Hoffa Arrest Highlights Spy Thriller Labor Probe
James R. Hoffa, prominent Teamsters leader, faces a 25 000 bond on bribery charges amid FBI and Senate rackets investigations. The case centers on alleged attempts to obtain labor rackets secrets via a committee staff lawyer turned double agent. Also tied to Langley recordings and graft allegations, the episode unfolds with late night meetings and the exchange of papers and money under FBI observation.
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Bequests Total $133,000 To Four Charities
Checks totaling 133000 will be delivered this week by Bank of America to four local charities named in the will of Mrs Emma C Gunkle a Long Beach widow who died March al 1956 Five Adelaide Tichenor Orthopedic Clinic will receive about 39000 The rest will be divided equally between Long Beach Day Nursery Girl Scouts and Boy's Club Superior Judge Charles J Smith approved the bequests Feb 25 Mrs Gunkle who lived in the Campbell Hotel Apartments was the widow of Frederick William Gunkle a National Lead Co executive Her estate was appraised at 183000
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Campbell Hotel
Middle East Crisis Eases Dramatically
Cairo signals full cooperation with United Nations Emergency Forces in Gaza as tensions ease. An authoritative Israeli summary notes Israel seeks no immediate military involvement but insists UN forces stay to prevent Gaza from serving as a launching ground for raids.
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Two Galveston youths hold off 14 officers with rifle
Two 14 year old boys Robert Garcia and Charles Payton fired a .22 rifle at city dog catchers Otis O Callahan Irving Brown and others after an incident over a dog. Police returned fire but no one was struck. Juvenile officer Kaiser persuaded surrender. Authorities consider assault to murder and discharging firearms charges.
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U S Aid Again Due for Israel
Washington reported the United States expects to resume economic aid to Israel after recent talks and Israel showing interest in restoring normal economic relations. State Department spokesman Lincoln White said he did not know if aid to Egypt and Jordan would restart, noting withdrawal of Israeli forces from captured areas. Abba Eban told Undersecretary Christian Herter Israel was open to resumed relations as consultations begin.
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Pigs Spill on Ohio Turnpike Close to Freeing Local Trucker
A lopsided trailer spill released about 320 pigs on the Ohio Turnpike near Cleveland. Trucker Richard A. Brown, 20, of Creston, said he dozed off and crashed, prompting a one hour roundup by drivers and patrolmen who built a snow fence pen to contain the animals. Police report Brown was unhurt.
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Partly Clad Woman Struck and Killed in Compton
An unidentified young woman wearing red panties and blouse with jeans, about 5’9” and 80, was struck by Rex L. Robinson’s car at Alameda and 125th Streets in Compton around 10 p.m. Wednesday. Investigators consider foul play. the driver says she ran into the road at about 35 mph. The coroner labeled the victim Jane Dog, No. A, and the body was released to Moreland’s Mortuary after internal injuries and skull fractures were found.
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Missing AF Tanker Entered Third Day With No Trace
A four engine air force tanker disappeared over the Pacific. The hunt entered its third day with rescue planes still searching between Japan and Wake Island. KB50 air tanker departed Yokota Air Base near Tokyo en route to Wake Island Tuesday night.
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Thousands Panicked by Jet Sonic Boom
Battle Creek residents panicked Wednesday as a sonic boom and two echoes rattled the city. Local Air Force officials attributed the blast to a transient jet.
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Abbott Gets No Stay From Supreme Court
Supreme Court Justice William O. Douglas refused for the second time this week to grant a stay of execution for Burton W. Abbott the convicted kidnapper. The ruling comes as attention remains on the lengthy appeals process and the case attracts national headlines.
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Ike to Leave on Cruiser for Bermuda Campaign
President Eisenhower sails tonight aboard the guided missile cruiser Canberra on a six day voyage to Bermuda. He plans meetings with British Prime Minister Harold Macmillan upon arrival and hopes the trip will ease his coughing head cold and other ailments. The voyage includes a light talk at Norfolk and a sea route through warm gulf stream waters before talks in Bermuda starting a week from today.
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Nevada A Tests to Be Small Shots Next
Atomic Energy Commission chairman Lewis S. Strauss says next Las Vegas tests will be small snail shots focusing on anti aerial defense. He attends Beverly Hills birthday with his wife. tests planned for April and May at the Nevada firing site.
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Cuba Restores Calm After 40 Die Revolt in Havana
Havana returned to normal after a short revolt that killed about 40 people. Banks and shops reopened as troops and curfew ended. Tourists resumed activity while armored vehicles patrolled near the palace and Regis Hotel where a stray bullet killed Peter Korenda of Clifton.
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Toll Heavy as Airliner Hauls Fire into Homes
A Viscount airliner, pride of Britain's fleet, plunged into three houses on a Manchester council estate and burst into flames. Twenty aboard died, and a woman and child in a house were reported missing. Police said the plane overshot its runway while approaching to land.
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Violent quake hits Aleutian Isles and disrupts BEA flight
Washington reports another violent earthquake in the Aleutians and a British European Airways Viscount crash in foggy conditions near Washington. BEA officials note the Viscount has turboprop engines and has been in service for three years. The Columbia University observatory notes a tidal wave recorder day in the Pacific.
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Nicosia youths held over bomb claim at jail
In Nicosia Cyprus Wednesday three Greek Cypriot youths aged 12 to 15 were detained after bombs set near a city jail failed to injure anyone. The boys admitted to police they used a chemistry set to construct the devices. They were released to their parents as authorities pursued further action.
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