Beck Posts $5000 Bond On Tax Evasion Charge
Beck, head of the Teamsters, was indicted in Tacoma on income tax evasion for 1950 taxes amounting to $56,420. He posted 5000 bond and is due for arraignment May 13 in Washington or Tacoma. He will be questioned by Senate rackets investigators next week and has hired a new attorney after former client James Duff dropped him.
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Dave Beck
Teamsters Union
Beck
U.S. Marshal’s Office
Tacoma
Wash
U.S
Curran
U. S
Senate
Hame
James H. Duff
Rpa
Duff
Arthur Condon
Truman Accuses Eisenhower Plan Of Driving Toward Socialism
Former President Truman denounces the Eisenhower administration claiming its policies push toward socialism by raising mortgage rates and squeezing small businesses. He argues a shift of atomic energy funds to private owners, warning private power companies would own dams while the government bears fish ladders and tolls. Sen. Wayne Morse commends Truman as a top defender of public resources.
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Washington
Harry S. Truman
Eisenhower
Truman
Electric Consumers Information Committee
Wayne Morse
D-Ore
George Norris
TVA
Federal Jury To Try Segregationist Kasper
Knoxville Tennessee judges grant federal jury trials for segregationist John Kasper and 16 others charged with fomenting racial disorders at Clinton High School. Judge Robert L. Taylor postponed deciding whether to try the defendants together or separately.
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Knoxville
Tenn
John Kasper
Integrated Clinton High School
Robert L. Taylor
Kasper
Gilbert decries right to work laws in 18 states
Jame stown North Dakota P H E Gilbert International president of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen told a brotherhood meeting he is saddened by right to work laws in 18 states. He fears they will push toward national right to work legislation.
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Cleveland
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Frank Costello Shot By Unknown Gunman
Frank Costello, the 65 year old New York underworld figure, was shot at close range in the lobby of his Central Park West residence. Doctors found the wound superficial and he was treated at Roosevelt Hospital before being questioned by police. He said he did not know why he was shot and that he was glad it was not worse.
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Frank Costello
Costello
Central Park West
Roosevelt Hospital
William Kennedy
Senate Crime Committee
Estes Kefauver
D-Tenn
Dulles Calls for End to Germany Division at NAC
Secretary of State John Foster Dulles urged the Soviet Union to end Germany’s division, arguing it cannot be justified on humanitarian or legal grounds. He spoke to the North Atlantic Council after Brentano pressed for rapid reunification amid September elections in West Germany. The allies signaled support for U.S. push to halt further Soviet penetration of the Middle East.
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Germany
John Foster Dulles
Russia
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North Atlantic Council
Soviet Union
Heinrich von Brentano
Brentano
Konrad Adenauer
Adenauer
Christian Democratic
N&d
United States
Middle East
Sultan Jails Enemy's Kin
In Marrakech the family of the late Pasha Thami El Glaoui was rounded up by the national liberation army with the sultanate’s blessing. Five sons, plus the wife, mother and father-in-law of one son, and six other relatives were detained amid reports of a $17 million estate and a claim of thwarted foreign plots.
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Marrakech
Morocco
Mohammed V
National Liberation Army
Pasha Thami el Glaoui
Marakech
Norwegian Whalers Report Russian Naval Maneuvers Off Murmansk
The Oslo Aftenposten reports Norwegian whalers sighted large Russian naval maneuvers off the Murmansk coast.
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Oslo
Aftenposten
Murmansk
How To Understand Women and a Hindenburg Photo Feature
Jean Komaiko argues against the myth that women are flighty and irrational. The Sunday Messenger Magazine presents a dramatic Hindenburg crash photo feature from twenty years ago with discussion on sabotage. The issue highlights spring color covers and various sections for children homemakers and detectives.
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Jean Komaiko
Messenger
Wichita Falls Faces Flood Threat Amid Heavy Rain
North central Texas faced one of its worst flood threats in years as the Wichita River and Holiday Creek rose through Wichita Falls, a city of about 125 000 near the Oklahoma border. Red Cross crews were alerted while Sabine River flooding endangered Deweyville and oil wells in Gladwater remained shut.
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Tex
Wichita River
Holiday Creek
Oklahoma
Red Cross
Sabine River
Texas
Deweyville
Orange
Sabine
Gladwater
Plains
Preliminary Surgery on Siamese Twins Proves Satisfactory
In Los Angeles doctors at Children's Hospital report Siamese twins Terry and Larry Powell aged nearly eight weeks endured a preliminary operation. Surgeons removed part of the bony connection at the skulls without opening brain tissue to prepare for potential future separation. They warned brains being confluent would limit survival chances.
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Los Angeles
Terry
Larry Powell
Children’s Hospital
Five Day Ohio West Virginia Weather Forecast
Ohio mostly clear with clouds mainly in the north and frost in local areas tonight. Highs around 56 in the north and 34 in the south, lows 30 to 38 north and 38 to 42 south. West Virginia fair north, cloudy south with frost north and possible showers in the extreme south later Saturday. Temperatures about 6 degrees below normal through midweek with continued cool conditions and little precipitation.
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West Virginia
OHTO
Ohio Legislature Ends Long Weekend With 30 Bills
Ohio lawmakers head into a three week push to end sessions by May 24 after passing 30 bills in a warmup session. Senate action included a 1 percent city income tax cap bill and appointments confirmations. House moves included branch offices for election boards and loosening voter registration rules.
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Columbus
Ohio
Senate
William H. Deddens
Hamilton
House
William O’neill
Defense Secretary Wilson Upset by Chamber Budget Critique
Secretary of Defense Wilson says it gives him a pain to hear the U S Chamber of Commerce squawk about the federal budget. Chamber president Talbott notes that a 38 billion dollar defense budget could be cut. Wilson defends efforts to curb spending and urges smarter approaches.
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Washington
Wilson
U. S. Chamber of Commerce
Philip M. Talbott
Chamber
Radiation exposure at Kel logg lab in Houston prompts safety note
An Atomic Energy Commission official said two to four workers at the M W Kellogg Co laboratory in Houston received radiation contamination. W B Converse of the New York–based contractor called the situation under control and said he would not name the men to avoid hysteria and secondary exposure. The AEC added the lab was severely contaminated March 13 when irradiated pellets of a mixture of iridium 192 and aluminum were broken during removal from cans.
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Houston
Tex
Atomic Energy Commission
M. W. Kellogg Co
New York Construction Company
W. B. Converse
Converse
AEC
Sugar refinery strike by about 150 drivers over pay
About 150 drivers walked out at a sugar refinery demanding higher wages for faster work, as the company insisted on pay increases tied to productivity.
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Sydney
Tax Revision May Affect Ohio Firms
Washington moves to end rapid tax amortization a defense work tax relief that let Ohio plants claim large first five year depreciation writeoffs. Sen Byrd will hold a Finance Committee hearing to deny the writeoffs except for truly new defense items. Union Carbide & Carbon in Marietta has five applications totaling over 3 million dollars.
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Washington
Ohio
Harry Byrd
D-Va
Byrd
Finance Committee
Union Carbide & Carbon Corp
Marietta
Senate panel backs VicLeod as Ireland envoy despite push
The Senate Foreign Relations Committee votes 9 to 4 to approve Scott Mc Leod’s confirmation as ambassador to Ireland. Democratic senators planned a floor challenge next week, but leadership resistance likely blocks the bid.
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Washington
Scott McLeod
Senate
Ireland
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
State Department
Navy To Move Fleet From Jordan Waters
The Navy announces the 6th Fleet’s major fighting ships will depart the Eastern Mediterranean, a move signaling easing tensions after the Jordan crisis last week. The withdrawal follows a government assessment of the region’s improved situation and readiness to reduce naval presence there.
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Jordan Waters
Washington
Mediterranean
Jordan
Pontifical Requiem for Bishop Ready in Columbus
The Most Rev Michael J Ready bishop of the Columbus diocese dies at 64 from a cerebral hemorrhage at Mt Carmel Hospital. A Pontifical Requiem High Mass will be sung at St Josephs Cathedral in Columbus on Wednesday.
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St. Joseph's Cathedral
Michael J. Ready
Ready
Mt. Carmel
Senator McCarthy Dies of Liver Inflammation
Senator Joseph R. McCarthy of Wisconsin dies at 47 after a sudden illness. his death leaves 46 GOP senators and 49 Democrats in the Senate. Presidents Eisenhower and Truman, along with Vice President Nixon, paid tribute as colleagues recalled his controversial career and fight against communism. His widow Jean and an adopted infant daughter survived him.
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Harry S. Truman
Eisenhower
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Truman
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W. Va
State Department
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Sen. McClellan
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McClellan
Waning Spirit Marked Senator's Last Days
Washington AP reports Sen. McCarthy died of liver disease 29 months after his censure on December 2, 1954. Once a blazing figure, he retreated into silence, became largely a nobody in the news and Senate, and was condemned for abusing the body. His voice faded as McCarthyism waned.
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Washington
Sen. McCarthy
McCarthy
Senate
Joseph N. Welch
Army-McCarthy
Communist Party
Democrats
Teenager’s arson attempt at imperial palace exposed
A teenage boy delivering liquor to the imperial palace attempted to start a blaze two months ago. No injuries reported as authorities investigate the incident and the assailant’s motive remains unclear.
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Tokyo
Imperial Palace
Somoza Claims Mocoron Victory Over Hondurans
President Luis Somoza told cheering crowds that Nicaragua’s border force seized the town of Mocoron from a Honduran garrison five times larger. Honduran troops reportedly recaptured it after two weeks, as clashes continued. The OAS voted to send a fact finding mission.
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Managua
Nicaragua
Luis Somoza
Mocoron
Tegucigalpa
Chrysler workers idled as 124 interplant drivers strike
About 14,000 workers at Dodge and Plymouth plants of Chrysler Corp. were idled Thursday night by a walkout of 124 interplant drivers over job transfer rights. Production halted in seven plants.
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Dodge
Plymouth
Chrysler Corp
Commu nists Lease Astor Mansion as HQ
The Communist party has rented the former Astor family property in New York for its national headquarters. Vincent Astor, heir to a vast fortune and leader of the Astor family, sold the building in 1942 and it is now leased by the party.
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New York
Communist Party
Vincent Astor
Astor
America
United States
Ohio University to host Governor ONeill for June 9 commencement
Governor C William ONeill will deliver the commencement address to Ohio University s June 9 graduating class announced by President John C Baker. 781 candidates graduate including 685 bachelor s degrees 51 master s degrees and 45 two year diplomas with a 10 30 a m baccalaureate sermon preced ing exercises on College Green.
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Ohio University
John C. Baker
College Green
George E. Johnson
Vero Beach
Florida
Fred H. Johnson
Columbus
Betsy Johnson
Robert E. Mahn
O'Neill
Ohio House of Representatives
Marietta
Marietta College
Ohio State University Law School
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