Citizenship Denied for Killer of Imbecile-Son in New York
Louis Repouille 45 sought naturalization but the U S Circuit Court of Appeals ruled he failed to prove good moral character. The Brooklyn native, who reportedly chloroformed his blind son eight years ago, had a prior naturalization grant overturned by a two to one decision by Judges Learned Hand and Hand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Louis Repouille
U. S. Circuit Court of “Appeals
Learned Hand
Augustus N. Hand
Brooklyn
Federal” Court
Repouille
Dutch West Indies
Fire Claims Mother and Infant in Roxbury Collapse
In Roxbury Massachusetts a mother Charmaine Greenwood and her nine month old daughter Mabel died in a blaze that destroyed their home. Two other children, Martha and Margaret aged two and three, were saved by their uncle Carl Shatney who caught them from a upstairs window. The woodsman husband was at work when the fire started. Martha had minor facial and arm burns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roxbury
Charles Greenwood
Mabel
Bavarian Officials Called Hostile to Free Press
In Munich a U S Military government report quotes Ernst Langendorf saying Bavarian officials threaten the German free press after occupation ends. He warns of a new attack unless strong legal safeguards are imposed on the Bavarian government.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frankfurt
Germany
U.S
Munich
Ernst Langendorf
Bavaria
Call to Break Pacts Seen by C I O Leader
New York report quotes CIO United Electrical leaders condemning NLRB action dismissing Remington Rand petitions for certification elections at New York and Benton Harbor plants. Denham says employers would risk by striking contracts with non certified unions. U E seeks bargaining per July settlement after five week strike.
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New York
National “Labor: Relations Board
Wass
CIO
United
Electrical’ Workers
Board
Remington- Rand
Benton. Harbor
Mich
NLRB
Union
Robert N. Denham
Denham
Remington-Rand
U.E
U E Defeats Anti Reds In Local 301 Election
Three reinstated GE employees who joined the CIO backed Anti Reds faction lost their bid for office in Local 301 United Electrical Workers. The union reelected its major officers led by President Andrew Peterson and business agent Leo Jandreau. The three defeated candidates Frank Fiorillo Carmine Di Girolamo and Martin Stanton were expelled by a by law declared void by Supreme Court Justice John Alexander pending further action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Schenectady
General Electric Co
C.I.O
United Electrical Workers
Democratic Action
Andrew Peterson
Leo Jandreau
Supreme Court
Eight Cent Subway Fare Proposal From Mayor O Dwyer
New York mayor William O Dwyer urged raising the citys five cent subway fare to eight cents to balance the 43 year budget squeeze. 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, Confronted After Being Left on Snow Pile
A 9 year old girl remained in serious condition at Butterworth Hospital as deputies hunted a man about 30 who allegedly abducted her yesterday near her school in Grand Rapids. She told police he grabbed her in a car, held her for about three hours, then bound and left her on a half melted snow heap.
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Grand Rapids
Mich
Butterworth Hospital
Jack Weist
Arthur Danis
Kent County
Chalks Up 584 LORETTA BOGUS Score
In the Ladies Bowling League Friday night a team chalked up a 584 series and 84 score in a game.
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Loretta’ Bogus
Ladies Bowling League
Oklahoma youth Bennett-Cotto pleads guilty to burglary
A 16 year old, Bennett Cotto, pleads guilty to hardware burglary and later faces 20 years in state prison after a judge orders 5 years for the spring break, then 15 more for additional jail-time burglaries. The case follows a prior release plan and an escape aided by a jail key modeled in prison.
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Walters
Okla
Bennett—Cotto
Bennett
Floyd Jackson
Syhile
Gordon Coker
Coker
Cotton County
McAlester
Oklahoma
Alcatraz
Julius Bohannon
FBI
Alabama
Sudden Snowfall Tests City Plows and Radio System
Weather disruption prompts 38 county plows to hit streets as two inch snow accumulates. Syracuse clears routes with 22 plows through the night. workers ticket cars left on streets from 2 to 5 a.m. Deputy Chief Arnold warns enforcement. Travel improves by morning. two inch snowfall expected to be the season’s low.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Syracuse
Fred G. Arnold
Court Clears Meyer in Paternity Suit
John W. Meyer, press agent for Howard Hughes, was cleared of paternity in a three-man special sessions court after a seven minute deliberation. Miss Miles, 25, nightclub cigarette girl, claimed he fathered her child born Feb 2 but Meyer denied paternity and had paid her $1,500 to admit he was not the father.
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New York
John W. Meyer
Howard Hughes
Patricia
Miles
Meyer
Hollywood
150 Planes Hunt 20 On Lost Transport
More than 150 planes launched a last chance search for a U S Army C 47 transport missing eight days with 20 people aboard. Air Force officials fear all may have perished in bitter cold but hope remains as search widens 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
Nsouthwestern
Body Found With Four Bullet Holes In Brooklyn Gravesend
Police found the body of a man with four bullet wounds in the head in Gravesend Brooklyn today. A silver bracelet on the victim helped identify him tentatively as Anthony Meranda about 35 with an unknown address awaiting confirmation.
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New "York
INS
Gravesend
Brooklyn
Anthony Meranda
Supervisors Face Fire Over County Fiscal Affairs
Chautauqua County Board of Supervisors criticized for fiscal handling as Deputy State Comptroller Archibald N. Galloway reviews a 1944-46 audit. He says supervisors misunderstand statutory duties and misapply delegated powers amid calls for accountability. Highway superintendent W Bruce Chilson refuses to resign until removal proceedings end.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mayville
Chautauqua
County Board of Supervisors
Archibald N. Galloway
W. ‘Bruce Chilson
ITU Faces New Charge In Pittsburgh Labor Dispute
The Printing Industry of Pittsburgh alleges restraint and coercion by the International Typographical Union and Local No. 1, seeking contracts not barred by the Taft-Hartley Act. NLRB examiner Hacker said similar cases are on file and will be joined with individual merit hearings set later.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Printing Industry of
Pittsburgh
Pennsylvania
International Typographical Union
It.u
No. T
NLRB
Samuel M. Hacker
Association
Lt.uy
Marshall Bevin Clash Over Postwar Allied Zones
In a high level exchange, US Secretary of State Marshall and British Foreign Secretary Bevin countered Molotovs arguments after the Soviet line, with Bevin asserting Molotov aims to persuade Germans the Soviet Union is their sole ally. Marshall cited recovery figures for the merged British American zones and urged concrete discussion to advance progress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harriman
Marshall
Council
Tipton Man Wins Unrivaled Calf From Auction He Bought
William Busching of Tipton Iowa failed to win ribbons at the International Live stock Exposition yet bought a cow at auction. That night the cow bore a calf, and Busching declared the calf better than any ribbon. He emphasized the surprising birth as the week wrapped up.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
William Busching
Tipton
Iowa
Busching
Texas Democrats clash with McGrath over tidelands control
In Austin the Texas State Democratic Executive Committee denounced National Committee Chairman J. Howard McGrath as a tyrant for opposing tidelands legislation. The body passed a resolution deploring his position and asserting such issues belong at the national convention, not to Young Democrats or the committee. The dispute followed Beauford Jester and Texas delegates’ criticisms of McGrath’s role in Cleveland.
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Austin
Tex
Texas
National Committee
J. Howard McGrath
Tidelands
Democratic Executive Committee
McGrath
D-B.1
Cleveland
Beauford
National Party
Jester
Young Democrats
State Executive Committee
Democratic Party
Traffic Toll In State Reaches 1332 For Nine Months
Albany reports 1332 traffic deaths in New York through Sept. 30, down 49 from 1946. Non fatal injuries rose to 83,100, with 660 pedestrians and 331 drivers among the dead. Commissioner Fletcher notes 186 pedestrians killed crossing intersections and excessive speed blamed for 325 fatalities.
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Albany
New York
Bureau of Motor Vehicles
Clifford J. Fletcher
Plan Check For Perjury
Washington news states that the House Un American Activities Committee will probe whether union officials lied on non Communist affidavits under the Taft Hartley act. Representative McDowell said the panel will review secret files to see if any Communist labor leaders swore they were not party members and will forward findings to the Justice Department for perjury prosecutions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
INS
House Un-American Activities Committee
McDowell
R-Pa
Justice Department
Rightists Lead In Finland Municipal Elections
Partial returns show a trend to the right in Finland's municipal elections as the Farre Demorats, a leftist coalition, suffer losses in 75 percent of reported districts. Turnout was heavy nationwide with about 80 percent in Helsinki.
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Helsinki
Finland
FaeRure Democrats
Chicago Man Keeps Secret of 2 Wives for 22 Years
Foley, a 60 year old railroad conductor, hid two marriages in Chicago for 22 years. His second wife Eva Healey learned of a second wife and family after discovering his alias Thomas Law Healy. He was freed on a 5000 dollar bond as divorce actions proceeded in Circuit Court.
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Chicago
Thomas Lawrence Foley
Foley
Bertha
Thomas Lawrence Healy
Sec
Eva
Luxury Estate Not A Farm For Tax Purposes
The U.S. Tax Court ruled a 500 acre country estate with a pool tennis court tea garden and boat house is not a farm. The decision upheld a $33 624 tax assessment against Mortimer B Fuller estate of Lackawanna County Pa from 1931 and rejected deducting 40 660 as farming losses for 1942 and 1943.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington CP
U. S. Tax Court
Internal Revenue Bureau
Mortimer B. Fuller
Lackawanna County
Pennsylvania
France Votes to Enforce Anti Strike Laws Amid Rising Violence
The National Assembly passed the bill with all but Communists voting yes. Penalties include fines up to 8400 dollars and prison for one to ten years for saboteurs and armed violence, and up to 4200 dollars or six months to five years for pressuring non strikers. Authorities fear renewed violence in Marseille and other cities as Communist led strikes widen. President Auriol refused to reopen talks with labor leaders. The session also saw Andret Moynet accuse Thorez of desertion, which Thorez denied, noting the party was banned then.
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National Assembly
Marseille
Arles
St. Etienne
Va Jence
Avignon
Nice
Vincent Auriol
General Confederation of Labor
Andret Moynet
Thorez
Communist Party
France
Hitler
GOP and Democrats Agree to Share Convention Equipment Costs
Philadelphia report states Republican and Democratic convention leaders agreed to split the costs of erecting physical equipment at Convention Halls for the 1948 nominating conventions. Walter S. Hallman and William N. Roach announced the joint effort to handle common arrangements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Walter S. Hallman
Republican National Committee
William N. Roach
Stork Club Worker Testifies of Bribery Charge
A Stork Club dishwasher testified to the State Labor Relations Board that proprietor Sherman Billingsley paid him 600 to witness on his behalf. Jose Mercado said the money came Thursday night after orders to claim he had acted against a union of his choosing. Billingsley denied the allegation as the board weighs an unfair labor practices complaint from the A F L C C Cooks and Assistants Union Local 89 following a recent failed union election.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
A. F. of L. Chefs, Cooks, Pastry Cooks and Assistants
Eire Bans on Dublin Travel and Gasoline Cuts
Eire imitates Briggin's anti crisis steps with partial gasoline reductions travel restrictions and tighter exchange controls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eire
Dublin
Briggin
NAM Maps Program to Curb Spiral
The National Association of Manufacturers urged a national anti inflation program including higher productivity and a $31 billion federal budget ceiling for 1949. NAM called for collective bargaining at plant level, housing reforms, support for veterans and higher educational standards while warning against excessive foreign aid and preserving essential government functions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Congress
National Association of Manufacturers
NAM
Congress of American Industry
Thomas S. Holden
F. W. Dodge Corporation
Ban on School Carols Rescinded in Brooklyn Schools
New York officials announced that singing Silent Night and Walk the Herald Angels Sing is allowed in 23 Brooklyn schools with principal approval. The move reverses a prior order by Isaac Bildersee banning carols with nativity references and decorative religious symbols.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
William Jansen
Herald Angels
Brooklyn
Isaac Bildersee
Engineers Urged To Civic Service At National Meet
General Electric vice president Harry A. Winne urged engineers to serve on public boards such as school committees city planning commissions juries and other civic bodies. Speaking at the National Society of Professional Engineers annual meeting he said trained engineers can be most useful to the public.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buffalo UP
General Electric
Harry A. Winne
Schenectady
National Society of Professional Engineers
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Nicolas Murray Butler
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Morgan City
Pure Oil Company
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Lawrence Johnson
Oakland City
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Robert Miller
Robert W. Kenny
Boston
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Bridges
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Snyder
United States
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Military Academy
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Austin Wylie
Crile Veterans Hospital
Herbert A. Wagner
Consolidated Gas and Electric Company of
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Frederick
Chase
Chase Brass’ and Copper Company
Waterbury, Conn
Charles. J. Bryan
Read Theater
Chillicothe
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Angwer Telephone
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Lausanne
Tito
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Baghdad
Foreign Office
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Britain
Palestine
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Nicholas
U-E
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Het
Robert
Quillen
ITU
Texas Party
Tama
Nest Tours
Daygustino Bros
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Nye
G.O.P
Democrats
Stork
NAM Maps
Earl Bunting
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Montclair
N. J
Dewitt
East Genesee St
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Genesee Liquor Store
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Kinsey
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Behenley
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