Power duel ties killing to Teamsters union racketeering
A Senate rackets hearing aired a 1952 Yonkers murder linked to a turf war among racketeers and union officials over New York garbage industry control. Ed Doyle testified Acropolis was killed amid threats from Teamsters and building service officials, highlighting organized crime influence in Los Angeles and Yonkers areas.
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Washington
Teamsters
Yonkers
N.Y
New York
Ed Doyle
John Acropolis
Teamsters Local 456
Westchester County
Senate
Acropolis
Joe Parisi
Bernie Adelstein
Doyle
Tom Disalva
Disalvo
McClellan
Squillante
Fied
Robert Kennedy
Anastasia
Murder, Inc
Garbage Collectors Association
Los Angeles
James E. Hamilton
Los Angeles Police Department
Teamsters Local 396
State Rubbish Collectors Association
Relief from Price Climb Seen in 58 Inflation Outlook
Washington economists predict January may bring a slight dip in living costs before a period of stability in 1958. They expect about a 5 percent loss in buying power over two years with wage growth lagging yet continued. Inflationary pressures show signs of easing despite higher car prices and holiday demand.
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Sterling F. Green
Washington
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Iowa Seeks Federal Funds for I 80 Survey
Iowa Highway Commission votes 4 1 to seek federal money for preliminary engineering surveys on the diagonal from Council Bluffs to Omaha and the Nenla Loveland segment. Chief Engineer says surveys cost 2.6 percent of estimated grading. federal share about 131 580 for the diagonal and 40 000 for Loveland.
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Ames
Iowa Highway Commission
Cecil Malone
Atlantic
Weesla Council Bluffs
Nenla-Loveland
Malone
Corncil Bluffs
Omaha
John Butter
Loveland
Mystery Pan American Clipper Missing Over Pacific
Honolulu INS reports a Pan American Clipper with 44 aboard missing on the San Francisco to Honolulu route. Air-sea search by jet fighters from the Philippine Sea and Coast Guard coordinators probe for survivors while examining possible crime links. six passenger policies total with a top value of 125 600.
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Honolulu
INS
Philippine Sea
Donald B MacDiarmid
Coast Guard
Pacific
New Jet Milestone Sets Long Nonstop KC-135 Record
General LeMay and an 18 member crew landed a KC-135 at 5 50 a m in Buenos Aires after a 6 350 mile nonstop flight from Westover AFB Massachusetts. The flight lasted 13 hours two minutes eclipsing the 1 445 mile record set in 1955 by the French Mistral. The mission showcased the KC 135s global reach and refueling role for B 52s and fighters.
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Curtis Lemay
Westover Airbase
Mass
Buenos Aires
Donald Saunders
57Th Air Division
William Fisher
Eighth Air Force
LeMay
Charles Gandy
Curtis LeMas
U.S. Air Force
Air Force
Westover Air Force Base
Massachusetts
French Mistral
Washington
Abduction Case Probed in Pontotoc Mississippi
In Pontotoc Mississippi federal and county officials investigate the 12 day old disappearance of Jesse Bradford a 16 year old Negro youth last seen Oct 31 at a service station seeking a soft drink Three white men were held for questioning as agents in Washington and Memphis assess potential federal involvement.
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Pontotoc
Miss
INS
Jesse Bradford
Washington
FBI
A. C. Hembree
Faulty Summer Diet of Mother May Hurt Child
An Ohio State University medical study links deficient maternal diets during hot summers to potential mental development impacts in children. Analyzing 5853 cases of mentally defective children admitted to Columbus state school from 1914 to 1948, the report notes more births in January to March and cites third month brain formation as a critical period. The researchers warn heat related and poor living conditions may contribute to intellectual damage.
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Cleveland
Ohio State University
Columbus State School
United Nations
Ins
North Korea
U.S
Republic of Korea
Walter Judd
Maine Shipyard Walkout Halts 60 Million Navy Contracts
Bath Iron Works employees walked out Tuesday, stopping work on seven ships valued around 60 million dollars. Union says strike targets two guided missile ships two oversized destroyers and three destroyers, tied to a contract expiration and wage talks with East Coast yards.
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Bath. Maine
INS
Bath Iron Works
Industrial Union of Marine and Shipbuilding Workers
Whase
Man Courts Pen To Learn Trade
Los Angeles police arrested 33 year old Frank Benjamin for throwing an ashcan lid through a building entrance while explaining he was learning a trade.
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Los Angeles
Frank Benjamin
Helper’s Help Chicago Erratic Youth Tale
Fragmentary copy from Chicago report notes Arthur Tandl saying he waited for someone and mentioning his wife’s third child. The text is garbled with misread words, making a coherent account unclear. No clear event, date, or identifiable organizations emerge from the readable portions.
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Chicago
Arthur Tandl
Central
Alan
Typhoon Kit and Gunfire Enliven Philippine Voting
President Garcia and Vice President Laurel led early returns as typhoon Kit and post-election violence affected the Philippines. At Cavite clashes killed troopers and bandits, with other fatalities in the unrest. Some 8,000 constabulary guarded polls amid rain and high winds. Garcia ordered relief actions after polls closed.
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Typhoon Kit
Gunfire
Wer
Whnan
Manila
Carlos Garcia
Fiat
Cavite
Constabulary
sAureano Marana
7 I
Alectiane
ATUL
Garcia
Indonesian Troops Fire on Children During Riot
Jakarta reports security troops fired on a rioting group of schoolchildren marching on the ministry of education. One boy, 15, was killed and another severely injured as the crowd of several thousand protested planned school fee hikes.
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Jakarta
Indonesia
Ministry of Education
U S Studies Living Thing Role in Space
Washington reports US deliberates living organisms in space research under the International Geophysical Year. Officials discuss basic life-process experiments using simple mammals or other organisms, with no specifics on species or exact tests.
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U.S
Lewis Gulich
Washington
U.S. National Committee For the
International Geophysical Year
Fate of Laika Report Sparks Conflicting News
Reports from Moscow clash over Laika the space dog with a Soviet physicist stating she must be dead while Premier Bulganin says she is alive. A scientist claimed she died Friday and an Italian paper said poisoning ended her life. The Baltimore Sun cites unnamed sources claiming a Sputnik HV catapult test near Moscow.
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Russia
Laika
Moscow
Bulganin
Baltimore Sun
Two Iowa Sisters 91 and 87 Burned in Yard Leaf Incident
In Davenport Iowa two elderly sisters suffered burns when a pile of burning leaves ignited their dresses while they raked leaves. Julia Miller 91 sustained severe burns over most of her body as Helen 87 fought to beat out the flames. Julia Miller gained prominence last year for gerontology work and earning a BA at age 88.
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Davenport
Berringy
Julia Miller
Helen
Unisex
Iran Claims Banrein Island as Province in Gulf
Tehran asserts Banrein Island, a British protected sheikdom, is an oil center and should be annexed as a Iranian province. The Shah orders his cabinet to draft a bill to make the island part of Iran after Britain rejected a similar claim in May.
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Iran
Tehran
INS
Shah
Suslov Emerges as a Key Soviet Leader in Kremlin Shifts
Soviet observers report Mikhail Suslov, 15, rising as a major figure in the Kremlin leadership. Once Stalin’s private secretary, he gains prestige in the exile presidium and party central committee, signaling a potential clash with Khrushchev as power lines redraw after the Bolshevik anniversary.
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K. C. Thaler
Lordon Upi
Tnioa
Mikhail Andreyevitch Suslov
Kremlin
Josef Stalin
Comemunist
SAC Chief Details Global Nuclear Alert Readiness
SAC commander Gen. Thomas Powers said on Tuesday that planes worldwide are loaded with nuclear bombs and ready to launch within 15 minutes of warning. He noted the alert began October 1 and remains in effect, with about one third of the forces soon in this state of readiness.
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Suslav
Khrushchev
Sustov
Malotay
Ahukoy
Khrushehey
Khrushiehey
SAC
Paris
Apj
U.S
Strategic Air Command
Thomas Powers
Expansion Sought In Technical Aid to U Nations
United States plans to expand its technical assistance program from about 30 million dollars to 100 million. Representative dad from Minnesota, a member of the U S delegation, said roughly 100 million would be funneled into a special project fund for underdeveloped countries. The fund would support surveys, beforebound training projects.
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United Nations
Thel I
U. S
Step
Dad
R-Minn
Reversal of First White House Word in NATO Talks
The White House corrected itself about Adlai E. Stevenson advising on the NATO program ahead of Paris talks. Stevenson disputed the claim saying he had discussed NATO with Dulles and would assist in a limited capacity while declining broader participation. Eisenhower chaired a large National Security Council meeting with top aides and outlined next year’s foreign program with key officials.
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Wasitington
White House
Adlai E. Stevenson
NATO
Paris
James C. Hingerty
Eisenhower
New York
Stevenson
Dulles
Democratic Parity
Trulles
Hagerty
National Security Council
Council
Nixon
State
Duties
Treasury
Anderson
Brunniipe
Loveless Lecture Sparks G O P Dismissal Over Veterans Talk
Tuesday, Tawa Republican chair man Jurgemeyer accused Gov. Her schel C. Loveless of delivering an inappropriate Veterans Day address in Atlantic Island. He blamed leadership failure for the missile race lag and cited remarks by Werner von Braun about U S missile program progress. He said the Eisenhower era carried a five year delay and accused past leaders of tolerating Hiss and communists.
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Clinton
LIPI
L. J. Jurgemeyer
Tawa
Herschel C. Loveless
Atlantic Slanday
Jurgemeyer
Werner van
Two New Pleas Lost by Sobell
Moarton Sobell lost two more appeals to the Supreme Court from his wartime espionage sentence. The court declined to review his claims that he was kidnapped in Mexico by U S agents and illegally brought back, and that his conviction was tainted by fraud and false evidence.
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Washington
Moarton Sobell
Supreme Court
High Tribunal
Sobell
Mexico
U.S
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