Subway Strikers Push for Gov Intervention Amid Service Gains
New York transit officials began training 900 new motormen as service rose to about 65 percent of normal on day six of the subway strike. The Motormen's Benevolent Association kept meetings and a telegram to Gov Harriman planned, while Mayor Wagner refused to intervene. Bus lines saw a tentative end to a looming strike after wage talks extended to December 31.
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York
Transit Authority
Manhattan
Motormen’s Benevolent Association
Robert F. Wagner
Averell Harriman
Harriman
MBA
Mike Quill
Giant
Transport Workers Union
Subwaymen
Western Iran Quake Toll Reported At 1 287 Deaths
A post and telegraph report says 1 287 people were killed by a severe earthquake in Western Iran yesterday, with 500 victims in a single village. Government reports 46 bodies recovered in Seraab, while officials caution on final toll. Food, medicine and tents rushed to the mountainous region.
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Tehran
Iran
Post and Telegraph
Seraab
Caspian Sea
Etela
Farsang
Sehneh
Shah Pass
Weather Outlook Mild Warmth Returns Tonight
The area will see fair weather with a warming trend as the overnight low drops to 25 to 30 degrees and tomorrow’s high reaches the upper 30s. West winds at 10 to 15 mph.
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Weather Bureau
Lakes
Beck Convicted of Grand Larceny in Union Funds Case
A Seattle Superior Court jury found Dave Beck, president of the Teamsters Union, guilty of grand larceny in the alleged $1,900 theft from the union fund. The seven men and five women deliberated seven hours after a day of closing arguments, with Beck’s defense citing political persecution and prosecutors urging a verdict on overwhelming evidence.
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Beck
Teamsters Union
Seattle
Dave Beck
Senate
Charles S. Burdell
Teamster
Dep
Charles Z. Smith
George Revelle
Boy’s $5 Plan Nets Kathy A Christmas Kitten
Chicago seven year old Brian Soncrant raised funds and wrote to Police Commissioner Timothy O Connors office asking for a purring gray kitten for Kathy Brown. Captain Leroy Steffens and Patrolman Bes Palets delivered the gift to Kathy at her North Side home after a search that found a suitable cat through the anti cruelty society. The boy’s note included a $5 and a wish for a kitten with a red ribbon and bell.
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Chicago
Brian Soncrant
Kathy
Toto) Brown
Brian
Birmingham
Mich
Timothy O'Connor
iChief
Police
North Side
Leroy Steffens
James Bes Palets
Misty
O'Connor
Steffens
Town Hall
Bes Palets
Anti-Cruelty Society
Freedom Of West At Stake In Eisenhower Paris Call
President Eisenhower arrived in Paris for an NATO summit promising a true partnership of spiritual, military and economic strength to repel Soviet space-age threats. He urged free nations to resist becoming vassals of a powerful state after his stroke limited speech.
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Paris
John M. Hightower
Eisenhower
NATO Alliance
Soviet
Russia
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
West
France
Rene Coty
Felix Gaillard
Party of of
Orly
U.S
Europe
Coty
IBM Brain Fire Destroys Computer at Oakland Center
A $205,900 IBM electronic brain at the Oakland Naval Supply Center caught fire and was destroyed after “knots” in its circuitry. Rear Adm. C. G. Dekay said one unit burned and the exact cause was not determined.
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Oakland
Calif
Oakland Naval Supply Center
Iit
C. G. Dekay
Gangland Delegate Uses Interpreter in Fifth Amendment Testimony
Albany hearings on the Apalachin gang gathering continued as Roy Carlisi and other mob figures refused to answer questions, invoking the Fifth Amendment. Antonio Magaddino used an interpreter to claim he could not understand the questions, prompting criticism from Assemblyman William Horan.
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Albany
Roy Carliss
Buffalo
Apalachin
Albert Pacini
Carlisi
Joseph Barbara
Albert Anastasia
James LaDuca
LaDuca
Dominick D'Agostino
Magaddino
William Horan
Arnold Bauman
Funds Shortfall Delays Army Missile Developments
General Medaris testified that lack of funds stalled the Army’s 1,500 mile Jupiter missile program and delayed high thrust rocket engine work. He said the U.S. has done little on re entry tests and that the satellite launch plan will proceed despite funding cuts. A second nose cone was recovered then lost to the ocean.
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Washington
John B. Medans
United States
Russia
Medaris
Senate Preparedness Subcommittee
Army
Lyndon Johnson
Medari
Iten
Army Ballistic Missile Agency
Huntsville
Ala
Eisenhower
Senate probes UAW activities amid Kohler strike
Sen Mundt says the Senate Rackets Investigating Committee is examining reports of improper UAW activities as part of a wider probe of violence during the Kohler Co strike in Wisconsin. AFL-CIO accuses the panel of bias while Mundt and Curtis reject the charges. Emil Mazey of the UAW asserts the union faces multiple allegations.
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Washington
Sen
Mundt
R-Sd
Senate
United Auto
UAW
Kohler Co
Wisconsin
Walter Reuther
Curtis
R-Neb
Afl-Cio
Sen. Goldwater
R-Ariz
Goldwater
Emil Mazey
Toronto Newspapers Boost Prices to 10 Cents
The Toronto Telegram and The Globe and Mail announced price hikes to 10 cents effective Monday. The Toronto Star, Canada’s largest daily, had raised prices earlier this week.
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Toronto
Canada
INS
Toronto Telegram
Globe End Mail
Toronto Star
Newpaper
Today’s Chuckle on Tracing Roots and Missing Kids
A lighthearted quip notes many can trace ancestry three centuries yet struggle to locate their children last night. It pokes fun at genealogical pride versus modern family mysteries.
Air Force to Build $12 Million Snark Base in Maine
The Air Force plans a $12 million Snark base at Presque Isle Maine near the Canadian border to extend reach with 5,000 mile intercontinental missiles. First Snark squadron training starts at Patrick AFB Florida with 105 airmen graduating at Hawthorne California before further combat readiness work.
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Air Force
Maine
Washington
INS
Presque Isle
Patrick Air Force Base
Florida
Northrop Aircraft
Hawthorne
Calif
Patrick
Presque
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