Subpoenas Widen Grand Jury Case In Bank Fraud Probe
In Nashville a doctor and a cancer specialist widow face murder inquiry as federal grand jury subpoenas target bookkeepers and bank records. Police seek exact cause of the woman’s death and review potential fake entries tied to a $208,000 fraud.
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Robert K. Murray
Bernard E. Iock
M S. Cerl R. Crutchfield
Leslie A. Root, Jr
Syracuse Federal
Moe
Shaw
New Rochelle
N.Y
Grand Jury
Morris Young
New York
Ship Blast Kills Six in Gibraltar Harbor
A 1192-ton British ammunition ship Bedenham exploded while unloading munitions in Gibraltar harbor, killing at least six and injuring many others. The blast caused widespread damage, sent debris through the city, and overwhelmed three hospitals with wounded civilians as fires raged and rescue efforts began. Eyewitnesses cited a nearby fire as the cause while stevedores worked to remove remaining cargo.
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Gibraltar
Bedenham
Nighter
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The item lists page 17 topics for today including Amusements Editorials and Bridge Letters Classified Irq.Reporter City Life Radio-TV Deaths Socials and Financial and Sports on pages 47 to 49. It notes Today’s pictures on page 9 and other regular features on page 17.
Manhattan Bar Mystery Ends With Heist
A shapely 26 year old woman from Buffalo sat at a Manhattan bar early today and asked for tea with no lemon. After her friend failed to appear, she whipped out a gun and demanded the bartender move to the cellar then stole $461 from the night’s receipts before leaving as the bar closed. Sunshine and mild spring weather spread across Central New York with a high near 68 and weekend showers on the forecast as a Rockies storm moves eastward.
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New York
Manhattan
Peter Batton
Buffalo
Barron
Thef Weather Bureau
Rockies
Great Lakes
Statue planned for late showman’s grave in Pennsylvania
Los Angeles UPI reports a life sized bronze statue planned for the grave of showman Katl Carroll and his showgirl partner Seryl Wallace who died in a 1948 Pennsylvania air crash. Attorney Guy Ward says the statue honors Wallace and Carroll, sculpted in 1915 by Alexander een AN.
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UPI
Katl Carroll
Carrol
Seryl Wallace
Pennsylvania
Ss Wallace
Judy
Carroll
Guy Ward
Carron Estate
Alexander|een AN
Kite Contest Off Too Tame for Kids
James A. Sharp city recreation director canceled a kite flying contest scheduled for today terming it too tame for the jet minded generation. The notice suggests a shift away from traditional kite activities toward more modern recreation options in Jamestown.
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Jamestown
James A. Sharp
Border Watch Resumes as Vogeler Uncertain Return
Vienna reports six Austrian journalists allowed to monitor the Hungarian border for the release of American businessman Robert A. Vogeler from prison. No signal or date for his release emerged, while only eight competitors were seen at the border amid sparse interest during the journal year.
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Robert A. Vogeler
Vogeler
EEE Reet
Vorelex
Borda
Hungary
Isis
House Group Cuts Budget for 27 Agencies to 665 Million
The House Appropriations Committee slashes the 1952 budget for 27 federal agencies by 10 percent to 6,665,900,025 and recommends 6,171,777.40 for the next fiscal year. President Truman had asked 6,837,765,465, while the current year funds total 11,932,720,332. The cut affects independent offices including Atomic Energy Commission and Veterans Administration with further savings from canceling contract authority. The panel’s action awaits House review next week and follows other reductions this year.
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Washington
House Appropriations Committee
House
Trumand
Atomic Energy Commission
Veterans’ Administration
Plans for four detention camps proposed in war scenario
Washington trembles as Congress weighs a plan to prepare four abandoned military camps to house 14 000 political prisoners in a national emergency. Federal prison director James V Bennett urged $775 000 to ready the sites for possible subversives. FBI Director J Edgar Hoover and Assistant Attorney General James M McInerney backed the move noting the threat level could justify swift detentions.
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Congress
James V. Bennett
House Appropriations Committee
Bennetts
FBI
J. Edgar Hoover
James M. McInerney
Justice Department
Bennett
Hoover
Communist Party
Afti
He Adde
Churchill Cancels U S Speech Over Political Crisis
Churchill calls off a planned speech in Philadelphia on May 8 amid U S politics and British arms program turmoil. He cites events making engagement difficult and condemns Attlee’s government as weak while rallying Conservative support.
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Winston Churchill
United States
General MacArthur
Philadelphia
Harold E. Stassen
University of Pennsylvania
Churchill
Daclared
Yhe
Ional
Labor
Attlee
Daylight Saving Time Arrives Early Sunday Morning
The notice explains setting clocks forward one hour before bed to avoid missing church on Sunday. It notes Syracuse acceptance, mixed railroad schedules, and prompts citizens to adjust watches to standard time. Farmers dislike the change, but daylight gives longer evenings for gardening and activities.
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Old Father
Syracuse
Night of Horror Chinese Yelling Kill GIs Roll Over Yank Unit
Log of a 12 hour battle on the Western Front recounts Chinese assaulting a battalion post near Korea. Lt Col Richard Byrne directs defense from a blackout room as 1500 attackers surge and a captain dies by gunshot amid telephones and wires.
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Robert Vermillion
Western Front
Korea
George Company
Richard Byrne
East Braintree
Mass
MacArthur arrives in Milwaukee for historic welcome
Five star General Douglas MacArthur returns to his official home city after 39 years, greeted by sirens and cheers during a four hour motorcade. He stays at the Plankinton House, attends Marquette University ceremonies for an honorary Doctor of Laws, and leads a 16 mile parade ending at Mac Arthur Square. He reiterates a strong Korea policy and criticizes the war’s growing American casualties.
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Arthur
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Truman
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China
Red Casualties To Top Million In Korea War
Washington reports the Defense Department estimates enemy casualties in Korea will exceed a million, matching U S losses in World War II as the conflict speeds up. An updated tally places Communist dead at 846,000 with daily increases of over 5,000 amid the current offensive. Nearby, a boy died in a house fire in Meereeport while attempting to rescue his puppy, and a South Korean family mourns the loss of pets during the fighting.
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INS
Defense Department
Korea
U.S
Meereesport
United National
George Beattie
Stewart
Beattie
Eccles Calls for Abolition of RFC Amid Banking Hearings
Washington reports Federal Reserve Board governor Marriner S. Eccles urged the Reconstruction Finance Corporation be abolished without further delay. He testified before the Senate Banking Committee, arguing direct government involvement in the private economy is socialist and weakens the free enterprise system as RFC bills circulate.
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Washington
Marriner S. Eccles
Federal Reserve Board
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Eccles
Senate Banking Committee
General Shearings
Neiner
RFC
Bank
Jap Police to Form Four-Division Army Reserve
The national police reserve will become a four division force next week. Keikichi Masuhara, the reserves' director-general, said the unit will be given basic field training. Each division will comprise four regiments of 3,000 men.
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Keikichi Masuhara
Denmark and United States sign Greenland aid pact
In Copenhagen, Denmark, a 20 year agreement with the United States was announced to aid financially distressed Danish lords and gentry on Greenland. The government said the plan provides cash loans from the treasury for those who cannot keep up and preserves national heritage.
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London
Britain
Copenhagen
Denmark
United States
Cyiadies
Danish
Jeuiganis Angattim
S. Ambas
Last Units Pull South Of Parallel In Korea Front
United Nations troops fell back on the Korean front, pulling back to the 88th Parallel in the east and near Uijongbu 11 miles north of Seoul in the west. The withdrawal broke contact with Reds, with fierce fighting centered on roads to Seoul. Lt Gen Van Fleet voiced confidence in halting the Reds north of the Han River as millions fled Seoul, leaving about 100,000 residents. UN casualties were light compared with Red losses, estimated at 35,000 killed in four and a half days.
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United Nations
Uijongbu
Seoul
Yanggu
Red Korea
Hwachon Reservoir
James A. van Fleet
U.S. Eighth Army
Han River
Han
Abel
van Fleet
Seon
Moscow Crowded For May Day Fete
Delegations from China, North Korea, France and other nations arrive in Moscow for the giant May Day celebration set for next Tuesday. The Soviet press notes representatives of friendship and cultural relations societies, while Britain faces efforts to block worker delegations.
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China
North Korea
Funeral Crowd Debates Spike's Fate After Gambler Dies
A funeral for a gambler drew many professional friends. An orator claimed Spike is not dead but asleep. A heckler from the rear shouted I have $100 that says he's dead, sparking laughs and a weathered exchange.
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Spike
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