Mobsters On Payroll Are Probed
Senate probes Hoffa links to a Pontiac Michigan Local 614 payroll and a Minneapolis department store loan. Testimony covers a horse race betting partnership with Detroit official Owen Brennan and a million dollar loan amid a retail clerks strike. Hoffa defends pension funds use as legitimate investment.
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Washington — Senate
James R. Hoffa
Teamsters
Teamster Local 614
Pontiac
Mich
Hoffa
Minneapolis
Senate Committee
Owen
Bert) Brennan
Detroit
Brennan
Committee
McClellan
D-Ark
Benjamin Dranow
Dranow
John W. Thomas Department Store
Teamster
R-- Tail Clerks Union
Miami Beach
Fla
Hoffa Indicted on Perjury Counts in Teamsters Probe
James Hoffa vice president of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters was indicted on five counts of perjury by a federal rackets grand jury. The 44-year-old union leader and Teamsters presidential candidate allegedly lied to the grand jury during its wiretap probe of the Detroit union headquarters. Also indicted was Benjamin Franklin Collins, secretary-treasurer of Local 299.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
James R. Hoffa
International Brotherhood of Teamsters
Teamsters
Dave Beck
Detroit
Benjamin Franklin Collins
Hoffa
Youth Found Shy in Outlook on Sex
California theologian Dr. Robert Elliott Fitch says today’s college-age generation is more indifferent to the exploitation of sex than older groups. He adds the lurid age started after World War I is ending, but insists sex is here to stay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
California
Robert Elliott Fitch
Fitch
Pacific School of Religion
Berkeley
Calif
Union Leaders Face Clean Up Or Lose AFL-CIO Backing
The merged AFL-CIO governing body orders the United Textile Workers to purge corrupt influences within 30 days or face suspension. George Meany indicates Textile Union leaders may be ousted, while Teamsters and Bakery Workers face similar scrutiny. Hoffa Beck and other leaders are named in ethical charges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Teamsters Union
Bakery Workers Union
Afl-Cio High Command
Hee OA Co
Labor Movement
United Textile Workers of America
Afl-Cio
George Meany
Anthony Valente
Lloyd Klewert
Meany
Executive Council
Teamsters
Bakery and Confectionary Workers International Union
James R. Hoffa
Dave Beck
Hoffa
Beck
Pleasant October Weather Near Miami Valley
The weatherman forecasts fair skies and warmer conditions in the Miami Valley. Today’s high is 80 degrees with more fair weather tonight and Thursday, a low around 50. Middletown reported a high of 70 yesterday at 4:30 p.m. and a low of 45 this morning at 5:30 a.m.
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Miami Valley
Middletown
Paratroopers Enter Central High as Nine Negroes Attend
Hardeyed paratroopers in battle dress escorted nine Negro students into Central High School in Little Rock amid tense clashes. A man was clubbed and another stabbed as crowds gathered outside while teachers and students prepared for a calm day. Police investigated a possible bomb scare as patrols maintained order around the building.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Little Rock
Ark
Central High School
Thelma Mothershed
Ind
Eisenhower defends Little Rock troop action against mob rule
President Eisenhower, from the White House, says federal troops were sent to Little Rock to uphold court orders on school integration. He warns that without action, anarchy could follow and foreign enemies would seize on the moment to undermine the United States. He vows troops will stay only to prevent interference and will be recalled once order returns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warren Rogers JR
Washington
Eisenhower
Little Rock
Ark
Central High School
South
Arkansas
Essary
Newport
R.I
White House
House of Lincoln
Jackson
Wilson
Woeery
Eee McLnegve
America
Dent
Lcan
Rome
L’unita
Paris
L’humanite
Eisen
Arkansas Na Jnot
United States
Tools Of The Trade In Pittsburgh
Pietro Pugliano and his 18 year old wife were arraigned on charges of passing about 3000 dollars in bad checks. Magistrate F. E. Johnson's pen ran dry and Pugliano offered his own pen saying it made him money. Johnson used the pen and remanded the couple for court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
Pietro Pugliano
FE. N. Johnson
Pugliano
Johnson
Little Rock Desegregation Hits European Newspapers
European papers portray U S desegregation as a failure with front page coverage. Moscow Soviets label it a display of American democracy’s flaws while Paris and other outlets attack U S prestige and civil liberties amid the Little Rock crisis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Little Rock
United States
Moscow
Soviet Russia
America
Kimsomol Pravda
U. S
United Nations
Dayton B26 crash kills four near Wright Patterson Air Force Base
A crippled B26 bomber attempting to land with one engine out plummeted into a Dayton East Side housing development, killing Maj. James E. Melancon and Capt. Wilho R. Heikkinen along with two residents, Mrs. Mildred Van Zant and her brother Joseph Feisler. Debris injured one bystander and started fires in two homes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dayton
Wright-Patterson Air Force Base
Dayton, Ohio
James E. Melancon
San Antonio
Tex
Wilho R. Heikkinen
Ramsey
Mich
Mildred van Zant
Joseph Feisler
VanZant
Sandra Davis
Cincinnati Pressmen Press For Wage Hike
Union pressmen from Cincinnati’s three daily papers seek a wage increase under a 26 month contract with a $5 weekly rise for 14 months and $3.50 weekly for the final 12 months. They also dispute required press crew size versus other cities, meeting with a federal mediator after rejecting the latest offer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
John Woods
Pressmen’s Union
Woods
Aes
Chuckle Experience Touts Value as Teachable Moment
A playful note praises the Chuckle Experience as the best teacher, asserting its value through the effort and costs involved. The line hints at humor guiding lessons and framing expense as a feature, not a flaw.
Santa Claus Dies and Youthful Charity Hero Spurred Burial Aid
Chicago police Captain William Hennessey acted quickly when William Moss known as Santa Claus for 22 years died and his body faced potter’s field. Merchants and police pooled funds for a funeral with Rabbi Jacob S. Rich to officiate and Beverly cemetery arrangements aided by squad cars.
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Chicago
Santa Claus
Potter's Field
William Moss
St. Nick
79Th
South Halsted
Merchants’ Association
William Hennessey
South Side
Gresham
Moss
Hennessey
Sam Kaplan
Kaplan
Jacob S. Rich
Beverly
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L. C. Bates
Arkansas Naacp
101St Airborne Division
James Hoffa
Lowance
Afl-Cio Ethical Practices Committee
Executive Council For Action Today
Frank W. Brewster
Seattle
Sidney L. Brennan
Belman Morin
Minnie Brown
Minnie
C. E. Blake
Blake
Paul Downs
Springfield
Jess Matthews
James Meyers
Meyers
William F. Neff
Ike
White Uranea
Supreme Court
Free World
Little Rock Hurts
U.S
Europe
Faubus
France
Franc-Tireur
Aurore
Lincoln
Roosevelt
Truman
Crane Senna
Potter’s Field
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