08 Jun 1957
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Newspaper
Charleston Gazette
Location
Charleston, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1957
Page
1
In Washington June 7 a Senate panel heard charges of goon squad tactics in Los Angeles and a $61000 gift pressured from employers for a union vice president. Albert Barclay, ousted office manager of Los Angeles Local 37, testified about the Bakers' Union case.
Judge George Boldt in Tacoma and Seattle refused Teamster boss Dave Beck permission to travel to Paris for International Transport Federation sessions on June 17. Beck, indicted for evading over 36000 dollars in federal income taxes, remains free on 3000 dollars bond and must stay within federal court jurisdiction.
Barclay testified before Sen McClellan's committee that 14 year old son of a plant owner was among beating victims. He identified Vincent Gardone and John D Nelson as organizers and said Nelson paid department heads and a union girlfriend from funds. Kay Lower invoked the Fifth Amendment when asked about payroll.
The Charleston Gazette led the West Virginia Press Association contest with 16 awards, eight first places, and the state high, at a dinner at Cacapon State Park Lodge near Berkeley Springs. George Lawless won best local column for the third straight year. several Gazette reporters also earned top prizes across 48 categories.
A compact reminiscence recalling a bygone era when the United States lived within its means, contrasted with contemporary fiscal pressures. The piece attributes fiscal discipline to past generations and suggests a longing for simpler economic times.
The Senate Foreign Relations Committee approved a 3.637 billion global aid bill, reducing President Eisenhower’s request by 252 million. Vote 12 to 3 with Morse Long and Langer opposed. The panel also reauthorized 500 million in military aid funds for unspent use through June 30.
Rep. Wayne Hays of Ohio denounced Rep. Adam Clayton Powell of New York for a scurrilous letter aimed at swaying votes on a Southern sponsored jury trial amendment to the civil rights bill. Hays, who supports the bill, said Powell’s letter risks dividing Negro citizens from others and noted Powell is hospitalized in Bethesda after a heart attack while defending his actions.
Myron Gilbert of Waterboro and Warren Hair of North Augusta, both 20, were detained after crossing the Hungarian frontier on May 26 for adventure. Hungary informed the U.S. legation of their release, while Austrian authorities questioned them before Vienna.
President Eisenhower flew from Mayport to Washington after witnessing a major air-sea power demonstration aboard the USS Saratoga marred by the death of a Navy jet pilot. Cmdr Tefft was rescued. another airman died, with the Navy announcing the pilot's identity withheld pending notification of kin. The President offered personal condolences and praised the rescue effort as he addressed Republican leaders in Washington.
William Jerry Fox 22 of Mammoth slashed his throat with a safety razor in the courtroom as his one to five year sentence for unlawful wounding was being handed down. He was carried to Charleston Memorial Hospital, then returned to jail after his neck was sewn up and remained under guard amid a history of juvenile crime and a prior Tennessee burglary term.
Bonanza night reveals a winner among 10,286 entries for last Sunday's Gazette Prize Crossword worth 330 dollars. Tomorrow's Gazette will name the winner and start a new puzzle offering up to 220 dollars.
A Charleston mother of three, living in a crowded apartment, describes how a modest television set, bought for under 200 dollars with debt, keeps her family connected as they rely on Aid to Dependent Children benefits. She details tight meals, scarce commodities, and limited support from DPA visitors while citing the TV as the one steady morale booster.
President Eisenhower defended Modern Republicanism urging Republican leaders in Congress to translate the 1956 GOP platform into law. He warned that without broad party support, the theory of responsible government collapses. He praised the GOP team and urged unity to fulfill platform pledges and future success.
The piece notes that golf, once male dominated, is drawing more women into the sport and praises the quality of their play. It references Charleston's “first lady of the links” featured in a separate Gazette State Magazine story by Darrell Harless.
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