Political Scandal Report Targets Top Revenue Official Hoppe
The New York Herald Tribune reports a major IRS scandal will erupt in Washington over a deragatory character report on Edgar E. Hoppe a former assistant revenue commissioner. The piece cites a six month investigation claiming Hoppe was fired for political expediency and links to a disputed report involving tax officials, the Eisenhower administration and the U S Civil Service Commission.
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New York
The
New York Herald Tribune
Internal Revenue Service
Washington
Edward J. Mowrey
White House
Herald Tribune
Edgar E. Hoppe
Dallas
Fox
Hoppe
T. Coleman Andrews
O. O. Gordon Delk Jr
Eisenhower
Hoover
U. S. Civil Service Commission
Treasury Department
Walkout ties up New York harbor ports
A longshoremen walkout paralyzed New York port today and may spread to the East Coast by Monday. The ILA and the Waterfront Commission dispute over harbor regulations sparked the action, with Manhattan dockers ordered off the job after a commission investigator attended a mass meeting. Brooklyn dockers were to meet this afternoon as William V. Bradley of the ILA called for a private protest meeting.
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New York
Manhatten
Staten Island
Jersey City
Hoboken
N. J
International Longshoremens Assn
New York-New Jersey Waterfront Commission
Commission
ILA
Manhattan
William V. Bradley
Brooklyn Dockers
Bradley
U S Air Force Inspects Formosa Bases
Maj. Gen. Hunter Harris Jr. deputy chief of operations for the U S Far East Air Force inspected U S 18th fighter bomber wing bases in Formosa Taipei noting readiness and operational posture during the visit.
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Taipei
Formosa
Hunter Harris Jr
U. S. Far East Air Force
U. S
Martial law reimposed in Istanbul and Izmir
Radio Ankara announced that martial law had been reimposed on the Turkish cities of Istanbul and Izmir, signaling increased government control.
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Istanbul
Turkey
Radio
Ankara
Izmir
Polio Claims Sheboygan Teacher Ralph Brill at 33
Ralph E. Brill 33 a sixth grade teacher at Grant School in Sheboygan and former Mapledale School principal died of polio as the city public schools opened. He was father of three.
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Sheboygan
Ralph E. Brill
Oostbury
Grant School
Mapledale School
Republican Chairman Seeks Action on Farm Price Drop
Leonard W. Hall told state party leaders he expects administration steps to address plummeting farm prices as concerns rise within the party.
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Washington
Leonard W. Hall
Record U S Jobs Rise to 65 488 000 in August
The number of employed Americans increased to a record 65 488 000 in August and unemployment fell to 2 237 000. Government says August factory hiring and smaller farm declines drove the change. Employment up about 500 000 from July while unemployment declined nearly 250 000. The survey covered the second week of August.
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Washington
Commerce and Labor Departments
Market bandits seize cash from Wisconsin stores
Rhinelander police and Oneida County sheriff's officers pressed a search today for burglars who took an estimated 10000 dollars in cash from a Rhinelander supermarket and another store in Three Lakes.
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Rhinelander
Wis
Oneida County
Three Lakes
68 Escape Air Crash One Killed
Sixty eight men escaped death when a four engine C124 Globemaster crashed on takeoff in a dust storm at Kirtland Air Force Base. One man was killed and one was in serious condition at Sandia base hospital.
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Albuquerque
Sandia Base
Greenlease Bill Found in Florida Bank
A $20 bill from the $300,000 Bobby Greenlease ransom was found in Florida. Federal agent Weeks said the bill was discovered at the Jacksonville Federal Reserve Bank and came from the Florida National Bank and Trust Co of Miami.
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Miami
Fla
Bobby Greenlease
Florida
Charles E. Weeks
FBI
Jacksonville
Federal Reserve Bank
Florida National Bank and Trust Co
Alert Town Faces Big Fire Near Yreka California
Fire near Yreka in the Klamath National Forest threatens 3500 residents as flames burn within six miles and blacken 20000 to 30000 acres. Backfires, bulldozer lines, and National Guard road blocks are deployed while evacuations of Hawkinsville proceed. A separate Sequoia forest fire near General Grant Grove is checked after advancing toward the famed redwoods.
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Sequoia National Forest
Hoist Ridge
California
Grant Grove
San Francisco
Yreka
Calif
Klamath National Forest
Volunteer Fire Department
National Guard
Greenhorn Summit
Hawkinsville
General Grant Grove
Arizona
New Mexico
UN Security Council to Study Gaza Clashes
The United Nations Security Council will meet in New York on Thursday at the request of Western powers to discuss the recent Israeli Egyptian clashes in the Gaza area.
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United Nations
N. Y
United Nations Security Council
Gaza
New Protein Type May Improve Paternity Tests
Two Canadian scientists report a new blood protein type in serum that runs independently of A B AB or O. This protein type follows genetic rules like red cell types and could rule out a suspected father when the child's protein type cannot arise from the parents.
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East Lansing
Mich
Norma Ford Walker
Oliver Smithies
University of Toronto
City Council Approves 1.7 Million Bond Sale For Sewers and Schools
City council authorized bonds totaling 1 775 000 for sewer upgrades street paving and school construction in five resolutions. The package includes 500000 street bonds 155000 sanitary sewer 430000 storm sewer 100000 first phase of school building and 590000 second phase for new schools and repairs. The vote followed hours of committee work and two upcoming executive sessions.
Danish Ship Jopeter Trapped In Greenland Ice
The 486-ton sealing ship Jopeter with 32 men aboard is frozen in ice off eastern Greenland. A U S Air Force helicopter was offered if conditions worsened while the Norwegian vessel Tottan was ordered to break through the floes. Captain Knut Nakken said Jopeter lost a propeller in an ice jam and has drifted for a week, after establishing shortwave contact with Denmark.
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Copenhagen
Greenland
U. S. Air Force
Tottan
Knut Nakken
Ben
Denmark
Smog and Heat Surge Through Los Angeles With Death Toll Rises
Los Angeles endures an eighth straight day above 100 degrees as smog worsens and the death toll climbs to 81. Officials warn a smog alert may be issued while record heat broadens the heat wave’s toll on the city and county.
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Norris Poulson
Los Angeles
Coroner
Los Angeles County
Detained U.S. Rep Holt in Moscow Suburb by Soviet Soldier
Rep Holt of California reports he and a U S embassy staffer were detained for over an hour by a Red Army lieutenant in a Moscow suburb. A police captain arrived, then a colonel reviewed passports and embassy IDs before allowing them to leave amid a crowd of onlookers.
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Washington
Holt
Calif
Moscow
Red Army
Frost Expected in Northern Wisconsin Tonight
Grips of frost were forecast for parts of northern Wisconsin as the region endured the season's coolest spell. A 33 degree reading in Black River Falls and Grantsburg contrasted with 56 in Kenosha. Daytime highs reached the upper 60s to low 70s across locations, with pollen at 188 and nightly lows near 40 to 50.
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Wisconsin
Black River Falls
Grantsburg
Kenosha
American Motors
Two U S Soldiers Killed by Lightning in Japan Maneuvers
A bolt of lightning killed two American soldiers and burned 140 others during maneuvers near Sendai Japan. The two deceased were members of the Fifth Cavalry Division and were struck on a hill during a thunderstorm. Names were not disclosed. several soldiers were injured with minor burns.
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Sendai
Japan
U. S. Army
Army
Fifth Cavalry Division
Riots in Istanbul Izmir Over Cyprus Dispute
Violent anti Greek riots erupted in Istanbul and Izmir prompting martial law and large property damage. A Ankara communique blamed a Communist plot and vowed swift restoration of order as Britain sends royal marines to Cyprus for security.
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Istanbul
Turkey
Izmir
Ankara
Fatin Rostu Zorlu
London
Red
Cyprus
Adnan Menderes
Bosporus
Chatos
Britain
Royal Marine
Malta
Texas Coast Hit by Squalls From Tropical Storm Gladys
Violent squalls from the storm Gladys pounded the Texas coast driving many from their homes in the Corpus Christi Bay area. Coast Guard units searched for distressed or missing vessels and rescued fishermen from flooded lowlands along the lower Texas coast.
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Brownsville
Texa
Texas
Corpus Christi Bay
Here
Coast Guard
Straits Bridge Nears Completion Pace Quickens
The Straits of Mackinac Bridge near 1957 completion reports show 88 percent of substructure done and 79 percent of contract time used. D B. Steinman notes 400000 cubic yards of concrete in place and a new underwater placement record. Main piers reach rock depths and tower heights rise as 50000 tons of steel arrive from Gary Indiana and Ambridge Pennsylvania.
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St. Ignace
Mich
Straits of Mackinac Bridge
D. B. Steinman
Steinman
Gary
Ind
Ambridge
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R. H. Custer
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C. R. Nicolazzo
Joseph Sawicki
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Earl Morton
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