Congressman Green Indicted On Fraud and Conspiracy
Federal grand jury in Scranton indicts Rep William J Green Jr Philadelphia Democratic chairman and five contractors for alleged fraud tied to the 733 million Tobyhanna Army depot. Also named are Herbert J McGlinchey and others in alleged payoff schemes as inquiries continue.
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Scranton
William J. Green Jr
Philadelphia
Army Signal Corps
Green
House Armed Services Committee
John P. Gilboy Jr
Joseph Rochez
Rochez Brothers, Inc
Pittsburgh
Frederick J. Raff
Hartford
NAACP Boss Frees Books After Court Contempt Case
In Atlanta NAACP leader J H Calhoun is freed after the organization allows Georgia revenue agents to examine its records. Judge Durwood Pye ordered a 12 month sentence for contempt but suspended it pending fuller compliance. a $25,000 fine remains.
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Atlanta
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
State of Georgia
NAACP
J. H. Calhoun
Atanta
Georgia
Calhoun
Dixie
Cour
Durwood Pye
William Strickland
Strickland
Pye
Lsted
Fund Sought To Replace Joke Bank In Ellenville
Efforts to raise 1 050 000 by selling stock in a new national bank to replace the de funct Home National after shortages totaling 1 300 000 were disclosed. FDIC officials and Ellenville businessmen discussed reinstitution of all deposits while some large loans will not be reinstated. The new bank’s name has been chosen for the Catskill Mountain town.
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Ellenville
N.Y
National Bank
Home National
Washington
Federal Deposit
Thesurance Corp
H. Earl Cook
FDIC
Ald
Cook
Niew
William R. Rose
Rose
Elienville
Zeiger
Anjopa
Catskill Mountain
Illinois College To Close June 30
Illinois College at Alton will suspend operations June 30 after 129 years. Trustees authorized negotiations with Southern Illinois University to relocate or become a branch. The privately owned institution with 200 regular and 300 night students has faced long standing financial difficulties and relied on Baptist conventions for support.
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Alton
Ill
American Baptist Convention
Illinois State Baptist Convention
Tanya Comes Home Today
Tanya Chwastov, a two year old nicknamed the cold war baby, returns to America with her mother from London. They are scheduled to land at Idlewild and plan a brief New York stay before joining Tanya’s Detroit family including her mother Helena Diaczok and stepfather George Diaczok.
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New York
Tanya Chwastov
Russia
America
Tanya
London
Idlewild International
Helena Diaczok
Detroit
George Diaczok
New York Canners and Freezers elect officers
Edward C. Steele of Red Wing Co. becomes president of the New York State Canners and Freezers Assn at its first annual meeting. Morton Adams of Allen Canning Co. is elected vice president and James Drago of Bison Canning Co. serves as treasurer.
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Buffalo If
Edward C. Steele
Red Wing Co
Fredonia
New York State Canners and Freezers Assn
Morton Adams
Allen Canning Co
Alton
James Drago
Bison Canning Co
Angola
Mexicans Begin Christmas Observance With Posada
In Mexico the Christmas season starts with the posada a reenactment of Joseph and Mary’s search for lodging. A typical scene at Pancho Lopez home features nativity displays pinata festive meals and carols as friends seek shelter and a masked guest brings playful mischief each night until Christmas Eve mass.
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Mexico City
Mexico
Joseph
Mary
Bethlehem
Jesus
Senor Lopez
Pancho
Dog Joint May Aid Cripples
Col. Harry A. Gorman an Air Force veterinarian has developed a ball and socket hip joint and successfully used it on 53 dogs. A modified German joint will soon be tried in a human. Made of stellite the chrome cobalt alloy is expected to outlast the body and could relieve cripples with hip defects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry A. Gorman
Air Force
Ohio State University
Actor John Ireland Freed After Debtor Court Subpoena
John Ireland 41 was released by Commissioner Clarence Johns after explaining he ignored a Debtor's Court subpoena last November due to legal ignorance. He touted a forthcoming film job and described Beverly Hills property holdings with his estranged wife Joanne Dru while Carmel Myers seeks a $3,000 judgment against him. Dru filed for divorce in November.
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Los Angeles
John Ireland
Clarence Johns
Ireland
Carmel Myers
Beverly Hills
Joanne Dru
Miss Dru
France Creates Sahara Desert Administration
The French National Assembly voted to form a central administration for the Sahara region under French rule. Authorities fear the desert area with about two million nomads could come under Algerian nationalist influence if unchecked.
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Paris
French National Assembly
Sahara Desert
Medical Society Reviews its Stand On Fluoridation
In Atlantic City a five member AMA fact finding committee re examines fluoridation. Dr David B Allman says after the report the AMA will likely reaffirm its prior support noting the majority view fluoride is safe and beneficial for children's dental health.
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Medical Society
Atlantic City
Nui
American Medical Assn
David B. Allman
Association
AMA
Allman
Asia
U S Halts NBC Probe Amid Antitrust Case
The Justice Department reportedly ended a Philadelphia grand jury probe into NBC and RCA after a civil antitrust suit was filed. The suit in U S District Court accuses NBC of unlawful control over network affiliations to secure TV outlets in major metros, citing the Cleveland Philadelphia swap with Westinghouse.
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Washington
Justice Department
Philadelphia
National Broadcasting Co
NBC
Radio Corp. of America
U. S
Cleveland
Ohio
Westinghouse Broadcasting Co
Westinghouse
Cross Border Refugees Plague Austria Amid Stricter Controls
Austrian border police report nearly 1,000 refugees crossing from Hungary in 24 hours despite Russian troop controls. 401 in daylight, 504 by 9 a.m. due to Hungary’s general strike and transport shortages. Red Cross networks to care for 25,000 refugees in camps. Jan 1 plan adds 10,000 more on January 1.
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Vlenna
Hungary
Eisenstadt
Srike
Red Cross Societies
Aussria
Bank Holdup Suspect Seized in Buffalo Robbery Case
Gerald N. DuBois a 22 year old cabinet maker was held by the FBI on a charge of bank robbery in the 846 dollar holdup of the Actna Permanent Savings & Loan Association office Thursday. DuBois said he was heavily in debt and that the money only scratched the surface of his bills.
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Buffalo
FBI
Saving and Loan Association
Gerald N. DuBois
Actna Permanent Savings & Loan Association
du Bais
Leaders Call for Labor Law Revisions in Washington
New York Governor Harriman and 10 Democratic congressmen urged federal changes to the McCarran Walter immigration law and the Taft Hartley act. The group pressed for labor law updates, tax relief for commuters, and higher minimum wages while seeking cooperation with the federal government on overlapping state and city issues.
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New York
Harriman
New York City
McCarran
Paul Butler
U. S
Senate
Lyndon Johnson
Texas
Niagara
Israel
Decree tightens Vietnam press freedom under Ho Chi Minh
Hanoi radio reports North Vietnam leader Ho Chi Minh signed a decree restricting press opposition while allowing newspapers to operate. It bans propaganda against government laws and efforts to sow discord, labeling the press as a tool of the people in the struggle for peace and unity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hong Nong
Hanoi Radio
North Vietnam
Ho Chi-minh
Recto to Run for President in November Election
Manila Senator Claro M. Recto, longtime critic of President Magsaysay, announces his candidacy for the upcoming November presidential vote.
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Magsaysay
Manila
Sen
Claro M. Recto
East Berlin Students Skip Communist Meeting
East Berlin Humboldt University students refused to attend a Communist propaganda gathering as factory workers were invited to exchange comradely swords. Junge Welt reported Dresden youths urged listening to foreign broadcasts, while West Berlin sources noted party cells in Halle and Leipzig pushing to purge counter revolutionaries.
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Berlin
East Berlin
Humboldt University
Communist Party
Neues Deutschland
Wnrest
Sean Oit
Germany
Junge Welt
Dresden
Sweden
Switzerland
West Berlin
Halle
Leipzig
Crackdown Set Against IRA Moves Across Ireland
In Belfast and Dublin government leaders pledged action against IRA violence. Irish Premier Costello warned using Garda and Irish forces to halt raids in Northern Ireland and counter-attacks in the south amid four days of extremist attacks on Northern Ireland government installations.
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Belfast
Northern Ireland
Irish Republic
Irish Republican Army
John A. Costello
Garda
IRA
Fourteen Trapped In Hotel Fire Fumes In Kansas City
A basement blaze in a four story hotel sent smoke up the air shaft trapping fourteen on the top floor. Firemen with gas masks removed them to safety. nine were unconscious, three hospitalized, six treated and released. Hotel manager said 45 registered. Fire Chief cited unknown cause and no damage estimate yet.
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Kansas City
Leo Pursell
Delmar
Edgar M. Grass
Deaf Lawyer Is Praised by Judge
Lowell J. Myers, 26, who is deaf, was commended by U.S. District Judge Michael L. Igoe after Myers was admitted to the federal bar. The judge noted Myers graduated third in his class from John Marshall Law School last June and faced his handicap with resilience. Myers, who wears a hearing aid, says lip reading aids natural communication and helps him read people better.
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Myers
Igoe
John Marshall, Law School
Iyce
Army Sets Rocket Mark 650 Miles Up
The Army reportedly fired a Jupiter C three stage test device to about 650 miles altitude and 3,300 miles range, reaching nearly 19 times the speed of sound. Air Force plans to duplicate or exceed the feat at Cape Canaveral with a Douglas Thor test model.
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Army
Washington Tn
Air Force
Missiles and Rockets Magazine
Erik Bergaust
Air Bee
Cape Canaveral
Fla
Navy
Bergaust
Patrick Air Force Base
Florida
Caribbean
South Atlantic
South America
Ascension Island
Life magazine vs Red Cross over Hungarian relief
Life magazine defends its editorial accusing the Red Cross of not delivering Hungary refugees enough relief supplies. The Dec 14 piece urged an air drop and sparked criticism from E Roland Harriman and the Red Cross, while Life insisted no attack on Red Cross but search for better aid.
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New York
Life
Red Cross
International Committee of the Tied Cross
Mueas
Hungary
Andrew HeisKell
E. Roland Harriman
American National Red Cross
Albany Hi Y Assembly Opens with 500 Delegates
The 21st annual Hi Y mock assembly was in session at the state capitol with about 500 delegates considering several bills. Jonathan Bingham secretary to Governor Harriman and Mayor Erastus Corning of Albany spoke at the opening session. The assembly adjourns tomorrow.
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Albany
State Capitol
Jonathan Bingham
Harriman
Erastus Corning
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