Hoffa Teamster Boss Faces Wiretap Trial Start
James R. Hoffa and Hyman Fischbach go to U S District Court with charges of bribery and conspiracy to place a paid attorney on the Senate Rackets Committee staff. Hoffa’s lawyers argue evidence was wiretapped. prosecutors deny FBI taps. Hoffa’s power era hinges on this trial, as a conviction could end his leadership.
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Washington
James R. Hoffa
Hoffa
Midwest Teamsters Union
U. S
Senate
Herbert Brownell
FBI
The
Teamsters
New York
U.S. District Court
Hyman J. Fischbach
Miami
Rackets Committee
Congress
Tankers Crash Off Brittany Walls. 8 Sailors Die
Two large tankers collide in fog 20 miles off Brittany leaving eight sailors dead and more than five rescued. Survivors include ten seriously hurt as rescue crews battle flames and thick fog to reach burning ships Stony Point and Ioannis under Liberian and Greek registry.
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Brest
France
Brittany
Stony Point
Ioannis
Ionis
Landowners to Draw Up Plea to Freeman
Landowners along U.S. Highway 61 in La Moille Minnesota plan a Wednesday night meeting at 8 p.m. to draft a petition to Governor Freeman over condemnation settlements with the State Highway Dept. Senator James Keller will attend. 54 property owners along the La Moille to Dakota route seek timely settlements as grading work nears.
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LA Moille
Minn
Twin Bluffs
James Keller
Winona
Dakota
Dakota Say the Highway Dept
Freeman
Highway Dept
Attorney General’s Office
Bate
Maneuver Areas Too Small for Camp McCoy 32nd Division
Wisconsin’s 32nd National Guard Division, about 12 000 strong, argues Camp McCoy lacks space for large maneuvers and tank training. Officers note ranges are insufficient for big guns and air-target drills, plan alternative sites and rotations with Ft. Knox and Camp Haven, amid hot weather and early visitor arrivals.
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Camp Mccoy
Roth S. Schleck
Milwaukee
Wisconsin
3Nd National Guard
Schleck
National Guard
Red Arrow
McCoy
No New Polio Cases Reported
The State Board of Health said no polio cases were reported for the week ending June 8. Total poliomyelitis cases for 1957 stood at 11, up from 3 in the same period of 1956.
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Madison
State Board of Health
Japan warns decision may menace treaty relations
Japanese officials warned that an American court ruling blocking a Japanese trial for William S. Girard could threaten the U S Japan Mutual Security Treaty unless the U S Supreme Court overturns it Justice Minister Nakamura said the ruling is not binding and Japan will proceed with the Girard trial as planned Judge Kawachi said the trial would open mid August if he appears Camp Whittington holds Girard while Army authorities decide where he will be tried Brig Gen Decker said the ruling will not change the Army’s course of action and some editors predicted anti American demonstrations might follow
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Tokyo
William S. Girard
U.S. Supreme Court
Umekichi Nakamura
District Court
Japan
Girard
Yuzo Kawachi
U.S. Army
Ottawa
Ill
Supreme Court
Camp Whittington
Joseph C. McGarraghy
Aity
Tosa Sato
Minoru Tsuda
Justice
Sato
McGarraghy
Naka Sakai
U.S
Nakamura
Far East Command
Charles Decker
Army
Eisenhower
White House
Pentagon
Defense Department
State Department
Nobusuke Kishi
Washington
Kishi
San Francisco
United States
Streator
Congress
Sen. Green
D-Ri
Sen. Ervin
D-Nc
Sen. Flanders
R-Vi
Sen. Smathers
D-Fla
Carroll
Eisenhower says civil rights bill is moderate and decent
President Eisenhower described his civil rights program as moderate and decent and denied any intent to persecute. He criticized efforts to bypass the Judiciary Committee and noted the House bill's passage as a key development amid looming Senate controversy.
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Ike
Washington
Eisenhower
House
Senate
Planes Spray Marshes In Mosquito Campaign
Three planes will spray 600 acres of marshland between the La Crosse River and surrounding areas with a DDT solution to kill larvae and adults as part of a city mosquito control program led by Parks Director William F Krueger.
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William F. Krueger
la Crosse
Causeway
Black River
Green Island
Oak Street
Krueger
Eisenhower Signals Possible Shift in Nuclear Policy
President Eisenhower said he would be delighted to suspend atomic tests while negotiating with Russia for a permanent disarmament program. He suggested a possible exception to banning weapon manufacture and credited a three point Soviet proposal as worthy of study, though details remain unclear.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Russia
U. S
State Department
Harold Stassen
London
United States
United Nations
Britain
Stassen
France
Valerian Zorin
Judge Blocks Girard Surrender For Japanese Trial
A U.S. judge blocked surrender of GI William S. Girard to Japan to face manslaughter charges. The ruling, saying the transfer would violate his rights, prompts a likely direct appeal to the Supreme Court with Solicitor General Rankin deciding next steps.
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Washington
U.S
William S. Girard
Japan
Supreme Court
U.S. Court of Appeals
J. Lee Rankin
Girard
McGarraghy
State and
Defense Departments
Ottawa
Ill
Humphrey Defends Policy Before Senate Finance Panel
Secretary of the Treasury Humphrey testifies on economic tax and monetary policy as the Senate Finance Committee opens its probe. He labels critics inflationists, defends administration gains, and notes inflation as disturbing while promising continued policy course.
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Washington
Humphrey
Senate Finance Committee
Finance Committee
Sen
Kerr
D-Okla
Carlson
R- Kan
Eisenhower
Girard Attorney Sharks News For Law And Dramatic Arts
New York. Earl J Carroll defender of Army Specialist William Girard and his partner Joseph S Robinson won a ruling that Girard could not be turned over to Japan for trial. Carroll held a news conference in a penthouse office, calling attention to the victory for civilians and soldiers and for constitutional government.
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Earl J. Carroll
William
Girard
Carroll
Joseph S. Robinson
Washington
John Griffin
Sth Avenue
Robinson
Flanders Fields
John Macrae
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W. G. Wymann
Continental Army
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Knowland
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