Strike Ties Up Atlantic Gulf Ports Across Coast
A nationwide longshoremen strike tied up Atlantic and Gulf port activity. About 60 000 ILA members walked out with contracts expired in New York and Baltimore others docked ships limited operations on about 20 vessels. New York Mayor Wagner called sessions with mediators to seek settlement.
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Gulf Ports
Associated Press
New York
Gulf
Robert F. Wagner
International Union
New York Harbor
Rainer Saturnia
Panama
New Jersey
Baltimore
Esther Zeman II Fatally Injured in Freight Elevator
Esther Zeman II of Burr Oak Ta was killed when her left foot was caught between an elevator shaft wall and the car at the dextrine building. Foreman Thomas Harris arrived as the car rose, but rescue attempts failed and Miss Zeman was pronounced dead at the scene. Longshoremen in New England ports faced a related strike as tensions rose over union leadership and federal investigations.
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Esther Zeman, II
New England
Portland
Doston
New Bedford
Mass
Providence
R. I
Cedar
Galveston
Texas
Penick and Ford
Othel
Datheauville
Fla
ILA
AFL
Afl-Cio
Apl-Cio International Brotherhood of Lonestwremen
Esther Zeman
Burr Oak
Second Street
Canton
Minn
Decorah
Zeman
Thood Harris
Second Avenue SE
Miss Zeman
Harris
Vere
Wife Admits Embezzling 140000 From Boss's Firm
Virginia Mills residents recount a shocking embezzlement case as Atteter Miller, a 35 year old bride of two weeks, admits stealing 140000 from Fugle Laboratories during the payroll years. The funds financed a home purchase and gifts for relatives while she worked for the Plainfield firm.
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Virginia Mill Els
Atteter
Plainfield
Fugle Laboratories, Inc
Reason Turns Up For Fine Poetry
CHICAGO INS reports jail warden Jack Johnson praised a prison literary page for poems and stories. He later accused editors of plagiarism calling it theft of an author’s work even if dead, warning against lifting another writer’s story.
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Chicago
INS
Jack Johnson
Lio Grapevine
Edna Ferber
Thomas Wolfe
Dale Carnegie
John Greenleaf Whittier
Tenry Wadsworth Longfellow
Lord Byron
Thomas Mann
Johnson
British Newsman Slain on Cyprus by Gunmen
Nicola s Byline Angus Mace Donald, Spectator correspondent, was shot and killed Friday in Nicosia amid Cyprus base clashes. He is the first journalist slain in the seven month conflict, and one of three Britons killed within 24 hours as Greek Cypriot rebels seek union with Greece.
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Cyprus
Nicosia
Angus Mace Donald
London
the Spectator
Greece
Spencer banker charged with embezzling from Clay County National
David T. Olson, longtime cashier at Clay County National Bank in Spencer, faces federal embezzlement charges for taking 99,752.01 dollars over about 11 years. Investigators say he used funds to run a private loan agency aiding policyholders, with no custody rights after the shortage was detected. Olson left for Fort Dodge with his attorney to enter pleas, while bank officials, the FBI, and the U.S. attorney review the case. the bank, led by J A. King and A O Cheney, reported deposits around 4.406 million dollars.
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Qlsan
Olson
Fort Dodge
FBI
Clay County
Peerless Casualty Company
Dedendant
Clay County National
J. A. King
AO. M. Cheney
Iowa Banking Department
Des Moines
National Bank
Chienaa
Wha
Spencer
Fio
The Hungarian Story by Rel Morin on the revolt
A 2,200 word narrative traces the start and high points of the Hungarian revolt. It depicts the spirit of freedom and the anti Kremlin sentiment, written for The Associated Press and The Sunday Cedar Rapids Gazette. The full piece appears on page one of the Sunday Cedar Rapids Gazetic.
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Relmun Morin
Pregs
Cedar Rapids
Kremlin
Earlville Girl Is Killed in Crash Near Corydon
Three new fatalities pushed the 1954 road toll toward a record high as an Earlville girl Ruth Kaiser died in a crash east of Dyersville. Her sister Laverne Neuhaus survived, and Louis A Neill and his wife perished when their car hit a sign and a bread truck near Corydon Miss. The year’s death total stood at 632 with 46 days remaining.
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Earlville
Lawn
Louis A. Neill
Pandora
Ohio
Ruth Kaiser
Neill
Corydon
Kaiser
Mire
Joseph Kaiser
Dyersville
Laverne Neuhaus
Dubuque
Neuhaus
U S Accuses 14 Union Officials
Attorney General Brownell announced indictments against 14 officials of the International Union of Mine Mill and Smelter Workers on conspiracy to defraud the United States. Denver grand jury returned the indictment alleging false affidavits hid Communist ties to obtain NLRB services and facilities.
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Washington
Brownell
International Union of Mine, Mill and Smelter
U.S
Denver
Frau
National Labor Relations Board
Spa
NLRB
Wilson Rapped on Leak Suggestion
Representative Moss urged Secretary of Defense Wilson to publicly disavow a Pentagon group’s proposal to summon defense officials before grand juries if needed to handle leaks of secret information. Moss noted Wilson had expressed serious reservations about the plan during a broader review of defense information. The hearings by the House information subcommittee were recessed until January.
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Washington
Ken. Moss
D-Calif
Wilson
Pentagon J Group
Defense Department
Father Laffey Fined for Drunk Driving in Tipton
Father P J Laffey was fined 308 and costs $612.68 by District Judge Charles Penningroth after a May crash two miles north of Tipton. The judge also suspended his driver's license for six months. An appeal bond was set at 1000, and the case involved witnesses from New Jersey and Minnesota.
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Duartte
Tipton
P. J.laffey
Charles Penningroth
Penningroth
Laffey
Tiplan
Gaffey
Roger D. Snook
Mr. Vernon
Cornell Cntlege Admissgiouls
Snook
James Remley
Ana Imosa
Courd
New Jersey
Minnesota
Saratoga to Join Atlantic Task Force at Sea
President Eisenhower met with his cabinet amid preparations for naval maneuvers as the Saratoga air carrier completes shakedown trials and plans to join the second task force in the Atlantic. Officials would not confirm any resignations or specific training options.
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Washington
Saratoga
Atlantic
Press-Va
Eisenhower
Lake Champlar
Delmary
U N Chief Guides Egypt Peace Effort Amid Crisis
Dag Hammarskjold flew from Naples to Egypt to push a timely police operation as Soviet backed demands push for troop withdrawal and compensation. U N forces in place include Danish Norwegian and Canadian troops awaiting reinforcements while Britain France and Israel resist canal concessions.
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Feriday
U. N
Hammarskjold
Middle East
U.N
Naples
Suez Canal Zone
Abu Suweir
Carl Egersted
Dag
Russia
Bulgania
Britain
France
Israel
Fran Tiey Tuve
Suez
Hoegh negates special session on Iowa Tax Study report
Gov. Leo Hoegh said he will not call a special session to act on the Iowa Tax Study Committee recommendations. He cited insufficient time to study the material, high costs, and changes in the legislature. He urged Iowans to review the report and praised the committee’s work as a starting point for the new administration and legislature.
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Des Moines
Leo Hoegh
Iowa
Hoegh
Jowan
Turkey Prices Less Cut Thanksgiving Dinner Cost
The Agriculture Department reports Thanksgiving dinner costs drop to 6.26 for a basic meal, down from 7.44 last year and 7.74 to 8.64 in prior years. Lower turkey prices, apples, pumpkins, and canned goods help reduce the total, while some items like sweet prapes show higher prices.
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Chicago
Agriculture Department
Tg cl
Howe
Iowa tax study panel urges more revenue for state needs
The Iowa Tax Study Committee gave 45 recommendations aimed at easing local property tax burdens but offered no broad relief. It proposed options to replace the expiring two and a half percent sales tax with a three percent sales tax, a service tax, or a personal gross income tax, signaling possible special session for full review.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Leo A. Hoegh
Prentis
Mount Ayr
Hough
Herschel Loveless
Weather and tax notes mix in Iowa forecast and education reform
Snow and freezing drizzle hit parts of the state with up to four inches in Sibley and low temperatures around Cedar Rapids. Forecasters predict a warming trend to the 40s for Saturday with mostly cloudy skies and a cooler Sunday. Separately, a legislative committee proposes revenue options and a new state aid program to shrink school districts by 1982, highlighting property tax concerns and potential building fees via Regents tuition.
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Tawa
Gera
Arcisl
Sibley
Aera
Spencer
Elkader
Cedar Rapids
State Department of Public Instruction
Hhe
Iowa
Snow and Ice Plague Northern Midwest Storm
A heavy snow and ice storm swept the Northern Plains and Upper Midwest, causing fatal crashes as drivers lost control on glazed highways. Cold air pushed east through Ohio and Mississippi, with six to eight inch snow depths across eastern Montana to Upper Michigan and wind gusts up to 89 mph in the northwest.
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Ohio
Mississippi
Montana
Upper Michigan
al ‘Dhilu
Pwede
Ties Allen
Minnesota
Consia
North Dakota
Upner
Michigan
Northwest Tawaiwere
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