Fresh Interest in Amerasia Case Prompts Probes
Washington reports renewed congressional scrutiny of the wartime Amerasia case amid charges of a cover up. Senator Tydings vows full disclosure as McCarthy probes Communist influence in the State Department and Hobbs urges openness in hearings. Details recounted include the 1945 arrests of six for secret documents and the involvement of Jaffe Larsen and Service.
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Washington
Amerasia
Congress
Tydings
D-Md
Senate
McCarthy
R-Wis
State Department
House
Rep
Hobbs
D-Ala
Navy
Andrew Roth
Naval Intelligence
Roth
Brooks
Frank Bielaski
Office of Strategic Services
Brooks-Bielaski
Amerasia Magazine
New York
Philip Jaffe
Lt. Roth
Emmanuel Larsen
Tohn_S
Service
Jaffe
Larsen
Brown
Ohio
Toleration of Rackets Leads to a City's Ruin
Virgil, Chicago Crime Commission director, argues wide open policy harms democracy. He traces ties among Boss Tweed, Croker, Hines, and Johnson, linking policy to Capone era chaos in Chicago, Kansas City, and beyond. He notes gangsters ally across cities and that citizens get the government they demand.
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Virgil
Chicago Crime Commission
Chicago
Tammany Hall
Tweed
Richard Croker
Jimmy
Capone
New York
Murder, Inc
Kansas City
Union Station
Pendergast
John Lazia
Amelia
Big Bill ‘Thompson
Capone Gang
Hollywood
West Coast
Benjamin “Bugsy
Siegel
Frank Costello
Las Vegas
Miami
Miami ‘Beach
Miami Beach
Bugsy Siegel
U. S
Toward Good Government Faces Chicago Battle
The piece argues wide open towns but not good government, citing Tammany Hall and Fiorello La Guardia as contrasts. It urges Chicago to root out criminal elements under Mayor Martin Hennelly and stresses citizen responsibility and continued effort to restore democracy and lawfulness.
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Tammany Hall
Fiorella LaGuardia
New York
Chicago
Martin Hennelly
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