Ex AIW Secretary Reveals Hidden Union Cash Record Gap
Anthony Doria testimony before the Senate Rackets Committee details thousands of dollars in union cash stored in an iron box at AIW Milwaukee headquarters. He admits no full accounting to rank and file, and defends Dio’s reform efforts amid questions on misused funds.
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Washington
Anthony Doria
The
Allied Industrial Workers
AIW
Milwaukee
Doria
Senate
New York
Johnny Dio
Dio
Earl Heaton
McClellan
D-Ar
Heaton
Union
Farmer Garroted Near Suffolk in Suspected Crime
Nansemond County farmer Julian Lester Hall, 42, was found dead in a vacant lot near Suffolk with a leather belt around his neck and a twisting stick nearby. Medical examiner Dr. Richardson Joyner said Hall had likely been dead at least 12 hours, and that he was killed Sunday before his body was dumped near OS 460. Police from county and state agencies investigated as Hall’s widow and three children were informed.
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Suffolk
Nansemond
Julian Lester Hall
Richardson Joyner
Hall
Joyner
Carper's Valley Church
Virginia counties seek federal drought aid for emergency relief
The number of Virginia counties seeking emergency federal drought aid rose to 25 with more counties expected to apply. Frederick County board asked designation as a drought disaster area, while 24 others have already filed petitions. Governor’s office has received 19 petitions and more are on the way from Greene, Lunenburg, Loudoun, Surry, New Kent, Albemarle, Clarke, Fauquier, Mecklenburg, and Nottoway. The Virginia United States Ag committee will review requests Thursday to guide the governor’s decision.
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Richmond
Virginia
Frederick County
Board of Supervisors
Stanley
Boards of Supervisors
Greene
Lunenburg
Loudoun
Surry
New Kent
Albemarle
Clarke
Fauquier Mecklenburg
Nottoway
Norfolk County
State Department of Agriculture
C. K. Grim
Reds Braced For Showdown Lodz Strikers Clash With Guards
Armed guards patrolled Lodz as 10 000 transport workers led a strike paralyzing Poland's second largest city. Teargas wounded five. authorities planned emergency transport services. Wages and vodka price link sparks protest amid government promises and police action.
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Lodz
Poland
Warsaw
County Supervisors Reject Rabies Immunization Law
The Frederick County Board of Supervisors on its third reading rejected an ordinance requiring all dogs over six months to be vaccinated against rabies and wear tags. The vote was unanimous along with tabling a Loudoun County fox trapping program for rabies control.
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Clarke
Loudoun
Warren
Fauquier
Culpeper
Pairfax
Rappahannock
Board of Supervisors
A. L. Lindall
Winchester Frederick County
Hallett
Loudoun County
Virginia
Blue Ridge
Jc, Jones
Nelson Swink
Fish and Wildlife Service
Commonwealth of Virginia
Halleck
Frederick County Board of Supervisors
General County Fund
W. W. Hunt
Quintoak
Marjee
Bethel Heights
Harry McCann
General Fund
Highway Department
C. M. Rosenberger
Efforts to Bridge Civil Rights Bill Differences Stall
In Washington the House and Senate civil rights bill talks stalled as Rep. Keating moved to send the bill to conference. A lone objection blocked the move, and Rep. Celler’s bid to attach a compromise amendment failed. GOP leaders denied any deal linking rights legislation to foreign aid, noting Eisenhower won’t trade constitutional rights for money.
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Rep
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Rayburn
Texas
Walter
Eisenhower
Celler
D-Ny
Ign
Rep. Martin
Massachusetts
Kpowland
California
Knowland
GOP
White House
Negro Trio Sought In $7 000 8 000 Jewelry Theft Here
Frederick County authorities sought three Black suspects in a jewelry theft totaling between seven and eight thousand dollars. The incident prompted a countywide inquiry as officials confirmed the investigation continues with no arrests reported at this time.
Missing Eight Diamond Rings and Broach At Rhodes Jewelry
Police search widespread for three suspects 60 miles from Winchester after a 11:30 a.m. theft of eight diamond rings and a broach valued at 7000 to 8000 dollars. Description: a tall heavy man with glasses and hat, a shorter man in blue dungarees, and a slender woman in a green floral dress with pearl earrings, ages about 30s to 40s and 26 respectively. Authorities checked buses, taxis and highways across Maryland and Virginia.
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Rhodes Jewelry Co
Winchester
Winchester Police Department
Eugene Funkhouser
Bette van Ness
Frederick County
Fire heats oil-treated railroad ties near Duke Street
Firemen battled a roaring blaze on Southern Railway property south of Duke Street for over six hours. The flames menaced high voltage signal lines suspended about 30 feet above the stacks and required extended firefighting efforts.
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Alexandria
Southern Railway
Duke St
Confidential libel trial cites Clark Gable affair claim
In Los Angeles a witness at the Confidential magazine libel trial says actress France de Scaffa claimed an affair with Clark Gable to obtain material. Gable denies knowing the woman and notes he is vacationing on Maui with his wife. Former editor Howard Rushmore testified de Scaffa spoke of willing affairs to get stories, including one about Gable.
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Los Angeles
France de Scaffa
Clark Gable
Gable
Hawaiian
Maui
Kay Spreckels
Confidential
Howard Rushmore
Miss de Scaffa
Bruce Cabot
Rushmore
Josephine Dillon
Miss deScaffa
Hollywood
Miss de Scalia
Mexico
Khrushchev accuses West of stalling on disarmament
In a farewell address to about 100000 in East Berlin Khrushchev charged the West with delaying disarmament talks to force war against the Communist bloc. He urged continued efforts to outlaw nuclear weapons and end tests while signaling forthcoming Baltic peace initiatives with East German leaders.
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Russia
Nikita Khrushchev
East Berlin
Marx Engels
Khrushchev
East Germany
Anastas I. Mikoyan
Communist Party
Walter Ulbricht
Otto Grotewohl
ADN
Ulbricht
International Workers Movement
Mikoyan
Baltic
NATO
Baltic Command
Baltic Sea
Rostock
Finland
Sweden
Denmark
Norway
Poland
Three Die As Train Collides With Asphalt Truck Near Fort Worth
A Santa Fe Texas Chief passenger train collided with an asphalt maintenance truck near Saginaw Texas, engulfing units in flames. Victims: J. H. Estes Temple engineer Grady Robison Fort Worth fireman Grover C. Shivers Fort Worth driver. Another worker L. G. Ellis Fort Worth injured. Train en route Chicago to Galveston, delayed hours.
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Santa Fe Railroad
Texas
Tarrant County
Streamliner
J. H. Estes
Temple
Grady Robinson
Grover C. Shivers
L. G. Ellis
Saginaw
Chicago
Galveston
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Pine Motor Co
Jay’s Boys & Girls Shop
N. Loudoun St
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Romney
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Moorefield
W .Va
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Ronnie Quillian
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Francessa de Scaffa
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