Probes May Add Labor Leaders To Beck Inquiry
Senate rackets probers plan future hearings on Chicago consultant Nathan Shefferman and his ties to labor leaders beyond Dave Beck. Officials expect a mid June hearing with statements about unions including New York operations and possible additional unions. The panel also weighs Beck related testimony on Teamsters funds used for luxury goods and services for Beck and family.
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Washington
Chicago
Teamsters
Dave Beck
Senate Committee
Nathan Shefferman
Beck
Teamsters Union
Capitol Hill
McClellan
D-Ark
Special Investigating Committee
Kennedy
Shefferman
Chuckle Girl Quote Sparks Quick Witty Exchange
Today's cartoon caption features Chuckle Girl remarking on handsome men being conceited. A boy counters with a playful reply admitting he is not. The light exchange captures a lighthearted mood and humor.
Top Level Review Reds Press U S For Arms Reply
Washington insiders report a high level review of U S disarmament policy under way after Russia pressed for a Western reply to its April 30 proposal. Stassen briefed Dulles and other officials on talks in London, with discussions to shape the U S response ahead of May 27 London follow up. Gromyko warned Moscow rejects an open skies plan that would extend to all Soviet territory.
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Washington
Russia
U.S
State Department
Harold FE. Stassen
U. S
United Nations
London
State Dulles
Defense
Wilson
Lewis L. Strauss
The
Atomic Energy Commission
Robert Cutler
White House
National Security Council
Valerian Zorin
Stassen
Britain
France
Canada
Eisenhower
Andrei Gromyko
Moscow
Gromyko
Soviet Union
United States
No Secrets Just Look Across Armed Forces Day Display
Washington reports at Andrews Air Force Base Maryland a public display of United States weapons from tanks to rifles as part of Armed Forces Day. Foreign diplomats were invited to tour the open house showcasing jet missiles and other new production arms.
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Washington
Russia
Andrews Air Force Base
United States
Winds Delay Third Atomic Test at Nevada Site
Threatening winds forced a third postponement of the atomic test explosion at the Atomic Test Site in southern Nevada. The shot, to be fired from a 500 foot tower, was not attempted before Sunday and is described as a small device with the power of 10 000 tons of TNT.
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Nevada
Nevada Test Organization
United States
Quake Recorded Near Aleutians On Fordham Seismo
A sharp earthquake in the Aleutians was recorded early today on Fordham University seismograph. Rev. Joseph Lynch, director of the university Seismic Observatory, reported.
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New York
Aleutians
Fordham University
Joseph Lynch
Tulsa braces for record flood as rains persist
Tulsa faces a record flood with forecasts of 26 feet on the Arkansas Bend near Tulsa and Keystone nearby. Dozens evacuated as Cimarron and Arkansas rivers swell, eight dead and one missing amid widespread property and crop losses across southeastern Oklahoma.
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Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
Weather Bureau
Tulsa
Keystone
Arkansas
Dover
Coyle
Perkins
Bixby
Tulsa County
Tulsa River Forecasting Bureau
Verdigris River
Muskogee
Fire destroys home near Perry amid floodwater
The home of Mr and Mrs Fred Kopp burned to the water line as floodwater swirled around it. An exploding butane gas tank was blamed for the fire four miles north of Perry Oklahoma.
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Perry
Okla
Fred Kopp
Here
Sandusky Man Killed in Car Collision Near U S 6
Cleveland Gowdy age 26 of Sandusky was killed when the car he rode in collided with another on U S 6 about two and a half miles east of Sandusky.
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Sandusky, Ohio
Cleveland
Gowdy
Sandusky
U.S. 6
Here
Eisenhower attacked over Congress speed. Mansfield counters
Sen Mansfield accuses Eisenhower of misreading Congress as Congress battles over the President's program. Senate leaders Johnson and Bridges push for faster action while noting Eisenhower’s 148 requests awaiting consideration.
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Washington
Sen
Mans*field
D-Ment
Eisenhower
Congress
Mansfield
Senate
Cincinnati
Lyndon B. Johnson
Texas
Bridges
Republican Policy Committee
Manfield
Johnson l
Sub Trouble Denied After Buoy Spotted
Danish captain reports hearing submarine noises in the North Sea near The Netherlands after sighting a distress buoy aboard Mary North. The Utrecht claims no submarine contact and the Admiralty says no missing submarine is known.
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London
North Sea
Utrecht
J. H. Hansen
Netherlands
Hansen
Golf and Grandchildren Fill Eisenhower Weekend
President Eisenhower arrived in Gettysburg to enjoy golf and relaxation with his grandchildren at his farm home. He was greeted by his wife and mother in law Mrs. John S. Doud of Denver, while three of the four grandchildren joined in a green station wagon.
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Gettysburg
Eisenhower
Washington
John S. Doud
Denver
Boy Electrocuted Replacing Light Bulb in Bathtub
William Mc Corkle an 11 year old from Waldo Marion County was electrocuted Friday night while attempting to replace a light bulb in the bathtub. The incident occurred in Marion Ohio and is under investigation by local authorities.
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Marion
Ohio
William McCorkle
Waldo
Marion County
Boy Rescued After 24Hour Well Ordeal In Manorville
Seven year old Benjamin Hooper Jr. was pulled alive from a well after nearly 24 hours trapped. He was hospitalized in Mastic Beach with his parents at his bedside. Doctors report he can talk and eat, but will be watched for 24 hours for pneumonia and infection risks.
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Manorville
N.Y
Benjamin Hooper Jr
Mastic Beach
Imoutes
Benjamin Hooper
Hoope
Borghild
J. H. Kris
Benny
Kris
Benny Hoopers Boy Saved After 24 Foot Well Rescue
In a dramatic backyard rescue near Manhattan 200 workers battled to save Benny Hooper who fell into a 24 foot well. A homemade shaft and gamma ray shield tunnel aided by Brookhaven Lab finally freed him at 7 10 p m. Benny, pale and hungry, was kept alive by an oxygen line and doctors praised the life saving air supply and breath through the hose. The nation followed the nervewracking effort with prayers and relief when Benny was lifted to safety.
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Benny
Hoopers
Long Island
Hooper
Jhuey
Kris
Man rescues 7 year old from well in Manorville
Sam Woodson a 39 year old construction worker pulled Benny Hooper Jr. from a narrow well after the sand caved in. He said the moment Benny cried and groaned was his biggest life thrill and he spoke to God during the dangerous dig.
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Sam Woodson
Woodson
Hooper
Benny
Manorville
N. Y
Benjamin Hooper Jr
John Arambo
John
Little Benny
Boy Dies In Sewer In Cody Wyoming Trench
A two year old boy Richard Thun was buried in a five foot trench near his home in Cody. He was covered by earth when a power shovel collapsed the ditch at 11 a.m. Sheriff Frank Blackburn said the child wedged his foot between the wall and pipe. Over 100 volunteers and about 50 searchers worked six hours before focusing on the sewer line as a last resort.
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Cody
Wyo
Frank Blackburn
Richard Thun
Blackburn
Noone
Wyoming
Mayflower II Drifts in Calmest Atlantic Passage
Mayflower II, en route from London to the West Indies, remains becalmed mid Atlantic about halfway between the Canary Islands and the Caribbean. Cmdr. Alan Villiers reports only 20 sea miles gained in the last 24 hours by the Pilgrim replica ship.
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London
Atlantic
Canary Islands
West Indies
Cmdr
Alan Villiers
Building Collapse Terrors Lower East Side
A three story building collapsed on the Lower East Side with police fearing people may be buried in the rubble. One man was rescued and conditions were not known for others.
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New York
Lower East Side
Arsenic Plot Suspect Wife Held On Murder Charge
Mrs Lucy Wireman 30 of Chelsea Michigan is jailed on a charge of attempting to murder her husband Oron after allegedly spiking his beer with arsenic loaded rat poison for four years to cure his drinking. He remains in St Joseph Mercy Hospital with severe arsenic poisoning. Bond set at 2000 dollars.
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Ann Arbor
Mich
Lucy Wireman
Chelsea
Kentucky
Oron
Ten Airmen Hurt In Navy Bomber Crash At Glenview
CHICAGO Ten airmen were injured when a twin engine Navy aircraft spun into a pond during an instrument landing at Glenview Naval Air Station in dense fog. Six Navymen were treated at the base hospital for undisclosed minor injuries, a Glenview spokesman said.
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Chicago
Glenview Naval Air Station
Glenview
Boy Rescued After 24 Hours in Sand Shaft Miracle
In Manorville New York Benny Hooper fell into a fresh dug well and was buried in sand for nearly a day. Rescue workers using apertal telescoping tubes from the Atomic Energy Commission freed him as his father prayed and he whispered daddy and mommy.
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Manorville
N. Y
Benny
Benny Hooper
Hooper
Atomic Energy Commission
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