Nevada gambling tale shocks Senate committee in Las Vegas
After a one day Las Vegas session the Senate crime committee reported eyebrow raising claims about legal gambling in Nevada. Descriptions included Jo seph Stacher boasting of money to influence Reno’s licensing decisions and Desert Inn owner Wilbur Clark admitting a million dollar syndicate investment.
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Los Angeles
Senate Crime Investigating
Nevada
Mickey ‘Cohen
Las Vegas
Nev
L. R. Greeson
Reno
New York
Joseph Stacher
Greeson
Stacher
Bank Club
Wilbur Clark
Desert Inn
Cleveland O
Benjamin
Bugsy
Siegel
Sedway
Tryst ends in double murder at lonely Florida cabin
A husband near Palatha Florida killed his wife and lover after discovering their clandestine romance with Jacksonville safety official R D Sutton. The 34 year old J P McRae shot both in bed then collapsed outside. Sutton and Mrs Sutton were a 39 and 33 year old couple. McRae was jailed and remains under guard in Glendale Hospital. No charges were filed yet.
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Palatha
Fla
Jacksonville
R. D. Sutton
J. P. McRae
Sutton
Lakeside
McRae
Glendale Hospital
Charles
International pact origins traced by James Marlow
An editorial feature by James Marlow surveys postwar Western alliances from the earliest pact to the Atlantic Treaty. The piece appears in today’s pages 6 and 83, with related features on page 29 and other sections.
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James Marlow
Hope Fades For 2 in Sea
Coast Guard planes searched for Mrs. Frederick H. Ecker 48 wife of a Metropolitan Insurance board chairman and escort James Herd after their fishing boat sank off Seabrook Beach. Companions survived as authorities widened a coast wide search and warned the couple may have washed miles down the coast.
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Charleston
S.C. OP
Coast Guard
Scea+brook Beach
Insurance Company
Frederick H. Ecker
Metropolitan Insurance Company
James Herd
Shelbyville
Silas Welch
Welch
Seabrook Island
Cardinal Mindszenty Possible Release Sparks Hungary Hope
May Free release talks emerge as Cardinal Mindszenty, aged Hungarian Catholic primate, nears potential freedom. Communist regime reportedly avoids letting him die in prison, with church leaders in touch through the Vatican and other Catholic figures.
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Vienna
Austria
Tasenh Cardinal Mindszenty
Hungary
Hiuntary
Mrs Vinson Dies in Washington
Mrs Cari neon, wife of Respess ve, died today at the Navy Enger Pal ga fet wee Snes hat neer Gs Pl health far 2 Hagntet 4 sthesseg ACA numper of wears Dalmy.
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Washington
Carineon
Respessve
Sheriff Grosch claims fifty thousand from fixed horse races
New Orleans police official Sheriff John Grosch says he earned about $50,000 from fixed horse races at Fair Grounds. He admits paying federal tax on the illegal income since 1913 and hints at a 1954 mayoral bid. He describes the crooked payouts as inside information shared with his detectives.
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New Orleans
John Grosch
Fair Grounds Race Track
Grosch
Irish Channel
Johias
Profits Tax Defeat Seen in Congress Battle
House Republican leader Joseph W. Martin predicts the House will approve an excess profits tax bill when the session begins but the Senate will not. He notes it as political byplay and cites Republican efforts to overturn a Democratic gag rule in the Ways and Means Committee while wrangling over testimony limits.
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Washington
Ulp
House
Joseph W. Martin, Jr
Senate
Massachusetts
Ways and Means
G.O.P
Bes
Father Jumps After Triplets Born in Pozzo Magra
Mario Basioni, 46, a father of six with no son, learned his wife bore triplets all girls. He jumped from a one story window in Pozzo Magra but survived unharmed. He called the moment the saddest day of his life.
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Rome
Mario Basioni
Pozzo Magra
Basioni
Duck-Girl Continues 12th Surgery in Rare Condition
A Millbrook girl born with 17 toes and webbed hands undergoes her 12th operation in two years at Jackson Hospital Montgomery. Kitty Louise Ernsberger, nearly three, faces about a dozen more surgeries over three to four years for syndactyly with polydactyly. The surgeon, who asked not to be named, calls it the rarest case he has seen.
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Montgomery
Ala
INS
Millbrook
Kitty Louise Ernsberger
Jackson Hospital
Kitty
Casualty Toll in Korea Rises to 28,881
Defense Department reports 28,881 American casualties in Korea through Nov. 10, up 649 from a week ago. Of these, 4,798 were deaths and 19,748 were non-fatally wounded. figures reflect next of kin notifications, with actual totals higher due to reporting delays.
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Washington
Defense Department
Ex-Teacher Sues SU For $3,000 Over Sitdown Strike
Maj. Allen P. Cowgill former Syracuse University math professor sues for $3,000 salary for 1947 48 claiming he was fired without hearing. University says he quit in a sitdown strike. Hearing before Justice Sears considered broad discovery of university officials.
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Maj
Allen P. Cowgill
Allen St
Syracuse University
Supreme Court
Clifford H. Sears
Major Cowgill
Wilfred E. Hoffmann
Cowgill
Justice Sears
Hill
William P.tolley
Finla G. Crawford
Louis Mitchell
College of Engineering
John Kinney
University
Justice Sear
Radio TV Output Hit by Metal Shortages
New York reports substantial cutbacks in radio and television production due to metals shortages. Radio Television Manufacturers Association members warn defense demands reduce civilian supply amid ongoing three day session.
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New York
Radio-Television Manufacturers Association
Florida hurricane labeled R28 NGA OOG storm
A small yet vicious tropical hurricane swept the Florida peninsula in mid October and was officially designated as a R28 NGA OOG storm.
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Florida Peninsula
Baby Linda Weber undergoes successful heart surgery
A ten week old Linda Weber became the first infant under one year to survive a complex heart operation. Doctors at a hospital described the procedure as successful with Linda's recovery beginning, though details of the operation remain cautious.
Phone Strike Enters Second Week Amid Picket Lines
In New York the nationwide strike by Western Electric and Michigan Bell workers continues into its second week. Picket lines keep AT and T and Bell System staff from work while unions allege lockouts and violence. Courts issue injunctions as incidents and sabotage reports surface across cities.
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New York
Western Electric Co
Michigan Bell
American Telephone and Telegraph and
Bell System
Communications Workers of America
C.16
A. T. and T
Western Electric
Beh
Nieg
National Labor Relations Board
Washington, D. C
Philadelphia
Atlanta
Flash Fire Kills Parents and 3 Daughters in Staten Island
A sudden flash fire on Staten Island killed a father, mother, and three daughters, destroying an airframe hose. A fourth daughter was carried from the home to safety. Navy Seaman Kane reportedly entered the flames to try to save others. The victims include George Olsen and his wife Mae, along with their daughters Rose, Flo, and Felicia. one child survived.
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New York
Staten
Navy
Kane
Sireard Ford
Olsen
Felon
Leg Breaks After Refusal to Babysit in Los Angeles
Mrs. Francas E. Houtsden testified that her daughter-in-law Laworice Housden, 27, broke her leg by slamming an auto door after she refused to babysit. Housden appeared in Justice Court on crutches and was ordered to stand trial for felonious assault.
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Los Angeles
Francas E. Houtsden
Laworice Housden
Justice Court
Jury Queries Erickson Before Grand Jury in New York
Frank Erickson, jailed for running a nationwide hoax business, was questioned by a New York grand jury under threat of contempt. He refused to answer all legitimate questions, including inquiries into alleged dealings with a high-stakes gambler, while General Sessions Judge Quen W. Bohan watched. The chaotic testimony followed a sudden, unclear accident affecting others in the court vicinity.
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Combutter
Estes Kefauver
D-Tenn
Sedway
Los Angeles
New York
Lucky Luciano
Frank Costello
Fischetti Brothers
Chicago
Sedivay
Siegel
Las Vegas
Prickson
Croetill
Chris Nurse
Allied forces push gains up to five miles in Korea action
Allied troops advance one to five miles along the 250 mile line as Communists withdraw in Korea. The Seventh U S Marine Regiment overcomes resistance and pushes two and a half to three miles on the Chosin Reservoir west shore. Western fronts see gains as South Korean divisions seize two positions near Tokchon. The 1st Cavalry makes over four half miles beyond Yongbyon while eastern forces probe abandoned enemy areas. Red forces launch heavy assault on the northeast coastal road toward Russia.
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Tokyo
Korea
10Th Corps
Seventh U. S. Marine Regiment
Chosin Reservoir
Tokchon
Yongbyon
Chongchon River
Russia
Setabe
Cold Front Brings Windy Colder Weather to Syracuse
The Weatherman warns a cold front will move in with cloudy skies and strong west south west winds 35 to 45 mph tonight and tomorrow. Meteorologist Leslie Fields says low tonight near 42 and high tomorrow around 46 with a low of 28 tomorrow night. The month’s rainfall is near normal at 1.6 inches, while temperatures run about six degrees above normal.
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Sang Onao
Syracuse
Leslie Fields
Mont
Tito Thanks West but Stays Committed to Communism
Yugoslav leader Tito expressed gratitude for Western aid but rejected any plan to switch to Western capitalism. In Belgrade he told war veterans that Yugoslavia remains faithful to communism and will not be wooed away by other powers.
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London
Marshal Tito
Yugoslavia
Points for Parents by Edyth Thomas Wallace
A wholesome outlet for youth vigor offers practical child training advice from Edyth Thomas Wallace, author of four. The guide titled Points for Parents promises easy, effective methods grounded in years of research and experience by the credited authority.
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Edyth Thomas Wallace
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