Three Indicted In Labor Shakedown Case
A grand jury charged labor racketeer John Dio guised as a labor consultant and two aides with conspiring to take a $30,000 bribe to “keep at bay” a union. Leonard Kornblum paid part of the bribe while Dio sought to halt strikes at Kings Electro Plating and Kings Automatic Plating in Queens. Also named were Samuel Goldstein and Max Chester, both linked to local unions. Conviction could bring up to four years and a $2,000 fine for each.
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New York
Llp
John Dioguardi
Johnny Dio
Elling
Dio
Harold A. Birns
Kings Electro Plating Company
Brooklyn
Kings Automatic Plating Company
Brough
Queens
Leonard Kornblum
United Electrical, Radio and Machine Workers Independent Union
Samuel Goldstein
International Brotherhood of Teamsters
Max Chester
Retail Clerks International Association
Chester
Tear Gas Mishap Forces Bank Evacuation in Morristown
In Morristown New Jersey the board of directors and about 50 employees of the First National Iron Bank were driven into the street after the tear gas system discharged accidentally. George Barkelew of the Federal pear pear in Saltsburg Pennsylvania had just reloaded 22 tear gas cartridges and explained to the head cashier that several wires needed repair.
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Morristown
N. J
First National Iron Bank
George Barkelew
Federal Pear Pee
Saltsburg
Bank meeting moves as fumes flood building
A power system fault released fumes at a bank sending maintenance crew to vent the smoke. Directors relocated the meeting to a different site while the incident was handled. A separate police report notes William Brown, 27, of 324 E Falls St, jailed 10 days after pleading guilty to loitering.
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Ithaca
Wiliam Brown
E. Falls St
State St
City Court Date Set For May 21 Charge
A court action progresses with a charge set for May 21 in City Court. The details specify legal proceedings and the involved party facing the hearing in a municipal court setting.
Tomorrow First Day Of Summer Weather Report
Tomorrow marks the official start of summer at 5 24 a m EST amid hot humid conditions from the Rockies to the Appalachians. Cooler air moves along the East Coast while severe weather erupts in the mid continent swelter belt with thunderstorms and heavy rain across the Mississippi valley and Northern plains.
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Rockies
Appalachians
Florida
Mid-Continent
Middle
Mississippi Valleys
Plains
South Dakota
Illinois
Plankington
D.C
Ilinois
Mississippi River
St. Louis
Grantsburg
Wis
HeatExtends Across Plains and Midwest Hit Records
Weather readings show temperatures soaring across the region with highs near 90 in the Great Lakes area and upper 90s to 100 in parts of Kansas and Miles City Montana. Warmth spreads from the south to the plains as readings rise from the 60s and 70s in Eastern counties to the high 90s.
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Great Lakes
Georgia
Ohio Valley
Plains
Kansas
Miles City
Mont
New York Utilities Raise Rates by 12 Million in 1955
The Public Service Commission reported that New York State utility companies increased their rates by a total of 12,299,000 during 1955. This was 7,287,773 more than the prior year and marked the third lowest total since 1947.
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Albany
New York State
Public Service Commission
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Franklin Furniture CO
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