Dynamite r Expert Is Called In Tennessee Labor Hearing
W A Smith a Tennessee Teamster official known as Hard Hearing Smitty faced investigators as a major witness in the Senate Rackets Committee hearings on Teamster violence. Testimony linked Smith to labor disputes and violence in Nashville and Knoxville with witnesses from police and city offices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. Milton Kelly Washington
W. A. Smith
Tennessee
Knoxville
Tenn
McClellan
D-Ark
Kennedy
Wilson Trucking Co
Nashville
Teamsters
Bellemead
Smith
Teamsterg Local 327
New York Struck as Subway Walkout Paralyzes City
The morning strike by subway motormen expanded with six unions joining, halting most lines and leaving buses overburdened. Commuters crowded stations, car traffic surged, and New York’s business activity dropped during peak Christmas shopping. The Transit Authority reported mass picketing at a Brooklyn bus repair shop and four garages while urging workers to return.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Subway
New York
New York Transit Authority
Brooklyn
Transit Authority
Charles L. Patterson
Jap Couple Is Death by Own Action Over Love
The niece of the last Chinese Manchu emperor and her Japanese lover were found dead with a suicide note on a wooded hill near Shimoda. The couple disappeared December 4 as family opposition to their union at Gakushuin University drew media attention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shimoda
Japan
Eisei Aishinkappe
Ee Okubo
T *S
Gakushuin University
Ko Aishinkakura
Tokyo
Henry Pu Yi
Manchuria
Communist
China
Soviet Scientist Claims Only Two Satellite Launches
Moscow reports a Pravda feature by Academician L Sedov stating the Soviet Union carried out two satellite launches and both succeeded. He notes no failures, praises early launches versus U.S. delays, and expresses hope for peaceful competition and future joint interplanetary work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moscow
Russia
Pravda
Earth
Sputnik I
Academician
L. Sedov
Soviet Union
iIt
Sedov
America
United States
Dulles Outlines NATO Scope and Future War Planning
Secretary of State Dulles said Allies must prepare for military and economic warfare, expand Europe’s industrial role in weapons, and study global versus limited war. He spoke before the Paris NATO meeting and urged unity among the 15 member governments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Dulles
North Atlantic
NATO Esnen
Paris
Europe
U. S
NATO
Britain
Western Alliance
Long Battle Looming For Ifni Control
Madrid reported ongoing Ifni conflict as rebel bands estimated at about 10 000 men hold out in the 741 square mile Atlantic coast colony. Spanish reinforcements bring total to 6000 as forces regroup for a mop up. Morocco says rebels control most of Ifni except near Sidi Ifni. Arab nationalists blame Ifnian rebels for the uprising begun November 23.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madrid
Spain
Ifni
Morocco
Atlantic
Sidi Ifni
UN To Skip Algerian Woes
The United Nations Assembly appears set to bypass the Algerian issue for another year with a near identical resolution to last year. Delegates doubt the body can craft a constructive solution and look to external mediation by Tunisia and Morocco, which France rejects citing Arab sympathy for the rebels in a three year conflict.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Nations
U.N. Assembly
U.N
France
Tunisia
Morocco
Algeria
Bakery Workers Face AFL-CIO Expulsion After Meeting No-Show
Atlantic City N J The AFL-CIO executive council orders expulsion of the bakery workers union if it fails to comply by March 15 Leadership demands include removal of James G Cross from the bakery union presidency Meany says a new bakery union will be chartered within the federation if expelled The bakery council did not attend a mandated meeting and Cross rejects convention authority
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlantic City
N. J
Afl-Cio Executive Council
Afl-Cio
Executive Council
James G. Cross
Cross
Cincinnati
George Meany
Meany
Bakery Union Council
Afl-Cio Council
Todays Chuckle Be sincere be brief be seated
A light ribbing column offers three tips for speakers. Keep talks honest and concise and always settle into a seat to finish with composure. The punchy guideline underscores practical stage presence.
Speed for missiles demanded by Sen Ruchel amid Vanguard failure
Sen Ruchel says Americans demand rapid progress in missile and satellite research even at cost. He cites readiness to fund defense on justified basis as Senate Preparedness committee resumes hearings after Vanguard propulsion failure. Adlai Stevenson advocates belt tightening and discipline while stressing national must match Soviet launches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Ruchel
Calif
Congress
Senate Preparedness Subcommittee
Ny U. S
Office of Naval Research
Vanguard
Cape Canaveral
Fla
Navy
Russia
St. Louis
Adlai Stevenson
New York
Stevenson
Five Miners Die in West Virginia Mine Cave In
Five coal miners were killed at Raleigh Wyoming Co No 2 mine in Glen Rodgers West Virginia two miles inside the shaft. Three bodies were recovered overnight and a fourth seen in rubble. The fifth was missing as officials blamed a mountain bump from roof pressure that broke through timber supports.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckley
W.va
West Virginia
Raleigh-Wyoming Mining Co
Glen Rodgers
Here
Truce Official Accused Of Favors Toward Israel
Damascus reports a second Arab nation accuses U N truce official of pro Israel bias and says it will halt cooperation. The Syrian-Israeli Mixed Armistice Commission chair Christian Moe is charged with pro Israel leniency and bowing to pressure. Jordan and Syria complain Moe blocked an inquiry into Israel sovereignty in the demilitarized frontier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Damascus
Syria
U. N
Israel
Jerday
Gol
Christian Moe
Mixed Armistice Commission
Col
Byron Leary
Dag Hammarskjold
Leary
Hammarskjold
Jordan
Mt. Scopus
Moe
Stevenson Urges Bold NATO Led Global Aid Push
Adlai E Stevenson lays out a program to accelerate missiles and aid, arguing Western allies must back weaker regions in Asia and Africa to outmaneuver the Soviet Union. He calls for a coordinated foreign aid effort and nonpartisan resolve within a broader NATO strategy beyond immediate military needs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Adlai E. Stev
Stevenson
Democratic
Russia
Sei
York County
United States
Asia
Africa
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Soviet Union
NATO
Paris
State Department
Washington
Dutch Set To Escape Indonesia
A British plane will leave Jakarta tonight carrying the vanguard of thousands of Dutch men fleeing Indonesia. Evacuees arrive from Bandung Bogor Semarang Sumatra and other Indies points amid mixed cheer and strain. Indonesia demands all Dutch citizens except skilled technicians leave. 46 000 still resident, many Eurasians.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jakarta
Indonesia
Bandung
Bogor
Semarang
Sumatra
Indies
Phillips Radio and Appliances
Sadjarwo
Cold spell to hit with snow flurries and high winds
Forecaster warns of very cold weather tonight and tomorrow with falling temperatures and snow flurries. Readings show low near 28 degrees, highs around 34, and winds remaining strong through the day similar to yesterday.
Solon Board Orders Tighter Student Dress After Christmas
The Solon Board of Education cites rising poor dress and bans tight sweaters shorts slacks blue jeans sheer blouses tight skirts excessive make up and pin curls for girls. Boys face restrictions on tight trousers T shirts unbuttoned shirts beards sideburns and certain haircuts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Board of Education
Solon
Eisenhower to Decide on Paris NATO Trip Today
President Eisenhower undergoes an afternoon medical check to decide if he will attend the Paris NATO summit next week. If unable to go, Vice President Nixon would represent the United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Eisenhower
North Atlantic Alliance
Paris
Gettysburg
White House
James C. Hagerty
NATO
Nixon
Sherman Adams
St. Louis
Adams
Lake
Hagerty
Fire damages Cedar Shopping Center in South Euclid
A careless act left an incinerator unattended at Katz Rothstein Furniture Co sparking flames that spread to papers and caused at least two hundred thousand dollars in damage to the Cedar Shopping Center in suburban South Euclid. The fire also damaged three other stores in the building as it burned for two hours.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Cedar Shopping Center
South Euclid
William Fibich
Katz-Rothstein Furniture Co
Furniture Company
Man Who Helped Drop A Bomb Facing Jail
Claude R. Eatherly, who helped drop the first atomic bomb, faces burglary charges against two post offices. A psychiatrist testified he has a guilt complex and may be insane, while witnesses described the 1956 View and Avoca break in Abilene Texas. Crews and Mantooth are involved as co defendants or witnesses, with Mantooth already under federal prison care in Springfield Missouri.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Katz
Atlanta
Terminal Transport Co
Smith
Nashville
James R. Hoffa
Hoffa
Teamsters Union
Frank A. Allen
Allen
Katz
Kenneth Whitley
Ben West
Perry Oebate
Teamsters Local $27
Whitley
Robert Jennings
Jennings
Cannady
Abilene
Tex
Claude R. Eatherly
Yesteray
Japan
Eatherly
Airco
van Alstyne
Hiroshima
Air Force
Roy Lee Mantooth
Alvin D. Crews
J At View
Avoca
Man
Mantooth
Federal Prison System
Springfield
Crews
Robert P. McElroy
Veterans Administration Hospital
Waco
McElroy
Also Mentioned on This Page
Long Island Railroad
Pennsylvania Station
Manhattan
New York City
Dynamiter
Crane
Reese Radio TV
Society
PERRO
Theater
Valley News
Ifni Control
Ike
By John A. Harris
Dons
Ann Griber
W. J. Griber
Dallas
Adlai
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!