Beck Steerage of Union Funds Faces Senate Panel
Senate rackets committee spokes man Kennedy said Teamsters President Dave Beck used at least 270000 of union funds for personal benefit between 1948 and early 1953, part of 709420 lost or misused. He promised Beck will be questioned on the 270000 and other transactions when he appears with financial records.
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Strawber ry Point Man Swindled Out of 500
In Strawberry Point an elderly man, Louis Kaiser, was duped by a visitor posing as a Chicago eye specialist who examined his eyes and charged 500 in cash. The same day a second man visited James Debes, asking about past glasses and money, raising suspicion. Investigators continue the case.
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Wellman awarded 95000 verdict in Eldora case
Robert D. Wellman won a 95000 verdict from a district court jury Friday night in a motor vehicle injury suit. He was injured June 28 in a collision two miles east of Eldora when his motorcycle hit Dale Reisinger’s truck as it turned into a farm driveway.
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Elvis Presley Buys $100,000 Suburban Home
MEMPHIS AP Elvis Presley the rock idol has bought a $100,000 home in the suburbs for himself and his parents. The present Memphis home goes in part payment and Elvis, age 22, is represented by his father in the purchase.
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Elvis Presley
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Elvis
Weather outlook Mostly cloudy with showers tonight and Sunday
Forecast calls for mostly cloudy skies with occasional showers or thunderstorms through tonight and Sunday. Tonight's low around 38 and Sunday's high near 50. No major temperature change expected across the period.
Farmer fleeced of 4300 in Prescott confidence game
In Prescott, police seek two strangers who lured a farmer with a cigarette and led him to a hotel where a man named T B Horton of St Joseph Missouri joined. Horton and a partner then took his cash of 4300, ditched the farmer and vanished, leaving no trace.
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Flying Chair crashes before air test at Iowa City airport
Iowa City pilots Roger Wymore and Darrell Loan, two University of Iowa mechanical engineering students, loss control during a test flight of their homemade one passenger gyro plane. The gyroplane flipped, rotor and rudder damaged, no injuries reported. The craft, built with Prof. E. E. Lundquist advising, had two prior flights but failed during a planned 2 p.m. test.
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Teamsters Policy Group Calls Senate Probe Unjust
The Teamsters policy committee representing about 450000 members condemned the Senate rackets investigation as unjust and deceitful. They criticized the McClellan committee methods and warned unions faces smear tactics if hearings lack cross examination. Local 46 of La Salle Illinois urged Beck and five officers resign and for a trusteeship to oversee the union.
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Rank and File Dissent Over Teamsters Contempt Probe
Washington AP reports rank and file Teamsters members react to the Senate investigation of top officers. President Dave Beck asks members to provide moral and financial support for indicted officers, while others vow not to contribute to court costs. A Los Angeles member says they will not spend a cent.
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United protests restriction on Ozark flights demand
United Air Lines formally protests the Civil Aeronautics Board ruling on Ozark Air Lines north south service Cedar Rapids Chicago arguing a two stop requirement was not justified. The protest unlikely to delay Ozark inauguration set for April 28 though further hearings may follow. North Central Air Lines may also seek rehearing while Ozark for now offers no nonstop Cedar Rapids to Chicago service.
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Sewer Policy For Outlying Areas Studied
Cedar Rapids debates extending city sewer services to neighboring areas with key talks among city county and school representatives. Mayor Meaghan indicated the council favors annexation as a condition for outside service while considering options for the Hoover and Hiawatha schools including a new line, gravity discharge, or standalone treatment, with a continuation page note.
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Chuckle Country Joke About Getting a Girl to Marry
A lighthearted country quip from a boy to his brother about marriage, noting that if a girl wants to marry, nothing can prevent it and if she does not want to, it cannot be forced. Copyright remarks mark the source.
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Roads Closed As Blizzard Strands Colorado Towns
A Colorado blizzard closed eastern Colorado highways into western Kansas, marooning hundreds in Limon Bucick and Deer Trail. Lodgings filled as six people shared rooms. state patrol reported near zero visibility, high winds up to 50 mph, and numerous accidents with jackknifed trucks and cars.
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Northeastern New Mexico blizzard and San Francisco quake strike
A blizzard swept northeastern New Mexico with winds to 83 mph closing Raton Pass and trapping U S 64 87 between Raton and Clayton. In San Francisco a powerful quake and aftershocks damaged buildings, sparked a major apartment fire, and disrupted the bay area with injuries and widespread evacuations.
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Suspended Sentence For Cedar Rapids Youth After Disturbance
An 11 year old Cedar Rapids youth received a six month suspended jail sentence in district court on a resisting an officer charge. Judge Charles Penningroth imposed the suspension on good behavior and medical bills for deputy Philip Hoover who suffered facial lacerations and facial and dental damage during the incident at First Avenue and Fifth Street West near an auto crash.
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Cedar Rapids
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C Avenue NW
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Four faced Ferry Building clock halts after quake
A San Francisco tremor halted the four faced clock on the Ferry Building minutes after the quake struck. Another clock in the Central Tower building, previously broken for years, chimed during the tremor, marking the event.
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Earthquakes in 1956 Recorded at Neuchatel Observatory
The Neuchatel observatory reported a total of 239 tremors detected by its seismograph in 1956. The annual report lists the quakes registered during the year, reflecting seismic activity monitored by the Swiss observatory.
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