Side Swipes and Local Incidents Across States
Franklin County board of equalization held a 10 day hearing period with chair Joe Button reporting 25 protests. The panel will review protested properties over the next 10 days and then reconvene June 15 to 17 to hear more complaints. In Howard City Michigan a tar truck toppled onto a lawn, spreading sticky tar as crews cleared the road. In North Caldwell New Jersey a 22 year old man crashed a small plane into Essex County Penitentiary land and was jailed before the craft was dismantled. In Providence Rhode Island two hours of traffic delay followed when heat expanded a drawbridge, prompting fire crews to douse it with water.
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Franklin County Board of Equalization
Joe Button
Caldwell
N.J
David Bradley
Bradley
Wayne
Hackettstown
Totowa
Essex County
Plattsburgh bans short shorts for all over 16
The city council in Plattsburgh New York approved a ban on short shorts for anyone over sixteen enforcing a twenty five dollar fine or twenty five days in jail for violators.
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Plattsburgh
N.Y
Man 65 Ends Own Life in San Francisco Room
Police said Manuel Gonzales aged 65 died by his own action, found in his room with a plastic bag and a towel over his head. Coroner reported he had been dead about two weeks.
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San Francisco
Manuel Gonzales
Fire Wrecks Two Hangars Near Former Air Base
Hays Kansas AP lightning likely touched off a blaze that destroyed two of five grain storage hangars at the former Walker Air Force Base sixteen miles west of Hays. Each hangar held about 480000 bushels. Owner Don Pratt reported 2000 bushels of wheat in the second hangar and that the third was ready to receive grain yesterday. Two tractors and wheat moving gear were lost. Pratt, who bought the base for half a million dollars last December, said some of the loss is insured.
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Hays, Kan
Walker Air Force Base
Ilays
Don Pratt
Hays Oilman
Pratt
Traffic Toll Reported In Kansas 1950 1957 Comparisons
AP Topeka report shows Kansas traffic fatalities for the 24 hours ending at 9 a.m. with 1950 figures at 187 and 1957 at 177, reflecting a comparable period. The state accident records section presents the daily tolls and contrasts the two years.
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Topeka
Kansas
Partial County Forecast Warm and Changeable Saturday
Partly cloudy and warm this afternoon with highs 75 to 85. Scattered showers and thunderstorms tonight and Saturday with little temperature change. Tonight's low in the 60s, Saturday's high around 70s.
One Man Rule a Myth Says Sen Johnson
Senator Lyndon B Johnson says the claim of one man rule is a myth while debating interest rates. He rebukes critic Senator William Proxmire and notes Gore and Proxmire on committees have not produced proposals. Johnson argues leadership blames others when a senator fails to secure a majority.
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Sen. Johnson
Washington
Lyndon B. Johnson
D-Tex
Senate
William Proxmire
D-Wis
Johnson
Albert Gore
D-Tenn
Proxmire
Gore
Finance
Navy Grads to Join Army Officers After Graduation
Annapolis report notes six Navy graduates will become Army officers immediately after graduation next week. Reasons include preference for Army service. six midshipmen include Marshall Wooldridge, Paul Keefe, Arthur Emerson, John Rourke, Michael Cronin, and James Tritz. The move follows a new option allowing Navy cadets to volunteer for other services.
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Annapolis
U.S. Army
Marshall H. Wooldridge
Bethesda
E. Tyler
Humboldt
S.C
Jacademis
Navy
Air Force
Marines
Army
Teacher Turned Stripper Chooses Bright Lights
AP reports Patricia Ann Carruthers a Minneapolis native and former junior high teacher, who quit after dress criticisms, now performs under Patti White at the El Rancho Club in Los Angeles. She explains the switch to acting and burlesque, saying it beats school mornings and avoids dress criticism though she blushes on stage.
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Hollywood
Peeler
Minneapolis
Patricia Ann Carruthers
University of Minnesota
el Rancho Club
Los Angeles
Patti White
Valise With Three Million Cuban Pesos Stolen in Mexico City
Gunmen snatched a valise said to hold 3,767,500 Cuban pesos from an American woman in a quiet Mexico City district and wounded her. Police detained Marilyn Mae Beyeff of Miami and many associates, hinting at an international ring trading currencies, jewels, and possibly narcotics.
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Mexico City
Marilyn
Mae) Thall Beyeff
Miami
Fla
Beyeff
A. Karl Beyeff
Fidel Castro
Havana
Mexico
U.S
Car Safety Check Proves Embarrassing
In Jefferson City AP report the police set up a safety lane to test cars for defects. The first vehicle, the department safety patrol cruiser, had a malfunctioning light but passed. a safety sign toppled from its mooring, denting and scratching Mrs. R. D. Cureton's car. She asked the safety team to cover repairs.
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Jefferson City
R. D. Cureton
Cureton
Jet Sets Record On Long Flight To Rome
A Boeing 707 airliner landed in Rome claiming a distance record for commercial jets. It flew from Seattle to Rome about 5,800 miles in 11 hours 4 minutes at 604 mph, surpassing the Moscow to Khabarovsk record. The aircraft carries 189 passengers.
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Rome
Seattle
Wash
Soviet Union
Moscow
Khabarovsk
Siberia
High Teamster Official Indicted
A top ranking Teamsters leader and 14 others were indicted by a Nassau County grand jury over jukebox industry rackets on Long Island. John J. O Rourke, international vice president and head of Joint Council 16 in NYC, was among those arrested and later released on bail. The case centers on a system of fees against owner-operators of coin-operated devices, with charges including conspiracy extortion and coercion.
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Mineola
N.Y
Teamsters Union
Long Island
John J. O'Rourke
Teamsters
Joint Council 16
New York City
Nassau County
Manuel Levine
O’rourke
Loc
Deadlock May Slow Wheat Harvest At Kansas Elevators
In Topeka, a stalemate between Democratic Gov. George Docking and Republican members of the state finance council threatens wheat harvest operations as the grain inspection department nears its budget limit. Arthur Creten Jr. warns layoffs could span two weeks if no budget increase is approved.
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Topeka
George Docking
State Finance Council
State Grain Inspection Department
Docking
Arthur Creten Jr
Kansas City
Creten
Eee
Council
GOP
Finance Council
Atty
John Anderson
Republican Council
Bers
Crash At Sea Fatal To Two
Navy jet on the Essex carrier crashed after a low approach. Pilot Lt James C. Steele died and airman Charles E. Porter burned to death. Three others critically injured and 18 hospitalized. Six planes damaged or destroyed. Fire took nearly an hour to extinguish amid rear elevator and deck damage. Steele’s widow and mother named. Porter lived in Jacksonville with wife Ruth.
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Jacksonville
Fla
Essex
James C. Steele
Navy
Steele
Wilma Moore
Harrodsburg
Vera C. Steele
East Longmeadow
Mass
Charles E. Porter
Ruth
Union May File On Steel Industry
United Steelworkers President David J. McDonald says the union may file charges with the NLRB for failing to bargain in good faith. He spoke at the National Press Club after three weeks of stalled negotiations in New York. Contracts expire June 20 with a possible industry-wide strike on July 1.
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Washington
United Steelworkers
David J. McDonald
McDonald
National Press Club
New York
National Labor Relations Board
Bank Fraud Case Settled in Hoyt Bank Probe
A Jackson County District Court approved a settlement with Orion Williams, president of the defunct Hoyt State Bank, requiring him to turn over about 41 000 in property. Eleven civil suits against him will be dismissed. criminal charges against Williams were dropped earlier. Jeff Williams, the cashier, pleaded guilty to embezzlement and serves a 6 100 year sentence in the state penitentiary.
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Holton, Kas
Orion Williams
Hoyt, Kas
State Bank
Jackson County District Court
Williams
John O’leary
O’leary
Orion
Jeff Williams
Jeff
One Killed In Plane Blaze
A Bartlesville woman Edna H. Johnson 51 died in a Caldwell crash after an oil line broke sending a Cessna 1195 into a wheat field 24% miles east of Caldwell. Pilot Jack E. Carignan 40 and Raymond G. Pitts 35 were injured lightly. Pitts pulled Johnson from the wreckage.
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Caldwell
Kan
Bartlesville
Okla
Edna H. Johnson
Roy Z. Johnson
Johnson
Caldwell General Hospital
Jack E. Carignan
Progress Report From Geneva Big Four Talks
Western officials say little progress emerged from secret talks among the Big Four foreign ministers aboard a 17 hour flight. The four met at Lloyd’s Geneva residence after arriving from Washington, with plans to resume private talks at 5 pm.
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Geneva
Washington
Herter
Gromyko
Andrew H. Berding
Memorial Day Holiday Weather Outlook
Showers and thunderstorms expected in the Midwest and parts of the South during the Memorial Day weekend. Tropical Arlene may bring rain in the lower Mississippi Valley while western regions stay warm and sunny. Traffic fatality estimate around 260 with 10,000 injuries during the period from 6 p.m. today to midnight Sunday.
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Weather Bureau
Kansas
Appalachian Mountains
Atlantic
Arlene
Gulf of Mexico
Mississippi Valley
Gulf States
Central Plains
mid-Mississippi Valley
Great Lakes
Midwest
East
National Safety Council
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