Probers Plan Broad Hearings On Labor Leaders Involved
Senate probes will expand hearings on Chicago consultant Nathan Shefferman and his ties to labor, with officials from at least two unions, beyond Teamsters President Dave Beck. Hearings to start mid June may cover New York and coast to coast operations and examine $85,000 in Teamsters funds for Beck and associates.
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Washington
Senate
Chicago
Teamsters
Dave
Senate Committee
Nathan Shefferman
Beck
Teamsters Vision
Capitol Hill
McClellan
D - Ark
Special Investigating Committee
Shefferman
Robert F Kennedy
New York
Kennedy
Teamsters Union
Bec
Beck Formul
The
Chicago Daily News
John T. O'Brien
Montgomery Ward & Co
Chicago Met Order House
Rackets Committee
Louis Wolfson
Eisenhower
United Steel Workers Union
Prince Philip Tops Britain TV Ratings Amid Travel Talk
Prince Philip’s nationwide program drew high viewership in Britain as he discussed recent world travels and showed films for the kiddies. He spoke 16 minutes over time, faced camera issues, yet the Queen’s husband won favor with both adults and younger viewers, prompting network switchboards to request more air time.
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London
Prince Philip
Britain
Two Heroin Sales Put Young Man in Life Prison
Gilbert M. Zaragoza, 21, was sentenced to life in federal prison by Judge William C. Mathes for two heroin sales totaling 27 dollars. The stiff federal narcotics law allowed a potential death penalty for selling to those under 18, but the jury did not recommend the extreme penalty.
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Los Angeles
Gilbert M. Zaragoza
William C. Mathes
Zaragoza
Yangtze swimmer Mao Tze-tung praised by China Youth News
The China Youth News hails Mao Tze-tung aged 64 as a top swimmer capable of besting younger rivals. It reports he swam the Yangtze River from Wuchang to Hankow, a distance of 1212 miles, in two hours last year. Enjoy Your Sunday Dinner Shirkey's Restaurant opens in Sunnyside offering meals from 11 am to 9 pm. Mary L Barley invites friends to beauty services at her home Route 277 Stephens City. Regular meeting notice for Stephens City Fire Co. Tuesday at the Fire Hall. all members urged to attend.
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Hong Kong
China Youth News
Mao Tze- Tung
Yangtze River
Wuchang
Hankow
Shirkey’s
Sunnyside
House of Good Food
Stephens City Fire Co
U S Economy Shows Signs of Vigor and Expansion
The economy gained momentum with rising consumer income reaching a record 339 1 3 billion dollars annually as wage hikes lift spending. Employment improves across trades and services while auto production rises to 126 000 units in a month, signaling a broad uptrend and potential housing pickup.
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Labor
Mitchell
Byrd Urges Vigilance To Guard Government Against Decay
In a prepared speech at St. Luke's Church in Smithfield Virginia Senator Byrd urges Americans to guard their government vigilantly against internal decay and external evil. He praises those who saved the church from destruction and likens restoration to liberty noting the Virginia soil foundations of democracy and Old Brick’s enduring form.
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Smithfield
Sen
Byrd
D-Va
St. Luke's Church
Virginia
St. Luke’s
Jamestown
James River
Armed Forces Parade Observed by Iron Curtain Military Attaches
Uniformed representatives from Soviet bloc nations watched with U S officials and foreign diplomats as the Army Navy Marines and Air Force units paraded up Constitution Avenue in Washington. Dozens of military attaches from Russia Poland and other satellite states observed the review alongside U S officials.
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Washington
U.S
Russia
Poland
Constitution Avenue
Capehart to Vote to Cut Eisenhower Budget
Indiana Senator Homer Capehart announced he would vote to cut President Eisenhower's budget. He cited potential reductions in federal aid to education foreign aid and public housing and suggested a three billion dollar cut could be possible.
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Cincinnati
Homer Capehart
Indiana
Eisenhower
Sen. Capehart
Capehart
John Bricker
Ohio
Washington
Rep
Richard Simpson
Pennsylvania
Congressional Campaign Committee
Rep. Simpson
Sen
Bricker
Meade Alcorn
GOP
Wisconsin
Robert W. Matthews
Boy Plucked From 24-Foot Dry Well After 24 Hours
Benjamin Hooper Jr. survived a 24 hour entrapment in a dry well in Manorville New York and was reported in good condition. He received food and oxygen and faced possible pneumonia while doctors planned an X ray to check for a fracture.
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Manorville
N. Y
Benjamin Hooper Jr
J.H. Kris
Kris
Borghilg
Betty
Spe Dation
Mommy
Man pulls boy from collapsed well in Manorville rescue
Sam Woodson a 39 year old construction worker recalls pulling 7 year old Benny Hooper Jr from a narrow well as sand caved in He says he brushed the jacket from Benny and heard him whimper before hoisting him to safety amid the cave in Woodson mentions his daughter as motivation and credits God for strength
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Manorville
N. Y
Sam Woodson
Benjamin Hooper Jr
Woodson
Benny
John Arambo
John
Little Benny
Boy Rescued After 24 Hours In Sandy Well
Benny Hooper survived a 24 hour entrapment in a fresh dug sand shaft in Manorville New York. Rescue teams used telescoping tubes from the Atomic Energy Commission to reach him. He spoke to his parents saying Daddy and Mommy as he was lifted to safety.
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Benny
Benny Hooper
Atomic Energy Commission
Hooper
Sam Woodson
Ben and
Borghild Hooper
Benjamin Hooper
May rainfall well below long term average in area
A thunderstorm added 0.15 inches to the area but May total remains far under the 44 year average of 3.86 inches at 0.67 inches. Total 1957 rainfall to date is 1.71 inches. Scattered showers forecast with cooler temperatures tomorrow. highs near 83 and lows around 62. The same date last year was 68 and 44 degrees.
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George Cline Smith
F. W. Dodge Corp
Rhee calls for end to Indian killing pictures in Hollywood
Seoul reports President Syngman Rhee urges Hollywood to halt Indian killing films to avoid aiding Communist portrayals of the United States as a colonial power. He spoke at a ceremony naming the U S 1st Corps headquarters after Medal of Honor recipient Mitchell Red Cloud Jr. The Lone Oak Restaurant at Waterloo Junction will close Mondays starting May 20.
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Seoul
Syngman Rhee
Hollywood
United States
U.S. 1St Corps
Cpl
Mitchell Red Cloud Jr
Kimisky City
Wis
Rhee
Waterloo Junction
Boy 2 Buried Alive in Cody Ditch Trench Tragedy
A two year old boy Richard Thun son of Mr and Mrs David Thun of Cody Wyoming was buried alive in a five foot trench near his home when a power shovel filled the furrow. Sheriff Frank Blackburn said the child apparently wedged his foot between the ditch wall and sewer pipe. The mother last saw him about 30 minutes earlier as workers nearby recall seeing the child in the area.
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Cody
Wyo
Frank Blackburn
Richard Thun
David Thun
Blackburn
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