AFL-CIO Moves To Oust Three Unions On Corruption Charges
The AFL-CIO charged three unions the Laundry Workers Distillery Workers and Allied Industrial Workers with corruption and reform failures. Reports cite ties to gangsters and improper fund handling including salaries to relatives and kickbacks. A split Executive Council debated giving a last chance vs making an example for other unions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Afl-Cio
Miami Beach
Fla
Distillery
Allied Industrial Workers
Senate
Louis B. Saperstein
Newark
N. d
Sol Cilento
George Scalist
Anthony
Little Augie) Carfano
Joseph O'Neill
National
President backs Guard on training limits and age issue
Eisenhower supports limiting Guard basic training to 11 weeks for most enlistees under 18 and backs Wilson’s critique of the current six month program. Wilson clarifies it was not aimed at individuals while insisting training standards are low.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guard
Eisenhower
Defense
Wilson
National Guard
Congress
Maxwell Taylor
Army
Augusta
Florida
Pentagon
Walsh
What's the use in a world of doubt and critique
Robert L. Dieffenbacher writes on the common despair of the honest and decent who feel misunderstood. He asks if the doubters and critics, often projecting their own sins, reflect a failure to uphold love, sympathy, and fairness in a Christian nation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert L. Dieffenbacher
D.D
NEA
Doctors To Operate On Four Year Old Boy In Baltimore
Johns Hopkins Hospital doctors prepared to operate on a four year old North Carolina boy with a cardiovascular disorder causing pulmonary hypertension. Surgeons aimed to relieve high blood pressure in the lungs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
Johns Hopkins Hospital
North Carolina
France Rejects UN Role in Algeria Crisis
At the United Nations Christian Pineau asserted Algeria is a French national question not the UN's business. He said a bad government would need to decide actions as French troops continued operations in Algeria amid a two year revolt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Nations
France
U. N
Algeria
World Organization
Christian Pineau
Pineau
Arab Sheiks Flee Border Clashes Across Yemen
Yemenite radio reports more than 300 Arab sheiks and village mayors fled from the Aden protectorate into Yemen amid British Yemeni border clashes. About 300 sought refuge in Qataba and 37 went to Ibb as Britain acknowledges air raids on Sudaniya and Hadeya. Britain calls Yemen the aggressor, while Yemenia officials hint at plebiscite, and Britain cites Aden as a strategic shipping link with an oil refinery presence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hodeida
Yemen
Aden Protectorate
Qataba
Ibb
San’a
Aden
Sudaniya
Hadeya
Britain
Iran
Israel Defies UN Gaza Move Stands Fast Along Gulf Coasts
Israel refused to withdraw from the Gaza Strip and the Gulf of Aqaba front defying the UN sixth resolution. The Israeli cabinet in Jerusalem said withdrawal would occur without delay despite UN forces deployment authorized on the armistice line and other measures. Egypt’s state of war and continued blockade were cited as causes of regional tension.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Nations
N.Y
Israel
Gaza Strip
Egypt
Gulf of Aqaba
U.N. Assembly
Jerusalem
U.N
E. Isra
UNEF
Loss Of Plane Forces Northeast Airline Trip Suspension
Northeast Airlines suspended its daily Boston to Miami round trip due to a plane loss. Flight 822 from Miami to New York and return 823 from New York to Miami were halted. Some southern flights were canceled by weather, not by equipment shortages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Northeast Airlines
Miami
New York
To Exchange Ambassadors in Nepal Russia Talks
Nepal and Russia have agreed to swap ambassadors but will not establish separate diplomatic missions in Kathmandu or Moscow. The decision keeps existing embassies and Vienna-era ties intact while enabling direct ambassadorial exchanges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Katmandu
Nepal
Russia
Splitting of Resolution Opposed in Senate Debate
Sparkman protests a Byrd led move to split a Middle East resolution. The plan would authorize Eisenhower to use troops if needed and aid to counter Communist infiltration. Johnson predicts strong support and says amendments allow advance study before Senate approval later this month.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sparkman
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Sen
Byrd
D-Va
Middle East
Eisenhower
Lyndon B. Johnson
Texas
Non
Johnson
Dulles
Congress
Vance
Senate
Notable Quote on Manners and Freshness
A fragmented line comments on male ease in social interaction citing personal standards and time since a prior emotional shift. The text appears as a stray sentence from a larger dialogue with unclear context and attribution.
New Civil Rights Fight Opens in Congress
Atty. Gen. Brownell testifies before the House Judiciary Committee as the civil rights debate resumes. Southern officials and lawmakers like Rep. Keating press for a quick bill, while Senate leaders target March 1 to begin debate amid anticipated filibusters and partisan fights.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Atty
Brownell
Capitol Hill
Eisenhower
Congress
House Judiciary Committee
Rep
Keating
New York
Republican
House
Senate
Sen
Knowland
California
Celler
Old Indian Fighter Dies Quietly At 96
Fort Worth Texas veteran Harry H. Halsell 96 died at home. A trail driver Indian fighter and author born October 1 1860 in Clarksville he credited armament with survival and wrote nine Western books including an autobiography. He helped drive cattle from Texas to New Mexico and once repelled Apaches on Christmas Eve 1880. He moved to Fort Worth in 1945 from Lubbock and later wrote about life on cattle trails.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Worth
Tex
Harry H. Halsell
Halsell
Clarksville
Texas
New Mexico
Commerce Street
Hassell
Geronimo
Lubbock
Miners Trapped After Major Bishop Mine Blast
A gas explosion in the Bishop coal mine near Bishop Virginia caused heavy damage. Nine miners were killed and twenty seven reported missing as rescue teams fought through five miles of tunnels into the mine. An elevator jammed at the shaft top delayed escape and a temporary morgue was set up at the West Virginia entrance as anxious relatives gathered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pocahontas Fuel Co
Bishop, Va
Bishop
Virginia-West Virginia Line
Pager
Pocahontas Peat Co
Ado
West Virginia
Campaign Gifts Would Be Limited
Senator Gore announces draft legislation to cap individual campaign contributions within a year. Senate leaders predict a broad rewrite of election laws as Congress acts on reform, with talks of a possible $5 000 yearly limit and penalties for failure to report donations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Sen
Gore
D-Tenn
Lyndon B. Johnson
Texas
Congress
Senate
Subcommittee
Lansdell K. Christie
New York
Haiti President Resigns Amid General Strike
In Port au Prince Haiti President Paul Magloire resigns after a spontaneous general strike. Pierre-Louis, head of the Supreme Court, becomes acting president to organize elections as the army ends Magloire's bid to stay in office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Port AU Prince
Haiti
Louis
Caribbean
Paul Magloire
Magloire
Extile
Pierre-Louis
Supreme Court
Army
Humphrey Questioned By Solons
Senate Economic Committee opened hearings on President Eisenhower's economic report with Secretary of the Treasury Humphrey as the sole witness. He warned that prolonged high spending and taxes could depress the economy and said he would resign rather than support deficit financing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate House Economic Committee
Secretary of the Treasury
Humphrey
Eisenhower
Congress
Raymond J. Saulnier
Council of Economic Advisers
Saulnier
Patman
D-Tex
Also Mentioned on This Page
Warsaw
Stephen Jedrychowski
Afl-Ciiy Eimcal
Afl-Cio Executive Council For
Gaza
Gulf Areas
VVA
B. L. Livingstone
John P. Coleman
Mississippi
Charles J. Bloch
Griffin
George C. Wallace
Alabama
Sam Engelhardt
Edward Scheidt
Virginia
South
Raymond Owensby
Athe Cine & Aed
Jame County
Solons
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!