Ex Official Of Mine Mill Union Granted New Trial
The Supreme Court ordered a new trial for Clinton E. Jencks, a former Mine Mill union official, ruling the government must produce FBI reports by two key witnesses or face dismissal. Jencks was convicted in El Paso, Texas, for denying Communist party membership in a Taft Hartley affidavit and sentenced to five years. The court 7-1 majority allowed inspection of the FBI reports to determine their use in his defense.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Clinton E. Jencks
Jencks
U. S
el Paso
Tex
National Labor Relations Board
FBI
International Union of Mine, Mill and Smelter Workers
Matusow and Ford
Anti-Commie Cases To Be Reargued
The Supreme Court orders reargument of two Smith act cases involving the knowing membership clause. The defendants are Junius I. Scales, Tennessee and Carolinas Communist Party leader, and Claude M. Lightfoot of Chicago. Scales faced a six year term, Lightfoot five years and a $5,000 fine.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Junius I. Scales
Communist Party
Tennessee
The
Carolinas
Claude M. Lightfoot
Chicago
Scales
Greensboro
N. C
Lightfoot
No Meat Ax Cuts Seen In Aid Bill
Senate leaders forecast no meat-ax cuts in Eisenhower's foreign aid package totaling 3.865 billion dollars. Lyndon B. Johnson said Congress will avoid drastic trims yet will not grant blank checks. William Knowland predicted tied strings on a long range loan program and an effort to ban aid to Marshal Tito's Yugoslavia.
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Washington
Senate
Lyndon B. Johnson
Congress
Eisenhower
William F. Knowland
Knowland
Marshal Tito
Yugoslavia
City to boost water pressure after S W Lumber blaze
City Council approved a plan by City Manager Porter W. Homer to interconnect seven private water systems with city mains. Allocation of 42 556 was approved with 39 308 from renewal funds to improve fire protection and pressure citywide. Homer also proposed issuing 10 million in water revenue bonds as part of a long term upgrade announced last week.
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S & W Lumber Co
Porter W. Homer
Homer
E. Speedway
Landsdale Water Co
Extension of One Way Street Proposed in Tucson Plan
City Council considered making West Alameda Street from Stone Avenue to Main a westbound one way. City Manager Porter W. Homer noted the Stone–Alameda intersection would become the busiest during business hours and recommended a full traffic signal at that corner with four way walk and wait signals plus another signal at Stone and Council. Alameda currently runs westbound from Toole Avenue to Stone Avenue.
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Stone Avenue
Main
Mgr
Porter W. Homer
Stone Ave
Alameda St
Tucson
Homer
Council St
Alameda
Toole Ave
Woman Hit With Lemon Pie While Driving
A woman motorist Marguerite Pursell of 1200 E Hedrick Jr reported being hit with a lemon pie as a car carrying three youths pulled alongside on North Park Avenue. She chased the vehicle, obtained the license number, and signed a John Doe warrant at the county attorney's office.
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North Park Avenue
Marguerite Pursell
E. Hedrick Jr
John Doe
Trial Ordered For Two In Assault
Two Tucson youths, John W. Stevenson and Harry R. Stremmel, were bound over for trial on aggravated assault charges after a tavern dispute on East Grant Road. Bonds were set at $1,000 each as deputies report the attack left Don Haumschild with multiple facial injuries and a missing tooth.
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Pima County
Tucson
Clague van Slyke
John W. Stevenson
S. 3Rd Ave
Harry R. Stremmel
E. Alpine St
East Grant Road
Don Haumschild
N. Campbell Ave
Leo Ruiz
S. 6Th Ave
Ivan Sanchez
S. 6Th
Haumschild
St. Mary’s Hospital
Veteran English Lecturer Retires From Wayne State
Dr. John Wilcox, 69, retired yesterday as an English professor at Wayne State University after 36 years. He said he taught spontaneously, carrying only a memo into class. After a European trip, Wilcox plans to pursue research.
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Detroit
John Wilcox
Wayne State University
Wilcox
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Zenith
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Easy Way
Wate
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