Powell Faces Kickback Charges In Powell Case
New York reports that Rep. Adam Clayton Powell’s congressional secretary is on trial for tax evasion as prosecutors allege she kicked back 5000 dollars in salary to Powell. Assistant U.S. Attorney Bolan cited a government witness at the opening of the case against Hattie Freedom and her husband Howard for income tax violations.
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Adam Clayton Pon
D-Ny
Dodson
New York
Rep. 1
Son
Adam Clayton Powell
Congressional
Powell
Asst
U.S
Thomas A. Bolan
Bolan
Hattie Freedom
Howard
Dodners
Washington
Joseph E. Ford
Mr. Powell
Ford
Diverse tastes in art and the value of human uniqueness
A reflective piece by Robert L. Dieffenbacher argues that people’s art preferences span Empire furniture Provincial design Victorian settings and functional pieces. He asserts that individuality and inborn differences, including fingerprints, resist uniformity and warns against attempts to standardize life through enforced beliefs or programs.
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Robert L. Dieffenbacher
D.D
NEA Service
America
US Defense Chief contradicts claims of Soviet air power lead
Defense Secretary Wilson told a Senate panel that B52 bomber output will rise to 20 a month, far from Soviet dominance. He said eight‑engine B52s now produced at six a month, defending U.S. posture against feared tech inferiority while stressing no race to build overwhelming forces.
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Eo Ee
Defense
Wilson
United States
Senate Appropriations
U.S.S.R
Army
Navy
Air Force
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Russia
Chavez
D-Nm
Tydings Edges Mahoney for Senate Nod in Maryland Primary
Maryland primary results show Millard E. Tydings leading George P. Mahoney for the Democratic nomination by a narrow margin as Sen. John Marshall Butler wins the Republican renomination. Kefauver and Eisenhower also carried Maryland with large party margins as voters cast ballots across the state.
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Millard E. Tydings
Senate
George P. Mahoney
Mahoney
John Marshall Butler
Tydings
Butler
Sen
McCarthy
R-Wis
State Department
Buard
Estes Kefauver
Kefauver
Chicago
Maryland
Eisenhower
Adlai Stevenson
Dulles Signals U S Aid for Israel Arms Shipments
Secretary of State Dulles told allies the United States will help Israel receive arms while keeping its own Middle East commitments. He spoke after a NATO meeting in Paris and outlined plans to strengthen NATO against shifting Soviet tactics.
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Dulles
U. S
Israel
Middle East
Paris
NATO
Citatrench Perce
Christian Pineau
France
U.S
U Is
Lloyd
Pineau
United States
Truman Turns 72 in 1948 Independence Trip to New York
Former President Harry S. Truman is 72 today with no birthday party at his Independence home. He and Mrs. Truman fly to New York to sail Friday to Europe aboard the United States liner and later receive an honorary degree from Oxford on June 20 before returning July 5. Missouri Democratic leaders accept his request to decline a Democratic National Convention delegate spot in August. He aims to be fully ready for Chicago.
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Harry S. Truman
Truman
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New York
United States
Europe
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Missouri
Chicago
Rioting French Students Demand Tougher Algerian Fight
A 2000 strong mob of French students rioted in Algiers demanding a stronger crackdown on the Algerian rebellion. They chanted l armee au pouvoir and attacked officials with tomatoes and chairs as police used gas. The protests followed a two day campaign in which rebels killed settlers and burned farms. Nearby Morocco reported kidnappings of a French officer connected to a mobilization center.
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Algeria
L'Armee Au Pouvoir
Robert Lacoste
Guy Mollet
Mororeco
France
Fes
Journalist Repudiates Testimony In Polk Slaying Case
In Athens Greece journalist Staktopoulos, convicted in the 1948 killing of CBS radio correspondent George Polk, says he is innocent and seeks a retrial. He repudiates 1949 testimony as coerced, cites communist state practices, and notes a new probe by Greek authorities.
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George Polk
Gregory Staktopoulos
Apogeomatini
Stak‘topoulos
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Polk
Fort Worth
Tex
Salonika Harbor
Commun
Markos Vafia
William J. Donovan
Panopoulos
Donovan
U.S. Office of Strategic Services
Overseas Writers
Writers’ Committee
Walter Lippman
Staktopoulos
Winston Planner Named New City Renewal Director
Robert Barkley, associate planner for Winston Salem, has been named director of urban renewal for the Chattanooga Housing Authority. He will lead the West Side renewal project with an $8,500 annual salary, announced by Herbert Banks.
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Chattanooga, Tenn
Robert Barkley
Cee Board
Winston ~ Salem
N.C
Eer Namec
Chattanooga Housing Authority
Herbert Banks
CHA
Banks
Waay
Rat Barkley
West Side
Ft Bragg Soldier Shot To Death
Fort Bragg NC a soldier killed another reportedly for no reason and was to undergo a psychiatric exam. Specialist 2 C Donald Haines of Manhattan Beach California fired at Pvt Homer Barton Jr of Benicia while Barton shaved, then died later. Barton died from gunshot wounds to the back, thumb and cheek. Army officials cited no prior link between the men and said the pistol was privately owned.
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FT. Bragg
Donald Haines
Manhattan Beach
Los Angeles
Calif
Sakae
Pera
Vale
Pvt
Homer Barton Jr
Benecia
Barton
Hanes
Ohio Girl Plans Greek Wedding After Elopement
A 21 year old Ohio girl Elaine Milton and Greek fishmonger John Sideris surfaced at a Athens police station claiming they will marry despite her mother's protests. Elaine said she was not kidnapped and would live in Greece if her family objects. Her mother Mrs George Milton of Dayton said she feared for Elaine and questioned the plan.
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Greece
Ohio
George Milton
Dayton
Elaine
John Sideris
Milton
John
Flaine
Tax Case Trial Gets Under Way
An Internal Revenue Service official testified on the start of a tax evasion case involving Matthew J. Connelly and T. Lamar Caudle and Harry S. Schwimmer. The shoe firm of Irving Sachs faced $185 000 in unpaid taxes as Cohen the accountant reported the amount. Flinn traced the case from the IRS through the Justice Department to prosecution.
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Irving Sachs
St. Louis
Flinn
Sachs
Sachs’ Steer
Sidney Cohen
Cohen
Internal Revenue Bureau
Justice Department
Sanatorium Personnel Is Changed
CHAPEL HILL North Carolina Sanatorium System announced personnel changes after a board meeting. Carl C Council of Durham remains chairman. Dr William M Peck medical director of the State Sanatorium at McCain resigns July 1 to pursue public health work. Willard C Hewitt becomes medical director at McCain. William H Ennis resigns to study hospital administration. Joseph S Lennon will replace him at Gravely Sanatorium. Hewitt a Pasquotank County native trained at UNC UVA and Harvard. He previously taught at Coker College.
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Chapel Hill
N.C
North Carolina
Carl C. Council
Durham
William M. Peck
McCain
McCain Institution
Willard C. Hewitt
William H. Ennis
School of
University of Chicago
Ennis
Joseph S. Lennon
Gravely Sanatorium
Hewitt
Pasquotank County
University of North Caapees Hill
Indiana Primary Tests Farm Belt Support for Eisenhower Kefauver
Indiana voters faced a statewide presidential preference test with over 4,000 polls. Kefauver led the Democratic slate while Eisenhower shared a ballot with Lar Daly on the Republican side. Secretary of State Parker projected roughly 425,000 Republican and 225,000 Democratic ballots, aiming for a 65 to 35 split, with party leaders eyeing turnout and possible shifts among Hoosier farmers.
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Douglas B. Cornell
Indianapolis
Indiana
Eisenhower
Estes Kefauver
Tennessee
Kefauver
Crawford Parker
Adlai Stevenson
Parker
Cotton Crop Estimate Tops 1955 Output
The Agriculture Department projects the 1955 U S cotton crop at 14 721 000 bales valued at 2 382 000 000 with 6 038 000 tons of cottonseed valued at 269 023 000 and farm price around 32 4 cents per pound. Acreage harvested totals 16 928 000 for 1955 with yields averaging 417 pounds per harvested acre. No 1955 estimate will be issued until July 9.
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Washington
Department
North Carolina
South Carolina
Georgia
Tennessee
Several Hundred Southern Railway Workers Idle
Knoxville Tenn report says several hundred Southern Railway workers were idle as pickets protested in downtown, freight yards and repair shops. Union official Carl Proctor declined comment pending a union meeting. A report claimed job cuts for four oilers and packers triggered the strike while W H Oglesby said traffic was near normal with supervisors handling yard duties.
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Knoxville
Tenn
Southern Railway
Tion
Carl Proctor
Brotherhood of Railway
Carmen
W. H. Oglesby
Southern
Central Lines
Unions Win Ruling For Open Book Negotiations
The Supreme Court upheld NLRB power to require employers to prove claims of inability to pay wage increases during bargaining. The case centered on Truitt Manufacturing and the Iron Workers Union in Greensboro. Justice Black authored the decision though some justices dissented in part, signaling broader disputes over disclosure and business justifications to unions.
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Supreme Court
High Court
National Labor Relations Board
NLRB
Justice Black
Frankfurter
Harlan
Clark
Ironworkers Union
Truitt Manufacturing Co
Steel
Greensboro, N
U. S. Circuit
Richmond
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