Cohen Says He Owes $130,000
Mickey Cohen testifies in Federal Court that he borrowed over 130000 since his 1955 prison release for tax evasion. He names lenders including Jimmy Durante, Jim Vaus, Clinton Mitchell, George Bieber, and Ellis Mandel, with amounts ranging from 500 to 22500.
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Los Angeles
UPI
Mickey Cohen
Jimmy Durante
Cohen
Billy Graham
Evangelist Jim Vaus
Clinton Mitchell
Graham
Vaus
Chicago
George Bieber
Ellis Mandel
Aussie Emu Becomes Father After 27 Years at Brookfield Zoo
Brookfield Zoo officials said Aussie the Australian emu finally sired two chicks after 27 years of infertility. Keeper Karl Plath noted the bird sat eggs for years, and May 25 brought the arrival. The enclosure crowd showed pride as the female emus guarded the chicks.
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Chicago
UPI
Brookfield Zoo
Zoo
Karl Plath
West German President Heuss Ends U S Visit With Tour
West German President Theodor Heuss wraps up a three day stay in the United States and begins a 1¢-day tour ending in Hanover New Hampshire after a dinner with President Eisenhower and officials. Heuss sails for Germany June 23. Minnesota reports 19 343 700 acres of forest land equal to 38 percent of its area.
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Washington
Theodor Heuss
United States
Air Force
Philadelphia
Dulles
Heuss
National
Eisenhower
Wilhelm Grewe
Hanover
N. H
Dartmouth College
Germany
Minnesota
Kids Classifieds About Problems Provide Quirky Read
Two pages of juvenile classifieds from Daily Oklahoma and Oklahoma City Times target readers 16 and under. Samples include a 12 year old with ten years of babysitting experience, a bemused plea for experience, a bid to trade a tarantula, and an ad seeking a loving home for a gentle horse in need of a rider.
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Oklahoma City
Daily
Oklahoma
Oklahoma City Times
Baroness Thyssen Gives Birth To Daughter Francesca Anna
Baroness Heinrich Thyssen age 26, former London model Fiona Campbell-Walter, delivered a 6 pound 4 ounce girl named Francesca Anna in Lausanne. Thyssen 49, heir to a large German Ruhr empire, and the couple wed in September 1956.
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Lausanne
Switzerland
Heinrich Thyssen
London
Francesca Anna
Fiona Campbell- Walter
Thyssen
Ruhr
Publisher Faces Quiz On Fee Split
Senate investigators will question Max Raddock under oath about secretly splitting a 185000 dollar profit from a Carpenters Union book deal. Raddock also allegedly hired a private detective to dig for derogatory material on AFL CIO President George Meany and other leaders. The committee chair called the deal a conspiracy to exploit union funds.
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Washington
Senate
Max Raddock
Carpenters Union
Raddock
New York Area
Aflcio
George Meany
John L. McClellan
D-Ark
Senate Rackets
William L. Hutcheson
Hutcheson
Maurice L. Hutcheson
McClellan
Kennedy Hints Raddock Witness List For Hearings Return
Robert F. Kennedy said Raddock will be among first witnesses when hearings resume. Harold Danforth testified Raddock hired him in 1955 to probe union leaders and crop up corruption. Danforth said Raddock shifted from Reuther to Meany to spur Meany against Reuther.
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Robert F. Kennedy
Raddock
Harold R. Danforth
New York
Danforth
Radcck
Walter Reuther
United Auto Workers
David Dubinsky
International Ladies Garment Workers Union
Meany
Reuther
Plane Adds Zest To Water Skiing
New Bern North Carolina based feature about Capt Frank Volney of Cherry Point Marine base water skiing behind a light plane at 65 mph. He reports five sensational spills during his last outing and shows a collection of bruises from the jumps and dives.
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New Bern
N. C
Frank Volney
Cherry Point Marine Base
Volney
GOP Endorses Powell for Reelection in Harlem District
New York Republican officials endorsed Rep. Adam Clayton Powell for another term on the GOP ticket. Powell, a Negro congressman and Baptist minister, said he remains a Democrat despite the endorsement and noted possible loss of seniority if he switches labels. He has pleaded innocent to federal income tax evasion charges.
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New York
Adam Clayton Powell
D-Ny
16Th
Powell
Harlem
Thomas J. Curran
Democratic ‘Party
Congress
Tammany Hall
Manhattan
Democratic Organization
Eisenhower
Pact to End Long Strike Ends Sugar Worker Walkout
Honolulu AP reports approval of terms ending Hawaii's 126 day sugar strike expected today by the ILWU negotiating committee with full membership ratification likely for Monday. Losses estimated at 66 million dollars with about 13 000 workers idle since February 1. Terms not released but likely include a 16 cent hourly raise after two years. union sought 25 cents. Wages ranged from 1.12 to 1.79 per hour.
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Honolulu
Hawaii
International Longshoremen's and Warehousemen’s Union
Territorial
William Quinn
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