Lewis forms marine division within United Mine Workers
Lewis announces a new marine division of the United Mine Workers to cover about 43 000 crewmembers on tugboats barges scows and similar craft with A. D. Lewis as head. Six LLA locals have voted to leave TELAA to join the UMW division, part of District 50.
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John Hb. Lewis
Lewis
Washington
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Il.a
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Ll.a. Scow
UAILW
Philadelphia
Norfolk
Portland
Albany
Providence
New Haven
Conn
Wilmington
Lill.a
Sts
A.f.l.tl.a
Money thief sentenced after New Year's Eve heist
Washington report says James S. Landis, 27, a former Bureau of Engraving and Printing worker, drew three to nine years in prison and a $10,000 fine for the $160,000 New Year’s Eve theft. He carried most of the money, bundled in a holiday package. $15,620 remains missing. judge offered to remit fines if notes are recovered. Three others received lesser sentences after guilty pleas.
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Washington
James S. Landis
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
Landis
Secret Service
David A. Pine
Planes Spotted Near Formosa Channel Amid Taipeh Alert
Radar reportedly picked up unidentified aircraft over the Formosa channel near the Pescadores. Taipeh citizens debated whether the alert was a real sighting or a planned test after recent official warnings. Authorities noted Formosa’s history with no prior Communist air attacks, with jets believed based nearby.
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Taipeh
Formosa
China
Pescadores
Formosa Straits
Stevenson Receives Books on Politics at Chicago Event
Adlai Stevenson, quoted calling political conventions an enigma, received a five volume set titled Presidential Nominating Politics, 1952 from the American Political Science Association. Some 300 college professors contributed material. Stevenson had no comment on the gift.
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Chicago
Adlai. Stevenson
American Political Science Association
Stevenson
Greek shipping magnate Niarchos faces case in surplus ship deal
Seven Greek-owned firms plead guilty, forfeit 19 ships and pay 4.21 million dollars in fines and settlements after defrauding the United States in a surplus ship scheme. Charges against Stavros Niarchos and 11 aides are dismissed. former Rep. Joseph Casey and others face separate indictments over related deals.
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United States
Ea Federal District Court
Stavros Niarchos
Aristotle Socrates Onassis
Monte Carlo
Onassisis
Casey
Justice Department
Viarchos
U. S
Niiarchos
Niarchos
American Overseas Tanker Corp
Again Escapes Electrocussion
Frederick Maryland Wilbert H Rienhart a 47 year old city electric lineman escaped electrocution for the second time last night. Sixty seven hundred volts flowed into Rienharts right index finger and cut his right big toe causing third degree burns to both. City electrician Max Kehne saw Rienhart slump in his safety belt and saved his life by applying artificial respiration. Twelve years ago while working for Potomac Edison he survived a similar accident losing his hearing but otherwise unhurt.
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Potomac Hdison Company
Reinhart
Rieinhart
Patti Andrews Sues Sisters Over Estate Partition Dispute
Patti Andrews of the Andrews Sisters sues sisters Lavern(e) and Maxine over the 40 000 Brentwood home and the division of their mother Ollie Andrews estate. She claims Severn failed to comply with a court decree distributing a half interest to Lavern(e) and a fourth each to Patti and Maxine.
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Los Angeles
Patti Andrews
Singing Andrews Sisters
Laverne and
Maxine
Mathjens
Patti
Brentwood
Ollie Andrews
Sshe
Severn
Pera Deas
Laverne
Robbed Laundry Watchman Dies in Tampa
In Tampa Florida police reported burglars who broke into a local laundry apparently tried to revive the night watch man found dead of a heart attack. Refeel Delgado age 59 was found on a boiler room table with loosened belt removed shoes and a jug of water nearby. The laundry safe was broken open and checks and cash estimated at $2000 stolen.
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Tampa
Fla
Refeel Delgado
Benson Will Look At Farm Milk Prices
Washington (UP) Secretary of Agriculture Ezra T. Benson promised to take a look at farmers milk prices to see if government buying prices for butter cheese and dried milk should be increased. The May price report showed manufacturing milk at about 3.04 per 300 pounds, down from the guaranteed level. Benson said he would study the report and could raise parity support if needed, while McConnell cautioned against precipitous action, suggesting processors may already be offering all farmers can get.
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Washington
Ezra Tle Benson
Benson
Ie Wold
Mifk Tito
Ehtef
James A. Blei
Connell
McConnell
McCarthy Army Row Ridiculed at Tennessee Meeting
Judge Winfield B. Hale of Rogersville criticized the McCarthy-Army hearings in Washington during the Tennessee Bar Association convention in Gatlinburg Tennessee. He likened the affair to a Hawkins County man who swallowed an egg and stayed still for fear it would hatch.
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Gatlinburg, Tenn
Winfield B. Hale
Rogersville
Tennessee Bar Association
Washington
Hawkins County
Amateur finale features Hurdus and Scarpato at Hill
Syracuse University presents Kum Bak Show in Archbold gym next Friday and Saturday at 7:30 PM marking final amateur performances for Helen Hurdus and Robert Scarpato. Scarpato begins Hedgerow Theater work July 1. Hurdus joins a summer theater and later a USO tour. Cast includes Bill Levine, Bill Dixon, and local Fine Arts seniors. production team lists Prof. Sawyer Falk and Jerry Leider.
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Archbold Gymnasium
Port Brunette
Helen Hurdus
Robert Scarpato
Scarpato
Hedgerow
Philadelphia
Baldwin-Wallace Conservatory of Music
Berea
Ohio
College of Fine Arts
Sally Alger
Beaver Falls
George Ward
Grant Bird
Les Dye
Sawyer Falk
Jerry Leider
Lights
Bill Levine
Amsterdam
Bill Dixon
Brooklyn
Iby Lan O’kun
Bill Angelos
New York
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Onon
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UD Lights
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Berkeley
Ralph Ellis
Hood Ay
Francis Lewis
Wilson St
Melanie Adamiec
Utica
Judith Deichier
Elmhurst
Ann Highee
Howard Beach
Donna Jeffrey
Tenafir
Joan Tesnow
Binghamton
Laurreine Peters
Brookyn
Alfred Gross
Mount Vernon
Vincent Rigolosi
Garfield
N. J
Jerry Leiderleit
Riverdale
Guilford Plumley
Convicted in Communist Conspiracy Case in St Louis
Five defendants were found guilty by a jury of conspiring to advocate forcible overthrow of the government. Sentencing was deferred to next Friday, with a possible maximum five years. Defendants include James Forest, Dorothy Forest, William Sentner, Robert Maneowitz, and Marcus A. Murphy, all linked to the Communist Party.
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Roy W. Herper
James F. Forest
Armevest
Forest
Missouri
Communist Party
Dorothy Hose Forest
Hollywood
Calif
William Sentner
United Electrical Radio
Robert Manewitz
Los Angeles
Segregation Battle Looms in Presbyterian Assembly
In Montreat North Location City a special committee met for the second time to gear up for a floor fight over segregation at the Southern Presbyterian Church general assembly. Dr Fred V Poag chairs the committee formed Thursday to handle church relations and the move marks a shift from the former church extension panel led by Rev H Williams. Pastor Dr Pong of Shandon Church in Columbia urges abolition of segregation and open access regardless of color. Sources say the change aims for a warmer reception of the segregation report by commissioners.
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Ala
de. Pong
Shandon Church
Columbia
S. C
Presbyterian Church
Alleged Red Film Premiere Delayed
Chicago reports the Midwest premiere of Salt of the Earth was postponed when a union projectionist failed to show up. The film, made by a group that refused Congressional Committee questions on alleged Communist links, sparked prior unrest during filming in Silver City NM about miners strike, working conditions, and racial equality.
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Chicago
Midwest
Congressional
AFL
International Alliance of
Silver City
New Mexico
Independent ‘Production Corp
Hollywood Studios
Congressional Committee
Gasoline Seepage Plagues Baltimore Project
Mysterious underground gasoline seepage in Baltimore prompts a federal aid request. Excavation for the flag house homes project three weeks ago yielded about 29 000 gallons of gasoline mixed with water, with gas making up roughly a third. Mines Bureau experts from Pittsburgh were consulted to locate the source as authorities seek answers.
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Baltimore
Heis
United States Bureau of Times
Flag House Homes
Pittsburgh
Monasiing Authority
Tokyo Street Names to Be Assigned Citywide
Most of Tokyo streets lack names causing shared addresses. Next month several long nameless streets will receive names chosen from city landmarks in a stress themed contest. Other sections may follow as naming expands citywide.
Peace Talks Referred To Top Level
Geneva hosts nine nations aiming for a cease fire in Indo China. Far East experts failed to bridge gaps on ceasefire lines and partition of Laos and Cambodia. A highest level decision was demanded as differences blocked lower level talks. Western delegates insist Vietnam invaders drive the conflict while Laos and Cambodia no Communist rebels exist.
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Geneva
Indo-China
Far East
Vietnam
Laos
Cambodia
Adamaznly
Viet Nam
Government actions target perfume firms over US pricing
Washington reports the government filed anti trust suits to halt higher US perfume prices than abroad. Stanley N. Barnes said civil actions may affect other imports like watches. Four firms Empre Corporation Lanvin Parfums Parfums Corlay and Guerlain accused of abusing trademark laws to push US prices about four times Paris levels. Empre reportedly to halt challenged practices within 120 days.
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Washington
Stanley N. Barnes
Justice Department
Empre Corporation
Lanvin Parfums, Inc
Parfums Corlaay, Inc
Corday
Guerlain, Inc
New York Considers Tax On Free Amusements
The city faces a proposed wide amusements tax to replace a 5 percent levy on paid amusements. The AFT and AMPM Local 802 back taxing free radio and TV programs and speakers. They estimate about three million people attend free shows annually and suggest 23 to 50 cent charges per free ticket and a $50 annual tax on 12 000 to 15 000 juke boxes.
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New York
Indus- Ufo
AFT
American Federation of Musicians
al Manute
APM
U S to Lease Warships to Japan in Defense Pact
Japan's Diet approved the plan by a 116 to 68 vote after the upper house backed the pact. The agreement calls for the United States to send four destroyers and several other ships, with delivery expected in the fall. Japan seeks additional ships from the United States, including an aircraft carrier.
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Japan
Diet
Todar
United States
Demons Excuse MA Juror and Denver Woman
An unidentified Denver housewife asked to be excused from jury duty citing endless chores and three children aged 12, 6, and 1. She described dirt and duties and claimed to be consulting a psychology book to understand their behavior. She was excused for at least another year.
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Denver
Selassie Begins U S Tour After Capitol Visit
Emperor Haile Selassie starts a nationwide U S tour after three days in Washington, visiting Princeton University in New Jersey then New York and a cross country route. He addressed Congress on collective security, recalling Ethiopia’s 1930s invasion and urging unity of free nations to curb aggression. He also toured Mount Vernon, the Unknown Soldier tomb, Washington Cathedral, and the Supreme Court, receiving an honorary degree at Howard University.
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Congress
Haile
Ethiopia
Haile Selassie
Richard Nixon
House
Martin
Peror Halile Selessie
Renee Man
Rrorlé
Elgest
Iegins
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N. J
Princeton University
New York City
Eonrie
Africa
Mussolini
Selassie
League of Nations
Free Nations
Korea
Free World
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Mount Vernon
Race Issue Key to Vote Race Issue Key to Vote
North Carolinians vote in Democratic primaries where school segregation dominates the senatorial race. Senator Alton A. Leaman and former Gov. W. Kenny Scott push for maintained segregation while leaflets praising Scott circulate in eastern rural areas. Mayor Kurfees of Winston-Salem admits placing the ad amid charges of falsehood. Police report burglars attempting to break into White Metal Co, stealing copper wiring worth $125 after tunneling through a washroom wall.
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N.C
Supreme Court
Alton A. Leaman
W. Kenry Scott
Scott
Marshal Kurfees
Winston-Salem
Scott Camp
Kurfees
Lennon
Federal
Stats Buffalo
Buffalos
White Metal Co
Van Fleet Cuts Short Tour Amid Far East Briefing
General James A. Van Fleet halted a Far East survey tour and flew to Washington, reportedly on Eisenhower orders. He will brief U S officials on the region before high level talks among the United States and allies open. He just returned from a Hong Kong trip and met with Chiang Kai-shek before resuming surveys in Japan and Korea.
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Taipehm
Formosa
James A. van Fleet
Far East
Washington
Eisenhower
van Fleet
U. S
United States
Britain
France
New Zealand
Australia
Hong Kong
Chiang Kai-shek
Taipei
Japan
Korea
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