Senators Warn No Interference In Racket Probe
Senate investigators vow no interference as they pursue labor racketeering cases. Chairman McClellan outlines FBI and Justice Department steps to trap Hoffa for taking stolen committee documents amid reports of destroyed union records in Portland. Mundt calls the developments startling and warns of aggressive Senate methods. Hoffa heads the Central States Conference of the Teamsters and controls transportation across the region.
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Washington
INS
Senate
Joan L. MccCellan
Ark
Special
Senate Committee
Teamsters Union
James R. Hoffa
McClellan
FBI
Justice Department
Rackets Committee
Hoffa
Karl Mundt
S. D
Portland
Ore
Mundt
United States Senate
EL Wins McClellan
Central States
The
Atlantic Coast
Rocky Mountains
Union Official Denies Charges In Hoffa Bribery Case
Washington FBI agents arrest James R. Hoffa at a swanky hotel and seize Senate Rackets Committee files in a bribery probe. Teamsters Vice President James B. Holla declares his innocence and vows to fight the case. Also arrested are Hyman Fischbach and Mrs. Freda Dobrescu as witnesses in Coral Gables and Detroit respectively.
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Washington
Teamsters
James B. Holla
FBI
Hoffa
Committee
Congressional Committee
Hyman IL Fischbach
Coral Gables
Fla
Fred. Dobrescu
Detroit
Fischbach
Dobrescu
Secret Hoffa Trap Plot Kept From Most Senate Panel
Washington dispatch reports a month long plan to trap Teamster Vice President James R Hoffa was largely hidden from seven of eight Senate Rackets Committee members. Chairman McClellan and counsel Kennedy coordinated with the FBI and arranged staged documents via Cheasty to Hoffa. seven senators were unaware.
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Washington
James R. Hoffa
Senate
Secret Service
Kennedy
Bargon
Cheasty
Papin
Fire Gutts Berson's Store in Elyria Destroys 250000 Value
The cause of the Broad Street blaze that gutted Berson's department store remained undetermined as of yesterday. Officials faced delays inspecting the structure due to unsafe upper floors debris and water in the basement. Building Inspector J James Seres and Fire Chief W N Bates planned a joint inspection.
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Berson's Department
Broad St
Elyria
J James Seres
W. N. Bates
Blaze at Broad Street stores causes massive loss
Fire raged through multiple shops on Broad Street with Berson's at 337 reporting near total stock and fixture loss as building gutted from basement to first floor. Savings Deposit Bank and Trust Co. remained open though smoke and water damage appeared on lower floors. Unofficial loss around 250000 with possible full razing under review. Spectators swelled to 1200 to 1500 as crews fought the flames.
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Berson’s
Broad St
Savings Deposit Bank and Trust Co
Singer Sewing Center
Broad
Singer Bldg
Berens Play
Berson
Masonic Temple Fire Memo Prompts Prevention Push
Town considers a fire prevention campaign a year after a temple blazed. Proposals include slogans such as Remember the Masonic Temple and Remember the Person Fire as Elyria plans urged safety campaigns and civic action.
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Elyria
Sant & Biro
Bates
Weather summary for Northeastern Ohio
Partly cloudy and mild today with highs 65 to 70. Tonight cloudy and windy with scattered showers or thunderstorms, lows 45 to 50. Friday mainly cloudy and colder with scattered showers or snow flurries. Wednesday's temperature range 44 to 71.
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Ohio
Bank Reopens After Fire Damages Interior
The interior of the Savings Deposit Bank and Trust Co reopened after repairs from a fire the day before. Water from hoses and smoke left a greasy film on surfaces while workers pumped out Depot Street basement water. Vaults remained secure and time locks preserved the vaults.
Bunche denies UN cooperation with Egyptian Gaza governor
Dr. Ralph Bunche moved to defuse Gaza tensions denying remarks that the UN agreed to cooperate with Egypt's new Gaza governor Hassan Abdel Latif. The UN said Bunche has no authority to comment on actions of member states. Egypt proceeds with Gaza transfer as Israel warns of possible war.
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Cairo
INS
Ralph Bunche
Gaza
Gaza Strip
United Nations Emergency
E. L. M. Burns
Bunche
Hassan Abdel Latif
UN Middle
Unit Nations Secretariat
Gamal Abdel Nasser
Hammarskjold
UNEF
jLatit
Walter Logan
United Press
Egypt
United Nations Emergency Force
Israel
al Goumhouria
Police seize Havana university amid revolt against Batista
Cuban police seized a Havana university amid an abortive uprising tied to a student bid to assassinate President Fulgencio Batista. The revolt left nearly 100 casualties with forty six reported dead.
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Havana
INS
Havana University
Fulgencio Batista
Martin Perez
Calixto Garcia
Workers’ Confederation
Batista
Carlos Pino Socarras
Fidel Castro
Pelayo Cuervo Navarro
Plane Crashes near Ringway Airport Killing Twenty
A British European Airways Viscount turboprop crashed into houses just outside Ringway International Airport near Manchester. Two aboard died, with 3 trapped in the demolished home. the flight was Amsterdam to Ringway with 15 passengers and five crew. The crash occurred a quarter mile from the runway.
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Manchester
England
Ringway International
Amsterdam
Holland
Ringway
State Of War In Indonesia Declared By Sukarno
President Sukarno decreed a state of war and siege across the Indonesian archipelago amid a crisis that includes a bloodless coup in Sumatra and revolts in Celebes, Moluccas, Sumatra, and Borneo. Premier Ali Sastroamidjojo and his cabinet resigned, with a new premier-designate to be named soon.
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Indonesia
Jakarta
INS
Sukarno
Ali Sastroamidjojo
Sastroamidjojo
Earlir
Islamic Party
Tnment
Sumatra
Celebes
Moluccas
Borneo
Java
Fire Destroys Bersons Store in Elyria Blaze Marks Anniversary
A downtown Elyria fire destroyed interior and contents of Bersons on Broad Street with water and smoke damage to nearby buildings. The blaze occurred on the first anniversary of the Masonic Temple Fire and echoes a 1937 fire at the same location linked to the Elyria Dry Goods Co. owner Berson family.
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Elyria
Berson's
Broad St
Masonic Temple
Elyria Hospital
Middle Ave
Elyria Dry Gods Co
Berson
Kentucky Court Rules on Husband His Wife’s Name Shield
A Kentucky court ruled that a husband who places holdings in his wife's name to shield creditors cannot claim the property back after debts are settled. The decision ensures creditors face the same financial fate the husband sought to impose. An unrelated classified ad note promotes selling items and renting space to earn cash, mentioning a gas range for $20.
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Kentucky
Chronicle - Telegram
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