Financing of Rackets Examined
The Senate Labor Management Committee said it has evidence that loans from a New Jersey lending company financed leading figures in narcotics and gambling rackets. Chief Counsel Robert F Kennedy announced hearings to probe why money was loaned and if high interest was charged. The panel will focus on a coin machine group and its factoring companies backing jukebox and vending operations.
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Washington
Senate Labor Management Committee
Robert F. Kennedy
Kennedy
Joseph DeGrandis
New York Teamsters Union
John Amalfitato
New York
Federated Service Workers Union
Joseph
Lawrence Gallo
Eugene
Herbert Jacob
Underworld
James R. Hoffa
The
Teamsters
Hoffa
Churches Funded Study Embraces 126 Students Worldwide
In Geneva AP report 126 students from 28 countries study in 13 nations on ecumenical World Council of Churches scholarships. The council funds include headquarters based programs supporting religious education for international scholars.
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Geneva
World Council of Churches
Council
Truth Broadcast for East Europe Ambassadors
A call invites readers to support Radio Free Europe by sending a short endorsement on a plain sheet. Prizes include a chance to be flown to Europe with a sponsor or win a Westinghouse transistor radio and short wave receiver.
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Radio Free Europe
Crusade For Freedom
Europe
Westinghouse
Crusade for Freedom Contest Opens in Mount Vernon
Truth broadcasts will be judged for clarity and sincerity with competition closing March 31, 1959. All contributions go to Radio Free Europe. The effort is promoted by The Advertising Council led by the Newspaper Advertising Executives Association.
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Radio Free Europe
Family Delivers Papers As Boy Recovers From Surgery
On St Simons Island ten year old John Okerson underwent emergency surgery for a ruptured appendix amid a family effort to keep 140 paper deliveries on schedule. His siblings Davis twelve and Bryan nine help maintain the route while John recovers.
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Oie
Brunswick News
John
St. Simons Island
John D. Okerson
Okerson
Deliv
Davis
David
Bryan
July
Louisiana Moves to Erase Black Voters From Rolls
Louisiana authorities push strict enforcement of voter registration rules aimed at disqualifying more than 100000 Negro voters. Segregation leaders promise to apply tests and literacy requirements, while federal civil rights investigators prepare to act.
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Baton Rouge
Louisiana
Civil Rights Commission
W. M. Rainach
Rainach
Legislative Watch Committee On
Assn. of Citizens Councils of
Mamie Eisenhower Heads Toward Arizona Vacation
Mrs Mamie Eisenhower and her traveling companion Mrs G Gordon Moore head toward an Arizona vacation with hints they may retire to the Southwest rather than Gettysburg. The First Lady says Mamie may prefer the Southwest and the President plans a stop near Austin en route to Mexico for a meeting with President Adolfo Lopez Mateos.
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San Antonio
Tex
Mamie Eisenhower
Arizona
Gettysburg
Mamie
Ike
G. Gordon Moore
East
Mamie Doud
Denver
Austin
Mexico
Adolfo Lopez Mateos
Korea Denounces Japanese Plan to Repatriate Koreans
Seoul denounces Tokyo’s plan to ship thousands of Koreans from Japan to North Korea. The Korean Red Cross condemns deportation into Communist slavery and vows to oppose the transfer. President Rhee’s government warns it will intercept repatriation ships and holds Japan responsible for consequences.
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Seoul
Korean Red Cross
Red Cross
North Korea
Japan
International Red Cross
Syngman Rhee
South Korea
UDC Protests Dixie Flag in Shorts
Laura Lou Kunnen of Clearwater refused to remove Confederate flags sewn to her tennis shorts after winning the Dixie tournament in Tampa. She shifted the flags to the hips to avoid sitting on them, drawing outrage from UDC leaders who consider the act disrespectful and may seek legislative action.
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Clearwater
Fla
Laura Lou Kunnen
United Daughters of the Confederacy
UDC
Tampa
Mob Kills Mayor and Police Chief in Juchipila
An angry mob in Juchipila, Mexico, shot and killed Mayor Jesus Quezada and Police Chief Jesus Vindovinos while they tried to address residents about rent policies. About 50 protesters stormed the city hall, with 3 others killed and six wounded before soldiers restored order. the unrest involved a group labeled the revolutionary coalition, largely comprised of women and men.
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Zacatecas
Mexico
Juchipila
Oliverio Rodrigues
O'thers
Jesus Quezada
Jesus Vindovinos
Arar
Russian religion gains traction among Russian youths
Mrs DeWitt Baldwin wife of the University of Michigan official in charge of religious affairs says returning from a student tour to Russia that young Russian intellectuals increasingly recognize religion as a living force with something to say even to them.
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Ann Arbor, Mich
Russia
DeWitt Baldwin
University of Michigan
Brandt Exudes Hope for West Berlin Survival
Los Angeles AP report says Mayor Willy Brandt asserted West Berlin would endure its latest crisis as it has many before. He lauded aid from American airmen families and expressed confidence in President Eisenhower handling the situation, while noting shock at news of John Foster Dulles cancer diagnoses. The event included meeting two sons of airlift heroes, Robert Suber Jr. and Robert Weaver, at the news conference.
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Willie Brandt
West Berlin
Robert Weaver
Robert A. Stuber, Jr
Brandt
Los Angeles
Berlin
Guenter Klein
Willy Brandt
Eisenhower
John Foster Dulles
Robert A. Suber Jr
Fullerton
Calif
Los
Dance Hall Fire in Kingston Leaves 3 Critical
In Kingston Ontario a dance hall fire started when two men knocked over an oil stove during a Wednesday night dance. Eighteen people remained hospitalized with 3 in critical condition as flames damaged the roof and interior. Police probe the initial scuffle.
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Kingston
Ont
Vern Jackson
Robin Murphy
T Axis
William Flesk
Samuel Turner
Geraldine Burke
Berlin honors airlift veterans as Brandt backs scholarships
The German mayor and delegates invited families to Berlin for the May 12th 10th anniversary of the airlift end. Chancellor Brandt praised the sons of fallen airmen and announced scholarships to West Berlin University for those airmen’s sons.
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Central Plains
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Georgia
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Jack Gremillio
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Highland Motors, Inc
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