AFL Groups Back Knight for Governor
In San Francisco two AFL groups endorsed Gov Goodwin J Knight for re election, boosting his bid with endorsements from teamsters, culinary workers, theatrical unions and building trades. The Labor League for Political Education advised Knight 11 1, then 18 4 against Richard Graves with two absentees. Endorsements also favored Democrats for Congress and state offices, while Knight outlined rising state employment and Graves pressed plans for higher teacher salaries and social programs.
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George B. Collins
George Johnson
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Charles Johnson
Roy Simpson
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Labor League
Cov. Knight
Dope Chief Dies With Lips Sealed
Anthony Pape aged 40, head of a gangland operation, died in Bridewell Hospital after eight gunshot wounds. He refused to name his attackers, while police speculate on a narcotics and counterfeiting cover story. His brother James, 36, post office clerk, was also killed in the same ambush.
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Perjury Trial of Shoulders Under Way
Louis Shoulders a St. Louis police lieutenant who captured the Greenlease kidnappers goes on trial in federal court for perjury over his handling of the ransom money. Jury selection began today as it is alleged he and Patrolman Elmer Dolan lied about carrying two suitcases of ransom into the station after arresting Carl Austin Hall and Bonnie Heady. Hall and Heady were executed in Missouri last November. $308,720 of the ransom remains missing.
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Indo Cabinet Orders Full War Draft and Siege Actions
The Indo cabinet orders a full war draft amid ongoing Dien Bien Phu fighting. Vietminh forces attack French trenches while French Union troops, aided by American tanks, counterattack to blunt the assault and retake positions near the main airstrip. Infantry reinforcements drive back Vietminh at bayonet point during a brutal hour of combat.
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Young aerialist injured in circuses mouthpiece mishap
Tema Rodrigue a 17 year old from Mexico City fell about 14 feet during an iron jaw act with the Clyde Beatty Circus. Her mouthpiece loosened while she gripped it with her teeth causing a possible skull fracture. Her brother Pablo reported the accident occurred Sunday during the flying butter y routine where four girls performed.
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Los Angeles
Tema Rodrigue
Mexico City
Clyde Beatty
Pablo
Statue of Sen Bilbo Dedication Blocks Sabotage Plot
Jackson Mississippi defense ministry officials unveil a statue of the late Sen Theo Bilbo in the state capitol. Police said two suspects fled into an alley after a theft and an intelligence briefing linked to a sabotage plot. The article notes alleged Communist agents and gives mixed details about arrests and locations in Korea and at a downtown bar.
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Associate Editor Appointed Amid Controversy in Oil and Gas Journal
Miss Key Barnes announces E. Ver yon St. has been named associate editor of Oil and Gas Journal. The publication serves the industry and Derrick Clubs while St. was a Los Angeles Desk and Derrick Club director and faced Senate pressure in 1947 over his race stance.
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