Entertainers Testimony Traces Ties to Crime Syndicate
Senate subcommittee hearings reveal AGWA officials and club owners allegedly used tax withholding to hide illegal income from dancers in Chicago and other cities. Fast, a former Midwest AGWA director, claims pressure to back Joey Adams for president and describes lax rules on B girls and prostitution amid union finance details and initiation fees. Actress Joan Gainsley and Penny Singleton testify to exploitation in night clubs and the union’s revenue structure.
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Fast
Scott
AGWA
Midwest
Senate
Jackie Bright
Bright
Joey Adams
Adams
Joan} Gainsley
48Th St
New York City
Chicago
Miami
Tampa
Key West
Fla
Dayton
Toledo
Ohio
Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
Hurley
Wis
Senators
Cairne
Jimmy
the Monk
Penny Singleton
Afl-Ciq
Subcommittee
Jerome Adlerman
Usion
Dever
American Guild of Variety Artists
Christ Gospel Only Hope, Graham Says
Evangelist Billy Graham told a Chicago audience at McCormick Place that the gospel is the only bright light on the stormy horizon. He described salvation by faith in Christ’s death and resurrection and urged careful study of eternal destiny. The crusade nears its end as he spoke on the two-part gospel.
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Chicago
Billy Graham
Graham
McCormick Place
Pan
Christ
Audé
UIL Beta Jones
AGVA
Coun- Agva
Mother
Scouts overcome river trip scare with rescue effort
A crew of 11 Explorers and two leaders survived a dangerous river crossing when a canoe overturned and they were swept toward swift rapids. Coffin, last to be rescued, used aluminum foil to signal rescuers. The group, experienced on the James, Appomattox and Shenandoah, was finally saved by a Brookneal life saving crew. all 13 were accounted for and returned home after a community supper.
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Page Ote
Coffin
Ted Keck
Wayne Lee
Stanley Horner
Bobby Dinabila
Tommy Kirt
Palmer
Wayne Farmer
G. A. Osborne
Brookneal Coordinating Council
Brookheal
Hopewell
Underground Berlin Route Is Still Open
NS BERLIN AP three young East German factory hands escaped to West Berlin by an underground route they tunneled with soup spoons and small shovels. The group surfaced late Tuesday. their shaft collapsed burying the last man who was dug out by companions. The three workers, aged 19 and 20, joined many East Germans using the Whitsun holiday to flee via secret lines around West Berlin amid barricades and a larger breakout pattern.
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Berlin
West Berlin
John Dunn
Independent
Who
Ites
Estes
Pecos
Cam
Antaile Pete
The
Willian Battle Sworn In As Ambassador
Washington Kennedy swore in Willis JC Battle as U S Ambassador to Australia with praise for his loyalty and service. Battle, Virginia attorney, noted his lack of diplomatic experience but pledged to advance U S interests and strengthen ties, while Kennedy cited his trusted record and anticipated strong performance.
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Washington
Kennedy
Battle
U. S
Australia
Srs
Dixie
Sydney Sunday
Governor's Office
Reel Jror
Tion of Industries
Charlottesville
Cullen
Bobby
Janie
John
Virginia appoints Hamrick as admin assistant to governor
Hamrick, a Rutherford County native with degrees from Wake Forest and Duke, will work from the state office building. He will oversee development policy and financing, aiming to lift Virginia's economic level. The move suggests no drastic changes to the industrial development agency’s current setup, though Hamrick's role will shape its direction under the governor's guidance.
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Virginia
Hamrick
Capitol
Industrial Development Agency
The
Conservation Department
Harrison
Rutherford County
N.C
Rutherfordian
Wake Forest College
Duke University
Ft Belvoir
Khrushchev Laos talks seen as cautious step
Reports assess Khrushchev's Laos note as signaling restraint. Kennedy emphasizes progress toward an independent neutral Laos and urges joint Geneva action. Officials expect a long process to integrate policies and avoid disrupting gains, with continued U S efforts and warnings against provocation.
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Laos
United States
Texas Grand Jury Probes Marshall Case and Estes Ties
The grand jury investigates whether Marshall was slain or died by suicide at his ranch on June 1 1961. Estes refuses privilege claim and is escorted to the grand jury. testimony and judge remarks not disclosed. Harvard linked studies on cytomegalic virus and infant liver disease tie into ongoing probes of Estes cotton and fertilizer interests. Authorities reopened the Marshall case amid allegations of Estes’ business fraud and links to Harvard, Parke Davis, Lederle, and public steel interests.
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Barron
Estes
Texas
Grand Jury
Will Wilson
Marshall
Harvard
Waller
Vanchawsid
Congressional Diseases
National Institutes Committees
Parke Davis & Co
Market closes with mixed trading on volume rise
Market activity ended with 5.85 million shares traded, up from 4.69 million on Tuesday. Of 1,316 issues, 953 fell and 195 rose while notable losers included U S Steel, Ford, American Telephone, Union Carbide, IBM, Polaroid, Xerox, Reynolds Tobacco and Boeing, with significant drop sizes ranging from 1 to 12.50 dollars.
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U.S. Steel
Ford Motor
American ‘Telephone
Union Carbide
International Business Machines
Polaroid
Xerox
Reynolds Tobacco
Boeing
Laos Crisis Deepens As Coalition Forms In Luang Prabang
Rebels seize Western diplomats and aid workers as Premier Prince Roun Oum meets King Savang Vathana to resign and Souvanna forms a coalition government in Luang Prabang. North Vietnam and allies hail the new arrangement amid ongoing civil strife.
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Colin Prentice
Anthony Bryceson
Saravane
Mervin Brown
Maj. C. Leaphard
Luang Prabang
Prince Roun Oum
Savang Vathana
Souvanna
Vientiane
North
Viet Nam
Soviet Union
Red
Agent shot during undercover sting in Greenshore
Patch, an undercover agent known for breaking a multi million dollar marijuana ring in Boston North Carolina, was shot at while fleeing a rear seat ambush. A bullet damaged a rear window. the attacker escaped as three unidentified white soldiers arrived seeking an ambulance.
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Patch
Boston
North Carolina
Ft. Bragg
Korea
Greens- Here
Cain testimony transcript reveals $400000 credit issue
Wheeler testified he might have mentioned a $400,000 credit Commercial Solvents had just ended to Estes during the meeting. Cain said Estes brought it up, and Wheeler disliked the disclosure. Wheeler recalled a Pecos weekend visit where Estes advised ignoring Pecos Independent Enterprise reports on chattel mortgages, saying the paper was run by a John Birch Society member stirring trouble among farmers.
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Switzerland
Jing
Wheeler
West Berlin
Asia
Cain
Estes
Nnance
Pecos
John Birch Society
I Oko
Liberation delayed by Saigon claims and prisoner release
An appeal discusses the release of two American prisoners and claims the Saigon authorities slandered the move. The writer asks the Red Cross to witness the liberation process to reveal who frees him and how. The message conveys frustration over political interference and seeks international verification.
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Saigon
Fryett
Dad
Clara
International Red Cross
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Ken
Satarday
National Union
Souvanna Phouma
Geneva
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Donald Bryan Evangelist
Farmville, Re
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Singlendars
Victory
Gethsatecinn Quartet
Greensbors
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Southall Baptist Church
Southampton Avenue
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Corn Valley
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