Hoffa Re-Election Hopes Hinge On Prison Message
Hollywood Florida AP top Teamsters officials await word from imprisoned president James R. Hoffa on whether he will seek re election. The Executive Board plans to choose nominees for president and other top posts ahead of July convention in Miami Beach. Hoffa lost a parole bid and the board may face pressure for a transition to acting president Frank E. Fitzsimmons.
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Hollywood
Fla
Teamsters
James R. Hoffa
Einar Mohn
Hoffa
Mohn
California
U. S
Richard B. Austin
Chicago
Miami Beach
U. S. Parole Board
Freedom
Frank E. Fitzsimmons
Molin
Engaged Mellon Widow To Wed New UK Official
Mrs. Richard King Mellon, widow of the financier, will marry Peter E. Burrell of Newmarket England, director of the National Stud in the UK. The couple plan a summer wedding. time and place have not been announced. Mrs. Mellon is in her early 60s and will be married for the third time.
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Pittsburgh
Mellon
Peter E. Burrell
Newmarket
England
Richard King Mellon
Burrell
National Stud
United Kingdom
Vance McCaulley
Amendment 4 payrolls boosts and Duval train sulfur move
Meyer reports Duval employees received a 6 percent across the board pay raise and other benefits. Duval plans five trains of sulfur per week instead of four. Meyer passes Pecos Rodeo Bumper Stickers and Amendment 4 pamphlets. Six directors absent. guests include Marshall Huffman Rev Clark Ford and others from state highway, Texaco and local groups.
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Duval
Meyer
Marshall Huffman
State Highway Department
Clark Ford
Fred Stewart
Charles Weinacht
R.B. McGowen
Willard Dillis
Texaco OilCo
Coogan and Wentworth Dead at 78 and 82
James E. Coogan, 78, directed the 1956 U S Olympic basketball team to gold in Melbourne and served as an officer of the U S Olympic Committee and the Amateur Athletic Union. W A Wentworth, 82, former national president of the Sons of the American Revolution in 1959 1960, a New Hampshire native, and former Borden Co official, died Tuesday.
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Orange, Conn
James E. Coogan
U. S
Melbourne
Coogan
Amateur Athletic Union
Frankfort
W. A. Wentworth
The
Sons of the American Revolution
New Hampshire
Wentworth
Borden Co
Fire destroys Fort Worth historical Armour building
A blaze leveled a 1902 Armour Packing Co building in Fort Worth, once a key link to the city’s “Cowtown” name. Firefighters battled shifting flames for hours, with 170 men on scene and walls collapsing as wind driven heat threatened nearby fat storage and hydrogen cylinders.
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Fort Worth
Armour Packing Co
Genealogists Slate Meet at Permian Basin Society
The Permian Basin Genealogical Society Inc schedules a Working Workshop on Sunday May 16 from 1 to 6 at Ector County Library Odessa. A lunch counter will operate, no registration fee, donations tax deductible. Special beginner classes and assistance available. Jane B Hughes invites interested researchers.
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The
Permian Basin Genealogical Society, Inc
Ector County
North Lee
Odessa
Jane B. Hughes
W. Michigan
Midland
NATO Troop Cuts Debate Sparks Senate Amendments
Washington Republicans rush substitutes to Mansfield plan seeking to limit U.S. troops in Europe. Mansfield proposes barring funds for more than 150000 troops after December 31, while McMath and Dominick seek alternatives. Stennis warns of risk to allies as the clash delays a major draft-extension vote.
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Washington
Senate
Mike Mansfield
U.S
Europe
Montana
Mansfield
Nixon
Indochina
U. S
Charles McMathias Jr
United States
Peter Dominick
Colp
Congress
Sen
Gordon Allott
Colorado
GOP
John C.stennis
D-Miss
Armed Services Committee
Stennis
7Th Fleet
Mediterranean
Middle East
House
Richard S. Schweiker
R-Pa
School Menu for Thursday Offers Pizza and Sides
The Thursday school menu lists pizza, buttered corn, combination salad, rice pudding, and milk for students. The item highlights a hearty lunch option and standard dairy beverage.
Angkor Wat shelled by Cambodian artillery sparking inquiry
The Cambodian army reportedly ordered no disciplinary action after a 105mm howitzer barrage damaged Angkor Wat and nearby sites three months ago. Sources say the attack, aimed at rebels, was directed by a battery commander without higher approval, and the officer was transferred rather than punished. The incident, confirmed by photos and travelers, coincides with the temple complex’s fragile history and ongoing wartime tensions in Cambodia.
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Phnom Penh
Angkor Wat
Cambodia
Angkor
Angkor Thom
Siem Reap
Births Reported For Three Local Families In May
A baby boy was born to Mr and Mrs Santiago Fuentes at 862 Martinez on May 5. Twins arrived to Mr and Mrs Vicente Ornelas of 316 S Almond Pecos on May 6. A baby girl joined Mr and Mrs Genaro Guzman at 1014 2nd St on May 6. Albaro Fuentez at 704 Peach welcomed a baby boy on May 7.
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Maria Gallardo
Frank Magee
Clarivella Ornelas
Maria Fuentes
Birdell Wright
Filomeno Herrera
Mary Martinez
Myrtle Shelton
Joe Wooldridge
Lorenza
Santiago Fuentes
Martinez
Vicente Ornelas
Almond
Pecos
Mrs
Genaro Guzman
2Nd St
Albaro Fuentez
Peach
Vandalism Cases Linked To South Peach Home
Police say the investigation continues at 418 South Peach the home of David Franco not Nick Tovar as earlier reported. The Popular Bar at 4th and Mesquite also vandalized with a rock breaking a 2 by 4 foot window valued at $16. A boy's Huffy bicycle was found abandoned near the old elementary school on Highway 80 and turned over to authorities.
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South Peach
David Franco
Nick Tovar
4Th and Mesquite
Chico Martinez
Hwy. 80
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Joyce Miller
Dan Dominguez
Edgar D. Mitchell
Carnegie- Mellon University
Moberly
Omar N. Bradeley
Bradley
Omar N. Bradley
Missouri
Warren E. Hearnes
Plymouth
Sir Francis Chichester
South Atlantic
Francis
San Juan del Norte
Nicaragua
Bissau
Portuguese Guinea
West Africa
Organization of Americas Franchised
New Car
Washington, DC
Nada
N.A.D.A
Genealogists
Alvin E. Lawrence
Carlsbad
N.M. OR
Department of Public Safety
Shelling Hospital
Frank R. Magee
Josephine Williams
Albert Busby
Steve Lauderdale
Cindy Thomasson
Patsy Lozano Martinez
Preston A. Hawks
Maria Jesus Fuentes
Ramiro Salazar
Hope Nunez
Anna Eva Roderiguez
Ellene Penney
Nathan Evett
Jesus Garcia
Ruth A. Thrall
Lorenza Guzman
Maria Fuentez
Simon Flores
Furman Akridge
Juan Anaya
Alvin Venegas
F.H. Ryan
Peggy Teal
Dolores Muniz
Preston Hawks
Ruby Barfield
Albert Cooksey
Lucille Mauldin
Fonda Allen
Phil Wilson
Ruth Thrall
Robert Sherry
E Fuller
Pel
Tome
Joselito En
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