Naturalization ruling on Louis Repouille cited in court
Circuit Court of Appeals denied naturalization to Louis Repouille 45 for lack of good moral character after testimony about his alleged treatment of his mentally impaired son. In separate notes, Hodge reported a fire at a mill with extensive damage and a Pittsburgh Plate Glass executive described a solar heating glass product.
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Lork
Louis Repouille
Circuit Court” of ‘Appeals
Learned Hand
Augustus Ned
Brooklyn
Naturalitie
Dutch West Indies
R. B. Tucker
Pittsburgh Plate Glass Co
Tucker
Fire claims two children as mother dies in blaze
In a Becity fire Mrs. Charles Greenwood, 27, died after throwing her two other children Martha and Manat to her uncle Carla Shatney from an upstairs window. Martha suffered minor facial burns while Manat's fate is unclear as rescuers searched for others.
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Charles Greenwood
Leia Mabel
Greenwood
Martha
Manat
Carla Shatney
Bavarian officials hostile to free press threaten German media
In Munich a U S military official warned that Bavarian government officials show basic hostility to a free press. He said a new attack would follow the withdrawal of occupation control unless strong legal safeguards are adopted. The warning came from Ernst Langendorf, head of the press branch in Bavaria.
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Frankfurt
Germany
U. S
Munich
Ernst Langendorf
Bavaria
Union leader calls for employers to break contracts after NLRB action
The National Labor Relations Board dismissed Remington Rand petitions for certification at six New York City plants and a Benton Harbor site after the union failed to file non Communist affidavits. U E President Alfred J Fitzgerald condemned the move as provocation urging employers to break contracts and depress living standards. The union had sought negotiations per a July agreement following a five week strike.
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New. York PA
Labor
Relations Board
United
Electrical
Asi A
U_“E
Alfred J. Fitzgerald
Remington- Rand
New York City
Benton Harbor
Mich
NLRB
Robert N. Denham
Remington-Rand
U.E
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U E Defeats Anti Reds In Schenectady Union Election
Three GE employees reinstated by court lost their bid for office in Local 301 United Electrical Workers. The union reelected major officers led by Andrew Peterson and Leo Jandreau. Defeated candidates Frank Fiorillo Carmine Di Girolamo and Martin Stanton were expelled under a by law deemed against public policy by Supreme Court Justice John Alexander, though temporarily voided last month.
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Schenectady CP
General Electric Co
United Electrical Workers
U-E
Democratic Action
Andrew Peterson
Leo Jandreau
Supreme Court
John ‘Alexander
Alexander
Frank Fiorillo
Carmine J. di Girolamo
Board of Trustees
Martin Stanton
Schenectady
Eight-Cent Subway Fare Pushed By O Dwyer
New York Mayor William O Dwyer urged raising the city seven decade old five cent subway fare to eight cents to balance next year s municipal budget. He said the higher fare would cover operating costs while school children would keep the five cent rate.
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New York
William O’dwyer
O'Dwyer
Girl 9 Left Bound in Snow Pile Assault
A 9 year old girl was found bound and gagged in a snowy field near Grand Rapids Michigan and remained in serious condition at Butterworth Hospital as deputies searched for a man about 30 who allegedly tied her up after taking her to school yesterday morning. The child said the attacker held her prisoner for about three hours before leaving her on a half melted snow pile.
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Grand Rapids
Mich
Butterworth Hospital
Jack Weist
Arthur
Danis
Kent County
584 Score Tops Ladies Bowling League Night
Loretta Bogus chalked up a 584 series Friday night in the Ladies Bowling LeaguePosting the high score of the event Bogus led her squad with consistent marks and solid spare execution at the lanes.
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Chalks
Loretta Bogus
Burglar-Prisoner’s forld Gets Smaller
An 18 year old, Bill Bennett, was sentenced after pleading guilty to hardware burglary and related jail breakings. Judge Floyd Jackson ordered five years for the initial burglary plus 15 more for crimes while jailed. Bennett’s former lawyer Gordon Coker attended. Bennett had used a jail key to commit thefts, including loot found near the cotton gin.
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Bennett
Gordon Coker
Coker
Boyd
Vantine
Walters
Cotton County
McAlester
Oklahoma
Alcatraz
Julius Bohannon
FBI
Alabama
Snowfall Disrupts Syracuse Traffic With Plow Patrols
A sudden fall brought two inches of snow. thirty eight county plows and twenty two city plows operated through the night but cars left on streets led to ticket actions by Deputy Chief Fred G Arnold. Travel neared normal by morning and a low of 15 degrees was forecast tonight.
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Syracuse
Fred G. Arnold
Court Clears Meyer in Paternity Suit
John W. Meyer Hollywood press agent for Howard Hughes was found not the father of Patricia Miles's 10 month old son. The three man court of special sessions cleared him after seven minutes of deliberation. Miles wept as the decision was announced.
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New York
John W. Meyer
Howard Hughes
Patricia Miles
Court of Special Sessions
Meyer
Miss Miles
Gil
Hollywood
150 Planes Hunt 20 On Lost Transport
More than 150 planes took off in a last chance search for a U.S. Army C 47 transport missing eight days with 20 aboard. Air Force officials fear all may have perished in bitter cold but widened the search to five countries including northern Italy Switzerland Austria eastern and southern France and southwestern Germany.
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Frankfurt
Germany
Air Force
Italy
Switzerland
Austria
France
Man Found Slain in Gravesend Brooklyn
A man with four bullet holes in the head was found dead in the Gravesend section of Brooklyn. A silver bracelet led to a tentative identification as Anthony Meranda, about 35, whose address was not known.
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New York
INS
Gravesend
Brooklyn
Anthony Meranda
County Supervisors Face Criticism Over Fiscal Conduct
Deputy State Comptroller Archibald N. Galloway told the Chautauqua County Board of Supervisors that fiscal affairs were chaotic and poorly understood. He urged a state audit of 1944 46 finances and warned against overstepping statutory duties. Highway superintendent W I Bruce Chilson announced he would not resign amid the board’s malfeasance charges.
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Mayville
Chautauiqua County Board of Supervisors
Archi‘pald’n
Galloway
Greddu
W. I Bruce Chilson
Printing Industry of Pittsburgh Sues ITU Over Coercion
The Printing Industry of Pittsburgh filed a complaint against the International Typographical Union and Local 7 alleging restraint and coercion of employees and refusal to bargain. Contracts with Pittsburgh shops expire December 31 and cases will be investigated individually before hearings.
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New York
Printing Industry of
Pittsburgh
Pennsylvania
International Typographical Union
I.T.U
Jiob
Nlrb Field Examiner
Samuel M. Hacker
I.T.A
Bevin and Marshall Clash Over Soviet Tactics in Council Debate
Bevin countered Molotov's points claiming they aim to persuade Germans Moscow is the sole ally. Marshall cited recovery figures from the British American zones and urged the council to move beyond generalities toward concrete progress.
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Harriman
Marshall
Ernest Bevin
Molotov
Bevin
Soviet Union
Council
Iowa man wins calf over ribbons at Exposition
William Busching of Tipton Iowa earned no prizes at the International Live stock Exposition for showing Shorthorns all week. He bought a cow at auction and that night the cow bore a calf. He says the calf is better than any ribbon earned.
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Chicago
William Busching
Tipton
Iowa
Busching
Texas Democrats Rebuke McGrath Over Tidlands Policy
Texas Democrats condemned National Committee Chairman McGrath for opposing tidelands legislation. The State Democratic Executive Committee passed a declamatory resolution after Gov. Jester urged support, citing friction from Cleveland Young Democrats and national party stance.
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Austin
Tex
Texas
National Committee
J. Howard
McGrath
Tidelands
Democratic Executive Committee
Cleveland
Beauford H. Jester
Administration
National Party
Jester
Young Democrats
State Executive Committee
Democratic Party
Traffic Toll In State Falls From 1946 Figures
Albany reports 1 832 traffic deaths in New York during the first nine months, down 49 from 1946. Non fatal injuries rose 8 700 to 83 100 by Sept 30. Fatalities include 660 pedestrians 331 drivers 307 auto passengers and 32 bicyclists. Commissioner Fitcher cites 186 pedestrians killed crossing intersections and excessive speed as a factor in 325 deaths.
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Albany
New York
Bureau of Motor Vehicles
Clifford J. Fietcher
Plan Check For Perjury By House Committee
A member of the House Un American Activities Committee said the panel will review secret files to see if any labor union officials lied by swearing they were not Communist party members under the Taft Hartley act. Findings will go to the Justice Department to aid perjury cases.
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Washington
INS
House Un-American Activiies
McDowell
R-Pa
Justice Department
Rightists Lead In Finland Municipal Elections
In Finland partial returns show a trend to the right as the Popular Democrats lose ground in 75 per cent of reported districts. Voter turnout was heavy nationwide with about 10 000 municipal voters to be chosen. In Helsinki an estimated eighty percent turnout was recorded.
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Helsinki
Finland
Popular Democrats
Chicago Man Keeps Secret of 2 Wives for 22 Years
Thomas Foley a 60 year old railroad conductor hid a second wife and two children for 22 years in Chicago's northwest. His second wife Eva Healey learned of the double life after encountering his tailor who confirmed two addresses. Foley was released on 5000 dollar bond as divorce proceedings began and the FBI denied his agent status.
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Chicago
Thomas Lawrence Foley
Foley
Bertha
Thomas Lawrence Healy
Eva
Luxury Estate Is Not A Farm For Tax Deduction
Washington The U S Tax Court ruled that a 500 acre country estate valued at a comfortable living residence with a swimming pool tennis court tea garden and boat house cannot be classified as a farm for tax purposes The decision upheld a 33624 Internal Revenue Bureau assessment against Mortimer B Fuller estate of Lackawanna County Pa who died in 1931 leaving 1235922 The case focused on whether a 40660 deduction for 1942 and 1943 from farming activities could be claimed as a loss on dairy cattle operations and other farm work
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Washington
U. S
Internal Revenue Bureau
Mortimer B. Fuller
Lackawanna County
Pennsylvania
France passes anti strike laws as violence fears rise
The National Assembly approved the anti strike bill amid 2 million workers on strike. Penalties include fines up to 8400 dollars and 1 to 10 years jail for saboteurs. Authorities fear further violence in Marseille and northern coal fields.
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National Assembly
Marseille
Aries
St. Etienne
Valence
Avignon
Nice
Vincent Auriol
General Confederation of Labor
Andret Moynet
Thorez
Communist Party
France
Hier
G.O.P. and Democrats Agree to Split Convention Hall Costs
Republican chairman Walter S. Hallman and Democratic convention chief William N. Roach announced a joint effort to share expenses for erecting equipment at Convention Hall for the 1948 presidential nominating conventions.
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Philadelphia
Walter S. Hallman
Republican National Committee
William N. Roach
Stork Club Dishwashers Bribe Claim Before Board
A Stork Club dishwasher testified to the State Labor Relations Board that proprietor Sherman Billingsley paid him 600 to testify he had acted against a union. Jose Mercado said the payment followed instructions to claim he made propaganda against the union, which Billingsley denied. The board probes an unfair labor practices complaint filed by Local 89 of the AF of L Chefs and Cooks Union after a recent club election loss.
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New York
State Labor Relations Board
Sherman Billingsley
Jose Mercado
Billingsley
Mercado
A. F. of L. Chefs, Cooks, Pastry Cooks and Assistants
Eire imposes gasoline cuts and travel limits
Eire followed Britain's anti crisis measure with gasoline cuts travel restrictions and tighter exchange controls as part of wartime economic tightening.
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Dublin
Eire
Britain
NAM Urges Budget Ceiling to Curb Inflation
The National Association of Manufacturers calls for a 31 billion dollar federal budget for 1949 and an anti inflation program. It urges tougher productivity, collective bargaining at plant level, housing reforms, and more jobs for disabled veterans while stressing education on economic issues and higher teacher salaries.
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New York
NAM
Congress of American Industry
Congress
Snions
Thomas S. Holden
F. W. Dodge Corporation
New
Brooklyn Schools Allow Christmas Carols After Ban
New York report says Superintendent William Jansen approved singing Silent Night and Hark the Herald Angels Sing in 23 Brooklyn school programs if principals consent, reversing an earlier ban by Assistant Superintendent Isaac Bildersee that barred carols with nativity references and decorative religious symbols.
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New York
William Jansen
Herald Angels
Brooklyn
Isaac Bildersee
Engineers urged to civic activity by public figure
General Electric vice president Harry A. Winne urged engineers to serve on school boards city planning commissions juries and other public bodies. He told the National Society of Professional Engineers at its annual meeting that trained engineers can be most useful to the public.
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Buffalo UP
General Electric
Harry A. Winne
Schenectady
National Society of Professional Engineers
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