Five Guilty in Turnpike Swindle Case
Five men convicted in Dauphin County court of conspiracy to defraud the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission of 19.5 million dollars by drilling holes to fill abandoned mine voids along the turnpike right of way. Former Turnpike Chairman Thomas J. Evans and Charles W. Stickler Jr. were among the defendants. James Torrance and others acquitted. Trial described as the longest in county history, with Mann Mine contract at issue and a claim of 100 percent profit on work.
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Harrisburg
Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission
Turnpike Commission
Thomas J. Evans
Coaldale
Charles W. Stickler Jr
Reading, Pa
Dauphin County
Harvey Pennell
Williamsport
Evans
James F. Torrance
Stickler
Clayton A. Landsidle
Manu
Mann-Mine
Luzerne
Lackawanna
State Mines Department
CBS Denies Market Slump In TV Time Sales
CBS officials say reports of a weak TV time market do not apply to CBS. William H. Hylan, CBS sales chief, calls the year the best in its history while NBC and ABC offered no immediate comment. A New York Times piece cites CBS with 1% hours of prime time available weekly, NBC with 3 hours, and ABC with 58% of hours sold.
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New York
Columbia Broadcasting System
CBS
William H. Hylan
CBS Television
NBC
ABC
New York Times
Variety
Jack Gould
Gould
Rights Bill Rivals Eye Jury Trial Amendment
Senate debate over adding a jury trial amendment to the civil rights bill intensifies as Dixie forces seek trials in contempt cases. Sen. Russell notes support for a limited amendment while Sen. Knowland resists weakening voting rights provisions. Johnson backs a trial clause and aims for early action, contending Southern juries may convict civil rights defendants. The discussion precedes White House talks with Eisenhower who opposes jury trials in enforcement cases.
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John Chadwick
Washington
Senate
Dixie
Sen
Russell
D-Ga
Knowland
Rcalif
GOP
Eisenhower
White House
O'Mahoney
D-Wye
O’mahoney
Judiciary Committee
Senate of
House
Clifford P. Case
R-Nj
Lyndon B. Johnson
Texas
Johnson
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