Prosecutor in New York graft trial receives threat
Assistant Corporation Counsel Victor J. Herwitz said a man telephoned his home this morning and warned him to stop pursuing the graft case. Jackie Gross 24 was beaten on West 29th Street as a warning to his brother Bookie Harry Gross, who testified about payments to police officials. The elder Gross testified at the departmental trial of five officers linked to a $20 million a year bookmaking operation.
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New York
Assistant
Corporation Council
Victor J. Herwitz
Herwitz
Jackie Gross
Manhattan
Harry Gross
West 29Th Street
Gross
Young Gross
George P. Monaghan
Horwitz
Four States Name 18 Presidential Del
Four states name presidential nominating delegates today amid talks on foreign aid and civil rights. Delegates to the July Chicago conventions will be 62 Democratic and 16 Republican, selected in Nevada Michigan Utah and Virginia. Republicans in Tonopah Nevada name 12 delegates while Democrats in Wells select 10. Michigan's Grand Rapids convention gives Michigan a 40 vote delegation. Virginia district meetings name four more of the 23 GOP delegates, six already chosen. Utah Democrats in Salt Lake City name 12. Southern Democrats in Washington aired foreign aid views splitting on Eisenhower Taft positions. Civil rights discussion in New York cites a liberalizing trend after Florida Pepper notes a close South primary won by Russell over Kefauver.
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Chicago
Nevada
Michigan
Utah
Virginia
Tonopah
Wells
Grand Rapids
Salt Lake City
New York
Claude Pepper
Florida
South
Richard Russell
Georgia
Estes Kefauver
Tennessee
Emperor Ridgway Farewell Luncheon Held in Tokyo
Emperor Hirohito and Empress hosted a farewell luncheon at the Imperial Palace for General and Mrs. Matthew Ridgway in Tokyo. The event marked a formal departure as the Ridgways conclude their post.
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Tokyo
Hirohito
Gen
Mrs
Matthew P. Ridgway
Imperial Palace
Young AMA cornetist found in Cheyenne after hitchhiking
David Gregory Costa seventeen year old member of the Augusta Military Academy Band was found in Cheyenne Wyoming after disappearing during the Shenandoah Apple Blossom Festival. He was picked up by plainclothes officers at 1230 am and taken to the police station for questioning. His mother, Louise Costa, said he planned to write from Montana and still had two dollars. The boy, 6 feet 11 inches tall and over 210 pounds, had traveled from Winchester with the band and vanished before the parade. He is to be returned to his parents by plane, with arrival in Washington cited as 3 20 am tomorrow, weather and schedules permitting.
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David Gregory Costa
Bigger
Augusta Military Academy
Cheyenne
Wyoming
Young Costa
Louise
David) Costa
Herndon
Fairfax County
Falls Church
The
Star Today
Usta
Augusta
Winchester
Montana
David
AAM
Charles S. Roller
Military Academy
Ft. Defiance
Cheyenne Police Department
Denver
Washington
Russians Bar Western Patrols From Berlin Helmstedt Autobahn
Western Allied officials reported Russian guards barred regular Western patrols from Berlin Helmstedt Autobahn amid a dispute over passage. References to a letter to Chuikov and possible misunderstandings tied to Soviet checkpoints remain unclear.
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Berlin
Berlin Helmstedt
Vassily I. Chuiov
Babelsberg
Chuikov
Eas
Helmstedt
U N Patrol Fights All Day Battle With 1000 Chinese Reds
In Korea near the Panmunjom area an artillery supported Allied tank inf. patrol fought an all day battle against 1000 Chinese on the western front. The engagement began at 9 am with heavy Chinese artillery and reinforcements. The patrol pulled back at night as artillery shelled the attackers. The Fifth Air Force reported 13 Communist aircraft shot down and 10 Allied planes lost.
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Seoul
Korea
Eighth Army
Panmunjom
U.N
Fifth Air Force
Florida Gambling Take is Reduced
Florida gamblers whose postwar yearly take was about 120 million dollars apparently earned around 12 million in the past winter season. John L. Fahs, internal revenue collector for Florida, estimates from 633 gamblers paying 141 355 dollars in taxes during December to April. Fahs says this equals about ten percent of their gross take and that most gamblers registered and paid the tax, with few holdouts.
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Miami
Fia
Florida
John L. Fahs
Internal Revenue
Fahs
Little Bozo the Clown Dies at 45 in Los Angeles
The 4 foot circus performer John F. Pizzo known as Little Bozo has died of a heart ailment. He lived in Madison Wisconsin and appeared with many circuses and in films including Sign of the Cross and The Freak. He was 45.
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Los Angeles
Bozo
John F. Pizzo
the Freak
Madison, Wise
Congress May Seek Probes to Clean Up Media Content
The House Rules Committee backed investigations next week into radio and TV programs and books magazines and comic books to curb immoral obscene or offensive material and reduce emphasis on crime violence and corruption. A nine member panel would probe books and magazines with subpoena powers and potential corrective legislation. Supporters say no censorship but aim to curb indecent material popular with juveniles in stores nationwide.
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Washington
House Rules Committee
House
House Interstate Committee
Virginia Wheat Crop Expected To Dip By One Million Bushels
In Richmond Virginia the 1952 wheat crop is forecast by the U S Department of Agriculture at 6 3 million bushels about one million bushels less than 1951. Last year Virginia produced 7 497 million bushels and the national forecast calls for 1 293 468 million bushels including 986 468 000 winter and 307 million spring.
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Richmond
Virginia
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Old Dominion
Mrs. Burton Displays Unusual Earring Style at Event
Mrs Harold Burton wife of the Supreme Court justice smiled as a guest whispered she wore two earrings on the same ear. She explained that a slanting hat hid the right ear and she wished both bobs visible, placing them one above the other on her left ear.
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Washington
Harold Burton
Supreme Court
Eisenhower Says People Will Know Where To Find Me
Oslo report notes General Eisenhower says supporters will know where to find him if he seeks the presidency but he will not campaign for the Republican nomination. He ends his European farewell tour June 1 and plans to return to the United States to be ready if nominated at the July convention.
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Oslo
Norway
Eisenhower
Olso
United States
UN Rejects Red Accusation on Koje Island Massacre
The United Nations Command rejected a Communist claim that Allies planned a massacre of Red prisoners on Koje Island to rescue Brig. Gen. Francis T. Dodd. Dodd was hostage during armistice talks and released unharmed tonight.
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Munsan
Korea
United Nations Command
Koje Island
U. S
Francis T. Dodd
Tokyo
U. N
Matthew B Ridgeway
Kentucky Soldier Roped Jap Cyclist
Pfc. Belva Shepherd from Prestonsburg Kentucky roped a Japanese cyclist Friday and dragged him 70 feet behind an Army truck in Yokohama Japan. The cyclist was not seriously hurt. No charges filed yet but expected soon as Brig. Gen. James G. Devine warned of severe disciplinary action.
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Yokohama
Japan
Belva Shepherd
Prestonsburg
James G. Devine
40Th
Shepherd
School Registration Dates Announced for City Pupils
Registration for children entering city schools in September will be held at John Kerr Virginia Avenue and Douglass Schools on May 14 and 16 from 9:00 A.M. to 3:30 P.M. Children must be six by September 30, 1952 and birth certificates must be shown. Garland R. Quarles, Supt. of Schools, Winchester, Virginia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Kerr
Virginia Avenue
Douglass
Garland R. Quarles
Marriages Alarm Norfolk County School Board
Norfolk County school officials ordered high school pupils to obtain permission from principals to marry and stay in school. Superintendent E W Chittum cited rising marriage numbers with 36 white students wed this term across three schools. Negro marriage figures were not available.
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Norfolk County School Board
Norfolk
Norfolk County
E. W. Chittum
Chittum
Soviet Church Leaders Denounce United States Over War and Germ Claims
In Zagorsk a conference of Russian church leaders denounced U S imperialism and germ warfare charges in Korea while calling for peace. Rabbi Solomon Schliffer urged a United Nations appeal and Jewish communities to join the effort. Evangelical Baptist head Jacob Zhidkov urged Baptists abroad to unite for peace.
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Zagorsk
Ussr
Stalin
United States
Korea
International Red Cross
Alexei
Solomon Schliffer
Soviet Union
United Nations
Britain
Jacob Zhidkov
Evangelical Baptists
Baptist Church
Action Started To Bring Back Nickel Pay Station Calls
Court action was started in Maryland to prevent final approval of a 10 cent rate for nickel pay station calls. The Peoples Counsel of the Public Service Commission and the City of Baltimore sought an injunction. Hearing date not set. Maryland had ten cent calls since March after the PSC allowed Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone to double coin box rates.
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Baltimore
Maryland
Peoples Counsel
Public Service Commission
PSC
Chespeake and Potomac Telephone Company
Labor Gains 837 Seats in England
In week long municipal elections Labor claims its biggest local victory since the war. With two thirds of ballots counted Labor leads Conservatives two to one in 1419 councils, gaining 837 seats while Conservatives lose 530 and independents fall back.
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London
Labor Party
Churchill
Laborites
Transportation Fuel Order Impacts Eastern Midwestern States
A government directive from the Petroleum Administration for Defense limits motor gasoline supplies to keep essential transport. The rule affects about half of service stations from the Atlantic to Kansas and Oklahoma, aiming to prevent shortages amid a day-old refinery and pipeline strike. Airlines cut high octane use. Eastern Airlines canceled 25 NYC to 26 eastern flights. Armed Forces Day events were scaled back.
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Denver
District of Columbia
The
Petroleum Administration For Defense
PAD
Atlantic Seaboard
Kansas
Oklahoma
Airlines
Eastern Airlines
New York City
Defense
Lovett
California
CIO Oil
San Francisco
Union International
James Thornberry
Shell Chemical Corp
Pittsburgh
National Union
Dodd Freed After Capture by Communists on Koje Island
Brig. Gen. Francis T. Dodd released in good health after three days as a prisoner of war on Koje Island. He was seized by Communist POW leaders during a gate-side conference at compound 76 and later flown to Seoul. Gen. James A. Van Fleet signaled a forceful response if release terms were not honored.
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Seoul
Korea
U. S. Eighth Army
Francis T. Dodd
Koje Island
Dodd
Eighth Army
James A. van Fleet
U. S
Koje
Charles Colson
Robert Raven
Newton
Tex
Raven
Governors oppose nationwide presidential primary 1952
A Senate Rules Committee poll shows most of the nation’s governors oppose a voluntary nationwide primary bill sponsored by Sen. Douglas. About 25 of 40 respondents support federal noninterference or deem the plan impractical this year. Douglas hopes the measure could guide July conventions with federal aid up to 20 cents per vote.
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Washington
Senate
Sen
Douglas
Senate Rules Committee
Hail Storms Strike Across Southern States and Midwest
Wet cool weather spread across the country with the Gulf states and Southern Texas milder. Rain and hail hit the South and Southwest while the Great Lakes and Upper Mississippi Valley saw rain. Thunderstorms moved from North Central Texas to Kentucky and Virginia. West Texas endured 90 mph winds with hail and rain near Lubbock and Abilene reported three quarter inch hail. Memphis saw heavy hail and Little Rock soaked with nearly 1.42 inches in six hours. Northeastern areas stayed cloudy while the Plains and Gulf regions remained generally fair.
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Associated Press
Gulf States
Texas
Great Lakes
Mississippi Valley
Illinois
Kentucky
Virginia
West Texas
Lubbock
Crown Jewelers to Quit Business
The London firm Garrard the crown jewelers to Britain's royal family for two centuries will be taken over by Goldsmiths and Silversmiths Company after shareholders approve. Garrard cites 100 percent purchase tax and reduced aristocratic spending as factors, while Queen Elizabeth II will need a new royal warrant for a coronation readiness in June 1953.
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London
House of Garrard
Crown
Britain
Ancient
Goldsmiths and Silversmiths Company
Garrard
Elizabeth
Stay Refused In No-Strike Order Against Rail Unions
Justice Reed refused to stay a no strike order against three railroad unions issued by U S District Judge Emerich B Preed in Cleveland on April 23 The unions filed for a stay and also asked the Supreme Court to review the 1950 seizure of the railroads while arguing over presidential authority to seize the steel industry The steel case argument is set for Monday
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Washington
Justice Reed
Supreme Court
U. District
Emerich B. Preed
Cleveland
Reed
High Court
Truman
Steel industry and union clash before Supreme Court
The steel industry argues government seizure of mills aimed to settle a labor dispute by executive fiat, while the CIO United Steelworkers claim pay talks were a sham and tied to price negotiations with the government, contesting a district court ruling that the seizure was illegal.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Congress
CIO United Steelworkers
High Court
U. S
David A Pine
Resentment Grows Over Steel Wage Price Crisis Handling
Congressional resentment over government action on the steel wage price crisis simmered with no clear plan. briefs to be filed with the Supreme Court on Truman seizure of the steel industry. Argu ments set for Monday. House committees paused steel inquiries amid anger and deadlock over anti strike receivership legislation.
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Washington
CIO Steelworkers Union
Supreme Court
Truman
House
House Armed Services Committee
Kilday
Texas
Labor and Justice Departments
Mrs Dodd Happy At Good News
Mrs Francis Dodd in San Antonio reacts to news Brig Gen Franc Dodd was released after two days of anxiety. She plans to stay by the phone hoping for a call from Korea while resuming daily chores and sharing the relief with well wishers.
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San Antonio
Tex
Francis Odd
Franc 5
Dodd
Koje
Warner
Korea
Gen. Dodd
Veto Expected on House Passed Fair Trade Bill
A presidential veto was predicted today for the House passed Fair Trade Bill. Opponents argue the measure would raise prices widely and extract billions annually from American consumers.
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Washington
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