Oil anti trust suit dropped in government action
The government abandons the Mother Hubbard anti trust suit against the petroleum industry citing unwieldy scope. Attorney General McGrath said DOJ will pursue individual cases against industry segments with fewer defendants and narrower issues. Dismissal occurred in U S District Court after years of pendency.
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Washington
Mother Hubbard
U.S
McGrath
Justice Department
American Petroleum Institute
U.S. District Court
Conspiracy suit narrows as firms withdraw from case
Defendants trimmed to 225 after companies dissolve or sever ties with major firms in the original complaint. The suit alleged a broad conspiracy to monopoly across oil from crude production to finished retail products.
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Fendants
Vandenberg Plane Forced to Land at Lisbon
U S Air Force Chief of Staff General Hoyt S Vandenberg and Canadian Air Marshal W W A Curtis were aboard a Constellation forced to land at Lisbon due to fuel shortage while en route to a Atlantic Pact Air Chiefs of Staff meeting. General Vandenberg's son Hoyt S Vandenberg Jr recently graduated as a second lieutenant.
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Paris
U.S. Air Force
Orly Field
Hoyt S. Vandenberg
Lisbon
Vandenberg
W.W. A. Curtis
Atlantic Pact Air Chiefs of Staff
Constellation
Stewart Field
West Point
Hoyt S. Vandenberg, Jr
Gable Contests Divorce Action
Clark Gable engages in a divorce action in Los Angeles as legal proceedings unfold on June 6. The case centers on dissolution of marriage with details pending.
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Gable
Los Angeles
Clark Gable
Clark Gable denies alimony to fourth wife Sylvia Ashley
The film star filed an answer to Sylvia Ashley's suit, denying cruelty and alimony claims. He asserts Ashley is worth over 1 million dollars and inherited much of her wealth from Douglas Fairbanks. Gable contests community property, stating funds were spent or pledged since their marriage on December 20, 1949.
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Sylvia Ashley
Gable
London
Douglas Fairbanks
Republicans Meet Delights Young Members Amid Clerk Duties
Charles C. Broadhurst addressed the Young Republicans on the duties of the city clerk. New members joined, the membership committee led by Buena Chaney reported growth. Committee members include Lucille Thiede Mary Ruth Sowers Dick Tuttle and Carl Swander. Next meeting slated for Tuesday evening June 12 at 16 North Sixth Street.
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Charles C. Broadhurst
Lucille Thiede
Mary Ruth Sowers
Dick Tuttle
Carl Swander
Buena Chaney
North Sixth Street
Reds Fight MRA Group at Mackinac Island
Mackinac Island, Mich June 6 Communists reportedly act to curb Moral Re-Armament programs behind the iron curtain. Swiss Migros director Karl Hochstrasser cited informants saying people in Soviet controlled states listen when MRA broadcasts, as the movement promotes honesty purity unselfishness and love to combat communism.
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Mackinac Island
Mich
MRA
Karl Hochstrasser
Migros, Inc
Luggano
Switzerland
Hoosier GI Among Air Crash Victims
An Indiana soldier, Cpl. Robert T. Helt of Rochester, was among four killed when a C-119 troop carrier crashed near Jackson Tennessee. The Sewart Air Force Base based crew had three survivors with minor injuries. Helt and another victim were aerial hitchhikers not assigned to the base.
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Jackson
Tenn
Indiana
Here
Robert T. Helt
Rochester
Ind
Air Force
Sewart Air Force Base
Smyrna
Helt
Sewart
Cpl
Ralph Helt
Rt. 3
Wright-Patterson Field
Dayton
Randolph Field
Tex
Little David Learns Law Applies to Him
Milwaukee report says 16 year old David Walker, a traveling revivalist, surrendered his Wisconsin driving privileges for 30 days after attempting to dodge a speeding charge by claiming government laws differ from Biblical law. Policeman Antonio Consiglio cited him for 56 mph in a 25 mph zone. Judge John Kenney revoked his license in children's court.
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Milwaukee
U.P
Little David Walker
Wisconsin
Little David
Monnday
Lincoln Memorial Drive
Lake Michigan
Antonio Consiglio
Consiglio
Children’s Court
John Kenney
Kenney
Open Season on Wetbacks in Imperial Valley Potatoes
In El Centro California June 6 a new crop of hot potatoes arrives as Mexican border jumpers or wetbacks cross into California seeking work. Union leaders report locals pay as low as three dollars a week while native workers demand higher wages. A strike by the AFL National Farm Labor Union led to arrests and shipments drop to about a third of last year. Congress debates a bill to criminalize employing illegal aliens. border patrol reports daily removals.
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EL Centro
Calif
Imperial Valley
California
Mexico
A.F.L. National Farm Labor Union
Texas
Congress
Senate
Allen J. Ellender Sr
Louisiana
House
Border Patrol
H. R. Landon
Los Angeles
Local Physicians Prepare Lectures At Wabash Valley Meeting
Dr. Robert N. Kabel and Dr. James V. White will lecture at the 104th semi annual meeting of the Aesculapian Society of the Wabash Valley at Hotel Woolford Danville Illinois at 1 30 PM Thursday. Kabel on Local Complications of Intracapsular Fracture of the Hip and White on Treatment of Thyroid Disease. Officers include A G Brooks president A L Lowe vice president and R E Edmondson secretary treasurer. Banquet at 6 30 PM tomorrow closes the program.
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Robert N. Kabel
James V. White
Aesculapian Society of the
Wabash Valley
Hotel Woolford
Danville
Ill
Kabel
Dr. White
Terre Haute
Robert Soloman
W. A. Loewenstein
Louis J. Neudorff
A. G. Brooks
Robinson
A. L. Lowe
R. E. Edmondson
Board of Censors
W. C. Kunkler
W. C. Blain
Tuscola
D. S. White
Rosedale
G. N. Henry
Oblong
C. B. Voight
Mattoon
Stanley L.levin
R. C. Kirkwood
Lawrenceville
Joseph G. Weber
Start Hearing Of Evidence In Van Zant Trial
Hearing of evidence began in Vermillion Circuit Court for Edgar Van Zant charged with embezzlement. A jury swearing occurred after a large venire was narrowed. opening statements followed. key witness James Perona testified regarding embezzled funds from 1023 bushels of soybeans at a St Bernice elevator.
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Newport
Ind
Edgar van Zant
Vermillion
Delgar Ping
Albert R. Owens
Rolla Jordan
Vermillion Township
James Perona
van Zant
Taxi shouts wake sleepers at 1 a.m. in San Francisco
Eliott Poor admits he drinks beer and a noisy wake up occurs as shouting for taxis erupts at 1 a.m. in San Francisco. Police note no one disputed his claim and the scene prompts questions about late night street activity.
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San Francisco
Eliott Poor
Rescue climb to toppled smokestack saves trapped man
Police traced calls and redirected to a high smokestack at the Southern Pacific General Hospital. Patrolman Ricard Hubert and Fireman Edward O'Donnell ascended 125 feet to the top and freed a man frozen by fright, prying him loose finger by finger.
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Hook and Ladder Fire Company
Ricard Hubert
Edward O’donnell
Southern Pacific General Hospital
Army pilots trained in U.S. Air Force schools
The U.S. Army operates its own pilots who receive training at Air Force schools, highlighting joint-service aviation integration and cross-branch training programs.
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U.S. Army
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