Bus line to offer stewardess service and snack bar
Transcontinental Trailway Buses Inc announced plans to add stewardess service a snack bar and free soft drinks for passengers to curb losses to airlines and railroads. It asked the State Public Utilities Commission for approval to charge reserved coach seat passengers a nominal fee 1.50 for the Los Angeles to San Francisco trip with lower charges for in between points.
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Transcontinental Trailway Buses, Inc
State Public Utilities Commission
Los Angeles
Union funds used for goon work and girlie shows in tax case
Alice Prekop a former bookkeeper for local 494 AFL CIO testified in federal tax court that unrecorded union funds were used for goon work and girlie shows with liquor for politicians and union officials. She said money came from a strong box on Edward J. Brown’s farm and that a $65,000 shortage was later pursued by officials. The case seeks $100,492 in back taxes and $30,311 in penalties.
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AFL International Electrical Workers
Alice Prekop
Prokop
Ae Oe
Wwere
Brown
Morton Fisher
Washington, D.C
Japan Eyes 60 40 Chance to Enter United Nations
Foreign Minister Mamoru Shigemitsu told the cabinet Japan’s odds of winning a United Nations seat this week are about 60 to 40. He indicated that Nationalist China would not veto the 18 nation package including Japan due to its stance on outer Mongolia.
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U.N. Tokyo
Mamoru Shigemitsu
United Nations
China
Outer Mongolia
Solon Criticizes Rhee Over Japan Policy
Wisconsin Democrat Zablocki accused Syngman Rhee of harming U S relations with Japan through his attitude toward Tokyo. He noted Rhee’s stance worsens the South Korea Japan dispute and said Japan should be allowed to fish inside the Korean boundary as a line from 60 to 200 miles off Korea.
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Wisconsin
Zablocki
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South Korea
Rhee
United States
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Korea
Four Formosan Ring Indicted in Smuggling Case
Four youths described as Formosan gang members have been indicted on smuggling charges. The ring allegedly operated since 1947, moving goods from Hong Kong to Formosa, with fishermen identified among the accused. The case centers on Formosa bound goods and illicit marine commerce.
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Taipei
Formosa
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