Underworld Silence Hampers Racket Committee Probe
Washington based report details the Senate Rackets Committee struggle to obtain information from Mafia figures like Vito Genovese and James Plumeri. Witnesses invoked the Fifth Amendment amid allegations of garment industry infiltration and organized crime influence.
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Washington
UPI
Senate
Tradc
Vito Genovese
New York
New Jersey
Genovese
Iither
Mafla
York
James
Jimmy Doyle
Plumeri
Johny
Dio
Thomas
Lucchese
Throa
Brown i ‘Committee
Rober Kennedys
Plumeriz
Russell Bufalino
Ta Cnitain. Company
Pittston
Pat
Abel
New-York
Buster ‘Wort
Knight Holy Denies PUC Helm Pressure
Sacramento reporter says Gov. branded claims of pressuring the Public Utilities Commission president change as nonsense. Mitchell and Fox deny any urging by the governor or utilities. Keight defends noninvolvement and explains committee discussions on rotating PUC leadership.
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Knight Holy
Sacramento
UPD
Gov. Y
Public Utilities Commission
Knight
San Francisco
C. Lyn Fox
Peter E. Mitchell
PAC
Pacific| Gas and Electric Company
Mitchell
Mitchell Fox
PGEE
Richarda Derwig
Redwood City
Committee On Public Utilities
Torpedo Motors TNO Comm Memorandum In Jurisdiction
In Baltimore Maryland Westinghouse Electric Corp will manufacture motors for the Navy torpedo Mark 37. The commission discusses jurisdiction and whether an explanation is needed, with remarks that the motors are more powerful than many European cars yet quieter than a small electric fan.
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TNO
ACUVE
Wil Mirn
Commission
Nei
Baltimore
UPN
Westther
Nghouse Electric Corp
Navy
Independent Commission Knight defends PUC independence
Knight stressed PUC members serve six year terms and are independent of the governor. Mitchell and Fon echoed that the governor cannot direct votes or appoint a president. PG&E executives denied pressuring officials, dismissing any bid to influence chairmanship or depreciation rulings as false. case hinges on accelerated depreciation as a potential company benefit.
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Independent’ Commission
Knight
PUC
Mitchell
Commission
Fon
Robert H. Gerdes
Pg&e
Public Utilities Commission
Conspiracy Allegations Tie Mogilner to Highway Contracts
Sayer and salesman Arthur J Mogilner allegedly conspired to bribe former highway chairman Virgil Red Smith to secure plush contracts worth about 1.6 million. Key witness testimony outlines the scheme and involved parties in the bribery plot.
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Sayer
Arthur J. Mogilner
Highway
Virgil
Red) Smith
Aworth
48 Star Flags Becomes Detroit Antique Offerings
Detroit auction notes feature 48 star flags and Becomé Antique listings. The catalog highlights vintage U.S. flags and related patriotic items for collectors.
Goldfine hearing reveals uncashed checks and rug write off
Testimony details uncashed checks totaling 776000 used as gifts or collateral. Goldfine explained the checks were identified and described gifts for recipients including Poor Avarkers. He read a statement to the subcommittee and discussed tax write-offs, expenses, and potential conflicts of interest involving Adams and Sher man Adams.
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Goldfine
Wes
Zavors
Adams
Ores, Harris
Ark
Egt
the Press
Harris
Lishman
Internal Revenue| Services
Boston
T Eis
Car
Sherman-Adams
Bernard Goldfine
Mack
Justice Department
Geld- Mine
Sherman J Adams
Runoff in Oklahoma Dem gubernatorial race tightens
Oklahoma ballots show a brief margin between J Howard Edmondson and a Tulsa County prosecutor in the Democratic gubernatorial nomination race. Unofficial returns from the Midwest contest indicate both contenders head to a runoff as campaign momentum builds.
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Midwest
J. Howard’ Edmondson
Tulsa County
Typhoon Seen Near Formosa Threat to Holiday Weekend
Reports from Manila and Washington describe a Pacific typhoon near Formosa moving northwest at about 14 miles per hour. It could affect the Independence Day weekend travel between the Philippines and Formosa, with potential injuries and disruptions as 1,200 people may be impacted by wrecks and accidents.
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Washington
UPI
Manila
UPT
Pacific
Coring
Philippines
Melvin J. Maas
Indsa
Eisenhow
Luzon Island
No Excuse for Failing to Accept Jesus, Graham Says
Billy Graham told about 18 000 at the Sacramento fairgrounds there was no excuse for not accepting Christ. He said many make excuses yet one excuse will not do. Bible warns to come to Christ while there is a chance. Crusade officials estimated 520 people came forward to decide for Christ as the eight day Sacrament crusade continued tonight.
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Sacramento
UPI
Billy Graham
Christ
Graham
Sailor Joseph Mullins Described as Firm Not Greedy
In Norfolk Virginia a UPI prose report cites witnesses describing sailor Joseph B. Mullins as firm but not greedy. Theater cashier Irene Craddock said Mullins held two guns on her and announced the theft of cash totaling $200, with $100 counted before authorities intervened. The 21-year-old seaman was placed on probation for three years after FBI involvement.
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Norfolk
UPI
Joseph
B. Mullins
Irene Jane Craddock
Millins
Herland
FBI
Hearing set for Shasta Harbor development plans
Sacramento reports a public hearing by the Small Craft Harbors Commission at Bridge Bay Resort on Lake Shasta July 15 to discuss harbor development and waterway improvements. The commission aims to learn what assistance may be referred to Northern California areas and members plan a tour of Lake Shasta and nearby waterways following the hearings.
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Sacramento
UPS
Small Craft’ Harbors Commission
Bridge ‘Bay
Lake Shasta
California
Commission
Knowland Sees Senate Rescue Of Foreign Aid
Washington dispatch notes Senate Republicans hope to restore most of the House cuts to foreign aid, with Knowland predicting some restoration while Chavez and Stennis urge restraint. The House approved a lean $3.078 billion package, sending it to the Senate amid warnings that deep cuts could hurt policy. A key vote to add $7.5 million for defense failed 214 to 165.
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Washington
UPI
Senate
Willam F. Knowland
Eisenhower
Appropriations
House
Knownland
Appropriations Committee
GOP
United Prss International
Dennis Chavez
N.M
John C. Stennis
Stennis
Karin E. Mundt
R-S.d
John Taber
R-N.y
Woodward family yet to have street named after them in Springfield
UPI reports that since 1988 the Woodward family has supervised most of Springfield’s development, overseeing about three to four miles of the city’s 253 miles of streets. To date, no street bears the Woodward name.
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Woodward
Springfield
Mass
UPI
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