Delegates Meet Expulsion Moves At AFL CIO Convention
Delegates gather in Atlantic City to weigh expulsion of unions including the Teamsters over corruption charges. United Textile Workers was suspended last night. George Meany suggested Hoffa could quit and let monitors oversee Teamsters affairs to avoid expulsion.
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Atlantic City
N.J
Afl-Cio
Teamsters Union
United Textile Workers
George Meany
Federation
Teamsters
James R. Hoffa
Dahlberg Heads Body Of Churches
St Louis pastor Rev Dr Edwin T Dahlberg of Delmar Church was elected president of the National Council of Churches the first Baptist to lead the 30 denomination body with about 37 million members. Eight council vice presidents were also chosen including Charles Parlin Taft Wedel and Smith among others.
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George W. Cornell
A.P
St.louis, Mo
Edwin T. Dahlberg
St.Louis
National Council of Churches
Big
Cooperative Christian Organization
Dahlberg
Eugene Carson Blake
Philadelphia
Presbyterian Church In
USA
American Baptist
Delmar
Colorado
Council
Charles C. Parlin
New York
Charles P. Taft
Episcopal
Cincinnati
Guy A. Benchoff
Woodstock
Women’s Guild of the
Evangelical and Reformed Church
Theodore C. Wedel
Washington
Theodoritos Athenagoras
Elaia
Holy Cross Greek Orthodox Theological School
Brookline
Mass
Heavy Christmas Trade Forecast Across 30 States
Commerce Department field representatives report Christmas trade in 30 states will match or exceed last year's volume. Forecasts show about a 3 to 4 percent dollar boost in many areas due to price increases, with 1957 nine month totals running 6 percent ahead of 1956.
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Washington
Commerce Department
David Jamieson
Philadelphia
New York
Charleston
D. C
Detroit
Dallas
Phoenix
Ariz
Reno
Nev
Los Angeles
San Francisco
Cleveland
New Orleans
Jacksonville
Fla
Greensboro
N. C
Richmond
Cincinnati
Chicago
Memphis
Kansas City
Houston
Denver
Salt Lake City
Albuquerque
Seattle
Boston
Buffalo
Atlanta
Savannah
Minneapolis
St. Louis
Cheyenne
Wyo
Portland
Ore
U. S. Chamber of Commerce
Democrats Push Military Savings for Budget Balance
Democratic leaders urge belt tightening to fund missiles within a balanced budget. Senate figures, including Knowland and Russell, back administration plans, predicting a budget near 72 billion dollars and proposing cuts to nonessential defense spending to avoid deficit spending.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Russell
D-Ga
Senate Armed Services Committee
New Dawn for Tiny Satellite Launch Set Tomorrow
Defense Department officials announced a fresh attempt to launch a small test satellite from Cape Canaveral in daylight hours tomorrow after a two hour delay. J Paul Walsh said the new plan reduces the countdown to six or seven hours, citing a partially defueled 11 ton, 72 foot missile and a leaky valve as main fueling issue amid winds threatening the rocket.
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Cape Canaveral
Fila
Defense Department
C. H. Schooley
Schooley
J. Paul Walsh
Walsh
Burlington Woman Slain and Son Sought in Virginia Search
A Burlington woman, Mrs Clarence R. Sykes, was found shot to death in her bathroom. Her 14 year old stepson, R. D. Cochrane Jr., is sought after a murder warrant was issued. The missing boy’s fingerprints were found on the victim’s car abandoned in Chester Springs Virginia.
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Burlington
N.C
Alamance County
Joe W. Cole
Here
Cole
Virginia
R. D. Cochrane Jr
Clarence R. Sykes
Rt. 2
Sykes
Chester Springs
South Boston
Halifax County
Grundy
Bluefield
W. Va
Cochrane
Childen
Boyd
Evacuation Of Dutch Intensifies In Indonesia
Jakarta announces thousands of Dutch citizens will be evacuated as Indonesia seizes major Dutch businesses and demands surrender of West New Guinea. Subandrio signals nationalization unless Dutch offer New Guinea. KPM ships and Dutch trading firms have been seized by workers, with consulate in Jakarta remaining open.
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Jakarta
Indonesia
Netherlands
Gustaaf Manegkom
West New Guinea
Subandrio
New Guinea
KPM
Church Group Votes on Race Issue at National Assembly
A broad council of American Christians weighs race relations at the National Council of Churches Triennial General Assembly in St. Louis. Dr Liston Pope of Yale Divinity School cites interracial congregations while Francis Miller reports deterioration in Deep South race relations amid white extremist influence.
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ST. Louis
General Assembly
National Council of Churches
Liston Pope
Yale Divinity School
America
Dr Pope
Francis P. Miller
Charlotteville
Virginia Council of Churches
Deep South
Early Snowstorm Paralyzes East Coast Travel and City Services
A sweeping early season snowstorm walloped the East Coast from Connecticut to Virginia, causing 10 deaths and heavy transportation disruptions. New York and Philadelphia reported fresh record snows with up to two feet in parts, while idlewild and other airports grounded flights. City crews mobilized 8,700 workers to clear arterial routes as schools closed and drivers faced icy highways.
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New York
Connecticut
Virginia
New Jersey
Atlantic
Maryland
Maine
York
Philadelphia
New York City
Delaware
Idlewild
Newark
N.J
Loudon County
Lenin, Soviet Atomic Icebreaker, Launches in Leningrad
The Lenin, a 16 000 ton atomic powered icebreaker, slid into the water at Leningrad. It will cut through six foot ice, run on minimal atomic fuel, and stay at sea for months with 1 000 berths. Its top speed is 19 knots, length 435 feet, beam 90 feet, engine power 44 000 hp.
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London
Russia
Lenin
Leningrad
Moscow Radio
Soviet Union
U.S
Savannah
Homemade Rocket Kills Teacher in Texas Class
In Floydada Texas a homemade rocket exploded during a high school chemistry lesson killing teacher Garland Foster 40 and injuring seven students. Students Keith Hollums 18 and Jerry Crawford 17 were seriously hurt along with five others receiving minor injuries. Dennis Whitfill 18 witnessed the blast and recounted the setup using carbon, potassium chlorate, and sulfur inside a one foot pipe with a roller skate launcher.
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Floydada
Tex
Garland Foster
Atomic Energy Commission Research Center
Los Alamos
N.M
Keith Hollums
Jerry Crawford
Hollums
Crawford
Lubbock
Dennis Whitfill
Rescuers Find 73 Bodies After London Train Crash
London rescue workers say about 100 people were aboard the rush hour crash of two trains in thick fog. Salvage crews evacuated 73 bodies with 25 to 35 still trapped. Police report over 200 seriously hurt. toll may rise for days as investigators assess the scene. A third train narrowly avoided involvement.
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London
Christmas Shore
Hymen Tonet
Six Killed In Georgia Explosion at Villa Rica
An explosion at Villa Rica caused multiple deaths and injuries. Fire engulfed the wreckage of local stores as fire crews from Atlanta and nearby towns battled the blaze for about an hour and a half. Fire trucks arrived from Atlanta, Douglasville, Carrollton, and Bremen.
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Georgia
Villa Rica
Atlanta
Douglasville
Carrollton
Bremen
Tax Bureau Checks North Carolina Farmers
Phillip K. Sanders, director of the North Carolina district, announced a statewide effort to locate farmers not filing income tax returns. About 20 000 to 25 000 delinquent forms have been mailed in seven counties Edgecombe Davidson Guilford Randolph Robeson Wake Wayne, with proof of filing to correct listing discrepancies. The campaign, modeled after a prior business delinquency drive, will cover all counties.
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Goldsboro
N.C
Phillip K. Sanders
North Carolina
Sanders
The
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