Kefauver urges new probe of GE price fixing case
Sen. Estes Kefauver demands a Justice Department recheck of price fixing allegations against GE executive Arthur F. Vinson. The panel chairman cites conflicting testimony from four former GE managers who pleaded guilty and were demoted. Vinson denies directing illegal acts and testifies he was unaware of subordinates' actions.
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Washington
Estes Kefauver
D-Tenn
Justice Department
Arthur F. Vinson
General Electric Co
Vinson
Kefauver
Senate, Antitrust and Monopoly Subcommittee
Department
Raymond W. Smith
GE Department
George E. Burns
Switchgear
Clarence E. Burke
Frank E. Stehlik
H. Frank Hentschel
Burnes
PBI
Philadelphia
Smith
Transformer
Pittsfield
Mass
SEC set to detail $10 million stock rigging case against Res specialists
Federal investigators prepared to summarize a year long probe alleging that Jerry and Gerard Re and the Res specialists at the American Stock Exchange manipulated about $10 million in stock through dummy accounts in New York and Zurich. The Res were suspended from membership as charges were outlined, with key figures named Grande Miranda Wheeler tied to the scheme.
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Washington
American Stock Exchange En
Securities and Exchange Commission
Exchange
Jerry
Gerard Re
Res
Milton Gould
SEC
New York City
Ivesti
New York
Zurich
Switzerland
Charles A. Grande
Jerry Re
Greenwich Village
Grande
Jose Miranda
Miranda
Benjamin C. Wheeler
Res Sec
Deputy Trails Bus Nabs Man in Forger Case
Lt. James Crane trailed a southbound bus to Brethel Kentucky to arrest William Parker of Waynesville for cashing a government tax refund check stolen from T. M. Shope of Waynesville. Kenneth Blevins of 6771 Trenton Franklin Road was arrested on a bad check charge. Lorelei Bar break in at 20 Mile Stand reported with change stolen from a juke box and pinball machine.
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Lebanon
James Crane
Brethel
Lebanon Citizens Bank
William Parker
Waynesville
T. M. Shope
Crane
Kenneth Blevins
Trenton
Franklin Road
Orville Hamlin
Martz Paullin Road
Lorelei
20 Mile Stand
Stock sales alleged tied to several corporations
The Res acted as specialists in alleged illegal stock sales involving Highway Trailer Industries, Inc. I. Ro keach & Sons new exquisite farm brassiere, Servo Corp. of America, Silver Creek Precision Corp., Skiatron Electronics and Television Corp., Swan-Finch Oil Corp., Thompson-Starrett Co., Inc., Trans Continental Industries Inc., and United Pacific Aluminum Corp.
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Res
Highway Trailer Industries, Inc
I. Rokeach & Sons
New Exquisite Farm Brassiere
Servo Corp. of America
Silver Creek Precision Corp
Skiatron Electronics and Television Corp
Swan-Finch Oil Corp
Thompson-Starrett Co., Inc
Trans Continental Industries Inc
United Pacific Aluminum Corp
Elephant Killed After Fatal Rampage in San Angelo
Henrietta an Indian elephant described as dangerous was killed at a fat rendering plant after trampling James Johns Orr 67 at a shopping center. The animal had been giving children rides in a parking lot prior to the incident.
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San Angelo. Tex
Henrietta
Fats
James Johns Orr
Eyewitness recounts Nazi massacre in Polish village at Eichmann trial
A woman witness, Eda Lichtmann, testifies in Jerusalem that Nazis massacred Jews in a Polish village, including her father and other men. She describes rounding up, forced stripping, bayonets, and shooting in a forest as Eichmann sits in the defendant box.
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Jerusalem
Israel
Adolf Eichmann
Eda Lichtmann
Gestapo
Eichmann
Attty
Gideon Hausner
Best Speech on Freedom Earns Toastmasters Award
Robert Blevins won best speaker at a Toastmasters Club meeting with a hypothetical discussion on reestablishing freedom after communism. Other speakers included Joseph Wetzel on Your Income Tax Wilbur Lowe on Can Everybody Win and Alan B Copper Penny Wise-Pound Foolish. Tim Trent, Optimist contest winner, attended as guest. Arthur Thomann presided. Lloyd Nolan was toastmaster and Earl Brewer topic master. District Toastmasters meeting set for May 20 at the Netherland Hilton Hotel in Cincinnati.
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Robert Blevins
Toastmaster’s Club
Joseph Wetzel
Wilbur Lowe
Alan B. Covper
Penny Wise
Pound
Tim Trent
Optimist Club
Arthur Thomann
the & J Bowling Lanes
Lloyd Nolan
Earl Brewer
What Are Tektites
Tektites are small glassy fragments formed by rapid melting and solidification of terrestrial rocks. Their precise origin remains uncertain with theories proposing impact or volcanic processes. Researchers study their composition and distribution to trace ancient events.
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GE Exec
John Chadwick
Burens
Burke
Stehlik
Hentschel
General Managers
Arthur Vinson
Streifthau’s
Robert Rogers
Representina
Central Ave
Tare
Ments
Barre
E. State Street
Ohio
Scotts
Verity
TYTUS
Nelbar
By Frank Cormier
Gators
Deputy Trails Bus
Nabs
By Belman Morin
Toastmaster’s Clubs
Netherland Hilton Hotel
Cincinnati
Helena Rubinstein
Ross’ Toiletries
Marty Miller
Paul Deger
Miller Insurance Agency
Castell Bldg
Bao
Jersey
DuPont
Nylon
Ross
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