Beck Indicted by Jury for Grand Larceny in Union Funds
Seattle AP Dave Beck and his son Dave Beck Jr were indicted by the King County Grand Jury on grand larceny charges over union funds. Beck, defiant, posted a $3,000 bond after surrendering for booking and pledged to tour the nation to defend himself. The panel, after 15 days and 55 witnesses, charged Beck with $1,900 from a union Cadillac and Beck Jr with $4,650 from two Cadillacs. A separate federal probe in Tacoma also cites tax evasion.
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Copter Crash Kills Navy Man
Washington The Navy reports one man was killed when a naval helicopter crashed while attempting to land at the Mc Murdo Sound base in the Antarctic. Nelson Russell Cole of Detroit Michigan is named as the victim. Cole was an aviation machinist second class. Five other service men were injured. The pilot misjudged altitude due to frost on the wind screen and ice in the air.
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Grandson Chosen As Successor In Aga Khan's Will
Geneva AP reports Harvard senior Karim Aly Khan, 20, named successor to Aga Khan III in his will. The old ruler dies at 79 after 71-year reign. Aly Khan's son Aly and son Sadruddin to share estates. Karim plans to finish his senior year at Harvard.
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John Fell
Adlai
Alya Khan
Joan Barbara Yarde
Evacuation Of Ike Is Success
President Eisenhower’s evacuation by helicopter under wartime drill conditions was declared a success by military aides. He prepared to pull out of the civil defense exercise for the weekend and planned a Monday return with a helicopter visit to a relocation center. He flew yesterday to a secret command post near Washington and then to Gettysburg for a day of golf and rest before resuming operations Monday.
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Mansfield Urges Dulles Visit to East Europe for Insight
Senator Mansfield proposes Secretary Dulles travel to eastern Europe for first hand exploration of behind the Iron Curtain. He urges abandoning a policy of fearful rhetoric toward Russia and pursuing positive steps for peace through increased contacts with Poland, Czechoslovakia and other nations.
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Red Leaders Urge Slovaks To Harmony
Khrushchev and Bulganin pressed into Slovakia urging Slovaks to work in harmony with Prague. Western reporters barred on their three day trip aimed at easing Slovakia’s push for autonomy amid Catholic bitterness toward Czech control. Prague Radio cited Khrushchev urging recognition of Czech brotherly aid.
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Wisconsin race draws 16 candidates for U.S. Senate
At the filing deadline for Wisconsin's special primary on July 30, sixteen candidates entered the race to replace the late Sen. Joseph R. McCarthy. Republicans Kohler Davis O Konski Hughes Knowles Schafer Lorge and Democrats Zablocki Proxmire lead the field, with independents expected later. GOP contenders view the contest as a tossup among Knowles Kohler O Konski and Davis.
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Oshkosh
Warren Knowles
New Richmond
John C. Schafer
Milwaukee
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Bear Creek
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Knowles
O'Konski
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Newsreels Presented At Clinton Trial
U S district Judge Robert L. Taylor reviews newsreels for potential use in the Clinton 15 and Kasper case. Defense seeks to keep all-white jurors from seeing footage. proceedings reflect desegregation tensions in Clinton Tennessee. Evidence includes Clyde Cook’s reading of the injunction and a charter copy of the Tennessee White Citizens Council signed by Kasper.
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Tennessee White Citizen's Council
Nixon says civil rights laws depend on people to enforce
Vice President Nixon told a 4th national jamboree crowd that civil rights laws would be futile unless the people of the nation choose to obey them. He tied scouting to equality, noting it upholds the dignity of every individual regardless of race creed or color. Eisenhower sent a message as honorary head but could not attend.
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Suhrawardy Ends Visit with Westward Tour
Pakistan Prime Minister Suhrawardy ends a three day visit and flies west on a 10 day U S tour. A White House communique after meetings with President Eisenhower and Secretary Dulles will note strong ties and cooperation to preserve peace and counter subversion in the Middle East and Southeast Asia through SEATO and Baghdad pacts. Pakistan is a member of both.
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Chicago floods after 6.24 inch rain. three dead
Torrential rains flood Chicago area killing three and displacing hundreds. Midway Airport and transportation networks halt as 5, residents stranded. Joliet and New Lenox report major inundation with 1,000 homes affected. River reverses flow. power and communications crippled. Coast Guard aids evacuations.
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Operation Alert Hits 1957 Mock Nuclear War Losses
The Operation Alert civil defense drill simulating a nuclear holocaust reports millions of hypothetical casualties while hitches and delays hinder communications. Eisenhower reportedly hides as mock blasts strike, with 5,000 officials joining a week of activities across 80 relocation centers in several states.
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Judge Moves To Speed Up Hoffa Trial
Federal District Judge Burnita S. Matthews moved to accelerate the conspiracy bribery trial of Midwest Teamsters boss James R. Hoffa. With sessions planned on Saturdays, the 15 jurors remain sequestered when not in session as FBI agents testified that John Dye Cheasty acted as Hoffa’s spy while aiding the Senate Rackets Investigating Committee.
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Toll Deaths and Missing in Audrey Hurricane Reach 502
Sheriff Henry Reid reports 322 bodies recovered and 180 missing in the Hurri cane Audrey disaster affecting Cameron Parish and adjoining areas. The toll reflects bodies brought for burial here to his office, not those buried elsewhere.
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Cameron Parish
Ohio simulates hydrogen bombs over eight cities
Westerville reports eight mock hydrogen bombs fell on Ohio in a nationwide exercise named alert imaginery. Simulated bursts were recorded in Toledo Columbus Cleveland Cincinnati and Youngstown while Civil Defense HQ communications proved weak. No casualty estimates available twelve hours after the last mock blast.
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Simulated controls threaten vast city ruin plan
Operation Alert planners faced a king size Civil Defense challenge with theoretical flattening of about 200 cities. Major centers including New York, Philadelphia, Boston, Los Angeles, Pittsburgh, Dallas appeared as dunes of ruin. Air Force bases such as Continental Air Command at Colorado Springs were reported destroyed.
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Compromise Studied By Senator Gore On Civil Rights
Washington AP Senator Gore says he is seeking a compromise with GOP and Democratic senators to replace the House civil rights bill with a voting rights measure and a study commission. Senate schedules a two hour debate window on Knowland's motion with potential filibuster risks amid Southern opposition.
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Chuckle Caption Rekindles Tomorrow Wedding Confusion
A humorous exchange where a man congratulates his friend, claiming the happiest day of life, only to reveal the nuptials are set for tomorrow. The punchline hinges on the misreading of the timing, delivering a light, period-appropriate joke.
House Demos Angered Study Tighter Curbs
Washington D House Democrats angered by a reported presidential order to hold federal spending below administration requests for the new fiscal year discussed tighter curbs. Rep. Cannon said the Appropriations Committee will not approve more money than Eisenhower plans and accused the administration of duplicity. The dispute centers on a budget request of about 73.3 billion dollars for 1958 and potential spending ceilings, with Speaker Rayburn calling the order the most amazing thing heard.
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