Dynamiter Denies Union Orders in 1954 Scranton Case
William Munley testifies before the Senate rackets committee that he dynamited a nonunion Scranton project in 1954 on a dare and without orders from union leaders. He says Paul Bradshaw, a Teamsters steward, urged the act but no higher union officials were involved. Helen Canfield, friend of Bradshaw, describes secretly recorded conversations she provided to the district attorney as exposing a hoax.
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Washington
William Munley
Scranton
Munley
Senate
Paul Bradshaw
Teamsters Union
Bradshaw
Manley
Bair
Senators
Helen Canfield
Adshaw
Foreign Aid Report Drafted Shows Revolving Fund Idea
Washington reports a new look foreign aid concept under the International Cooperation Administration. Senators Smith and Sparkman indicate support for a revolving fund to ease term loans, with possible transfer of foreign military aid opposed by Bridges, signaling Republican split.
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Washington
New Look
International Cooperation Administration
H. Alexander Smith
R-Nj
Sparkman
D-Ala
Dulles
Sen. Bridges
R-Nh
Smith
Eisenhower
Jesus trial shows prejudice as a major sin
Robert L. Dieffenbacher argues that false witness marked Jesus trial as judges precommitted to a verdict. He warns prejudice negates fair play, defeats love, and condemns the guiltless, urging salvation from prejudice through honesty and love of God.
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Robert L. Dieffenbacher
D.D
NEA
Jesus
God
Makarios Arrives in Athens to cheering crowd
Archbishop Makarios arrived in Athens after 13 months in British detention on the Seychelles. Thousands welcomed him as he rode in an open car along a seven mile route to downtown. Political and church leaders accompanied him, with police and troops at key points.
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Athens
Makarios
Greece
Seychelle Islands
Seven Mile
Dorotheus
Cyprus Ethnarchy
Evanghelos Averoff
Constantine Tsatos
Cyprus
Turkey
Markarios
Nairobi
Kenya
Richard Turnbull
Seychelles
House Presses Senate to Decide Old Age Funds Bill
The House issued a take it or leave it demand on the old age assistance fund bill delaying May and June funds. The Senate Appropriations Committee was to be summoned to weigh the House move in the bitter dispute. Senator Knowland predicted changes, while the House aimed to send funds to President Eisenhower before Easter recess. Needy recipients faced possible loss of monthly checks if Congress adjourned.
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Washington
House
Senate
Senate Appropriations Committee
Sen
Knowland
California
Cannon
D-Mo
House Appropriations Committee
Eisenhower
Broad Smile Ike Says His Brother Is Persistent Critic
President Eisenhower joked that his brother Edgar has criticized him since childhood. Edgar warned about White House influence from Sherman Adams and Hoffman and mused on federal aid to education as the president seeks funds for classrooms.
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Ike
Washington
Eisenhower
Edgar
Milton Eisenhwe Er Noro
Edgar Eisenhower
Sherman Adams
White House
Adams
Ment
Hoffman
Packard
Prisons Bill Approved Transfer From Highway Board
Raleigh action shifts prison control from the State Highway Commission to a new state prisons board and the prisons director. The measure, backed by Gov. Hodges, was revived by the Senate and passed with an amendment prohibiting use of general funds. Senate vote 25 to 24, amid prior unfavorable committee action.
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Raleigh
State Highway Commission
House
Senate
Hodges
Highway Commission
State Prisons ‘Board
Henkel
Mail service back toward normal after budget boost
Postmaster General Summerfield announced a return to near normal service after Eisenhower signed a supplemental appropriation. Windows reopen next Saturday and downtown deliveries revert to two daily weekday runs with one Saturday run, amid ongoing tighter funding.
Four Nations Ready to Strike at Jordan in Regional Tensions
Beirut routing reports that Syrian, Saudi, Iraqi, and Israeli forces position around Jordan. Syrian troops control Mafrak with 3,500 soldiers reinforced by armor. Iraq dispatches a regiment. Saudis hold Aqaba and Jericho bases. Israel concentrates along the northeastern frontier. Observers warn Jordan’s government crisis weakens the kingdom while external powers press.
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Beirut
Lebanon
Jordan
Mafrak
Syria
Inow
Aqaba
Palestine
Jericho
Iraq
Israel
Liquor Vote Bill Presented In North Carolina House
In Raleigh an all or nothing liquor referendum bill was introduced in the House. The measure would seek a statewide vote in the 1958 general election on manufacturing and selling liquor, with Rep. Sidney D. Britt of Bladen leading more than 20 sponsors and Speaker J. K. Doughton sending it to the Committee on Propositions and Grievances.
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Raleigh
Househopper
Sidney D. Britt
Bladen
House
J. K. Doughton
Federal Road Project Under Way
North Carolina launches its first interstate roadworks in Cumberland County with a $522,609 grading job on 14 miles of U S 301. A second project on U S 421 near Kernersville to Greensboro costs $2 million and introduces nine inch concrete paving.
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Fayetteville
N.C
North Carolina
Cumberland County
Guilford-Fork
North Carolina Highway and Public Works Commission
Raleigh
Benson
Scott Will Fight Extradition Efforts
DETROIT January report states Ewing Scott a retired Los Angeles broker sought for 11 months in two countries will contest extradition to California on murder charges tied to the disappearance of his socialite wife Mrs Neal Throsby Scott. He was arrested at the Canadian border after using an alias and faces removal proceedings.
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Detroit
Ewing Scott
Los Angeles
California
Canada
Lewis E. Stewart
U.S
Scott
United States
District Court
Thomas P. Thornton
Neal Throsby Scott
Bel Air
Detroit-Windsor
Buffalo
Stewart
Leonard Ewing Scott
FBI
Eisenhower Hopes to Solve Suez Without U N Help
President Eisenhower said the United States hopes to resolve the Suez Canal dispute without recourse to the Security Council and that U S talks with Egypt progress toward a broader solution. He noted long term U N recourse remains possible but stressed remaining open to shipping rights for all nations.
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Washington
Eisenhower
United States
U.N. Security Council
U.S
Egypt
U.N
Teamsters Face Likely Rebuff From AFL-CIO Over Charges
The Teamsters seek negotiations on AFL-CIO corruption charges against Dave Beck and a bill of particulars. Meany and the federation push for a fair hearing with May dates set by Ethical Practices and Executive Council. The dispute centers on Beck invoking the Fifth Amendment and the union's alleged corrupt domination.
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Washington
Afl-Cio
Poneee Soees
Dave Beck
Teamsters Taian
George Meany
Teamsters’ Executive Board
Galveston
Tex
Beck
Senate
the Federation
Ethical Practices Committee
Meany
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