FBI Arrests Union Leader In Bribery Probe
Senate investigators announce no tolerance for interference as Hoffa faces bribery charges. McClellan says the FBI and Justice Department exposed racketeering while Mundt warns of concealment by Teamsters leaders. The inquiry continues with questions over a $5000 fee check tied to a Portland case.
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FBI
Teamsters Union
James R. Hoffa
McClellan
Justice Department
Hoffa
Karl Mundt
R-Sd
Portland
Ore
Mundt
United States Senate
Senate
Multnomah County
Multnomah County Dist. Atty. William M. Langley
Perret Poona
Oregon
Hoffa Arrest Ties Two Others to Bribery Case
The FBI and Senate committee disclose ties linking James Hoffa to bribery charges. Miami lawyer Hy man Fischbach is arrested on bribery counts. Dorothy P. Dobrescu, Hoffa secretary, held as material witness after a Detroit arrest. No roles disclosed for Fischbach or Dobrescu. Hoffa bond set at 25 000 dollars with hearing planned March 28.
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Splain
Hoffa
Miamian
FBI
Hyman I. Fischbach
Miami
Department
Fischbach
Coral Gables
U.S
Detroit
Committee
GOP seeks to cap rise in federal payroll under 1966 plan
Sen Saltonstall says Republicans want to block further growth in federal employees as the 1966 budget of 71.8 billion faces scrutiny. The move follows reports the year’s plan could add about 75,945 jobs, raising payroll to over 2.37 million. Senators Talmadge and McClellan back a joint committee to study the budget and root out waste.
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Herman Talmadge
D-Ga
John McClellan
D-Ark
Joint
Congressional Committee On
May Beat Rising Costs Area Ponders Rogero Bond Plan
County commissioners in Bartow weigh State Road Board member Al Rogero’s plan to issue county bonds to speed road projects and cut costs. Rogero warns of a 10 to 12 percent rise in construction costs over six months and urges quick action. He favors cheaper farm to market road specifications, noting costs of 40 000 to 50 000 dollars per mile versus 10 000 to 20 000 dollars for farm to market routes.
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al Rogero
Rogero
Bartow
Sarasota County
Rogers
Friend Of Prince Honored By Queen
Cmdr Michael Parker, longtime secretary to Prince Philip and close friend of the late prince, is honored by the Queen. Parker served nine years as secretary to Queen Elizabeth II's husband and stepped down earlier this year amid reports of his separation from his wife.
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Cmdr
Michael Parker
Prince Philip
Parker
Search Shifts to Manatee River Banks in Missing Lee Case
The search for Gettis Lee, a Parrish grocer who vanished with his wife Merrill last Thursday, moved to the Manatee River banks. Authorities found bloodstained items and bolita tickets at an abandoned shack near Ellenton while FBI agents tested evidence. no arrests reported as Hillsborough County jail questions continue.
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Gettis Lee
Parrish
Merrill
Radenton
Baden
Manatee River
U. 301
Ellenton
Enforcement Office
Smiley
Asa
Evertheless
FBI
Washington
Shack
Lee
Ella Keever
W. C. Myrick
Hillsborough County
Bunche Backtracks on Cooperation with Egypt over Gaza
Dr. Ralph Bunche denied saying the UN agreed to welcome or cooperate with the Egyptian appointed Gaza governor Hassan Abdel Latif. He issued a statement after a 90 minute talk with Nasser while preparing to fly to Gaza with Maj. Gen. Burns. An Egyptian spokesman then affirmed full cooperation between the UNEF and Egypt.
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Cairo
INS
Ralph Bunche
Gaza
Gaza Strip
United Nations
E.L.M. Burns
Bunche
U.N
Hassan Abdel Latif
U.N. Middle East Information Center
Dag Hammarskjold
Buhche
Gamal Abdel Nasser
Abdel Kader Hatem
Egypt
UNEF
Hatem
Minnie Loses Her Sparkle
A Sarasota area note reports Minnie Mermaid missing her daily remarks after an electrical outage. The northeast Sarasota section experienced about a half hour of power loss affecting switchboards and communications. Weather outlook calls for cloudiness becoming partly cloudy with highs around 76 to 80 and southeast winds.
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Minnie Mermaid
Sarasota
Minnie
Youths Steal Seat Covers From Parked Car
Four youths swapped seat covers from a car on 2nd Street near the North Trail while the owner Betty Schermer watched unable to stop them. Police report notes the youths fled in a panel truck.
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2Nd Street
North Trail
Betty Schermer
Tennessee Lane
Olive A. Bowlen
W. Tamiami Circle
B. H. Richardson
Hyde Park St
Hoffa rises in Teamsters to ninth vice president
James Riddie Hoffa, arrested in Washington on federal bribery charges, rose swiftly through the Teamsters during the 1930s brawling era. He controlled 150,000 truck drivers in 23 states, lectured at Harvard, scored highly on a Princeton intelligence test, and held the ninth VP post at age 39 despite limited formal schooling.
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International News Service
Central States
Teamsters
James Riddie Hoffa
Washington
Dave Beck
Teamsters Union
Hoffa
International Brotherhood of Teamsters
Jimmy
Detroit
Harvard
Princeton
British Viscount Crash Kills 20 at Manchester Ringway
A British European Airways Viscount crashed and burned while approaching Ringway Airport Manchester killing all 20 aboard. The four engine airliner was en route from Amsterdam with 15 passengers and five crewmen reported dead. Rescue teams faced a hour delay due to intense fire.
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Manchester
England
Ringway
British European Airways
Amsterdam
Netherlands
Indonesian Premier Out Amid Political Turmoil
Indonesian Premier Ali Sastroamidjojo resigned as Suharto declared a state of war and siege. Rebels have staged four coups in three months, seizing most of the archipelago except Java and demanding the premier's departure. Sastroamidjojo had served a short final term after previously leading in 1953-55.
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Jakarta
Indonesia
Ali Sastroamidjojo
Sukarno
Java
Sastroamidjojo
Outegoing
Annual flower show draws acclaim from judges
Sarasota Garden Club hosts its annual flower show with judges' acclaim highlighted on page 13. The issue also notes a junior show auction at the county fair and mentions plans for new four year colleges on the west coast. The article sequence includes Russia's modern revolution in a later page.
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Sarasota Garden Club
Ae University of Florida
West Coast
Russia
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District Court
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Left
Edward Bennett
Williams
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INP
Teamster
John Dye Cheasty
New York
Florida
Robert F. Kennedy
Cheasty
United States
Bond
One
GOP
Sen. Saltonstall
R-Mass
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Resnan
Eisenhower
Altonstail
The
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Hotta
Wharton Ingram
John Graves
John Jenkins
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