Beck Spurns $50,000 Honor Post
Miami Beach AP Beck declines emeritus president-emeritus role with Teamsters amid conflict over power and influence. Hoffa opposes, Lee withdraws support, and a council ultimatum to purge corruption looms as Hoffa seeks AFL-CIO alignment.
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James R. Hoffa
William A. Lee
Chicago
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Miami Herald
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Hoffe
Teamsters
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Teck
Typhoon Faye Rips Okinawa in Deadly 146 mph Winds
NAHS Okinawa reports 1 dead, 17 seriously injured, 111 missing, 417 houses ruined and 855 damaged as Typhoon Faye slams the Ryukyus. Up to 2,200 homes may be lost. Marine and U S servicemen injured amid debris and tents at Camps Hansen and Hague.
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Okinawa
U. S.S
Ryukyus
Ryukyus’ Army Hospital
Japan
Hansen
Hague
Gronseis
Port Span Backed by Officials
SAN PEDRO officials and civic leaders lined up unanimous support for a 23 million dollar high level bridge from San Pedro to Terminal Island. Assemblyman Vincent Thomas chaired a nearly 100 person meeting, pledged continued efforts to secure city county and state funding, and said he will introduce funding legislation at the March Assembly session. The gathering, though about financing, favored a bridge over a tunnel, with the vote of confidence recorded as unanimous.
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San Pedro
Terminal Island
Cutter Races to Aid Diver Near San Clemente Island
A Coast Guard cutter was dispatched Thursday night to aid a skin diver believed to be dying near San Clemente Island. They were notified at 7 p.m. that a boat had taken the diver aboard cn Wilson's Cove and was giving him oxygen. The cutter was expected to reach Terminal Island around 3 a.m. The man’s name was not released. he is described as a civilian.
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San Clemente Island
Cn Wilson
Brotherhood Locomotive Engineers Visit Long Beach
The Western Conference convention of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers, the nation’s oldest rail labor group, brings 75,009 members to Long Beach as they gather this week. The union represents engineers on 95 percent of U S railroads, amid favorable coverage of its standing amid broader labor disclosures.
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Long Beach
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
United
Missing Boy Back Home Kidnaping Suspect Arrested
Federal agents arrested 20 year old George Edward Collins Jr of Everett in connection with the abduction of 8 year old Lee Edward Crary of Edmonds Washington. Collins faced kidnapping and ransom note charges and will be turned over to Snohomish County authorities. Crary, who has rheumatic heart condition, was found 25 miles from home after Monday disappearance.
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Federal Bureau of Investigation
Lee Edward Crary
Edmonds
Wash
George Edward Collins Jr
Everett
Collins
Boeing Airplane Company
Jomn F. Desmond
Desmond
Snohomish County
Washington
Jesmond
Young Crary
Lake Stevens
Edward Crary
Lee
FBI
George Collins
Asian Flu Scare Hits Cerritos JC Grid Game Canceled
Asian flu crept around the Long Beach area delaying a football game between Cerritos Junior College and Compton Junior College. A ransom note circulated as 600 volunteers aided law enforcement in the search for a missing boy found by Armistead of Everett. The boy, held briefly in a car trunk, aided by a dog, described a man with an uneducated note sender.
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Cerritos Junior College
Compton Junior College
Cerritos
Edstricken
Bureau of Investigation
Huntington’ Beach
A. W
Armistead
Everett
Wash
Lee
Bob Twitchell
Lynnwood
Eisenhower Tours Nuclear Sub Seawolf First by Atomic Power
President Eisenhower sailed aboard the USS Seawolf, the Navy’s new nuclear submarine, for a two hour cruise and submerged briefly. He viewed the reactor room and torpedo spaces, climbed to the conning tower to observe the USS Barry, and spoke of prioritizing the Navy’s work over gadgets.
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P.I. A
El—Presi
Eisenhower
Atlantic
Seawall
Iles Navy
Orange County
Or ‘of Cyauver
Natoange Asien
Torrance High School
Ventura
Huntington Beach
Navy
United States Navy
U. S Navy
Four Die As Ore Cauldron Boils at Magnesium Plant
In Renfrew Ontario a cauldron of molten ore exploded at the Dominion Magnesium Company plant injuring seven men. Four were killed and three seriously burned while two others suffered less severe injuries. The incident occurred Thursday as workers were present in the building. The United States Public Health Service announced a vaccine release today, reporting over 10 million doses distributed in seven weeks amid the disaster coverage. The blast occurred during a shift at the facility near Renfrew.
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Renfrew
Ont
Washington
U.S. Public Health Service and Mineral
Dominion Magnesium Company
Weather Forecast Spars With Finicky Reader
A weather forecaster backs away from today’s original forecast after admitting it was wrong. He signals forgetfulness of the earlier prediction while a cartoonish scene shows a cashier seeking a departing customer, tapping the window with a dollar bill.
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the Westhermar
Pentagon confusions spark order to riot training probed
Washington AP reports a disputed Pentagon directive to ready Army units for riot duty was revoked after officials feared misinterpretation. Secretary of the Army Bracken? Brucker said the order, linked to Little Rock integration unrest, was rescinded amid White House and Pentagon concerns.
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Pentagon
Secretary of the Army
Little Rock
Eisenhower
Apter
Hoddles
Brucker
101St Airborne Division
Ark
Pamir Lifeboat Survivor Recounts Sinking Struggle
A two year old survivor from the sailing ship Pamir describes how he and nine others fought to stay alive in a lifeboat after hurricane Carrie sank the four master. The Navy announced a new Baby Moon satellite mission to be launched this year.
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Pamir
United States
Navy
Faubus Urges Calm as Army Enforces School Order
Gov. Orval Faubus in a televised address urged calmness and lawfulness as the United States Army enforces school integration at Little Rock Central High. He argued for peace amid tensions, noting the soldiers protect nine Negro students entering classes while accusing the FBI of isolating youths from their families.
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Little Rock
Ark
Orval Faubus
Faubus
United States Army
X . Faubu
Geta
Rew
Paris
Budapest
FBI
Electronic Eye Opens Door to Thieving Dog in Burlington
Police chief says an electronic eye at a Burlington supermarket opened the door for a dog to steal dog biscuits. A dog walked to the counter took a box in its mouth and fled as the alarm or door mechanism activated.
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Burlington
Mass
Malcolm Meascherni
George Kolovssa
Italian-born sculptor Pompeo Coppini dies in San Antonio
Pompeo Coppini 87 a renowned Italian born sculptor who had lived in San Antonio since 1901 died in a local hospital on Thursday.
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Tex
Pompeo Coppini
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