Luciano called drug king pin of US and Italy
Federal narcotics agents told the Senate crime committee that Charles Lucky Luciano operates from Italy as the king pin of the drug trade. He allegedly has gunmen in the United States enforcing orders and profits sent to him by international messengers. Siragusa urged tougher laws and citizenship cancellations for naturalized traffickers.
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Washington
Senate Crime Committee
Charles
Lucky) Luciano
United States
Italy
Charles Siragusa
Luciano
New York
Siragusa
Wiley
R.-Wis
U.S
Thompson Nicoson Show Improvement After Crash
Police Officer Walter Thompson, hurt in a squad car and fire chief collision, was removed from the critical list at St Anthony's Hospital. Fire Chief Zenis Nicoson and Thompson remained seriously ill as two others died. Funeral services were held for Fire Captain Richard Gray and Patrolman Wayne Jones.
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Walter Thompson
St. Anthony's Hospital
Zenis Nicoson
Thompson
Richard Gray
Wayne Jones
Forest Fires Rage Across Southwest National Forests
Four major fires burned across Arizona Colorado and New Mexico with the largest in the Gila National Forest southwestern New Mexico. More than 30000 acres of timber valued at 250000 have been destroyed in six days as about 1200 firefighters from seven states struggle to contain the blaze.
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Albuquerque
N. M
Arizona
Colorado
New Mexico
Gila National Forest
Indiana loss toll as Terre Haute couple die in crash
A Terre Haute couple, Florence and Carl Ross, both 40, died after their light pickup was struck from behind by a semi on U S 52 near Lebanon. Their two young children were injured, while other Indiana accidents claimed eleven more lives across the state.
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Carl P. Ross
West Terre Haute
Lebanon
Ind
Ross
Associated Press
Indiana
Terre Haute
Florence Ross
U.S. 52
Carl
Elwood C. Horton
Canton
U.S. 36
Mt. Summit
Henry County
Aetna
Horton
Joseph Tutinsky
St. Louis
Indianapolis
Charles Phillips
Monrovia
Phillips
Florence V. Ross
U.S. Highway 52
Witham
Carl Ross
Larry J. Ross
Lebanon Institution
Horace C. Weese
Robert Meyer
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Meyer
Gillis Memory Chapel
Barrel of Poison Objects Under Search in Geneva
A barrel filled with sodium cyanide, enough to kill millions, was the target of a search near Geneva Ohio after two 200 pound barrels bounced from an Indiana bound truck on U.S. Route 20. One barrel vanished after a highway worker moved the other to a safe spot and authorities pleaded with the finder to leave the barrel where it is and notify police.
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Geneva
Here
Highway Patrol
Senate Votes On Controls In Tight Time Window
The Senate begins voting on a bill to extend price wage rent and credit controls under a time limit with possible final passage tonight. The House plans floor review of a new controls bill though leaders doubt passage this week. The current Defense Production Act authority expires Saturday midnight unless extended by Congress. House leaders privately call a 30 day extension likely while a broader measure is drafted.
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Washington
Senate
House
Congress
U S protest over two pilots held in Czechoslovakia
The State Department lodged a new protest to Czechoslovakia demanding the immediate release of two jet pilots Lt. Luther G. Roland of Hummelstown, Pennsylvania, and Lt. Bjoern Johansen, a Norwegian trainee with the U S Air Forces, saying they inadvertently crossed the Czech border during a training flight in Germany. The Czechs said the matter is under investigation, which the State Department rejected.
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Washington
Czechoslovakia
State Department
Luther G. Roland
Hummelstown
Bjoern Johansen
U.S
Germany
Drowning of 4 Navy Men Declared Accidental
A coroner's jury in Chicago ruled the Lake Michigan salvage drowning of four navy men an accident caused by negligence and lack of experience. The four vanished May 6 while trying to recover a jet plane off Northwestern University campus after it crashed two days earlier. Navy warrant carpenter Raymond W. Barry testified he witnessed a sudden wind shift that capsized the salvage boat.
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Chicago
Lake Michigan
Northwestern University
Raymond W. Barry
Kenosha
Wis
Navy
Barry
Australian states refuse to cede right to outlaw party
In Sydney on June 27 two state governments Queensland and New South Wales declined to concede the commonwealth’s power to ban the Communist party. They said the issue must be decided by a referendum likely in October.
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Sydney
Australia
Queensland
New South Wales
Australian Commonwealth
Communist Party
Balbin Arrest Shock in La Plata Argentina
Dr Ricardo Balbin opposition leader of the radical party was arrested yesterday as he left his La Plata home in Buenos Aires Province. No reason for the arrest was made public.
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LA Plata
Argentina
Ricardo Balbin
Radical Party of Argentina
Buenos Aires
Weather summary shows showers and thunderstorms today
The weather bulletin notes showers and occasional thunderstorms. It lists temperatures from 6 am to 2 pm and notes sunrise and sunset. River stage is 4.4 feet and stationary. Yesterday’s high was 86 and low 66 with 1.14 inches of precipitation.
Showers and Thunderstorms Forecast for Terre Haute and Area
The forecast calls for showers and occasional thunderstorms through Thursday with cooler temperatures on Thursday. In Terre Haute a low around 66 tonight and a high near 64 tomorrow are expected, with similar changes noted across Indiana and Illinois. The report lists regional highs and lows and a street thermometer reading of 67 at 8 am and 71 at 2 pm.
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Terre Haute
Indiana
Illinois
Truman Suspends Massachusetts Revenue Officer
President Truman suspended Denis W. Delaney, collector of internal revenue for the Massachusetts district, effective immediately pending an investigation of charges about the conduct of his office. The White House offered no further details on the one sentence statement.
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Washington
Truman
Denis W. Delaney
Internal Revenue
Massachusetts
White House
Delaney
Five hospitalized one killed at Camp Atterbury Ind
At Camp Atterbury Indiana five members of the 28th Infantry Division were hospitalized after a truck accident in a dirt road ditch injuring six others while one soldier, Cpl Roy Statler of Windber Pennsylvania, was crushed between two tanks and killed. The victims were not from Indiana.
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Camp Atterbury
Ind
U.P
28Th Infantry Division
Indiana
Roy Statler
Windber
Camp Range
U S Congress Backs Friendship Bid With Soviet People
The House approved a resolution by 349 to 6 affirming U S friendship for all peoples including the Russians and asks President Truman to seek Soviet public awareness of the resolution with no presidential approval required.
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Washington
U.S
Truman
Soviet Union
House
Indiana Storm Lashes Central and South Regions
Severe thunderstorms with high winds and heavy rain swept central and southern Indiana before dawn. One man, Arthur Oliver Cox, 39, was killed by lightning near Greensfork. his 15-year-old son Jerry found him. A dog also died. the tractor overturned after the strike. Bloomington reported 1.71 inches of rain as outages and damage affected roads, utilities, and several cities including Indianapolis, Bedford, Seymour, Spencer, and Greencastle.
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Associated Press
Indiana
Arthur Oliver Cox
Loren Cates
Greensfork
Richmond
Cox
Jerry
W .R. Taylor
U.S. Weather Bureau
Indianapolis
C.D.T
Bloomington
Indiana 37
Waverly
Indiana 67
Mooresville
State Highway Department
WISH
Bedford
Seymour
Spencer
Greencastle
Kansas Storm Fatal to Five in Wakeeney Tornado
Five people died and about 40 were injured when a tornado struck Wakeeney Kansas a town of 2 000 in western Kansas. Homes were leveled trees uprooted and lines toppled as winds and heavy rain hit western and central Kansas. Crops losses were estimated at 22 million dollars as widespread flooding continued across the state from recent rains.
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Associated Press
Wakeeney
Kansas
Plains States
Appala
Taft Would Spread Mobilization Over Four Years
Senator Taft of Ohio urged spreading defense mobilization over four years instead of three to lessen domestic economic impact. He warned a $90 billion federal budget could collapse tax revenues and said mobilization should continue even if Korea ends.
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Taft
Washington
Ohio
Korea
the Ohian
Acheson backs phased Korea troop withdrawal plan
Secretary of State Acheson argued for a phased withdrawal of all foreign troops in Korea after an armistice. He warned violations would threaten world peace and influence U N diplomacy as Moscow seeks clarification on Malik's cease fire proposal.
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Washington
Acheson
U. S
Yalu River
Korea
Caution Is the Word In Study of Russ Intention As To Korea
Washington dispatch on James Marlow reports Jacob Malik head of the Russian delegation at the United Nations used a 17 minute radio broadcast to criticize the United States as a warmonger while inserting a vague call for a cease fire in Korea. The piece considers whether the timing was propaganda to counter American peace broadcasts following Acheson's Senate testimony. He suggests Malik acted under Moscow’s instruction and notes the possible strategic aim of offsetting Voice of America messages. Continued on Page 2 Column 6.
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United Nations
N. Y
Moscow
Jacob A. Malik
Washington
U. S
Alan G. Kirk
Andrei Gromyko
Malik
New York
Norway
Russia
Korea
United States
U.S
Acheson
Senate
38Th Parallel
State Department
Voice of America
Iron Curtain
No Intervention in Iran Claimed by U S Secretary
Secretary of State Acheson told the House Foreign Affairs Committee there is no thought of U S intervention in Iran over the oil crisis. He cautioned against exaggerating the crisis while noting the need for a prompt solution. Rep. Fulton pressed the issue of Korea style action without a declaration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Acheson
United States
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Fulton
D.-Pa
Korea
Iran
Pendleton Guard Fired in Doe Probe
Indianapolis June 27 Arthur Campbell said a Pendleton State Reformatory guard has been dismissed for selling narcotics to inmates. The case ties to a broader drug probe involving state officials and security staff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Arthur Campbell
Schricker
Pendleton State Reformatory
Acheson Cease Fire View Stirs Korea Debate
Secretary of State Acheson told the House Foreign Affairs Committee that a cease fire on the 38th parallel could be a successful conclusion to the Korean conflict. Republicans criticized settling on the line, while Democrats were mixed. He pressed continued aid totaling 8.5 billion dollars regardless of Korea and urged a later unification.
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Washington
Congress
Acheson
38Th Parallel
Korea
South Korea
Capitol Hill
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Free World
Iran
Reds Shift For New Star To Crack Line
Reds pull from one Korea buildup area while pouring men into another center for a fresh push. U N officers say they can hit anywhere. Chinese troops mass north of the iron triangle with new manpower and supplies. Five Air Force pilots reported heavy Korean fighting with about 600 Reds killed or wounded, mainly near Kumsong.
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Tokyo
Korea
United Nations
U.N
Uijongbui-Seoul
Pyongyang
Iron Triangle
Kumsong
Red
Inje
Yonchon
Fifth Air Force
Red Air Fleet
U.S
Thomas Finletter
Washington
Manchuria
Iran oil flow slows as Anglo-Iranian dispute deepens
Tehran reports halt of pumping at Aghajari field after Anglo-Iranian Oil Company withdraws tankers. Abadan refinery fed by six fields may run 10 to 14 days before storage runs out. Mossadegh to call cabinet meeting as Britain orders evacuation and Abadan refinery shutdown looms.
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Tehran
Iran
Francis Shepherd
Aghajari
Abadan
Bandar Mashur
Shepherd
Mohammed Mossadegh
Britain
Mauritius
Russians Hope for End of War in Korea
Moscow reports that New Times says Malik voiced the people’s view that a settlement, ending the Korean conflict, is possible. Pravda echoed the line, noting optimism over reaching a conclusion to the fighting.
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Moscow
New Times
Malik
Pravda
Communist Party
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Emil Juergens
Tinley Park
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Raymond Ransom
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Hap) Arnold
Arnold
International Soundphoto
U. S. Weather Bureau
Massachusetts Revenue
Atterbury
Alan Kirk
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Kremlin
Francis W. Carpenter
James Marlow
U. N
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RUSS
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