U.S. Police Find Another Shipment
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Reeeived Fmlav, 7 p.xii. XEW YORK, Jan. S. A shipment ot' 85,00011) of explosiyes has been seized on a f'a nn at Wall tow nship, Xew Jersey, by 8tatp police and rounty deteetives. Eight nxexx wero arrested. Tlio proseeutor Victor t'arjop said he was fairly certain that the loap wus -uiine-ted witli the shipment oi i>5,0(inlb ot' TXT whioh was seiz.ed on Saiunlay on a pier in Xew Jersey. Mr, (hilton said llie explosives were Arm\ surpius doniolition blocks whieh hnd tici'ii soid at the Government surpius ch'pot in Xew York. Two of the m.en seized are ihe 6u ner of the farm an-. diiver of the truek from whieh the ^(-Njdosives were being miloaded wlien * ,lhe police arrived. The police raid s •plarttn] after receipt of an anonymous tip that the truek was unloading at the farm.
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Chronicle (Levin), 10 January 1948, Page 5
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146U.S. Police Find Another Shipment Chronicle (Levin), 10 January 1948, Page 5
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