Lev denies bribe payments amid Senate graft hearing
Wealthy Chicago cap maker Harry Lev faced Senate investigators amid new bribe allegations linked to Mid-City Uniform Cap Co. He could not recall $20 000 withdrawn in 1953 while insisting no bribes were paid. The panel sent records to Justice and IRS for possible action as testimony touched on rival Leon Levy and a sworn deathbed statement by Hyman Roskin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
Justice Department
Internal Revenue Service
Harry Lev
Chicago
Lev
Senate Investigations Subcommittee
McClellan
D-Ark
Ley
Lew
Hyman Roskin
St. Louis
Roskin
Army
Vere Painter
Painter
Michael Weintraub
Weintraub
Mid- City
Subcommittee
Robert F. Kennedy
Kennedy
Leon M. Levy
New York
Air Force
Raymond Wool
Armed Forces
Retreader Hassler Stirs Congress Over Highway Bill
St Joseph Michigan tire recapper Paul Hassler rode a hitchhiked trip to Washington to urge lawmakers to slow the 48½ billion highway program and shift taxes from trucking to general beneficiaries. He urged tax on materials not weight and argued small operators would face bankruptcy under the presented plan. Hassler’s testimony, described as impressive and amusing, drew attention amid other witnesses including big business spokesmen and Treasury Secretary Humphrey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Joseph
Mich
Congress
Michigan Tire
Washington
Paul Hassler
House Public Works Committee
House
Senate
Hassler
St. Lawrence Seaway
Salem
N. J
New Castle
Del
Big Business
Treasury
Humphrey
Eisenhower
One Person Killed In Ranger Collision
A two car crash one percent miles east of Ranger Texas last night killed 68 year old Mrs. Frank Champion of Ranger and left two others critically injured. Passenger Mrs. W C Ferguson of Ranger and hitchhiker Stanley Hunt of Langsburg Michigan were hurt while the other driver's vehicle occupant was uninjured. Mrs Champion was driving east on U S 80 when the collision occurred.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ranger
Tex.p
Frank Champion
W. C. Ferguson
Champion
Stanley Hunt
Langsburg
Mich
U.S. 80
Rabbit habit gets boost at flagpole incident
Police reported a flagpole incident near Southwest Elementary School in Snyder. Two young boys were found tampering with the pole and at its top they discovered a live rabbit, a crust of bread, and a sign urging to get the rabbit habit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Snyder
South- West
Mesta in Saigon Hotel as Rioters Attack
Former U S official Mrs Perle Mesta was trapped in the Majestic Hotel Saigon during a riot by anti Communist students They battered the lobby and upper floors an embassy Marine guard rescued the party and escorted them to the airport The hotel suffered millions in damage and the city cleared later the armistice commission by Indians and Poles under fire from rioters
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S
Saigon
South Viet Nam
Perle Mesta
Majestic
U.S
Luxembourg
Frank Malloy
Hotel Gallieni
Gallieni
Armistice Commission
Geneva
Ngo Dinh Diem
Commission
Viet Nam
Lake Thomas Rises Three Feet From Recent Rains
Lake Thomas gains over three feet as rains continue in the watershed. By 10:30 a.m. today the lake stood at 2246.87 feet elev, up from 2243.63 earlier as inflow slowed and more rain was expected. Snyder reports 85 degree high, 67 low, 1.85 inches monthly total.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. B. Thomas
Phil Burns
Snyder
Borden County
Gail
Dean Ranch
Lamesa
Lake Thomas
David Stayhorn
Polio Shot Schedule Set for Scurry County Students
The first group of Scurry County pupils will report to the Health Unit at 9 a.m. Thursday for the second Salk polio shot, with hundreds more to follow through Friday. Dr. D. R. Riley leads the plan, with Dr. Robert F. Wasson and nurse Leah Davis coordinating.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scurry County School
Scurry County
D. R. Riley
Robert F. Wasson
Leah Davis
North Elementary
Fluvanna
West Elementary
East Elementary
Hermleigh
Central Primary
Ira
Abraham Lincoln
Texas
U.S. Public Health Service
LA Strippers Threaten Strike Over Low Take‑Home Pay
In Los Angeles the League of Exotic Dancers warned of a cover up strike if take-home pay does not rise from $85 a week. The first meeting of the group within the American Guild of Variety Artists drew female performers to a downtown club as they united for higher wages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
League of Exotic Dancers
American Guild of Variety Artists
Weather Outlook for Texas Regions
North Central and West Texas expect considerable cloudiness this afternoon tonight and Thursday with scattered showers and thundershowers and little temperature change. East and South Central Texas see partly cloudy skies with scattered mainly afternoon and evening thundershowers and minimal temperature change. Coastal winds remain gentle to moderate easterly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Central
West
Texas
Miss New Mexico Morning Favorite For Crown
Miss New Mexico Joan Schwartz from Albuquerque leads the Miss U S A field as morning line favorite with 14 finalists from Arkansas California Colorado Florida Georgia Illinois Nebraska New York City New York State South Carolina Texas Vermont Washington and Wisconsin competing before a 3 000 strong crowd The eventual Miss U S A will face Miss Universe contenders tomorrow and Friday The crowd favored Miss England and Miss Ceylon as strong rivals in the overall pageant landscape
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Bacon
Long Beach
Calif.p
Margaret Rowe
England
London
Ginny Simms
Miriam Stevenson
South Carolina
New Mexico
Maureen Hingert
U.S.A
Margaret Anne Haywood
Arkansas
Donna Schurr
California
Dorothy Jean Bewley
Colorado
Miss Gessler
Donna Streever
Nebraska
Patricia Anne O'Kane
New York City
Janet Kadlecik
Johnson City
N. Y
Miss Stone
Mary Miles Daughters
Texas
Carl
Indictment Charges Former Tax Collector in Howard County
BIG SPRING Texas. E Free man former Howard County tax assessor collector was indicted by a grand jury on charges of misapplication of county funds. He posted bonds totaling 10000 and faces four indictments alleging tax fund shortages totaling 2996 in 1952 during his tenure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Big Spring
E. Freeman
Howard County
Freeman
Rain floods trigger evacuations in West Texas towns
Rains up to 12 inches sent major streams rising across West Texas. National Guardsmen evacuated 25 families in Lamesa, with others displaced southeast of Tahoka. Heavy rainfall peaked near the Borden Lynn county line, while additional towns logged rainfall totals across the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
National Guardsmen
Lamesa
Tahoka
Borden-Lynn County
O'Donnell
Dean Ranch
Slaton
Snyder
Post
Wilson
Tohoka
Clairemont
Jayton
Ackerly
Floydada
Lubbock
U.S. Weather Bureau
el Paso
Presidio
Wink
Lufkin
Federal Grand Jury Indicts Auto Union Over Campaign Funds
A federal grand jury indicted the United Auto Workers Union for violations of federal corrupt practices in politics. The charges allege union funds were used to finance political activities in the 1954 congressional campaign, aiding Patrick V. McNamara who defeated Senator Homer Ferguson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
CIO
United Auto Workers Union
Patrick V. McNamara
UAW
U. S
Homer Ferguson
Soviet aims at freezing East West division in Geneva
In Geneva, Western diplomats say Soviet policy at the summit seeks an indefinite peaceful stalemate by freezing East West borders. Bulganin pushes two stage disarmament and a nonaggression pact while Western leaders Eisenhower Eden and Faure oppose concessions. Germany remains the main prize as Adenauer leads a Western aligned Germany, with Bulgaria hinting at thaw while Moscow pursues coexistence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geneva
Europe
Bulganin
Germany
West Germany
North Atlantic Alliance
NATO
Bonn
Eisenhower
Eden
Faure
Bulgaria
Konrad Adenauer
Adenauer
Russia
Eisenhower Assembles Aides For Security Talks In Europe
In Geneva the Big Four pressed the German problem as Western leaders shift focus to European security. President Eisenhower summoned Adm. Arthur Radford and Gen. Alfred Gruenther, with Deputy Defense Secretary Robert Anderson, plus Harold Stassen and Nelson Rockefeller, to join discussions likely on disarmament.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Max Harrelson
Geneva
Eisenhower
Arthur Radford
U. S. Joint Chiefs of Staff
Alfred M. Gruenther
Europe
Paris
Robert Anderson
U. S
Harold Stassen
Nelson Rockefeller
Germany
East West talks struggle over German reunification and security
The Big Four push for a shift to security talks as EastWest differences on German reunification persist. Soviet leaders demand West Germany leave NATO, while Eisenhower appeals for trust and peaceful aims.</s>
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geneva
Germany
Also Mentioned on This Page
Washington, D.C
G. Milton Kelly
John Roderick
Palace Garden
Nikolai Bulganin
Palace of Nations
Edgar Faure
Britain
Anthony Eden
Miss
The
Associated Press
Federal Grand Jury
Indicts
Auto Union
By John M. Hightower
Bulletin
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Georgi Zhukov
United States
Zhukov
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!