Wool's Admission On Taxes False Under Senate Probe
Senate investigators accused Capt Raymond Wool of falsely labeling himself a tax dodger to conceal $16 000 kept at home in an iron box. Two former sales girls from a Madison New Jersey dress shop run by Wool and his wife testified losses contradicted his claim that most cash came from the shop. Wool denied bribery, claimed the shop earned money, and said losses on tax returns were fraud. He predicted his Air Force career would be finished.
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Washington
Raymond Wool
Senate
Madison
N. J
Wool
Air Force
Ress
Fran
Harry Lev
Armed Forces
New York
Shelby
Ohio
Brooklyn
Leon M. Levy
Rubin
Lev
Nancy Goade
Allentown
Senate subcommittee backs $1 minimum wage raise
A Senate Labor subcommittee voted to raise the nationwide minimum wage to $1 an hour, 25 cents above the current level and 10 cents above Eisenhower's proposal. The panel set January 1, 1956 as the effective date, with about 2,100,000 workers affected across textiles, lumber, tobacco, leather, candy, and clothing. Only Sen. H. Alexander Smith opposed, reserving his right to change his mind. The measure gained support from Goldwater Neely and McNamara and is expected to pass the full committee and Senate.
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Washington
Senate Labor
Eisenhower
H. Alexander Smith
R-Nj
Sen
Douglas
D-Ill
Smith
South
Sens. Goldwater
Rariz
Neely
D-Wva
McNamara
D-Midh
Full Labor Committee
Senate
Pennsylvania Station to Be Replaced by World’s Largest Building
Pennsylvania Railroad disclosed today it will demolish the present station in New York to make way for a vast new complex, stating terms have been agreed for a new station on the site to serve also as part of the world’s largest commercial building.
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New York
Pennsylvania Station
Pennsylvania Railroad
Spouse Sues Bruce Cabot in California Contempt Case
In Santa Monica on June 3, Bruce Cabot faced a contempt bench warrant for failing to pay 4950 in child support to Franchesca de Scaffa, Venezuelan born, as his estranged wife testified that he fathered an illegitimate son in Italy. She said Cabot admitted paternity and indicated love for another woman, while noting Hollywood plans and a $40,000 claim from Errol Flynn.
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Santa Monica
Calif
Bruce Cabot
Italy
Stanley Mosk
Cabot
Franchesca de Scaffa
California
Transatlantic
Lila Sterling
Brucie
Hollywood
Miss de Scaffa
Errol Flynn
State Dept Little Hope On Report Of Airman Release
Washington June 30 The State Department said it has no official word on a report that Red China may release 11 U S airmen within 24 hours A spokesman said he hopes the report is true Press officer Henry Suydam was asked about Manila reports citing J C Jain Times of India editor saying Hong Kong sources informed him the airmen might be freed in 24 hours
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Washington
State Department
Red China
U. S
Henry Suydam
Manila
J. C. Jain
Times of India
Hong Kong
Ford Union Offers Guided Wage Concessions In Talks
In Detroit on June 3 the CIO United Auto Workers pressed Ford for concessions and its guaranteed semiannual wage proposal. Ford reportedly offered a 65 percent take home pay guarantee during idleness for up to 26 weeks, with employer supplementation to bridge gaps from state unemployment. Talks followed a morning meeting and a long midday recess, GM discussions continuing into the afternoon. The plan would require changes in state laws to allow concurrent unemployment benefits and partial pay, and Ford would fund the program at about 6 cents per hour per worker, totaling around 18 million dollars yearly.
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Detroit
CIO
United Auto Workers
Ford Motor Co
Ford
UAW
General Motors
Union
Partnership
Michigan
Walter P. Reuther
Hugh Dalton Quits Labor Party Post
London June 3 Hugh Dalton 67 resigned from the Labor party high command and urged peers to step down for a younger group to lead. He excluded Clement Attlee saying only he can reconcile factions as the party faces Conservative victory and a older Shadow Cabinet. Dalton praised by Daily Mirror for backing a reshuffle.
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London
Hugh Dalton
Labor Party
Clement Attlee
Dalton
Attlee
Eden
Labor High Command
Labor
House of Commons
Daily Mirror
Uranium Lease To Israel for Peaceful Energy
Washington reports the United States agreed on June 3 to lease about 13 pounds of enriched uranium to Israel to assist its development of atomic energy for peaceful purposes.
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Washington
United States
Israel
Lobbyist Expenses Reported in First Congress Quarter
Lobbyists for labor groups farmers and utilities led spending in the first quarterly lobbying report. The National Rural Electric Cooperative Assn topped at 67073 dollars with chains of groups like CIO and AFL following. Other Washington based entities including American Legion American Medical Assn and American Petroleum Institute reported notable outlays above ten thousand dollars.
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Washington
Congress
House
National Rural Electric Cooperative Assn
Congress of Industrial Organizations
American Federation of Labor
National Assn. of Electric Companies
General Gas Committee
Fort Worth
American Farm Bureau Federation
National Federation of Post Office Clerks
Postalemate
American Legion
Indianapolis
American Medical Assn
Chicago
American Petroleum Institute
New York
American Tramp Shipowners Assn., Inc
Assn
American Railroads
Military Survivor Benefit Overhaul Proposed by House Committee
A House special committee proposed bringing all servicemen under regular Social Security and ending the $10,000 free life insurance. The plan, discussed with President Eisenhower, aims to simplify survivor payments for about 606,000 people and cost an initial $43 million annually, without impairing VA compensation rights. It would remove the 10,000 policy and adjust federal reservist benefits to align with regular armed forces provisions.
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Washington
House
Hardy
D-Va
Eisenhower
Pentagon
Congress
National Service
Federal
Why Torture Me Asks Barbara Graham
Barbara Graham and two male killers were executed in San Quentin's gas chamber for a robbery murder of a Burbank widow. Graham, 32, protested the last‑minute stays with the remark Why do they torture me before dying at 11 42 a.m. The men Santo and Perkins died beside her after eight minutes of gas.
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San Quentin
Calif
Onciay
Barbara Graham
Jack Santo
Emmet Perkins
Burbank
Perkins
San Quentin Gas Chamber
Graham
Mabel Monahan
Santo
Monahan
Goodwin J. Knight
State Supreme Court
Los Angeles
U.S. 9Th Circuit Court of Appeals
San Francisco
Supreme Court
Peron Near Excommunication Reported by Vatican
Vatican officials say Argentina's President Juan D. Peron, once honored by Pope Pius XII, is very near excommunication or may already be so, with a monsignor stating they cannot confirm his status while a church feud in Argentina continues.
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Vatican City
Argentina
Juan D. Peron
Pius XII
Vatican
Sacred Congregation of the Holy Office
Bohlen summoned for talks ahead of four power conference
Moscow June 3 U S ambassador Charles E Bohlen announced he has been summoned to Washington for consultations Then he will join discussions at the United Nations anniversary meeting in San Francisco ahead of the forthcoming four power conference in which the main topics are expected to be outlined Bohlen will participate in preliminary talks in Washington and at the UN gathering in San Francisco
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Moscow
Charles E. Bohlen
Washington
United Nations
San Francisco
Bohlen
Weekend Warmth Promised by Weather Bureau Forecast
The U S Weather Bureau predicts a warm weekend with cooler weather Tuesday and warmer again Wednesday. Temperatures will be three to six degrees above normal. Showers or thunderstorms on Monday total one tenth to three tenths inches. Normal temps are 68 in the north and 69 in the south of West Virginia.
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U. S. Weather Bureau
West Virginia
Children Home Move Postponed in West Virginia Conference
The West Virginia Methodist Conference in Buchannon postponed definite steps on a children’s home and a home for the aged. Beckley Chamber offered 60 acres, but a report said no recommendation yet. Oak Hill Chamber also offered help locating property. Delegates to the General Conference were elected, including Dr. Henry High and Dr. Ross Linger. The temperance report praised Rev. L Priestly for opposing liquor by the drink.
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West Virginia Methodist Conference
Buchannon
Beckley Chamber of Commerce
Oak Hill Chamber of Commerce
Minneapolis
Henry High
Charleston
Ross Linger
Romney
George Curry
Parkersburg
James T. Browning
Johnson Memorial Methodist Church
Huntington
Jay T. Dyer
Buckhannon
Clarksburg
Board of Temperance
R. L. Chenoweth
Mullens
Press group climaxes outing with Beckley tour and banquet
West Virginia Press Association members wrap a three day summer outing with a Beckley tour and awards banquet at the Black Knight Country Club. They stay at Concord College in Athens after visiting Mercer County gardens Bluestone Dam and local points yesterday.
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West Virginia Press Association
West Virginia
Beckley and
Black Knight Country Club
Mountain State
Concord College
Athens
Princeton
Mercer County
Keesling Gardens
Bramwell
Beckley
State Department Silent But Frosty To Nixon Address
Washington June 3 State Department refused to back Nixon’s claim on the importance of the Eisenhower summit with Soviet Britain and France. Diplomats privately questioned Nixon’s line, suggesting it showed personal excitement or a misread of administration priorities. Nixon urged the conference as a potential last chance to avert nuclear war, contrasting with the wider administration view of cautious, non miraculous outcomes.
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State Department
Nixon
Washington
Richard Nixon
Eisenhower
Russia
Britain
France
Chicago
Secretary of
State Dulles
Dulles
Rotary
Mine Blaze Halts Work At Christopher Coal Osage No 3
Fire crews battled an underground blaze in the Osage No 3 Mine of Christopher Coal Co. started on a conveyor belt in a section isolated from the main haulage. No injuries were reported and production stopped as a precaution at nearby Pursglove No 15. Miners were withdrawn from both operations.
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Morgantown
Dune 3
Osage No. 3
Christopher Coal Co
Howard Suter
Suter
Julius C. Olzer
State Mines Department
Charleston
Christopher
Farmington Death Inquest Due Soon
A formal inquest into the Jamison No. 9 Mine disaster deaths will be held soon. Coroner Charles Koon plans to meet with Prosecutor Harrison Conaway and Jamison Coal officials to set a date. The inquest will determine causes of death for fifteen inside the mine and one killed outside. Rescue teams recently recovered the last bodies, including Matt Menas, found May 31 under a slide near the man portal, along with Joseph Opoke and Harry Floyd found earlier in May.
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Fairmont
Jamison No. 9
Farmington
Marion County
Charles Koon
Harrison Conaway
Jamison Coal and Coke Co
Koon
Matt Menas
Menas
Joseph Opyoke
Harry Floyd
Opoke
Floyd
Stocks Rally Near Record Highs On June 3
New York stock market moved toward record highs. Gains reached around several points at best, with small losses elsewhere. Steel and large auto stocks led as rumors of a Ford UAW settlement circulated.
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New York
Ford
United Automobile Workers
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Atlanta
Children’s Home
Beckley and Vicinity
George Warren Hodel
Beckley Newspapers Corp
Virgil Stewart
Stewart
Concord Col
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