AFL-CIO delays action on Teamsters corruption case
The AFL-CIO postponed indefinitely a meeting of its Ethical Practices Committee to consider charges of corrupt control within the Teamsters Union. John F. English, newly named AFL-CIO vice president, leads efforts to force Beck from the presidency amid Senate Rackets Committee allegations.
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Norman Walker
Washington
Afl-Cio
Teamsters Union
Teamsters
Dave Beck
Beck
John F. English
English
Teamsters Executive Board
Senate
Union
Teamsters Board
George Meany
Frank W. Brewster
Seattle
Sidney L. Brennan
Minneapolis
Brewster
Bren
Kellas Wins 1957 Star Leadership Award in Winchester
Kellas son of Nicholas A and Elizabeth B Kellas receives $350 Star Leadership Award for Handley High School. Julian Reid Bygerly of Clarke County and Harold Albert Kurstedt Jr of Frederick County also honored. Award funds support education and future business aims at a local ceremony.
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Carter Warden Kellas
Kent St
Winchester Evening Star
Winchester
Handley High School
Nicholas A
Elizabeth B. Kellas
Star
Julian Reid Bvgerly
Clarke County
Harold Albert Kurstedt, Jr
Frederick County
Charlotte DeHart
Virginia Avenue
Kellas
V_PT
Handley
Monitor Commission
Young Kellas
Old Dominion Boys’ State
Handlian
John Kerr School
B. F. Goodrich Ceo
Almond Says D. C. Schools Destroyed
Richmond Attorney General J Lindsay Almond Jr. declares Washington schools ruined by integration and vows to prevent similar in Virginia. He addresses a Richmond group urging Virginians to curb what he calls a socialistic national trend, backed by the state's dominant Democratic machine.
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Richmond
J. Lindsay Almond
Washington
Virginia
Almond
New President VIENNA-Socialist Adolf Schnerf inaugurated
Adolf Schnerf, socialist, was inaugurated as Austral's third president in Vienna. The ceremony marked a pivotal transfer of power with Schnerf assuming duties amid expectations of policy shifts and regional reforms. Officials declined immediate comment on cabinet lineup.
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Vienna
Adolf Schnerf
Austral
Legion District Spring Meeting Set For City Sunday
The 7th District Department of Virginia American Legion spring convention will be in Sen seny Park at 1 p.m. Sunday with Conrad Hoover Post 21 as host. District and auxiliary officers will be elected and delegates named for the national convention in Atlantic City. reports on membership and programs will follow.
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7Th District
Department of Virginia, American Legion
Conrad Hoover
War Memorial
Senseny Park
Daniel ‘J. Grimes
Swain
E. B. Burley
Lynchbure
W. T. Reese, Jr
W T. Coyner
Sawnill
Boys State
Water F. Green
J. M. Casey
Chester W. Talley
A. M. Davis
Roy Wicke
New Trial Ordered For British Doctor Adams
EASTBOURNE England Dr John Bodkin Adams was ordered to stand trial on forgery larceny and dangerous drug law violations. He previously faced trial for murdering Mrs Edith Morrell 81, was acquitted, and now faces 15 charges related to forged prescriptions and cremation declarations to gain from patients' deaths. The date of the new trial was not set.
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Eastbourne
England
John Bodkin Adams
Adams
Bai
Edith Alice Morrell
London
Old Bailey
Ex Governor Fine Defeated In Pennsylvania Primary Comeback Try
Former Gov John S Fine failed in his bid for a political comeback in Luzerne County as part of a light statewide slate. The vote drew about one million of Pennsylvania’s 5.25 million registered voters with Democrats and Republicans each winning seats and mayors securing renomination in Pittsburgh and Scranton.
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Fine
Philadelphia
John S. Fine
Pennsylvania
Luzerne County
Keystone State
Eisenhower
White House
Gettysburg
House of Representatives
Montour County
Pittsburgh
Scranton
Wilkes Barre
Common Pleas Court
Superior Court
David Lawrence
James T. Hanlon
Lawrence
Hanlon
Missouri Tornado Toll Rises to Fifty-One in Two Days
Tornadoes across southern and eastern Missouri killed 14 more people, raising the total to 51 with 276 injured. Fremont, Desloge, Van Buren and nearby towns suffered heavy damage as a rapid-fire outbreak struck amid sultry weather. Survivors recounted the destruction and harrowing moments during the catastrophe.
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St.louis
Missouri
Kansas City
Fremont
van Buren
Desloge
Alvin Bell
Thomas Hood
Bill Harris
Arkansas
Eisenhower Warns on Defense Cuts to Missile and Aircraft Programs
President Eisenhower said a House committee reduction of 21 billion dollars in defense funding would directly hit missile and aircraft programs. He urged Senate restoration of the 1.2 billion cut to those fields, warned the country would suffer, and linked broader aims to the fiscal year budget starting July 1. He also defended GOP leadership support and urged progress toward disarmament with Russia.
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Washington
Eisenhower
House
House Appropriations Committee
House Committee
Senate
Sen
Knowland
California
Congress
White House
Legislative Branch
United States
Russia
London
Eisenhower Says Enthusiasm Varies Toward Party Members
President Eisenhower said he will have varying enthusiasm for party members who support him and those who do not. He stressed that disagreements with Senate Republican Leader Knowland do not make Knowland his enemy and that he has no plan to demand resignations over dissent. He noted he may pursue individual senators to build support but will inform leaders first.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Senate
Knowland
California
Congress
House
Riot Brings Crack-Down On Teen Agers
Bernalillo New Mexico town council bans teens under 18 from public dances unless with a parent or guardian after a riot by about 200 youths early Sunday. Police used tear gas and non lethal shots into the air. Chief Polo Baca injured. About 25 youths were detained. Curfew moved to 9 pm to 9 am.
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Bernalillo
N.M
Polo Baca
Pupil Placement Rules Halt Admittance to Virginia Schools
The Virginia Pupil Placement Board ruled that from the next term no child will be admitted to state public schools until placement forms meet the Pupil Placement Act. For the current term 15 day windows may extend to finish applications. About 300 Richmond children with missing forms may stay in school this term while authorities investigate. In Norfolk three Negro families refused to sign, with two sons of Mrs. DeFebio in Fairfax also dropped after a 15 day deadline. The board said the same process will apply, including dropping students if refusals continue.
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Fremont
Hood
Desloge
O. M. McLeod
Flat River
Bibby Tieferauver
Desloge High School
Leo Nelson
Richmond
Virginia
H. S. Willett
Richmond Public Schools
Norfolk
Norfolk Superintendent of Schools
E. C. Walton
Sylvia Childs
S. C. Merritt Jr
Samuel C. Merritt I
Washington W. Dudley
Washington W. Dudley Jr
Dudley
Fairfax
Theo T DeFebio
DeFebio
Suez Issue Back on Shelf After Inconclusive Debate
United Nations discussions on the Suez Canal remained inconclusive after a two day Security Council debate sparked by France's call for new negotiations. Egypt resisted amplifying canal rules while Lodge urged clarity. France signaled possible talks but Paris faced a Cabinet defeat as Mollet resigned.
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United Nations
N. Y
Suez Canal
Security Council
France
Egypt
Council
Henry Cabot Lodge
United States
Omar Loutfi
Loutfi
Arkady A. Sobolev
Lodge
Christian Pineau
New York
Paris
Guy Mollet
Pineau
National Assembly
Mollet
Louisi
Byrd Elected Chairman for 16th Time
Washington The Joint Committee on Reduction of Nonessential Expenditures yesterday elected its chairman and for the 16th time the chair was Sen. Byrd of Virginia. The panel, focused on trimming federal spending, has long been led by the Virginia Democrat since its founding in 1941. Members include Secretary Humphrey and Budget Director Brundage.
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Washington
Joint Committee On
Sen
Byrd
D-Va
Virginia Democrat
of the Treasury
Humphrey
Percival Brundage
Three Absolved In Notorious Italian Scandal
In Venice the prosecution absolved Gi anpiero Piccioni Ugo Montagna and Saverio Polito the three main defendants in the Wilma Montesi case after months of sensational testimony. Prosecutor Cesare Palminteri urged verdicts of innocence noting no proof against the trio and the case flamed across Italy for years.
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Venice
Italy
Wilma Montesi
Cesare Palminteri
Gianpiero Piccioni
Rome
Ugo Montaga
Saverio Polito
Palminieri
Christian Democratic Party
Piccioni
Montagna
Polito
Montesi
Wilma
VFW Buddy Poppy Sale Set Saturday
Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 2123 and Auxiliary announce their annual Buddy Poppy sale on Saturday as Mayor Smalts proclaims Buddy Poppy Day. Commander Harry Lake appeals for women volunteers to bolster the drive, with proceeds funding welfare and rehabilitation activities and none used for campaign administration.
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Veterans of Foreign Wars
Post
Clade B. Smalts Jr
VFW
Harry Lake
Isiands
Lake
Blue Ridge School Acquires Powhatan For New Location
Blue Ridge Country Day School takes over Powhatan the former home of Mrs. Thomas Nelson Carter at Boyce to establish a new campus. The site spans twelve acres with a 30 room main house and multiple outbuildings as a campaign seeks 50 000 to fund revisions and improvements.
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Blue Ridge
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