Rackets Probe Ties Ex Union Official to Scranton Mayor
Former Scranton Teamsters official Paul Bradshaw testified before the Senate Rackets Committee that Mayor James T. Hanlon asked him to withhold disclosures about other union officials until after an election. Bradshaw, 36, recounts beatings and rigged elections in Local No. 229 and describes multi vote rounds in 1954 to reelect Pinky Hart as president and Bob Malloy as business agent, along with “extra receipts” from dues.
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Washington
Paul Bradshaw
Scranton, Pa
Teamsters
Scranton
James T. Hanlon
Bradshaw
Teamsters Union
Senate
J. C. (Pinky) Hart
Bob Malloy
Pinky Hart
Malloy
Lent reflections on Jesus and personal relationship with God
The piece notes Jesus answered legal challenges by stressing personal relation ships with God over strict conduct or political aims. It urges Holy Week readers to examine sincerity as followers and consider whether they deserted Christ amid materialistic pressures.
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Robert L. Dieffenbacher
D.D
NEA
Jesus
God
Christ
Goodrich Workers Reopen Plants After 15 Day Strike
Rubber workers at BF Goodrich Co plants returned to work after a 15 day strike over unsettled contract negotiations. The basic agreement, reached late last night, must be ratified by 14,000 United Rubber Workers members and the union’s executive board. Supplementary contracts will be negotiated at each of the nine plants before the new terms take effect.
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Cincinnati—Rubber
BF. Goodrich Co
United Rubber Workers Executive Board
Goodrich
Akron
Portland Mayor Faces 3rd Charge in Bribe Case
Portland mayor charged with lying about a bribe and with making copies of wire recordings after seizing them in a raid last year when he served as sheriff. The grand jury also targets Gambler Big Jim Elkins in a related federal case with juror selection today.
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Seta
Big Jim Elkins
Elkins
Dist
Atty
William Langley
Washington, D.C
Senate
Coeeae Seeeeny
Teamsters Union
Eyge Crosby
Oregon
Frank P. Malloy
Lew Cornelius
Beck and Union Leaders Confer Privately in Galveston
In Galveston Texas Dave Beck and the Teamsters Executive committee met with five labor attorneys to map strategy against congressional and AFL-CIO attacks. Beck, facing accusations of diverting 320000 of union funds, vows to stay in control and run again at the September convention while rival James Hoffa faces separate indictment.
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Galveston
Tex
Dave Beck
Teamsters Union
Beck
Senate
Washington
Teamsters
James R. Hoffa
Hoffa
Detroit Teamster
Prisons Bill Restored Seeks 75 Cent Wage Backing
In Raleigh the Senate restored a bill to separate the prisons system from the State Highway fund and back a 75 cent wage. Sen. C. V. Henkel urged independence as Gov. Morgan argued majorities had already achieved separation through 1955 laws and finance moved to highway funding.
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Raleigh
Senate
Ui- Sen
C. V. Henkel
Iredell
Robert Morgan
Cleveland
Henkel
Norway Rejects Soviet Threat to NATO Policy
Oslo reports Premier Einar Gerhardsen sent a 2100 word message to Moscow asserting NATO membership is vital for peace and security and Norway has no plan to quit the alliance. He stated Norway will not allow foreign forces on its soil during peacetime and dismissed Soviet warnings as a misunderstanding.
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Oslo
Norway
Soviet Union
NATO
Moscow
Einar Gerhardsen
Gerhardsen
Bulganin
Cleanup Of Reds Launched By New Jordan Government
Jordan tightens control as the new moderate government begins restoring stability. Maj. Gen. Ali Hayari serves as acting chief of staff while Nuwar takes 14 days leave and is reported to remain in Syria after switching loyalty during the crisis involving Suleiman Nabulsi's National Socialist party.
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Amman
Jordan
London
Ali Hayari
Nuwar
Syria
National Socialist Party of
Suleiman Nabulsi
Hussein Oost
New Jordanian General Returns to Duty After Cabinet Quotation
Al Alam quotes Nabulsi saying Nuwar will resume duties soon after a telephone interview. The general was in Damascus with five other high ranking Jordanian officers.
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Damascus
al Alam
Nabulsi
Nuwar
French Novelist Francoise Sagan Improves After Crash
Paris hospital spokesmen said novelist Francoise Sagan showed definite improvement after a quiet night following a sports car crash that left her with a broken shoulder blade several ribs facial cuts and possible skull and internal injuries. Doctors fear to proceed with further surgery as a full diagnosis remains delicate. The 21 year old author of Bonjour Tristesse underwent surgery to collapse a lung.
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Paris
Francoise Sagan
Soviets Seek Clarification On U S Arms Proposal
At the U N Disarmament sub committee Britain and France backed the U S plan to halt weapon material, while the Soviet Union pressed for details on how the cutoff would operate and the transfer rate for peaceful purposes. U S Delegate Stassen said existing stockpiles need not be eliminated and a study on enforcement would begin Sept. 1 with a control system ready by March 1.
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London
U. S
Britain
France
Soviet Union
Allan Noble
U.N. Disarmament Subcommittee
Jules Moch
Valerian Zorin
Ing
United States
Russia
U.S
Harold Stassen
Stassen
Canada
Senate Passes Post Office Money Bill
Washington The Senate approved 41 million dollars to restore normal postal services after a brief voice vote amid a fast committee session. The request had been 47 million, but leaders indicated Eisenhower would accept 41 million, with only minor Senate deductions for investigations and housekeeping.
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Washington
Alyppol
Senate
Senate Ations Committee
Sam
Eisenhower
House
White House
Hayden
D-Ariz
Senate Committee
Senate Gop
Knowland
California
House Republican
Martin
Massachusetts
Peaches Not Affected By Cold In Carolinas
The Associated Press reports a chilly night in the Carolinas with no frost expected to harm peaches in the Sandhills area. Growers, including E. L. Harris of Candor, note only light frost in some low spots and anticipate this final cool spell may be Easterly. Temperatures across the region ranged from 33 in Raleigh Durham to 65 in Charlotte with other readings listed.
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Associated Press
Carolinas
E. L. Harris
Candor
Sandhills
Harris
Raleigh-Durham
South Carolina
Greenville
Charlotte
Wilmington
Greensboro
Asheville
Myrtle Beach
Florida Senate committee approves interposition resolution
The Florida Senate committee on constitutional law advanced an interposition resolution by an 11 to 2 margin despite warnings it could jeopardize the pupil assignment law. Officials argued a legislative declaration nullifying Supreme Court desegregation rulings might influence federal judges.
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Tallahassee
Fla. 2
Florida Senate
L. L. Fabisinski
Pensacola
John Wigginton
Senate
U.S. Supreme Court
Florida
Supreme Court
Fabisinski
Wigginton
Federal District Court
West Palm Beach
Richard
Virginia
North Carolina panel backs weakened 75 cent wage bill
The Senate committee on Manufacturing Labor and rec... approved a 75-cent hourly minimum wage bill after amendments. Key figures Sen. Whitmire and Sen. Dawson offered changes including excluding school children workers over 18 and debating living-person exemptions. The measure retains many exemptions such as agriculture domestic service and tipped workers.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
Senate Committee On Manufacturing, Labor
Harry E. Buchanan
Hendersonville
Theater Own
R. Lee Whitmire
Henderson
Buchanan
Moore
Whitmire
John G. Dawson
Lenoir
J. Carlyle Rutledge
Cabarrus
Rutledge
Inp
Ak Toe Ngatt
Commissioner of Labor
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Portland
Jack Kirkendall
Ray Kell
Schrunk
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Goldwater
R-Ariz
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Beck and Committee
State Senate
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Island
Mikic Kato
Kobe
Japan
Baltimore
Chesa E Bay
Kato
Tangier Island
Edgar J. Fisher
Virginia Health Council
John
Palestine
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