McClellan Links Union Officials to Racketeers in West
Senate labor rackets hearings show Western Conference of Teamsters paid travel and hotel bills for Thomas Maloney a Seattle gambler and organizer. Portland racketeer James Elkins accuses Frank Brewster and Joseph McLaughlin of targeting Portland gambling with union backing. Evidence ties union tickets to pinball machine operations and hints at broader corruption as hearings resume with Elkins expected to testify about payments and splits from illicit venues.
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Washington
John L. McClellan
D-Ark
Senate
McClellan
Teamsters
Thomas E. Maloney
Seattle
James B. Elkins
Portland
Ore
Frank W. Brewster
Maloney
Joseph P. McLaughlin
Brewster
Malone
McLaughlin
Teamsters Union
William M. Langley
Langley
Elkins
Robert F. Kennedy
Emergency Declared in Thailand After Elections Turmoil
Thai Premier Pibulsonggram announced a state of emergency as opposition charges of ballot irregularities spark unrest. Gen Sarit Thanarat was named commander in chief amid rumors of a coup while both sides urged calm.
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Bangkok
Thailand
P. Pibulsonggram
Sarit Thanarat
Sarit
Pibulsonggram
Seri Manangasila
Democratic Party
Flanders Criticizes Stassen Transfer to State Department
Senator Ralph E. Flanders voices anxiety over Harold E. Stassen moving from the White House to the State Department. He calls the transfer a downgrading of a major world issue and warns the State Department may lack the drive on disarmament.
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Flanders
Stassen Transfer
Washington
INS
Ralph E. Flanders
R-Vt
Harold E. Stassen
White House
State Department
Stassen
State Bet
Fri- Flanders
Vermonter
Bomber Crashes at March Air Base Kills Four
A six jet B 47 bomber crashed during takeoff from March Air Force Base Riverside California killing all four aboard. The 441st squadron members were among the dead. The bomber and an unused barracks were destroyed by the fire.
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Riverside
Calif
March Air Force Base
March
Mrs Cal Coolidge On Danger List
Grace Coolidge widow of former President Calvin Coolidge, 78, suffers cardiac and kidney failure and is listed on the danger list in serious condition at Cooley Dickinson hospital. Doctor Hugh Tatlock reports her condition as critical early Saturday.
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Northampton
Mass
Grace Coolidge
Calvin Coolidge
Cooley Dickson Hospital
Hugh Tatlock
Vigilante group disbanded after Kampala crime wave
Uganda Prime Minister Michael Kintu says the government formed vigilantes to curb crime in Kampala suburbs but the unit was disbanded after reports of assaults and robberies during nightly patrols.
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Kampala
Uganda
Unganda
Michael Kintu
Kite String Halts Cedar Rapids Electric Service
Two small outages hit Cedar Rapids on Saturday affecting several blocks near Kingston stadium and an area near Nineteenth Street SE. A kite string of nylon sheath caused a short circuit, while a downed tree limb caused a separate block outage. Robert F. LaFontaine urged parents to keep kites away from lines, noting windy conditions and unrisen sap leave limbs prone to breakage.
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Cedar Rapids
Kingston Stadium
Robert F. LaFontaine
Iowa Electric Light and Power Company
An Larea
Nineteenth Street
LaFontaine
Plan Radioactivity Study of Food 40 Years in Antarctic
The FDA will study radioactivity in foods using pre atomic era samples preserved in Antarctica from Shackleton and Scott expeditions. Canned goods over 40 years old will be analyzed to establish natural baseline levels as no significant radioactivity exists today in U S food. Samples from Little America and antique US foods will join the survey to gauge pre 1945 baselines.
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Plan
Antarctic
Washington
Antarctica
Sir Ernest Shackleton
Robert Facon Scott
Scott
Food and Drug Administration
U. S
Little America Sae
Eisenhower has no new trips planned this month
The White House states President Eisenhower will not undertake any new journeys away from Washington beyond the Bermuda visit announced earlier. Acting press secretary Murray Snyder says reports of a trip to Australia are false and no invitation has been received.
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Washington
White House
Eisenhower
Murray Snyder
Bermuda
Harold Macmilan
Snyder
Australia
John Foster Dulles
Canberra
Southeast Asia Treaty Organization
Tucson
Ariz
KCRG Encounters Signal Trouble From Diplexer Burnout
Cedar Rapids station KCRG-TV faced signal difficulties after a diplexer burned out in the transmitter. Chief Engineer Ira McDaniel explained the diplexer blends audio and video for transmission. Temporary repairs allowed partial service around 20, with directional signals causing uneven audio and video reception. A new part was shipped and will be installed after Sunday night sign-off to restore normal transmission Monday.
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Cedar Rapids
Kcrg-Tv
Ira McDaniel
McDaniel
Three Chicago Girls Go Missing on Florida Auto Trip
Chicago authorities seek Kathleen Sheehan Julianne Gerrits and Virginia Mott all 16 after they vanished Wednesday while driving to Florida. The trio rode in a borrowed 1954 blue and white Ford from Evanston teen Joseph Loyacone with Evanston sticker on the windshield. Illinois State Rep Timothy Sheehan’s daughter is among the missing. families in Miami and St Louis were contacted but there is no sign of the auto.
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Chicago
INS
Illinois
Timothy Sheehan
Florida
Kathleen Sheehan
Julianne Gerrits
Virginia Mott
St. Scholastica High School
Joseph Loyacone
Evanston
St. George High School
Sheehan
Gerrits
Miami
Mott
St. Louis
Grimes
Senate backs Eisenhower in Middle East aid vote
President Eisenhower scored a foreign policy win as the Senate rejected a move to strip 200 million dollars in military and economic aid to Middle East nations. The 58 to 28 vote kept overseas funding intact, with Russell Byrd Stennis and Anderson among sponsors.
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Washington
Ins
Eisenhower
Senate
Middle East
Armed Services
Richard B. Russell
D-Ga
Mid-East
House
Russell
Harry F. Byrd
John Stennis
Miss
Clinton P. Anderson
Iowa Senators Back Majority Over Middle East Aid Amendment
Washington AP reports Iowa Republican senators Hickenlooper and Martin joined the majority in a 58 to 28 vote against an amendment to the Middle East resolution. The proposal would have cut economic and military aid provisions.
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Washington
Iowa
B. B. Hickenlooper
Tom Martin
Senate
Middle East
French Premier Mollet Visits Ottawa to Repair Franco American Rift
French Prime Minister Guy Mollet arrived in Ottawa with Foreign Minister Pineau after a flight from New York. Canadian Prime Minister Louis St Laurent greeted him at Idlewild before Mollet called the U S visit a success.
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Ottawa
Ont
INS
Guy Mollet
U.S
New York
Christian Pineau
Louis St. Laurent
Idlewild
Mollet
Military Rule Proclaimed in East Indonesia
A rebel group declared a military regime in East Indonesia on a Saturday in Jakarta. They cited Sukarno's guided democracy as a major factor fueling the challenge to central rule. The bloodless coup follows unrest sparked by a Sumatran revolt last December over ongoing economic and political issues. The move suggests a chain reaction could spread to other islands.
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Jakarta
Indonesia
East Indonesia
Sukarno
Sumatra
Car Hits Utility Pole. One Killed and One Injured
A car struck a utility pole at Eighth avenue and First street SE killing Thomas D. Tucker 22 and injuring Earl D. Manholtz 23. Witness Robert Reu described the sequence as the car spun after impact and ended near the pole. Police believe Manholtz was driving. both men reportedly met earlier at a Cedar Rapids tavern.
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Eighth Avenue
First Street SE
Mercy Hospital
Thomas D. Tucker
Thirty-seventh Avenue
Earl D. Manholtz
Second Street
Robert Reu
M Street
First Street
Eighth Avenue Bridge
Reu
Manholtz
Laverne Moran
Cedar Rapids
Moran
Tucker
Linden Ruth Hoover
Thirtyseventh Avenue
Marion
Gazette
Jerry Meavy
Seventh Avenue
Earl L. Manholtz
Eisenhower reassures Ben-Gurion on Gaza withdrawal
President Eisenhower expresses strong assurance to Prime Minister Ben-Gurion that Israel will withdraw troops from the Gaza Strip and Gulf of Aqaba area swiftly and in line with United Nations demands. The letter, sent from the White House, urges prompt action and notes U.S. hope for regional stability after the withdrawal.
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Washington
Ins
Eisenhower
Israel
David Ben-Gurion
Gaza Strip
Gulf of Aqaba
Ben-Gurion
United Nations
White House
Jerusalem
Eban
Dulles
Egypt
U.S
Middle East
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