Union Tells Tale Of Its Money Deals
Washington July 25 Two top United Textile Workers officials testified they borrowed thousands of dollars in 1952 on notes guaranteed by officers of firms with which their union held labor contracts. UTW President Anthony Valente and Secretary Treasurer Lloyd Klewert described raising over 100000 to repay 57000 used for new homes and organizing costs as loans to hide cash from potential dissident factions.
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Washington
United Textile Workers
UTW
Anthony Valente
Lloyd Klewert
Senate
Klewert
Valente
Robert Kennedy
Kennedy
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
Philadelphia National Bank
Keasley & Mattison Co
Ambler
Klenert
Riggs National Bank
Philip Leff
National Spinning Mills
Jamestown, N.Y
Leff
Huntington Mayor Faces Continued Death Threats
Huntington West Virginia July 25 police confirm Mayor Eugene Willis 42 received another threatening phone call after a would be assassin fired at him last night. Willis has faced life threats for six weeks and obtained permission to carry a gun last Friday as part of his protection plan.
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Huntington
W. Va
Eugene Willis
Willis
Bruner
Daugherty
Ped Ramsey
Wilts
West Virginia
City Hall
Raymond Franklin Roberts
Moundsville
Catron
Johnson
Akers
Walter V. Ross
Testimony Ends For Burkhamer In Clarksburg Slaying
The Harrison County Criminal Court adjourned without sentencing James Lee Burkhamer after he pleaded guilty to first degree murder in the strangling death of Char lene Vilain. Doctors testified Burkhamer knew right from wrong. prosecutors reported threats against court officials and a tense city climate amid recent local crime.
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Clarksburg
Harrison County
Burkhamer
James A. Thompson
Vilain
Bullet Holes Mark Fuselage Mystery On Airliner
A Western Airlines Convair 9900 feet above the Southern California desert suffered a fuselage breach with four apparent bullet holes. Passenger F. Binstock, insured for 125000, was blown from the plane near Las Vegas with his body not found hours later. FBI and Civil Aeronautics Board investigated. authorities considered self-inflicted gunfire as a possible cause. Investigators found no powder marks. the plane landed safely after a 210 mph descent.
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Los Angeles
California
Convair
F. Binstock
North Hollywood
Las Vegas
Nev
Western Airlines
FBI
Binstock
Western
Milton Shirk
George Air Force Base
Shirk
Seth Oberg
A. J. Klum
Mercury International Insurance
Lockheed
Burbank
Eva R
Klum
Sydney Binstock
San Fernando Valley
Muriel
Joyann
George Afb
Victorville
Civil Aeronautics Board
Integration School Bill Dead At Last
The 1% billion dollar school aid bill labeled acceptable by the White House was killed by the House after adopting an antisegregation amendment. The final tally was 208 to 203, reflecting party splits and strong opposition to tying federal funds to school integration.
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Bill
J. W. Davis
Washington
White House
Eisenhower
James C. Hagerty
Rep
Halleck
Indiana
GOP
Wainwright
R-Ny
Supreme Court
House
British Jets Blast Rebels at Izki in Muscat and Oman
The RAF Venom fighters bombed the rebel fortress of Izki with cannon and rockets, burning the town after 12 strikes. The Air Ministry said there was no loss of life as the rebels were forewarned and fled. Parliament debated Britain’s role aiding the Sultan amid Bevan calls for a fuller statement.
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London
RAF
Izki
Muscat
Oman
Air Ministry
House of Commons
Laborite
Aneurin Bevan
Britain
Bevan
Selwyn Lloyd
Lloyd
Immam
Akers Captured Near Princeton By County Cops
Essie Earl Akers, an Mercer County jail escapee, was captured at 6 45 p m while walking with an unidentified woman along Athens Road near Princeton. He revealed he had survived on wild berries and apples since Friday, was hungry, and was placed in a sweat cell after capture. The woman was released and other escapees faced various sentences. Akers' case awaits arraignment.
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Essie Earl Akers
Mercer County
Athens
Akers
Bill Coeburn
Pat Elmore
Princeton
West Virginia
Coeburn
Senate Debates Jury Trials in Voting Rights Contempt
The Senate reopened debate on whether to guarantee jury trials in criminal contempt cases tied to voting rights. Senators O Mahony Kefauver and Johnson push for the amendment, while Knowland opposes, arguing it weakens enforcement. The panel paused at 5 32 p m and resumes noon tomorrow as they focus on preserving the voting rights section of the bill.
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Wilmot Hercher
Washington
Senate
O’mahoney
D-Wye
Kefauver
D-Tenn
Johnson
D-Tex
Knowland
R-Calif
O'Mahoney
Attorney General
Newsmen
Civil Rights Commission
Three Survive Plane Crash On Mt Mitchell
A Cleveland family of three survived a plane crash on Mt Mitchell near Asheville North Carolina. The Wloszeks Mr and Mrs Joseph T Wloszek and their three year old daughter Janet are treated for minor cuts and bruises with Janet taken by ambulance due to heavier injuries.
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Asheville
N. C
Cleveland
Ohio
Mt. Mitchell
Asheville Hospital
Joseph T. Wloszek
Janet
Wloszek
Mt Mitchell
Air Force searches after reports of C130 crash near El Paso
Reports said a large C130 troop transport crashed about 20 miles north of El Paso and later landed safely at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base in Tucson Arizona. The plane was described as carrying 92 infantry and a crew of four with two engines feathered.
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America
Albert Cope
Civil Air Patrol
Janet
Elpaso
Tex
Air Force
Here
Davis-Monthan Air Force Base
Tucson
Ariz
el Paso
Davis-Monthan
British Navy Follows Army In Strength Cut
London July 25 the British navy will reduce total strength from 120000 to between 90000 and 100000 by 1962 conscription will end by then the move mirrors army cuts and marks phased downsizing across services
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London
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Patrick H. McIntyre
Kelley
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Diggs
D-Mich
Roosevelt
Dcalif
Howard Smith
D-Va
Mercer
Haskell Akers
John Joseph Catron
Roberts
Coalition
Cope
Bluefield
William Kell
W. L. Thornton
Auditorium
Jerome Katz
Kell
Weirton
Thornton
Katz
Kell and
Janet Caffee
T. Courtney Tanner
Elmer Barten
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