Dope Ringleader Bail Set in East Harlem Drug Syndicate
Joseph Pip the Blind Gaghana named by District Attorney Frank Hogan as leader of an East Harlem drug syndicate and held on 150000 bail. Four others are held at 15000 bail. sixth man Charles Little Bullets Albero also linked to another East Harlem ring awaiting bail.
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New York
Joseph
Pip the
GagHana
Frank S. Hogan
East Harlem
Charles “Little Bullets
Albero
Hogan
Farm family disaster leaves four dead in tragic fire
A farmer and three of his 11 children died when a lantern-wielding sibling watched as another poured gasoline into a car tank. The mother Mary Clark and three other children suffered serious burns.
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Taylorville
Mary Clark
Deaths of notable British and American figures listed
Obituaries note the deaths of Lord Russell of Killowen 79 a leading British jurist Tadworth England Clarence G Sheffield 61 president of Julius Garfinke rco mpany department store and former Detroit Los Angeles and New York City associate in Washington C U E Col Wilson Walter Crosby 74 WWI Army officer retired civil engineer and former superintendent of Grand Canyon National Bank Coronado California Swaring W Chulds 76 retired investment banker and Yale benefactor New York City The Rev Thomas Yeoman Williams 61 Congregational minister labor relations specialist Jamaica Queens Hospital
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Lord Russell
Killowen
Britain
Tadworth
England
Clarence ~ G. Sheffield
Julius, Garfincker and Company Department Store
Detroit
Los Angeles
New York City
Washington
Wilson Walter Crosby
Grand Canyon National Bank
Coronado
Calif
Swarling W. Chulds
Yale University
Thomas Yeoman Williams
Queens Hospital
Jamaica
Europe Endures Bitter Cold and Strikes Across Lands
European nations faced freezing temperatures with homeless suffering and slowed food supplies. Dockers in Antwerp began a general strike affecting 13,000 workers. Belgium deployed troops to unload critical goods.
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Europe
London
Germany
France
Belgium
England
Mediterranean
Nice
Turin
Italy
Taranto
Antwerp
Brussels
INS
General Tonn
Ohio Senator Clarences J Brown Pursues Leadership
Clarence J Brown of Ohio has announced interest in GOP leadership but has not formally declared candidacy. The report notes Taft and Bricker among his potential backers and mentions Halleck as a favored candidate by Governor Dewey. Jenkins says heavy contributors seek influence with Pennsylvania funds backing Halleck.
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Clarence J. Brown
Ohio
Taft
Bricker
Capitol Hill
Brown
Dewey
Pennsylvania
Congressional
Georgia Governor-Elect Talmadge Dies After Illness
Former governor and prominent Georgia politician Eugene Talmadge died after a long illness in Jacksonville Florida. He faced political battles over white primaries and state power, including disputes with the university system, regents, and attempts to repeal primary laws. His death ends a turbulent career marked by deployments of state troops and heated elections.
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Talmadge
Jacksonville
Fla
Herman
Bil. Kimbrough
Charles Smyly
Georgia
U.S. Senate
Richard B. Russell
Walter George
Roosevelt
Lawrence Camp
George
Elis Arnal
Arnall
Games V. Carmichael
U. S
U. S. ‘Supreme
Ky i
Atlanta
State University System
State Board of Regents
Seoddes
Marston
Supreme Court
Massive 1923 Japan quake toll and tidal waves reported
1923 seism strike off Wakayama and Shikoku caused cascading floods and fires. Osaka, Kochi, and Hiroshima suffered major damage as waves up to ten feet inland swept towns. Authorities rushed aid with Japanese and American Red Cross cooperation.
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Tolkkyo
Shikoku Island
Honshin
Japan
Seiichi Omura
House of Representatives
Red Cross
Kochi
Honshu
Shikoku
Ixainan
Tokushima Strait
Osaka
Wayakama
Hiroshima
Kure
Boston College Seismological
E.S.T
Wakayama
Tokyo
Shingu
Earthquake and tidal wave devastate Mochi area including USA village
Reports from Tokyo say the Mochi district in Shikoku suffered severe quake and tsunami damage. Kochi and Takamoka killings and injuries mount as 25 houses collapse in Hiroshima and 750 more are damaged. American troops may aid with medicine and first aid as Japanese supplies run short.
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Tokyo
Mochi Area
Shikoku
USA
United States
U.S. Navy
Kochi
Takaoka
Horishima
Abduction Suspect Seized After North Central Illinois Kidnapping
A sheriff’s posse of about 100 men hunted the North Central Illinois city for clues as state police blocked all roads. Sickles robbed the Stackhouse home after posing as a reporter, tied the woman and bound her children, then fled. He was later seized. Mrs Stackhouse suffered shock and exhaustion.
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Illinois
Finch
Dr. Stirling
Stackhouse
Sickles
Qavam Gains New Support in Iran Ahead of Elections
Occupation of Azerbaijan by the Iranian army bolsters Premier Ahmed Qavam and strengthens his Democrat Party of Iran for parliamentary elections set to begin Sunday. Insurgent leaders have been ousted from the province, many fleeing to the Soviet border, leaving the Tudeh Party as the main opposition.
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Tsuran (P
Azerbaijan
Ahmed Qavam
Democrat Party
Iran
Reflist Tudeh
Q@avam
Teachers Striking St. Paul Public Schools Continue
The four week strike of 1,165 St. Paul public school teachers continues after they rejected a Charter Commission proposal to end the walkout while the commission ponders a new wage plan.
Weather From Page One Fracture at Catharine and BE
Snowbound conditions caused a series of traffic accidents and delays. Pedestrians, students Norm an Brown and Anne Greve vanR were injured near Syracuse University. Police reported multiple collisions across routes 5 and town lines with limited visibility and slowed bus and train service. A Newark resident, Addison Carrier, died in a two car crash near Canandaigua amid the storm.
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Catharine
Wil- Jowats
Stari
Floyd Welch
Lysander
Enright
Thelma Laurie
Castle St
S. Salina St
W. Raynorav
Philip Batty
Bassett St
Beach St
Bristol Pl
Cornelia Plank
Los Angeles
Syracuse University
Norman Brown
Westfield
N. J
Anne Greve Vanr
Green Lawn
New York Central
Greyhound
Auburn
Utica
Syracuse
Seastern
Camillus Hills
Thompson Rd
Lakeland Hill
Canandaigua
Addison Carrier
Newark
New York City
Bridgetender
White House Mistletoe Without Mrs Truman
Washington dispatch reports the White House decked for Christmas but Mrs Truman and Miss Argaret Truman were at the family home in Independence Missouri. They will join the President on Christmas Day, highlighting a quiet holiday apart from the usual White House trimmings.
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Washington
White House
President Truman
Mrs Truman
Miss Argarat Truman
Independence
Portal Pay Suits Near Billion Dollar Threshold Across Cities
The CIO seeks hundreds of millions in portal to portal pay claims across Detroit Cleveland Pittsburgh and beyond dating to 1938 FLSA rulings. Suits target Briggs Manufacturing Ford Laclede Steel Oliver Celanese units with totals approaching one billion dollars as unions push retroactive pay.
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CI.0
HAL
Detroit
U. S. Supreme Court
Jn Ca
Mt Clemens
Mich.) Pottery Co
U.A.W
Briggs Manufacturing, Co
Cleveland
Pittsburgh
C.I.0
Springfield
CGLC
United Steel Workers
General Steel Castings’ Corp
National Enameling
bin Eite Co
Granite City
Chicago
United Auto Workers
Ford Motor Co
Chicago Ford
St. Louis
the- Glo
Laclede Steel Co
Laclede
Madison and Alton, NL
South Bend
Ind
CLO
United Farm Equipment Workers
Oliver Corp
Oliver
Shelbyville
Charles City
Cumberland
Celanese Corp. of America
Bilbo Cash Controversy Hints at Postprimary Drama
The report notes Terry Bilbo defeating four rivals in the first primary and returning cash to a man named Liber man. Senator Ferguson disputes the repayment timeline claiming Liber man died months earlier. Witnesses describe gifts from war contractors to public servants in 1941 and a planned Dec 30 subcommittee report heading to the full war investigating committee.
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Bilbo
Terry
Liberman
Santa
Ferguson
Mead
D-N.y
Tunnell
D-Del
Congress
Senate
UN Session debates Baruch plan and veto implications
The commission adopts a line aligning Baruch phrasing with the General Assembly’s arms control program. It notes the Security Council framework for enforcement and the veto issue, while Andrei Gromyko demands a searching analysis before supporting the Baruch measure. Russia’s veto threatens any plan lacking its approval.
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Commission
General Assembly
Assembly
Security Council
V. Ss
Andrei A. Gromyko
Atomic Commission
Russia
Yule Party Promises Grand City Celebration
The article describes a large Yule party featuring a cartoon film, a magician act by Ernie Simon and Harvey Huston, and musical leadership for Christmas carols. Police and fire officials plan patrols to ensure safety and orderly conduct for a festive, disciplined event.
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Ernie Simon
Harvey’ Huston
John’a. Kinney
John Sloan
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