Senators Hear Testimony On 1952 Teamster Murder Story
Senate Labor Rackets Investigating Committee heard testimony about the 1952 slaying of John Acropolis, chief of Teamsters Local 456 in Westchester, tied to rival Local 27 efforts. Ed Doyle described threats against Acropolis and himself, with Parisi and Adelstein linked to the case. No arrests were made as witnesses faded from subpoenas amid gangland connections and disappearances.
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John Acropolis
Teamsters Local 456
Doyle
Acropollis
Teamsters Local 27
Westchester sCarting Co
Acropolis
Don Parisi
Bernie Adelstein
Teamsters
Parisi
Lucky Luciano
Louis
Lepke) Buchalter
Murder Inc
Teamsters Rubbish Plot Highlighted by Official Probe
Lee and Hamilton described a scheme where a garbage collectors association used force to block independent haulers from gaining accounts. One collector paid 23 dues to Frank Matula Jr. and was refunded his initiation after the union refused to clear him. Matula, convicted of perjury, faced sentencing for denying the union acted as an enforcement arm. The report cites penalties for intruding on others’ territories and a case where Baldwin Hills Village paid a monthly fee to a new collector after the old man was payed 37200 in a takeover.
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Hamilton
Frank Matula Jr
Teamster Local 395
Matula
Baldwin Hills Village
Oyer
Burglars Loot Monroe Garbage Office in Sacramento
BurGlars broke into the Monroe Garbage Service office in Sacramento and stole a metal cash box. Owner Robert Monroe said it contained only $30 in bounced customer checks.
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Sacramento
Monroe Garbage Service
Robert Monroe
Magsaysay heir Garcia leads in Philippines election returns
President candidate Carlos Garcia widens the lead in early Philippine tallies though typhoon delays voting. Jose Yulo trails, with Manuel Manahan, Claro Recto, and Diosdadas Macapagal also in the race. Garcia's running mate Laurel Jr. trails Macapagal. Late figures show Garcia 199,537 and Macapagal 298,488 with other totals. A separate robbery at a dry cleaning shop ends with $300 stolen after a pretend nosebleed distraction.
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Manila
Carlos Garcia
Ramon Magsaysay
Philippines
Nacionalista Party
Bohol Island
Jose Yulo
Manuel P. Manahan
Magsaysay
Claro M. Recto
United States
Garcia
Nacionalista House
Jose B. Laurel Jr
Liberal Party
Diosdadas
Macapagal
Eanrel
Yule
Brooklyn Alumni Meet on UCLA Campus Friday Evening
The new Southern California chapter of the Brooklyn College Alumni Association will assemble at 8 p.m. Friday in the men's Lounge of Kerekhoff Hall on the UCLA campus for a chapter formation gathering.
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Brooklyn
New Southern California
Brooklyn College Alumni Assn
Kerekhoff Hall
UCLA
Oil drilling district approved at Harbor Park Wilmington
Los Angeles area city council OKs a 13 to 2 vote to establish an oil drilling district on 400 acres of city park land in Wilmington. Opponents Wy man and Burkhalter warn the site drains the former Bixby Slough Park now Harbor Park and residents urge caution. Debs leads the measure with Gibson noting zoning control rests with the administrator.
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Los Angeles
CNS
Wilmington
Rosalind Wyman
Everett G. Burkhalter
Ernest E. Debs
Bixby Slough Park
Harbor Park
Two jailed on marijuana charges in county case
Two defendants were jailed and a third committed to California Youth Authority by Superior Judge Beach Vasey Tuesday on marijuana possession charges. Sammie Leonard Standell, 29, of Compton, was sentenced to 10 months in County Jail after he sold 15 marijuana cigarettes to plainclothes officers. Joe Rodriguez, 27, of San Pedro, received 30 days in jail as a condition of three year probation following an arrest in July. Donald D. Smith, 20, of Lakewood, was placed under CYA supervision after officers found marijuana in his auto and home.
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California Youth Authority
Beach Vasey
Sammie Leonard Standell
E. el. Segundo Blvd
Compton
Long Beach
Joe Rodriguez
Almeria St. San Pedro
Drew
Iome
Donald D. Smith
Verdura Ave
Lakewood
CYA
Pressmen End Picket Lines For First Full Edition
Pressmen of the Atlanta Journal and the Constitution returned to work Tuesday to publish the first full-size edition since Sunday morning. They voted to break picket lines set up by mail room employees, who have disputed management since Saturday night at the jointly owned papers.
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Atlanta
Atlanta Journal
The
Atlanta Constitution
Morning Constitution
Afternoon Journal
Macy sales rise 7 percent in quarterly report
New York reports R. H. Macy & Co. sales for the quarter ended November 2 expected to reach about 114.5 million dollars, up seven percent from 107.174 million last year. Jack I. Straus, chairman, announced at the annual meeting Tuesday.
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New York
R. H. Macy & Co
Jack I. Straus
Live the Life of Riley at the Huntington Hotel
An old hotel ad promotes the Huntington Hotel with two lobbies and many private baths. Rooms feature carpeting, desks, and maid service. Ocean views offered with meals at 24.50 a week per person. Dining highlights claim choice steaks and turkey. Phone listed for inquiries.
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Riley
Huntington Hotel
Thia Notel
Duuleverd
Ocean
Nerzor
Ing Rocra
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Teamster
Washington
UPI
Senates
Teamsters Union
Senate
Westchester County
Ed Doyle
Yonkers
Tor di Salvo
Thhe Building Service Employes Union
Nick Ratteni
Ratteni
Siain
Robert F. Kennedy
Albert Anastasia
Frank Scalise
Con- Yopay
Westchester
Everest & Jennings
ACE
Atlantic Ave
Lee
Bandit Garcia
John G. Leep
W. Broadway
Leep
Joan
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Macy
Ocean Blvd
Long Reach
Morgan Hall
Florence McCollum
Europe
Stone Mill
American Ave
General Telephone Company of
California
America
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