City count on ex bookie Gross for graft trial
New York officials expect to call ex-bookie Harry Gross as the prosecution’s first witness in a trial against 18 suspended policemen. The officers, facing possible dismissal and pension loss, are charged with aiding Gross’s now defunct Brooklyn bookmaking empire worth millions. Jurors will hear technical preliminaries before the proceedings continue.
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New York UP
Harry Gross
Gross
James A. Delehanty
Brooklyn
Victor J. Horwitz
Dope Influx Reported At United Nations Meeting
United Nations session sees US narcotics chief Anslinger accuse Communist China of large scale drug smuggling via Japan. Quoting Gen Matthew Ridgway, he cites a March 2 report from Way's headquarters on heroin and opiate trafficking networks.
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United Nations
Harry
J. An
Negotiators Discuss 1951 Japan Drug Smuggling Case
Reporters heard that steel firms seek to use seized proceeds to finance industry campaigns and wage boosts. Anslinger warned of a Communist plot to spread drug addiction among troops and Japanese. A Russian envoy urged omitting illicit arugas from records as slander, while a judge’s ruling that the seizure was illegal drew focus to wage-raise possibilities.
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Japan
Supreme Court
Truman
China
T Anslinger
Commission
V. V. Zakusov
Korea
Mjr
David Pine
Steelworkers discuss seizure and strike across the nation
Amid a three day strike, USW leaders in Buffalo and Pittsburgh debated resisting the government seizure of the industry while workers nationwide returned to plants or planned work pauses. Officials cited Supreme Court rulings pending next week as key to wage and production decisions.
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Buffalo
Julian Bruce
USW. International
Pittsburgh
Walter Elis
Jones and Laughton
Supreme Court
Truman
Mwage
Bmg Mate
New York
Pele Scure
Murray
Farrless
Steelman
Saxd
White House
High Court
Pine’s
Fair Play Requires Price Hike Oids Says
United States Steel Corp stockholders at the annual meeting in Hoboken heard chairman Irving Orcad urge price increases to offset possible wage raises for workers. He attacked government actions in the steel price dispute, saying Truman's seizure aimed to force acceptance of Board recommendations and threaten private enterprise. Funeral services announced for Joseph Bissonette, 35, WWI veteran, found dead at 23 W Third St Oswego. Services set for 9:15 AM at P. J. Cullinan Sons and 9:45 AM at St. Mary's Church, burial at St. Peter's Cemetery.
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Hoboken
N. J
United States Steel Corp
Irving S. Or
Stoekholders
Truman
Ware Stabilization Board
Bus Strike Enters Fifth Day in Rochester
Rochester, N Y. Public transit remained halted for the fifth straight day as 1,100 striking drivers and mechanics of Local 282 met at 11 AM to review executive committee recommendations. A spokesman said a course of action had been decided but gave no details. The Rochester Transit Company kept silent, awaiting the union’s move.
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Pete Drazovich
Inland Steel
Chicago
Birmingham
U. S
Tennessee
Alabama
H. Charles Ford
BS W
Philadelphia
Coatesville
Gary
Ind
Michael
Soldren
Murray
Geneva
Ironton
U.S. Steel
Salt Lake City
Rochester
Amalgamated Street Electric Railway and Motor Coach ‘Employes’ Union
Rochester Transit Company
Union
Amateur Ordnance Makers Summoned
Two boys aged 16 and 17 were ordered to appear at city hall this afternoon after being charged with shooting firecrackers within the city limits. The youths claimed they made the device from a twelve gauge shotgun shell filled with powder.
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Watertown
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AIK
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Withie Rills
Kellogg's
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South Clinton Street
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