Discharged IRS Official Sues For Back Pay
Edward E. Hoppe, former assistant commissioner and head of the IRS inspection unit, sues the government in the U S Court of Claims for 26823 back pay claiming his 1953 dismissal was for political reasons and aimed to quell a critical report about a political appointee. The suit names T Coleman Andrews Humphrey and the Civil Service Commission.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Internal Revenue Service
U.S. Court of Claims
Edward E. Hoppe
Dallas
Hoppe
Internal Revenue
T. Coleman Andrews
Secretary of the Treasury
Humphrey
Civil Service Commission
John P. Witsil
Witsil
Jefferson City
Andrews
Justice Department
Florida finds $20 from Greenlease ransom in Miami
A $20 bill from the $300,000 ransom money in the Bobby Greenlease kidnapping was found in Florida. FBI official Charles Weeks said the bill surfaced at the Jacksonville Federal Reserve Bank after being sent there by the Miami based Florida National Bank & Trust Co. Several other ransom bills have appeared in the Midwest. Carl Austin Hall and Bonnie Brown Heady were convicted and executed for the 1953 murder of the six year old.
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Miami
Fla
Bobby Greenlease
Flor
Charles E. Weeks
FBI
Jacksonville
Federal Reserve Bank
Florida National Bank & Trust Co
West
Carl Austin Hall
Bonnie Brown Heady
Greenlease
Weather Outlook: Sunny Days With Cool Nights
The forecast calls for fair and sunny days with cool nights. A low of 45 tonight and a high of 70 tomorrow. Northwest winds 15 to 20 mph tonight and no rain expected in the next 38 hours.
Knight signs order to close bars in atomic attack
California Governor Goodwin J. Knight signed an order directing the closure of all bars in the event of an atomic attack. The move aims to reduce public risk and conserve resources during a nuclear emergency scenario.
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Sacramento
Calif
California
Goodwin J. Knight
Editorial page highlights stock squeeze explained by Porter
Sylvia Porter summarizes why smaller investors feel pressure on stock buying on today's Editorial Page. Other features include Amusements, Financial, Bridge, Inq. Reporter, Classified, Music, CityLife, Your Money, Deaths, Radio-TV, Editorials, Women, Letters, and Sports. Today's Pictures appear on Page 20.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sylvia Porter
Radio-Tv
Hall Predicts Landslide Victory for GOP in 1956
National Chairman Leonard W. Hall forecast a landslide GOP victory in 1956 if precinct level operations are effective, with Senate and House campaign chiefs cautioning that winning control of Congress will still require hard work. The piece notes Eisenhower leadership as a key asset and mentions ongoing campaign school sessions.
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Washington (m
Leonard W. Hall
Senate
House
Congress
Hall
GOP
Sen
Goldwater
R-Ariz
Richard M. Simpson
R-Pa
Republican Party
Eisenhower
Fire destroys Northwoods Inn in Adirondacks
The Foley's Northwoods Inn, a large summer resort on Fourth Lake, burned today around noon. Fire spread through the three story frame building. nearby cottages were undamaged. The inn was crowded over Labor Day weekend with six guests present when the blaze started.
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Beagle Bay
Foley’s
Northwoods Inn
Adirondack Mountains
Fourth Lake
State Fair Grangers and Women Take Over
Grangers and clubwomen staged special programs at New York State Fair as it enters the second half of its eight day run. Attendance through day five stood at 257 771, about 4000 shy of 1954. Yesterday’s gate of 45 238 topped Wednesday last year by 3 371 and officials hoped for a new record with good weather before closing Saturday. Governor Harriman is to speak tomorrow as a 100 mile stock car race is also on the schedule.
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Gov.g. Mennen Williams
Michigan
Phil Spitalny
Empire Court
Dorothy Collins
Hit Parade
Coliseum
Mariners
Stan ‘Kenton
Money Recovered From Lake Moraine Wallet Returns
Mrs Myrtle Fox found soggy money along Lake Moraine shore after a boating trip. She and relatives retrieved $478 and a weathered fishing license belonging to George Shaw, a New Hartford service station operator. Shaw, who lost his wallet a year ago, reconnects with the funds after divers failed to locate the wallet.
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Hamilton
Myrtle Fox
George Shaw
Astronomers to redefine the second in Dublin proposal
Be M. Smith of the Royal Greenwich Observatory explains a change to define the second as a fraction of the year rather than the solar day. The proposal, adopted by the astronomical union, would make the second about 0.0000018 percent shorter once endorsed by the international weights and measures committee.
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Congress
Dublin
Agence France Presse
M. Smith
Royal Greenwich Observatory
Rotary
Uneheon
Smith
the Astronomical Union
Red Plot? Violence Hits Istanbul and Izmir in Cyprus Clash
Turkiye faced martial law in Istanbul and Izmir after a four hour wave of anti Greek riots that caused millions in property damage and casualties. Ankara blamed Communists and said British Greek and Turkish officials failed to resolve Cyprus tensions. Premier Menderes rushed to Istanbul to oversee the response.
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Istanbul
Turkey
Izmir
Ankara
Smyrna
Adnan’ Menderes
Walkout by New York port longshoremen shuts port operations
About 11 000 dockers walked off in a spreading labor dispute at the New York New Jersey waterfront. The ILA accuses the Waterfront Commission of discriminatory harbor rules while the commission denies bias. Union leader William V. Bradley ordered a pause in work for a private meeting as Samuel Lane offered an apology.
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New York
Manhattan
Staten Island Land
Jersey City
Hoboken
N.J
International Longshoremens Asen
New- York- New Jersey
Commission
ILA
William V. Bradley
Samuel Lane
Reds Plan Trip To Antarctica For Two Year Stay
A Soviet expedition of two ships and several planes will depart in November for a two year Antarctic mission. It will establish three bases near Knox Land, the South Magnetic Pole, and the central polar region. The project aims to pave the way for broader exploration during the International Geophysical Year 1957 58 and to cooperate with U S and other nations.
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London
Moscow Radio
Antarctic
Knox Land
South Magnetic Pole
Central Polar
International Geophysica
U. S.A
Irvinton Woman Sues Liquor Store Operator for Assault
Mrs. Elsie Bodewaldt of East Orange filed assault and battery charges against liquor store operator Carl H. Heidorn of Irvington. She said he squeezed her hand while handing change, causing a sprain.
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Irvington
N.J
Elsie - Bodewaldt
East Orange
Carl H. Heidorn
Heidorn
Gladys Pummels Texas Coast as Storm Breaks Up
Tropical Storm Gladys battered the Corpus Christi Bay area driving residents from homes. Coast Guard units searched for distressed vessels off Texas while two shrimp boats, the Mary Ellen and Don II, faced peril in heavy seas. flooding threatened Tampico as a new weather trough loomed.
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Brownsville
Tex
Gladys
Texas
Corpus Christi Bay
Here
Coast Guard
Mexico
Tampico
Yucatza
Gulf
Florida
Corpus Christi
Aransas Pass
Flora Not Menace
Hurricane Flora moved north at about 8 mph in the Atlantic, about 510 miles east northeast of Bermuda at 5 am. Winds near the center extended 115 miles north and 75 miles south with gale reach 225 miles northeast and 125 miles southwest, with little change in direction or intensity expected.
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Miami
Fla
Flora
Atlantic
Bermuda
Lawmaker Detained in Russia During Embassy Visit
Rep Holt of California reports he was detained for over an hour near Moscow by a Soviet army lieutenant who cocked a pistol at his head. An American Embassy staffer accompanied him as they attempted to photograph a suburban school. permission was refused and tension rose before authorities allowed them to depart after passport checks.
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Washington
Holt
Rcalif
Moscow
Red Army
Is Your Boyfriend Truly as Dumb as They Say
A lighthearted May chuckle notes a playful exchange about a boyfriend's supposed dumbness. Junez recalls a moment when he needed help reading a letter about football, prompting a humorous reveal.
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Junez
Confederate Bills Replaced After Museum Loss
Six persons offered today to replace a $100 and a $50 Confederate bill stolen from the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts display loan to the public library.
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Atlanta
Virginia Museum of Fine Arts
LA Heat Wave Sees 73 Deaths and Major Losses
Los Angeles endures an eighth day of extreme heat with 110 plus degree readings. Dr. Lester Adelson reports 73 heat related deaths since last Wednesday. Poultry losses exceed 2,000, about 26 percent of inventory. rabbits face substantial losses, over $500,000. Livestock and crops suffer extensive damage.
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Los. Angeles
Los Angeles
Lester Adelson
Emery Johnson
The
Poultrymen’s Cooperative Assn
Robert J. Schroeder
County Livestock Department
Man Drinks 24 Glasses of Milk at State Fair
Carl Aa of Moravia stepped to the Dairy Building bar at the New York State Fair and drank 24 glasses of milk for 10 cents. He previously quaffed a quart of milk for breakfast and quipped that he prefers goat's milk. Fairgoers may drink as much milk as they can for 10 cents.
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Carl Aa
Moravia
Bolt Kills GIs as Lightning Strikes Maneuvers near Sendai
Lightning killed two soldiers of the U S 5th Regiment during maneuvers near Sendai Japan and lightly burned 14 others the Army reported.
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Sendai
Japan
JPR
U.S. 5Th Regiment
Englewood Doctor Freed on $1500 Bail in DWI Case
Dr Neal J Conan 38 of Englewood New Jersey was released on 1500 bail after pleading not guilty to driving while intoxicated and leaving the scene. Traffic Court Judge Truman H Preston ordered license held until a Sept 26 hearing. Patrolman Robert Yoder said Conan left the Erie Blvd W Geddes St area after a collision with Philip Albright 32 of 106 Stanley Dr. Conan was arrested at Erie Blvd W and W Genesee St. Bail set on DWI charge and parole granted on the other charge.
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Neal J. Conan
Englewood
N. J
Truman H. Preston
Dr. Conan
Robert Yoder
Erie Blvd
Forest Fire Threat Looms Over Yreka Town
A massive Pacific Coast forest blaze endangered Yreka California a logging town of about 3 500 residents as 100 000 acres burned in three days. Firefighters admitted limited chance to control the fast spreading flames near the town amid warnings from forest officials. Concluded on Page 10 Col 4.
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San. Francisco
Pacific Coast
Yreka
California
Oregon
Forest
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New York Herald : Tribune
Washington Dispatch
White House
Depuy
Associated Press Wirephoto
Edgar BE. Hoppe
G.O.P
By Jack Bell
Northwoods
State Fair
By Roy.e. Fairman
Associated Press Radiophoto
Future OF Cyprus
Allan Jacks
Cyprus
Mediterranean
Greece
Britain
Fatin Roster Zorlu
Red
New York Port
Bradley
Reds
Texas Coast
Russia
Bolt
Gis
Klamjath Forest
Russel Bowers
Oregon Border
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