Indictment in half billion dollar gold smuggling ring
Federal grand jury indicts 65 individuals, mostly in jewelry trade, in a $500 million yearly gold smuggling operation. Leaders Jacob Goldfiess Henry Mayer and Arthur Muller cited as top dealers. Sollazzo linked to large gold purchases and previous rackets. Government cites lax enforcement and seeks arrests via bench warrants.
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U. S
Louis Kaplan
Jacob Goldfiess
Henry Mayer
Arthur Muller
Kaplan
Salvadore Sol Jazzo
Sollazzo
Supreme Wedding Ring Co
Francine Wedding Ring Co
Flanagan and Collins Set For US Feathweight Title Bout
In Boston Glen Flanagan of St. Paul Minnesota will carry a one pound lead over Tom Collins of Boston for a 15 round duration featherweight title fight. Flanagan tipped the scales at 1253 pounds as Collins weighed 12453 pounds in the official weigh in.
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Boston
Glen Flanagan
St. Paul
Saigh Granted Postponement in Tax Evasion Case
St Louis based Cardinal owner Fred M Saigh was granted a postponement until Friday on his arraignment in Federal Court on income tax evasion charges.
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ST. Louis
INS
J. Louis Cardinal
Fred M. Saigh
Hopkins Captures Bellevue Club Women’s Championship
Peter A. Hopkins Jr. won the Bellevue Club women’s golf championship for the second year in a row, defeating Mrs. George Salinett 6 and 5. Hopkins posted a 37 on the front nine and finished with 78, two over par. Salinett shot 85.
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IRS
Peter A. Hopkins, JR
Bellevue Club
George Salinett
Hopkins
Carolyn Atert
Salinett
Today's Newspaper Page Guide Highlights Features
The page lists regular features and their page numbers across sections such as Amusements Financial Bridge Inq Reporter Classified City Life Radio TV Deaths Social News Editorials Sports and Letters. Today’s Pictures appears on page 10.
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City Life
Radio-Tv i
Grandmother of Syracuse Golfers Dies at 80
Mrs. Bertha Ball Pulver, longtime Syracuse golfer and Bellevue Country Club member, died in University Hospital after a long illness. She began golf at 45, played 85 courses, and helped found the Syracuse Women’s District Golf Association. Survived by son Fred Pulver and several grandchildren.
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Syracuse Women Golfers
University Hospital
Syracuse
Bellevue Country Club
Pulver
Syracuse Women's District Golf Association
Fred Pulver
George Robinson
Andrew MacFarlane
Escape Air Crash Near Gap Pa Injures General Johnson
Lieutenant General Leon W. Johnson and five aides escaped a C-47 crash near Gap Pennsylvania yesterday as the transport plane burst into flames during a crash landing. The incident preceded Governor Day ceremonies of the Pennsylvania National Guard with Continental Air Command chief among the honored guests.
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Tndiantoun Gap
Leon W. Johnson
Hames
Pennsylvania National Guard
Continental Air Command
Reuther Calls Stevenson Leader For White House Bid
Labor leader Walter Reuther praised Gov. Adlai Stevenson as a potential great White House leader while saying Dwight D. Eisenhower lacks required training. Farm head James Patton argued Stevenson could win the farm vote like Truman did in 1938. Stevenson backed Truman’s veto on offshore oil state control, with talk of equitable arrangements, joined by running mate John Sparkman. Eisenhower favored state control for tides. Supreme Court backs federal rights. Stevenson planned New York City and New Jersey stops and a Labor Day Detroit speech to launch his campaign. Page 2, Column 7 concluded.
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Springfield
Phabet
Walter Reuther
Adlai Stevenson
White House
Dwight D. Eisenhower
James Patton
Stevenson
Truman
Reuther
Eisenhower
Texas
John Sparkman
Alabama
Supreme Court
New York City
New Jersey
Jim
Detroit
American Legion
Thomas E. Dewey
Donald R. Wilson
Korea
Mir
America
Scottsboro Boy Heywood Patterson Dies in Prison
Heywood Patterson, one of the Scottsboro Boys, died in Jackson Michigan prison at age 39 from cancer. He had a six to 15 year manslaughter term and had been in Michigan since 1948 after serving a 75 year sentence tied to the 1931 Scottsboro case.
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Jackson
Mich
Heywood Patterson
South
Scottsboro
U S Bombers Hit North West Korea Supply Area
U S bombers struck a 41 acre supply area in northwest Korea last night. Weather hampered ground troops with a rain storm over the front. Chinese troops made a brief thrust at Bunker Hill but were driven back in a short fight. Artillery activity eased from Saturday to Sunday amid heavy seas and rough weather.
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Seoul
Korea
U.S
Comunist
Pirates Brace for Threat Against Raink Riner
Police revealed a renewed threat to Pirates slugger Raink Riner during the Forbes Field doubleheader with the Boston Braves. An anonymous caller warned of a shooting at 6 o'clock and extra officers watched for gunmen while the FBI remained silent on an extortion-death threat letter Riner received last week.
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Tittsburgh
Raink Hiner
Pittsburgh Pirates
Pirates
Boston Braves
Forbes Field
Pirate
Riner
Gossiile
Lei Reid
FBI
Ainer
Boy on ledge gets saved by bystander Sidney
During a Sunday stroll a bystander named Sidney Book saw three year old James Kenner Jr. crawling on a second floor window ledge in Baltimore. He crossed the street and waited below. The child toppled but was caught safely by the quick reflex rescuer. Timmy scampered away unharmed.
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Baltimore
Sidney Book
James Kenner, Jr
Sidney
Timmy
50 of 57 Survive Hermes Plane Crash Off Trapani Sicily
A four engine Hermes airliner owned by Air Work and chartered for the Sudanese government plunged into the Mediterranean off Trapani at 2:20 AM. Fifty survivors were rescued by fishing boats and taken to San Antonio Hospital. Three bodies were recovered as naval and civilian craft searched for missing passengers.
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Sicily
Mediterranean
Sicilian
Waitinata Ae Fea
Nialea
Trapani
Arnaldo Taddei
Hermes
Air Work, Ltd
Khartem Po Eanital
Sudan
Britain
San Antonio
Palermo
Nuceve Pimaccio
Ahec
Deception Charged in Air Base Fiasco
Senate investigators accuse Lt Gen Lewis A Pick chief of Army Engineers of deceiving them about the Hasco air base project in French Morocco. The preparedness subcommittee demanded disciplinary action and asked Army Secretary Page to act, with Pick’s report to be delivered to the panel.
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Washington
Senate
Lewis A. Pick
Army Engineers
U. S
Hasco
Senate Preparedness
Lyndon B. Johnson
D-Tex
Army
Sbrank C. Page, Jr
Threestar
Ick
Ledo Road
Burma
Pick
Subcommittee
Woman companion of top criminal nabbed in Birmingham
Birmingham police arrested 31 year old Robert Rae Carter identified as the traveling companion of William Merle Martin, one of the ten most wanted criminals in America. He was zoned in a smel car. Truman to talk at hospital convention in Philadelphia on September 16 during the American Hospital Association meeting.
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Birmingham
Ala
William Merle Martin
America
Robert Rae Carter
Washington
Truman
Philadelphia
American Hospital Association
Flood Hits Truce Camp Near Panmunjom
A flash flood from the Sachon River swamped the UN camp inside the Panmunjom neutral zone forcing evacuation to higher ground. Maj. Riler V. Jackson led the move saving all personnel and equipment except one bag of flour and 25 pounds of sugar. Truce talks resume Wednesday with no sign of a Communist concession on repatriation.
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Panmunjom
Korea
Sachong
Yellow Sea
United Nations
Riler V. Jackson
Sumter
S. C
Weather forecast shows warming trend into midweek
The weatherman predicts fair conditions with rising temperatures reaching 80 today and 82 tomorrow. Tonight stays cool around 52 with southwest winds 10 to 25 mph. A warm front may bring showers and higher temps Thursday once the high pressure subsides. Overnight temps dipped to 53. Oneida Lake at 70 helped moderate the cold front.
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Mercury
Oneida Lake
Phone Call From Tokyo To Wisconsin Reveals War Era Message
A wartime phone call from Tokyo to Chaseburg Wisconsin captures Lt Grant W. Hume communicating with his wife Hilda. The message references his unit the 45th Division and a GFi A code with the caller noting a reluctance to hang up despite urging. The exchange shows personal wartime correspondence from Korea era context.
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45Th Division
Korea
Gfi
Tokyo
Chaseburg
Wis
Sec
Grant W. Hume
Hilda
Resi ‘Jenve
Japan
Baseball League Night Schedule Summary
Brooklyn and Philadelphia players listed. New York faces Cincinnati and Detroit matches noted. Cleveland plays Washington. other games listed only as scheduled with unclear details.
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iNew York
Cincinnati
Old bankers never dis they just lose interest
A light hearted quip noting bankers never truly disappear they simply lose interest and drift away in a playful take on finance and aging.
Truman Urges Legion to Present Facts in Campaign
President Truman asked the American Legion to help present all facts to voters during the campaign. National Commander Donald R. Wilson read the message at the Legion's 31st Annual Convention in Madison Square Garden, urging free and fair debate to aid informed choices at the ballot box.
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New York
Truman
American Legion
Donald ~. Wilson
Legion
Madison Square Garden
America
Truman Uncertain on Post Presidency Plans
The White House said President Truman has not decided his post retirement plans for January 2 and will likely choose between Grandview and Independence, Missouri. Press Secretary Joseph Short refused to discuss specifics beyond the two city options and said there is no talk of his future activities yet.
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Washington
White House
Truman
Grandview
Independence
Joseph [Short
Look
Eisenhower Urges Strong America at American Legion
Gen Dwight D Eisenhower GOP candidate warned at Madison Square Garden that America faces greater peril than ever. He urged a course to peace by eliminating fear and building confidence and called for military and productive strength and firm commitment to security.
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Kremlin
Russia
America
New York
Dwight Id. Eisenhower
G.O.P
American
National Convention of the American ‘Legion
Madison Square Garden
Ike Says Discharge Button Not Yet Issued
General Eisenhower told the American Legion at its 34th national convention that he has not received a discharge button, calling the omission an oversight by the Army and not a sign of economy in Washington. He added he can hardly view the omission as minor.
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New York
ENS
Eisenhower
American Legion
Washington
Gorman Nominated for Supreme Court by Onondaga GOP
The Onondaga County Republican Committee unanimously endorses Judge Donald T Gorman for Supreme Court justice. The Fifth Judicial District Convention will select the candidate Wednesday, as Judge Clifford Searle retires by age limit. Also endorsed for renomination are Judges Francis D McCurn D Page Morehouse and Henry J Kimball. The Onondaga delegation will back the Herkimer pick to fill the retiring Justice Abram Zoller seat.
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Court OF Claims
Onondaga County
Supreme Court
Fifth Judicial District
Clifford Searle
Francis D. McCurn
Syracuse
D. Page Morehouse
Osweed
Henry J. Kimball
Watertown
Herkimer County
Abram Zoller
Oleo Heir Indicted In Call Girl Ring Case
New York reports 22 year old Mickey Jelke heir to a margarine fortune indicted by a New York County grand jury on seven counts of procuring for prostitution and one count of conspiracy. Co defendants include Ray Russell Davioni and madam Erica Steel along with other principals in the alleged vice network. The case outlines possible lengthy penalties and total recoveries. details continue on the next page.
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New York
Minot FL
Jelke
New York County
Case Society Prostitut
Ferns Metteer
Ray Russell Davioni
Broadway
Vice Network
Erica Steel
Ithe Ring
Poscee Eee Weit
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Sioux Falls
Frank E. Hakanson
Syracuse Post 4
American Legion Chorus
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Bruce Gilbert
Syracuse Chorus
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