Teamsters Set Showdown as Hoffa Faces Rivals
In Miami Beach Hoffa leads a five‑way race for the Teamsters presidency amid a Senate Rackets Committee probe and a corruption indictment. John F. English’s support is pivotal. AFL-CIO threatens expulsion unless corrupt elements are removed within 30 days. The convention may decide union fusion or a split from organized labor.
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Miami Beach
Fila
Teamsters
James R. Hoffa
Hoffa
Dave Beck
John F. English
English
Midwest
Senate
Hoffa Foes Seek Supreme Court Injunction
Opponents of Teamsters leadership ask the Supreme Court to reinstate an injunction against this week’s Teamsters officer election. A New York rank and file group filed the application to vacate the DC Court of Appeals stay reversing Judge Letts’ earlier injunction.
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Washington
Teamsters
Supreme Court
New York
Rank and File
U. S. Court of Appeals
District of Columbia
Court of Appeals
U. S
F. Dickinson Letts
Rare Thunderstorm Shocks Californians
A rare thunderstorm rolled over the San Francisco Bay area yesterday causing hundreds to report jet like sonic booms. The Weather Bureau said it is only the third electrical storm in the city in 30 years. A sudden downpour accompanied the thunder.
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San Francisco
Bay Area
Weavher
Early Count Expected In Cincinnati PR Vote
Cincinnati election officials anticipate an early count as voters decide to retain the proportional representation system or switch to the simple 9 X method. About 231000 eligible voters and 245 of 724 precincts are ready with machines to speed results amid decades of PR use and Charterite politics.
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Cincinnati
Hot Rodders Endangered By Crash Near Drag Strip
A Piper Tri Pacer piloted by Gene Shroyer veered while avoiding drag racers and ground looped close to two hot rodders at North Way Airport north of Columbus. Shroyer and passengers Jim Davis and Cletur Klausing escaped serious injuries as county officials weigh halting racing at the field pending court action.
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Columbus
Ohio
Here
State Highway Patrol
Gene Shroyer
Ottawa
Shroyer
Jim Davis
Lima
Cletur Klausing
Northway
Rescued Rescuer Meet At World War I Reunion
Forty one Argonne veterans gathered for a luncheon in Manhattan revealing long hidden ties. Pvt Stephen M. Honas and Pvt Max Lesnick, both survivors, recognized each other after decades, confirming shared acts of saving one another during the six day battle.
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New York
Argonne Forest
France
Stephen M. Honas
Honas
General Services Administration
Washington, D. C
Associated Press
Manhattan
Army to Cut 100000 Troops by Next June
Washington report says one armored division and 14 air defense battalions will be dropped as part of a 100000 man reduction by June 30. Most cuts to occur by Jan 1 with 71000 by then and 29000 by mid year. Admin, supply, and support cuts aim to preserve combat strength. An armored command will replace one of the two U.S. armored divisions at Ft. Polk or Ft. Hood.
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Washington
Armed Services
Secretary of Defense
Wilson
United States
Army
1St Armored
Ft. Polk
4Th Armored
Ft. Hood
Tex
Car Kills 2 Japanese in Itazuke Crash
An American sergeant, Staff Sgt. Winston Eley of Philadelphia, owned a 1952 sedan that struck a motorcycle and two pedestrians near Itazuke, Japan. Eley denied involvement. the car was found abandoned. He returned to base by taxi and was hospitalized for a severe stomach ulcer. Japanese police and the Air Force will question him when his condition allows.
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Itazuke
Japan
Air Force
U.S. Air Force
Winston Eley
Philadelphia
Itazuke Air Base
Eley
Today's Chuckle There's nothing a girl en joys more than name dropping
A light syndicated whimsy jokes that a woman prefers name dropping, even her maiden name, as a playful commentary on social custom and etiquette.
Progress Reported In Ohio Bell Strike
In Cleveland the 18 500 Ohio Bell Telephone Co workers strike enters its third week after weekend talks in which the Communications Workers of America reported substantial progress. Company spokesmen call the talks slightly progress in noted sessions with bargaining to resume at 2 p m. No terms are disclosed. The union seeks a one year contract while the company offers 15 months or one year packages with raises.
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Cleveland
Ohio Bell Telephone Co
Communication Workers of America
Ohio Bell
Fear Scandal tests Philip friend in divorce suit
London Buckingham Palace faces concerns as Lt. Cmdr. Michael Parker, once Philip’s secretary, may face a divorce petition next month. The Beaverbrook Sunday Express says officials fear disclosure of evidence, with foreign press less constrained than Britain’s. Parker resigned after a February separation but remains on friendly terms with the prince and visits the palace.
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London
Buckingham Palace
Prince Philip
Lord Beaverbrook
Sunday Express
I Michael Parker
Ito Philip
Palace
Parker
Philip
Prince
Calm Ends Ike Vacation After Newport Stay
President Eisenhower concludes a 27 day Newport respite and returns to Washington. He made three quick Washington flights and broadcast a radio address on the Little Rock school integration crisis. He played golf daily at Newport Country Club and joked about being one of seven boys.
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Newport
R.I
Eisenhower
Washington
U.S. Naval Base
Little Rock
Ark
Arkansas
Orval E. Faubus
Imost
Arkansas National Guard
U.S
Newport Country Club
55 Safe In Japan Air Crash
Fifty five passengers and crew escaped alive when a Japan Air Lines plane crash landed and burned in a rice field near Itami Japan. The aircraft reportedly developed engine trouble on takeoff and could not gain altitude. Two stewardesses helped evacuate passengers as the plane caught fire. Injuries were described as slight and no panic occurred.
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Itami
Japan
Japan Air Lines
An Airlines
Tokyo Miners Strike Over Bonus Demand
About 146000 coal miners walked off for 24 hours in sympathy with 4300 Kyushu strikers demanding a 25000 yen bonus. The government warning was ignored as the protest spread nationwide.
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Tokyo
Kyushu
Two Boys Stranded on Train Boxcar In Tunnel Rescue
In Baltimore a 10 year old Negro boy John Powell was badly burned after climbing onto a moving freight train in Union Station yards. A white 16 year old Donald Maler steadied Powell on the car during a 30 mile ride through a tunnel until firemen halted the line. Powell remained conscious on top as he was brought to Lutheran Hospital in fair condition with severe burns. Maler escaped injury and was released after treatment.
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Baltimore
Pennsylvania Railroad
Union Station
John T. Powell
Donald Maler
Malor
Young Powell
Maler
Powell
Gwynn
Lutheran Hospital
End To Nuclear Weapon Production First Says Lodge to UN
United States calls for an end to nuclear tests if the Soviet Union agrees to halt production of atomic and hydrogen weapons. In a U.N. Disarmament Commission speech, Henry Cabot Lodge urged Russia to accept a stockpile ban, offering a two year pause in tests if principle terms are met. The subcommittee prepares its report for the General Assembly with competing Soviet and Western resolutions.
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Max Harrelson
United Nations
N.Y
United States
Soviet Union
U.N
Disarmament Commission
U.S
Henry Cabott Lodge
Kremlin
Lodge
Russia
General Assembly
Assembly
India
Japan
Britain
Canada
France
Maunoury Faces Showdown Over Algerian Home Rule Bill
Paris premier Maurice Bourges Maunoury confronts intense opposition from both extremes as he seeks a confidence vote on his Algeria home rule plan. The plan splits Algeria into six to seven territories with local assemblies and a federal center in Algiers, risking government resignation if defeated.
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Paris
Maurice Bourges-Maunoury
National Assembly
Bourges-Maunoury
Algeria
Weather forecast notes clear night and warmer tomorrow
The forecast calls for no rain with tonight clearing. Expect tomorrow to be sunny and warmer. Yesterday's low reached 45 at 6 am, while today stood at 56 with a high of 74.
Nine Negro students enter Central High quietly
Nine Negro students began a second week of integrated classes at Central High School in Little Rock escorted by a single U.S. paratrooper. Unlike last week, no mobs confronted them and only a few curious onlookers remained as authorities kept calm. The scene reflected a shift since President Eisenhower sent the 101st Airborne to enforce integration.
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Little Rock
Ark
Central High School
Central High
U.S
Eisenhower
101St Airborne Division
Eisemaower
Orval Faubus
Arkansas
Cranston shopkeeper says he is the forgotten man to Ike
Richard J. Cunningham, who owns the Cranston Variety Store, claims he was promised a meeting with President Eisenhower at Newport but the plan was canceled after he spoke too freely. Cunningham says Hagerty told him to keep quiet, a claim Hagerty disputes.
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Cranston
R.I
Richard J. Cunningham
Eisenhower
Cunningham
Newport
James C. Hagerty
Hagerty
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