Portland Mayor Against Payoff Allegations in 1960s Inquiry
Early testimony linked Portland officials to graft and vice as reporters battled for control of coverage. Schrunk alleged Oregonian reporter Ben Elkins used blackmail and claimed law enforcement was steered by threats. The committee debated whether Schrunak could have attended the alleged payoff and how the Portland turmoil connected to broader Teamsters graft probes.
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Shipwright Strike and Police Raid Spark Portland Controversy
A chaotic account details a Sept 11, 1958 raid on a private club linked to shipwrights. Allegations include threats of arrests and bribery, with Mayor Schrunk and Deputy Schemes under scrutiny as affidavits and testimonies surface amid Teamsters and police chief tensions. The piece ties labor disputes to graft rumors and political meddling.
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Fred L. Peterson
Teamsters
Schrunk
Jim Purcell
Vice
Elkins
Bennett
Bensmere
Ragged Gem Pusher Flees in Style
Police alert in Lynwood Southland to three diamond racketeers posing as a jewel gang. A suspect described as a sunken-eyed diamond cutter with a hole in his pants attempted to sell stolen stones at Hiram’s Market before fleeing in a white Capri troue red blouse with a 1957 Chevrolet station wagon. A third member fled on foot.
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Darton
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U S approves rent hike for Okinawa landowners
Maj. Gen. L. Lemnitzer, head of the Ryukyu Islands, announced that the U.S. government has authorized payment of more than 5 million dollars in increased rents to Okinawa landowners. U.S. armed services occupy about 40,700 acres on Okinawa, a former Japanese territory now a U S Far East base.
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L. Lemnitzer
Ryukyu Islands
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B36 Fleet Concludes Lonee Range Trainer Hop
B36 aircraft from the Strategic Air Command completed a long range trainer mission at March Air Force Base California. About 30 B 36 bombers and support planes participated with some units from Kirtland AFB Roswell NM and Biggs AFB El Paso TX. Planes reportedly dispersed to Okinawa Alaska and Japan with security limits on details. Col Charles B Crows led the first landing and welcomed reporters on return.
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Ten'of Tanker's 45 Crewmen Missing in Collision Blast
Ten men aboard the Navy owned tanker Mission San Francisco were missing after a collision with the Elna near the Delware River bend. The Elna sank hours later. the freighter’s 23 crew members were saved. A Marine Board will investigate in Philadelphia Monday.
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Policewoman's Cop and Sinatra Raid Tale Emerges
Testimony recounts a late night desert resort raid to reach Frank Sinatra. Officer Dawson wore a police badge to approach the door with voices meant to mimic a man. Sinatra was said to be told of a subpoena and claimed to have not entered when detectives broke into the wrong apartment during a Marilyn Monroe divorce probe.
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Ias
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Dawaon
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Sinatra
Holeland
Senate Committee
Marilyn Monroe
Joe ‘DiMaggio
Philip Irwin
Alager
Chessman Manuscript Emerges From San Quentin
New York reports Chessman’s literary agent says the 160,000 word manuscript of The Face of Justice by Kidnap-rapist Earl Chessman has been smuggled out of San Quentin despite prison bans on inmate writing. Agent Longstreth claims Chessman signed each page to prove authorship amid bans and ghostwriting accusations.
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Chessman
San Quentin
Joseph Longstreth
Longstreth
Destroyer Division 52 Returns From Nine Month Western Pacific Tour
The Navy announced the Destroyer Division 52 ships USS Brinkley Bass Bradford Brown and Dune will return Sunday from a nine month western Pacific deployment. The crew conducted operations across the region and are expected to dock at San Diego.
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Asia
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Navy
Brinkley Bass
Bradford, Brown and Dunecan
Pacific
Helena Rubinstein Blackhead Wash Demonstration
Helena Rubinstein promotes a Meditated Heauty Treatment claiming to wash away blackheads in six minutes and deliver clear smoother skin within two weeks. The product reportedly tested on a diverse group with positive results, showing oil reduction and pore tightening on a washcloth and magnified views.
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Helena Rabinatein
Mrs. Coolidge Returns Home After Hospital Stay
Mrs Grace Coolidge, 78, widow of former president Calvin Coolidge, was released Thursday from Cooley Dickinson Hospital in Northampton Massachusetts after an 11 day treatment for cardiac and kidney failure.
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