Venezuela ends dictatorship as troops seize power
After Perez Jimenez fled to the Dominican Republic, a Venezuelan junta led by Rear Adm. Larrazabal seated a new government. Army tanks and flamethrowers stormed Caracas barracks, secret police leaders surrendered, and up to 850 agents sought refuge while mob violence left many unaccounted.
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House Votes Missile Fund Unanimous Approval in Congress
The House approved President Eisenhower’s request for 1.26 billion dollars in emergency funds to accelerate missile and defense programs. The vote was 388 to 0 by roll call, sending the bill to the Senate, with potential moves to raise the total. The measure allows the Defense Department to transfer funds as needed among missile programs.
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Babies Fall Like Rain In Tenement Fire Toll
In Chicago a fire tore through a four story tenement killing a baby in her mother’s arms and injuring many others. Witnesses described babies “falling like rain” as passersby saved nearly 20 children. Fire officials warned the missing could rise to about 15 with a 76 year old building, and coroner Waller J. McCarroll was among the casualties after slipping on ice.
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Eisenhower urges 14 point program on union funds
President Eisenhower asks Congress to require unions to file full reports on their financial welfare funds and internal affairs with government access. He notes most union officials are decent but highlights concerns over corruption and racketeering tied to labor organizations. The proposal envisions broad public access to most reports.
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Who Gooted Controversy Over Missile Program
In an election year the debate over our missile program heats up as Bob Considine questions who is at fault. The Aircraft Industries Association of America provides figures on government spending, but the facts may be twisted to aid political blame.
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Eisenhower pressed for Taft Hartley reform to curb union graft
President Eisenhower urged amendment of the Taft Hartley Act to curb collusive practices by employers and union officials. He asked for stronger penalties for failing to file required reports and for bribery by employer representatives, aiming to protect workers from coercive labor management deals. The dialogue referenced union funds, misreporting, and collusion across the past five years.
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Caruso Jailed One Year $10 000 Fine
Auto dealer Hank Caruso received one year in county jail and a $10,000 fine on two counts of grand theft and two of forgery. He also faced a suspended state prison term of ten years and ten years probation with a ban from the automotive sales business for life. Six Caruso salesmen drew five months, $1,000 fines, and probation. another was fined $1,000 and put on five years probation.
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Ike and Mamie Honor Mr Sam at White House Dinner
President Eisenhower and Mrs Eisenhower hosted a White House dinner for Speaker Sam Rayburn, aiming to press labor reform. The program urged unions to file proper reports, hold secret ballot elections every four years, and empowered the labor department to obtain court orders to enforce compliance.
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Coffee theft leads to petty larceny charge in Mount Vernon
Mount Vernon police report William Bennings, 33, of Salvanah Georgia, held on petty larceny charges after allegedly stealing a pound of coffee from a Iowa grocery store and returning later demanding his money back. Police note Bennings is an ex convict.
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Draft Call Fixes 13,000 for March in Washington UPS
The Army Thursday announced a draft call for 13,000 men in March, maintaining the February quota. Officials said draft calls would stay near February and March levels for the rest of the year, outlining steady annual demand.
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Right to Work Measure Titled EMPLOYER-Employee Relations
The article notes the proposed measure titled EMPLOYER-Employee Relations as the official name for the right-to-work item. It also mentions an Earthquake on December 4 in Outer Mongolia that altered terrain, creating a long crevice.
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Seven teen ways to survive outlined
Senate Preparedness subcommittee outlined 17 methods to strengthen U S defenses against the Soviet Union. The plan calls for a faster missile program and defense department reorganizations based on testimony from U S scientists and military leaders. Chairman Johnson notes Soviet advances in ballistic missiles and numbers that can strike the United States.
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Los Angeles Mafia Takeover Fears Raised by Police Chief
Los Angeles Police Chief Parker warns the Mafia is moving into the city and could turn LA into a vice hub like Chicago. He seeks national funds to hire more officers, doubles the force, and notes San Fernando Valley associates spotted though not yet active in crime. Council debates his warnings and the adequacy of current staffing.
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Expose report on FCC sparks House panel debate
A House subcommittee refused to release a staff report critical of FCC members after a lengthy secret session. The document alleged industry influence and questioned regulatory favors while the panel debated its public release.
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Earthquakes shake Esmeraldas in Ecuador
Heavy shocks hit Esmeraldas in Ecuador's north on Thursday causing panic among residents who recall a deadly Sunday quake that killed 20 and left 300 injured. No immediate reports of further damage or injuries appeared.
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Tokyo reports suspected Soviet nuclear test in Siberia
A Tokyo Weather Bureau official said the Soviet Union probably conducted another nuclear explosion in Siberia. Masatsugu Ohta cited unusually high radioactivity in snow that fell Wednesday and Thursday across central and western Japan, per Kyodo News Service.
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Laborite Censure Loses in Commons
London UPI report says Prime Minister Macmillan's Conservative government defeated a Labour censure motion and secured a decisive vote of confidence in the House of Commons over its anti inflation policies.
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