Beck Ignored Fraud Warning in 1956 Union Vote
Witness Martin T. Lacey testified that Dave Beck refused to acknowledge warnings of fraud and deception in a 1956 New York City Teamsters election. Lacey, veteran labor official and head of the New York Central Trade and Labor Council, alleged connections between International Union officials and figures tied to John Dio Dioguardi and Antonio Corallo, with Hoffa’s involvement. He cited two protests against seating seven phony ro yals to influence the Joint Council election and asserted a conspiracy aimed at Beck’s 1955 bid for re election.
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Washington
INS
Martin T. Lacey
Teamsters
Dave Beck
New York City
Acey
New York
Teamsters Joint Council 16
Lacey
International Union
Senate Proyers
John
Johnny Dio
Dioguardi
Antonio
Tony
Ducks
Corallo
James R. Hoffa
New York City Central Trade and Labor Council
Beck
Din
Shakeup in Syria Army Chief Sacked Amid Tensions
Syria announced a top level army shakeup with General Tewfia Nizamuddin resigning as chief of staff and being replaced by Cal. Affif Bizzi. An arms deal with Russia and the expulsion of U.S. diplomats fueled regional strain as several other top officers were dismissed.
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Damascus
INS
Syria
Russia
United States
Tewfia Nizamuddin
Cal. Affif Bizzi
Beirut
Lebanon
Bizzi
Syrian Communist Party
U.S
Shukri EL Kuwaily
Farid Zeineddine
Nizamuddin
Moscow
Khaled Azem
World War Toll Tallied by Italy
Rome reports findings from the Malian Central Statistics Institute that 310000 Italians were killed in World War II and 135000 were missing. The totals include 292000 military personnel and 158000 civilians, of whom 47000 were women.
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Italy
Rome
Malian Central Statistics Institute
Navy blimp ditchs crew safe after storm over Atlantic
A Navy reserve blimp ditched in Pamlico Sound off North Carolina after a thunderstorm. Sixteen aboard from Glynco GA to Lakehurst NJ were rescued by a fishing vessel. Coast Guard says all in good condition. A search was ordered for the downed airman and blimp. The SS Western Sun tanker later reported spotting a light in the water guiding its rescue.
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Elizabeth City
N.C
Atlantic Ocean
Coast Guard
Glynco
Cape Hatteras
Navy
S. S. Western Sun
Atlantic
U.S. Reports Asiatic Flu Cases Rising
The Public Health Service said 20,000 to 25,000 Americans have been stricken with Asiatic flu since June 1, with higher totals possible. California leads with 17,990 cases, including 2,350 civilians and 15,550 armed forces. Surgeon General Burney outlined a vaccine allocation plan across 43 states and the Senate restored a 300,000 cut to funding for the campaign.
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Washington
Public Health Service
Leroy E.burney
Senate Appropriations Committee
Asketney
Health Service
California
Alameda Air Station Lays Off 500 Civilian Workers
The naval air station in Alameda announced a reduction in force of about 500 of its 6400 civilian employees. The layoff follows a Navy Department order to cut 13,000 civilian workers nationwide. Notices issued today begin formal procedures to cut approximately 300 Alameda N A 5 employees to meet Washington ceilings. The action, while anticipated, became official now.
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Alameda
Naval Air Station
Navy Dept
N. A
Camply
Washington, D.C
Janitor Detects Burglar At Hayward School District Office
Janitor John Rapisarda 41 said he walked into the Hayward School District trustee office to catch a burglar. Daniel H. Thomas 23 of Hanford was held by Rapisarda as police arrived. Thomas admitted the break in after being restrained. police found 25 ten cent stamps and a screwdriver on him.
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Ally
Philip Silver
Schafer
Perilous cobalt stolen in Japan
Police hunt for a thief in Yawata after 17 pieces of radioactive cobalt 60 vanish from an underground hospital storage room. Dr Sosuke Tanaka warned cobalt 60 dangers extend to within three feet, prompting a national security alert.
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Yawata
Japan
Sosuke Tanaka
Polio cases drop tribute to Salk vaccine
In the United States last week only 70 paralytic polio cases were reported, down from 360 in the same week last year, the Public Health Service announced. The report underscores the success of the Salk vaccine.
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Washington
United States
Public Health Service
Knowland Sees Hope For Aid Bill in Senate
Washington UPI report says Senate Republican Leader Knowland told President Eisenhower that with Democratic help the Senate may restore a substantial part of the 809 million cut from foreign aid by the House. He said the Senate would take up the bill next week and explore restoring funds on a bipartisan basis.
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Washington
Senate
William J. Knowland
Eisenhower
House
Knowland
Congress
Truman
Youth Admits Motel Slaying
In Santa Monica Wisconsin an 18 year old son of a North Carolina attorney confessed to the shotgun murder of meat company executive Guy Roberts in a motel. He claimed uncertainty about his motive while his mother Mrs. Nina Angus 37 was booked for murder investigation. Roberts body was found shot and robbed as he slept. Angus had shared the motel room with him and had told officers she planned to marry Roberts next week.
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Santa Monica
North Carolina
Meat Company
Guy Roberts
Charles Guy
Nina Angus
Roberts
Angus
Dunn
N.C
Spiritualist Earl Burton Dies After Porch Fall
A 60-year-old Sacramento man,Thomas Avery Burton, pastor of the Spiritual Science Church, died from a fractured skull after falling from his porch while claiming he could contact the dead. The coroner confirmed the cause of death.
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Sacramento IP
Sacramento
Thomas Avery Burton
Burton
Spiritual Science Church
Diet Probe Urged On Fat Use In Heart Disease Cause
Nutrition experts in New York urged a thorough investigation of the nations diet to learn more about heart attack and stroke causes. They oppose drastic fat cuts as a preventive measure until evidence clearly links fat intake to atherosclerosis and coronary disease. The American Heart Association panel said there is not enough data for a rigid dietary stance.
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New York
Nutrition Committee
The
American Heart ‘Assa
Killer executed at San Quentin for Stepmother Murder
David J. Hardenbrook, 22, of Brawley California, was executed in San Quentin prison for the March 1956 murder of his stepmother, Florence Eleanor Hiardenbrook, a schoolteacher. He appeared calm and resigned as he entered the death chamber and willed his body to the University of California medical school.
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San Quentin Prison
INS
David J. Hardenbrook
Brawley
Calif
San Quentin
Hardenbron
Florence
Eleanor Hiardenbrook
University of California Medical School
Alvarado Train Collision Traps Driver in Asphalt Fire
A speeding Southern Pacific train broadsided a damp truck loaded with hot asphalt near Alvarado, trapping 30 year old Robert Mangrum Jr of Oakland in flames. The impact hurled the truck 240 feet, spreading molten asphalt across Highway 17 as firemen battled the blaze for 45 minutes. No train injuries were reported and road crews cleared wreckage for hours.
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Alvarado
Robert Mangrum, Jr
245 Isle
Ave
Oakland
Mangrum
Southern ‘Pacific
Highway 17
the Daily Review
Hollywood blackmail trial ties Mitchum party to extortion
A Hollywood producer testified that Confidential Magazine agents tried to blackmail him with $1000 to stop publication of a spicy item about a wild studio party attended by Robert Mitchum Charles Laughton and Elsa Lancaster. The witness said he would report the scheme as character assassination and blackmail. Confidential later ran an article claiming Mitchum cavorted topless at the event.
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Hollywood
Confidential Magazine
Robert Mitchum
Charles Laughton
Elsa Lancaster
Confidential
Paul, Gregory
John ‘Brown
Marjorie Meade
West Coast
Gregory
Mitchum
Sonic boom warning for Bay Area open house event
SAN RAFAEL The Air Force warned San Francisco Bay Area residents that a sonic boom may be heard at 2 p.m. tomorrow during Hamilton Air Force Base exercise. Base officers said the demonstration is part of the base open house to dispel fears over sonic booms caused by jet planes breaking the sound barrier.
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San Rafael
Air Force
San Francisco Bay Area
Hamilton Air Force Base
US embassy to cancel American youths passports in Peiping return
Reports from Moscow indicate the U S embassy will cancel the passports of American youths en route to Peiping if they return from Moscow. The terse bulletin cites authorities as all sources agree on this action.
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Moscow
U. S
Peiping
China
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Andex
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Hayward
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