Senate probes learn unions aided defeating Portland mayor
Senate investigators heard that the Teamsters Union helped defeat a Portland mayor who balked at city vice operation plans. James B. Elkins testified that union bosses also pressed to establish a $100,000 a year punchboard monopoly in Portland, as the special committee widened its inquiry.
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Senate
Teamsters Union
Portland
Ore
James B. Elkins
Seesene Ee
Elkins
Clyde Crosby
Green
Fred S Sant
Sen. McCarthy
Rwss
Sde
Nemer
Maloney
McLaughlin
Ron Maxness
Union
Portland Oregonian
Seattle Madams and Gambling Ties Tout Senate Hearing
A Senate racketeering hearing in Washington examines Seattle madams, punchboard operators, and Teamsters links to unlawful gambling. Testimony ties Clyde Crosby and Norman Nemer to union-driven schemes and discusses press photo restrictions on witness Ann Thompson.
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Ann Thompson
Seattle
Senate
Washington, D. C
Portland
Ore
Lewis Accused of Strike-Breaking in $142 Million Suit
In a New York federal suit Arthur Walters and East Coast Shipping Corp accuse John L. Lewis and United Mine Workers of strike breaking over American Coal’s plan to operate 31 colliers from Hampton Roads. They claim labor disputes arose after AFL-CIO contract issues and Walters seeks unpaid salary while alleging crews aided by UMW were engaged in strikebreaking.
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John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
Arthur Walters
East Coast Shipping Corp
Lewis
Big Coal
American Coal
Europe
East Coast
Hampton Roads
American
Afl-Cio
Walters
UMW
Civil Rights Bill OK'd By Subcommittee
Washington Feb 27 A House Judiciary sub committee approved President Eisenhower civil rights program in quick, two hour session behind closed doors. The plan includes a federal civil rights commission and a civil rights division in the Justice Department, with federal voting rights enforcement and civil damages for violations. Southern critics attack it as politically motivated and a threat to trial by jury.
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House
Eisenhower
Rep. Celler
D-Ny
Congress
Senate
Judiciary Committee
House Rules Committee
Rules
Rules Committee
Joseph W. Martin
Mass
Sen
Eastland
Dverly
Knowland
Rcalif
Kenenat
South
Sinatra Sings At Senate Probe
Private detective Philip Irwin testified before a state senate inquiry that Joe DiMaggio and Frank Sinatra had his office trying to trap Marilyn Monroe in an adulterous act, but no evidence emerged after three weeks of undercover surveillance. Irwin said Sinatra denied involvement in the assault and feared repercussions, while contradicting Sinatra on the Monroe raid details.
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James Elkins
Seattle
Thomas Ma
Elkins
Frank W. Brewster
Thell-State Western Conference
Teamsters
Maloney
McLaughlin
Brewer
San Francisco
Portland
Los Angeles
State Senate
Joe DiMaggio
Frank Sinatra
Marilyn Monroe
Philip Irwin
Irwin
Confidential Magazine
Miss Monroe
Sinatra
Confidential
Barney Ruditsky
Marilyn
Smmatra
D Lo
Early Withdrawal Of Israel Troops From Egypt Seen
The United States France and Israel appear to agree on a plan for early withdrawal of Israeli forces from disputed areas in Egypt. Israeli leaders Meir and Eban met with Dulles and Pineau in working sessions to commit to a paper accord, with further talks planned as Meir conference continues.
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Egypt
United States
France
Middle East
Washington
Golda Meir
Abba Eban
Dulles
Christian Pineau Hogy Moan
Cis
Fone
Meir
Sharm el
Eban
United Nations
45 Department
Iaevein White Issu
Coke
Students Guilty In Bus Violation
Three university students two Negro and one white were convicted in Municipal Court in Tallahassee Florida of violating the city bus seat assignment ordinance. The trial featured defense claims of unconstitutional classifaction and a city legal right to seat numbering as enforced by bus drivers. The judge ordered two television cameramen to destroy film of witnesses and barred further filming outside the federal courtroom during the bus integration hearing.
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Tallahassee
Joseph
St. A
Florida Buncei
Speed Florida A&m University
Neisco Rodriguez
Tampa
Atecmsy
Rodriguez de
Edward J. Hill
Hill
Pullman Co
Rudd
Thurston
Russell Seeks to Narrow Eisenhower Middle East Aid
Sen. Russell urges stripping from the Middle East resolution the authority for up to 200 million dollars in military and economic aid. He warns Congress against a swift vote as Sen. Knowland and Sen. Bush weigh the costs of mutual security versus possible nuclear war.
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Sen
Russell
D-Ga
Eisenhower
Middle East
Congress
Senate
Middle Eastern
United States
Isell
Knowland
California
Bush
R-Conn
State Dulles
U.S
U. S. Minister Leaves Hungary After 17 Weeks in Budapest
U S Minister Edward T Wailes quit Hungary without presenting credentials to Premier Janos Kadar s Communist government and departed for Vienna after 17 weeks in Budapest The Red regime had demanded credential presentation or departure and protested the delay to the State Department before his departure could be notified by the legation.
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Edward T. Wailes
Hungary
Red
Janos Kadar
Wailes
Vienna
Legation
U.S
Legations
Christopher Squires
Foreign Ministry
State Department
Search Plane Finds Missing Student Pilot
A search plane reports locating missing student pilot Mickey Dunbaden, 23, of Las Vegas, walking in northern Arizona wastelands toward the Colorado River. Ranger John Riffe of Grand Canyon National Monument Park says the pilot is in good shape and aware the plane spotted him. a helicopter will PICK him up. Dunbaden disappeared during his first cross country solo flight from Las Vegas to St George.
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Ariz
Arizona
Colorado River
John Riffe
Grand Canyon National Monument Park
Mickey Dunbaden
Las Vegas
Nev
Riffe
Dunbaden
St. George
Bazykin Named Soviet Ambassador To Mexico
Moscow reports Vladimir I. Bazykin named Soviet ambassador to Mexico by the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet. Bazykin, former vice director of the American department at the Foreign Ministry, will succeed Anatoly G. Kulazhenkov who is reassigned to another post.
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Moscow
Vladimir I. Bazykin
Mexico
Supreme Soviet
Bazykin
The
Foreign Ministry
Anatoly G. Kulazhenkov
House Approves Two New State Government Departments
Charleston February 27 The House unanimously approved two bills to create major state departments. The new Department of Mental Health would operate the state's mental hospitals and the Department of Finance and Administration would consolidate functions from several agencies.
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Charleston
House
Senate
Department of Mental Health
Central Account
Net
General Services
Dramatic repair job saves plane after gear jams in flight
An eight person crew and 21 passengers aboard Capital Airlines Flight 930 faced an in flight emergency when the nose landing gear jammed. Ground crews guided by Washington maintenance radio instructions managed to lower the gear and the Constellation landed safely at Willow Run Airport after five hours aloft.
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Capital Airlines
Willow Run
Washington
Constellation
William Richie
Min
Gene Br
Philadelphia
Milwaukee
Matchill Field
Prichie
Milwaukee Field
Richie
Varney
Lake Erie
New Holstein
Wis
Enfield
Langens
Langenfield
Wallace J. Oldfield
Civil Aeronautics Administration
Israel Party Leader Beigin Heads to U.S. Tour
Beigin, head of Israel’s largest opposition party and former Irgun leader, travels across the United States for seven weeks to explain Israel’s right to live and navigation rights. Born 1917 in Brest-Litovsk, he endured jail and slave labor before settling in Israel. He aims to garner support as he discusses homeland security and political rights.
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Paris
Menachem Beigin
Israel
United States
Irgun Zvei Leumi
Teem
Pd Bnnadine Minge
Belgin
Brest-Litovsk
Warsaw
Jayne Mansfield Bouts Poison Oak Rash After Scene
Actress Jayne Mansfield suffers a poison oak rash described as all over after rolling in weeds with Dan Dailey during a scene for The Wayward Bus. Dailey was not affected. Hollywood, February 27.
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Hollywood
Jayne Mansfield
Dan Dailey
John Steinbeck
Dailey
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