Prominent officials convicted in tax case conspiracy
Matthew J. Connelly and T. Lamar Caudle were found guilty by a federal jury of conspiring to defraud the government in an income tax evasion case. Sentencing set for July 19, with possible prison terms of five years and fines up to $10,000 each. Caudle, a former Justice Department head, and Connelly, once White House appointments secretary, faced lengthy penalties as the trial concluded after deliberations of eight hours and 43 minutes.
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ST. Louis
Matthew J. Connelly
T. Lamar Caudle
Trojan
U. S
Justice Department
Wadesboro
Nhs
Connelly
New York
Irving Sachs
Sachs
Hulen
Delib
Groom plunges to death from open plane door during flight
Oren Ase Pruitt 38 of Charlotte died after falling 6 000 feet from an open Piedmont Airlines door over Shelby. Investigations by Cleveland County Sheriff’s Office Civil Aeronautics Administration and Piedmont officials focus on how the door opened during the flight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Asheville
Piedmont
Shelby
Oren Ase Pruitt
Charlotte
Pruitt
York
S. C
Piedmont Airlines
C. A. Murray
Civil Aeronautics Administration
Cleveland County
Ollie Harris
W. G. McGee
Mundt Sees Swift Action On Security Bill In Congress
Senate figures Mundt Eastland and McCarthy push a new bill to negate the Supreme Court ruling on security grounds. Former Sen Cain says the court erred and calls some cases injustices. Defense Dept reports Red Cross offers to rehire Irving I. August after security questions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Sen
Mundt
R-Sd
Congress
Supreme Court
Sens
Eastland
Dmiss
McCarthy
R-Wis
Harry P. Cain
Cain
Eisenhower
Sen. Hennings
D-Mo
Red Cross
Army
Defense Department
Irving I. August
Seattle
Court upholds 1951 firing of John S. Service
The U S Court of Appeals affirms the 1951 summary discharge of State Department veteran John Stewart Service. It orders removal of a Loyalty Review Board finding of doubt about his loyalty, preserving that he was validly terminated under executive discretion.
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Washington
U.S. Court of Appeals
John Stewart
State Department
U.S. Dist
Edward M. Curran
Curran
Secretary of State
Dean Acheson
Department
United States
Walter M. Bastian
Civil Service Commission
Loyalty Review Board
Winston-Salem Water Supply Restored After Pipe Disaster
Winston-Salem officials report the city’s water crisis solved as a night operation line to the Yadkin River begins. Water Superintendent S. E. Harris says the limited 24 hour start should supply about 12 million gallons daily until repairs are completed by July 1.
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Winston-Salem
S. E. Harris
Yadkin River
Harris
Hopes Rise For Aid Cut Restoration In Senate Talks
Senate Republican Leader Knowland signals possible restoration of part of Eisenhower foreign aid cut as the Foreign Relations Committee weighs restoring funds. A party line dispute centers on whether to add about 600 million dollars to the House zeroed amount, with leaders urging full administration spending details and a strong case.
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Washington
Senate
Knowland
Calif
House
Eisenhower
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
White House
George
D-Ga
Vourz
Johnson
Tex
Third Party Movement Mapped at Sumter South Carolina
Third party movement planned in Sumter led by Micah Jenkins state chairman of the Federation for Constitutional Government. Petitions seek placing eight uncommitted electors on the general election ballot and a meeting Monday will announce the eight electors.
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Sumter
S.C. P
Micah Jenkins
Federation For Constitutional Government
Jenkins
Rodman Questions Federal Land Title Along Waterway
Raleigh Attorney General W B Rodman Jr doubts the federal government owns the 4858 acres GSA plans to sell along the North Carolina Inland Waterway. He recalls condemnation may have secured easements and suggests land could revert to owners if unused. He notes John L Roper Lumber Co and Interstate Coopers age Co held large Hyde County tracts and a Belhaven plant.
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Raleigh
Rodman
Albemarle Sound
Neuse River
Beaufort
John L. Roper Lumber Co
Hyde County
Interstate Cooperage Co
Standard Oil Co. of
New Jersey
Belhaven
Hyde and
Pamlico Counties
Liquor Sales Rise in North Carolina ABC Stores
State ABC Commissioner Tom Allen reported Raleigh area liquor sales totaling 4 853 399 dollars for May 1955 a four point zero one percent increase over last May. Two percent of the gain came from a five cent bottle price rise on whisky last July 1. Mecklenburg led the state with 796 635 dollars in receipts.
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Raleigh
ABC
Tom Allen
Yestery
Allen
Mecklenburg
Eisenhower Meets Adenauer in Pajamas at Walter Reed
President Eisenhower held a ten minute hospital meeting with German Chancellor Konrad Adenauer in his Walter Reed room. Eisenhower expressed hope for early German reunification and liberation of the 17 million in the Eastern zone. Adenauer described the recovery as a miracle and said he would fly to New York after the visit.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Konrad Adenauer
Germany
Walter Reed Army Hospital
Mrs. Eisenhower
State Dules
Henry Kellerman
State Department
Adenauer
New York City
VU. S.S
Dulles
Eiere
Duiles Repo
Hes
Formidale
U. S
John Foster Dulles
Walter Reed Hospital
Big Army Medical Center
Tiny Woman Teller Thwarts Two Bandits
A 25 year old Chinese bank teller Rose Wing at a Chemical Corn Exchange Bank branch in Queens thwarted a morning holdup by two armed men. The porter Arthur Hampton and head teller Pete Rufolo were present as the robbers demanded access. Wing signaled to the teller to open the door and escaped as Hampton winked to indicate danger, prompting her to flee the scene.
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New York
Queens
Rose Wing
Arthur Hampton
Pete Rufolo
Chemical Corn Exchange Bank
Rufalo
Hampton
Tug May Dee sinks in tropical storm off Mississippi coast
Four men remain missing after the 60 foot tug May Dee sank in Grand Isle Channel ten miles east of the Mississippi line during a tropical storm. Three survivors from the May Dee and eight men from a dredging barge were rescued as searchers combed the Mississippi Sound.
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New Orleans
Mississippi
O. J. Senac
Morgan City
Cormoranth
Bay St. Louis
Miss
Mississippi Sound
Stevens and Co. Inc
Grand Island Channel
Mississippi Line
Clay Calhoun
Stevens Firm
Calhoun
WGCM
Gulfport
Conrad
Coast Guard
Cat Island
Texas Oil Man Denies Lobbying Efforts
Leonard F. McCollum of Continental Oil Co and head of the Natural Gas and Oil Resources Committee testified to Senate investigators that the committee has spent over 1.75 million dollars to publicize the gas bill. He denied any lobbying of Congress or campaign contributions. The group formed Oct 20 1954 in New York City to combat misrepresentations and funds came from voluntary industry contributions.
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Washington
Texas
Congress
Leonard F. McCollum
Houston
Tex
Natural Gas and Oil Resources Committee
Senate
McCollum
Continental Oil Co
New York City
Scott rebuffs Dixiecrat third party plan in Senate reply
South Carolina proposal for a standby third party operation drew a strong rebuff from Senator Scott who called the Dixiecrat effort sugarcoating and warned that unity within the Democratic Party is best safeguarded by working inside the party. He rejected forming a separate faction and urged collaboration in Chicago.
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Washington
South Carolina
Scott
D-Nc
George Bell Timmerman Jr
Arning
Timmerman
Columbia
Democratic Platform and Resolutions Committee
South
Democratic Party
Econtin
Timmerman Scott
Meen O
Chicago
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John Service
U.S. Court
Winston
Milwaukee Avenue
Tony Diederick
James Dayton
Portage Park
Third Party Movement
Albert Boyd
Air Research and Development Command
William H. Blanchard
Strategic Air Command
Air Force
Nathan Twining
Russia
Moscow
Tiny Woman Teller
South Mississippi
Florida
Biloxi
Grand Isle
Lake Pontchartrain
Lake Bridge
Rella Remy
United Nations
SS Steel Advocate
Wilmington
India
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