Beck and Son Indicted Again
Seattle Indictments allege Teamsters President Dave Beck and his son Dave Jr. pocketed funds from Cadillac sales. Beck Sr. faces $1,900 theft count for a 1952 Cadillac. Dave Jr. is charged with two counts relating to sales proceeds of Cadillacs owned by the Joint Council No. 28 and the Western Conference. Witnesses are expected to testify receipts were sent to the Western Conference.
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Teamster
Dave Beck
Dave Jr
Vouilly Brand
Becks
Beck Sr
Cadillac
Fred Verschen Ren Jr
Western Conference
Beck
Teamsters
Martin Duffy
Teamsters Union
Grand Jury
Dave Beck Jr
Joint Council of Teamsters
John L. Stratton
Young
Diablo Test Blast Delayed Again By Weather
The Atomic Energy Commission postponed the Diablo test blast for 24 hours due to unfavorable weather. Strong winds risk carrying fallout toward populated areas northeast of the test site. The shot, renamed for 4:40 am PDT Sunday, had been rescheduled after a Friday delay for technical reasons.
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Las Vegas
Nev
Atomic Energy Commission
AEC
Aga Names Aly's Son To Succeed Him
Prince Karim Aly Khan becomes Aga Khan IV at 20, succeeding his grandfather to head the Ismaili Moslems. Karim, Harvard senior and Aly Khan's son, is praised as a modern minded leader suited for the atomic age, while Sadmddin loses out. Leaders salute him at the Lake Geneva villa.
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Aga
Aly
Versoix
Switzerland
Karim Aly Khan
Harvard University
Aga Khan
Sadmddin
Karim
Lake Geneva
John Stevenson
Aly Khan
Harvard
John Fell Stevenson
Ilinois
Adlai E. Stevensonn
London
Worst Rain in 10 Years Hits Chicago Area
The Chicago area faced record rainfall with at least three deaths from accidents caused by the flood and storms. Electrocutions occurred while pumping water from basements. Joliet and other suburbs reported deadly crashes and toppled trees. Midway Airport isolated, thousands stranded, while Red Cross and Civil Defense aided evacuations and shelters.
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Chicago
United Press
Wiliam Leen
Harvey Ro‘galla
Albert M. Cheney
Joliet
Midway
Springfield
Red Cross
Wilmette
Coast
Malcolm Dole
Evanston
Lake Michigan
Chicago River
Secretive airline stewardess chats spark caution
Be careful Philadelphia reports Caskie Stinnett, editor, cites a high flying friend who overheard stewardesses discussing safety during in flight enhancement. The unnamed source quoted one stewardess warning another to watch themselves with any items brought forward, noting the automatic pilot presence.
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Philadelphia
Frer
Caskie Stinnett
Six Hurt in Highway 21 Crash Near Oakwood School
Six persons two cars on Highway 21 near Oakwood School at 9 15 this morning were hospitalized for exam inations. Henry Landau 27 of Chicago driver of the car his wife and their three daughters were taken to Mercy Hospital. A sixth person wife of Anton Weber 66 of AWI wwankan was later admitted with an ankle injury. None of the hospitalized appear seriously hurt.
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Oakwood School
Mercy Hospital
Miller
Henry Landau
Chicago
Leudairs Aule
Weber
Wisconsin Senate Primary Sees Nine Nomination Filings
Filing deadline closes as nine candidates seek party nominations for Wisconsin’s July 30 special Senate primary. Republican contenders include Walter Kohler, Glenn Davis, Alvin O’Konski, Henry Hughes, Warren Knowles, John Schafer, Gerald Lorge. Democrats Clement Zablockis and William Booten file. Independent filings expected later.
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U. S. Senate
Wisconsin
Washington
Iain Ie Iyay
Knowles
Arkona
Davie
Walter Kohler
Kohler
Glenn Davis
Waukesha
Alvin O’koniski
Mercer
Supreme Court
Henry Hughes
Oshkosh
Warren Knowles
New Richmond
John C. Schafer
Milwaukee
Gerald Lorge
Bear Creek
Dash
Madison
Gaige Roberts
Lorge
Brown
Roger Redman
de Pere
Schafer
Help
Clement Zablockis
William
Mock Nuclear Attacks Spotlight Shortcomings
A 1957 Operation Alert drill in Wisconsin revealed major civil defense flaws with four counties reporting dangerous fallout and delayed warnings. Madison and Milwaukee were depicted as hit capitals with thousands killed or injured, while officials noted no conclusive results yet and no public participation. Local officials eyed evacuation plans and warned the public would face severe disruption in a real attack.
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United States
Anattack
Stevens Point
Wisconsin
Madison
Milwaukee
Superior
Duluth
St. Croix County
Kenosha
Douglas
Door
Eisenhow
Wachington
Capitol
Truax Field
Aga Kage
Uscivil
United
President to Take Weekend Break From Operation Alert
The Leaves Hideaway and Goes to Farm reports President Hoisenhower planned a respite from Operation Alert 1957 and would drive to his Gettysburg Pennsylvania farm for a quiet weekend.
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White House
Hoisenhower
Gettysburg
Grant Passport To Indian Beauty Linked to Rossellini
The Indian government reversed an earlier decision and issued a passport allowing Sonali, wife of Hati Das Gupta, to leave India after a petition by Das Gupta to prevent her departure. The move follows reports of a romantic link with Roberto Rossellini and Ingrid Bergman.
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Bombay
India
Roberto Rossellini
Hati Das Gupta
Das Gupta
Sonali
Rossellini
Ingrid
Bergman
President Eisenhower Flights in Civil Defense Drill
President Eisenhower flew in a Bell Ranger helicopter Friday as a nationwide civil defense exercise began. It was his first helicopter ride in office and he planned a second hop from the farm to visit another relocation site.
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Eisenhower
Jewelry Store Robbery Strikes Milwaukee Downtown
Police report a break in at Lipscomb jewelry in downtown Milwaukee. At 4 29 am officers found the safe pried open and a large amount of watches and rings missing. Suspects described as burglars escaped with the jewelry.
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Wilwauker
Borgiars
Lipscomb
Milwaukee
Sachse Cherney Named to State Laws Commission
Earl Sachse former executive secretary of the Legislative Council and Colburn G Cherney Green Bay attorney were appointed by Gov. Thomson to the Commission on Uniform State Laws for terms ending July 11, 1959.
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Madison
Earl Sachse
Legislative Council
Colburn G. Cherney
Green Bay
Gov. Thomson
Commission On
Khrushchev and Bulganin Split Up for Czech Tour
Soviet Communist Party chief Nikita Khrushchev and Premier Nikolai Bulganin split up on Friday for separate visits to major armaments and mining centers in central Czechoslovakia. One party would visit Brno, the armament center, and the other Ostrava, a key mining city in Moravia. They had earlier toured the Bratislava industrial region and were hosted by Slovak officials, with Khrushchev likely to head Ostrava and Bulganin Brno.
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Nikita
Khrushchev
Nikolai Bulganin
Czechoslovakia
Brno
Ostrava
Moravia
Bratislava
Slovakia
Bulganin
Brattislava
Gottwald Square
Klement Gottwald
Communist Party
Karel Bacilek
the Presidium of the Board of Commissioners
Purse Snatching On East Side Nets Big Bills
Mrs. Emma Herbert, 53, was robbed near her East Side home, losing a purse containing 4000 dollars in cash and 1523 dollars in bonds after a slugging. A patrolman questioned her at Harper Hospital about the drawn funds and the comment elicited a wry reply.
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Detroit
Emma Herbert
East Side
Denial of Muny Field use for girls softball tournament
Oshkosh Optimist Club representatives were denied permission to use Municipal Athletic Field for the August regional girls softball tournament. The park board cited timing, field conversion issues, and a prior American Legion agreement restricting baseball field use while noting cost and logistics of moving bleachers and enclosing the venue.
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Park Board
Arthur Salomon
Killian Spanbauer
Osh- Kosh Optimist Club
George Meyer
Salomon
North Side
Munizipal Athletic Field
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Marshall Mus
Staunich
Wbeard
Legion 1
Itimisi Club
American Legion
Robert Luschke
Earl Ring
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King
Hich
Menimmee Park
Nick Jasperson
Jasperson
Bond
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