Police Break Up Big New York Policy Ring
New York police arrested 10 Brooklyn men in four raids, shutting down a major numbers racket that reportedly earned 100000 to 500000 dollars weekly. Investigators seized 250000 policy slips, a 500 pound press, adding machines, two cars and telephones. The ring centered in a Brooklyn garage with Gaetano Mangano and family members among the defendants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Brooklyn
Gaetano Mangano
Oswaldo
Phillip
Joesph
Tito
Joseph, Jr
Ignatz Mortanian
Anthony D’amico
Salvadore Trofaci
Samuel Andolino
Philip Fontana
Joseph Tita, Jr
Philip Mangano
Andolino
Fontana
Compromise Sought On Aid Plan In Washington Dispute
Washington officials search for a workable formula to govern the Marshall Plan amid disputes over control of funds and who runs the program. Secretary of State Marshall faces stiff opposition as House Appropriations Committee Chair John Taber vows congressional oversight and criticizes foreign spending as excessive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Congress
State Department
George C. Marshall
United Press
John Taber
House Appropriations Committee
Taber
Pery
New York
Truman
United States
Weather clears but cool with rising sun and mild warming
Clearing skies dropped temperatures as Pocatellans shivered under a stiff breeze. The weather bureau predicted fair and slightly warmer conditions today and Tuesday with a high near 40 degrees. Sunrise was at 8 00 and sunset at 5 17 p m.
Work Demand To Rise As 1947-48 Season Wanes
Boise Idaho The Idaho State Employment Service reports the 1947-48 labor demand has bottomed and will rise soon. Early farm activity appeared in southern Idaho, potato shipments boosted warehouse and shipping jobs, with 928 openings in 1948 first check. By Jan 1 there were 8 684 job seekers, about 10 per open post, and a 25 percent rise in seekers forecast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boise
Idaho State Employment Service
Idaho
ISES
Daniels Nearing Death as Pneumonia Grips Ex-Navy Secretary
Josephus Daniels, 85, former Secretary of the Navy and ambassador to Mexico, editor of the Raleigh News and Observer, lies in a deep coma under an oxygen tent as a winter cold developed into pneumonia.
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Raleigh, N. C
Josephus Daniels
Navy
Mexico
Raleigh News and Observer
Saboteurs Blow Bridge of Jacob's Daughter in Palestine
A bridge across the Jordan was blown last night cutting a key link between Palestine and Syria. Simultaneous fighting broke out along the river as Arabs and Jews clashed. The British report did not confirm who caused the explosion, but suspicion fell on Jewish Haganah operatives. Earlier, Haganah forces also blew up an Arab elder's house near Jerusalem.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jerusalem
Palestine
Jordan
Syria
Haganah
Syrian-Lebanon
Explosion Shatters Southern Bus Lines Depot Glass
A major blast at the Southern Bus Lines station in Alexandria causes a concrete floor hole, with no injuries. The eight month strike against the company continues, despite new Mississippi laws including a death penalty for dynamiting. One bus damaged. explosion occurred about 6 30 p m shakes city. Station had been picketed since August.
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Southern Bus Lines
Mississippi
Alexandria
Southern Lines
Blaze Causes Local Home Damage Near West Clark
A small stove fire at 4:35 p.m. Sunday at 845 West Clark caused light damage to a residence owned by Thomas Baller and occupied by Irving Ransom. The blaze was extinguished by the fire department using a small hose.
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West Clark
Thomas Baller
Irving Ransome
Record Fish Planting Reaches Historic Idaho Total
Idaho wildlife delegates report a record 15,509,000 game fish planted in 1947 across 17 hatcheries, with 6,035,000 rainbow and 7,860,000 cutthroat trout. They push stricter salmon rules and a system of controlled hunts to manage surplus game while many violations were filed, totaling 1,135 arrests.
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Boise
Ida
Idaho
State Fish and Game Department
Idaho Wildlife Federation
Fish and Game Commission
James C. Simpson
Fish and Game Department
Simpson
Federation
T. B. Murray
Murray
Hants
Senate opens study on high cost of living bills
The Senate Banking Committee begins hearings on three anti inflation measures as Secretary of Agriculture Clinton P. Anderson testifies on prices and food supplies. Proposals include price freezes, wage and price control powers, and broad rationing. Republican leaders oppose most measures though some meat rationing could be supported if shortages worsen.
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Washington
Secretary of
Clinton P. Anderson
Senate Banking Committee
Charles W. Tobey
Robert A. Taft
Senate
GOP
Ralph E. Flanders
Homer E. Capehart
Ind
Congress
Capehart
Alben W. Barkley
Truman
Glen H. Taylor
Ida
Grand Jury to Probe 200 Tons of Explosives Purchase
New Jersey grand jury to investigate the purchase of 200 tons of explosives by the Jewish Agency for Palestine in Marmouth County. Prosecutor Victor Carton says the jury may act though the FBI handles the federal side, since transporting and storing explosives without a labor permit violates state law. penalties include up to one year in jail or fines from $100 to $10,000.
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Freehold
N. J
New Jersey
Jewish Agency For Palestine
Marmouth
Victor Carton
Carton
Federal Bureau of Investigation
New Jersey Department of Labor
Brand
Major blaze in Indianapolis wrecks building housing firms
A major fire in Indianapolis damaged a building housing three business firms and was followed by a series of small blasts. Initial estimates put the damage at about 500000 dollars.
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Indianapolis
Agent claims easy to obtain explosive bought for Palestine
Samuel Nattis of Brooklyn testified that he purchased 200 tons of explosives for shipment to Palestine with FBI knowledge and a War Assets Administration official who froze the stock for sale. He said Foundry Associates acted as the middleman between buyers for the Jewish agency and the government, paying $90 per ton.
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New York
Tup
Samuel Nattis
Palestine
FBI
War Assets Administration
Nattis
Brooklyn
Foundry Associates
Jewish Agency For Palestine
Government
Gas Price Cut Slated In Midwest Areas
The Standard Oil company of Indiana will cut tank-wagon prices on gasoline and fuels in certain Midwest areas starting Tuesday. Reductions range from one tenth to six tenths of a cent per gallon and reflect new freight rates adjusted by ICC rulings affecting increases set to take effect January 5, 1948.
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Chicago
Standard Oil Company of
Indiana
Midwest
Interstate Commerce Commission
ICC
GOP Congress Prepares Budget Battle in 1948 Campaign
President Truman plans a $40 billion federal budget for the year starting July 1, 1949, facing swift GOP scrutiny. House Appropriations Chairman John Taber vows substantial cuts and dismisses alleged frills as window dressing as the budget moves through Congress.
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Mittee
Taber
School Reorganization Committee Weighs Consolidation Proposals
The state school reorganization committee meets in Boise to consider consolidation plans in ten counties. It will review a proposal to merge schools in east Jerome county after Minidoka County opposed it, a move that would have included the Emerson district in Minidoka.
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Boise, Ida
East Jerome County
Minidoka County
Emerson
Bubbles the car saves day in North Main traffic scare
In Pocatello on North Main a stuffed scarecrow in the lane startled drivers and pedestrians before a lucky image of Bubbles the POST car came to the rescue. Bubbles pulled a stuck Idaho State College instructor’s late model car free with a chain as onlookers cheered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Main
Bubbles
Idaho State College
Ken
Republicans sharpen budget attack on Truman plan
GOP leaders in Congress eyed a fiscal fight as they rejected Truman tax ideas and prepared to critique his forthcoming budget. They expect a 40 billion dollar request for the next year with promises to cut expenditures including Marshall Plan funds. Surplus estimates for 1948 exceed six billion but likely not enough to fund a large tax cut and debt repayment.
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Washington
Congress
Truman
Mr. Truman
John Taber
N. Y
House Appropriations Committee
Robert A. Taft
Senate
Child Drowns Near Jerome
Eighteen month old Maxine Harding daughter of Mr and Mrs William Harding from six miles northwest of Jerome was drowned Saturday according to the parents report.
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Jerome
Ida
Fighteen
Maxine Harding
William Harding
Here
Allies Ready To Fight Eviction In Berlin Clash
Berlin Soviet newspaper Tae gliche Rundschau warned of Russia forcing the United States and Britain from Berlin over the new plan to unify western Germany. Generals Clay and Robertson reportedly prepared to resist any move as four power control teeters amid occupation tensions.
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Berlin
Red Army
Taegliche Rundschau
United States
Great Britain
Germany
Britain
M. Sobinov
Lucius D. Clay
Allied Control Council
Clay
Brian Robertson
Russia
London
Taegliche Rundschaus
Robertson
Brannaman Presses Housing Reform at VFW Convention
Ray H. Brannaman, commander in chief of the Veterans of Foreign Wars, told a Boise audience the housing shortage remains a national emergency. He urged renewed push for the Taft Ellender Wagner bill to create half a million rental units and warned voters should penalize blockers at the polls.
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Boise
Ida
Ray H. Brannaman
Denver
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Brannaman
VFW
Washington
Oregon
Idaho
Montana
Utah
Wyoming
California
Congress
Russia unlikely to use force to remove Allies from Berlin
Diplomatic observers say Soviet threats to drive Americans and British from Berlin are not surprising but unlikely to provoke military action. They foresee a gradual pressure tactic such as delays on supply trains, air lane withdrawals, and communications disruption rather than open war.
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Washington
Russia
Berlin
Red Army
London
Germany
U. S
Morrison denounces Russia over charges and aggression
Deputy Prime Minister Herbert Morrison told Russian leaders that their policies and false accusations against Britain hinder European recovery and could spark a new war. He attacked the Soviet bloc as undemocratic and oppressive, stating Britain seeks peace and is prepared to use force if needed to prevent violence.
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London
Herbert Morrison
Russia
Morrison
Europe
Britain
Brennand Wins Final All American Midget Race
Midgets race winner Bill Brennand of Oshkosh Wisconsin reached an average speed of 166.473 miles per hour to take the final race of the 16th annual All-American air maneuvers in Miami Florida.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miami
Fla
Bill Brennand
Oskosh
Wis
Highway 95 Travel Promotion Group Formed in Idaho
The Idaho based Highway 95 association becomes a permanent body with aims to promote travel along the north south route from Mexico to Canada. J W Chamberlain of Weiser named permanent chairman with Ed Nelson Grangeville as first vice chairman and Claude Reeves McDermott as second vice chairman. Directors will come from towns along the route and delegates from Nevada Oregon and Idaho attended the inaugural meeting.
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New Meadows
Ida
Highway 95 Association
Mexico
Canada
J. W. Chamberlain
Weiser
Ed Nelson
Grangeville
Claude Reeves
McDermott
Nev
Arthur Wilson
Cambridge
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Blaze Minor
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Armand Schroeder
American Falls
W. R. Medlock
G. H. Barnhart
Htwil Teh
House
Pocatello
Gate City
POST
Oscar
Russ
Vada
Chamberlin
Hell's Canyon
Orego
Nevada
Tom Canning
Trave
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