Hoffa Leader Held Accountable in Transport Labor Case
Teamsters President James R. Hoffa, an international vice president, faced allegations related to ex torting $17,100 from Corn Transportation of Rensselaer New York between 1952 and 1959 to secure labor peace at its Secaucus New Jersey terminal where Local 560 drovers worked.
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Teamsters
James R. Hoffa
Provenzano
Corn Transportation, Inc
Rensselaer
N.Y
Secaucus, N.J
Longer Hours For Workers Due in Future
A Congressional subcommittee was told that the share of workers over 48 hours a week rose from 13 percent in 1948 to 18 percent, with longer weeks concentrated among professionals and managers. Clague cited job complexity and income-leisure tradeoffs as factors. idle teenagers push unemployment. calls to shorten the work week and double pay for overtime are under study.
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Washington
Ewan Clague
Commissioner of
Labor Statistics
Clague
Afl-Cio
Willard Wirtz
Clague’s
Extortion Verdict for Teamster Boss Provenzano
Anthony Provenzano known as Tony Pro, head of the New Jersey Teamsters Joint Council, was found guilty of extorting 17,100 dollars from a New York trucking company. The six twelve jurors delivered the verdict in Newark before Judge Robert Shaw, with sentencing to follow after Provenzano reports to his probation officer.
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Newark
S.J
Anthony
Tony Pro
Provenzano
New Jersey Teamsters Union Joint Council
New York
U.S. District Court
Robert Shaw
Peck Page Zanuck Win Italian Awards 1963 Donatello Honors
Gregory Peck Geraldine Page and Darryl F Zanuck won 1963 David of Donatello awards Italy s top film prizes. Italian winners included Gina Lollobrigida Silvana Mangano Vittorio Gassman and Vittorio De Sica. Peck received best foreign actor for To Kill a Mocking Bird Miss Page best foreign actress for Sweet Bird of Youth Zanuck best foreign film for The Longest Day.
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Rome
Gregory Peck
Geraldine Page
Darryl F. Zanuck
David of Donatello
Italy
Gina Lollobrigida
Silvana Mangano
Vittorio Gassman
Vittorio de Sica
Donatello
Peck
Miss Page
Zanuck
Concert violinist David Zeikel dies at 59
David Zeikel a concert violinist and former concertmaster of the RKO Theater of the Air died Monday in Bisbee Ariz from a heart attack at age 59 He was the son of Austrian immigrants and debuted at Carnegie Hall at age 15.
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Bisbee
Ariz
David Zeikel
RKO Theater of the Air
Zeikel
Carnegie Hall
Senator Pearson pushes $5 million for Glen Elder project
Washington AP Senator James B. Pearson Republican Kansas urges a $5 million appropriation for the Glen Elder Reservoir in north central Kansas as the next fiscal year starts July 1. He seeks Reclamation Bureau authority to transfer funds for a water use study near Rydal Township Nebraska and Belleville Kansas.
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Washington
James B. Pearson
R-Kan
Reclamation Bureau
Glen Elder
Kansas
Budget Bureau
Pearson
Senate
Rydal Township
Neb
Belleville
Kan
Pasture Conditions Deteriorate Across Kansas in May
The State Crop and Livestock Reporting Service reports May pasture feed conditions at 62 percent of normal, down eight points from April and 27 percent below average. Dry April and May slowed early grass growth, especially in western areas, while eastern pastures remain fair to good. recent rains may improve grazing prospects.
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State Crop and Livestock Reporting Service
Kansas
K State Distributed 961 000 Trees in 1963 Plan
Kansas State University reported 961000 trees distributed in 1963 through its extension program. Of these, 220000 were Christmas trees and 200000 walnuts and pecans, covering all Kansas counties in 3290 orders. Poor rainfall in March and April was blamed for the small decline from the six year average.
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Manhattan
Kansas State University
Extension Department
Kansas
Harold Gallaher
Extension Forester
Rip Van Winkle Backache Claimed in Classified Ads
Classified ad column highlights a humorous claim about Rip Van Winkle unable to sleep due to a nagging backache. The quirky item reflects playful, human-interest tone typical of light local notices.
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Rip van Winkle
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Alabama University
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George Wallace
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Texas
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Tepeke Siva
Topeka, Kansas
Sen. Pearson
Cedar Bluff
Almena
Kanopolis
Cheney
Wilson
Bostwick
Kirwin
Ellis
Whester
Kipp
Nelson Buck
Medicine Lodge
K-State
Dean
McCrory
Otasco
Oklahoma Tire & Supply CO
America
Maes
Brunswick
Ford
L McCroryotasco
5A Supply CO
Massachusetts
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