Kefauver Pushes ABA Help Against Gangs In Crime Cleanup
Senator Kefauver urged the American Bar Association to back his interstate crime inquiry noting the same big city gangs that terrorized the 1920s run a vast illegal gambling network. He warned organized crime endangers law enforcement and government, naming Costello, Capone, and the Purple gang, while Attorney General McGrath and Governor Steverson pressed cooperation and police reform. Lake Superior ore data followed.
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Europe Forms Payment Union creates multilateral trade system
Delegates from 18 western European countries sign the European Payments Union to settle debts and boost trade. Milton Katz, Truman’s Marshall Plan envoy, says it will deliver more goods for homes and forces. The plan, backed by 350 million dollars, replaces bilateral postwar deals with a multilateral framework enabling freer currency exchange and cross-country debt offsets.
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First polio death in Dayton area reported
Lee Knight of Spring Valley died of polio at Dayton hospital marking Green County's first polio fatality of the year.
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Spring Valley
Dayton Hospital
Green County
Woman seeks bar groups to drop dead partners
Dorothy Frooks, a Peekskill attorney, submitted a resolution to the American Bar Association urging firms to bury and forget their dead partners. She argues it is unethical and misleading for firms to parade under the colors of deceased partners at their long-named practices.
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Peekskill, N. Y
American Bar Association
Gulf Offers Saving Plan for Canton Refining Employees
Five employees at the Canton branch of the Gulf Refining Co. join a new Gulf Oil Corp savings plan. Employees may save up to 7 percent of yearly earnings, with the company matching up to 5 percent. About 30,000 employees with six months of service and earnings under 9,000 annually are eligible. Gulf also offers retirement and stock bonus benefits.
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