Rob Hamburg Bank Cashier Held Up for $28 Thousand
Bank of Hamburg cashier John Weber 37 en route to the Post Office with two packages was ambushed by three armed bandits who escaped in a 1941 Buick sedan. The haul totaled 28117 with most in large bills and some money orders. Police mobilized western New York agencies to block routes as investigators sought leads.
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Hamburg
Bank of Hamburg
New York
Norman P. Haas
John B. Weber
Weber
Haas
Pennsylvania votes in Taft Hartley test in Lehigh Bucks
In Pennsylvania s Eighth District voters in Lehigh and Bucks counties chose a successor to the late Charles L. Gerlach. Democratic candidate Phil H. Storch backed by labor faced Franklin H. Lichtenwalter the Republican House speaker. About 72 000 Republicans and 46 000 Democrats could vote today.
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Allentown
Pennsylvania
Lehigh
Bucks Counties
Charles L. Gerlach
Phil H. Storch
C.so.-Lehigh Valley Newspaper Guild
Storch
Franklin H. Lichtenwalter
Repubican
House of Representatives
Clairton Treasurer's Death Shapes Local Primary
The sudden death of John T. Bereznay 49 city treasurer in Clairton Pennsylvania creates a key late contest for Democratic leaders as Bereznay was unopposed for renomination. Mayor John J. Mullen expects voters to pick two candidates to replace him and a quick write-in campaign may follow.
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Clairton
John. T. Bereznay
Pennsylvania
Bereznay
John J. Mullen
Editorial on British tax ending big screen era
Paul Gallico laments the 75 percent tax on American movies imposed by Britain and argues for better screen stories as the era of multi million dollar cel luloid productions fades. The note appears among page references and regular features listed for the day.
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Paul Gallico
Merrill Marauders To Hold Reunion
Bridgeport Connecticut hosts a reunion of W. Merrills Marauders the 5307th Provisional Composite Unit that invaded Burma in 1944 under Gen. Frank D. Merrill. The event will organize a formal association Saturday evening.
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Bridgeport
Conn
W.merrill
5307Th Provisional
Burma
Frank D. Merrill
Dewey Supports Permissive Local Tax Plan Amid Resistance
Charles D. Breitel, counsel to Governor Dewey, said the administration will stand by the new permissive local tax program despite local opposition. He urged cooperation and hinted at improvements to tax collection methods while avoiding state-funded raises. Senator Benjamin F. Feinberg received a state public service award at the State Council of Retail Merchants meeting. Erie County has adopted the program, allowing counties and large cities to raise funds to cover education and other costs.
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Lake George
Charles’ D. Breitel
Dewey
Breitel
State Council of Retail Merchants
Benjamin F. Feinberg
Plattsburg
State Senate
Erie County
Funds Allocated For School Lunch Program
The Agriculture Department announced an initial allocation of 46.8 million dollars to states for the school lunch program this year. New York will receive 2.472655 million dollars.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
New York
Confesses Slaying in Brooklyn Bludgeon Death
Sam Tito Williams an 18 year old laborer was booked on a charge of amicide after police said he signed a statement admitting the April 20 slaying of 15 year old Selma Graff of Brooklyn.
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New York
Sam Tito Williams
Selma Graff
Brooklyn
Rabbi Held In Bomb Plot Refuses Food In Paris
Rabbi Baruch Korff and eight others face possible French prosecution over a purported Jewish underground plot to bomb London. Police say Korff is on a 24 hour hunger strike, declining all food and offering no clear aim for the protest.
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Paris
INS
Baruch Korff
London
New York
U S Flier Reginald Gilbert Placed Under British Protection
Scotland Yard announced Reginald Gilbert a St. Louis airman who allegedly disclosed a Stern Gang plot to bomb London was hidden in England under police protection after being flown from France Monday.
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London
Scotland Yard
Reginald Gilbert
St. Louis
England
France
Taft Tour Aims to Trim Dewey Lead in 1948 Bid
Senator Robert A. Taft campaigns across the West to challenge Gov. Thomas E. Dewey for the Republican presidential nomination. He opens a solo tour in Santa Cruz California and plans speeches and rallies through early October, signaling a forthcoming candidacy announcement. Dewey, the current frontrunner, led the 1944 convention and dominates early 1948 prospects.
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Washington
Robert A. Taft
Thomas E. Dewey
New York
Taft
Santa Cruz
Calif
Pacific
Mountain States
Ohio
Dewey
Taft and Dewey at 1940 Republican Convention
The 1940 Republican nominating race saw Dewey strong but short of the 501 votes needed while Taft trailed and Wendell Willkie fared even worse. The contest featured Dewey from New York with Taft a Senate newcomer and Bricker later considered for 1944.
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Franklin D. Roosevelt
Taft
John W. Bricker
Philadelphia
Dewey
Manhattan County
New York
Senate
Wendell L. Willkie
Strike expands as miners hit six more pits in Britain
Coal miners added six pits to industrial action amid reports the British Ministry of Labour plans a general shutdown of the nation's collieries. The development signals intensifying labor unrest as authorities prepare for a broad strike response.
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London
MNS
Ministry of Labor
Columm
Butter, Eggs, Meat at New Highs as Prices Climb
Chicago reports a general rise in staple commodity prices with meat butter eggs and corn up for the fourth straight day. The AP index for 35 wholesale commodities hits a new high at 192.26 as dairy outlook stays bleak with tight butter and cream supplies and milk cow herd reduced by 2 percent from last year. The piece cites Russell Fifer of the American Butter Institute noting worsening storage and supply conditions ahead of winter.
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Chicago
America
New York
Associated Press
Russell Fifer
Pifer
Colin
Naval test launches 15 ton V-2 rocket from carrier
The Midway conducted a secret Atlantic test firing a 15 ton V-2 rocket. Rear Adm. D V Gallery called the launch a new era in naval weapons as the rocket exploded after six miles, implying ships offshore could hit land targets with such projectiles.
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Washington
Midway
Atlantic Ocean
Navy
Adm
D. V. Gallery
Anti-US Untruths Spread in Europe
Senator Henry Cabot Lodge returning from Europe says anti-American propagandists circulate misrepresentations about the United States. He notes these untruths are widely believed in Europe during his four months abroad aboard the Queen Mary with his wife and two sons among 1,997 passengers.
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New York
INS
Henry Cabot Lodge
Massachusetts
Europe
United States
VA to Get Tough On Shoddy Homes
The Veterans Administration said it will take strong action to stop the sale of poorly built houses to former GIs after reports of shoddy construction in new homes.
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Washington
Veterans Administration
Simpson Methodist Church Plans Novembers Ingathering
Kalamazoo Michigan Reverend Paul Schanzlin distributed ten dollar bills to 350 church members to invest for God by November 30. Members are asked to return the money with any profit on ingathering Sunday, aiming to raise twenty five thousand dollars for a church addition from three thousand five hundred dollars in hand.
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Kalamazoo Mich
Simpson Methodist Church
Paul Schanzlin
Heat Wave Persists With Above Normal Temps
Weather experts forecast a warm stretch with above normal temperatures through Wednesday. Highs today around 87 and near 89 by Wednesday with Monday’s 86 degree high and 66 degree low. Forecast calls for little change in pattern and continued warmth.
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Mercury
Southwest
Midwest
Andrew P. Keller i
Refugees Returned To Reich amid Dockside Violence
Hamburg reports say British troops used clubs and hoses to clear the last of three transports carrying Exodus 1947 Jews. Dozens injured as refugees were carried from the Run nymeade Park and a sitdown strike led to chaos at the dock. London reports cite 33 Jewish injured and 3 British hospitalized. police deployed at the quay to prevent a gate assault by 1000 displaced persons from the Bel sen camp.
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Palestine
Mediterranean
Hamburg
Germany
Runnymeade Park
London
Exchange Telegraph
Belsen
Runnymede Park
Exodus 1947 refugee deportations unfold at Hamburg docks
The scene shows Jewish refugees from the Exodus 1947 being forcibly disembarked at Hamburg after negotiations failed. British troops with tear gas and clubs faced resistance as refugees were moved into vans and trains toward displaced persons camps nearby. Some sought peaceful departure, others resisted, showing bruised clothing and torn garments as security forces escorted them to Nissen huts pending screening.
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SOATE
Mmilitary
Nissen
Palestine
Luebeck-Kuecknitz
Chuckle Father Dialogue Puzzles Wordplay and Puns
A light quip scene shows a father and daughter trading jokes about kith and kin with a playful exchange about kin and eight. The snippet ends with a line about Joackece of Gen Sen Ady and two cigarettes in the dark.
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Jon
Seth
Joackece
Sen
Ady
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