Hoffa Barred as Boss Hoffa Barred as Boss
Washington AP reports James R. Hoffa was barred from becoming Teamsters president by Federal District Judge F Dickinson Letts. A restraining order prevents Hoffa from taking over the reins from retiring Deve Beck amid wiretap conspiracy and perjury charges. New York rank-and-file group claims convention delegates were illegally chosen to favor Hoffa. John Cunningham calls the ruling a first step to return the union to the members.
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Washington
James R. Hoffa
Aj Barrage
Teamsters
F. Dickinson Letts
New York
Hoffa
Deve Beck
Detroit
Letts
Retts
Iota
Miami Beach
Fli
Godfrey P. Schmidt
anti-Hoffa
John Cunningham
Policeman Slain in Los Angeles After Early Morning Encounter
In Los Angeles a police officer, Robert R. Christensen, 38, was killed during a struggle with a suspect, Theodore Roosevelt Beckham Phan, 23, who was being arrested for indecent exposure. Beckham was pursued after taking Christensen's revolver and firing. he was killed by officers Wor yden and Gourley as he attempted to flee.
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Los Angeles
Christensen J
Theodore Roosevelt Beckphan
Beckham
Christensen
J. O. Woryden
E. K. Gourley
Arabs Play With Fire Turks Won In Syria Row
Turkey warned that any aggression against its territory would be broken by its strong army. Defense Minister Shemi Erzin spoke at a foundation stone ceremony in Ankara amid Egyptian troop movements in Latakia near the Turkish frontier.
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Istanbut
Turkey
Syria
Shemi Erzin
Ergin
Ankara
Latakia
Mediterranean
Eisenhower Won’t Hold News Conference This Week
President Eisenhower will not hold a news conference this week as he prepares for the visit of Queen Elizabeth. He will focus on official duties and reception arrangements ahead of the royal visit.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Elizabeth
Subside hearings tie up city departments in LA
The City Council and city managers, attorneys, and Harbor Commission devote most time to interim State Assembly hearings on subsidence and use of titeland funds for projects. One subsidence hearing finished ten days ago. Judiciary Committee led by Assemblyman Bruce Ailen scheduled for November, with page continuation.
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Harbor Commission
State Assembly
Judiciary
Bruce Ailen
Nev
Queen opens Canadian Parliament as Miss Finland fails
Queen Elizabeth II opened the 23rd session of Parliament in Ottawa accompanied by Prince Philip. Miss World 1957 Charlotte Sheffield did not advance to finals. Marita Lindahl of Finland won Miss United States honors in a separate pageant role. The event marked the first time a British sovereign opened Canada's Parliament, during Ottawa’s centennial celebration.
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Queen Elizabeth
Prince Philip
Ottawa
Government House
Parliament
London
Finland
Marita Lindahl
Charlotte Sheffield
University of Utah
Heroronation
United
Hament
Witch
Lilian Madsen
Prince l
Denmark
Philip
Sheffield
Landau
Melbourne
Australia
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Alexandre
Order of the Garter
Eliza
Queen outlines new Canadian program in 15 minute speech
The Queen detailed the program of the new Canadian government during a brief 15 minute discourse. She proposed annual paid vacations for government employees and introduced legislation covering railway branch lines and several insurance statutes.
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Beth
Guzen Victoria
John Diefenboxer
World beauty pageant sparks Finnish winner headlines
A fragment notes Miss World in London won by Miss Finland, described with upbeat tone and playful weather imagery. The piece mentions her being weighed at 136 pounds and tall, framing the event as a shift in public chatter about Finland.
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Gray
London
Finland
Two Boston Doctors Report Promising Blood Pressure Drugs
Two Boston physicians announce a discovery they call amazing that may relieve high blood pressure. The report notes the potential impact on treatment and references related coverage on page A-4.
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Boston
FISH WARS MOVE TO COURT OVER PRICING DISPUTE
Rival fishing unions clash over sardine and mackerel prices as a court battle forms after a supplier does not meet the terms. A purse seiner vessel Dorothy R figures in a waterfront incident on West 7th Street. Police respond to threats of mass picketing at Booth Cannery after unloading a first catch at 42.50 a ton.
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Long Beach
F. E. Booth Cannery Co
7Th St
Dorothy R
Booth Co
Star Kist
Terminal Island
Seine and Line Fishermen’s Union
UAW Proposes Kohler Peace Plan to End Strike
UAW president Walter P. Reuther telegrammed Kohler Co. president Herbert V. Kohler offering to suspend the strike tied to the NLRB directives. The plan asks Kohler to bargain with the union as the sole representative and reinstate striking workers, accepting the board's recommendations as settlement basis.
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NLRE
George A. Downing
Kohler
Tornadoes and floods scour Texas state
Floodwaters swept across major Texas streams drowning one person and forcing hundreds from homes as three tornadoes struck southeast Texas. Homes were destroyed near Dayton and Kirbyville, while a drive-in theater and farm houses also suffered damage near Waller. Torrential rains up to 12 inches continued statewide. A UT student drowned when his car went into a flood creek near Lubbock. Seven people were rescued by boat near Taylor. A rail trestle in Weir collapsed, derailing a San Antonio Dallas train with no injuries.
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Dallas
Texas
Theater
Waller
Houston
Ballinger
Reek
Militia Reduced to 1 800 in Arkansas Crisis
In Little Rock the U S Army ordered half of 1060 paratroopers enforcing integration at Central High flown out, while authorities doubted final departures before morning. Arkansas Governor Faubus floated a special session to address the crisis as federal troops were rumored to assume control and police prepared to guard the nine Negroes enrolled at Central High.
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Little Rock
Ark
U. S. Army
Central High School
Arkansas
Army
Wilber BL Poracker
101St Airborne Division
Camp Robinson
James D. Johnson
Central
Faubus
Fast Time Man Bleary-Eyed From Sleep Loss
State Rep Joseph E Klen reports severe water reaction to daylight time stance in Indiana He says two weeks of late night calls from a man questioning his vote have left him unable to sleep The caller demands action with shouted questions at dawn
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Hammond
Ind
Joseph E. Klen
Indiana
Jen
Four Thousand Area Students Absent From Schools
Nearly 4,000 students in Long Beach and nearby districts were absent as flu like cases rose. Officials noted high absentee rates in Excelsior Paramount and Bellflower unions, with Artesia Norwalk and other schools reporting substantial absences. Long Beach superintendent urged caution, while city health officials said no epidemic yet and steps were taken to monitor symptoms and prepare for potential escalation.
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Long Beach
Jor
Union
Excelsior
Paramount
Belflower
Artesia
Norwalk
Ddyney Union
Bellflower
Douglas A. Newcomb
Board of Education
Se Ke
Newcomb
J. DB. Litwack
Litwack
Varios
Red Cross
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