Hoffa Sees Quick Win for Teamsters Presidential Bid
Hoffa predicted he will win on the first ballot at the Miami Beach convention as a court ruling cleared the way. Beck called the ruling a victory while Hoffa pledged a fight to the finish and outlined his slate and key endorsements. The AFL CIO warned reform is needed and set a deadline for a cleanup, with Hoffa aiming to back John English for treasurer and oppose Hickey for president.
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Miami Beach
INL
James R. Hoffa
The
Teamsters
Circuit Court of Appeals
Washington
D.C
Dave Beck
Court of Appeals
F. Dickinson Letts
Hoffa
Beck
Thomas J. Haggerty
Chicago
Haggerty
New York
Aflcio
Teamster
John English
Thomas L. Hickey
John J. O'Rourke
Hickey
Png Ve
Miami
San Francisco Panel Opposes Mass Asian Flu Immunization
A San Francisco panel of medical experts advised against mass vaccination against the Asian influenza, warning the program could cause more deaths and illnesses than the disease itself. Dr. Karl F. Meyer and Dr. Ellis Sox led the discussion, while Dr. Rantz attributed potential vaccine harm to a nationwide plan.
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San Francisco
San Francisco Medical Society
Karl F. Meyer
University of California
Hooper Foundation
Ellis Sox
Rantz
Washington
Carl Dauer
Public Health Service
PHS
Dauer
Bauer
Ex Page Boy Seeks Sweden Trip Amid Legal Troubles
The mother of 18 year old Huw Williams says her son is changed by worry over funds to visit his Swedish sweetheart Christina Wennersrom after an elopement in Canada. He faces grand larceny charges for tires stolen in Virginia and a $41 Washington holdup, while his hopes to flee to Sweden remain thwarted by money barriers.
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Washington
INS
Senate
Christina
Sweden
Is Your Child Fit Serial Begins Tomorrow
The News begins a five part serialization by Bon nie Prudden expert skier and climber. It warns of dangers from lack of exercise and offers ways to cope with the growing menace.
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Bonnie Prudden
THE
Californians Rescued After Night Adrift In Gulf
Two 26 year old men Tom Wilkey and Bill Carroll of North Hollywood escaped death after drifting for five hours in a overturned boat off Siesta Key. They were saved near Midnight Pass by Siesta Key residents led by Alan Humphreys and Johnny Lambie who answered cries for help.
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Gulf
Siesta Key
Tom Wilkey
Bill Carroll
North Hollywood
Calif
Lambie
Alan S. Humphreys
Faubus Calls Himself scapegoat Over Little Rock Crisis
Gov. Orval Faubus denounces President Eisenhower as using him as a scapegoat amid the Central High School desegregation standoff. He hints at private schools or a closed system if a special legislative session is convened, while negotiators and local segregationist groups press for action and possible troop withdrawals.
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Little Rock, Ark
INS
Orval Faubus
Eisenhower
Little Rock
Executive Mission
Faubus
Arkansas
Fuel Fire Burns Man Henry Debelius at Home
Henry Debelius of 2374 Floyd Street suffered first and second degree burns yesterday when a gallon jug of gasoline spilled in a utility room and ignited near a gas water heater. Firefighters from Hillview and Third Street quickly responded. the blaze was out on arrival. Debelius was treated at Memorial Hospital and released.
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Henry Debelius
Floyd St
Memorial Hospital
Hillview
Third Street
Debelius
Injured Tampa Youth In Serious Condition
Donald Lee Batchelder an 18 year old Tampa youth remained in serious condition today at Memorial Hospital after the car he rode in struck a light pole on the North Trail. He suffers severe head injuries while two other Tampa youths Homer E. Keith 19 and Freddie L. McNish driver were reported in fair condition as the hospital reported.
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Donald Lee Batchelder
Tampa
North Trail
Memorial Hospital
Homer E. Keith
Freddie L. McNish
Officials Ponder Praying For Solution
Sarasota officials weigh joining Florida and Southern cities in a one minute prayer for a peaceful resolution to the Little Rock school integration crisis. Jacksonville Mayor Burns urges coordinated prayer as President Eisenhower meets with governors at the White House. Burns calls for unity and patience to avoid further violence and calls on cities to announce the moment by air raid alarms. Mayor Howard will confer with Sarasota commissioners before deciding their action.
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Florida
South
Little Rock
Ark
A. Ray Howard
Eisenhower
Jacksonville
Hayden Burns
Committee of
Southern Governors
White House
Washington, D.C
Burns
Committee of Governors
Southland
Howard
Unauthorized Walkout Halts National Airlines Strike
National Airlines remains deadlocked a week into an unauthorized walkout that suspended service and led to 3,000 layoffs among 3,500 employees. The National Mediation Board has taken jurisdiction as talks stall and the Air Line Agents Association supports rehiring all workers and restoring operations from New York to Miami and Havana and on to Houston.
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Miami
National Airlines
National Mediation Board
NAL
Machtning Tgre
Air Line Agents Assn
Leverett Edwards
The
Mediation Board
National
New York
Wild
Union
Boston
Havana
Houston
Tex
Water Caper Near Pity Min Reads Like a Tide Tale
In a breezy, whimsical note Mr Mer maid laments a water caper that toppled two men’s boat and left them with a deep pity for water. He notes abundant local water and forecasts more to come as readings show 10 p.m. temperature and a barometer at 29.92.
Haitian foes plot citizenship claim to oust Duvalier
Reported by INS that Francois Duvalier faces a possible challenge claiming he is not a Haitian citizen. Brig. Gen. Antonio Kebreau imposes martial law and curfew as tensions rise amid fears of a coup and civil war. Dejoie and Jumelle reportedly hold documents suggesting Duvalier’s grandfather was born in Guadaloupe.
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Port-Au-Prince
Haiti
INS
Francois Duvalier
Duvalier
Antonio Kebreau
Kebreau
Louis Dejoie
Dejoie
Clement Jumelle
Guadaloupe
Pae du Wier
Courthouse Parking Fight Ends as Spaces Are Cancelled
Sarasota attorney J. Stokes Sr won a dispute after City Manager Kenneth Thompson announced the removal of metered spaces reserved for county commissioners at the courthouse. County Chairman A. D. Corson confirmed cancellation with two commissioners saying they did not use the spots. Stokes argued the policy deprived others and cut meter revenue.
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Sarasota
Hig Point
Kenneth Thompson
Do. J. Stokes Sr
Corson
Thompson
Stokes
A. D. Corson
Board of County Commissioners
County
Parker
James D. Neville
G. M. Nelson
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