Rock Hill Police Chief Wounded in Shooting Rampage
Rock Hill South Carolina Chief Rhodes was shot in the stomach by George Hazel Means, a 38 year old recreation park employee. Rhodes underwent surgery with a critical but hopeful prognosis. Means, intoxicated and incoherent, was captured and jailed for assault with intent to kill.
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Rock Hill
Wm. S. Rhodes
George Hazel Means
S.C
Rhodes
Means
State Penitentiary
Columbia
York County
Bandits Use Cars And Airplanes In Fort Meade Bank Robbery
Two men robbed the First State Bank of Fort Meade for 26657 using a plane and autos. Irvin Suits, 26, confessed and named Donald J. Thompson, 32, as his partner. They fled after a running gunfight. Suits was later arrested in a Tampa car crash and Thompson at Tampa International Airport with a stolen Cessna. Federal charges were planned alongside Polk County cases.
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Tampa
Fla
First State Bank
Fort Meade
Ed Blackburn
Irvin Suits
Donald J. Thompson
Suits
Thompson
Tampa International
Polk County
Chester M. Wiggins
Polk On
U. S
Morrison Buck
Gilbert Field
Winter Haven
Broughton Sworn Into New Office
J M Broughton Jr was sworn in as chair man of the State Highway Commission in Raleigh with Associate Justice Jeff D Johnson administering the oath Gov Hodges praised Col W T Joyner who resigned for health reasons and noted Broughtons family service The ceremony also included Irwin Monk sworn in as a member of the State Veterans Commission by Associate Justice Carlisle Higgins.
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Raleigh
J. M. Broughton Jr
State Highway Commission
State Capitol
Jeff D. Johnson
State Supreme Court
Broughton
Hodges
W. T. Joyner
Highway Commission
U.S. Senate
Irwin Monk
Asheville
State Veterans Commission
Carlisle Higgins
Changes In Courts Proposed at North Carolina Bar Meeting
Chief Justice Winborne urged consolidating inferior courts into a unified system with an executive head for administration. He called for rule making by courts and more administrative control, criticizing current autonomous courts and urging closer cooperation in calendaring and trial of cases.
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Raleigh
North Carolina State Bar
Atty
George B. Patton
Woodrow W. Jones
Rutherfordton
Superior Court
J. B. Craven Jr
Morganton
Sidney S. Alderman
Washington
Winborne
Gangland Chieftain Anastasia Shot To Death In Barber Chair
The report describes a fatal shooting of a gang leader named Anastasia in a barber chair. Authorities provide few details but confirm the slaying as a major crime event.
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Anastasia
Barber Chair
Market Settles Quietly On Mixed Day In New York
The New York stock market eased with moderate losses and light turnover as the AP average slipped about 1.50 to 155.70. Lukens Steel led losses among fast movers, copper prices fell, and American Telephone gave back about a point while Veritentes Camaguey Sugar traded unchanged at 12. Investors faced a weekend pause with expectations of testing this week's lows.
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New York
Wall Street
Federal Reserve Board
Lukens Steel
Unions Report Clean Up Efforts Amid Penalty Box Talk
Washington unions report corruption clean up efforts to AFL CIO leaders as they weigh joining the penalty box with the rebellious Teamsters. The Federation's Executive leadership faces a decision about future actions.
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Washington
Bakers
United Textile Workers
Afl-Cio
Federation
AFL CIO weighs UTW suspension over severance payout
The AFL CIO Executive Council weighing suspending the United Textile Workers unless it cancels a reported 100000 severance payment to resigning secretary treasurer Lloyd Klewert. Hoffa says Teamsters could operate independently if pushed, amid broad corruption probes by the Senate Rackets Committee. UTW and Bakers face reform directives as leadership debates whether to act on Teamsters first.
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Washington
Aflcio Executive Council Today
United Textile Workers Union
UTW
Lloyd Klewert
James R. Hoffa
Thon
AFL Cio
Hoffa
Teamsters
Bakery
United Textile Workers
Senate Rackets Investigating Committee
Sen. McClellan
Bakers Group
Sesenes
Lloyd Klenert
Klenert
Ios Ait Oun
Ana Gnas
Living Cost Rises Again in September
Washington reports the cost of living rose one tenth of a percent in September marking the 13th monthly gain. The consumer price index reached 121.1 of the 1947 49 average, up 3.4 percent from a year ago. Labor official Ewan Clague expects stability next quarter and possible downturn in January. The rise affects about 1 million workers with wage clauses tied to living costs.
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Washington (P
Labor Department
Ewan Clague
Labor Statistics
Mid East Debate Resumes at UN Over Turkish Syrian Crisis
At the United Nations in New York Russia and the United States clash anew over responsibility for the Turkish Syrian crisis. Syria accuses Turkish planes of border intrusions while Moscow and Washington trade charges of provocation. The 82 nation assembly seeks an inquiry commission as talks continue behind closed doors. Turkey sends a delegation to Saudi Arabia as mediation stalls.
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United Nations
N.Y
Russia
United States
U.N. Assembly
Syria
Damascus
Latakia
Turkey
82-Nation
Assembly
U.N
Farid Zeineddine
Saud
Saudi Arabia
Masked gunmen kill gangster Anastasia at Park Sheraton
Albert Anastasia, head of a Brooklyn gang, was shot by two masked men in a barber shop chair at the Park Sheraton in Manhattan. The killers fled by car on West 55th Street. Police sealed the hotel as Anthony Anastasia identified the body. The 53 year old figure faced multiple murder charges previously.
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New York
Albert Anastasia
Notel Parper
Anastasia
Park Sheraton
Park Central Hotel
Arnold Rothstein
7Th Ave
New York Anticrime Committee
Rescuers Bring Six To Safety In Colorado Snow
A rescue party freed a family of six from a one room cabin near Cameron Pass after nine days marooned by heavy snow. William E. Van Dorn 69 suffered bronchial pneumonia. Opal 37 and four children were treated and released. The family from Phoenix had lived at the camp since September 1.
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Fort Collins
Colo. WA
Continental Divide
William E. van Dorn
Opal
van Dorn
Cameron Pass
Here
Colorado
Phoenix
Ariz
Sears Boston union drive under fire in 1953 inquiry
Senate committee probes unfair labor practices linked to Sears Boston stores during 1953 labor organizing drive. Wallace Tudor defends employee benefits while condemning union busting actions and favoritism as Robert Kennedy signals broad review of Sears operations.
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House of
Boston
Wallace Tudor
Senate
Shefferman
Retail
Sears
Tudor
Iice
Robert F. Kennedy
Missing in ninth day Mel West sails toward Bermuda
Morehead City North Carolina reports Melvin West a 28 year old disc jockey is missing on day nine of an intended two day voyage by a 15 foot open boat to Bermuda. His father Barry West a licensed motorboat operator says gasoline remains and the 30 horsepower engine could finish the 580 mile Atlantic crossing if weather allows. A freighter Aldebaran sighted him 240 miles out and offered fuel which was refused. The freighter captain said West had a sea anchor out at the time.
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Morehead City
N.C
Melvin West
Bermuda
Barry West
Melvin
Aldebaran
West
Linden
N.J
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Mel West
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