The Kansas City organized crime family led by Nicholas Civella holds a secret interest in the Dunes Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas "fronted" by St. Louis attorney Morris A. Shenker, the FBI alleged in court documents made public Friday.
Two local boys on the American League squad got together for some baseball chatter before the game. Walter (Hoot) Evers of Collinsville (left) explained to Larry (Yogi) Berra how he gets his power at the plate. Evers hit a home run to account for the first American League run.
Members of the St. Louis Club listen attentively to director John Kennedy (right) as they prepare for their roles in the Muny Opera's "Wish You Were Here," which opens Monday in Forest Park. The players are (from left) Al Ferrari, Woody Sauldsberry, and Clyde Lovellette.
Only one more section remains to be inserted - and that is to take place at the "topping out," now due for Oct. 28 - before the two legs of the Gateway Arch are joined. The next to last section, above, was put into place Tuesday, leaving a space of only two and a half feet between the legs of the 630-foot Arch. The legs appear to be joined in the picture below, taken after the next to last section was inserted, but that's due to the camera angle.
and used her as a tourist boat. She sank below Grand Tower, Illinois, on May 19, 1947. A. I. Baker: Origin rather indefinite but she was an old time small towboat rebuilt and renamed the repeatedly until she became the A. I. Baker in 1923. She was long owned and operated by the Ayer and Lord Tie Co. of Paducah, Ky. She was dismantled in 1943 by her then owners, the Lea River Lines. Iren Chotin: A