Hoffa Locals Buy Ricca Estate for $150000
Senate Rackets Committee reported two James Hoffa Teamster locals paid 150000 for Capone mobster Paul Ricca s country estate near Chicago. Hoffa claimed no knowledge of Ricca or De Lucia, said the purchase was to educate union officials on welfare and pension funds, and noted the deal involved Local 337 and Detroit Local 299 turning the estate over to Joint Council 43.
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Senate
James R. Hoffa
Teamster
Capone
Paul
Ricca
Hoffa
New York
Chicago
Robert F. Kennedy
Paul de Lucia
Paul Ricca
Teamsters Union
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Detroit
Joint Council 43
Syrian Reds Purge Officers Amid Coup Report
Reports from Jerusalem and Beirut say Syria has purged a new group of army officers and installed active Communists as part of a bloodless revolution. Syrian President Shukri al Quwatli reportedly resigned, with Damascus Radio claiming he will return from Egypt.
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Syria
Jerusalem
Israel
Beirut
Lebanon
Shukri el Buwaily
Damascus
Cairo
America
Moscow Radio
Middle East
Near
Middle Eastern
Omar Kabani
Jordan
Kabani
Soviet Union
Abi Bizri
United States
Security Council
U.N
Dag Hammarskjold
Gitzel
Turkey
Istanbul
Iran
Mediterranean
Abha Eban
Washington
David Ben-Gurion
Golda
Gamal Abdel Nasser
U.N. Refuses Arab Oman Debate Amid Rebels Fight
Arab delegates say the U.N. Security Council rejected a request to debate Oman’s revolt against Sultan Said bin Taimur. Iraqi Ambassador Hashim Javad claims the decision will not deter Omanis. The council vote was 5-4 against placing the issue on the agenda, with the United States abstaining.
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United Nations
Oman
Sultan Said bin Taimur
U.N. Security Council
Hashim Jawad
Council
Haffa
Security Council
United States
U.S
Henry Cabot Lodge Jr
Britain
France
Cuba
Australia
Colombia
Iraq
Russia
Philippines
Sweden
U S 6th Fleet Holds Mediterranean Drills
NAPLES Italy P A spokesman for the U S 6th Fleet said ships were in the Mediterranean engaged in drills planned long ago. He noted reports of two Soviet warships in the East Mediterranean but had no confirmation of those claims.
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Naples
Italy
U. S
6Th Fleet
Mediterranean
East Mediterranean
Evidt
Hoffa Linked to Racketeers in 15 Day Hearing
A congressional committee detailed ties between Hoffa Midwest leadership and racketeers Johnny Dio and Anthony Corallo. It charged creation of seven phantom locals, control of Joint Council 16 in New York, and about 120000 borrowed from Detroit Local 299 and other officials as part of a bid to influence Teamsters elections.
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Detroit
Riceal
Hoffa
Johnny Dio
Anthony
Fony Ducks
Teamsters
New York
Teamster
Teamsters Union
John O'Rourke
Potent Joint Council
O'Rourke
In Memory Bayonne Man Reveals Tattoo Motive
NJ City man Joseph Godski, 38, of Jersey City, arrested for disorderly conduct, explains his arm tattoo reads in memory of his wife Helen. He states the ink was added the day she divorced him.
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Bayonne
Joseph Godski
Jersey City
Helen
Typhoon Strikes Pusan and Taegu U.S. Installations Damaged
Typhoon Agnes lashes Pusan with winds over 125 mph destroying a U.S. Army hospital and three buildings in Pusan. Hangar and plane hit at Taegu air base. Waves batter harbor and ships. Korean authorities report missing fishermen and ships sunk. Tokyo counts deaths and injuries from related rains.
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Pusan
Korea
U.S
U. S.h1 Army
U.S. Army
U. S
Taegu
U. S. Army
Seoul
Japan
Tokyo
Toll Roads Brought Into Federal Setup
The government adds 2100 miles of toll highways in 15 states to the federal system. Congress must decide whether to buy them and make toll free or let states maintain and collect tolls. The bureau notes omissions like West Virginia Turnpike and New Jersey Turnpike sections.
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Washington
Congress
Bureau of Public Roads
Bureau
New Jersey
Garden State Parkway
Bertram D. Tallamy
Florida
Sunshine State Parkway
Fort Pierce
Palm Beach
Barrington
Beloit
Calumet Expressway
Wis Lonsin Line
Deerfield
Edens
Indiana Turnpike
Kansas Turnpike
Kansas City
Oklahoma
Topeka-Kimporia
Kentucky Turnpike
Rome
Ohio Turnpike
Pennsylvania Line
Indiana Inc
Cleveland-Yountstown
Turner Turnpike
Enire
Pennsylvania Turnpike
Ohio
Bristol
Virginia
Richmond - Patershurt
Six Die in Argentine Train Crash north of Carmen de Patagones
The Transport Ministry reported six killed and 23 injured when an express train derailed in a desolate area north of Carmen de Patagones on Tuesday.
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Buenos Aires
Transport Ministry
Carmena de Patagunes
Eisenhower Says Syria Situation Not Justifying U S Action
President Dwight D. Eisenhower said the United States is watching Syria closely but the situation does not justify intervention under the Middle East resolution. He indicated it is unclear if Soviet penetration patterns apply and criticized Congress for the 85th session's pace. He noted Republicans plan civil rights proposals approved in principle by him and lamented Democratic inaction. Turn to IKE on Page 2.
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Washington
Eisenhower
U.S
Placant
Prooout
Syria
Middle East
Congress
U. S
House
Record flight by Major Simons reaches 19 miles up
Major David G. Simons, 35, an Air Force doctor, landed near Elim Lake, South Dakota at 5:28 pm after reaching over 19 miles aloft in a balloon. He described the ascent as like riding an elevator, with a purple daytime sky and stars like animal eyes. The flight is cited as proving man can live and work beyond Earth's atmosphere and could pave the way for future space travel.
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Air Force
David G. Simons
Crosby
Minn
South Dakota
Simons
Elim Lake
Lancaster
Toll rises as Wisconsin reports road death increase
The Associated Press notes a Brown County man died in Green Bay from injuries after a car crash on Highway 141 near Green Bay. Alin Peterson, 27, of Denmark, was killed when the vehicle left the road and struck a fence. The toll stands at 502, up from 601 a year ago.
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Brown County
Inmate Store Sells Padlocks with Two Keys
Jackson Michigan report notes Southern Michigan prison sells padlocks with two keys for inmates one key must be given to the guard. The item goes on sale at the prisoner store.
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Jackson, Mich
Southern Michigan Prison
House cuts 716 million from AEC funds in year end action
The House Appropriations Committee trimmed nearly 216 million dollars from Atomic Energy Commission funding, approving 2,269,718,500 for the AEC for the year beginning July 1, against a President's request of 2,485,625,000. The panel also rejected 30 million for utilities support and refused all funds for the Power Reactor Development Co. It allowed up to 1.5 million for AEC research toward a Detroit fast breeder project, to be drawn from other bill funds.
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Washington .P
House Appropriations Committee
Eisenhower
Atomic Energy Commission
Atomic Agency
House
AIEC
Power Reactor Development Co
Detroit
Mich
AEC
Levittown Crowd Protests Home of First Black Family
In Levittown Pennsylvania a 300 strong crowd protested the residence of William Myers Jr his family the oldest moving family in the postwar community The group clashed with police as a rock struck Sgt Thomas Sitwart knocking him unconscious He was hospitalized with an ear laceration and possible concussion Two men were fined for disorderly conduct and more groups offered help to curb the demonstrations Myers intends to remain in the $12 500 home despite the nightly protests continued through a second night.
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Levittown. Pa
Thomas Sitwart
Philadelphia
Negro Walliam Myers Jr
York
Szt
Stewart
Lors
United Steelworkers
Levittown
Myers
Trenton
William Myers
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