Hoffa Election Challenge Opens in Federal Court
The civil suit claiming illegitimate Hoffa delegates begins in Washington as 13 New York area rank and file members seek to bar Hoffa from presidency and invalidate Miami Beach convention actions including union constitution changes. Hoffa faces separate criminal trial in New York on wiretap conspiracy charges. About 300 attendees rallied at the Waldorf Astoria, though organizers expected 3,500.
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Washington
James R. Hoffa
Teamsters Union
Federal District
Hoffa
New York City
New York
Teamsters
Detroit
Hefa
John Cunningham
Waldorf-Astoria
Cunningham
Carent Teamster
Miami Beach
Trial Set On Hit Run Drunk Driving Charge
S. Sgt. Clyde E. Firkins 23 pleaded no contest in Justice Court to drunk driving and hit and run. He is scheduled for trial at 2 p.m. December 12. Deputies found him asleep in the front seat of his car in the 5500 block of East Beverly Boulevard. A Mrs. Peggy Quail identified him as the driver who sideswiped her car on East 22nd Street near Magnolia Boulevard and said he assaulted her and tried to drag her into his car before fleeing. Officers found a .22 revolver on the seat wrapped in clothing.
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Clyde E. Firkins
Justice Court
Firkins
Beverly Boulevard
43Rd
Davis-Monthan Afb
Peggy Quail
Calle Silvosa
East 22Nd Street
Magnolia Boulevard
Two Injured In One Car Crash Near Stone Avenue
Two men, Arthur Lee Daney and Leland E Wright Jr., were hospitalized in satisfactory condition at St Marys Hospital after a late night one car crash. Daney drove a 1953 sedan that jumped a drainage ditch at the end of Stone Avenue and East Limberlost Road. He faced a speeding citation as deputies noted the car’s front end demolished and the vehicle resting in a vacant lot.
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Arthur Lee Daney
Leland E. Wright Jr
St. Mary’s Hospital
Sheriff's Deputies
Daney
Stone Avenue
East Limberlost Road
Alta Vista St
Wright
E. Fairmount Ave
Housewife Thanks Thief For Favor
Mrs. Walter Fisher reports a burglar who stole cookies cake and a dozen eggs from her Downey Street home Saturday night did her a favor by removing eggs she felt had lingered too long. The burglar dropped an egg on the floor during escape and it remained when deputies arrived.
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Walter Fisher
Downey St
Hammarskjold Presses Jordan as Mt Scopus Tension Grows
U N Secretary General Dag Hammarskjold met Jordanian leaders in Amman amid stalled talks over Mt Scopus access. Officials warned a convoy showdown could trigger clashes as Israel insists on relaying supplies to the Israeli held hilltop area housing Hadassah Hospital and the Hebrew University.
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Amman
Jordan
U. N
Dag Hammarskjold
U.N
Israel
Mt. Scopus
Hammarskjold
Beirut
Hussein
Samir Rifai
Ibrahim Hashem
U.N. Truce Supervision Organization
Middle East
U. S
Byron Leary
Palestine
Old City
Jerusalem
Hadassah Hospital
Hebrew University
Leary
Rifai
Arcadia District Council Approves Plan Amid Protests
Arcadia city council approved a sewer and paving improvement district along Arcadia boulevard despite objections from property owners led by Mrs. K Louise Fitzpatrick who plans to seek petitions to halt the project. The council also authorized 30 street lights for Pueblo Gardens and awarded a $165 386 94 contract to Construction Materials Co for Country Club Annex work. A liquor license transfer at Legal Tender was approved, with others postponed, and protests from downtown businessmen prompted a continued meeting next Monday in absentia of Mayor Hummel and Councilman Wisdom.
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K. Louise Fitzpatrick
Pueblo Gardens
Construction Materials Co
Country Club Annex
W. Congress St
Frank K. Johnson
Edward C. Jacobs
Paul C. Bordonaro
Grant Rd
Tenth St
Don Hummel
William Wisdom
San Francisco
Former Bank Teller Pleads Guilty to Embezzlement
William D. Collins Jr. pleaded guilty before Judge James A. Walsh to embezzling 1349.28 from Valley National Bank between June 1 and November 4, 1957. Sentencing set for December 16 at 10 a.m. Collins made full restitution. Also, eight Mexican nationals were sentenced to one to six months for illegal entry.
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William D. Collins Jr
N. Treat Ave
U. S
James A. Walsh
The
Valley National Bank
Walsh
United States District Attorney's Office
Collins
United States
Mexico
Arizona Governor Attends Interstate Oil Compact Meet
Governor McFarland of Arizona joins eight other state leaders at a three day Interstate Oil Compact Commission gathering in Tulsa. The session focuses on technical reports with a committee to report on oil imports and state conservation programs tomorrow. McFarland heads to Las Vegas for a Colorado Basin states meeting to discuss Glen Canyon Dam storage plans.
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Interstate Oil Compact Commission
Arizona
McFarland
Las Vegas
Nev
Colorado Basin
Glen Canyon
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Daniel
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Tucson
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Yuma
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Wamnaton
Gruen Precision Watches
New
Mary Beewtitel
Arcadia
Arcadia Boulevard
VESPA
Euclid MA
Tulsa
Okla
Gov. McFarland
Axminster
Tucson Laundry
Sem
Tema Sanitone
Cor. E. 6Th
7Th Ave
Tucson Warehouse & Transfer Co
East Sixth Street
Ught & Heavy
East Broadway
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