Federal probes into labor union corruption surge nationwide
Federal prosecutors report 1870 investigations of Taft Hartley and Labor Management Reporting and Disclosure Act violations across districts from New York to Alaska. The cases include NY plumbers locals tied to bid rigging on school contracts and payments to union officials, with broader convictions in roofing and furniture locals and millions potentially involved. The push prompts AFL CIO self policing to avoid renewed scandal.
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Justice Department
Criminal Division
New York
Alaska
Hawaii
Florida
Afl-Cio
Herbert Miller
Miller
Bureau of Labor Management
New York Plumbers
Plumbers
New York Board of Education
Local 2
Local 1
Big City
Grand Jury
U.S
Jack Cohen
Benjamin Schubert
Local 371
Joseph Sierkiss
New York City
Cohen
Local
Taft-Hartley
Robert Morgenthau
N.Y
Southern
Teamsters
Ross Williams
Miami
Hod Carriers
Leonard Bragg
Ross
Rane
Sumter
D.C
Furniture
Local 273
Furniture Local
I Was a Boy Among the Greeks in the Thirties
Robert Ruark recalls his college days in the 1930s noting disciplined Greek life, limited vandalism, and orderly house rules. He contrasts his era with later youth riots and a fatal Russian roulette incident involving Editor Hodding Carter’s son, reflecting on cultural shifts.
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Hodding Carter
Fort Lauderdale
Frank Graham
Thomas Carter
New Orleans
Canada
Rocky Mount
Southampton
Baltimore
Newport
London
Sydney
Naples
Casablanca
Special Commission Seeks Johnsons Account Of Kennedy Slaying
The Warren led commission plans to obtain President Johnsons personal account of Kennedys assassination. The President may testify or provide a prepared statement to be included in the final report. Jacqueline Kennedy will also testify in a private session for inclusion in the published findings. The panel probes Oswalds Russia years and security lapses surrounding the Dallas visit while noting funding and political moves in Washington.
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Johnson
Washington
Special Investigating Commission
Commission
Earl Warren
Kennedy
White House
John Connally
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Lee Harvey Oswald
Russia
U.S
State Department
Llewellyn Thompson
Moscow
Oswald
Dallas
FBI
CIA
Ruth Paine
Oswalds
U. S
Lewis Wyman
R-N. H
Marina Oswald
Thresher
Wyman
Uss Thresher
Portsmouth
N.H
Secret Alliance
Eisenhower
Palm Springs
Richard Nixon
Milton Eisenhower
Eisehower
Robert Kennedy
Shifts in School Desegregation Battle Across Nation
Ten years after the ruling against segregation, pressure moves from courts to curb de facto segregation in northern and western schools. The North and West report concentrated minority enrollments and calls to end segregated attendance areas, with California, Illinois, New Jersey, and New York pursuing anti segregation policies and Illinois mandating reviews of attendance zones.
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U.S. Supreme Court
South
Supreme Court
Mississippi
Prince Edward County
National Association of Intergroup Relations Officials
North
California
Illinois
New Jersey
New York
Blade coatings spark race in razor market shift
The article details how Gillette and Wilkinson Sword developed fluorocarbon and silicone lubricants to reduce blade friction. Wilkinson state its coating on stainless blades led, Gillette fights to defend share as stainless blades grow. An Economist note on Eisenhower Nixon remarks closes.
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Gillette
Wilkinson Sword Company
Wilkinson
Economist
London
Famous Last Words From West Hemingway
The item notes controversial claims about Ernest Hemingway 1898 1961 with alleged final words and a last written message to a sick boy. It references his supposed cheerful tone and a later suicide, presenting a sensationalized summary of disputed biographical details.
Almanac Today May 8 1964 History Notes
Almanac entry for Friday May 8 1964 highlights the 129th day of the year with 237 to follow. It records the Moon nearing new phase, Saturn as the morning star and Venus as the evening star. Notable events include 1942 remarks by Henry Wallace on the century of the common man and VE Day in 1945.
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Carl Albert
Okla
Congress
Washington
Robert Kennedy
Venus
Henry A
Mississippi River
Memphis, Tenn
Henry Wallace
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