Federal Ban Sought on Firms Tainted by Graft
Senate investigatee hearings probe corruption in large scale uniform item purchases. Sen. Ervin urges Pentagon to bar firms found to have paid graft to government employees. Witnesses include Harry Lev and claims of a $50,000 bribe to Air Force Capt. Raymond Wool.
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Washington
Ervin
D-Nc
Pentagon
Senate Investigations Subcommittee
Subcommittee
Sen. McClellan
Harry Lev
Chicago
Lev
New York
Leon M. Levy
Marvin Rubin
Levy
Air Force
Raymond Wool
White Cap
Wool
Madison
N.J
Boardwalk Hotel Burns in Atlantic City Fire
A 200 room Ostend Hotel on the Atlantic City boardwalk collapsed into blazing rubble after a fire started on the third floor. Eight people were escorted from the building in nightclothes and three firemen, an employee and a guest were slightly injured as authorities assess the undetermined cause. The hotel reopened April 4 after substantial renovations costing a fortune. Total value estimated at 200 dollars by an appraiser.
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Atlantic City
Ostend
Betty Deitch
Esther Boyar
Ithaca GIs In Crash Near Pemberton
Two Army privates suffered critical injuries when a car left Lake Shore Drive near Pemberton and struck a tree. Driver John E. Shea 21 of Ithaca New York reportedly lost control. Beth Shea and passenger William Williamson 21 of Fort Dix were rushed to Fort Dix hospital in critical condition.
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Pemberton
Lake Shore Drive
John E. Shea
W. State St. Ithaca
N. Y
Beth Shea
William Williamson
Ft. Dix
Legal Puzzler Before Supreme Court Over Car Crash
Buffalo lawyer urged dismissal of criminal negligence charges against Sm. A. Decina after he argued the driver suffered an epileptic attack during the fatal March crash. Justice Hamiten Ward questioned the legal practicality of predicting such attacks.
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Buffalo (LLP
Supreme Court
Charles J. McDonoega
Sm. A. Decina
Lesear
McDonough
Jushee Hamiten Ward
New York City Teachers Win Pay Increase
New York City teachers gain a pay raise in a settlement described as a substantial improvement. The agreement raises salaries over the next two years, signaling a meaningful step for educators amid local education debates.
Ike to Deliver First West Point Commencement Address
President Eisenhower will attend West Point graduation, giving the commencement address for the class of 1955. About 25 000 to 30 000 spectators are expected for the 10 a.m. ceremony Tuesday, as Ike also attends his 40th class reunion and marks several firsts for the academy.
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Westpoint
N.Y
U.S. Military Academy
Eisenhower
U. S. Grant
West Point
Academy
Ike to deliver commencement address as gifts arrive
On Page One the president plans to speak June 11 in Gettysburg. He received a 1300 pound Black Angus cow and a 150 pound calf from Brandywine Angus breeders. A Berkshire sow from Elden Holsapple is due mid next month. A Heifer gifted by Fred and Herbert Penick completes the gifts. He jokes about returning to the salt mines.
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Gettysburg
Washington
Eisenhower
Elden Holsapple
Mitchell
Ind
Fred and
Herbert Penick
Hebron
Ohio
Heart of Ohio Aberdeen Angus Assa
Partridge Assumes Post as U.S. Continental Air Defense Commander
General Earle E. Partridge flies to the United States to take command of the Continental Air Defense Command based at Ent A Base. He succeeds General Lawrence Azrex who turned over command of the Far East Air Forces.
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Toryo
Earle E. Part
United States
Comtinental Air Defence Command
Wth Headquards
Air Force
Foren
Formosa
Laurence
Esmands
Far East Air Forces
Toxya
Cass
Ales
Old Engine Bell to Call Sinners in Patuanak
The bell once signaling locomotives will ring for worship in the Chippewa village of Patuanak on Prince Albert Lake, northern Saskatchewan. Rev. Louis Moraud shared the wish with Omaha police on a fishing trip. with Chief Harry Green they secured the bell from Union Pacific. A shop crew refinished it in Omaha. Five Omaha officers will drive the bell 1,800 miles to Patuanak next Thursday.
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Omaha
Patuanak
Primeau Lake
Saskatchewan
Louis Moraud
Harry Green
Union Pacific Railroad
Cheyenne
Wyo
William Andrews
Eugene Mahoney
George Shestak
Floyd Beam l
Walter Cooper
Big Tree a Seneca chief celebrated birthday in Syracuse
Big Tree, a Seneca chief, staying with his Onondaga wife in Totem Village Coopers town and Onondaga Reservation, visited Syracuse Thursday for his birthday. He is 92 years old according to Kirkner.
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Kirkner
Big Tree
Totem Village
Cooperstown
Onondaga Reservation
Syracuse
Dayton
Ohio
Onondaga County
Preston
Emerson Newman
James St
Hampton Rd
Lawrence
Doodican
Newman
Lillian Heidel
Crawford Ave
Bride and Attendants Die in Indian Heat Wave
A bride and four wedding attendants perished in northern India amid an heat wave that has killed at least 23 people in four days. Temperatures surpassed 115 degrees. Reports from Banaras say the attendants died during a wedding procession after the ceremony, and the bride was found dead inside a closed vehicle at her husband’s home.
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New Delyi
India
Banaras
Princess Anne Canceling First Flight Due to Ear Infection
Buckingham Palace says Princess Anne, the year old daughter of Queen Elizabeth, has an ear infection. The medical issue forces her to cancel a planned first airplane trip with Prince Charles and the royal party.
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Princess Anne
Tondon
Anne
Hirabeth
Bucxingham Palace
Toaas
Chatles
Lensen
Britain faces transport gridlock as strike widens
Britons endure mass layoffs and a growing transport crisis as 1,800 passengers delayed in Liverpool amid stoppages by ASLEF and related unions. Eden plans a national speech and emergency powers to seize transport and move vital goods, while police bolster London traffic management.
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Havre
France
Cobh
Ireland
Liverpool
Ascania
Britannic
Empress
Australia
Federation of British Industries
Scotland
Uto
Eden
Lndustry
Britain
Queen Elizabeth
Jim Campbell
National Union of Railwaymen
ASLEF
London
Tore
Senator Sparkman credits UN with spreading democracy
Senator Sparkman told delegates at the Genesee Conference of the Methodist Church in Rochester that through United Nations programs the U S can show large portions of Asia and other regions that democracy can improve life. He noted many people are suspicious of the United States due to alleged blemishes.
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Rochester
John ‘Oo
Sparkman
U. S
United Nations
Genesee Conference of the Methodies Church
Asia
U.S
Srnr
Senators to tour Asia aid areas
Senators Clements and Dirksen of the Appropriations Committee will inspect the Foreign Aid program in Japan Korea Formosa the Philippines and Indochina with Dirksen additionally visiting Europe Their month long report will influence funding for the 345 billion aid program starting July 1 The vote pattern shows dissension within the committee over aid terms and whether loans should substitute gifts.
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Rowland Evans JR
Washington
Senate Appropriations Committee
Far East
Sens. Clements
Dky
Dirksen
Eisenhower
Japan
Korea
Formosa
Philippines
Indochina
Europe
Appropriations Committee
Senate
Sens
Krowland
Calif
Potter
Clements
Western Pacific
Southeast Asia
Lone Crook Robs Bank in Busy Michigan Ave District
A man robbed the Michigan Avenue National Bank yesterday, handing a threatening note referencing the atomic age to teller Miss Laverne Lucht before taking $1,550. He did not display a weapon and fled the crowded business district as around a dozen customers watched.
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Askee
Miss Laverne Lucht
Michigan Avenue National Bank
Michigan Ave
Madison St
State Department Quoted on North Korea Air Crew Trial
The State Department expressed surprise at Jain's prediction but hoped the report proves true. The airmen, part of a reconnaissance bomber shot down during a seafaring drop mission in North Korea, were convicted of espionage by Chinese authorities after crashing in Manchuria. Names include Maj. William H. Baumer and several other officers across Pennsylvania, Ohio, New York, Virginia, Alabama, Tennessee, Minnesota, Montana, Idaho, and more.
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State Department
Washingtown
Jain
North Korea
Manchuria
U.S. Air Force
William H. Baumer
Lewisburg
Steve R. Kiba
Akron
Ohio
Jonn W. Thompson Wii
Orange
Eugene Z. Vandi
Clayton
N.Y
John RK. Arnold, Jr
Montgomery
Ala
Wallace L. Brown
John W. Buck
Armathwaite
Tenn
Harrys M. Benjamin, Jr
Worthington
Minn
Howard W. Brown
St. Patl
Elmer FL Liewelisn
Missoula
Mont
Daniel C. Schmid
Boise
Idaho
Three Shot to Death in Crestline Tavern
In Crestline a bartender and two others were shot to death today in a tavern on the square. Police identified two of the dead as a husband and wife, both about 31 years old. A third man was not immediately identified. No other details were available.
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Ralph Tasior
Beaches
Tgan
Change in Order Go Somewhere New
Phyllis Rosenteur concludes a travel series with tips on renting gear and accommodations for off season trips to Miami Beach. She advocates spread vacations across weekends, cautions on packing, and reminds readers to prepare homes and mail before departure.
Sobriety Saves Lis Court Admonishes Weig in Denver
Victor A. Weig 45 interrupted the Denver Police Court decorum and told Judge McNamara he shouldn't look so sober. McNamara ordered Weig to jail for drunkenness, while listing the case as a police matter with Weig as a witness.
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Denver
Victor A. Weig
George M. McNamara
McNamara
Weig
Harriman Satisfied on Parks Quiz Rejects Public Hearing
Governor Harriman told a critic of Central New York state parks that he was satisfied the State Council of Parks would deal properly with charges. Edward A. Hanna, Utica Democrat, claimed irregularities including golf instruction on state land Green Lake Park and noncompetitive concession bidding at eight parks.
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Albany
Harriman Friday
New York
E¢ Parks
State Council of Parks
Edward A. Hanna
Utica
Central Newark Parks Commission
Harriman
Hanna
Roter Moses
Green Lake State Park
Syracuse
Central New York Commission
James F. Evans
Three Day Strike Partially Ends in Western New York
About three quarters of the 20 000 building trades workers in Western New York were set to return to work after a three day strike was partially ended yesterday. Three locals of the International Union of Operating Engineers AFL and 42 independent contractors signed contracts here yesterday. Francis J. Cuffe business representative of the union said the contracts represented about three quarters of the building trades workers in Western New York.
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Buffalo Cgp
New York
International Union of Operating Engineers
AFL
Francis J. Cuffe
Cheerful greeting precedes Whittier bank holdup
In Whittier California a cheerful greeting preceded a bank robbery. The bandit passed a note to cashier Lee King saying she would not feel fine when she read it and simulated a gun. He stole 573.75 dollars and fled.
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Whittier
Calif
Lee King
Miss King
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