Justice Official Faces Charge In Grand Jury Inquiry
A House judiciary subcommittee accused Ellis N. Slack a Justice Department official of reading and approving an initial grand jury report on tax scandals in St. Louis. Slack served in the tax division and later became acting assistant attorney general in charge of that division. The hearing also questioned influence on the grand jury as it led to the indictment of former IRS collector James P. Finnegan.
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Washington
WUP
House
Justice Department
St. Louis
Ellis N. Slack
House Judiciary
Grand Jury
Internal Revenue
James P. Finnegan
George H. Moore
Subcommittee
Robert A. Collier
Slack
Collier
Moore
T. Lamar Caudle
Caudle
Frank L. Chelf
D-Ky
Henry J. Butler
Marvin Hooper
U. S
Strange flying plate sighting near Catalina Mountains
Mrs. W. G. Paschal of 3907 Flower Street reported seeing a brilliant object described as about the size of a salad plate flash through the sky east of her Tucson home shortly after midnight. The dazzling saucer-like light sped rapidly toward the Catalina mountains and vanished in seconds.
British Jet Sets A Record Across Atlantic in One Day
The British Canberra bomber completed a double Atlantic crossing in 10 hours 2 minutes total with a 2 hour stop in Gander, Newfoundland. Wing Commander Roland Beaumont led the flight from Aldergrove to Gander and back to Aldergrove at an average speed over 600 mph on the return leg. Co pilot Peter Hillwood and navigator Denis Watson accompanied Beaumont.
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Aldergrove
Ireland
Atlantic Ocean
Gander
Newfoundland
Northern Ireland
Roland Beaumont
Royal Air Force
H. T. Merrill
Lambe
Lockheed
International Aeronautical Federation
Beaumont
Peter Hillwood
Denis Watson
Smuggling Ring Indicted Over Billion-Dollar Gold Trade
A federal grand jury indicted 65 people in a 500 million dollar a year gold smuggling racket tied to jewelry firms in New York. Indictments charge evasion of U.S. gold laws and censorship to violate the trading with the enemy act. Salvatore Sollazzo and others face possible penalties up to 100 years in prison and heavy fines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
U.S. Atty
Louis I. Kaplan
Myles J. Lane
U.S
Salvatore Sollazzo
Jacob Goldfless
Henry Mayer
Arthur Muller
New York City
Kaplan
Belgium
Holland
United States
Goldwater to Speak at Casa Grande Rally
Barry M. Goldwater, Republican Senate candidate, will be principal speaker at a Casa Grande rally sponsored by the Republican Women's club. The event starts at 6 30 p m in Peart Park tomorrow evening.
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Casa Grande
Barry M. Goldwater
United States Senate
The
Republican Women's Club
Peart Park
Two B 17 survivors rescued near EGLIN after jet misfire
At EGLIN Air Force Base Florida two B 17 crewmen, Staff Sgt. Charles D. Jones and Airman 2nd Class Peter R. Rosing, were rescued by navy mine sweeper USS Seer after surviving a night in a Gulf life raft. Eight crewmen remain missing as the incident traced to an F-86D pilot who reportedly misidentified the B 17 as a drone. The crash occurred about 50 miles south of Panama City.
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Eglin Air Force Base
Fla
Gulf of Mexico
Air Force
Charles D. Jones
Meridian
Miss
Peter R. Rosing
Ingelside
Ill
Gulf
Seer
The
Leo R. Audette
Chicopee
Mass
Henry V. Ford
Richmond
William A. McWhorter
Dewey, Okla
Harold S. Leffel
Shawyer Mill
Roger H. Blake
Miami
Lyle C. Phillips
Bronton
Minn
Panama City
Air Proving Ground
Arthur R. DeBolt
Columbus
Ohio
Mystery surrounds shooting at bus depot restaurant
Roosevelt Flanagan 25 fired a .38 revolver at Patrolman Harvey Howell initiating a 10 shot exchange. Howell fatally wounded Flanagan in self defense. witnesses said Flanagan fired first and refused to surrender his concealed weapon. Police noted prior vagrancy reports but no cop hatred.
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Roosevelt Flanagan
Harvey Howell
Mys
Tery
Howell
Flanagan
Secret Service
Joe Alexander
Belmont Hotel
VFW Club
Alexander
B 29 Tanker Crashes at Barksdale Base Killing Seven
A B 29 refueling plane crashed near Barksdale Air Force Base as seven airmen died and one survivor sustained injuries. The pilot had reported engine trouble and an emergency approach but the craft fell short of the runway with flames engulfing the wreck. Names of victims were withheld.
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Shreveport
Barksdale Air Force Base
Local Horse Neglect Case Back In Court
Mrs Edith Borrow faced possible jail time in a cruelty case after neglecting two horses. The court suspended imposition for six months if she permits veterinary inspection and humane society custody until the animals recover. The agreement keeps ownership with Borrow while care is provided.
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Edith Borrow
Pima County Humane Society
Nogales Highway
Homer Griswold
The
Humane Society
E. L. Courtright
North Swan Road
Johnson
Borrow
Will Dees
Dees
Harry Ackerman
Ackerman
Police Chief Solves Brink's Car Theft Case
Ray Eugene Farmer, a former Brink's guard fired years earlier after a uniform was found with a gang, admitted stealing $65,000 from an armored car at Wardman Park hotel. He led police to the money buried near Glen Echo Park. FBI and Brink's officials assisted. no link to the Boston $1,219,000 robbery. Farmer, with a bakery job, had two young children and an apartment in Washington.
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Washington
Robert V. Murray
Ray Eugene Farmer
Brink’s
Armored Car Company
Ray
Murray
Farmer
Jeremiah Flaherty
Wardman Park
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Boston
Otto Blank
Chicago
Jo Ann
Billy
Thompsonville
Conn
Danvers
Mass
U. S. Trucking Co
Morrison Hits Wilson Again In Arizona Primary Race
County Atty. Robert Morrison campaigns through Bisbee Douglas and Safford targeting his primary foe Fred O. Wilson. He brands Wilson's land entry as a steal and accuses him of self serving actions while in office. Morrison urges Wilson to offer Tucson water rights and cites Gov. Pyle's remarks on interior decisions.
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Robert Morrison
Bisbee
Douglas
Safford
Fred O. Wilson
Morrison
Wilson
Pima County
Washington
U. S. Department of Interior
Tucson
Interior Department
Arizona
Thhat Wilson
Pyle
Youth Saves Hoover Life in Mountain Cabin Fire
A vacationing youth, Bill Jenney of Los Angeles, rushed to a burning Silver Lake lodge near Bishop California and woke Herbert Hoover and four others, enabling an escape before the cabin burned. The ex president and party reached safety by boat as flames destroyed the cabin within ten minutes.
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Bishop
Calif
U.P
Herbert Hoover
Bill Jenney
Los Angeles
Silver Lake Mountain
High Sierras
Hoover
Nate Milner
Jenney
Milner
UN forces repel three Chinese assaults on Bunker Hill
United Nations infantrymen repelled three Chinese Communist attacks on Bunker Hill in Korea's western front. An Eighth Army officer estimated about one third of the 800 Red troops were killed or wounded in the overnight fighting.
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Seoul
Korea
United Nations
Bunker Hill
U.S
Eighth Army
U.N
North Tucson Hail Strikes Hardy Addition Near Magee Road
Extensive hail damaged homes in the Hardy addition a mile north of Magee road with roofs ruined and large plate glass windows shattered. Residents reported golf ball sized hail covering the ground for up to an hour as the storm moved from the Canada del Oro area.
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Nellie
Hardy Addition
Magee Road
E. B. Carmack
Prescott
Flagstaff
Weather Bureau
Riot Stopped After Red POW Camps Rioting injures dozens
The U N Eighth Army reports five riots in prisoner of war camps since Aug 11 with one killed and 40 wounded. Incidents occurred on Koje island and Cheju with guards using riot guns and tear gas to restore order during evacuations and demonstrations.
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Seoul
Korea
U.N
U. S. Eighth Army
U. N
Eighth Army
Koje
Kore
Cheju
Haydon L. Boatner
Bakersfield Considers Civic Center With RFC Aid
Bakersfield, California, seeks a new civic center after last Friday's quake. The Reconstruction Finance Corp declared the city a disaster area, enabling low interest loans for homeowners, businesses, and civic authorities. Two people died and 32 were injured as city and county buildings were damaged. Officials discuss creating a civic center area rather than rebuilding on current sites.
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Bakersfield
Calif
Reconstruction Finance Corp
Washington
Young Democrats to Host Udall Luncheon in Tucson
Public invited to a luncheon tonight and tomorrow featuring Judge Levi S. Udall of the state supreme court, a candidate for re election, at Paulos cafe and Santa Rita park softball and girls league games including Infileo A 2 league and AA matches.
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Young Democrats of
Tucson
State Supreme Court
Levi S. Udall
Santa Rita Park
Grand Central Aircraft
Davis-Monthan Mustangs
Latter Day Saints
Index Schools of state need 121 million building program
The state faces a 121 million dollar building program targeted to improve school facilities as reported on page two of the edition.
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Tucson
Alaska
University of Arizona
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Wood County
West Virginia
Ohio River
Parkersburg
Frank Highstead
Grand Rapids
Mich
Joe Smith
Justice
House Probers
Mrs. Mayfield
Molly Mayfield
the Citizen
Goldwater
Cal
Eglin
Col. DeBolt
DeBolt
Barksdale
Brink
Pima
Vail
Pyongyang
Chinampo
Sariwon
Kangdong
Panmunjom
Bakersfield Eyes Civic Center
RFC
Damskey’s Hot Rods
Knotty Pine Knights
Hall Insulators
Goodman Supply
Baum & Adamson
Garden Spot
Ariz
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