Grand Jury Takes Meyers Case Over Wartime Money Deals
Federal grand jury indicts Maj. Gen Bennett Meyers in wartime money dealings case. Former Air Force deputy purchasing chief faces charges affecting his $549 monthly pension and the Distinguished Service Medal. W. Stuart Symington calls the revelations shocking in government history.
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Washington
Justice Department
Bennett EF. Meyers
Air Force
Air * Force
Meyers
Air. Force
Siege ends as 69 convicts surrender at Wisconsin prison
At dawn a 15 hour siege near WAUPUN ends peacefully with 69 inmates giving up after a warden's appeal. Four guards were hostage, none harmed, though one hostage described blood in the convicts eyes. Officers quickly detained the inmates who abandoned improvised weapons and returned to cells.
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Waupun
Wis
Harry Veleke
John C. Burke
Jowa Farmers Gift Grain to Europe Seeks Self-Discipline Now
Marquis Childs notes the gesture of 100 grain carloads sent to Europe as typically American in prosperity but warns seven years of plenty may not endure. He urges self-control today amid rising prices, referencing Truman era control hopes likely denied by Congress.
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Jowa
Europe
Marquis Childs
Childs
Truman
Congress
New York Tax Commission Probes Meyers Income
The New York State Tax Commission began a quiet inquiry into Maj. Gen. Bennett Meyers wartime and postwar earnings. A Senate war investigate subcommittee had alleged Meyers profited about 150000 dollars from a Dayton Ohio aircraft parts plant while military aviation focused on winning the war. Smyington announced at a news conference that the air force plans a purchasing system to minimize risk of disgraceful conduct.
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New York
State Tax Commission
Bennett Meyers
Senate
Meyers
Dayton, Ohio
Smyington
Air Force
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More Snow Predicted In Northeast Storm
The snow storm moved rapidly through Syracuse and Maine, dropping about two inches in some areas but melting quickly. Snow flurries expected through Wednesday will be light, with reports of 0.44 inches at Dannemora and up to 8 inches in Ticonderoga and Schroon Lake. Roads stayed open but slippery as temperatures rose to 32 overnight and were forecast to reach 38 with a 25 degree low tonight.
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Maine
Dannemora
Clifton County
Ticonderoga
Schroom Lake
Malone
Canton
Schenectady
Glens Falls
Births Rise in New York State in First Nine Months
Albany report shows nearly 250000 births in New York State during the first nine months of the year, about 50000 more than in the same period of 1946. Strong demographic growth is noted across multiple counties and urban centers.
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Albany. U
New York State
Two Die in Rome Riots as Italy’s Violence Returns
In Rome two people were killed today marking a revival of three weeks of political violence in Italy. The unrest continues as authorities seek to restore order amid clashes and protests.
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Rome
Survivors Sighted After Clarksdale Victory Sinks
Coast Guard reports the Army transport Clarksdale Victory with 49 crew aboard broke up or submerged on a reef near Graham Island, off Ketchikan Alaska. The Denali radioed that three survivors were sighted on the beach as rescue efforts continued.
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Ketchikan
Alaska
Coast Guard
Clarksdale Victory
Graham’ Island
S.S. Denali
Alaska. Steamship. .Co
UN Votes On Palestine in 1947 General Assembly
The Palestine Committee moves a partition proposal to a vote at the United Nations after a decisive defeat for an Arab single‑nation plan. The 57‑nation committee aims to ballot after noon and delegates plan a plenary session in Flushing, hoping to adjourn the 1947 session by Thanksgiving Eve.
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Palestine
United Nations
Holy Land
Palestine Committee
Flushing
Denfeld Nominated To Succeed Nimitz
President Truman formally nominated Adm. Louis E. Denfeld to be chief of naval operations, succeeding Admiral Chester Nimitz who is expected to leave the post next month.
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Washington
Truman
Adm
Louis E. Denfeld
Naval
Chester Nimitz
Grand Jury Indicts In Bingo Raid Probe In Syracuse Utica
A grand jury returned a sealed indictment in a sweeping investigation into a bingo raid connected to John Venditti and the Italian American War Veterans. Michael Wynn identified as bingo operator, with Nathan Hacker Jr and Eugene Keane listed as witnesses. Attorney Shanahan said he would seek Wynn’s production. the charge is a misdemeanor with a bench warrant issued.
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Court House
Supreme Court
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Wiliam H. Bowers
G. Seymour Shattnel
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John Venditti
Post I
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Clifford H. Sears
Paul R. Shanahan
William H. Bowers
Michael Wynn
Yorkville
Shanahan
Giles
Bowers
Plane lands safely after engine trouble near Detroit
A Northwest Airlines DC-4 bound for Seattle landed safely at Willow Run airport after reporting engine trouble over Cleveland. None of the 13 passengers and four crew members was injured. Don Jaffray said no fire was found after inspection.
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Northwest Airlines
Willow Run
Cleveland
Don Jaffray
Council Sticks To Bidding Pledge On Truck Purchase
Dr William P Graham arrives at City Hall for a Common Council meeting as a Republican advertisement surfaces. Charles E Billion, public works chief, seeks permission to buy three Walter trucks by non competitive bidding. council resists rescinding the earlier bid plan and contemplates readvertisement. The issue returns to prior summer status with about 45000 allocated for the three trucks.
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William P. Graham
Common Council
Herald-Journal
Thhe Council
Charles E. Billion
Commissioner. of Public Works
Walter
Public Works
Inal
Senate pushes European relief fund control debate
In Washington the Senate extended hours to push a $597 million European aid bill aimed at feeding fuel and clothing France Italy and Austria. Senator Ball Minn seeks an amendment to bar transferring American funds to foreign governments while Senator Connally Tex readies to open a second-day debate on the measure.
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Washington
Senate
Senator Connally
D-Tex
Ball
R-Minn
United States
France
Italy
Austria
12 Egyptian officers arrested in plot to assassinate premier
Cairo sources report 12 Egyptian Army officers arrested on a charge of plotting to kill Premier Mahmoud Nokrashy Pasha and other top officials and to seize control of the government.
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Cairo
Mahmoud Nokrashy Pasha
Jap Ministry Hit For Power Waste
Tokyo readers learn that Yomiuri accuses the Ministry of Industry and Commerce of wasting power during a nation blackouts scare. The ministry is running a save electricity campaign while lights burned and stoves sizzled in its offices.
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Yomiuri
Ministry of Industry, and Commerce
Big Four Start New Effort to Map Peace
The foreign ministers from the United States Russia Britain and France opened a second attempt to frame a peace for Germany at Lancaster House London. Secretary of State Marshall met with Molotov Bevin and Bidault as the four resumed talks after their Moscow failure last April. The session began amid strikes unrest in France and uprisings in Italy amid Western European tensions.
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Austria
Italy
Bidault
Portugal President May Resign
Travelers from Lisbon said President Antonio Oscar de Fragoso Carmona, in office since 1926, might announce his resignation to the National Assembly as it opens its meeting today.
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London
Lisbon
Antonio Oscar de Fragoso Carmona
Portugal
National Assembly
What Am Saying by Frank Morgan
A humorous aside on love and puppy love likened to eating mushrooms. The piece notes that passion may resemble fungi in a risky way and warns that you may not know its truth until consequences arise.
Russians Demand Share in Ruhr Coal at London Talks
The Soviet press in Berlin pressed for a fair division of Ruhr coal and greater share for the Soviet occupation zone as the Big Four Foreign Ministers opened in London. The Soviet Army organ demanded a just Ruhr coal distribution.
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Foreign Ministers
London
Ruhr
Ta €Egliche Runschau
Truman Plans Air Trip to Florida
President Truman will fly to Florida on December 3 for a brief holiday at Key West and will dedicate Everglades National Park on December 6.
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Florida
Washington
Key West
Everglades National Park
Black Market Probe Urged by Congressman Macy
Washington reports Rep. W. Kingsland Macy of New York called for a sweeping Congressional investigation into black markets. He aims to determine what impact these markets may have on public works projects and federal spending.
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Washington
W. Kingsland Macy
Deer Hunter fatally shot on oil lease near Willing
Myron H. Haseley, 34, of Niagara Falls, was shot and killed while deer hunting on an oil lease near Willing. Authorities investigate the incident as a hunting accident with no further details available.
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Myron H. Haseley
Niagara Falls
Willing
Hannegan resigns as postmaster to join Cardinals sale
Postmaster General Robert Hannegan resigns to join a group purchasing the St Louis Cardinals. President Breadon announces sale to the Syndicate with Hannegan to be its president. price estimated at 3.5 to 4 million dollars. Jesse Donaldson named to succeed Hannegan as postmaster general effective December 1. term ends February 20, 1949.
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Truman
Jesse M. Donaldson
Hannegan
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