Arson Backfire Claimed In Flint Fatal Fire Case
Michigan Attorney General said Frank Kierdorf admitted on his deathbed that his fatal burns occurred while setting fire to a dry cleaning store in Flint. The investigation linked a Teamsters member uncle Herman Kierdorf, missing since visiting in the hospital, to the case as investigators found a scorched flashlight and a Cadillac connected to the scene.
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Pontiac
Mich
Michigan
Paul L. Adams
Frank Kierdorf
Flint
Latreille Cleaners
Kierdorf
Union Cadillacs and Fires Tied to Kierdorf Case
Adams said Frank Fitzsimmons of Teamster Local 299 Detroit is wanted for questioning after turning over a union Cadillac to Herman Kierdorf funding Kierdorf’s flight. He suspects Fitzsimmons, 56, was caught in a blaze while allegedly trying to torch a Flint dry cleaning shop, with a secret witness describing two men fleeing and a third yelling inside. The evidence suggests possible organized union activity or an independent act.
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Adams
Frank Fitzsimmons
Teamster Local 299
Detroit
Herman Kierdorf
Kierdorf
James R. Hofta
Teamsters Union
Frank
Kierdorf's companions drive him to Pontiac for cover story
Kierdorf was taken 41 miles to Pontiac for hospital treatment after accomplices allegedly steered investigators away. On the trip he was coached to claim he was attacked and set aflame by two strangers.
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Kierdorf
Pontiac
Divorcee Won’t Ask For Bond In Teel Murder Case
Connie Nicholas, a 42 year old divorcee, refuses bond while Marion County grand jury reviews the murder case of business executive Forrest Teel. Attorney Frank A. Symmes says it would be cruel to grant freedom if the jury indicts or returns her to jail after the July 31 suicide attempt following her lover’s death. Nicholas pleaded innocent in Municipal Court and remains hospitalized under observation.
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Indianapolis
Connie Nicholas
Forrest Teel
Marrion County
Frank A. Symmes
Widow Helen Uinski Killed by Car in Independence
A 65-year-old widow, Helen I. Uinski of Newburgh Heights, was struck and killed Thursday while running to catch a bus in suburban Independence.
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Cleveland
Helen I. Uinski
Newburgh Heights
Independence
Million-Dollar Heroin Dealer Stopped Near Joplin
Federal agents arrest 40 year old Jack R. Clayton of Blue Springs for peddling high grade heroin across Arkansas Florida Tennessee and Texas. Investigators say he operated for years with million dollar illicit business ties and possible Mafia connections. His seizure included a private plane and car. arraignment planned in Tyler Texas.
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Joplin, Mo
Jack R. Clayton
Blue Springs
Arkansas
Florida
Tennessee
Texas
Tyler
Tex
Clayton
Federal Narcotics Bureau
Gentry
Queen Roberson
Amarillo
Little Rock
Harold C. McKenny
Narcotics Bureau
U. S
Iar
Fort Smith
Nautilus completes first trans polar undersea voyage to Arctic
President Eisenhower announced the Nautilus has crossed under the Arctic ice from the Bering Sea to the Greenland Sea on a record 8000 mile voyage. Cmdr. W R Anderson, 37, led the crew from Pearl Harbor July 23 to Iceland August 5. North Pole touch occurred August 3. More men than ever were at the pole.
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United States
White House
Eisenhower
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Arctic Ocean
Bering Sea
Greenland Sea
North Pole
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Tenn
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Iceland
Anderson
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Stevenson links Khrushchev China trip to Soviet tactics shift
Adlai Stevenson said Khrushchev's visit to China was the prime reason for the Soviet switch in summit tactics. He spoke after a 24 hour talk with Khrushchev in Moscow and arrived in Poland for a four day trip after a three week tour of the Soviet Union. He hopes to meet Polish leaders Gomulka and Cyrankiewicz.
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Adlai Stevenson
Khrushchev
China
Moscow
Stevenson
Poland
Soviet Union
Wladyslaw Gomulka
Josef Cyrankiewicz
Stevenson Sees Widening Gap With Soviet Union
In Moscow Stevenson relayed Khrushchev saying a Security Council summit was no longer useful and noted China’s strong Soviet focus. He reported widespread US ignorance in the USSR and urged broader exchanges to learn about each other. He said his talks with Khrushchev showed a gulf yet common goals remain.
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Security Council
Chi- Na
Soviet Union
Moscow
Stevenson
United States
Stevenson Urges Cooperation Over Destructive Rivalry
Stevenson urged competition between two nations to be constructive not destructive. He said cooperation is more important, requiring give and take and common goals between great powers.
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Stevenson
Chuckle Says Men Put Antiknock In Cars Not In Themselves
A humorous line notes some men add antiknock to engines while neglecting personal caution. The quip frames automotive remedies as misplaced priorities and suggests readers focus on self discipline.
Emergency UN Session Opens on Middle East Crisis
The United Nations General Assembly begins an emergency session in New York to address Middle East tensions. The Soviet Union plans to push to seat Communist China, while the U.S. argues for broader political economic measures and troop withdrawal in Lebanon and Jordan.
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United Nations. N.Y (Ap
U.N. General Assembly
Middle East
Soviet Union
China
Special Assembly
Security Council
U.S
United Arab Republic
Lebanon
Jordan
Arkady A. Sobolev
British and Soviet Leaders Edge Toward Summit Talks
Lodge and Britain's U N rep Sir Pierson Dixon accused Khrushchev of flipping on a Security Council meeting to discuss the Middle East after his Peiping visit. Macmillan urged Khrushchev to participate in a summit to end the cold war, while Sobolev framed the Middle East session as a possible step toward broader talks.
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Britain
U.N
Pierson Dixon
Khrushchev
Security Council
Middle East
Peiping
Macmillan
Sobolev
VFW to Honor Dulles With Gold Medal
The Veterans of Foreign Wars will award Secretary of State John Foster Dulles the Bernard Baruch Gold Medal for 1957 58 at the VFW annual convention in New York on August 18. The citation credits his contributions to American security unity and world peace.
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Kansas City
Veterans of Foreign Wars
John Foster ‘Dulles
Dulles
Bernard Baruch
VFW
New York
Mule foal born with short forelegs baffles Prescott crowd
In Prescott Arizona a mule foal with six inch forelegs and kangaroo like hops puzzled onlookers at the I H Martin summer stable. Born Wednesday night the cross between a Shetland pony named Janie and a burro, Martins says, though he doubts the burro parentage. The foal hid after birth near bushes.
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Ariz
I.H. Martin
Arizona City
Martin
Janie
Agreement On Cyprus Said Close
British Prime Minister Macmillan and Greek Premier Karamanlis met in Athens amid optimism of a possible Cyprus accord. Diplomats noted favorable shifts in Turkish press coverage and a U S aid package to Turkey that might ease tensions as talks continue with Averoli and Foot present.
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Greece
Macmillan
Constantine Karamanlis
Cyprus
U.S
Turkey
Mediterranean
Karamanlis
Evangelos Averoli
Hugh Foot
London
Sonic boom and mysterious balloons shake Utah Valley
Residents in Salt Lake Valley reported a loud explosion identified as a sonic boom from a breaking plane. Observers saw two chase planes and a larger black craft, while two unidentified balloons landed southeast of Salt Lake City. No damage occurred. Majon Maxwell E. Rich said information was classified and Air National Guard units were sent to seize the balloons. Authorities denied missile activity in Utah.
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Salt Lake Valley
Utah
Henry Enghe
Majon
Maxwell E. Rich
Air National Guard
Weather Bureau
Strategic Ai Command
Omaha
Defense Department
Northern Ohio Hit By Storms
Violent thunderstorms swept northeast Ohio with 60 mile per hour winds and heavy rain. Lightning damaged roofs and flooded basements while trees fell and power lines were toppled across Cleveland Steubenville and Youngstown. One injury occurred at a golf course near Youngstown.
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Ohio
Youngstown
Earl D. Merriman
McDonald
Merriman
Hubbard
Cleveland
Western Adjustment Inspection Co
Steubenville
Weather Outlook from Cleveland Area
Forecaster Richard Sedlak of the U S Weather Bureau at Cleveland Hopkins Airport says scattered thunderstorms persist in northeastern Ohio with the weather picture remaining essentially the same.
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Richard Sedlak
U.S. Weather Bureau
Cleveland Hopkins
Ohio
Weekend Warmth With Scattered Thunderstorms Forecast
The forecast calls for a warm humid weekend with thundershowers likely tonight and Saturday. Highs reach 90 today, 92 Saturday, and 94 Sunday with partly cloudy or hot, humid conditions. Yesterday's Middletown high was 91 and rainfall was negligible.
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Middletown
Two Hundred Recalled at Lorain Steel Plant
In Lorain Ohio two hundred National Tube Division workers will be recalled next week as orders rise. The move lifts total employment to about 7,500 with 3,000 still laid off.
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Lorain, Ohio
U. S.steel Corp
National
Paul Ricca Faces Quiz By Probers
Chicago gangster Paul Ricca was called for questioning by a Senate committee probing James R Hoffa's alleged ties to the underworld. Hoffa faced a fourth day of questioning as McClellan accused him of surrounding himself with criminals while Hoffa pledged to clean up the union. The Teamsters bought Ricca's Long Beach Indiana home for about 150000 to use as a training school but zoning authorities have not approved the plan, and the committee seeks the buyer’s engineers of the sale.
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Chicago
Paul
Ricca
Senate
James R. Hoffa
Underworld
Hoffa
Teamsters Union
John L.mcclellan
D-Ark
Long Beach
Ind
Hoffa Reimburses Fund Over EmbreI Davidson Payments
Hoffa told the Rackets Committee he would repay the Michigan Teamsters health and welfare fund for his share of payments to heavyweight boxer Em brel Davidson, once managed by Teamster VP Owen J. Brennan. Davidson testified he received 75 dollars weekly for nearly two years, funding chores at Brennan’s home and at a Brennan racetrack. McClellan estimates Brennan and Hoffa owe about 8000 dollars to the fund.
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Hoffa
Michigan Teamsters Health and Welfare Fund
Embrel Davidson
Teamster
Owen J
Bert) Brennan
Rackets
Justice Department
Davidson
Michigan Teamster Health Welfare Fund
Brennan
McClellan
Hoffa Says Davidson Not Placed on Fund Payroll
Hoffa testified she did not recall Davidson being on the fund payroll but he agreed to take steps to return his share of payments to Davidson.
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Hoffa
Davidson
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