Corruption Indictments Hit Two Unions As Teamsters Face Deadline
The AFL CIO Ethical Practices Committee indicts the Bakery and Confectionery Workers International Union and the United Textile Workers of America for fund misuse while pressing for house cleaning and sanctions. Hoffa looms as Teamsters face a 30 day corrective action deadline amid ongoing corruption probes.
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New York
Afl-Cio
Bakery and Confectionery Workers International Union
United Textile Workers of America
AFL- Cio
Ethical Practices Committee
Teamsters Union
Hoffa
Teamsters
UTWA
Textile Workers Union of America
CIO
Bakers
Aflcio
Five Miners Die In Marianna Mine Blast Near Washington PA
An explosion 565 feet underground at Bethlehem Steel Corp's Marianna mine killed five of 11 trapped miners. One rescuer, James Wright, 59, remained in poor condition at Washington Hospital. Rescue efforts used a makeshift hoist and bucket to bring out the injured and dead after ventilation fan failure prompted repairs.
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Washington, Pa
Pennsylvania
Washington Hospital
James Wright
Marianna
Bethlehem Steel Corp
George Demko
Philip Kornet
George Harmuth
Joseph Smith
Stanley Collins
Red Agents Face Pressures in Baghdad Pact Antisubversion
London reports delegates from the Baghdad Pact Antisubversion Committee study a secret intelligence briefing on Red agents in Syria and efforts to bolster antigovernment groups in Lebanon and Jordan. The meeting, involving Britain Pakistan Turkey Iraq Iran and the United States, aims to draft a joint program to counter internal and external anti Western pressure across the Middle East.
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London
United States
Middle East
Red
Syria
Lebanon
Jordan
Egypt
Yemen
Britain
Pakistan
Turkey
Iraq
Iran
Soldier testifies Girard fired for a joke in Japan manslaughter trial
Victor Nickel, an Inkster veteran, testified Girard fired at a Japanese woman and a man after coaxing them to pick up brass shells during a guards range incident near Sakai last Jan 30. Nickel said Girard claimed it was a joke as the woman fell after fleeing.
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Somagahara
Japan
William S. Girard
Victor Nickel
Girard
Mich
Naka Sakai
Nickel
Yuzo Kawachi
Fish Was A Beauty Fish Was A Beauty
Mrs. Ber nice Seafield aged 41 testified in Circuit Court that her husband Calvin pushed her into the lake after she lost a big fish during a last year fishing trip. He did not contest the story and Circuit Judge B Fain Tucker granted a divorce on cruelty grounds.
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Chicago
Bernice Seafield
Calvin
B. Fain Tucker
Bell Reply Is Awaited In 18 500 Ohio Bell Contract Talks
Negotiators for the Communications Workers of America await a reply from Ohio Bell Telephone Co. to a new union proposal covering 18 500 workers. The union asked for a wage settlement and contract length deal after a brief session, while the company sought time to study the revised demands. The dispute centers on wages and contract length with fringe benefits and hospital coverage remaining contentious.
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Cleveland
Communications Workers of America
Ohio Bell Telephone Co
CWA
Ohio Bell
Martin J. Hughes
Ohio Cwa
Iboth
Autumn Miami Valley Forecast Sees Warmth and Rain Risk
The Miami Valley will experience fair but cool autumn air through Wednesday with sunny spells and a high around 72 degrees. Tonight's low near 50 degrees follows a warm day, and Wednesday should be partly cloudy and slightly warmer. Middletown posted a 73 degree high yesterday at 3:30 p.m. with a 40 degree low this morning at 6:30 a.m.
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Miami Valley
Middletown
State Guard Is Mobilized
President Eisenhower orders federalization of Arkansas National Guard units and Air National Guard to enforce Little Rock school integration. He plans a nationwide TV radio address from Newport and will return to Washington to sign and issue a proclamation and order troops if needed to carry out court-ordered integration.
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Newport
R.I
Eisenhower
Arkansas National Guard
Air National Guard
Little Rock
Washington
United States
James C. Hagerty
White House
Hagerty
Nap
Atty
Brownell
Arkansas
Justice Department
U.S. Naval Base
Eisenhower Orders Federal Troops in Little Rock
In Little Rock the announcement that President Eisenhower will federalize and deploy government commanded troops to the city shocks officials, police, and residents amid the ongoing racial crisis. Governor Faubus and aides react with surprise as National Guard units are placed under Washington. Police crack down at Central High School with mass arrests of whites, and a number of agitators are jailed as tensions rise.
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Gene Smith
Little Rock Central High School
North Little Rock
Eisenhower
Little Rock
Central High School
Central High
Little Rock, Ark
Capitol
Arkansas National Guard
Washington
Faubus
Sea Island
Clarence R. Saunders
Little Rock Air Force Base
Central
Associated Press
Kay Matthews
Birmingham
Ala
Matthews
Mother's Death Shocks Family In Cleveland Firearm Accident
Six year old Claudia Jezior found a pistol she believed to be a toy and it fired fatally wounding her mother Rita Jezior at their Cleveland home during lunch. The weapon, taken from Claudia's grandfather who was a former police officer, was loaded and belonged to the father who had left the force last month.
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Claudia Jezior
Cleveland
Rita Jezior
Mrs. Jezior
Claudia Jezier
Claudia
Marianne
Joseph Jezior
Joseph
When Your Wife Has the Last Word Be Glad of It
A short proverb suggesting harmony in marriage where the wife’s final say is presented as positive. It implies acceptance of her authority and warns against disputing her decisions. The line carries a humorous, light tone common to social humor.
Woman who shot bar patron and injured man dies in jail
Anita Feola 28 killed herself after wounding Richard Feola 24 and shooting a bystander in Cleveland's Sam's Bar. She had earlier claimed a $1000 UAW reward related to a 1954 slaying, and said the shooting followed an argument over a traffic incident.
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Cleveland
Sam's
Anita Feola
Davey
Richard
Feola
St. John's Hospital
Middleburgh Heights
Honeymoon Burglars Wound Officer in Florida Station Crime
Two Cleveland couples eloped and attempted a gas station burglary in Ormond Beach on April 22, 1956. Peter Perri and Donald Heffner allegedly wounded a policeman during the break in, later claiming self defense while the others deny the story. Warrants charging assault with intent to kill have been sought.
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Cleveland
Ormond Beach
Fla
David E. Kerr
Florida
Donald Heffner
Rose Mary
Peter Perri
Marilyn
Perri
Heffners
Virginia
Heffner
Georgia
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Sunvet
Claude Carpenter
Gov. Orval Faubus
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Sherman T. Clinger
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