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Tucson Daily Citizen

Location

Tucson, Arizona, United States of America

Date

Oct 03, 1946

Page

3

Bookie and Guard Slain in Los Angeles Shootout

Los Angeles on October 3 reports Benny Gamson known as The Meat Bail and Chicago ally George Levinson slain in a suspected gangland hit. Gamson was found with four bullet wounds outside a bachelor apartment. Levinson died inside with at least two gunshot wounds. Police noted a meeting prior to the shootings and a getaway car seen leaving the scene. The murders are linked to prior gangland killings in May involving racketeer Pauley Gibbons and Gamson’s earlier injuries.

Los Angeles Benny Gamson Chicago George Levinson Levinson Scarface al Capone M. E. Pollack Pauley Gibbons Paqsice Gibbons Beverly Hills

Three Arizona officials seek action on WAA delays

Phoenix report says Robert C. Kelly of the state surplus purchasing office travels to Los Angeles to press the War Assets Administration on Arizona requests. He cites delays on Thunderbird Field No 2 for Tempe’s student housing and the Florence POW camp plan, plus linen shortages for hospitals and Kingman airbase water taps.

Phoenix Robert C. Kelly Los Angeles Pacific Coast War Assets Administration Arizona Thunderbird Field Arizona State College Tempe Kelly WAA Florence Prisoner of War Florence Kingman Army Airbase Mohave County Kingman

NYC Immunizes 120000 Children Against Diphtheria in Six Months

Approximately 120000 children in New York City received diphtheria immunizations during the first half of 1934. The program aimed to curb diphtheria cases and protect public health amid ongoing vaccination campaigns.

New York City

Two Youth Suspects Held After Arizona Hold Up

Florence Arizona October 3 two Texas youths were jailed after a gun point hold up of W Lewis a Texan crop dusting operator in Coolidge. Ray Cotton 18 Dallas and William Strickland 18 Milfat Texas confessed to the robbery and other crimes including two auto thefts on a tour starting in Oklahoma.

Florence Ariz Texas Arizona Brock Ellis W. Lewis Coolidge Lewis State Highway Patrol Mesa Ray Cotton Dallas William ‘Strickland Millfat Tex Oklahoma Pinal County

Noted Medical Writer of England Succumbs

CAMBRIDGE England Oct 3 Sir Walter Langdon Brown 76 professor emeritus of physics at Cambridge university died at his home here Thursday Formerly president of the section of medicine of the British Medical association he was the author of several noted medical works

Cambridge England Walter Langdon-Brown Cambridge University British Medical Association

County School Office Backing Radio Program Initiates Season

The Pima County School Superintendent Mrs. P. H. Ross backs a new radio program for the current season. The first broadcast of the season will be presented by the county school office under her sponsorship.

P. H. Ross Pima County

Navajos and Navajo Land Talk By University of Arizona Scholar

Friday at 11 to 11 fifteen a m Mrs Clara Lee Tanner of the anthropology department at the University of Arizona will discuss Navajos and Navajo Land. The programs will continue through the school season.

Clara Lee Tanner Anthropology University of Arizona

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