Ohio witnesses describe narcotics racketeering on Senate hearing
The U.S. Senate subcommittee in Cleveland heard drug addicts, ex-junkies, and officials testify about Ohio narcotics activity. Witnesses including a bartender and a mother of four described addiction, prostitution, and the high costs of drugs while enforcement officials urged longer sentences under a strengthened Ohio narcotics law.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
U.S. Senate
Ohio
Price Daniel
D-Tex
Senate Judiciary Committee
United States
U. S
Sam G. Papalardo
New York
Nick Tutino
Howard C. Chappell
Papalardo
Tutino
Charles E. Woll
Daniel
Justice Department
William
Alma Stallworth
Stallworth
Jerry Yvonne Tipton
C. William O'Neill
Bridges Talks With Johnson In Texas Visit
Sen Styles Bridges of New Hampshire met with Senate Majority Leader Lyndon B. Johnson in Fredericksburg Texas after an unannounced stop for Thanksgiving at Johnson's ranch. They discussed farm problems ahead of the White House conference set for December 12 13.
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Johnson City
Tex
Styles Bridges
Senate
Lyndon B. Johnson
D-Tex
White House
New England
Senate Republican Policy Committee
Bridges
Johnson
Texas
Fredericksburg
Sen
Eisenhower
Grand Jury Clears Woodward's Widow in Shooting
A Nassau County grand jury found no indictment in the death of William Woodward killed by a shotgun blast fired by his wife Ann at their Oyster Bay estate. Ann Woodward testified she fired into a dark hallway after hearing a noise, saying she feared a prowler. her two sons were asleep as police and witnesses described the events surrounding the October shooting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Woodward Jr
New York City
Murray I. Gurfoin
Yessy Vvvety
Murray Gurfein
Woodward
William II
James
Oyster Bay Long Island
Nashua
Duchess of Windsor
Long Island
New York
John Pratting
Manhattan
Woodwards
George F. Baker
Paul Wirths
Wirths
Hempstead
S.1
Bank Cashier Found Slain After Disappearance
The body of Kenneth Lindbergh, a bank cashier missing since November 12 after a meeting with a stranger, was found in a snowy Minnesota pasture. A bullet wound and blood stain on snow were observed. FBI fingerprint checks and relative viewing will confirm identity. Lindbergh’s car with part of the bank’s missing funds was found in Minneapolis, with travelers checks later traced to Detroit and Chicago. The Thief River Falls community expressed shock at the crime.
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Clear Lake
Mian
Kenneth Lindbergh
Lindbergh
FBI
Thief River Falls
Lindleigh
Brothers Farewell Ends in Car Crash Near Sister’s Home
Detroit. William J Maitland, 26, and his brother Lester, 22, left their sister’s house and drove home by different routes. About 15 minutes later their cars collided at an intersection miles away. William suffered a fractured leg and Lester had minor injuries. both were taken to a hospital.
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Detroit
William J Maitland
Lester
William
Lanky Kentuckian Holdup Suspect Caught in Cincinnati
Police held 6 foot 4 inch Kentuckian David Lee Snyder aged 26 of Louisville as a suspect in a downtown loan company robbery that netted 339 dollars. Detectives say Snyder, a former University of California at Los Angeles football player, admitted the theft claiming it was for Christmas shopping funds. He was arrested moments after the holdup at the UCLA campus connection.
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Cincinnati
David Lee Snyder
Louisville
Snyder
University of California At Los Angeles
UCLA
UN Deadlock Persists Over Security Council Seat At U N
With 12 working days left before adjournment the U N Assembly presses to break deadlocks over a contested Security Council seat and membership bids of 18 nations. Diplomats note 21 ballots failed to produce a two thirds majority for the Philippines and Yugoslavia.
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United Nations
N.Y. P
U.N. Assembly
Security Council
Assembly
Morocco
West New Guinea
India
U.N. Disarmament Commission
de Kook
Abe
Aecamiyand
U.N
United States
Outer Mongolia
Philippines
Yugoslavia
Turkey
Nancy Kelly Weds Warren Caro in New York Ceremony
Actress Nancy Kelly of Bad Seed fame marries Warren Caro executive director of the Theater Guild American Theater Society in New York yesterday. It is Kelly’s third marriage and Caro’s second.
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New York
Nancy Kelly
Warren Caro
Theater Guild-American Theater Society
Kelly
Aro
Kefauver to reopen Dixon Yates hearings over criminal side
Senator Kefauver announces new sessions of his Senate Anti monopoly subcommittee to probe the Dixon Yates contract, claiming a possible criminal conspiracy involving high ranking figures. The AEC refused damages, citing a conflict of interest and possible fraud in the procurement tied to West Memphis power plans.
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Frank Cormier
Washington
Kefauver
D-Tenn
Senate
Dixon-Yates
Atomic Energy Commission
United States
Dixon- Yates Group
ABC
West Memphis
Ark
Tennessee Valley Authority
AEC
Eisenhower
Adolphe Wenzil
Budget Bureau
Wenzell
Dixon-Yates Group
Memphis
Kefavuver
Subcommittee
Wenzel
First Boston Corp
New York
Dixon&Yates Group
Kismet I Aground Near Cape Breton Highlands
Trouble Spot Cross locates the northern tip of Cape Breton in the Highlands of Nova Scotia where the Lib erian freighter Kismet I sits aground and in danger of breaking up.
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Cross
Cape Breton
Nova Scotia
Reds Defy 2720 Missing War Employees Account Demand
PANMUNJOM Korea The United Nations Command pressed the Communists to account for 2720 missing Korean War workers including 450 Americans After a 144 hour Military Armistice Commission meeting Rear Admiral Walter E Moore said the Reds were not responsive but accepted the list with reservations He promised a full accounting The American list included 244 missing soldiers 190 airmen 13 Marines 3 Navy men 46 UN contingents and rest South Koreans.
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Panmunjom
Korea
U.N. Command
Adm
Walter E. Moore
Military Armistice Commission
Moore
MAC
U.N
New Atomic Tests Seen In United States Spring
Senate Atomic Energy Committee members discussed possible new U S atomic tests next spring. Rep James E Van Zandt said it is understood new tests may occur without indicating weapon type or location. Sen Anderson suggested hydrogen weapon tests in the Pacific due to Russian activity and called for AEC input.
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Washington
Senate
House Atomic Energy Committee
U.S
Pacific
James E. van Zandt
Rpa
Sen. Anderson
D-Nm
Albuquerque
Atomic Energy Commission
AEC
Russia
Santa Claus Stirs But Leg Is Cast in Marshall
The Rev. Santa Claus, an elderly retired minister, broke his left leg in three places when a stair board gave way in his home. He is resting in a Marshall hospital with his leg in a cast and still expects to read the letters he receives yearly before Christmas.
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Marshall, Mo
Santa Claus
Claus
Marshall Hospital
ICC Order Faces Southern Rail Desegregation Challenge
Washington AP reports the ICC's Jan. 10 deadline to end racial segregation on interstate trains and buses and in waiting rooms. Rails face complex, uncharted steps mixing interstate and intrastate practices amid state laws maintaining separate facilities.
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Washington
South
ICC
Supreme Court
Million See Historic Crowd In Chicago Loop Shopping Start
Chicago’s Loop faced a historic traffic jam as an estimated one million people flooded the downtown area for the opening day of the Christmas shopping season. The crowd set a record for downtown attendance amid heavy congestion yesterday.
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Chicago
Loop
Opposition Looms In 3 Dixie States
The Interstate Commerce Commission ordered an end to racial segregation on interstate trains and buses and facilities by January 10. Alabama Georgia and South Carolina oppose the ruling with state officials pledging to preserve segregation in various forms. An official in Savannah noted the ICC order marks a shift from prior policy.
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Interstate Commerce Commission
ICC
Supreme Court
States
Alabama
Arkansas
Florida
Georgia
Kentucky
Louisiana
Mississippi
North Carolna
Oklahoma
Tennessee
Texas
South Carolina
Virginia
Atlanta
Deep South
Jimmy Hitchcock
Alabama Public Service Commission
Eugene Cook
Central of Georgia Railroad
Savannah
Resignation Ends Probe Into ICC Head Cross
The resignation of Hugh W. Cross as chairman of the Interstate Commerce Commission appears to halt a Senate inquiry into his conduct. The investigators may release closed testimony or poll members on the issue. Cross announced the resignation in Gettysburg as Eisenhower recovered from a heart attack.
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Washington
Hugh W. Cross
Interstate Commerce Commission
Senate
Cross
Subcommittee
Gettysburg
Eisenhower
Les. McClellan
D-Ark
Little Rock
Ark
J. Monroe Johnson
South Carolina
ICC
McCarthy Attacks Hearings on Security Programs Disgraceful
Senator McCarthy denounces a Senate subcommittee inquiry into government security programs as disgraceful and dangerous. Chairman Hennings says he will not be intimidated and defends the hearings as protecting rights while safeguarding national security. The dispute centers on constitutional rights amid the broader probe.
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Washington
Sen
McCarthy
R-Wis
Senate
Henmings
D-Mo
Henings
Hennings
Carthy
Wisconsin
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N. S
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Gulf of St. Lawrence
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Gulf
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Peter Highfield
Cmdr
Roger Fink
Fink
Barchemain
Philadelphia
Somerside
P.E.1
Nassau
Grand Jury
By Ray Korn
Bang
By Tom Hoge
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Stephenville
Reds
Jack Adams
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