Air Force Captain Faces Court Martial Amid Graft Probe
Senate investigators question Chicago hatmaker Harry Lev as the Air Force charges Capt. Raymond Wool with falsified travel vouchers and accepting gifts. The inquiry ties Lev to a $50,000 cap contract and reveals a chicken feather venture with Ferdinand Tartaglia, Natick and Philadelphia officials named in the graft probe.
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Washington
Senate Investigations Subcommittee
Chicago
Harry Lee
McClellan
D - Ark
Lev
Air Force
Raymond Wool
New York
Wool
Dayton
Ohio
Army
Ferdinand Tartaglia
Quartermaster Corps’ Clothing Purchase Division
Philadelphia
Leo
Tartaglia
Natick
Mass
Mid-City
Suburban Police Admit Looting Market of $800
Five suburban officers were summoned before the Cook County grand jury over the looting of Jewel Food Store in Norridge. They admitted taking about $800 worth of merchandise including cigarettes and hosiery after allegedly responding to a reported burglary.
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Chicago
Cook County
Grand Jury
John Gutknecht
Jewel
Norridge
Raymond H. Peters
Herman Marchel
Richard Potempa
Clarence Herman
Frank Kurowski
River Grove
Gutknecht
Wet weather and heat wave sweep across the U S
The Associated Press reports broad regions from the Rockies to the Atlantic Coast expect more showers. Northern Plains and parts of Texas Oklahoma see continued rain and tornado activity with no injuries. Texas records up to three inches of rain while Philadelphia nears an inch as the far Southwest endures a 118 degree heat surge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Rockies
Atlantic Coast
Plains
Texas
Oklahoma
Wisconsin
Illinois
Kentucky
Appalachians
Middle Atlantic States
New England
Waco
Tex
Lorena
Nehru Awed by Welcome in Moscow
Indian Prime Minister Nehru impressed by Moscow reception as Soviet leaders show deference. Stateman correspondent notes little time in Russia but strong impression of hospitality. Hindustan Times dispatch cites public enthusiasm and affection from Moscow workers and people.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Delhi
India
Nehru
Moscow
Statesman
Russia
Hindustan Times
Congress Party
Belgrade Dives Throb With Dixie Jazz a Jive
In Belgrade a Dixieland scene thrives at the October 20th hall with a five piece band and teen dancers. The crowd sways to Louis Armstrong and Muskrat Ramble as they shuffle in jeans and sport coats amid a ban on drinking. A dancer notes the shift from Moscow aligned tastes to American blues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Belgrade
Yugoslavia
Russia
Louis Armstrong
Governor Hoegh credits slow-speed campaign with saved lives
Governor Leo Hoegh said a voluntary night highway speed limit from May 27 to June 6 may have saved four lives. He cited preliminary reports showing 10 deaths versus 14 in 1954 and 1953, and urged extending the program through Labor Day with patrol support and citizen cooperation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Leo Hoegh
Senate moves for quick action on draft extension
Senate leaders pushed rapid action on peacetime and doctor drafts set to expire this month while delaying a decision on Eisenhower's request to rescue the broad manpower reserve. Russell invited witnesses, Knowland eyed floor action, Powell pressed to bar racial segregation in reserve and National Guard units.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
Eisenhower
Russell
D-Ga
Senate Armed Services Committee
Knowland
California
House
Rep
Powell
D-Ny
United States
Brooks
d-La
Cold Bug Bites Bevy of European Beauties
In Helsinki Finland the Miss Europe contenders face cold weather as judging nears. Vandesa Guida of Italy Luna Soley of Turkey and Monique Lambert of France endure sniffles from the chill while preparing for the Saturday crowning amid a flurry of parties and hectic schedules.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helsinki
Finland
Italy
Vandesa Guida
Turkey
Luna Soley
Monique Lambert
France
TV Producers sue Blaine and husband over film contract
Norman and Irving Pincus filed a $375,500 suit against actress Vivian Blaine and Manny G. Frank alleging she failed to appear in a series of video films after the producers spent $75,000 on a pilot. The suit names Blaine and her husband Manny G. Frank as defendants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Vivian Blaine
Norman
Irving Pincus
Miss Blaine
Manny G. Frank
Woman plumber tops teaching in career shift
CHICAGO Mrs. Lucile Oellerich of Augusta Georgia one of the nation's few women master plumbers and a former schoolteacher says plumbing is more fun than teaching. She joined her husband in his office after marriage and took up the trade when he died six years ago. She attends the National Association of Plumbing Contractors convention in Chicago.
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Chicago
Lucile Oecellerich
Augusta
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G. Milton Kelly
Marvin S. Rubin
Sen
Bender
Robio
Leon M. Levy
Levy
Rubin
Feather
General Feather Fiber Corp
Terry
Hanes
Aymond’s Children’s Apparel
West Mill
By Eddy Gilmore
Old
Vienna
New Orleans
Svit Su
Home
Fischer
Swea City
Lowa
Harold Fischer Jr
China
North
Iowa
Red
United Nations
Edwin Heller
Wynnewood
Ron Parks
Omaha
Lyle Cameron
Lincoln
Neb
Red China
Capt. Fischer
Harold Iti
Gov. Hoegh
Sue
Wallace
Dvasvals
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