Beck Seen as Threat to All Unions Amid Labor Racketeering Probe
The Senate inquiry links Dave Beck to public enemy status within organized labor as the Teamsters face ethical probes. Hoffa faces indictment. Beck invokes the Fifth Amendment 117 times, while Meany maintains the investigation proceeds and Beck fights suspension from AFL-CIO duties.
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Senate Committee
Dave Beck
Teamsters
Beckley
America
International Brotherhood of Teamsters
Beck
Teamster
James R. Hoffa
AFL
Ethical Practices Committee
Hoffa
Senate
Frank W. Brewster
George Meany
Executive Council
Meany
Albert J. Hayes
Anti-Gas Price Control Bill Faces Hearing Today
A House Commerce Committee hearing examines a bill to remove natural gas price controls at the wellhead from the Federal Power Commission. Supporters argue consumer protections persist. opponents cite past veto and political controversy including a $2500 contribution disclosure and Eisenhower’s veto.
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House Commerce Committee
Harris
Fulbright
D-Ark
Supreme Court
Phillips Petroleum
The
Power Commission
Hinton Daily News marks 55 years under local ownership
The Hinton Daily News celebrates its 55th anniversary noting growth under John and Tom Faulconer and associates since 1902. Early years suffered lean periods during coal industry strikes, but recent edits and local photos have boosted circulation and community pride in Summers and Greenbrier counties.
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Hinton
Yook
Daily News
Greenbrier
John W. Graham
The
George O. Queenberry
James F. Smith
R. F. Dunlap
D. 5
Lewis
West Virginia
United States
Daily News circulation grows beyond 4000 in Tupelo area
C J Needy McQuade notes the Daily News now exceeds four thousand in circulation with a reach that spans much of the United States and foreign countries. The paper, once a modest start, has modernized with over forty thousand dollars invested in five years, and was bought by the Ogden chain before local ownership returned over thirty years ago.
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Daily News
Tupelo
Miss
United States
Hinton
Ogden
Wheeling
John
Tom Faulconer
IMG
Esta Meadows
Eisenhower Cabinet Averages 59 As Aging Ten Members Rise
An early 1960s dispatch notes the average age of President Eisenhower's cabinet at 59 with three members older than 66 and potential future departures. Dulles Humphrey and Wilson may quit, risking a shift to younger appointees before 1961.
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Washingona
Eisenhower
State Dulles
Secretary of the Treasury
Humphrey
Secretary of Defense
Wilson
Dulles
Homeneshs Wilson
Postwar Cabinet Prospects Clouded by Health and Money
The piece surveys potential 1960 cabinet reshuffles as President Eisenhower may nominate successors for Humphrey and Wilson. It notes ages of key officials, Dulles’ future, and the likelihood of changes in the Treasury and Defense departments, with possible names like Robert B. Anderson and Donald A. Quarles.
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Congress
Wilson
Defense Department
Humphrey
Treasury Department
Robert B. Anderson
Defense
Treasury
Donald A. Quarles
Air Force
College Grad Backlash? Pay and Odd Facts On Tap
A collage of trivia notes from a 1950s column cites a 400 dollar monthly starting salary for new graduates, odd beliefs about vinegar and goiters, and surprising facts about iodine, champagne, and miracles. It also catalogues quirky terms for collectors and claims about weddings in Ceylon and Arizona’s nickname The Valentine State.
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Hippocrates
Fresno
Calif
Fisherman Magazine
France
Picasso
Rubens
Ceylon
Texas considers electric headlights for locomotives
A Texas measure would require all locomotives to have electric headlights, a move seen as likely to pass. The piece notes optimism about the Panama Canal with the Missouri mule slated for the work, praising the animal as a key factor in civilization despite its humble status.
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Texas
Panama Canal
Rabies Provation Urged by County Health Officer
Dr W W Hume urged proving rabies by accumulation of dogs as a method in the county. Speaker John N Garner won California's 44 presidential convention votes and placed second to Franklin D Roosevelt with Lewis, Smith, Reed, and Murray following. Scarface Al Capone started a new life as Convict Number 40 6886 in the Atlanta Federal Penitentiary.
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W. W. Hume
John N. Garner
California
Franklin D Roosevelt
Garner
J. Hamilton Lewis
Alfred B. Smith
James A. Reed
William H. Murray
Scarface al’ Capone
Atlanta
Earl Holliman rises from orphaned beginnings to Hollywood lead
The article profiles Earl Holliman an overnight sensation in name only tracing his path from Tomasas Swamp Louisiana to Hollywood. He hitchhiked at 15 studied at USC and Pasadena Playhouse endured factory gigs and Navy service before breaking through with The Girls of Pleasure Island and Giant leading to The Rainmaker and the current starring role in Dont Go Near the Water.
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Earl
Hal Wallis
Tomasas Swamp
Louisiana
Grauman
Hollywood Boulevard
Navy
Norfolk Navy Base
University of Southern California
Pasadena Playhouse
Paramount
Girls of Pleasure
Pants Presley hit tunes maker Otis Blackwell earns big
Brooklyn pants presser Otis Blackwell, age 25, writes Elvis Presley hits All Shook Up and Dont Be Cruel, potentially earning about 100000 this year from 8,000,000 mechanicals. He has no formal music training but pitches demos to stars and helped Sal Mineo record Start Movin. The story notes his modest life, big hat habit, and a promising future in songwriting.
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Broadway
Tin Pan ‘Alley
Olig Blackwell
Brooklyn
Otis
Aaron
Goldie” Goldmark
Moe Gale
Shalimar, Music’ Co
Gen. Mer
Shalimar
Mineo
Presley
Ab Stanton
Elvis
Ebbetts Field
Boys’ High
Olis
Fish Out of Water in Worry Clinic Love Advice
Case U-34 reports 18 year old Sally becomes romantically entangled with an ambitious but uneducated boy. Dr. George W Crane advises parents to invite the couple into the home and use a Yes But technique to reduce infatuation, comparing future family life and encouraging practical plans and education. The article promotes bringing partners to church and social circles and suggests tests for sweethearts to reveal real compatibility.
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Sally
Polly
Sandra
Changing Notions of American Living and Transport
Albert L. Kraus of the New York Times notes a shift from renting and streetcars to home ownership, autos, and television driven by consumer credit. He cites travel by Pullman cars and rising highway deaths since 1951, while Senator Byrd questions government cost cuts across departments.
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The
New York Times
Senator Byrd
Virginia
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