Hoffa Tightens Grip Ahead of Union Convention
At Miami Beach convention chatter centers on James Hoffa who seeks a five year term with a $25 000 raise and the power to name his successor. Reports say Hoffa urged silence to keep dissent from dele gates as Harold Gibbons contemplates opposing Frank Fitzsimmons as heir apparent.
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Miami Beach
Fla
Teamsters’ Union
Fens
Km Tre
Harold Gr
Hoffa
Gibbons
Teamsters
Frank Fitzsim Mons
Hoffa successor clash tests Teamsters unity during convention
Hoffa's attempt to influence the next leadership faces resistance as Gibbons resists Hoffa’s handpicked plan. Fitzsimmons says Hoffa could return to head the union after jail time and criticizes lack of democratic process in selecting a successor. The 1.7 million member Teamsters argue over policy guidance and future direction.
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Hoffa
Gibbons
Fitzsimmons
Teamsters
Afl-Cio
Swimmer Swims Susquehanna to Shed Weight
Russell Chaffee, 39, a Sayre high school teacher, began June 14 at Cooperstown to swim 440 miles down the Susquehanna River to Havre de Grace. He plans to reach Maryland by July 11 while shedding weight and promoting the river, eating only water or soda during swims.
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Chaffee
Susquehanna River
Sayre
Cooperstown
N.Y
Havre de Grace
Ming
Servo systems perform delicate tasks beyond human hands
The text explains that operations too precise for human hands are done by servomechanisms that oversee other machines. A biologist aiming to extract a cell nucleus using a tiny hollow needle relies on a servo to pick up a magnified image photoelectrically and guide suction to the correct position for completion.
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Hueman
Ead
Deaf Man Perfects Small Transistor Hearing Aid
An advertisement touts a compact hearing aid perfected by a hard of hearing inventor. It promises crystal clear whispers and invites readers to write HEARING at 32 E. 9th St., Erie, Pa for free information with no obligation.
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E. 9Th St
Erie
Hotel Robbery at Monti Cello in Norfolk
A man armed with a pistol robbed the Monti cello Hotel office on the third floor taking several thousand dollars from the auditor’s cash drawer and deposits. Miss Ruth Blair, alone in the office, described the thief who ordered the money placed in a brown bag and told her to wait five minutes before calling police. The exact amount will be known after today’s audit.
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Norfolk
Monticello
Ruth Blair
J.D. Hodges
Miss Blair
Return of Korean War turncoat Adams to San Francisco
Clarence Adams a Korean War turncoat arrived in San Francisco aboard the President Cleveland with his Chinese wife and two children after 13 years in mainland China. He called democracy better than Communist China and said he was not a Communist. He will visit his mother in Memphis after a few days in San Francisco.
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San Francisco
Clarence Adams
U.S
China
Adams
America
President Cleveland
Gladys Peoples
Memphis
Tenn
Auto Fires Doused by Winchester and County Units
Over the holiday weekend Winchester firemen extinguished two auto fires and county crews tackled two grass fires. A 1961 sedan owned by Robert Geanious burned behind the War Memorial Building causing substantial wiring damage. Another blaze damaged a 1965 engine in front of 439 Handley Ave linked to Madeline Myers’ son after carburetor removal. A separate lightning sparked grass fire at Clearbrook near Bobby Dickerschard orchard with some trees damaged. no further losses reported at Route 81 near Route 522.
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Winchester
Friendship Fire Company
Robert Geanious
War Memorial Building
William N. Godhenour
Madeline B. Myers’ Son
Handley Ave
Gocenour
Clearbrook
Pony
Bobby Dickers
Route 81
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AFL- Cio
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Harrisburg
Russell Chaffee
Ford
Santa Claus
Lamar Sloan Ford, Inc
Valley Ave
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Winchester, VA
Turncoat
Winchester Evening Star
Shaws Nee Fire Department
HFC
N.scotia
Acon
J.C. Penney
Nationwide Insurance
Nationwide
Ed Fender
Nationwide Life Insurance CO
Nationwide Mutual Insurance CO
Nationwide Mutual Fire Insurance CO
Columbus, Ohio
Arthur L. Dunlap & Son
S. Braddock St
L.T. Trice
Maurice H. Luttrell
S. Loudoun St
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