AFL-CIO moves to oust three unions amid corruption charges
The AFL-CIO Ethical Practices Committee accuses Laundry Workers Distillery Workers and Allied Industrial Workers of looting welfare funds totaling millions. The trip, with 170 000 members, faces Executive Council votes amid split on punishment and reform.
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Miami Beach
Fla
Afl-Cio
Distillery
Allied Industrial Workers
Senate
Ethical Practices Committee
Afl-Cio Executive Council
Aflcio
Senate Labor Subcommittee
Louis B. Saperstein
Newark
N. J
Eugene James
Three youths questioned in Grimes sisters slaying probe
Chicago police questioned three teenagers linked to a gang amid the search for Barbara Grimes 15 and Patricia Grimes 13. The sisters vanished December 28 after leaving a neighborhood theater and were found January 22 in a ditch. Local witnesses reported screams near the theater and a moving car seen with two girls aboard.
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Chicago
Grimes
Barbara Grimes
Patricia
Daniel W. Eshelman
Eshelman
Five Day Forecast Shows Warm Up Across Region
Temperatures will average about 5 degrees above normal with highs around 35 to 41 and lows 19 to 24. Only minor daily changes. Rain expected Tuesday night or Wednesday and again Friday, totaling about one quarter to three quarters of an inch.
Izmir Harbor Collision Sinks Ship After Rescue Save
In Izmir Turkey a collision between the Turkish passenger ship Izmir and the U S freighter Howell Lykes led to the Izmir sinking after quick rescue efforts saved nearly 250 passengers. The incident occurred in Izmir Harbor with authorities initiating investigations.
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Izmir
Turkey
U.S
Howell Lykes
Mine Blast Kills Nine In Virginia
A nighttime gas explosion in the Bishop coal mine along the Virginia West Virginia line trapped and killed at least nine miners and left 27 missing. Rescue teams reached the site as officials reported no contact with the missing after seven hours. The six mile underground mine is part of the Pocahontas system near Bluefield Virginia, amid a week marked by disaster in the Appalachian region.
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Virginia-West Virginia Line
Virginia
Pocahontas Fuel Co
R. P. Meade
Pocahontas System
West Virginia
Bluefield
Appalachian
Tazewell County
Pilot Cannot Place Blame for Deadly New York Crash
Captain Alva R. Marsh said he does not know what caused his airliner to crash 12 seconds after takeoff killing 20 people. Marsh, kept in seclusion by Northeast Airlines, said no warning was felt until copilot Basil Dixwell alerted him as ground approached. His account conflicts with earlier remarks of a loss of power on departure for Miami.
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New York
Alva R. Marsh
Marsh
Alfred A. Lane
Northeast Airlines
Miami
Fifteen Auto Deaths Recorded in Weekend
The Associated Press reports twenty one fatalities in Ohio over the weekend with fifteen from traffic crashes. Among other deaths were a gas heater exposure victim a basement stair fall a self inflicted gunshot and Marietta’s first traffic death in two years John S Hutcheson aged 64 died after a collision between two cars.
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Ohio
John S. Hutcheson
Marietta
Eisenhower and Saud settle Middle East talks aims
President Eisenhower and King Saud advanced on Red infiltration Suez reopening and economic military aid with aides to draft details. A final meeting and a communique are planned, Saud denying arms from the Soviet bloc while seeking expanded US arms and training for his 15,000-man force.
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Eisenhower
King Saud
Middle East
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Soviet Bloc
Laud
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U. S
Dhahran
Saud
Egypt
Europe asks U S help on a power project
Western European nations form Euratom to develop a massive atomic power industry and seek American materials and know how. The group, led by three representatives, begins talks with the Atomic Energy Commission and State Department to reduce dependence on Middle Eastern oil. Eisenhower administration leaders show sympathy.
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United States
Europe
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Atomic Energy Commission
State Department
Western Europe
Atomic Pool
Euratom
Beligum
France
West Germany
Italy
Luxembourg
Netherlands
Bandit Pair Rob Dairy of $8000 in Ohio
Hamilton police hunted a pair after a two hour dairy robbery netting about 8000 dollars in cash and checks. The men used a ruse to enter the home of dairy manager William F. Dallman and held his wife at gunpoint while Dallman opened the dairy safe.
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Hamilton
Ohio
William F. Dallman
Dallman
Unknown Americans to Be Buried at Arlington Along WWI Comrade
Plans were announced to select two Unknown Americans who died in World War II and Korea for burial beside their World War I comrade in Arlington National Cemetery.
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Washington
Korea
Arlington National Cemetery
Japanese leader urges end to post war dependence
Acting Prime Minister Nobusuke Fishi told the Diet that Japan must discard the post war mentality of relying on others and become independent, insisting the nation should help itself.
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Tokyo
Nobusuke Fishi
Japan
Diet
Eisenhower to Address Conference on Hoover Report
Citizens for Hoover Report says over a third of Hoover Commission reforms are in effect with estimated annual savings of 562 million dollars. A two day national reorganization conference in Washington drew 500 delegates from 30 states with President Eisenhower Attorney General Brownell and former President Hoover slated to speak. The panel notes 39 percent of the 314 recommendations from the second commission are implemented, while the rest could yield about four and a half billion dollars in yearly economies. Armco Steel’s Charles R. Hook urged elimination of many of Defense Department’s 2,500 business type enterprises and backing for a separate agency to handle procurement and distribution for all services.
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Citizen's Committee
Hoover
Hoover Commission
Commission
Eisenhower
Brownell
Herbert Hoover
Truman
Charles R. Hook
Armco Steel Corp
Middletown
Ohio
Defense Department
Hook
Gore Hints Laws to Limit Election Campaign Contributions
Senator Gore proposes legislation to cap individual yearly political contributions. A Senate Elections subcommittee report pegged 1956 direct campaign expenditures at 33.2 million dollars, with total private donations reaching over 73 thousand from a single donor. Republicans allegedly outspent Democrats by about 2 to 1, though a Republican minority contested the figures citing incomplete labor data.
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Senate Elections
Lansdell K. Christie
New York
Sen
Mansfield
Montana
Democratic National Committee
Curtis
Rneb
Organized Labor
Jailbreakers Nabbed After 350 Mile Flight
Three young jailbreakers were captured after a 350 mile escape run through Nebraska and Kansas. Roger Lofton 17 Pensacola Florida Larry Wray 18 Denver and Robert McQueen 25 Grand Island Nebraska were separated for safekeeping under heavy guard. They overpowered two sheriffs and stole six cars after escaping from Topeka Kansas jail January 22 and Nebraska City Nebraska jail Saturday night.
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Nebraska
Kansas
Roger Lofton
Pensacola
Fla
Larry Wray
Denver
Robert McQueen
Grand Island
Neb
Topeka
Kan
Nebraska City
Somoza Appears Likely Winner In Nicaragua Election
President Luis Somoza looked set for a full six year term after Sunday's vote. The 37 year old American educated son of Anastasio Somoza has held office since his father was assassinated last September.
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Managua
Nicaragua
Luis Somoza
Somoza
Anastasio Somoza
Communists Claim All 437 Seats In Romania Parliament
Radio Bucharest reports that every candidate backed by the communist regime was elected to Romania's new Parliament, confirming a complete victory for the ruling party.
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Vienna
Austria
Radio Bucharest
Romania
Floods Bring Widespread Damage Across Southern States
Flooding stretches across Alabama Georgia and Mississippi with rising rivers. Mop-up begins in flood ravaged West Virginia Virginia Kentucky and Tennessee. One lineman died in Kentucky and total lives lost reach 15. Damage tops 75 million dollars leaving about 15000 homeless and many idle. Red Cross leader Gen Gruenther says the worst is over in several states.
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Alabama
Georgia
Mississippi
West Virginia
Virginia
Kentucky
Tennessee
Alfred M. Gruenther
American Red Cross
Tiffin welcomes 20,000 Holstein bull Raven Burke Ideal
A champion Holstein bull Raven Burke Ideal arrives at the Northern Ohio Breeders Co operative in Tiffin after a 36 hour journey by plane and trailer from California. The prize animal, valued at $20 000, is settled in its stall awaiting further judging and events.
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Raven Burke
Northern Ohio Breeders Co-operative
California
Detroit-born Father Durigon sues state for citizenship return
Bruno Durigon, a 32 year old Detroit born Franciscan priest, filed suit against the State Department seeking reestablishment of his American citizenship lost after voting in the 1946 and 1948 Italian elections. He was raised in Italy from age six and ordained there in 1954, returning to the U S in 1955 on an Italian visa. He says his superiors urged him to vote, despite knowledge of U S law barring subjects from foreign elections. A State Department spokesman calls the case a unique civil and religious law conflict.
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Bruno Durigon
State Department
Italy
Father Durigon
United States
U.S
Mystery Patient in Moscow Hospital Sparks Kremlin Theories
Soviet officials and diplomats denied New York Daily News claims that Lazar M. Kaganovich lies wounded in a Moscow hospital after a power struggle. A German blood specialist said the patient’s name remained unknown as officials withheld identity amid ongoing inquiries and hospital secrecy.
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Presidium
Siberian
Supreme Soviet
Russia
Hans Joachim Schulten
Cologne
New York Daily News
Washington
Lazar M. Kaganovich
Kremlin
Moscow
Off to Jail on Wedding
In Whittier California a wedding gag backfired when Don Dunkerson a sheriff deputy cuffed Allen and Diane Watts as a surprise. With no keys he led the wedding party to Norfolk sheriff’s station where they were freed.
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Diane Watts
Don Dunkerson
Dunkerson
Norwalk Sheriff's Station
Puzzle of Greenlease Kidnap Cash Renewed
The Globe-Democrat reported the FBI renewed an inquiry into the missing $300000 from the Greenlease ransom. Investigators explore a theory that the cash was spirited away in two pillow cases from the suburban motel where Carl Austin Hall spent the night before his arrest.
Taylor Todd Honeymooning at Acapulco Guest House
Elizabeth Taylor and Mike Todd began their honeymoon in Acapulco Mexico at an un scheduled guest house on former President Miguel Alemans estate. The site lies about ten feet from their wedding location.
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Acapulco
Mexico
Elizabeth Taylor
Mike Todd
Miguel Aleman
Classified Ads Sell Value Through Bargains and Services
Readers flock to bargains in our Want Ads offering items for sale services and needs. Message highlights cheap rates and cancellation privileges to attract customers.
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Messenger
Israel Stands Firm in Gaza Defies UN Sixth Resolution
Israel remains in the Gaza Strip and along the Gulf of Aqaba defying the UN Assembly sixth resolution demanding withdrawal to the 1949 armistice line. The Israeli Cabinet will keep occupation forces in Gaza and Sharm el Sheikh areas while UNEF deployment is authorized elsewhere.
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Israel
U.N
Gaza Strip
Egypt
Gulf of Aqaba
UNEF
Gulf
Mahmoud Fawzi
Palestine
Sharm el Sheikh
Sinai Desert
U. S
Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr
Haiti Chief Oui Army Dominant
Haiti's provisional president Joseph Nemours Pierre-Louis reportedly quit late Sunday amid political pressure and threats of a general strike. The resignation follows radio threats from presidential candidates and comes as the army moves to stabilize the Caribbean nation after Magloire’s ouster and exile. The line of succession remains unclear with no immediate successor named.
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Port AU Prince
Haiti
Joseph Nemours
Pierre-Louis
Pierre- Louis
Caribbean
Paul Magloire
Magloire
Supreme Court
Army
Senator Douglas calls King Saud a despot amid aid debate
U S Senator Paul H. Douglas denounces King Saud as a despot and says any American aid to Saudi Arabia is blackmail. He warns Congress may approve the Eisenhower Doctrine for the Middle East but doubts it will guarantee peace. He cites Saud’s 250 million dollar annual income and links it to aid policies.
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Cincinnati
U. S
Paul H. Douglas
Ill
King Saud
Saudi Arabia
Douglas
Histadrut
Israel
Saud
Congress
Middle East
Mid East Plan Must Be One Says Senator
Sen Sparkman argues against splitting military and economic phases of Eisenhower Middle East plan. He warns Congress risks a serious exposure if divided. Johnson says broad area of agreement exists and Dulles strengthened the resolution by agreeing to congressional scrutiny.
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Sen
Sparkman
D-Ala
Russia
Congress
Eisenhower
Middle East
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Byrd
D-Va
Lyndon B. Johnson
Texas
Dulles
Johnson
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