Major Tieup Threatening Port Of New York
AFL union teamsters picketed New York piers in a threatened major tieup of the port amid the AFL ILA feud. The move follows a three hour AFL International Brotherhood of Teamsters meeting and targets all Manhattan piers except Bush Terminal, plus one Brooklyn pier and piers on Staten Island. Truckers are urged to redeliver cargo elsewhere, affecting several thousand trucks and halting loads at affected piers.
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Staten Island
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International Longshoremen's Assn
ILA
Teamsters Local 807
Moore-McCormack
AFL International Longshoremen's Assn
Afl-Ila
Teamsters Local 897
Teamster
Red Attack Cheered At Latin Talks
Caracas reports opening session of the 10th Inter-American Conference amid applause for President Perez Jimenez denunciations of communism. Colombia’s Foreign Minister Sourdis urged defense of the hemisphere against totalitarian aggression. The meeting follows a Puerto Rican Nationalist shooting in Washington, adding tension to the events.
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Caracas
Venezuela
Colombia
Evaristo Lourdis
Marcos Perez Jimenez
Sourdis
United States
University City
U. S. House of Representatives
Washington
Snowstorm winds down in Ohio after record fall
Northern Ohio endures its worst snowstorm since 1950 with 15 inches in Greater Cleveland. Schools stay closed as flurries continue in the Miami Valley and Vandalia forecasters predict cold, cloudy conditions. Middletown sees a 40 degree high and 30 degree low.
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Ohio
Cleveland
Miami
Vandalia
Middletown
McCarthy seeks official explanation on McLeod powers
Washington AP Sen McCarthy demands an official briefing on a State Department order stripping R W Scott McLeod of authority over personnel and placing him only in charge of security and consular matters. McCarthy warned the move could hinder efforts to purge subversives. The hearing pace includes Stevens dispute over Army witness treatment and contempt findings for Pvt Linfield.
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Sen. McCarthy
R-Wis
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Army
Robert T. Stevens
Wisconsin
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David Linfield
Sid Rubenstein
New York
Linfield
Senate Investigations
Rubenstein
MceCarthy
Communist Party
Maj. Irving Peress
Peress
Fanatics Held After Capitol Gunfire Incident
Police reported narcotic? No. Four Puerto Rican extremists opened fire in the House chamber injuring Rep. Alvin Bentley and four colleagues. One suspect, Rafael Miranda, was found with Communist literature in a Brooklyn apartment. Bentley was in serious condition. others suffered bullet wounds.
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Brooklyn
Rafael Miranda
Congress
Washington
House of Representatives
Alvin M. Bentley
Rmich
New Series of A Blasts Under Way
Washington reports the Atomic Energy Commission has begun a new series of atomic tests in the mid Pacific under Navy protection and an air umbrella of warplanes. Joint Task Force Seven detonated an atomic device at the Pacific proving ground, with no results released. A possible gigantic hydrogen blast is anticipated as Marshalls expansion and observer restrictions raise expectations.
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U. S. Atomic Energy Commission
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AEC
Joint Task Force Seven
AEG
Pacific Proving Ground
Marshalls
Sailor Rescued After Five Days At Sea Near San Diego
Vera Olive Rideout, 46, of San Pedro, set out Feb. 20 to sail around the world. Her 25 foot boat sprang a leak off Guadalupe Island. She pumped water for about 120 hours, kept sails going, and was picked up 15 miles south of San Diego by the French training vessel Maurier Christmas. She was hospitalized for a dislocated spinal disc.
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Calif
Vera Olive Rideout
San Pedro
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Guadalupe Island
Here
Six Perish In Copter Crash Near Key West
Six navy men died when two helicopters collided during a training flight near Fleming Key, about a mile from Key West seaplane base. The craft crashed at 100 feet and exploded in flames, the names withheld pending next of kin notification.
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Fla.p
Navy
Key West
Fleming Key
Coral Key
355 Subversives in Security Firings Prompt Dems Demand Details
Democratic senators pressed for more details from Civil Service Chairman Philip Young on 355 of 1,782 Eisenhower era security separations, linked to “subversive information.” The report lists Interior leading with 72 such cases, Veterns Admin 45, State 43, Justice 41, and one at the White House. Testimony was set for a Senate session amid calls for inquiry and questions on Communist ties.
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Philip Young
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Eisenhower
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State Department
Justice Department
White House
Olin D. Johnston
D-Sc
Senate
Johnston
House panel votes to extend corporate tax rate for a year
The House Ways and Means Committee, 22-2, moves to preserve the present corporate income tax for another year, wiping out a 2 billion dollar reduction due April 1. Only Reps. Mills and Gregory oppose. Eisenhower sought extension amid a broad tax overhaul bill.
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House
Ways and Means Committee
Mills
Arkansas
Gregory
Kentucky
Eisenhower
Nder
Daniel A. Reed
Ways and Means
Snowstorm Rages Across Midwest and New York
A major snowstorm blasted through the Midwest and into western New York causing at least 13 deaths. Winds up to 50 mph with higher gusts, heavy snow blankets, and widespread school closures. Dozens of highways blocked, power lines down, and travel disrupted as the storm moved into Canada.
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Friendsville
Tenn
Free-State
Billy Graham opens Britain crusade before full London crowd
Evangelist Billy Graham started a 12 week revival in Britain with a service at Harringay Sports Arena drawing 12,000 inside and thousands outside. He gave an impassioned sermon asking Does God matter and led Bible recitations and hymns before 500 to 600 seekers moved to a separate auditorium to confess faith.
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Billy Graham
Britain
Harringay
Jesus Christ
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Pope Pius XII Celebrates 78th Birthday Today
Vatican flags fly for Pope Pius XII marking his 78th birthday and 15th anniversary of his pontificate as he slowly recovers from a long illness. World messages pour in while Rome mourns and prays for his full recovery from an abdominal ailment confining him to his apartment for 36 days. Thousands attend a high mass at St Mary Major Basilica, the shrine where he first celebrated mass 14 years ago.
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Lausche Orders Patrol Probe of Truck Unloading Racket
Governor Lausche directs the State Highway Patrol to investigate a truck unloading racket in Ohio cities including Cleveland Toledo Akron Dayton and Cincinnati. He cites truckers forced to hire men for unloading at about 14 dollars per load with drivers warned not to unload themselves. He warns of roving bands moving to secure compliance and notes some workers may unload two or three trucks in a day earning the equivalent of three days wages.
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Columbus
Ohio
Frank J. Lausche
State Highway Patrol
Lausche
George Mingle
Cahaenabien
Cleveland
Toledo
Akron
Dayton
Cincinnati
Law Suit Filed Against Julius La Rosa and Associates
Songwriters Tony Sacco and Thomas Conroy along with Record Music Corp sue Julius La Rosa for 10 million dollars alleging copyright infringement. The complaint claims the song Eh Cumpari is substantially the same as Hey Goomba written before 1948.
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Los Angeles
Julius la Rosa
Tony Sacco
Thomas Conroy
Record Music Corp
Sacco
Conroy
Bentley Improves After House Shooting Wounding
Rep. Alvin M. Bentley of Michigan, seriously wounded in yesterday's House shooting, showed improvement early today. Doctors at Casualty Hospital said he was awake, cheerful, and able to talk, though his lungs liver and kidney had been pierced and he remained in an oxygen tent.
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Washington
Alvin M. Bentley
R-Mich
Joseph R. Young
Casualty Hospital
Bentley
Beniley
Con gressman Hurt as Puerto Rican Nationalists Open Fire
In a dramatic House session in Puerto Rico belt a 50-50 chance to live was given for the upper right chest wound of a first term congressman after a 14 hour operation. Dr. Charles White reported four wounded lawmakers including Rep. Kenneth A. Roberts and others. The attack, by three men and a woman, aimed to press independence for Puerto Rico. Security tightened as lawmakers, including Halleck and Arends, ducked for cover amid heavy fire from Luger-type pistols.
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Kenneth A. Roberts
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Ben F. Jensen
A-Iown
Clifford Davis
D-Tenn
George H. Fallon
D-Md
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Indiana
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Illinois
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R-Wash
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