Long-Sought Gambling Figure Surrenders in Saratoga
Edward McEwen a key figure in a gambling case linked to The Brook in Miami surrendered to authorities in Florida and was released on 15000 bond. He will be arraigned June 2 in Ballston Spa on two indictments accusing gambling conspiracy and bribes tied to the Piping Rock Club and Democratic boss Dr Arthur J Leonard.
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Saratoga Springs
Edward McEwen
Miami
Fla
McEwen
Ballston Spa
Justice Hagerty
Dr. Leonard
MecEwen
John
Collins
New York State
Edward Horey
Florida
105-Year-Old Suffrage Pioneer Flies to Honor Susan B. Anthony
Mrs. Adelaide Johnson, a 105-year-old suffrage pioneer, made her first airplane trip from Washington to New York to honor Susan B. Anthony. She told reporters she would rather fly than stay on the ground while being helped from the plane at LaGuardia Field ahead of a library unveiling at New York University.
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New York
Adelaide Johnson
Susan B. Anthony
New York University
Fan Sees Circus And Dies Happy
Cleveland observer Thomas M. Gregory 67 watched a Millis Bros. Circus act from his home despite illness. Trained performers entertained him for an hour before he suffered a fatal heart attack later the same day.
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Cleveland
Ohio
Thomas M. Gregory
Millis Bros. Circus
Sul
Fiead
London Heat Wave Drives Transit Jumble
Londoners jammed cars buses and trains to flee what papers call a heat wave. The temperature reached 78 degrees while Britain treats 70 as a heat wave.
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London
Britain
Foamite Ends Oil Fire After 17-Hour Battle in Corpus Christi
A wind driven oil fire at western Refining and Oil Company in Corpus Christi raged for 17 hours and injured up to 66 people. Firefighters from Houston aided with foamite to smother burning tanks containing kerosene and crude oil. More than 100 families were evacuated, returning after the blaze was extinguished.
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Corpus Christy
Tex
Corpus Christi
Western Refining and Oil Company
Houston
Texas
the RegiState
General American Tank Storage Co
John Carlisle
Southwestern Refining
General American
Kerosene Barrel Blast Drives Evacuation at Fair
A barrel tank of kerosene exploded at a fair causing flames to shoot around 2,000 feet. The blaze led to evacuations as spectators were told it was time to leave.
Airman Killed En Route To Meet English Wife
An Air Force sergeant who had just moved from England to Lockbourne Air Base near Columbus died in a car crash while driving to greet his wife arriving from London. His widow Mrs Brennda Holt and their son Julian Jr. were told of the death by Chaplain Capt L L McCannon. The family had flown to New York then on to Mitchel AFB for relocation. The wife was pregnant with a second child.
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New York
Iby
Brennda Holt
L. L. McCannon
Air Force
Tech
Julian 8. Holt
Lake Park
Fla
Columbus
Ohio
Holt
England
Lockbourne Air Base
Price Rise for Canadian Newsprint Sparks Monopoly Charge
Representative Celler charged the sudden Canadian newsprint price increase to monopoly and collusion among Canadian makers. The price will rise to 126 dollars per ton on June 15, with most plants owned or controlled by American interests.
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Washington CP
Celler
D.-N.y
Canada
House Judiciary Committee
Study NATO Role Of Turks, Greeks
Ankara reports discuss whether Turkey and Greece will serve under NATO in Western defense. The Allied commander in Southern Europe provided no details on command structure. Greece and Turkey oppose serving under Italian General Maurizio Lazzaro De Castiglione due to past conflicts.
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Ankara
Turkey
U.S
Corneasere Trine
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
NATO
Europe
Maurizio Lazzaro de Castignone
Greece
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