Dio Found Guilty In Labor Bribery Case
A blue ribbon jury convicted racketeer John Dioguardia known as Johnny Dio and two co defendants on bribery and conspiracy charges for selling labor peace. Chester and Goldstein were also found guilty on multiple counts with sentences pending.
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New York
John
Johnny Dio) Dioguardia
Victor Riesel
Dio
Max Chester
Samuel Goldstein
Chester
Retail Clerks International Union
Goldstein
International Brotherhood of Teamsters
Equitable Research Associates
Asst. Dist
Harold Birns
Birns
General Sessions
Rain drenches Tucson as humidity ticks up
The city faced heavy humidity from 82 to 90 percent with rain sweeping across the eastern Tucson area. Rain totals for the month reach 5.46 inches, above the 4.17 inch normal, with scattered readings from Peter Howell School to Ft. Lowell Road and Sabino Canyon reporting varied rainfall.
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Tucson
Weather Bureau
Peter Howell School
Earl Billiter
E. 9Th St
Sabino Canyon
Saguaro National Monument
Ft. Lowell Road
Valley Road
Good Rains Cover Most Of State In Wider Arizona Storm
Rain swept across Arizona with thundershowers in most areas. Eastern Arizona saw 1.39 inches at Safford while other towns logged substantial totals. the Gila River rose along the border and flooding occurred in streets near Safford. Jurwitz of the Weather Bureau warned of a peak today with a gradual fall tomorrow as more rain fell in the Douglas area and power outages occurred in Phoenix.
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Arizona
Safford
Gila
Arizona- New Mexico
Louis Jurwitz
U. S. Weather Bureau
Phoenix
Douglas
Bisbee-Douglas International
Bylas
Gila River
Coolidge Dam
Jurwitz
Payson
Sedona
Maverick
McNary
Fossil Springs
Diamond Point
Stewart Mountain
Clark protests jail of juveniles in federal action
Sheriff James Clark protests federal detention of four juveniles aged 11 to 16 in the county jail instead of Mother Higgins Home. The youths, charged with burning a house on an Indian reservation, are to be arraigned before U S District Judge James A Walsh in Prescott next week.
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James Clark
Arizona
Mother Higgins
Clark
Walsh
Prescott
John R. McFarland
Federal Bureau of Prisons
McFarland
Lewis Grout
Federal Parole Board
Arizonans Clash Over Federal Spending Guidance
Senators Hayden and Goldwater offered opposing views on federal spending. Hayden warned of deeper cuts to foreign aid and urged presidential help to protect allies, while Goldwater criticized bureaucrats and urged reforms including state takeover of some programs and a permanent commission to curb growth in government.
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Washington
Arizona
Hayden
Sen. Goldwater
Goldwater
Appropriations Committee
Eisenhower
Congress
Executive Branch
Hoover Study Commission
Commission
Explosives Expert Ends Life With Wife and Child
In Pittsburgh on the Northside a blaster blew himself up in a parked car with his estranged wife and an eight year old girl. Seven bystanders were injured as plate glass shattered. the victims include Arthur DePew and Elaine DePew, and Linda Kraus. authorities call it murder by self-inflicted explosion and note the couple married six months ago.
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Pittsburgh
Midtown
Arthur DePew
Elaine
Linda Kraus
DePew
Asst
Lawrence Maloney
DePews
Norwich
N. Y
Aircraft Missing After Formation Flight From Davis-Monthan AFB
An aerial search began between Tucson and Gila Bend for a F100 jet fighter that failed to arrive at George AFB California. The jet, flying at 35000 feet in formation, passed over Tucson at 843 PM yesterday before the pilot became separated from his wingman. Seven planes from Davis-Monthan AFB joined the search this morning. the pilot’s identity was not released.
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Tucson
Gila Bend
George Afb
Calif
California
Davis-Monthan Afb
Air Force
Miss U S A title owner sued over marriage fraud
Mary Leona Gage Ennis faces a $30,000 suit after being dethroned for marriage. Mary Callie Hill also sues the Miss Maryland sponsor Walters Academy and Fashion Guild alleging fraud and loss of the Miss USA prize, trip, car, wardrobe and a screen test.
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Baltimore
Mary Leona Gage Ennis
Maryland
Mary Callie Hill
Walters Academy and Fashion Guild, Inc
Ennis
United States
Wash Basin and Body Sought in Airliner Blast Mystery
Victorville Calif searchers found a blood splattered wash basin and fuselage fragments from a twin engine airliner that suffered a blast at 10 000 feet. The 12 passengers and crew of three landed safely at George AFB. S F Binstock is missing and the cause remains unknown with speculation ranging from explosive decompression to a detonated device.
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Victorville
Calif
Civil Aeronautics Board
Western Airlines
George Air Force Base
S. F. Binstock
North Hollywood
Desert
W. S. McNamara
CAB
McNamara
Binstock
Las Vegas
Nev
Senner Named to Arizona Corporation Commission Seat
George Senner Gila County attorney today was appointed to the Arizona Corporation Commission to fill the late Miz Simms seat. The move shifts the balance on the three member panel with Williams and Brooks previously aligned opposite. The appointment runs through the 1958 election. Senner, 35, is a native Arizonan with degrees from Arizona State University and the University of Arizona.
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Phoenix
George Senner
Gila County
Arizona Corporation Commission
Miz Simms
Monaay
Ernest W. McFarland
Simms
Senner
E. T. Williams Jr
William T. Brooks
Williams
Pima County
State Industrial Commission
McFarland
Storm floods devastate Kyushu island in Japan
A violent 24 hour storm dumped 29 inches of rain on Japan's Kyushu island causing at least 280 deaths and more than 281 missing. Isahaya near Nagasaki reported up to 1,000 deaths. Omura and surrounding areas feared heavy losses. Rail lines and highways were washed out as thousands of homes flooded.
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Tokyo
Japan
Kyushu
Isahaya
Nagasaki
Omura
Meanest passerby robs heart attack victim in Newark street
James Duran, 51, collapsed on a Newark street and asked a passerby to call a doctor. The passerby instead stole $47 from his wallet and fled. Police found Duran and sent him to a hospital.
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Newark
N.J
James Duran
Duran
President Eisenhower Criticized After School Aid Defeat
Washington reports President Eisenhower expressed great disappointment that the House did not pass a 1.5 billion school aid bill. The measure failed by five votes after an anti segregation amendment blocked federal aid to districts with segregated schools.
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Washington
White House
Eisenhower
House
Anne Wheaton
Kelley
D-Pa
Rep
Frelinghuysen
Rep. McConnell
R-Pa
Howard W. Smith
D-Va
Wainwright
Supreme Court
Southern senators vow fight on civil rights bill over jury trials
Senator Russell leads Dixie forces promising every weapon to defeat the civil rights bill unless a jury trial amendment is adopted. Eisenhower favors approving the voting rights section with no major changes as Senate debates enter a third week.
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Washington
Russell
D-Ga
Presi
Dent Eisenhower
Senate
House
Dixie Forces
Russell O'Mahoney
D-Wye
Sen
Saltonstall
R-Mass
Eisenhower
Knowland
California
White House
Eisenhower Saltonstall
Sen. Aiken
Inside the Citizen Flatiron Killing
A 19 year old girl bludgeons her roommate to death over money in an incident reported from Flatiron. The story notes motive and investigation details as Page 2 coverage.
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Flatiron
Tucson
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Leonard Kornblum
Fred Bergen
Kings Electroplating Co
Kings Automatic Plating Co
John A. Mullens
Bergen and
Kornblum
United Electrical Workers Union
Sec
Laveen
Goodyear Farms
Richard S. Griffith
Theu. S
U. S
James A. Walsh
Atlas Home Furnish
Linda
Joan Kraus
Frank Panza
Joan
D-M
U.S.A
Long Beach
Miss Hill
Hollywood
Jewel A. Hill
Superior
South
Molly Mayfield
Il Tucson
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