Hoffa, Two Aide Acquitted in 1953 Detroit Wiretap Case
A federal jury acquitted James R. Hoffa Owen Brennan and Bernard Spindel of conspiring to wiretap the Detroit Teamsters headquarters in 1953. The trial followed prior hung juries and Hoffa faces separate perjury counts in the same case.
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New York
Teamsters
James R. Hoffa
Union
Detroit
Hoffa
Owen B. Brennan
Detroit Teamsters Local 337
Bernard Spindel
U.S. Senate
Teamsters Union
Gunshot Victim Leaves Hospital in Baton Rouge
Johnny Montgomery, 30, of Winnsboro, who accidentally shot himself with a .22 pistol June 20, is released from hospital after recovering from a punctured lung. He was a former Mullhearn Funeral Home employee.
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Baton Rouge
Johnny Montgomery
Winnsboro
Montgomery
Mulhearn Funeral Home
Group Studies Methods In Math To Help Junior
A 42 member nationwide group of mathematics teachers meets in New Haven to develop better teaching methods for secondary students. Edward Begle of Yale leads the month long study funded by a $100,000 National Science Foundation grant, noting teacher training and textbook quality are key issues.
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Edward G. Begle
Yale
Begle
National Science Foundation
Sputnik
Two Mysteries Stir Industry Prices And Auto Labor
New York reports two key industrial mysteries with potential bite on wallets. Steel firms face wage-related costs rising about 20 cents an hour, possibly pushing steel up $11 a ton yet market demand may cap hikes at $4 to $5. Detroit awaits a possible auto labor contract before 1959 models, with strike risk delaying business recovery and affecting consumer budgets.
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Detroit
Elvis Presley Parents Move To Hood In Trailer Home
A Presley relative said Elvis has rented a three bedroom trailer near Fort Hood Texas to spend nights at home with his parents. Vernon and Gladys Presley live beside the fort gate while Elvis trains and may be shipped to Germany after tank service. the Crawfords will rent out their brick house next week.
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Memphis
Chester Crawford
Killeen, Tex
Crawfords
Presley
Germany
VA study finds patients read six times more books than public
A Veterans Administration survey shows VA patients read six times as many books as the general American public, indicating higher reading activity among veterans receiving care.
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Veterans Administrion
Lawyer Sees Conflict In Cheryl Story
Los Angeles AP report says William Pollack, attorney for John Stompanato Jr., cites discrepancies between Lana Turner’s earlier account and Cheryl Crane’s latest deposition about the Beverly Hills stabbing. Cheryl 14, alleged she stabbed Stompanato during a quarrel. coroner’s jury ruled justifiable homicide.
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Los Angeles
John Stompanato
Cheryl Crane
Stompanato
Lana Turner
Lana
Cheryl
William Jerome Pollack
Pollack
John Jr
Miss Turner
Beverly Hills
Mildred Turner
Checks Attached To Pay Back Income Taxes
The Internal Revenue Service confirmed it attached some unemployment compensation checks to collect back income taxes but said no undue hardships resulted. A House subcommittee led by Rep. John A. Blatnik will hold a hearing on the practice, which faces criticism as a possible violation of unemployment pay rules. About 99 of roughly 500,000 asset attachments involved unemployment checks, from across about half of the 64 district offices.
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Washington
Internal Revenue Service
House
John A. Blatnik
D-Minn
Blatnik
The
Revenue Service
Internal Revenue
Should I Marry a Christian Who Deceives?
A reader asks if it is safe to marry a man who claims to be Christian but sometimes deceives. The answer warns that honesty is fundamental in faith and deception may indicate broader untruthfulness. It urges avoiding dishonesty and choosing truthfulness in a partner.
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H. I
Jesus
David
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Billy Graham
Charter
Kentucky Straight Bourbon
OLD Charter Distillery CO
Louisville, KY
Org
Phillips 66
Phillips66
Eurey Blank
Sory
P.O. Box
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Illinois
Reuben H. Donnelley Corporation
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Westinghouse
Sunbeam
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Hiram Walker & Sons Inc
Peoria
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