Justice Dept. to Probe Steel Industry for Price Conspiracy
Assistant Attorney General Victor Hansen told the Senate anti trust sub committee the department will prosecute steel firms on anti trust charges if evidence of a conspiracy to raise prices is found. Senators Kefauver Wiley and O Mahoney warned about price controls and the impact on free enterprise amid rising steel costs.
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Washington
Justice Department
Victor R. Hansen
Senate
Estes Kefauver
Dtenn
Alexander Wiley
R-Wis
Joseph C. O’mahoney
D-Wye
Steel
$17,500 Paid to Detroit Teamsters to Avert Strike
Witnesses testifying before the Senate rackets committee said Detroit laundry owners paid $17,500 to avert a citywide Teamsters strike in 1949. Some suggested the money reached James R. Hoffa, then a rising union figure, though no one swore to that. Hoffa listened in silence as authorities vowed further scrutiny in Detroit labor relations probes.
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Washington
Senate Rackets Committee
Detroit
Teamsters Union
James R. Hoffa
The
Teamsters
Hoffa
Howard Balkwill
Detroit Institute of Laundry
Holtzman
Balkwill
Uncle Frank burned in Flint linked to union activity
Frank, a 56 year old business agent for Teamsters Local 332 in Flint, says two unknown men set him ablaze. Herman, 68, former Detroit Joint Teamsters Council aide and Hoffa ally, was warned he might be next. The case unfolds amid Senate rackets committee probes into Teamsters mob ties.
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Frank
Teamsters
Flint
Herman
Detroit Joint Teamsters Council 43
Teamster
James R. Hoffa
Kierdorfs
Senate Rackets
Frederick Ziem
Freak Turnpike Crash Near Addison Injuries Averted
Five people escaped injury in a freak two truck crash on the Pennsylvania turnpike Tuesday night near Addison. Ralph N Tassie 67 of Detroit drove a car that lost control when its hood flew up causing a wild series of maneuvers across three lanes. Tassie and his daughter Marjorie Clem ent of Grosse Pointe Mich and her three children were uninjured. Truck driver Ralph Austin Sheffler 47 of Funkstown Md also escaped harm. A separate collision near Addison involved George Forrest Stewart 28 of Leandro Cal whose pickup struck a tractor trailer driven by Joy L R Walters 28 of Nebraska City Neb. No injuries were reported.
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Pennsylvania
Addison
Somerset
Ralph N. Tassie
Detroit
Mich
Marjorie I. Clement
Grosse Pointe
Ralph Austin Sheffler
Funkstown
Tassie
No Man’s Land
George Forrest Stewart
Leandro
Cal
Joy L. R. Walters
Nebraska City
Neb
Knepper Fatally Struck by Auto on West Main Street
Ralph L. Knepper, 75, of R. D. 6, was fatally injured when struck by an auto driven by Patricia Ann Logan in the 1000 block of West Main Street about 1 15 Wednesday morning. Knepper was walking home.
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Ralph L. Knepper
Patricia Ann Logan
West Main Street
Mr. Knepper
Drivers Under 18 Face New York Driving Ban
The State Revenue Department warns Pennsylvania drivers under 18 cannot operate a vehicle in New York. Deputy Secretary Joseph Andrews says New York will not honor licenses issued to under 18s, and Pennsylvania will not honor permits for New Yorkers under 18. Reciprocity exists only for identical exemptions granted to Pennsylvania residents.
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State Revenue Department
Pennsylvania
New York State
Joseph Andrews
Andrews
PTA Seeks Questionnaires From Somerset Community
The Somerset PTA sent out 100 questionnaire post cards asking for ideas to improve PTA programs. A penny additional is requested to cover return postage, with hopes the returns guide a better PTA setup in the fall. Addressees could share ideas for community needs and project plans.
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PTA
Atom Bombs Didn’t Cause Freakish Tots, Officials Say
Japanese and American doctors mark the 13th anniversary of the atomic blasts by reporting no evidence that in utero exposure to radiation altered children’s physical or mental development. Ongoing studies include a large biochemical hormone assay of 1,700 exposed children led by the ABCC and a noted Nagasaki university program.
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Inoshita
Hiroshima
Japan
UPI
Hiroshima and Nagasaki
Nagasaki
U. S
Atomic Bomb Casualty Commission
George Darling
ABCC
Nariyuki Izumi
Nagasaki University Hospital
Stoystown Protests New Phone Rates Action
Stoystown borough council plans to send a letter to the Public Utilities Commission to quash proposed rate hikes by General Telephone Co of Pennsylvania. The council says service is limited and toll charges to nearby areas are unjustified while regular calls cover about 430 borough phones. The letter requests an extension of the service area.
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Stoystown Borough
General Telephone Co
Pennsylvania
Public Utilities Commission
Stoystown Council
State Authority Seeks Bids for Four Sub Stations
The General State Authority in Harrisburg called for bids on Sept 3 to construct four substations for the Pennsylvania State Police. Estimated total cost 430 551 dollars, to be built in Ebensburg Cambria county Mercer Mercer county Lewistown Mifflin county and Somerset Somerset county. Bids for a school for mentally retarded and emotionally disturbed children at Ebensburg were moved from Aug 20 to Aug 27 to give contractors more time. The Somerset substation will be along Route 31 near the Somerset State hospital and county home for the aged.
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Harrisburg
General State Authority
Pensylvania State Police
Ebensburg
Cambria County
Mercer
Mercer County
Lewistown
Mifflin County
Somerset
Somerset County
GSA
Somerset Service Station
Somerset State Hospital
County Home For the Aged
Light Voting in Primaries in Four States Tuesday
Four states held light primaries with key 1960 Democratic hopefuls favored. Michigan Governor G. Mennen Williams faced rare GOP opposition, while Missouri Senator Stuart Symington sought a second term. Kansas and West Virginia completed the four-state vote, affecting 41 House seats and two governorships.
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Associated Press
Missouri
Stuart Symington
Air Force
White House
Kansas
West Virginia
Senate
House
Williams
William L. Johnson
Ironwood
Paul D. Bagwell
Michigan State University
Charles E. Potter
Symington
Lamar W. Dye
Kansas City
Lawrence L. Hastings
Veterans Administration
Congress could adjourn by August 15 or 16 says leaders
Washington AP dispatch reports two top Republican leaders see no legislative reason why Congress cannot adjourn by mid August. Indianapolis AP announces prosecutor Tinder urging first degree murder charges against Connie Nicholas 42 for the killing of her wealthy married lover. Kansas governor nomination goes to Clyde Reed Jr publisher and son of a former U S Senator after early primary returns.
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Washington
Congress
Indianapolis
John G. Tinder
Connie Nicholas
Clyde Reed, Jr
Parsons
U. S
Kansas
Meyersdale Woman Sues Over Icier Sidewalk Injuries
Mary Chaney sues two tavern proprietors owner of the property and the borough for 8800 in damages from injuries after falling on an icy snow covered sidewalk in front of 416 Main Street Meyersdale in December. The suit cites snow and ice hazards and negligent removal of the sidewalk. Attorney Robert M. Keim represents the plaintiff.
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Meyersdale
Meyersdale Tavern
Mary Chaney
Main Street
Jerry G. Reddick
Frances A. Reddick
Annie P. Racosta
Somerset
Robert M. Keim
Mount Pleasant Man Injured at Indiantown Gap
Sgt. John H. Caruso 22 of Mount Pleasant injured during rifle practice at Indiantown Gap reservation. He is in Co E 110th Infantry 28th Division and was struck by a glancing bullet while in the gun pits during small arms practice.
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Mount Pleasant
Indiantown Gap
John H. Caruso
Caruso
Co. E
110Th Infantry
28Th Infantry Division
Assembly Session Demanded on Mid East Crisis
Khrushchev demands emergency general assembly session on the Mideast crisis rather than a face to face security council discussion with Eisenhower. He hints at holding a summit outside the U.N. after talks with Mao in Peiping. U.S. Dulles and Lodge favor U.N. council debate but back a special assembly session if needed. The move follows a paralyzed Security Council and pressure for action on Jordan and Lebanon.
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Moscow
Khrushchev
Eisenhower
Security Council
General Assembly
U. N
Peiping
Red China
Mao Tze-tung
Formosa
China
United States
U. S
Washington
London
Dulles
Rio de Janeiro
U.N
Henry Cabot Lodge
N. Y
New York
Council
Russia
Britain
Jordan
Lebanon
Dulles Warns Of Would Be World Rulers
Secretary of State Dulles, in Rio de Janeiro, urged closer ties among American republics after talks with President Juscelino Kubitschek. He warned against world rulers and said U.S. policy will debate the Middle East in the U N and keep oil policy free from state control. He also cautioned about Soviet gains in Latin America.
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Tom Stone
Rio DE Janeiro
Dulles
Brazil
Juscelino Kubitschek
Francisco Negrao de Lima
United States
U. N. General Assembly
Khrushchev
Eisenhower
Eisenhower Accepts Khrushchev Call for UN Session
President Eisenhower on Tuesday accepted Premier Khrushchev’s proposal for a special session of the United Nations General Assembly to discuss the Middle East crisis, while insisting on U S terms. He instructed Ambassador Lodge to seek immediate action on the U S resolution for a special session.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Khrushcchev
United Nations General Assembly
Middle East
U. S
Khrushchev
Henry Cabot Lodge
United Nations
Lodge
U. N
New York
U. N. Security Council
U S Promises Cooperation With Lebanon Election Leader
U S envoy Robert Murphy promised friendly cooperation with president elect Fuad Shehab who seeks U S troop withdrawal amid Lebanon's three month rebellion. Murphy, amid talks in the Middle East, said Shehab seeks domestic peace and support, while the United States denies backing his presidency. About 15,000 U S troops remain in Lebanon with 1,000 more departing on the General Geiger.
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Beirut
Lebanon
United States
Fuad Shehab
U. S
Robert Murphy
Eisenhower
Middle East
Murphy
Cairo
Shehab
Geiger
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