No. 1 Gangster Siegel Slain On Beverly Hills Sofa
Gangster Bugsy Siegel was machine gunned to death on a sofa at his girlfriend Virginia Hill home in Beverly Hills after a beach party. Allen Smiley leapt for cover as bullets shattered the window. Raft defended Siegel amid ongoing mob connections and financial dealings with Flamingo Las Vegas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beverly Hills
Calif
Bugsy Siegel
West Coast
Murder, Inc
Callifornia
Nevada
Arizona
Allen Smiley
Siegel
Virginia Hill
Paris
Las Vegas
Hollywood
Phoenix, Ariz
del Webb
New York Yankees
Raft
George Raft
Ben
Benjamin
Miss Hill
Alabama
Charles
Smiley
Hill
Jerri Mason
Jon Hall
Tommy Dorsey
Historic Stack To Be Blasted at Clemenceau
The United Verde Extension smelter stack, about 430 feet tall and a Camelback landmark, will be blown Sunday at 3 p.m. to remove a night flying hazard. Closed since 1938, the plant yielded four million tons of copper ore in the 1920s with 400 workers. A half mile around the stack is cleared. Cottonwood fire and police will guard spectators. Fred Selbert leads the demolition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cottonwood
United Verde Extension Mining Company
Clemenceau
United States
Jerome
Cottonwood Volunteer Fire Department
Fred Selbert
Baseball results from major leagues today
In the American League New York edged Detroit 5 to 4 and Boston defeated Cleveland 9 to 1. Chicago beat Philadelphia 6 to 2 in 11 innings while Washington won 5 to 4 against St. Louis. In the National League Boston topped Chicago 5 to 1 and Philadelphia beat Pittsburgh 5 to 1.
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New York
Detroit
Boston
Cleveland
Chicago
Philadelphia
Washington
St. Louis
Pittsburgh
De Gasperi's New Government Wins Confidence Vote
Rome reports Premier Alcide De Gasperi's 19 day old cabinet, the first since the war without Communists, wins a confidence vote by 274 to 231 with four abstentions. The victory averts a potential crisis as President De Nicola's reported resignation looms, possibly triggering a formal government resignation and new political maneuvering.
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Rome
U.P
Alcide de Gasperi
National Assembly
de Gasperi
Enrico de Nicola
Stalin Decision On Aid Sought
London reports a weekend moment to decide if the Soviet Union will join Britain and France in an economic plan to rebuild Europe. Bevin and Marshall urge a unified approach. Moscow must choose by Monday whether to accept dollars, influence, and a shared European framework or pursue its own East bloc path.
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London
Europe
Stalin
Russia
Britain
France
East
Ernest Bevin
U. S
George C. Marshall
Paul Ramadier
Georges Bidault
Paris
Soviet Union
Pravda
Marshall
Tass
Bevin
United States
Ten Firemen Face Layoff As Tucson Budget Sets Limit
City Manager Martin warns ten firemen, trained for airport No 2, may be laid off due to a 10 percent budget cap. The plan allows 1,492,113.27 for 1947-48, with 191,926.85 trimmed from department heads. Tenure salaries and wages take 124,125.25. operations 57,906.60. fixed assets 9,895. A 20-dollar monthly raise for municipal workers will likely remain funded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Municipal Airport No. 2
Phil J. Martin, Jr
Tucson
Martin
State Tax Commission
Laffoon Victor Over Sarazen For PGA Title Run
Detroit June 21 Laffoon defeated Gene Sarazen four and three in 33 holes to knock Sarazen from the chase for the 1947 PGA championship. Sarazen, a major winner for 25 years, led early but faded as Laffoon closed the gap and took the lead by the 15th hole.
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Detroit
Mich
Laffoon
Gene Sarazen
U.P
Ky Laffoon
Sarazen
Gene
Metz
Bell
Dick Metz
Arkansas City
Kas
Art Bell
Colma
Calif
Jim Ferrier
San Franciscan
Claude Harmon
Ferrier
Harmon
Lloyd Mangrum
Mike Turnesa
White Plains
Turnesa
Mangrum
Ghezzi
Vic Ghezzi
Kansas City
Jim Turnesa
N. Y
Lew Worsham
Reggie Myles
East Lansing
Myles
Woman Sought After by Troopers in Stimson Estate
Police and state troopers combed Henry L. Stimson's Cold Spring Harbor estate for Barbarera Clement 24 a cousin of the former secretary of war who vanished after a Wednesday visit. She left angrily after a tense scene claiming she had serious news about world affairs.
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Nassau County
Clement
Christopher
Plandome Manor
Stimson
To Pass Vital Bills in Special Session Planning
Phoenix June 21 legislators plan to bypass all but fiscal bills in the 18th legislature special session to be convened Monday. They will adjourn July 14 and may delay several bills including the underground water code and veterans aid measures while deals proceed.
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Phoenix
Secum
House
Senate
Welfare Department
Senate Appropriations
Highway Department
Power Authority
Legislature
Dusty Capitol Room Forces Senate Committee to Move
Capitol Corridor Gabfest reports a dust storm Friday afternoon forced the senate appropriations committee, including Sen. William F. Kimball, to relocate from its room to the senate chambers. Discussion noted a possible house bill to allocate 40 000 to 50 000 for a detailed survey of the state social security and welfare department, replacing the current 10 000 allotted for procedural checks. The survey firm would cost 7 200. The senate opened in a facetious mood with mock orders and satirical gags about plumbers in Maricopa County.
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Bob Brooks
Citizen
Phoenix
Capitol Corridor
Senate Appropriations Committee
Tucson
William F. Kimball
Senate
Social Security and Welfare Department
Bill Kimball
John Babbitt
Earl Platt
Apache County
al Favour
Yavapai
Marvin Smith
Smith
Maricopa County
Tax Split Suit Would Be Test
Phoenix report notes the Arizona state tax commission seeks four percent of the sales tax for administration. If successful, the money would be drawn from the state general fund. Auditor Ann Frohmiller cautions the court may decide retroactive or prospective collection depending on the suit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phoenix
Arizona State Tax Commission
Ann Frohmiller
Frohmiller
Bevin's Fiery Ultimatum Clarifies Stand On Reds
Bevin bluntly declares against one party government and faces possible clash with aggressive communism. He says the western world could endure in the long run while dictators fail, aligning Britain with America as London and Paris await Moscow's reply on a joint State Marshall plan.
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Bevin
Attlee
Barnsley
Europe
England
Ism
Britain
America
London
Paris
Moscow
Truman and Taft Clash Over Labor Bill Debate
President Truman and Senator Taft exposed sharply differing views on the Taft Hartley labor bill in a pair of radio addresses. Truman condemned the bill as bad for labor and the country, while Taft defended it as beneficial, arguing the veto message misrepresented the measure.
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Truman
Congress
Robert A. Taft
R-O
Taft
House
Senate
Lee Pressman
The
CIO
Assault First In Aqueduct Handicap Victory
Assault won the Brooklyn handicap at Aqueduct to become the world’s leading money winning horse with 576670. Four year old Clubfoot Comet from King Ranch earned 38100 for trainer Robert J. Kleberg Jr. and jockey Eddie Arcaro. Stymie was second and Larky Day third. Assault finished the mile and a quarter in 2 03 5 with payoffs 290 for Assault 240 for Stymie and 300 for Larky.
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New York
Brooklyn
Aqueduct
Robert J. Kleberg, Jr
King Ranch
Texas
Eddie Arcaro
Stymie
Larky Day
Assault
Larky
Senate's Last Long Session Was In 1927
The Senate held its last all night and all day session in March 1927 during the William Ware election contest. It opened March 2 at 11 a.m. and remained in session until 12:02 a.m. March 4 totaling 37 hours and two minutes before adjourning. Vare was later denied a seat.
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Washington
Senate
William Ware
Pennsylvania
Vare
Editorial Veto Sparks National Debate On Taft Hartley
Critics across major papers attack President Truman veto of the Taft Hartley labor bill while some applaud. New York papers oppose veto and urge overriding. editors in Orlando and Portland note partisan dynamics and calls for labor management balance.
Filibuster Pushes Vote On Labor Bill To Monday
Senate ends marathon session after 28% hours and agrees to vote Monday at noon MST on overriding President Truman’s veto of the Taft Hartley labor bill. Wayne Morse and Glen Taylor led the filibuster, joined by Pepper and Kilgore, with Morse setting a record for lengthy talk.
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Washington
U.P
Senate
Truman
Glen Taylor
Wayne Morse
GOP
Mr. Truman
House
Taylor
Morse
Claude Pepper
D-Fla
Harley M. Kilgore
D-W.va
Huey Long
D-La J
Kilgore
Pepper
Bus And Truck Crash Near Wickenburg Injures Ten
Nine Greyhound passengers and the truck driver were injured in a collision on a bridge six miles west of Wickenburg. Victims include Leonard Campbell 22 and Anita Marillo 29 with serious head and facial injuries. Perry Wells 45 driver of the bus. several others from Phoenix Mesa Seneca and Miami listed with varying wounds.
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Wickenburg
Greyhound
Here
George Stinson
Wickenburg Hospital
Leonard Wayne Campbell
Anita Marillo
Sonora
Aita Wright
Mesa
Ethel Abbott
Seneca
S. C
Eula Eberhart
Carlos Jacott
Miami
Ray G. Herrera
Stinson
Perry P. Wells
Phoenix
Los Angeles
Robert French
B. F. Foltz
Ponce City
Okla
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Northville
Porky Oliver
Leland Gibson
Young Ed Joseph
Fairfax
White House
John Brophy
Nathan Cowan
Allan S. Haywood
Thomas Owen
Akron
David
Dewitt MacKenzie
Commons
Merriman Smith
Veto
Associated Press
New York Times
Times
Herald Tribune
Daily News
Daily Mirror
Orlando
Fla
Portland Oregonian
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