Durkin Denies Violent Racketeering Links Before Senate Panel
John Durkin of Scranton Teamsters brands testimony alleging violence as false. He testified with lawyer present that he never ordered threats or a stink bomb against Arnold Schiavi and maintains his calls to strikers urged nonviolence. Durkin identified roles in Local 229 and unions while denying past violence.
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Washington
John Durkin
Scranton
Teamsters Union
Senate Rackets
Durkin
Teamsters Union Local 229
Pennsylvania Federation of Labor
Central Labor Union
Sen. McClellan
D-Ark
Robert F. Kennedy
Arnold Schiavi
Schiavi
Paul Bradshaw
Mecellan
Joseph Brennan
Brenna
Teamsters
Robert Malloy
Joseph McHugh
Brennan
McClellan
Good Friday Three Hour Service At Christ Church
The Winchester Ministerial Association sponsors a three hour Good Friday service at Christ Episcopal Church starting 12 noon. Rev W Hott Louder of Christ Church leads with choirs from across the city. Dr William E Eisenberg of Grace Lutheran opens with the First Word. Rev Millard Lewis of Market Street Methodist delivers the Second to Fourth Words. Rev John Kinzie of Calvary Baptist covers the Fifth to Seventh Words. Hymns will be sung about every twenty minutes and ushers will seat congregants.
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Winchester Ministerial Association
Christ Episcopal Church
Christ Church
W. Hott Louder
William E. Eisenberg
Grace Lutheran Church
Millard Lewis
Market Street Methodist Church
John Kinzie
Calvary Baptist Church
Louder
Five Youths Drown After Car Plunges Into Missouri River
Five young men about 20 years old drowned when their car rolled down a hill in Glasgow Missouri and plunged 60 feet into the Missouri River. One boy was rescued. The victims lived in Glasgow or nearby Fayette about 13 miles southeast of Glasgow.
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Glasgow
Fayette
Missour Town
Spring Sale at Modernage Shoppe in Winchester
Readable ad notes a spring sale at Modernage Shoppe Winchester offering 25 percent reductions on dresses suits coats and cashmere sweaters with promotional emphasis on savings and fashion items.
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Winchester
Dr Crane's Worry Clinic Debuts On Star Page
The Winchester Evening Star will begin publishing Dr. Crane's popular Worry Clinic on the editorial page starting next Monday. A noted psychologist, he explains human behavior with plain terms using real case histories about love jealousy money sex and success.
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Winchester Evening Star
America
Crane
the Star
More Dental Care Available Locally
A special to the Star reports Frederick County has more dental care than many southeastern areas. It notes a 1956 American Dental Association survey finding one dentist per 2,247 people locally, better than the regional and Virginia ratios, and cites U. S. Public Health Service preliminary findings that the nation’s dentist supply lags behind population growth.
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The
Star
New York
Frederick County
Association
Virginia
U. S. Public Health Service
City Banks Show Fifth Year of Asset Growth
Total assets of the three city banks rose for the fifth consecutive year ending March 31 1957 to 35 569 151 from 33 673 909 a gain of 1 895 242 over 1956. First quarter dip attributed to income tax seed and fertilizer payments and new state tax due in May.
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Shenandoah Valley
Farmers and Merchants
Deadline Nears For State Tax In Maryland 1956
State income tax filing and payment due by May 1 under the accelerated collection plan. Penalties apply for late filing and late payment with minimums and minimum $50 or half tax when applicable. Officials report filings in Winchester and Frederick County and note the shift from December 5 to May 1 deadlines.
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Commissioner of Revenue
Winchester
Frederick County
Marvin Weaver
General Assembly
C. H. Morrissett
Associated Press
Judge Commits Bomber to State Mental Hospital
King County Judge Samuel Leibowitz ordered George Metesky committed to Matteawan State Hospital for the Criminal Insane. If he regains sanity, he must be returned to Brooklyn to stand trial on attempted murder and related counts.
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New York
King County
Samuel Liebowitz
George Metesky
Matteawan State Hospital
Leibowitz
Metesky
Brooklyn
Soviet explodes largest nuclear device in series
Washington reports that the Soviet Union detonated a weapon described as one of the largest in its current series. Atomic Energy Commission Chairman Lewis L. Strauss said it was the fifth test since April 3, with four tests announced in the prior ten days. The blast occurred at a site in central Asia previously used for such operations.
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Washington
Russia
Lewis L. Strauss
Atomic Energy Commission
Strauss
Central Asia
Hussein accepts forced resignation of Jordan army chief
King Hussein accepted the forced resignation of Maj. Gen. Ali Abu Nuwar as chief of staff and named Maj. Gen. Ali Hayari to succeed him. Nuwar, 34, had shifted allegiance to leftist factions during the crisis and was linked to a base uprising north of Amman. he denied involvement as tanks were readied to protect the king.
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Jerusalem
Jordan
Hussein
Ali Abu Nuwar
Nuwar
Ali Hayari
Suleiman Nabulsi
Amman
Damascus
Syria
Hayari
Egypt
Normal Postal Service Resumes Here Saturday
Post master Wilbur R Johnston announced that regular postal service would be restored this Saturday with window service on an 8 hour schedule. Windows open 8 30 a m to 5 p m weekdays and 8 a m to 12 noon on Saturdays. City and rural carriers will resume deliveries and other services return to normal.
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Wilbur R. Johnston
Mr. Johnston
U S Open Skies Plan Backed For Limited Area
U S officials said they would support launching open skies inspections over a limited European zone as a first step if Russia agrees to broaden the program later. Harold E. Stassen told the U N disarmament subcommittee Washington favors a three tier system with a veto by five nations and international inspectors. Japan proposed a three stage plan to end all nuclear tests.
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London
United States
Eisenhower
U. N
Moscow
Russia
Iron Curtain
Stassen
Britain
France
Canada
U. N. Security Council
Tokyo
Jaanese Foreign Office
Bohlen Leaves Moscow for Philippines Ambassadorship
U S Ambassador Charles E Bohlen departed Moscow by a giant C124 Globemaster plane for the United States en route to a posting as ambassador to the Philippines An oversized aircraft impressed Russian spectators during the farewell Khrushchev praised Bohlen as a capable envoy as he and his family plus eight embassy officials began their journey
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Moscow
U.S
Charles E. Bohlen
United States
Philippines
Bohlen
Nikita Khrushchev
Khrushchev
Weather Review Shows Below-Average Precipitation in March
Winchester Laboratory records indicate March precipitation and snowfall were below the 44 year and 45 year averages, while April totals reached 3.27 inches with higher rainfall than typical. Temperatures dipped slightly in March, with mean, low, and high values compared to long term averages.
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Winchester Research Laboratory
Deaths Rise in Virginia Toll After Navy Casualties
Virginia's highway deaths reach 199 after a two car crash in Princess Anne County kills two Navy enlisted men from Oceana Naval Air Station. Bobby Joe Harrod and Robert Gene Bowman, both 18, die. another Navy member and two civilians are injured. A separate non collision death near Nickelsville is also reported.
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Princess Anne County
Virginia
U.S. 60
Bobby Joe Harrod
Robert Gene Bowman
Oceana Naval Air Station
A. T. Elliott
Elliott
Portsmouth Naval Hospital
George E. Ryan
Kingsport
Tenn
Nickelsville
Rt. 71
Scott County
Ryan
Eisenhower Urges Budget Cuts and Law Revisions
President Eisenhower outlined $1.858 billion in possible cuts and urged Congress to revise or repeal laws before substantial spending reductions. He proposed a 10 point plan, new user charges, veto power on individual items, and river harbor project scrutiny to improve the budget outlook.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Congress
House
Rayburn
White House
Army Board of Engineers
Diplomat's Missing Son Case Focuses Police Search
Italian consul general Count Ludovico Barattieri di San Pietro reports his 14 year old son Vittorio Barattieri missing since Tuesday after leaving Loyola Academy. Chicago police with 25 detectives pursue leads including a taxi driver who recognized the youth from a newspaper photo. Authorities in Philadelphia and Dover, Mass., are alerted as the boy may have traveled toward family ties and school friends.
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Chicago
Vittorio Barattieri
Mark Holt
Barattieri
Holt
Ludovico Barattieri di San Pietro
Vittorio
Loyola Academy
William O’brien
O’brien
Philadelphia
Andover
Mass
Barataleri
St. Joseph's School
Barattieris
Monica
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