Labor Wars In Chicago Probed By U S Senate Panel
Senate investigators demand testimony on battles within Chicago locals 150 and 399 of the International Union of Operating Engineers amid allegations that William E. Maloney controlled the locals for 29 years. Chief counsel Robert F. Kennedy cites a gun murder link and accuses Maloney of misusing union funds.
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G. Milton Kelly Washington
Senate
Chicago
William E. Maloney
Specialate
Maloney
International Union of Operating Engineers
Robert F. Kennedy
Dennis Bruce Ziegler
Kenney
Clarence Donath
Ziegler
Murderer Leroy Keith Sentenced to Death in New York
Leroy Keith, 42, was sentenced to death in the electric chair for the December 19, 1956 murder of Jersey City taxi driver David Suro. The Bronx man, convicted of killing Suro to use the cab for a holdup, faces execution in Sing Sing during the week of March 3. Keith previously served 20 years for second degree murder.
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New York
Leroy Keith
Jersey City
Keith
Bronx
Samuel Joseph
David Suro
Suro
Akron
Ohio
Joseph
Sing Sing
Judgeoseph
Sura
Rupert C. Nurse
Robbery at Al's Record Shop Nets $170 During Song
A man with long wavy hair requested a bop record at Al's Record Shop in Chicago. As the tune played, he produced a gun and fled with $170, while the phonograph blared Let's Get Lost.
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Chicago
Armco Posts Record 1957 Sales Yet Lower Profits
Armco Steel Corp reports 1957 sales of 776.735 million and 52.373 million Middletown payroll, with profits of 55.044 million down from 65.593 million in 1956. Earnings per share were 4.59 on 11.992 million shares. Dividend set at 75 cents, payable March 15.
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Armco Steel Corp
Armeco
Armco
Sebald
Leach
Armco Board of
Winds Halt Moon Satellite Launch Plans
High winds over central Florida and the Bahamas grounded Earth satellite launch plans. Jet stream winds 230 miles per hour at 40 000 to 45 000 feet pose shearing risks that could twist the Jupiter C missile and delay orbital attempts by the Army.
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Cape Canaveral
Fila
Florida
Bahamas
Pacific Coast
Mao Fires 3 Ministers in Red China Cabinet
Peiping radio said Mao Zedong dismissed three non Communist ministers amid strong criticism of the regime. The ministers were Chang Po-chun transportation Lo Lung-chi forestry and industry and Chang Nai-chi foods. No word on further action was given.
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Tokyo
Mao Tze-tung
Red China
Peiping Radio
Chang Po-chun
Lo Lung-chi
Foods
Penguins Die Off in Portland Aquarium Plan
Portland officials question a $50 000 emperor penguin pool after 57 of 67 captured Antarctica penguins died from aspergillosis. Zoo Director Jack Marks, while keeping hopes high, notes losses and says veterinarians were optimistic. Eleven penguins remain in the Portland exhibit.
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Portland
Ore
Zoo
Jack Marks
Antarctica
Marks
Lue
Optimist or Nut? A Chuckle on Seeing Good in All
A quip notes that seeing the good in everyone can mark optimism or suggests potential folly. The line playfully weighs whether such a mindset is virtue or quirk, inviting a smile at the ambiguity.
Real Drastic Marriage Care
Eugene R. Taylor 38 testifying in a Chicago circuit hearing on separate maintenance pledged to give his wife control of finances, curb gossip, stop going out with friends, and provide a weekly outing while he turns his earnings over to Mrs. Taylor to resolve domestic troubles.
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Chicago
Eugene R. Taylor
Taylor
Doll's shoe leads mother and child to furnace pipe rescue
In Prairie du Chien Wisconsin a 32 year old mother Mrs Jack Mulrooney and her four year old daughter Margaret fell into a cold air return duct while searching for a doll shoe. The telephone fell behind them triggering a muffled call that operators traced to summon police. The mother suffered shock but was later listed in good condition and Margaret was unharmed. Firefighters freed them after Margaret was hoisted out through a floor hole and the shoe was recovered.
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Prairie DU Cheii
Wis
Jack Mulrooney
Margaret
Mulrooney
A. C. Tichener
Starkweather Begins Return Trip to Lincoln for Slayings Case
Charles Starkweather, charged with first degree murder in Lincoln, heads back to the Nebraska capital from Gering after admitting 11 killings, 10 in Nebraska and one in Wyoming, while Caril Fugate, 14, accompanies him amid snow and guarded convoy.
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Gering
Neb
Charles Starkweather
Lincoln
Acceeden Mase Dee Gqhaniff
Afanlay
Lancaster Vouty Oer
Cy Karnopp
Douglas
Wyo
Starkweather
Nebraska
Wyoming
Caril Fugate
Merle Karnopp
Karnopp
Caril
Lin Karnopp
Two Boys Foiled in Somerville Theft Plot
In Somerville, two 11 and 12 year olds planned to rob a store with a gun stash from behind the candy counter. They stole a teacher's car on the school grounds and fled before deputies arrived and disarmed them.
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Somerville
Somerville School
Paul Pell
Withrow
Howard Lentner
Miami University
Leatner
Middletown
Middletown Journal
Dayton man Howard Ferguson found dead in fire ruins
Police recovered the body of 60 year old Howard Ferguson from the nine room Dayton home collapse after a fire. He reportedly fired on officers as his son and a deputy attempted to coax him outside. Fire began on the second floor around 10 30 p.m. fire weakened floor pinned him beneath a sink. Firefighter Joe Wissel 30 fell victim to smoke but survived.
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Dayton
Howard Ferguson
Ferguson
Howard Jr
Sheriff's
Robbie L. Peak
Carl Watson
Dayton Daily News
Joe Wissel
Miami Valley Hospital
Snow Flurries Ahead as West Swirl Brings Rain
A wintery storm moving from the West brings rain to the Miami Valley with flurries tonight. Daytime highs reach 47 with a 30 degree low. Saturday stays cloudy and chilly with 34, while Sunday turns partly cloudy and warmer. Middletown's high yesterday was 43 at 1 30 PM and the low this morning 30 at 6 AM. Rainfall yesterday totaled 0.13 inches.
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Middletown
Police Foil Teen Violence by Posting 41 School Patrols
New York City police begin patrols at 41 schools after a surge in teen violence including two rapes, stabbings, and a principal’s death by own action. The conflict sparked a grand jury inquiry and sharp exchanges between school officials and the judiciary.
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John Marshall
Brooklyn
N.Y
George Goldfarb
New York
Leibowitz
Board of Education
Jansen
Charles H. Silver
John Marshall Junior High School
White youth alleges threats after campus incident
17 year old Richard Boehler says anonymous callers threatened his family with death after he kicked Minnie Jean Brown a 16 year old black pupil near Central High School in Little Rock. Prosecutor Holt will investigate and Boehler was suspended for class disruption and unpaid fees.
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Little Rock
Ark
Integrated Central High School
Richard Boehler
Minnie Jean Brown
Frank Holt
Boehler
Minnie Jean
Holt
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Charles
Robert Colvert
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