Lev Admits He Could Change Cap Contracts
Senate hearing reveals Lev could guarantee procurement officers would approve a specifications change for a large Air Force cap contract. He claims nothing improper, while government actions target two officials tied to him. Air Force charges Capt. Raymond Wool with falsified travel vouchers and gifts. Army suspends Ferdinand Targatlia after being named partner in a feather business. Wool denies payoffs. Lev testified he profited over a million from contracts. The subcommittee probes graft in military clothing purchases.
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G. Milton Kelly Washington
Chicago
Harry Lev
Senate Investigations Subcommittee
Lev
Sen
Bender
Ohio
Puertoco
Puerto Rico
Leo
Sen. Bender
Senate
McClellan
D - Ark
Air Force
Raymond Wool
New York
Wool
Dayton
Army
Ferdinand Tartaglia
Quartermaster Corps’ Clothing Purchase
Steelworkers Push Wage Demands Across Big Six Firms
In Pittsburgh two more of the Big Six steelmakers joined USW leaders in wage talks. David J. McDonald headed sessions with Youngstown Sheet & Tube and Jones and Laughlin as the union seeks a sizeable increase from the current $2.33 average hourly wage. Bethlehem Steel and Republic Steel were already presented with demands. Inland Steel to meet next. Allegheny-Ludlum extended pension benefits to survivors, signaling possible similar moves across the industry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
CIO
United Steelworkers
USW
David J. McDonald
Youngstown Sheet & Tube Co
Jones and Laughlin Steel Corp
McDonald
U.S. Steel Corp
Sosti
Bethlehem Steel Corp
Republic Steel
Inland Steel Corp
Allegheny-Ludlum Steel Corp
Allegheny - Ludlum
Bethlehem Steel
Marines Visit Formosa for Familiarization Tour
U.S. Marine jet pilots based in Japan have spent about a month in Formosa on a familiarization and orientation visit. They are not part of the U.S. air task force on Formosa, which includes a bomber-capable squadron. The Army Air Force rotated a fresh squadron to Formosa, led by Lt. Col. John Gregory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taipei
Formosa
U.S
Japan
U.S. 7Th Fleet
Air Force
Tokyo
Okinawa
80Th
John & Gregory
Oak St
Bryan
Negotiators Confident On GM UAW Pact Ahead Of Deadline
DETROIT negotiators from General Motors and the CIO United Auto Workers projected a contract settlement before Sunday midnight strike point. Talks continued under secrecy with limited public detail as workers idle at GM and Ford plants nationwide. A tentative GM offer reportedly includes income insurance, higher wages, pensions, and expanded holidays and vacations.
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Detroit
General Motors Corp
CIO
United Auto Workers
Ford Motor Co
Ford
UAW
Reuther
St.Louis
Pittsburgh
Linden
Trenton
N.J
Los Angeles
Kansas City
Parma
Ohio
Big Rouge
Dearborn
Mich
Queen opens Parliament amid Britain’s rail crisis
Queen Elizabeth II opened a new Parliament session under Britain’s sharp industrial strain from a 12 day railway strike. She pledged Commonwealth resources for peace and said Britain will work closely with the United States and seek a peaceful Formosa Strait settlement while supporting UN disarmament talks and Southeast Asian stability. Her speech highlighted domestic growth, full employment, and expanded British exports as priorities amid Conservative governance.
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London
Elizabeth II
Britain
United States
Soviet Union
Formosa Strait
House of Lords
House of Commons
Eden
Westminister
Buckingham
United Nations
Atlantic Allince
Association of the Western European Union
Indochina
Geneva
Southeast Asia
Commonwealth
Europe
United States of America
Adenauer Not Expected To Go To Moscow
Bonn Germany Chancellor Konrad Adenauer may meet Russian leaders the government spokesman said but not necessarily in Moscow An exchange of views with West German and Russian experts has begun in Paris and may lead to Brentano or a neutral location for a normalization conference The spokesman noted relations could proceed whether or not Adenauer travels to Moscow and said talks with Eisenhower and other Western statesmen in New York next week will shape the reply
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Bonn
Germany
Konrad Adenauer
Moscow
Adenauer
Paris
Heinrich von Brentano
Kremlin
Russia
Perts
Eisenhower
New York
Army Reserve Unit Mapped Organizing in Lubbock area
A first meeting to organize an Army reserve unit was held with twelve men present. Maj Luther T Barbour of Lubbock explained procedures while Capt Fred Neuberger of Snyder led the effort as director. The planned pipeline company would train to build and maintain pipelines pump stations and storage facilities for petroleum for major Army units. Neuberger said the unit suits the local petroleum industry and offers pay and point credits toward promotion and retirement. interested men should contact him at 400 Austin Avenue, phone 35-57%.
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Luther T. Barbour
Lubbock
Fred Neuberger
Snyder
Neuberger
Austin Avenue
Light Showers Batter State After Storms and High Winds
Light showers followed storms across the state with wind gusts up to 60 mph. Snyder reported .36 inch of rain, while Hermleigh saw 5 to 1 inch totals and a nearby gauge recorded .8 and .3 inches. Lake J. B. Thomas rose to 2,244.71 feet, its highest level on record after spring rains.
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Snyder
David Strayhorn
Hermleigh
Humble Oil
Jack Dunn
Shivers Says His Topic Not Controversial at USC
Texas Governor Allan Shivers arrives with his wife and son to deliver the USC commencement address on The Amortization of Freedom. The visit follows student protests urging replacement and a USC Senate resolution condemning his views as intolerant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Allan Shivers
Texas
University of Southern California
USC
John
Shivers
California
Parr Faces Arraignment in Tax Case in Texas
Federal Judge Ben Rice Jr denied a stay of arraignment for George Parr on a $35,000 income tax evasion indictment over three years. Parr seeks trial in Laredo, while prosecutors want Austin. The Tax Court cites $687,009 owed in tax, interest, and penalties, with additional 1951 claims and earlier years outlined. Parr denies any underreporting, arguing statute of limitations may bar further taxes.
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San Antonio WA
George Parr
Ben Rice Jr
Rice
Austin
Parr
Laredo
U.S
Washington
Internal Revenue Service
Council Discusses Financial Problems
City manager B J Shelley briefed the council on next fiscal year budget planning and proposed costs for water and sewer taps. No firm changes were recommended though possible revisions to subdivision rules were to be studied. Street seal coating progressed despite weather delays, and a water consumption drop was reported. The council authorized a temporary line for St Johns Episcopal Church along Forty second Street with permanent plans to follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. J. Shelley
Shelley
Snyder
St. John’s Episcopal Church
Forty-second Street
Weather Outlook for Texas Panhandle to Central Texas
Cloudy sky across North Central Texas with widely scattered showers and cooler readings inland. In South Central Texas expect partly cloudy to cloudy with scattered snowers and thundershowers through tonight and Friday and a cooler trend with moderate northerly winds.
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Texas
Panhandle
South Plains
Pecos Valley
Tanker Burns After Crash Off England
A Swedish tanker burst into flames near Ramsgate England and 20 crew members leaped into the burning sea and were feared dead. Rescue ships saved 21 crew including the ship’s lone woman, wife of the Buccaneer’s master. One died on arrival. 43 aboard. The Buccaneer moved to Holland.
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Ramsgate
England
Goodwin Sands
Here
Con
Flushing
Holland
Weather toll from Texas storms across the state
Violent thunderstorm fallout lingered across Texas with winds dust and hail. Two men died in West Texas as lightning struck tractors near Lamesa and Hale Center. Abilene saw the heaviest 24 hour rainfall with 2.05 inches aiding lake supplies for Dallas Fort Worth area. Turbulence damaged homes rigs and power lines while dust storms reduced visibility in El Paso and Sweetwater.
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Texas
Childress
el Paso
West Texas
R. S. Huddle
Lamesa
Earl Rogers
Hale Center
Abilene
North Texas
Carrollton
Decatur
Muenster
McKinney
Denton
Slidell
Fort Worth
Dallas
San Angelo
Sweetwater
Dallas-Fort Worth
Beaumont and Childress
Lubbock and
Wink
Oklahoma Line
Waco
San Angeo-Midland-Odessa
British Strike Negotiators Meet Briefly Then Adjourn
London news reports two hours of talks between the 67,000 strong Associated Society of Locomotive Engineers and Firemen and the British Transport Commission ending with adjournment. Wage negotiations were the focus as the strike disrupts Britain’s industry, with a plan for temporary wage talks and a staged return to work under Eden’s insistence on ending the strike first. Leaders hinted at progress but offered no deal, while Parliament opened amid the railway crisis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seymour Topping
London
Britain
Adpe
Jim Baty
Associated Society of Locomotive Engineers and Firemen
Ministry of Labor
Neers
British Transport Commission
Labor Ministry
Alfred Neden
Brian Robertson
Transport Commission
Robertson
Trades Union Congress
Commission
National Union of Railwaymen
Eden
Labor P
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John R. Christmas
Stanley
Mary Lou
Houston
Tex
U. S
Elizabeth
Army Reserve Unit
Harold Fischer Jr
Harold III
Fort Dodge
Iowa
Fischer
Council
The
Associated Press
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