Hoffa Indicted for Mail Fraud In Teamsters Land Deal
President James R. Hoffa of the Teamsters, along with Henry Lower and Robert E. McCarthy Jr., is charged by a federal grand jury in Orlando with mail and wire fraud tied to a Brevard County land development project. The 12 count indictment accuses use of the mails on eight occasions and telegraph or telephone services on four more, with Sun Valley Inc. funded by four Detroit Teamsters locals.
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Washington
James R. Hoffa
Teamsters Union
Orlando
Fla
Atty
William P. Rogers
Henry Lower
Detroit
Teamsters
Robert E. McCarthy Jr
Bank of the Commonwealth
Rogers
Brevard County
Sun Valley, Inc
Lower
Sun Valley
Detroit Teamsters
Truck Drivers
Food and Beverage Drivers
Automobile Drivers
Teamsters Joint Council
American Goals for Agriculture in the 1960s
The text argues for a strong, progressive farming sector with farmers earning incomes on par with the broader economy. It outlines goals: create nonfarm jobs for about 1.5 million low-income farm operators, balance production with demand to cut output by about 7 percent, and raise real income per farm family by around 10 percent above 1959 60 levels. It stresses output restraint and labor transfer, with limited need for price supports if No. 2 succeeds.
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United States
Vocal Christmas Concert at Morris Community High Dec 16
The Morris Community High School vocal department presents a Christmas concert December 16 at 8 p.m. in the high school auditorium. The program features a Brass chorus from the band, Girls Glee Club with Jingle Bells, Advanced Girls chorus with three pieces from Ceremonies of Carols, and the Mixed chorus. All ages admitted free with a free will offering. Directed by Charles Southard.
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Morris Community High School
M.C.H.S
Defecting Cuban Envoy Accused of Assault
Felix Enrique Hurtado, a Cuban diplomat defecting from the OAS, alleges he was assaulted and threatened with death by Cuban ambassador Quintin Pino Machado. Police were summoned after a Monday scuffle in Hurtado’s apartment, with a formal report filed and potential steps toward declaring Pino Machado persona non grata.
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Organization of American States
Felix Enrique Hurtado
Quintin Pino Machado
OAS
Inter-American Economic and Social Council
Hurtado
Pino Machado
Cuba
Former Chicago detectives convicted in police scandal
Two ex detectives John Peterson and Glenn Cherry were found guilty of conspiracy to obstruct justice in Chicago. They are the only officers convicted from the year old scandal that shook the police department and preceded the appointment of a new superintendent. Peterson received a nine month jail sentence.
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Chicago
John Peterson
Glenn Cherry
Peterson
Wind Up Fall Term of Circuit Court Here
The 1960 fall term of Grundy county Circuit Court ended Tuesday after Judge Leonard Hoffman dismissed the jurors. Court convened November 28 with 16 jury cases. one heard, ten settled, five passed for reasons including armed forces deployment and readiness.
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Circuit Court
Grundy County
Leonard Hoffman
Significance Of CD Day Told by Hoegh
Civil Defense Day marks Pearl Harbor’s 19th anniversary and stress on fast civilian warning. Leo A. Hoegh says NAWAS expansion is vital and 90 second warnings reach the public via 376 points with 60 more stations planned. Public info cards explain siren signals for attack probable and imminent and other civil defense fundamentals.
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Pearl Harbor
Leo A. Hoegh
Office of Civil and Defense Mobilization
OCDM
Hoegh
North American Defense Command
NAWAS
Civil Defense Office
Reds Blamed For Bombing Cuba Church
Church officials in Havana blamed Communist elements for a bombing at Our Lady of Charity church after vesper services. No injuries occurred among about 50 worshippers, but pews and flooring were damaged. A red flag with a hammer and sickle and the inscription Viva Khrushchev was found inside.
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Havana
Fidel Castro
Castro
Our Lady of Charity
Khrushchev
Burglary Hits Day Construction Bus at Morris Subdivision
A Day Construction bus serving as an office and storage at the Hi-Park subdivision in Morris was burglarized. Police report about $700 in tools and equipment stolen including two chain saws, a surveyor's instrument, a tripod, and a coat. The padlock was broken and a windshield on a related panel truck storing dynamite was damaged.
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Day Construction Company
Hi-Park
Morris
Udall Named Interior Secretary In Kennedy Admin
President elect Kennedy selected Rep. Stewart Udall of Arizona to be secretary of the interior the third cabinet pick for his new administration Udall a three term congressman will lead a department with 30 000 employees and a 800 million dollar program Kennedy praised his vigor and imagination and noted Udall's frontier roots and interest in Indian affairs.
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Douglas B. Cornell
New York
John F. Kennedy
Rep
Stewart Udall
Arizona
Kennedy
America
Udall
Arizona House
Abraham A. Ribicoff
Connecticut
Carlyle Hotel
Upper East Side
Spe
Arizona Stock
Mormon Church
Prison trusty Spencer flees with courthouse keys in Gaffney
In Cherokee County, Roy Spencer, a prison trusty assigned to the Gaffney courthouse, walked away with the courthouse keys. A spare key set was discovered and officers tracked Spencer down after the escape attempt.
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Gaffney
S. C
Cherokee County
Roy Spencer
Spencer
Weather Tiny Northern Illinois Cools Further
Temperatures will run 3 to 5 degrees below normal with highs 32 to 37 and lows 17 to 23. Partly cloudy and cold tonight and Thursday. Tonight's low 10 to 20 and Thursday's high in the upper 20s. A brief warmup is forecast for Saturday.
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Illinois
Collins
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Des Moines, Iowa
Register and Tribune
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Des Moines
Angel Street
London
Regent Street
NEA
McHs Singers
Pedro Vila
Wee Joe
D. W. Myers
Miami, Fla
Princess Margaret
University College of North Staffordshire
Keele
Staffordshire
England
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