Midwest Flood Devastation Spreads Across Indiana Illinois
Flood waters from Hurricane Audrey rain inundated Indianapolis and other Midwest towns. Indiana and Illinois faced destroyed bridges, power outages, and thousands displaced as the Wabash River rose to 17 feet. Ten inches fell in places with eight dead and more missing. The Red Cross urged sandbagging near levees while National Guard units coordinated flood operations at the Statehouse.
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Midwest
Indiana
Illinois
Indiana National Guard
Statehouse
Stout Field
Big Eagle Creek
Wabash
Terre Haute
Red Cross
Shelbyville
Ill
Zionsville
Hattie Runyon
Shirley
Chrisman
Sullivan
Onarga
Williams Appeal Blocked by Prosecutor in First Degree Case
Pima County Attorney argues Williams cannot appeal to the State Supreme Court now. Defense lawyers seek review after Judge Thomas sent Williams back to Justice Court for a new preliminary hearing on first degree murder. Williams is charged with the April 19 death of business partner Willie Mae Davis, 37, in the cafe venture.
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Leroy Williams
State Supreme Court
H. Earl Rogge Jr
Frank F. Thomas
Cochise County
Williams
Justice Court
Thomas
Justice of the Peace
Norman F
Green
Rogge
Supreme Court
High Court
Willie Mae Davis
Davis
Rearguments Ordered In Case Of Five Reds
U S Court of Appeals ordered rearguments in five 1954 Smith Act convictions from St. Louis and nearby areas. William Sentner James F Forest Dorothy Forest Marcus Murphy and Robert Manowitz await new appellate review after Supreme Court rulings on abstract advocacy versus action. They remain free on bond with supplemental briefs due by August 1 prior to September hearings.
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ST. Louis
U. S. Court of Appeals
Supreme Court
William Sentner
James F. Forest
Dorothy
Marcus A. Murphy
Charleston
Robert Manewitz
Los Angeles
Forest
Communist Party
California
City awards bids for three equipment lots and one bid pending
City announced awards totaling more than 32000 with Ingham & Ingham winning two Harley-Davidson police motorcycles for 3328.28 and Western Machinery Co selecting a Tornado Vacuum Street Cleaner for 8087.58. Allison Steel Mfg. Co. earned six trash truck bodies and hoists for 7700 while Monte Mansfield Motors led with 12262.98 for six new truck chassis and cabs. No award yet pending review of used trucks trade.
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Ingham & Ingham
Western Machinery Co
Phoenix
Allison Steel Mfg. Co
Monte Mansfield Motors
William J. Bray Jr
Italian Paper Plans Costello Biography
Il Tempo in Rome announces a serialized Frank Costello biography titled 40 Years in the Brooklyn Jungle. The feature profiles the Italo American gambler and crime figure as it plans publication in coming issues.
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Rome
P—Il Tempo
Italy
Frank Costello
Brooklyn Jungle
Steel union leader protests $6 price boost in steel industry
U S Steel faces union and political pushback as David J McDonald argues the company could absorb the 21 cent hourly wage increase and still end 1957 with record profits. He cites the firm’s latest figures showing $461.9 million annual post tax profits versus $370.1 million previously. Republic, Lukens, and Inland Steel also raise prices. Senators and Robert Anderson criticize the move as inflationary while noting potential consumer price impacts.
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Pittsburgh
U. S. Steel Corp
United Steelworkers
David J. McDonald
Robert Anderson
USW
U. S. Steel
McDonald
Republic Steel Corp
Lukens Steel Corp
Inland Steel Co
Washington
Eisenhower
Treasury
Humphrey
Anderson
Senate Finance Committee
O'Mahoney
Wyoming
Sen. Kerr
Okla
Savings Branch Opens at East Speedway Tucson
The new East Speedway office of Arizona Savings & Loan Assn. opens Monday as the 17th in Arizona and second in Tucson. Located at 3427 E Speedway, the 2,100 square foot brick building was designed by William Carr and built by Craven-H Construction Co. John Derneg is named manager. hours are 9 to 4 Monday through Thursday and 9 to 6 Friday.
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Arizona Savings & Loan Assn
Tucson
E. Speedway
John Derneg
University of Texas
Yuma
William Carr
Craven-H Construction Co
Stassen Reports To NATO In London Disarmament Talks
Harold E. Stassen, Eisenhower’s disarmament negotiator, briefed NATO members in Paris on developments from U N talks in London. He revisited a possible suspension of nuclear tests without an outright ban on weapon production as the US pledges alliance approval for any accords. In London the U N subcommittee canceled Monday’s meeting to allow Canada’s National Federation Day ceremonies.
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Harold E. Stassen
Eisenhower
NATO
U.N
London
Stassen
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
United States
Soviet Union
20 Airmen Held In Payroll Fraud Saga
Shaw Air Force Base in South Carolina reports twenty airmen detained amid a payroll fraud case. Brig. Gen. Stephen B. Mack notes overpayments totaling about $40,000 with potential others involved. Investigations span months, with records audited at the Denver Air Force finance center. A Senate probe was sought by South Carolina Rep. George Sam Harrell alleging false pay and supply vouchers.
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Shaw Air Force Base
S. C
Sumter
Stephen B. Mack
Con
Mack
Air Force Finance Center
Denver
Colo
Denver Center
Shaw
George Sam Harrell
Florence County
Washington
Senate
Harrell
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Parker-Kerr Mortuary
Parker-Kerr
Stone Avenue
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R. L. Kun Construction Inc
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