Hoffa Trial Sidetracked By Race Issue
Hoffa bribery trial veers as defense cites racial concerns with a largely black jury. Witness John Dye Cheasty defends his record on ending segregation and notes he helped settle a Tallahassee bus boycott. Cheasty testifies about his roles with NAACP inquiries and state probes before proceeding next week.
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Washington
James R. Hoffa
Edward Bennett Williams
John Dye Cheasty
Cheasty
Williams
Tallahassee
Fla
National Assn. For the Advancement of Colored People
NAACP
Edward P. Troxell
Burnita S. Matthews
Florida
Legislative Committee
Devastating Gulf Hurricane Ravages Cameron Parish
The hurricane tracked northeast across Louisiana into Mississippi and Tennessee then weakened over the Ohio Valley. Cameron Parish bore the worst impact with 90 percent of buildings flattened, towns submerged, and an estimated loss of life near a hundred. Survivors recounted walls of water, mass evacuations, and emotional scenes as refugees sought safety in schools and gymnasiums.
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Louisiana
Mississippi
Tennessee
Ohio Valley
Rhode Island
Cameron
Gulf
Holly Beach
Big Lake
Johnson Bayou
Morris
Grand
Little Cheniere
Grand Lake
Child Hurt In 3 Auto Crash Here
Connie Buss three of 114 W Locust St was taken to Lutheran Hospital after a three car crash on Jackson near 16th streets. Nature of injuries unknown. Vehicles driven by Naomi Mae Hansen Shirley Ann Buss and Lester Marvin Dahl were involved. Other injuries included chin cuts and a right hip injury from separate two car collisions.
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Connie Buss
W. Locust St
Lutheran Hospital
Jackson
16Th Streets
Naomi Mae Hansen
Vick's
Shirley Ann Buss
Lester Marvin Dahl
Avon St
Douglas Lee Olson
Rose St
St. Francis Hospital
Olson
Harriet Latimer Monti
Alma
Flood conditions linger across upper Midwest as rivers rise
The Mississippi swelled causing St. Croix backflow into northwest Wisconsin and halted river navigation in St. Paul. Crests were projected near Stillwater and Guttenberg with flood stages and feet readings noted for multiple towns. Rainfall from Hurricane Audrey's aftermath affected Illinois Indiana and Michigan with up to 2.66 inches in Youngstown Ohio and 42 inches at Milwaukee airport.
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Mississippi
Stillwater
St. Croix
Wisconsin
St. Paul
Chicago and North Western
Dama
Weather Bureau
Youngstown
Ohio
Audrey
Illinois
Indiana
Sault Ste. Marie
Mich
Milwaukee
la Crosse
Black River Falls
Two Rafts Crew Rescued After Gulf Rig Capsizes
Six men aboard the fishing vessel Keturah rode out a night storm on two rafts after a two million dollar offshore drilling rig capsized in the Gulf. They were rescued yesterday along a sandy Cameron area beach.
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Keturah
Gulf
Cameron
Lansing Undertaker John Burke Dies Suddenly in Iowa
John Burke longtime Lansing undertaker died Saturday morning after a brief illness. Found in his bathroom by wife Mercedes McDeough at 4 30 a m sheriff and coroner of Waukon investigate. Burke trained in St Louis and bought the business in 1952. He was Kiwanis and Knights of Columbus member survived by wife two sons two daughters and several siblings with funeral arrangements pending.
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Lansing
Iowa
John Burke
Burke
Ing. Burke
St. Louis
Paul Snieder
Kiwanis
The
Knights of Columbus
Mercedes McDeough
Patrick
Donald
Mary
Collette
Henry
Leo
Kathryn) Schmidt
la Crescent
Carl
Mary) Wagner
Charles
William
Dubuque
Frances
Independence
Thomas
Muncie
Ind
Mississippi River Forecast and Dam Readings Mississipp
Hastings Minnesota to Cuttenberg forecast shows river rise from 3 to 5 at dams 6 to 10 and a half foot rise at Dam 2. Water expected to rise 3 to 5 feet over the next 24 hours with Sunday sunrise at 7:25 pm and sunset at 8:92 pm. Moonset listed at 10:41 pm Sunday.
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Hastings
Minn
Te Cuttenberg
Moon Sete
Couple To Wed Despite Damage Suit By Father
Milwaukee report of a 500000 damage suit by Leland W. T. Cummings Sr against Mary Lucille Werner and family. The couple planned to marry at St Mathew's Lutheran Church in Wauwatosa despite allegations of religious coercion and family conflict. Werner denies all charges and says the suit is false and unfounded.
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Milwaukee
Mary Lucille Werner
Arnold Werner
Suburban Elm Grove
Werner
Wagner Iron Works
Leland William Thomas Cummings Jr
Leland W. T. Cummings Sr
Wyncote
Philadelphia
Cummings
St. Mathew’s Lutheran Church
Wauwatosa
Werners
Lee
New York
Cummingses
Harvard
Portland Mayor Schrunk Acquitted of Perjury in Vice Probe
Portland Mayor Terry Schrunk was acquitted yesterday of perjury in a vice probe, while three related charges remain. A unanimous jury cleared him of lying to a grand jury about a $500 bribe alleged by gambler Jim Elkins, with trial focused on press and graft connections during the Portland vice inquiry and earlier Senate hearings.
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Cheasty
Brooklyn
Hoffa
Senate
FBI
Hyman J. Fischbach
Miami
Portland
Ore
Terry Schrunk
Schrunk
Robert Y. Thornton
Washington, D.C
Senate Committee
Big Jim Elkins
Clifford O. Bennett
Bennett
Elkins
Mayor Opens Bath To His Constituents
In Malone New York water shortages in the higher areas prompted a village board discussion. Mayor Edward Skowrya announced an engineering survey and planned corrective actions once recommendations arrive. Resident DeWitt Hutchins asked to bathe at the mayor’s home, and the mayor welcomed him and his children.
Schafer Enters Race For Senate
Former Rep. John C. Schafer of Milwaukee enters the Republican field for the U S Senate special election primary following the death of Joseph McCarthy. Schafer, six term former congressman from the 4th District, announced at the 11th Ward Republican Club.
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Milwaukee
John C. Schafer
U. S. Senate
Joseph McCarthy
Schafer
Lth Ward Republican Club
Fishing gear stolen from boat report filed
Edward Duffy of 3123 Losey Blvd S reported to city police the theft since last fall of 130 dollars worth of equipment from his boat. Stolen items include two Pal Heddon rods one Pflenger and one Shakespeare reel four ring type preserves two quart sized extinguishers and a 150 foot extension cord.
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Edward Duffy
Losey Blvd
Jobless worker jailed for fraud in Philadelphia
Abbie Gibbs, labeled jobless by caseworkers, hid earnings of 19000 from Nov 4 1948 to Nov 5 1955 while claiming 13994 in wife’s assistance. Judge Trembath sentenced Gibbs to one year in prison and a $1000 fine. Mrs Gibbs placed on probation and children returned to relief.
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Philadelphia
Pennsylvania Public Assistant Department
Abbie Gibbs
Gibbs
Robert Trembath
Show of Force Aerial Parade Honors Gen Twining
An immense Andrews Air Force Base parade features 260 aircraft including modern jets and WWI planes to honor outgoing U S Air Force Chief of Staff Gen Nathan Twining who becomes chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff in August. The event draws hundreds of officials, diplomats, and the Soviet ambassador, with over a thousand airmen on display and five guided missile types on the ground.
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Washington U
United States Air Force
Nathan Twining
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Georgi Zarubin
Twining
Defense Department
Congress
Wisconsin Legislature Adopts Var iable Annuity Plan and Other Reforms
The Legislature approved a plan to tax legislators up to 30 dollars a month plus pensions and allowed public retirement participants to put half their contributions into common stocks, aiming to counter inflation. Wisconsin also began regulating credit life and credit health and accident insurance, and passed a 125‑item motor code revision effective soon.
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Wisconsin
Eight Injured In Head-On Collision Near Madison
A head-on collision on Madison’s city by-pass road injures eight people. Seven victims are from Indiana and one from Madison. William Randell, 22, Thorntown, Indiana, is in serious condition. others are reported in satisfactory condition. Police are unsure of the crash cause.
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Madison
Indiana
William Randell
Thorntown
Ind
Sisters Marrying Two Brothers in WV Double Wedding
In Morgantown West Virginia the Cutlip sisters Elnora and Barbara will wed William and Charles Savage in a double ring ceremony at First Christian Church with Rev Benton Roy Hanan officiating.
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Morgantown
W.va
Cutlip
Savage
Elnora Cutlip
William Savage
Barbara
William
Charles
First Christian Church
Benton Roy Hanan
Prairie Farmer Co. Buys Two Farm Papers
Prairie Farmer Publishing Co. of Chicago says it purchased Wallace's Farmer and Iowa Homestead and the Wisconsin Agriculturist and Farmer. Wallace-Homestead Co. will publish Wallace publication in Iowa from Des Moines. Wisconsin paper remains in Racine and all staffs and operations stay substantially unchanged.
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Prairie Farmer Co
Chicagop
Prairie Farmer Publishing Co
Chicago
Wallace
Farmer
Iowa
Wisconsin Agriculturist
Prairie Farmer
Illinois
Indiana
WLS
Iowa Homestead
James E. Edwards
The
Prairie Farmer Organization
Wallace-Homestead Co
Des Moines
Wisconsin
Racine
Edwards
Houston Teens Detained Over Beer Drinking Incident
Three Houston Minnesota boys aged 16 and 17 were arrested for beer drinking and turned over to their probation officer. They reportedly supplied the beer and were not intoxicated at the time.
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Houston, Minn
Swill & Company Market Quotations for Livestock Hogs Cattle Lambs
Swill and Company reports market quotations over KWNO at 6:45 am and 11:45 am with buying hours 8 am to 4 pm weekdays and 8 am to noon Saturday. Hog prices show a 15 cent decline with varied weights and classes. cattle market steady with ranges for dry fed steers yearlings and cows. lambs reported steady with price bands across quality grades.
Five men disarm dud atomic device at Nevada test site
At the Nevada test site a five member team disarmed a dud atomic weapon with blast power around 10 000 tons of TNT. They climbed a 500 foot tower and disconnected power cables before the device failed to fire at 4 45 am. The AEC noted the failure stemmed from a crane severing a power cable. the dud cannot be fired until July 10.
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Nev
Forest Fairbrother
Fairbrother
Bernard
Barney) Rubin
University of California Livermore Radiation Laboratory
Robert Burton
AEC Sandia Laboratory
Albuquerque
N.M
Walter Arnold
Livermore
Edward R. Tucker
Dr. Burton
Nevada Test
Burton
Ater
AEC
Ground Zero
Boy Arrested For Destroying Property
A one year old out of state boy from California was arrested by city detectives on Friday for destroying the roof of a convertible car last fall. He admitted the act to detectives and was placed in custody of the welfare department after being found back in the city.
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California
Welfare Department
Thefts Reported From Home and Car At Two Locations
A thief snatched a girl's black swimsuit from a wash line at the Thomas Harper residence 1502 West Ave. Royce D. Gardner of Jackson Mich reported to police Saturday the theft of two hubcaps from his car parked at the 2nd and Main streets lot, valued at $24.
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Thomas Harper
West Ave
Royce D. Gardner
Jackson
Mich
2Nd
Main Streets
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Pecan Island
Dorothy Whatley
Grand Cheniere
Cameron Parish
Here
Stephen Broussard
J. B. Gibbs
McNeese State College
Lake Charles
Wade C. Baley
Charles la Bouef
Galveston
Tex
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Thomas C. Spah
Island St
17Th
Horton Streets
Spah
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23Rd St
14Th
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Wen
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Camp McCoy
William H. Arnold
5Th Army
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U.S. Army
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Winena
T.W
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Il le Crosse
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O. Root
Houston
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Harvard College
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Andrews Air Force Base
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Board of Review
Ernest Roesler
Crime
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Numsen Radio-Tv
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