Kickbacks Said to Solon Aid Powell Associate
New York reports allege Rep Adam Clayton Powell's secretary Howard and Hattie Dodson conspired in tax evasion. Government witness expected to testify about a 5600-dollar back channel payment to Powell, with Dodson facing multiple counts and fines up to 90000 dollars and possible prison time.
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Adam Clayton Powell
Powell
U.S
Thomas A. Bolan
Bolan
Hattie Freedom Dodson
Howard
Dodson
Doodsons
Bo Jan
Joseph E. Ford
Ford
Mr. Powell
Todsen
Congressman Powell
Jt Dodson
Dodsons
L A Post Office Site Ordered Sold
The House passed and sent to the Senate a bill directing the General Services Administration to sell the former Los Angeles post office site at the southeast corner of Colorado Blvd and High View Ave to the YMCA at fair market value. An March appraisal valued the site at 37500 dollars. The YMCA plans a youth center and headquarters building on the site, declared surplus after the Post Office Department chose not to erect a new postal station there.
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Senate
General Services Administration
Los Angeles
Hagle Rock Young Men's Christian Assn
Colorado Blvd
Highand View Ave
YMCA
Post Office Department
Five States Vote in Primaries Spotlight on Indiana Farm Trend
Five states held primaries today as Indiana farming trends take center stage. The piece notes continuing political shifts after Maryland's earlier primary, with Democrats showing Milard Tydings slight gains in his U S Senate bid amid regional voter momentum.
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Wisconsin
Eaton
Norfolk
New Jersey
Maryland
Milard Tydings
U. S
Senate
Ohio
Adlai vows not to count me out in California bid
Adlai Stevenson campaigns across California with a vow not to be counted out after recent losses. He rallies 1000 plus at a San Jose barbecue and presses for delegates as Kefauver challenges for California's 68 Democratic seats. Eisenhower leads on the GOP side in Indiana while Kefauver aims to boost Democratic turnout nationwide.
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Illinois
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San Francisco
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Milpitas
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Berkeley
Richmond Auditorium
Kefauver Calls Farm Plan a Half Billion Dollar Bribe
Senator Estes Kefauver branded the Eisenhower farm program a half billion dollar bribe for votes during a 24 hour North Dakota swing. He argued Republicans will hand farmers money while Democrats back justice for workers amid primary battles and national convention strategy. He spoke to about 600 at a North Dakota banquet on the eve of the state’s delegation vote.
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West Virginia
Mexico
Indiana
Texas
Eisenhower
Sen. Estes
Kefauver
Eigenhower
Bismarck
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VPI
Estes Kefauver
Soi! Bank
North Dakota
Frank J.lausche
U. S
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Eisenhowr
George H.yer
Bender
Lausche
Pio
John W. Bricker
Westland seeks $2.823 million for agricultural research
Rep. Westland of Washington asked a House appropriations subcommittee to approve a $2,823,000 request for agricultural research funding. The move targets advancing crop science and farm productivity through federal support.
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lAsks Research Fund
Washington
Westland
R-Wash
House
Los Angeles Teachers Demand Higher Raises At Meeting
Los Angeles over 1,500 city schoolteachers packed a Board of Education session Monday night demanding raises above the superintendent's recommendation. Dr Herschel Griffin of the Affiliated Teacher Organizations named at least 10 million dollars available to fund a seven percent increase for staff.
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Los Angeles
Board of Education
Herschel R. Griffin
Philadelphia strike slows bus and trolley service
A wildcat walkout by Philadelphia Transportation Co. workers and pickets at depots halted about a third of surface bus and trolley lines while high-speed subsurface lines remained mostly unaffected. Three TWU Local 234 members were fired for refusing dangerous work, triggering suspensions and the union’s denials of prior knowledge of the stoppage. Authorities reported tens of thousands stranded as the dispute shifted to wage talks and education funding debates.
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Philadelphia
Philadelphia Transportation Co
Paul J. O'Rourke
Luzerne
TWU
Arms Stress in U S Aid to Asia Rapped
Senator Humphrey charged the Eisenhower administration failed to grasp Russia's political and economic moves in Asia as it urged a 4.9 billion dollar foreign aid program. He backed the long term aid plan but condemned heavy arms aid as indicating misunderstanding of the Soviet challenge. Defense department figures show U S military aid abroad over six years included 3000+ war planes, 2 billion rounds of ammunition, 350 ships, and nearly 12,000 tanks.
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Humphrey
D-Minn
Eisenhower
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Asia
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Defense Department
United States
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Congress
Foreign Affairs Committee
Korea
China
Turkey
John B. Hollister
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