May Cost of Living Rises Mildly, But Slower Than Before
Government index rose 0.1 percent in May to 123.6 percent of the 1947 base, sparking talk of a possible summer leveling in inflation. Food costs held steady. medical care and transportation led the modest rise, with premium hikes in Blue Cross plans noted. Workers gain small pay boosts under index-linked contracts, while spendable earnings edged up slightly for factory workers.
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Wastiington
Labor Department
Washington
Detroit
Blue Cross
San Francisco
Kansas City
Hersey Riley
Pacifists Sell 30-Foot Ketch Gelden Ule Protest Boat
A pacifists committee halted plans to sail the 30-foot ketch Gelden Ule as a protest against U S nuclear tests. The vessel, offered for sale at 14800 dollars in Honolulu, had aimed to reach Enineton. Five crewmen from Kawani remain jailed in Honolulu for defying a court order.
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Los Angeles
Committee For Noneviolent Action
Honolulu
Enineton
U.S
Kawani
Iowa Fire Fighters Re elect Officers At 44th Convention
The Iowa Association of Fire Fighters re elected eight officers at the 44th annual convention in the Sheraton Montrose. Llnyd Hale was named president with Clark Brallier Garvin Scots Dwight Williams and John Connors as vice presidents. Trustees include John Helming Marvin Rochester and Charles Ellis. The event featured talks by State Fire Marshal Ed Herron Cedar Rapids Fire Chief Jesse Hunter and others. Next year’s meeting will be held in Davenport.
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Cedar Daplis News
Iowa Association of Fire Fighters
Sheraton-Montrose
Llnyd Hale
Burlington
Clark Brallier
Waterloo
Garvin Scots
Outumba
Dwight Williams
Davenport
John Connors
Des Moines
John Helming
Cesar Stupids
Marvin Rochester
Sioux City
Charles Ellis
Charles City
Herron
Cedar Rapids
Jesse Hunter
Richard Weisel
Police Chief Association
Harold McKenna
George Lehman
Sector Rapids
Marvin Heath
William P. Buck
Vernon Cook
Bill Hattel
Jury acquits Hoffa in wiretap case at Detroit HQ
A federal jury acquitted James R Hoffa and two co defendants of conspiring to install wire taps at the Detroit Teamsters headquarters in 1953. The verdict followed a seven hour deliberation and sparked cheers in the court. Hoffa, greeted by his children upon return to Detroit, said he would focus on union matters as he faces separate perjury charges. The FBI investigates an alleged juror tampering incident in week two of the trial.
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New York
Teamsters
James R. Hoffa
Union
Detroit
Owen Brennan
Detroit Teamsters
Loral
Bernard Spindel
Tria Hegally
Hoffa
U.S. Senate
Hafle
LaGuardia Geld
Widow Rum
Barbara
Jimmy
Thomas F. Murphy
Catherine Barry
Vanguard
Washington
Navy
Cape Canaveral
Haugsdorf
Austria
James E. Cale
Nellsville
Woodside
107 Year Old Woman Retires in Concord
Pinky Gaines plans to retire at 107 after receiving her first social security check arranged by friends who established her birthdate as 1851. She cited stiff knees and quitting hospital chores as the reason for leaving work.
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Concord
N.C
Pinky Gaines
Dilemma for Boy: Mother or Country
In Philadelphia a 15 year old, Julius Putvers Jr., torn between Latvia and the United States, faces a court-ordered pause in a possible move. His Latvian mother Minna Pulvers seeks return to Latvia, while his father seeks citizenship for the boy. A temporary order blocks relocation until a decision. Julius says he loves America but also his mother, and hopes to marry an American girl and raise a family here. The court will hear arguments and the boy will choose after the hearing.
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Thiladelphia
Julius Putvers, Jr
Julius
Latvia
Soviet Russia
America
Minna Pulvers
Sue
Adrian Bennetty
Mrs. Pulvers
Philadelphia
Wolfson Target of Court Order Enjoined for Alleged Violations
U S District Judge Frederick Van Pelt Bryan enjoined financier Louis E. Wolfson from further alleged violations of the Securities Exchange Act. The SEC charged he misrepresented his status with American Motors while selling holdings and he sold short more than 100000 shares.
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New York
UPI
U.S
Frederick van Pelt Bryan
Louis E. Wolfson
Securities and Exchange Commission
Wolfson
American Motors
Afghan Premier In U S for Talks
Afghan Prime Minister Sardar Mohammed Daud arrives in Washington for a three day visit to discuss increased U S aid and support for Afghanistan.
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U.S
Washington
Afghanistan
Sardar
Mohammed Daud
Detroit shooter 69 kills second holdup man in four years
Detroit on east side honors Frank Pattitani 69 who shot and killed a second robber in four years at his gravery store. Dominic Sergiu 85 helped during the incident as two suspects entered for beer and a soft drink. one fled after Pattitani fired through the cooler window. Police identified the slain robber as Henry Hotchkiss Jr. 36.
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Detroit
Frank Pattitani
Pattitani
Dominic Sergiu
Pattitoni
Pattisani
Sorgiu
Gond
Henry Hotchkiss, Jr
Fair Etching Cleared by Investigator
An investigator told President Eisenhower that an etching in the American exhibit at Brussels World’s Fair was not objectionable. George V. Allen said the work, a reproduction from a 11th century drawing by Stradanus, shows an unclad Indian woman in a hammock.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Brussels
George V. Allen
US Information Agency
Geveral
Allen
Eles
Irt
Theodor Galle
Johannes Stradanus
Amerigo Vespucci
New World
Change in Fortunes Plays Ironic Trick on Film Pact
London AP report shows British film star Tony Wright and wife Janet Munro in a dramatic real life tale. Tony loses his contract as Janet rises with Hollywood offers. Tony is found unconscious amid a broken romance and Janet arrives with a goodbye bracelet.
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London
Tony Wright
Janet Munro
Britain
Tony
Janet
Miler
Hollywood
Europe
Deny Intent Of Reprisal For Burke
Washington AP Republicans say President Eisenhower and Defense Secretary McElroy did not intend reprisals against Admiral Arleigh Burke after his criticisms of the defense reorganization plan. Senate Leader Knowland and Rep. Martin reported no rebuke was meant, urging clarifications and moving to pass the president’s favored changes to the reorganization bill.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Defense
McElroy
Arleigh Burke
Senate
Knowland
Cali
House
G.O.P
Martin
Mass
Burke
Naval Operations
McElray
Russell
D-Ga
Senate Armed Services Committee
Hisenhower
E Knowland
White House
J Knowland
Llaim
Lisenhower
Knowling
Eisenhower Creates Office of Defense and Civilian Mobilization
President Eisenhower designates Leo Hough former Tuwa governor as head of the new Office of Defense and Civilian Mobilization to begin July 1, merging ODM and FAA functions. Gordon Gray named special assistant on national security, replacing Robert Cutter. Hough awaits Senate confirmation as the program aligns civil defense with broader mobilization goals.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Leo Hough
Tuwa
Federal
Civil Defense Administration
Gordon Gray
ODM
Gray
Robert Cutter
Old Colony Trust Company
Boston
Hough
Senate
Dream Home Sold for Taxes in Des Plaines
The $17 000 dream home built for a teen girl to save siblings from a 1949 fire was sold for $12 000 to cover unpaid taxes. The Des Plaines house, once donated, has been vacant with a $2 400 tax bill accumulating while roberta Mason Hastings and family moved on.
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Chicago
Des Plaines
Roberta Lee Mason
Roberta
Ernest Hastings
Slowness on Legal Steps Draws Fire
Washington officials faced questions on why the SEC delayed action against the Goldfine firm East Boston Company. Testimony recalled a 1948 failure to file reports and that prior years saw only letters rather than formal enforcement. The panel pressed whether informally settling violations was valid, while noting ties to Washington figures and past inquiries.
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Washington
Exchange Commission
SEC
Hernard Goldfine
Goldfine
Boston
Sherman Adams
White House
East Boston Company
Special House
East Boston
Byron D. Woodside
SEC Division of
Corporation Finance
870
Robert @Lishman
Subcommittee
Woodside
Edward W. Gadsby
Adams
Galdfine
Morgan
Thomas G. Meeker
toAdams
Gold
Cal
Corpus Christi Mixed Him Up
Corpus Christi man Henry Newson, 76, got lost after a lift in Houston took him about 200 miles away to Corpus Christi. Police traced him to his Corpus Christi street and pension office location, then arranged for friends in Houston to bring him home.
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Corpis Christi
Henry Newson
Corpus
Houston
Hina
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