Witness says Hoffa paid off $450 to aid labor peace
A former Detroit laundry operator testified before the Senate Rackets Committee that he gave $450 to an official of a laundry firms' group in 1949. He understood the money would reach James R. Hoffa, then Midwest union boss, as the price of labor peace. Hoffa sat silently as the testimony proceeded.
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James R. Hoffa
Teamsters Union
Senate
Washington
Detroit
Teamsters
William H. Miller
Hoffa
Midwest
Miller
Watersmeet
Mich
Hecule Dee Ovenr
John Meisner
Senate Labor Committee
Senate Democratic Policy Committee
Chirman Lister Hill
D-Ala
Labor Committee
House
House Labor Committee
Rules Committee
Susy Heweum Eahwenndl
Arthur S. Flemming
Health, Education and Welfare Department
Eisenhower
Gordon Allott
R-Cole
Mexican Rail Pact Ends Nationwide Railroad Strike
An informal pact between Roberto Amoros and Demetrio Vallejo aims to end the wildcat strike by Mexico's nationalized railways. The Labor Department expected to formalize the agreement, with Vallejo predicting a quick return to normal service. Leftist groups and the Mexican Confederation of Labor weighed in, urging or condemning support.
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Mexico City
Mexico
Roberto Amoros
Demetrio Vallejo
Mexican Confederation of Labor
Soviet asks UN General Assembly for extraordinary session
The Soviet government demanded an extraordinary UN General Assembly session in a letter from Premier Khrushchev replying to President Eisenhower's August 1 note. Eisenhower had suggested Security Council action toward a Middle East summit.
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London
United Nations General Assembly
Khrushchev
Eisenhower
U. N. Security Council
Middle East
Dulles Opens Talks With Brazil On Economy and Aid
U.S. Secretary of State Dulles begins economic discussions in Rio de Janeiro with Brazil's Foreign Minister Francisco Negrao de Lima and Finance Minister Lucas Loes. They plan to cover world situation Inter American relations and U.S. aid for oil development, coffee exports, and potential hemispheric cooperation amid Cold War tensions.
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Rio DE Janeiro
Dulles
Francisco Negrao de Lima
Lucas Loes
National Development Bank of Wubitschek
U.S
Kubitschek
Middle East
Euhene
Berlin
Korea
Soviet Union
Brazil
Railroad culvert blamed for repeated flood damage
North Carolina residents blame flooding on an undersized railroad culvert, a U.S. 29 bypass, and an inadequate drainage ditch. The Highway Commission notes the culvert carries only 60 percent of the waterway area in undeveloped conditions and 40 percent when developed, and says the railroad is responsible for enlarging or replacing the structure. Gov. Hodges and the commission pledged prompt aid.
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Commission
Raila
Ee Cocerteten Old “Anaion
Hodges
Tortured Man’s Uncle Vanishes
In Pontiac Michigan ex con victim Frank Kierdorf 56 lay near death after torture burnings tied to Teamsters union business. His uncle Herman Kierderf 63 is a missing ex convict suspected in the assault and in a silencer possession case. Both had testified before the Senate Rackets Committee on union matters.
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Jessie Kierdorf
Teamster Union
Frank Kierdorf
Frank, Jr
St. Joseph Mercy Hospital
Pontiac
Mich
Kierdorf
Hollywood
Pontiac, Mich
Herman Kierderf
Senate Rackets Committee
Teamsters Union
Ziem
Sen
John McClellan
D-Ark
Teamster Local 332
Flint
Moon Rocket Set for Launch Window Next Week
Roy W. Johnson, head of the moon rocket program, signaled the first lunar satellite attempt could occur as early as next week. The launch date will be decided within days, with a goal to photograph the far side of the moon and orbit the body briefly.
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Washington
Roy W. Johnson
Wek
Johnson
Defense Department
Department
Advanced Research Projects Agency
Moon
Naval Test Center
Inyokern
Calif
Thor
Vanguard
Cape Canaveral
Fla
Low Quality Leaf Demand Is Good
South Carolina and North Carolina Belt tobacco markets opened with strong demand for lower quality leaf and weaker demand for higher grades. First hour prices averaged $56 to $59 per 100 pounds across several markets, with 18 to 20 percent going to the Flue cured Cooperative Stabilization Corp under price support loans.
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Associated Press
South Carolina
North Carolina
Federal
Cooperative Stabilization Corp
Fed raises stock margin to 70 percent to curb credit
The Federal Reserve Board hiked margin requirements to 70 percent effective today, restoring levels last seen before the 1955- January 16 cut. Officials said the move aims to curb excessive credit use, not react to stock prices, as markets hit new highs amid a volatile trading day.
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Washington
Federal Reserve Board
Wall Street
Reserve Board
Keith Funston
New York Stock Exchange
Man Found In Flaming Automobile
The body of a man burned beyond recognition was found in a car outside Sterling Massachusetts. The vehicle registered to David R Drinkwater of Lancaster. A passerby Martin Dupee of Leominster found the burning car and alerted police. Authorities noted no collision signs and sought to determine whether death was murder accident or self harm. Drinkwater, 33, unemployed, lived with a brother.
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Drinkwater
United Nations Debates Khrushchev Attendance and Summit Site
U N delegates continue private talks on a Security Council summit with no Soviet answer. Possible dates shift to August 18 as Geneva emerges as preferred site over New York with Dag Hammarskjold favored to lead talks.
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United Nations
N.Y
U.N
Security Council
Khrushchev
Eisenhower
Macmillan
Arkady Sobolev
Council
Britain
Pier- 302 Dixon
Geneva
New York
Dag Hammarskjold
United States
August the Powerful a Pantsless Passenger in Berlin
Berlin AP August Starke known as August the Powerful faced East German police after his plan to smuggle a new suit past border checks failed when his old pants were left behind in the wrapping. The incident began with a West Berlin shopping trip and ended with an arrested traveler in his underwear awaiting fate.
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Berlin
August
August Starke
Dresden
Tageblatt
West Berlin
Shehab Urges U S Troop Pullout in Lebanon Policy Rift
President-elect Fuad Shehab calls for immediate withdrawal of about 13 000 U S troops and Marines from Lebanon while President Camille Chamoun vows to keep them until his term ends. Shehab advocates neutrality and Arab friendship as rebels threaten renewed strife amid summit talks.
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Edwin A. Shanke
Beirut
Lebanon
Fuad Shehab
U.S
Camille Chamoun
Shehab
Chamoun
Washington
U.A.R
Nasser
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Dulles Conferso
Ing
Herman
Frank
John Doe
Washington, D.C
Apedon Tien An
Pakeueteti Astoomeee
Frank Jr
Pee Klett
Teamsters Local
Teamsters Joint Council
Kierdorfs
Hackers Committee
Herman Kierdorf
Carl Elliott
Vern Haugland
Earth
Moscow
August the
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