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O'Dwyer
Kefauver
D-Tenn
Costedlal
Cut
Joe Adonis
Internal Revenue Bureau
Justice’ Department
NS RaeTeee Bene
Probers Propose 22 Laws To Curb Organized Crime
The Senate Crime Committee urged 22 measures including a federal crime commission, a new Justice Department rackets squad, broader IRS criminal checks, tighter tax record keeping, stricter narcotics penalties, easier deportation, immigration changes, witness immunity, publication of subpoenas, racketeering controls on liquor, and ICC moral fitness reviews for transport permits.
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Narcotics Bureau
Interstate Commerce Commission
Med School Site Battle Plays Out in Charleston
Kanawha County Court and state officials debated location for a new four year medical and dental school. Charleston Morgantown Huntington reps argued sites near Dunbar Monongalia and Cabell counties showcase access and facilities. Governor Patteson scheduled meetings through the week to compare county proposals and map a 125 acre county tract.
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Associated Press
Charleston
Kanawha
Patteson
Dunbar
Morgantown
Monongalia
Huntington and Cabell County
Huntington
Mont L. Cavender
Kanawha County Court
McDonnell Welcomed as New Coadjutor Bishop in Wheeling
Thousands lined Wheeling streets to witness the arrival of Most Rev Thomas J McDonnell the new coadjutor bishop. Cardinal Spellman Monsignor Sheen and Bishop Swint attended as crowds pressed to kiss the papal ring and hear the Latin English reading of the papal bull. Spellman praised McDonnell as a patriotic leader and compassionate priest amid wartime concerns.
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Associated Press
Wheeling
Thomas J. McDonnell
Francis
Cardinal Spellman
New York
McDonnell
Fulton J. Sheen
John J. Swint
Knights of Columbus
St. Joseph's Cathedral
Pius XII
Edward J. Yahbn
Bishop McDonnell
Virginia and West Virginia Weather Update
Fair tonight with a low near 55 to 60. Wednesday turns partly cloudy and warm with showers likely in the southern areas. May 26 extended outlook shows warm midweek, cooler Thursday, then warming again by week’s end. Rainfall 0.25 to 0.75 inch. Rivers near Bellepoint and Greenbrier show varied conditions. reservoirs near normal and clear.
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West Virginia
AK Hill
Glade Creek
Bellepoint
Greenbrier
Robert Vogeler Returns to U S After Prison Release
Robert A Vogeler freed after 17 months in prison by Hungary arrives with his family in New York on Pan American World Airways. He lands at New York International Airport amid a throng of cameras and reporters awaiting his arrival.
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Associated Press
New York
Robert A. Vogeler
Hngary
Pan American World Airways
New York International Airport
London
Reds Block Invasion Route by Drying Rivers Near Seoul
United Nations engineers adjusted pontoon bridges as Han and Pukhan rivers fell after Chinese and North Korean forces closed sluice gates near Hwachon Dam. Allied artillery and air power pounded Red concentrations on the Central Korean front while ground action stayed limited on May Day.
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Associated Press
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Korea
United Nations
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Pukhan
Han
Seoul
Nate Polowelzky
Chunchon- Hongthon
Oes United Nations
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Chunchon
Hongzhon
U.S. First Marine Division
Hwachon Reservoir
Gentral
George MacArthur
U. N
Ets Werth
Inchan
Court weighing park upgrade requests in Raleigh County
The Raleigh County Court planned to act on park improvements for Fitzpatrick Negro Recreation Park and Little Beaver Park with estimated costs of 35000 and 3927. The park board and Negro Park Advisory Committee backed the plans from a joint meeting, with Little Beaver funding tied to an August levy election.
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Little Beaver Park
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Negro Park Advisory Committee
Harry Anderson
Park Board
Anderson
Fitzpatrick
Sid Taney
Paint Creek
Taney
Price Ceiling Extended On Passenger Vehicles
Washington today extended indefinitely the present ceiling prices on passenger automobiles. The Office of Price Stabilization Order also directed manufacturers to reduce charges for cars delivered without spare tire and tube after the National Production Authority banned spare tires and tubes as equipment for new cars.
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Associated Press
Washington
Office of Price Stabilization
National Production Authority
Troops and Policemen Clash in Columbus Ga
In Columbus Georgia a police riot call was issued after a grenade or explosive object exploded behind a squad car. Officers clashed with Negro soldiers from Fort Benning during efforts to quell the melee. Several civilians were hospitalized while police reported no injuries to officers.
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Columbus
J. B. Armstrong
Fort Benning
City Hospital
Armstrong
Wedemeyer Predicted Invasion Four Years Ago
Lt. Gen. Albert Wedemeyer warned President Truman about a Soviet backed invasion of North Korea nearly four years earlier. The disclosure comes with top secret Korea rebels released by the Senate Armed Services Committee as it previews its MacArthur dismissal inquiry. Hearings on MacArthur’s removal from Far Eastern commands begin Thursday.
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Associated Press
Washington
Albert
Wedemeyer
Truman
Korea
Senate Armed Services Committee
Douglas MacArthur
MacArthur
Solons to Hear Mac Thursday
Gen Douglas MacArthur prepares to testify before a joint Senate inquiry in Washington on his foreign policy, after a return visit to Murfreesboro Tennessee with his wife and son Arthur. Mrs MacArthur, formerly Jean Fairchuth, celebrated 14 years of marriage with gifts from hometown friends.
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Associated Press
New York
Douglas MacArthur
MacArthur
Waldorf-Astoria
U. S. Senate Armed Services and Foreign Relations Committees
Washington
Country Club
Sue Iso
Insfignia
Ohio Congressman Brehm Convicted in Political Contributions Case
Rep. Walter E. Brehm of Ohio, a five term congressman, was found guilty by a Federal Court jury on five counts for receiving unlawful political contributions. The verdict cites $1000 in contributions from Emma S. Craven while she worked for him in 1948.
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Associated Press
Washington
Walter E. Brehm
Ohio
Congress
Emma S. Craven
Crab Orchard Girl Dies in Hospital
Margaret Perdue, 14, daughter of Mrs. Margaret Perdue of Crab Orchard, died today at a Beckley hospital after a lung illness. The body lies at Rose Funeral Home pending funeral arrangements.
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Margaret Perdue
Crab Orchard
Beckley Hospital
Rose Funeral Home
First Marines Hold Line Against Chinese Breakthrough
The U.S. First Marine Division in Korea withstood a Chinese counteroffensive on the Central front. Four Chinese corps struck the 140,009-man force behind a South Korean division, forcing a left-flank retreat but the Marines and Royal British troops halted the Red drive along a 10-mile front. The Marines withdrew to a 38th parallel defense as British forces repelled further attacks and enabled a phased contact break.
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Jim Becker
U. S
Korea
iFirst Marine Division
Hwachon Reservoir
Republic of Korea
ROK
United States
Hwachon Dam
U.S
United Nations
38Th Parallel
Raleigh School Board to Seek June Bond Issue
Raleigh County Board of Education plans a 2 million bond issue in June to fund 69 projects across the county. The plan would run 12 to 15 years and, after attorney general review, legal notices will detail each project and funding. President Austin Caperton called the distribution fair.
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Raleigh County
County Reserves Enter Training
Five Raleigh County men of Capt Garson A Scott Reserve are volunteering for one month of duty. Pte James A Christian of Beckley and Pvt Jasper Grimet of Cranberry depart for Maryland for initial assignment. Meanwhile three Company K Beckley men Denzil Keener Robert Mattox and Wayne St Clair begin six weeks of basic training at Fort Knox Kentucky to qualify for advancement.
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Scott Reserve
James ‘A. Christian
Beckley
Jasper 'Grimet
Cranberry
Meadead
Assige- Christian
Maryland
Grimet
396Th Airborne Infantry
Ft Knox
Denzil
E. Keener. l
Robert J. “Mattox
Wayne S. St. Clair
Sprague
Scott
Beaver Man Cleared in Two Road Charge Counts
Brian D. Hart, 23, of Beaver, was found not guilty in City Police Court last night on two counts. He faced charges of driving while intoxicated and leaving the scene of an accident. Hart proved his car had been stolen from in front of the Cottage Inn before the accident happened.
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Brian Ds Hart
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Hart
Cottage Inn
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