| Month |
Date |
Year |
Ref |
City |
Description |
Reference |
Type |
Senators |
Counsel |
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| 1
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5 |
1950 |
KC |
Washington |
Dem Tennessee Senatoe Estes Kefauver asks Senate to
investigate organized interstate gambling |
T010650 |
|
|
|
| 2=
|
15 |
1950 |
KC |
Washington |
President Truman p=
ledged
unqualified support today to a country-wide campaign against organized cr=
ime.
Plans for the campaign were drawn later after an all-day meeting of Feder=
al,
state and municipal law enforcement officers. |
T021650 |
|
|
|
| 2<=
/td>
|
27 |
1950 |
KC |
Washington |
The Senate Judicia=
ry
Committee today unanimously approved a proposed $100,000 Congressional
investigation of alleged national crime syndicates and their reported
"influence" in big-city government. |
T022850 |
|
|
|
| 2=
|
27 |
1950 |
KC |
Washington |
Although EK wanted probe of gambling, Senate recomme=
nds
investigation of all interstate crimes |
T022850 |
|
|
|
| 3<=
/td>
|
23 |
1950 |
KC |
Washington |
The Senate Rules C=
ommittee
authorized by unanimous vote today a $50,000 inquiry into organized crimp=
to
be undertaken by the Senate Judiciary Committee. |
T032450 |
|
|
|
| 4<=
/td>
|
1 |
1950 |
KC |
Washington |
SENATORS PLAN INQU=
IRY INTO
VAST NET OF CRIME; Investigators Will Seek the Source of Racketeers'
Tremendous Profits "Alarming Proportions" Scope Is Broadened Ma=
ny
Recommendations |
T040250 |
|
|
|
| 4=
|
8 |
1950 |
KC |
Washington |
A limited study of=
gambling
and crime, especially in the big cities, was projected by a Senate Inters=
tate
and Foreign Commerce subcommittee today as a possible alternative to a mo=
re
far-reaching Congressional investigation demanded under pending resolutio=
ns. |
T040950 |
|
|
|
| 4=
|
10 |
1950 |
KC |
Washington |
Senafor Scott W. L=
ucas,
Democrat of Illinois, Democratic Floor Leader, moved today to consolidate
various proposals for inquiries into crime, gambling and kindred subjects=
in
a single investigation by a special committee appointed for the purpose.<=
/td>
|
T041150 |
|
|
|
| 4=
|
11 |
1950 |
KC |
Washington |
The Senate Democra=
tic policy
committee decided today to create a special committee of five to conduct
"a full, extensive and fair investigation of crime syndicates operat=
ing
in interstate commerce" in the United States. |
T041250 |
|
|
|
| 4<=
/td>
|
12 |
1950 |
KC |
Washington |
The Republican pol=
icy
committee of the Senate decided today to oppose Democratic plans for a
national crime investigation by a special committee of five members. |
T041350 |
|
|
|
| 4=
|
13 |
1950 |
KC |
Washington |
President Truman d=
isclosed
today that he himself had started a nationwide inquiry into rackets opera=
ting
in interstate commerce. He said he had instructed J. Howard McGrath, the
Attorney General, to use Federal grand juries in several of the large cit=
ies
for the purposes of investigations on the spot. |
T041450 |
|
|
|
| 4=
|
13 |
1950 |
KC |
Washington |
EK drafts resolution for Senate Judiciary Com. askin=
g for
$150,000 and to end 1-31-1951 |
T041450 |
|
|
|
| 4=
|
14 |
1950 |
KC |
Washington |
EK's $150,000 crime inquiry approved by the Democrat=
ic
leadership |
T041550 |
|
|
|
| 4=
|
14 |
1950 |
KC |
Washington |
EK says committee will visit several cities, includi=
ng
Kansas City, to conduct on-spot crime surveys |
T041550 |
|
|
|
| 4<=
/td>
|
17 |
1950 |
KC |
Washington |
CRIME SYNDICATES D=
ENIED BY
M'GRATH; He Doubts Nation-Wide Setup as Senate Group Studies Inquiry on
Gambling Open Mind" Inquiry Planned Protection for Newspapers Slot
Machine Ban Favored |
T041850 |
|
|
|
| 4=
|
17 |
1950 |
KC |
Washington |
Senator Ernest W. =
McFarland,
Democrat of Arizona, announced today that the Commerce subcommittee of wh=
ich
he is chairman would hear on Thursday a number of New York City officials=
on
the subject of bookmakers' activities. |
T041850 |
|
|
|
| 4=
|
29 |
1950 |
KC |
Washington |
Senator Homer E. C=
apehart,
Republican of Indiana, said today a Senate investigation had produced
evidence that America's big-time gamblers were bound together in a loose =
and
unofficial working arrangement. |
T043050 |
|
|
|
| 5<=
/td>
|
1 |
1950 |
KC |
Washington |
Telephone and tele=
graph
companies protested today against proposed legislation to make illegal the
interstate transmission of gambling information. |
T050250 |
|
|
|
| 5<=
/td>
|
2 |
1950 |
KC |
Washington |
Continental Press =
Service of
Cleveland took in $2,366,648.99 for its "flash" racing news last
year, officials of the company told a Senate Commerce subcommittee today.=
|
T050350 |
|
|
|
| 5<=
/td>
|
3 |
1950 |
KC |
Washington |
The Senate approve=
d today,
69 to 1, an inquiry into interstate crime, as Administration leaders push=
ed
through their resolution to set up a special committee to conduct the inq=
uiry |
T050450 |
|
|
|
| 5=
|
6 |
1950 |
KC |
Washington |
EK claims Senate crime decision has led big city pol=
ice
officials to clamp down on gambling |
T050750 |
|
|
|
| 5<=
/td>
|
8 |
1950 |
KC |
Washington |
The Democratic lea=
dership in
the Senate has decided on the composition of the recently authorized spec=
ial
committee to investigate nationwide organized crime and its influence on
political organizations |
T050950 |
|
|
|
| 5<=
/td>
|
8 |
1950 |
KC |
Washington |
The 5 Senators sel=
ected for
the committee were Estes Kefauver TN (D); Herbert O'Conor MD (D); Lester C
Hunt WY (D); Alexander Wiley WI, (R ) & Charles W Tobey NH (R ) |
T050950 |
|
|
|
| 5<=
/td>
|
10 |
1950 |
|
Washington |
Vice President Bar=
kley
appointed today the five members of the special Senate committee that will
conduct a nation-wide investigation of organized crime and its influence =
on
political organizations. In announcing his appointees, Mr. Barkley emphas=
ized
that he had not consulted President Truman in the matter. |
T051150 |
|
|
|
| 5=
|
11 |
1950 |
|
Washington |
The new Senate
crime-investigating committee will turn its first attention to the narcot=
ics
traffic and its possible corrupting influences on political organizations,
its members decided at their organization meeting today. |
T051250 |
|
|
|
| 5=
|
12 |
1950 |
|
Washington |
Committee interviews Rudloph Halley and Phiilip C Da=
vis of
Chicago for legal staff positions |
T051350 |
|
|
|
| 5<=
/td>
|
13 |
1950 |
|
Washington |
EK announced today=
the
appointment of Rudolph Halley, New York lawyer, as chief counsel for the =
unit
to function during its forthcoming inquiry. |
T051450 |
|
|
|
| 5=
|
17 |
1950 |
|
Washington |
EK announces appointment of Harold G. Robinson as Ch=
ief
Investigator for the KC |
T051750 |
|
|
|
| 5=
|
17 |
1950 |
|
Washington |
New Board of Police Commissioners in Kansas City off=
er
their support to KC |
T051750 |
|
|
|
| 5=
|
18 |
1950 |
|
Washington |
EK said the Senate=
Crime
Investigating Committee, of which he is chairman, would start its inquiry=
by
delving into the extent of concentration of money, property and wealth in=
the
hands of gamblers, racketeers and criminals. |
T051950 |
|
|
|
| 5<=
/td>
|
20 |
1950 |
|
Washington |
Investments "=
in
legitimate business by gangsters and mobsters" were proposed today by
Senator Alexander Wiley, Republican of Wisconsin, as an initial target for
Senate crime investigators. |
T052150 |
|
|
|
| 5<=
/td>
|
26 |
1950 |
|
Miami |
Senator Estes Kefauver, Democrat of
Tennessee, started his countrywide investigation into crime today at a se=
cret
hearing in the Federal building here. |
T052750 |
Executive hearing
|
|
|
| 5<=
/td>
|
27 |
1950 |
|
Miami |
Senate Crime inves=
tgators
concluded a two-day secret hearing here late today and revealed they had
examined the Florida activities of Frank Erickson |
T052850 |
Executive hearing
|
|
|
| 5<=
/td>
|
27 |
1950 |
|
Washington |
A Senate subcommit=
tee has
requested the United States Attorney for the District of Columbia to
determine whether Frank Erickson, New York bookmaker, committed perjury w=
hile
testifying before it and, if so, to "take appropriate action."<=
/td>
|
T052850 |
Interstate & For=
eign
Commerce Comm |
|
|
| 5=
|
29 |
1950 |
|
New York |
District Attorney =
Frank
Hogan moved yesterday to obtain possession of the New Jersey bank account=
s of
Joe Adonis, his wife and son, and sought to compel the appearance before =
the
grand jury here of Frank Erickson's New Jersey accountant. |
T053050 |
|
|
|
| 5<=
/td>
|
29 |
1950 |
|
Washington |
EK turned up evide=
nce in
Miami that should help Frank S. Hogan, New York District Attorney, in his
grand jury investigation of the gambling activities of Frank Erickson.
|
T053050 |
|
|
|
| 5=
|
30 |
1950 |
|
Washington |
Officials disclose that gambling links to Florida are
coming from New York, Chicago and Los Angeles |
T053150 |
|
|
|
| 5=
|
31 |
1950 |
|
New York |
Frank Erickson, th=
e gambler
who admitted to a Senate subcommittee last April 28 that his business
flaunted the laws of every state, was named yesterday by a New York County
grand jury in a sixty-count criminal information charging conspiracy and
bookmaking. |
T060150 |
|
|
|
| 6<=
/td>
|
1 |
1950 |
|
Washington |
President to Open =
Tax Files
Of Gamblers to Crime Inquiry; President Will Give Crime Inquiry Access to
Gamblers' Tax Returns |
T060250 |
|
|
|
| 6<=
/td>
|
2 |
1950 |
|
New York |
Frank Erickson tri=
ed
yesterday in Supreme Court to forestall use of evidence from
"leads" supplied by his seized financial records and testimony =
he
gave April 28 before a Senate subcommittee in Washington. |
T060350 |
|
|
|
| 6=
|
2 |
1950 |
|
Washington |
KC asks Western Union for help in nation-wide crime
syndicate by freezing its message files |
T060350 |
|
|
|
| 6=
|
3 |
1950 |
|
New York |
The third May gran=
d jury,
whose term has been extended, will seek to learn tomorrow the ramificatio=
ns
of Florida gambling operations that seemingly tie in Frank Erickson, the
bookmakers' bookmaker, with top underworld figures across the country.
|
T060450 |
|
|
|
| 6<=
/td>
|
4 |
1950 |
|
New York |
Records of Frank E=
rickson's
participation in additional gambling house ventures have been uncovered in
Florida, it was learned here yesterday. |
T060550 |
|
|
|
| 6=
|
6 |
1950 |
|
Washington |
A highly organized=
combine
that is directing a nation-wide narcotics ring with inter-related interes=
ts
in gambling, counterfeiting, white slavery and extortion, was described t=
oday
to the Senate Crime Investigating Committee. |
T060750 |
|
|
|
| 6<=
/td>
|
8 |
1950 |
|
Washington |
The Federal Commun=
ications
Commission requested the Western Union Telegraph Company yesterday to keep
messages, which it would otherwise destroy, for possible use by the KC
|
T060950 |
|
|
|
| 6=
|
12 |
1950 |
|
Washington |
KC says it is investigating a link between Costello,=
the
Mafia and narcotics |
T061350 |
|
|
|
| 6=
|
13 |
1950 |
|
Washington |
KC members heard c=
losed-door
testimony today from William Molasky of St. Louis, who has been described=
as
an "overlord" of racing news distribution. The committee also h=
ad
the books of his company, the Pioneer News Service, Inc. |
T061450 |
|
|
|
| 6=
|
14 |
1950 |
|
Washington |
Counterfeiting of =
American
dollars both here and abroad has increased to such proportions that more =
than
$100,000 of illegal currency is being spotted and seized every month by t=
he
United States Secret Service, Congressional testimony disclosed today.
|
T061550 |
|
|
|
| 6<=
/td>
|
14 |
1950 |
|
Washington |
Frank Seltzer, a H=
ollywood
film producer, told KC last week that Las Vegas gambling interests kept h=
im
out of Las Vegas |
T061550 |
|
|
|
| 6<=
/td>
|
17 |
1950 |
|
Washington |
Federal income-tax=
files and
other confidential data were made available by President Truman today to =
the
special Senate committee investigating crime. |
T061850 |
|
|
|
| 6<=
/td>
|
18 |
1950 |
|
Washington |
Senate crime inves=
tigators
are checking into possible interstate connections of local
"numbers" rackets that feed on the pennies and nickels of count=
less
"small fry" betters. |
T061950 |
|
|
|
| 6=
|
22 |
1950 |
|
Washington |
Wayne Coy, chairma=
n of the
Federal Communications Commission, suggested today that Continental Press
Service, of Cleveland, could be prosecuted under the anti-trust laws for
alleged monopolistic practices in its distribution of "flash"
racing news to selected clients around the country. |
T062350 |
|
|
|
| 6=
|
23 |
1950 |
|
Washington |
James V. Bennett, =
director
of the Federal Bureau of Prisons, urged the Senate Crime Investigating
Committee today to make a study of the means by which gang leaders in the
country recruit their forces and enforce order in their mobs. |
T062450 |
|
|
|
| 6<=
/td>
|
24 |
1950 |
|
Washington |
KC lined up witnes=
ses for
secret hearings on alleged links between gamblers from Florida, New York =
and
New Jersey |
T062550 |
|
|
|
| 6=
|
28 |
1950 |
|
Washington |
Edward H. Foley Jr=
., Under
Secretary of the Treasury, told the KC today that it was becoming
increasingly difficult to convict bigtime gangsters and other criminals f=
or
income tax evasion, the method that put many top gangsters in prison duri=
ng
the 1930s. |
T062950 |
|
|
|
| 7=
|
3 |
1950 |
|
Washington |
Through a loan des=
cribed by
Senators as a fantastic transaction, the Reconstruction Finance Corporati=
on
has put the Government indirectly into the gambling business, according to
testimony today before a Senate subcommittee investigating lending polici=
es
of the Federal agency. |
T070450 |
|
|
|
| 7=
|
6 |
1950 |
|
Washington |
Virgil W. Peterson=
told the
Senate Crime Investigating Committee today that organized crime in the Un=
ited
States was controlled by an alliance in which the principal partners were=
the
Frank Costello ring in New York and the syndicate in Chicago that fell he=
ir
to the underworld empire of Al Capone. |
T070750 |
|
|
|
| 7<=
/td>
|
7 |
1950 |
|
Washington |
KC received today a
confidential list of some eighty companies, engaged in legitimate busines=
s,
in which gangsters and racketeers were believed to have substantial owner=
ship
interests. |
T070850 |
|
|
|
| 7=
|
12 |
1950 |
|
Washington |
The Senate committ=
ee
investigating organized crime in interstate commerce announced today that=
the
facilities and files of the Police Department of New York City had been
placed at its disposal by Mayor William O'Dwyer. |
T071350 |
|
|
|
| 7=
|
13 |
1950 |
|
Miami |
The Senate crime
investigating subcommittee heard evidence today, in the form of a recorded
telephone conversation, that Claude A. Renshaw, City Manager of Miami Bea=
ch,
on what gambling rackets could operate <=
/span> |
T071450 |
Open hearing |
Hunt Kefauver |
Halley |
| 7<=
/td>
|
14 |
1950 |
|
Miami |
James Alexander Su=
llivan,
Sheriff of Dade County, spent most of today explairing to the Senate crime
investigating subcommittee the financial prosperity that had rewarded his
five years in that office. |
T071550 |
Open hearing |
Hunt Kefauver |
Halley |
| 7=
|
15 |
1950 |
|
Miami |
The Senate crime
investigating subcommittee established today that Walter Clark, Sheriff of
Broward County, just north of here, is a onethird partner in a firm which
engages in the bolita, or numbers, business and holds Federal licenses for
slot and pinball machines |
T071650 |
Open hearing |
Hunt Kefauver |
Halley |
| 7<=
/td>
|
18 |
1950 |
|
St. Louis |
GAMBLING INQUIRY M=
OVES TO
MISSOURI; Senate Hearing Is Informed of Operations on Both Sides of the
Mississippi Policy Operator Testifies Wire Men Got Commission Kefauver Names Carro=
ll |
T071950 |
Open hearing |
Kefauver |
|
| 7=
|
19 |
1950 |
|
Kansas City |
The Senate Crime
Investigating Committee heard today some details of the murder here last
spring of Charles Binaggio and Charles Gargotta, active in local Democrat=
ic
politics and associated with the underworld. |
T072050 |
Executive Session
|
Kefauver |
Goldschein |
| 7<=
/td>
|
20 |
1950 |
|
Kansas City |
Echoes of the stol=
en ballots
of 1947 and of the murder of Charles Binaggio, last April 5 were heard at=
the
Senate crime investigating committee's hearing today. |
T072150 |
Open hearing |
Tobey Kefauver |
|
| 7=
|
27 |
1950 |
|
Washington |
The Senate Crime
Investigating Committee warned racketeers today that it intended to keep a
sharp eye on any attempted entry into black market activities during the
economic dislocations that might result from the Korean campaign. |
T072850 |
|
|
|
| 7<=
/td>
|
31 |
1950 |
|
Washington |
Senate crime inves=
tigators
soon will broaden their inquiry to include underworld operations in
California and Pennsylvania |
T080150 |
|
|
|
| 8<=
/td>
|
5 |
1950 |
|
Miami |
Four court-appoint=
ed raiders
today seized records of the S. and G. Syndicate for use by the Dade County
grand jury in a conspiracy investigation. |
T080650 |
|
|
|
| 8=
|
7 |
1950 |
|
Miami |
Gov. Fuller Warren today ordered a thirty-day deadli=
ne on
Florida gambling. |
T080850 |
|
|
|
| 8<=
/td>
|
7 |
1950 |
|
Washington |
The Senate Crime
Investigating Committee will resume public hearings here Wednesday on
gambling in Florida, with four "missing" witnesses due to testi=
fy,
it was announced today. |
T080750 |
|
|
|
| 8=
|
9 |
1950 |
|
Washington Miami
|
William H. Johnsto=
n,
president of Sportsman's Park, a horse race track near Chicago, and of fo=
ur
Florida dog tracks, told Senate investigators today how he turned over ab=
out
$100,000 to the 1948 campaign of Gov. Fuller Warren of Florida. |
T080950 |
Open hearing |
Hunt Wiley Kefauver<=
/td>
|
Halley |
| 8<=
/td>
|
14 |
1950 |
|
New York |
Organized gambling=
in war
plants, which went on in full fever during World War II, is getting speci=
al
attention from Federal investigators now that arms production is again of
major importance. |
|
Preliminary hearing<=
/td>
|
|
Halley |
| 8<=
/td>
|
15 |
1950 |
|
New York |
Seven witnesses questioned about gambling in Wright
Aeronautical Corp plants in Northern New Jersey |
T081650 |
Preliminary hearing<=
/td>
|
|
Halley |
| 8=
|
18 |
1950 |
|
New York |
SENATORS WILL SIFT=
SUGAR
BLACK MARKET in New York City before and after the war |
T081850 |
|
|
|
| 8=
|
18 |
1950 |
|
Washington Interim =
Report
submitted |
The Senate Crime
Investigating Committee today reported that, so far, its inquiry had
established that organized crime existed on a large scale in the United
States and that it exercised a corrupting influence in many places on pub=
lic
officials. |
T081950 |
|
|
|
| 8=
|
20 |
1950 |
|
Washington |
SENATE INQUIRY TURNS TO BLACK, GRAY MARTS in and aro=
und
New York City |
T082150 |
|
|
|
| 8<=
/td>
|
22 |
1950 |
|
Washington |
An intricate desig=
n of black
marketeering in sugar in New York in 1945 was drawn for the Senate Crime
Investigating Committee today by the main participants. |
T082350 |
Open hearing |
Tobey Kefauver |
Halley |
| 8=
|
24 |
1950 |
|
New York |
The Port of New Yo=
rk
Authority disclosed yesterday that it had asked the Senate Crime
Investigating Committee to delve into a trucking concern's efforts to get
long-term control of the Authority's new and unoccupied terminal in Newar=
k at
a "ridiculously low" rental. |
T082550 |
|
|
|
| 8=
|
25 |
1950 |
|
Newark |
The Senate Crime
Investigating Committee headed by Senator Estes Kefauver of Tennessee began yesterday a preliminary investiga=
tion
of the attempt by the Peoples Express Company of Newark to get long-term
control of the Port of New York Authority's union terminal in Newark. |
T082650 |
Preliminary hearing<=
/td>
|
|
Halley |
| 9<=
/td>
|
5 |
1950 |
|
Chicago |
SENATE SUBPOENA DE=
FIED;
Former Capone Aide Paul Ricca Refuses to Accept Kefauver Summons |
T090650 |
|
|
|
| 9<=
/td>
|
7 |
1950 |
|
Chicago |
Three former Capone
associates will go to Washington to testify - Charles Gioe. Louis Campagna
and Paul Ricca |
T090850 |
|
|
|
| 9<=
/td>
|
9 |
1950 |
|
Washington |
Senate crime inves=
tigators
heard evidence today that many members of the old Al Capone gang still are
operating in Chicago, and elsewhere. |
T091050 |
Executive Session
|
Kefauver |
|
| 9<=
/td>
|
11 |
1950 |
|
Washington |
Senator Alexander =
Wiley,
Republican of Wisconsin, called today for a Senate investigation of the
appointment of Morris A. Shenker, St. Louis lawyer, as a Democratic party
fund raiser. |
T091250 |
|
|
|
| 9=
|
12 |
1950 |
|
Jefferson City |
Morris A. Shenker =
of St.
Louis, a lawyer whose clients include several who are being investigated =
by
the Senate Crime Investigation Committee, declined appointment today to t=
he
Democratic National Finance Committee. |
T091350 |
|
|
|
| 9<=
/td>
|
19 |
1950 |
|
Washington |
Chicago / Miami ga=
mbler
Harry Russell takes the Fifth when questioned by Halley. The committee gi=
ve
him until Friday, Sept. 22 to come back and testify or be cited. |
T092050 |
Open hearing |
Wiley Kefauver |
Halley |
| 9<=
/td>
|
20 |
1950 |
|
Chicago |
Chicago officials,=
including
some Democrats up for re-election in November, are sitting on a powder keg
that the Senate Crime Investigating Committee could explode at its hearin=
gs
next week. |
T092150 |
|
|
|
| 9=
|
22 |
1950 |
|
Washington |
The Senate Crime
Investigating Committee voted today to ask Congress to certify contempt
proceedings against Harry Russell after his repeated refusals to answer
questions about bookmaking operations in Miami aid Chicago. |
T092350 |
Open hearing |
Wiley Kefauver |
|
| 9=
|
23 |
1950 |
|
Washington |
The Senate unanimo=
usly voted
a contempt citation against Harry Russell, Chicago racketeer, today, for
refusing to tell its crime investigators about his alleged ties with the =
old
Capone gang and the S & G gambling syndicate in Miami. |
T092450 |
|
|
|
| 9=
|
26 |
1950 |
|
Chicago |
Chicago Crime Study Linked to 2 Murders - Drury and =
Bas |
T093050 |
|
|
|
| 9=
|
28 |
1950 |
|
Kansas City |
The Senate Crime
Investigating Committee heard testimony today that Charles Binaggio, local
gambler and politician, may have had $12,000 in his pocket the night he w=
as
killed last April. The murder is still unsolved. |
T092950 |
Open hearing |
Wiley Kefauver |
|
| 9=
|
29 |
1950 |
|
Kansas City |
Governor Forrest S=
mith
testified before the special Senate crime investigating committee that he=
had
maintained only distant political relations with Charles Binaggio, gambler
and political faction leader who was murdered here last April 6. |
T093050 |
Open hearing |
Wiley Kefauver |
Halley |
| 9<=
/td>
|
30 |
1950 |
|
Kansas City |
EK gave this once =
gangridden
community a clean bill of civic health at the conclusion today of the Sen=
ate
Crime Investigating Committee's hearings here. |
T100150 |
Open hearing |
Wiley Kefauver |
|
| 1=
0 |
2 |
1950 |
|
Chicago |
$21,000 IN BAS' SAFE BOX; Slain Chicago Lawyer's Aff=
airs
Sifted--Crime Inquiry Nears |
T100350 |
|
|
|
| 1=
0 |
3 |
1950 |
|
Chicago |
Paul Ricca and Lou=
is
Campagna, paroled from a Federal penitentiary in 1947, were back in jail
tonight. They were to be held while State's Attorney John S. Boyle checks=
on
their accounts of what they were doing the night William Drury and Marvin=
J.
Bas, a lawyer, were murdered. |
T100450 |
|
|
|
| 1=
0 |
3 |
1950 |
|
Washington |
Republican strateg=
ists,
hopeful of recapturing the Senate, are depending heavily on recent crime
disclosures in New York City, Chicago and Kansas City to carry them to
victory in three otherwise tight Senate races. |
T100450 |
|
|
|
| 1=
0 |
3 |
1950 |
|
New York |
KEFAUVER TO SEE MURPHY; He=
ad of
Senate Inquiry Group Plans Talk in Two Weeks |
T100450 |
|
|
|
| 1=
0 |
5 |
1950 |
|
Chicago |
The Senate Crime
Investigating Committee has set in motion an international manhunt for th=
ree
members of the current Capone gang whom it believes to be dodging its
subpoenas. The men were identified as Anthony Accardo, Charles and Rocco
Fischetti. |
T100650 |
|
|
|
| 10=
|
5 |
1950 |
|
Chicago |
The committee hear=
s state
and municipal officials outline their problems of law enforcement |
T100650 |
Executive Session
|
Kefauver |
Halley |
| 10=
|
6 |
1950 |
|
Calumet City |
An investigating
"binge" by Senate Crime Committee agents here produced subpoenas
and a hearing today for a policeman, a dice game operator and two of his
employes. |
T100750 |
|
|
|
| 1=
0 |
6 |
1950 |
|
Chicago |
Senator Estes Kefauver, its chairm=
an,
announced here tonight that the Senate Crime Investigating Committee would
start closed hearings in New York Wednesday. The hearings, he stated, wou=
ld
cover the New York-New Jersey area. |
T100750 |
Executive Session
|
Kefauver |
Halley |
| 10=
|
7 |
1950 |
|
Chicago |
The Senate Crime
Investigating Committee suspended its hearings in Chicago today in favor =
of a
preliminary survey of illegal activities in the area of New York and New
Jersey. Closed hearings will be held in New York City next Wednesday and
Thursday, followed by similar sessions in Philadelphia on Friday and
Saturday. |
T100850 |
Executive Session
|
Kefauver |
Halley |
| 1=
0 |
8 |
1950 |
|
Washington |
Child to Senator Kefauver<=
/font>, Wife |
T100950 |
|
|
|
| 1=
0 |
11 |
1950 |
|
New York |
The committee held=
an
executive session at the US Court House in New York City. Members inquired
about open gambling in Saratoga and Bergen County, New Jersey. Meyer Lans=
ky
appeared before the committee. |
T101250 |
Executive Session
|
Tobey Kefauver |
|
| 1=
0 |
12 |
1950 |
|
New York |
Meyer Lansky, close
associate of Charles (Lucky Luciano) Lucania and Frank Costello, refused
yesterday to answer "pertinent" questions on the New York-New
Jersey gambling situation before the Senate Crime Investigation Committee.
The committee will recommend that he be cited for contempt. |
T101350 |
Executive Session
|
Tobey Kefauver |
|
| 10=
|
12 |
1950 |
|
Trenton |
Kefauver travelled=
to the
State Prison in Trenton to question Michael Guarini, a New Jersey gambler
serving time. |
T101350 |
Executive Session
|
Kefauver |
Halley |
| 1=
0 |
12 |
1950 |
KC |
Miami |
George Patton, for=
mer
sheriff's deputy in charge of raids on handbooks, who was in Office of
Strategic Services agent during the war, was put under twenty-four-hour g=
uard
in a secret hiding place today after testifying about Florida gambling be=
fore
a grand jury. |
T101350 |
|
|
|
| 1=
0 |
12 |
1950 |
|
Philadelphia |
Appearing on a rad=
io program
in Philadelphia, Kefauver claimed that Lucky Luciano was receiving large =
sums
of money from sources in the United Staes and that he still has his finge=
r in
the United States crime picture. |
T101350 |
|
|
|
| 1=
0 |
13 |
1950 |
|
Philadelphia |
The Senate Crime
Investigating Committee will be asked to cite Harry Stromberg, better kno=
wn
au "Nig" Rosen, for contempt of the Senate for refusing to answ=
er
questions concerning his connections with gambling. |
T101450 |
Executive Session
|
O'Conor Kefauver |
Halley |
| 10=
|
14 |
1950 |
|
Philadelphia |
Revelations report=
edly made
by three key witnesses before the Senate crime investigating committee to=
day
threw the Philadelphia Police Department into a turmoil from top to botto=
m. |
T101550 |
Executive Session
|
O'Conor Kefauver |
Halley |
| 10=
|
16 |
1950 |
|
Chicago |
Disclosure that a =
former
associate of Al Capone was employed at Sportsman's Park Race Track in
suburban Cicero brought quick action today from the Illinois Racing Board=
. |
T101750 |
|
|
|
| 10=
|
17 |
1950 |
|
Chicago |
Capt. Dan Gilbert,=
chief
investigator for the Cook County state's attorney's office since 1932 and
Democratic candidate for county sheriff, told the Senate Crime Investigat=
ing
committee today that he amassed his $360,000 fortune by speculating in st=
ocks
and grains, and promised to submit his books to the Chicago Crime Commiss=
ion. |
T101850 |
Executive Session
|
Kefauver |
|
| 10=
|
17 |
1950 |
|
Philadelphia |
Police Inspector C=
raig D.
Ellis, commander of the vice squad for ten years, shot and killed himself
today a few hours after being ordered to appear before a special Federal
grand jury investigating rackets. |
T101850 |
|
|
|
| 1=
0 |
18 |
1950 |
|
Chicago |
An intensive inqui=
ry into
the affairs of the Continental Press Service, a racing wire transmitter
formerly operated by the late James M. Ragen, occupied the Kefauver Senate Crime
Investigating Committee at the concluding session of its closed hearings =
here
today. |
T101950 |
Executive Session
|
Kefauver |
|
| 10=
|
19 |
1950 |
|
Trenton |
The gambling spotl=
ight
shifted yesterday from Brooklyn to New Jersey, where State Attorney Gener=
al
Theodore D. Parsons ordered an investigation of organized betting in Berg=
en
County. |
T102050 |
|
|
|
| 1=
0 |
25 |
1950 |
|
Albany |
Albany Prosecutor =
Refuses
Request Of Labor Party for Hanley Inquiry; Erway Says McManus Plea for Gr=
and
Jury Investigation of 'Barter in Nominations' Was 'Not Made in Good Faith'
The Kefauver Comm ordered an investigation into how Hanley became the Rep=
ublican
candidate for the Senate |
T102650 |
|
|
|
| 1=
0 |
23 |
1950 |
|
Chicago |
ANOTHER CAPONE CAL=
LED;
Senate Committee Subpoenas Third of the Brothers |
T102450 |
|
|
|
| 1=
0 |
28 |
1950 |
|
Philadelphia |
DUFF ISSUES CHALLENGE; Tells Senate Crime and Vote F=
raud
Groups to Call Him |
T102950 |
Political |
|
|
| 10=
|
31 |
1950 |
|
Hackensack |
Joe Adonis, reputed
underworld leader who has been eluding the questioning of Senate crime
investigators, surrendered today in the Bergen County gambling inquiry.
|
T103150 |
|
|
|
| 1=
1 |
2 |
1950 |
|
New York |
Edward Corsi, Repu=
blican
mayoralty candidate, called last night for an immediate hearing by the Kefauver Senatorial
Committee on his charges that his mayoralty rivals, Acting Mayor Impellit=
teri
and Ferdinand Pecora, had the support of the underworld in the present
campaign. |
T110350 |
Political Response
|
|
|
| 11=
|
2 |
1950 |
|
Hackensack |
James (Piggy) Lync=
h of
Palisades Park and Arthur Longano of Englewood, alleged associates of Joe
Adonis and Frank Erickson, surrendered to Superior Court Judge J. Wallace
Leyden here this morning. They had been sought in warrants issued last
week-end at the request of Deputy Attorney General Nelson F. Stamler, who=
is
directing the state's investigation of gambling in Bergen County. |
T110350 |
|
|
|
| 11=
|
3 |
1950 |
|
Washington |
Senate crime inves=
tigators
today ordered some of the nation's biggest distillers to be ready to tell
next week what they know about the underworld's "invasion" of t=
he
wholesale liquor business. |
T110450 |
|
|
|
| 1=
1 |
5 |
1950 |
|
Chicago |
CHICAGO CRIME STUD=
Y MAY SWAY
ELECTION |
T110650 |
Political |
|
|
| 1=
1 |
6 |
1950 |
|
Washington |
Harry Russell, des=
cribed by
Senate crime investigators as an agent for Chicago gangsters seeking to
"muscle in" on Miami's lucrative gambling business, was indicte=
d by
a Federal grand jury today for contempt of Congress. |
T110750 |
|
|
|
| 11=
|
7 |
1950 |
|
Washington |
Senate crime inves=
tigators
will seeK contempt-of-Congress citations against Harry Stromberg, reputed
Philadelphia gambling boss, and Willie Weisberg, one of his chief
lieutenants. |
T110850 |
|
|
|
| 1=
1 |
8 |
1950 |
|
Washington |
A number of distil=
lers
agreed today with the Senate Crime Investigating Committee to study the
possibility of excluding known gangsters and criminals from the ranks of
their wholesale distributors. A study committee will be established to ma=
ke
recommendations by Dec. 1. |
T110950 |
|
|
|
| 1=
1 |
9 |
1950 |
|
Washington |
The Senate Crime
Investigating Committee will look into conditions in the Far West, it was
announced here today. Senators Estes Kefauver, Democrat of Tennessee; Alexander Wiley, Republican =
of
Wisconsin, and Charles W. Tobey, Republican of New Hampshire, will hold t=
he
hearings. |
T111050 |
|
|
|
| 11=
|
12 |
1950 |
|
Washington |
SENATORS AGAIN STA=
RT ON
UNDERWORLD TRAILS; Committee Heads for California in Its Inquiry Into
Interstate Crime Interstate Channels Corrective Local Action Civic
Commissions |
T111250 |
|
|
|
| 11=
|
13 |
1950 |
|
Hackensack |
Joe Adonis and Sal=
vatore
Moretti, alleged gambling associates of Frank Erickson, failed to honor t=
he
request of Deputy Attorney General Nelson F. Stamler to appear in his off=
ice
here this morning. |
T111350 |
|
|
|
| 1=
1 |
14 |
1950 |
|
Washington |
Harry Russell, Gambler to Be Tried Jan. 15 |
T111450 |
|
|
|
| 11=
|
15 |
1950 |
|
Chicago |
A former policy ga=
mbling
leader was wounded today as authorities began a search for a new suspect =
in
the September killing of Detective William Drury. |
T111650 |
|
|
|
| 1=
1 |
16 |
1950 |
|
Los Angeles |
The Senate Crime
Investigating Committee encountered what it described as something less t=
han
satisfactory cooperation from the Los Angeles County Sheriff's office tod=
ay
as it opened two days of hearings. |
T111750 |
|
|
|
| 1=
1 |
17 |
1950 |
|
Los Angeles |
Michael (Mickey) C=
ohen, New
Yorkborn former boxer and the most prominent figure of the Los Angeles
underworld, gave the fanciest sparring exhibition of his career today dur=
ing
an all-day interrogation by the Senate Crime Investigating Committee. |
T111850 |
|
|
|
| 11=
|
18 |
1950 |
|
Los Angeles |
A conclave of narc=
otic
traffickers on the Mexican border at the time of the Binaggio-Gargotta
slayings in Kansas City last May was described today to the Senate Crime
Investigating Committee. |
T111950 |
|
|
|
| 1=
1 |
21 |
1950 |
|
San Francisco |
The Senate Crime
Investigating Committee questioned David M. Kessel, 56-year-old Rumania-b=
orn
"business man" of the San Francisco Bay area, for two hours tod=
ay
and voted promptly to cite him for perjury and contempt of the Senate.
|
T112250 |
|
|
|
| 11=
|
22 |
1950 |
|
San Francisco |
The Senate Crime
Investigating Committee today prodded the Internal Revenue Bureau over
asserted slowness in prosecuting taxevading criminals. |
T112350 |
|
|
|
| 11=
|
23 |
1950 |
|
Washington |
The Commissioner o=
f Internal
Revenue, George J. Schoeneman, said tonight an "intensive
investigation" was already in progress into charges of an alleged
pay-off link between racketeers and Federal agents. |
T112450 |
|
|
|
| 11=
|
23 |
1950 |
|
Toronto |
Ontario Premier Le=
slie Frost
said today provincial authorities have received little cooperation from
United States law enforcement agencies in efforts to combat vice conditio=
ns
in Windsor, Ont., opposite Detroit. |
T112450 |
|
|
|
| 1=
1 |
24 |
1950 |
|
Washington |
Senator Estes Kefauver, Democrat of
Tennessee, chairman of the Senate Crime Investigating Committee, said ton=
ight
the Internal Revenue Bureau was investigating the income tax returns of
Mickey Cohen of Hollywood and three "Big Time" West Coast gambl=
ers. |
T112550 |
|
|
|
| 11=
|
25 |
1950 |
|
Washington |
Three Internal Rev=
enue
Bureau employes in California were suspended today in connection with cha=
rges
linking bureau employer to improper transactions with underworld characte=
rs
in Nevada and California. |
T112650 |
|
|
|
| 1=
2 |
1 |
1950 |
|
Washington |
SENATORS TO HEAR A=
DONIS;
Committee Will Question Him Here or at Capital Next Week |
T120250 |
|
|
|
| 1=
2 |
4 |
1950 |
|
Washington |
Senator Estes Kefauver, Democrat of
Tennessee, chairman of the Senate Crime Investigating Committee, asked the
President of the Senate today to issue warrants for the arrest of eleven
individuals who had evaded his group's subpoenas to testify before it. |
T120550 |
|
|
|
| 12=
|
6 |
1950 |
|
Washington |
Joe Adonis, repute=
d to be
one of the nation's gambling overlords, has been called to testify by the
Senate crime investigating committee at public hearings here starting next
Tuesday. |
T120750 |
|
|
|
| 1=
2 |
8 |
1950 |
|
Hackensack |
ADONIS' BAIL PROTECTED; Judge Lets the Jersey Gambler
Testify Before Senate Group |
T120950 |
|
|
|
| 12=
|
9 |
1950 |
|
Washington |
CRIME INQUIRY DOES=
N'T PAY--
AT LEAST NOT FOR KEFAUVER; Tennessee Senator Faces the Possibility That His
Investigation May Be Scuttled Defeat of Lucas Help From Others |
T121050 |
|
|
|
| 12=
|
12 |
1950 |
|
Washington |
Joseph Doto, bette=
r known as
Joe Adonis, refused to tell the Senate Crime Investigating Committee today
anything about his business, income, property or associations. |
T121350 |
|
|
|
| 12=
|
13 |
1950 |
|
Washington |
An avowed, unasham=
ed gambler
told the Senate Crime Investigating Committee today a rags-to-riches story
that led the Senators to congratulate him on his frankness and assistance=
to
their inquiry. |
T121450 |
|
|
|
| 12=
|
17 |
1950 |
|
Chicago |
The Senate Crime
Investigating Committee reported to Washington authorities today that its
telephone wires in the Morrison Hotel here had been tapped and asked for a
Federal investigation. |
T121850 |
|
|
|
| 1=
2 |
18 |
1950 |
|
Chicago |
Tony Accardo and J=
ack Guzik,
leading figures in the Capone syndicate, last year were in partnership and
made a gross income of $271,415.08, the first open hearing of the Senate
Crime Investigating Committee in Chicago disclosed today. |
T121950 |
|
|
|
| 1=
2 |
18 |
1950 |
|
Washington |
Prosecution of two=
dozen
persons indicted for contempt of Congress will proceed despite the recent
Supreme Court ruling that a witness has the right to refuse to answer
questicns concerning Communist party affiliation on the ground of
self-incrimination |
T121950 |
|
|
|
| 1=
2 |
19 |
1950 |
|
Chicago |
Tom Kelly, operati=
ng head of
Continental Press Service, nationwide wire service for the distribution of
racing news, told the Senate Crime Investigating Committee today that
Continental was set up to "stay as far as possible from
bookmakers." |
T122050 |
|
|
|
| 1=
2 |
20 |
1950 |
|
Tampa |
Inquiry Quarters Moved |
T122050 |
|
|
|
| 12=
|
20 |
1950 |
|
Chicago |
The Kefauver Senate Crime Committee today heard testimony by the
brother of a former bookmaker in Kenosha. Wis., that two Kenosha City
Councilmen had demanded $15,000 of the bookmaker, had settled for $7,500,=
and
had arranged for the bookie to reopen a lucrative crap game in order to m=
ake
enough money to pay the $7,500. |
T122150 |
|
|
|
| 1=
2 |
22 |
1950 |
|
Washington |
More Crime Hearings to Come |
T122350 |
|
|
|
| 12=
|
23 |
1950 |
|
Washington |
A large dose of fr=
ustration
seems to be the Christmas gift of the nation's mobsters to the Senate Cri=
me.
Investigating Committee. The gangsters stoutly decline to put the finger =
on
themselves or on one another. |
T122450 |
|
|
|
| 1=
2 |
29 |
1950 |
|
Chicago |
Tony Accardo, Missing Witness Surrenders |
T123050 |
|
|
|
| 1=
2 |
29 |
1950 |
|
Tampa |
C.M. Beasley, Chie=
f of
Police of Tampa, told the Senate Crime Investigating Committee today that=
he
believed the Mafia, a Sicilian secret society, was a working crime syndic=
ate
in the United States and that professional killers were sent around the c=
ountry
to commit gang assassinations at its order. |
T123050 |
|
|
|
| 1<=
/td>
|
5 |
1951 |
|
Washington |
The Senate Crime
Investigating Committee voted today to recommend that the Senate cite for
contempt Anthony J. (Tony) Accardo of Chicago and Joe Doto, alias Joe Ado=
nis,
of New York. |
T010651 |
|
|
|
| 1=
|
5 |
1951 |
|
Tampa |
The Tampa Bar Asso=
ciation
and the Board of Governors of the Chamber of Commerce today branded last
week's hearing here by the special Senate committee investigating crime as
"un-American" and "unfair." |
T010651 |
|
|
|
| 1<=
/td>
|
6 |
1951 |
|
Washington |
The Senate Crime
Investigating Committee named seven reluctant witnesses today, besides Joe
Adonis and Anthony (Tony) Accardo, whom they will ask the Senate to cite =
for
contempt of Congress. |
T010751 |
|
|
|
| 1<=
/td>
|
8 |
1951 |
|
Washington |
Senate crime inves=
tigators
took the unusual step today of asking the Senate's Sergeant-at-Arms to se=
rve
subpoenas on nine "missing" witnesses wanted for committee hear=
ings
in Cleveland next week. |
T010951 |
|
|
|
| 1=
|
9 |
1951 |
|
Fort Lauderdale |
Walter Clark, FLORIDA SHERIFF CLEARED; Lottery Case =
Is
Dropped After Associate Is Acquitted |
T011051 |
|
|
|
| 1<=
/td>
|
11 |
1951 |
|
Washington |
To curb nation-wid=
e rackets
and betting rings the Senate Crime Investigating Committee will make spec=
ific
recommendation for legislation to control wire services disseminating rac=
ing
information |
T011251 |
|
|
|
| 1=
|
12 |
1951 |
|
Washington |
KEFAUVER TO RETURN; Undeci=
ded on
Calling O'Dwyer When Crime Inquiry Resumes |
T011351 |
|
|
|
| 1=
|
16 |
1951 |
|
Cleveland |
The Senate Crime
Investigating Committee announced tonight it had enlisted the help of the
State Department in tracing three missing witnesses who are believed to h=
ave
fled to Mexico. Three days of hearings are to open here tomorrow morning.=
|
T011751 |
|
|
|
| 1=
|
17 |
1951 |
|
Cleveland |
Arthur B. (Mickey)=
McBride,
owner of the championship Cleveland Browns professional football team, de=
nied
to the Senate Crime
Investigating Committee today that he had ever had any acquaintance or
association with the Capone gang in Chicago. |
T011851 |
|
|
|
| 1=
|
18 |
1951 |
|
Cleveland |
--Thomas Jefferson=
McGinty,
admitted part owner of a recently closed gambling casino near Cleveland, =
told
the Senate Crime
Investigating Committee today that he had joined three other local gamble=
rs
in investing $800,000 in the Desert Inn at Las Vegas, Nev., where games of
chance are legal. |
T011951 |
|
|
|
| 1=
|
19 |
1951 |
|
Cleveland |
The Senate Crime Investigating Committee closed its
hearings here today and turned its eyes to New York. |
T011951 |
|
|
|
| 1=
|
20 |
1951 |
|
Washington |
Senator Estes Kefauver, Democrat of
Tennessee, said today he should not have "directed" The
Indianapolis News to stop publishing a crime report which Senator =
Kefauver called conf=
idential
and unverified. |
T012151 |
|
|
|
| 1=
|
21 |
1951 |
|
Washington |
Crime Group to 'Invite' Chicago Golf Promoter - Geor=
ge S.
May |
T012251 |
|
|
|
| 1<=
/td>
|
22 |
1951 |
|
Miami Beach |
Fear that the Unit=
ed States
Senate crime committee hearings may result in a ban on interstate movemen=
t of
racing news was expressed today by the National Association of State Raci=
ng
Commissioners. |
T012351 |
|
|
|
| 1=
|
22 |
1951 |
|
Washington |
Senator Estes Kefauver, Democrat of
Tennessee, asked the Senate today to vote a contempt of Congress citation
against Joe Adonis, reputed big-time New York and New Jersey gambler and
racketeer. |
T012351 |
|
|
|
| 1=
|
23 |
1951 |
|
New York |
Top state and city=
officials
are expected to testify before the Senate Crime Investigating Committee w=
hen
it begins inquiring into charges made in the 1950 election campaign of an
alliance in this city between crime and politics. |
T012451 |
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/td>
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23 |
1951 |
|
Washington |
The Senate voted t=
oday to
cite for contempt eight men who refused to answer questions put to them by
its Crime Investigating Committee at hearings in the last several weeks. =
The
cited witnesses were: |
T012451 |
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| 1<=
/td>
|
25 |
1951 |
|
New Orleans |
The Senate Crime
Investigating Committee heard testimony today that New Orleans gamblers t=
ried
to scribe a churchman by offer of a new Sunday school building. |
T012551 |
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| 1=
|
26 |
1951 |
|
New Orleans |
The former wife of=
Criminal
Sheriff John Grosch of Orleans Parish (county) told the Senate Crime
Investigation Committee today that he accumulated $50,000 during six year=
s,
when his salary as a city detective ranged from $186 to $346 a month. |
T012751 |
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| 1<=
/td>
|
27 |
1951 |
|
New Orleans |
A Sheriff and five=
gambling
figures will be named for contempt citations for refusing to testify befo=
re a
Senate crime investigating committee hearing that ended early today. |
T012851 |
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| 1=
|
29 |
1951 |
|
Washington |
The Senate Crime
Investigating Committee voted today to seek contempt prosecutions against
Frank J. Clancy, Louisiana sheriff, Phil Kastel, New Orleans gambler, and
seven other witnesses who refused to answer committee questions. |
T013051 |
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30 |
1951 |
|
Washington |
Resigns From Legal Staff Of Senate Crime Inquiry - B=
oris
Kostelanetz |
T013151 |
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| 1<=
/td>
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31 |
1951 |
|
New Orleans |
Gambling was close=
d down and
slot machines removed from establishments in unincorporated sections of
adjacent Jefferson Parish (county) today. Sheriff Frank Clancy said the b=
an
is permanent. |
T020151 |
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| 2<=
/td>
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5 |
1951 |
|
Washington |
Judge F. Dickinson=
Letts,
veteran Federal jurist, freed Harry Russell, gambler, today of a contempt=
of
Congress charge |
T020651 |
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| 2<=
/td>
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6 |
1951 |
|
Washington |
A subpoena for Jam=
es Leary,
lawyer who has long been regarded as behind-the-scenes Republican boss of
Saratoga County, has been issued by the Senate Crime Investigating Commit=
tee. |
T020751 |
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| 2<=
/td>
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7 |
1951 |
|
Washington |
A repentant Louisi=
ana
Sheriff promised the Senate Crime Investigating Committee today that he w=
ould
close all the gambling places in his jurisdiction as soon as he got home.=
|
T020751 |
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/td>
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7 |
1951 |
|
Washington |
A subpoena for Jam=
es Leary,
lawyer who has long been regarded as behind-the-scenes Republican boss of
Saratoga County, has been issued by the Senate =
Crime Investigating Committee. |
T020851 |
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8 |
1951 |
|
Washington |
Senate Crime Committee Stu=
dies
Staten Island |
T020951 |
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| 2=
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8 |
1951 |
|
Detroit |
Harry H. Bennett, =
the late
Henry Ford's "strong man," appeared under subpoena today before=
the
Senate Crime
Investigating Committee and denied testimony that he had hired convicted
criminals to handle labor "troubles" and other ... |
T020951 |
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| 2<=
/td>
|
9 |
1951 |
|
Detroit |
The Senate Crime
Investigating Committee, convinced by testimony it heard in Detroit that
public enemies had won "a foothold" in certain key industries h=
ere,
wound up its hearings today. |
T021051 |
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| 2<=
/td>
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10 |
1951 |
|
Detroit |
3 CRIME WITNESSES =
ACCUSED IN
DETROIT; Perjury Indictments Possible as Result of Testimony Before Senate
Group |
T021151 |
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| 2=
|
10 |
1951 |
|
Washington |
West Coast Inquiry Renewed - Downey Rice |
T021151 |
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| 2<=
/td>
|
11 |
1951 |
|
Washington |
Senate crime inves=
tigators
said today they might ask Congress to set up a permanent commission to ex=
pose
big-time criminals whose operations criss-cross state lines. |
T021251 |
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| 2<=
/td>
|
12 |
1951 |
|
New York |
Former Mayor Willi=
am O'Dwyer
will be a witness at his own request before the Senate Crime Investigating
Committee in Manhattan early in March, committee counsel indicated yester=
day. |
T021351 |
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| 2=
|
12 |
1951 |
|
Detroit |
The immediate dism=
issal of
W. Dean Robinson, president of the Briggs Manufacturing Company, was dema=
nded
today by Emil Mazey, secretarytreasurer of the United Automobile Workers,
C.I.O., in a letter addressed to Walter O. Briggs Sr., the company's boar=
d chairman. |
T021351 |
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|
|
| =
2 |
14 |
1951 |
|
New York |
O'DWYER FRIENDS HE=
ARD BY
SENATORS IN CRIME INQUIRY; Testimony of Moran and Bals on
Racketeer-Politician Ties Called 'Vague and Hazy' NEAL AND STAND TESTIFY
Anastasia, Murder Case Figure, Also Is Questioned--Costello Due to Appear
Again Today O'Dwyer, Costello Said to Have Met Wrong Anna Paris Called SE=
NATE
UNIT HEARS O'DWYER FRIENDS Neal and Stand Testify Refuse to Reply on Inco=
mes
Former Miss Paris Amused Praise Hogan for Aid |
T021551 |
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| 2<=
/td>
|
15 |
1951 |
|
New York |
The Senate Crime
Investigating Committee, headed by Estes Kefauv=
er of Tennessee, wound up three days of private hearing=
s here
yesterday in possession of the "life stories" of two men=
|
T021651 |
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| 2=
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16 |
1951 |
|
Washington |
SENATE CRIME INVESTIGATING GROUP STUDIES PUNCHBOARDS=
|
T021751 |
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| 2=
|
17 |
1951 |
|
Washington |
The top man in a r=
ace horse
gambling outfit testified today he had paid $200,000 income tax in a
"good year" and that his office telephone bills alone had run
$3,500 a month. He said he was worth just over $100,000 net. |
T021851 |
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| 2<=
/td>
|
19 |
1951 |
|
Washington |
EX-BOOKIE REPORTS =
GIFTS TO
DETECTIVE; Nig Rosen Tells Crime Inquiry of Aiding Man Now Official in
Philadelphia Police Answers Most Questions Police Official Notified Chauf=
feur
for Promoter |
T022051 |
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| 2<=
/td>
|
20 |
1951 |
|
Washington |
POLICE AIDE DENIES=
GIFTS BY
GAMBLER; Philadelphia Official Asserts He Wouldn't Let Nig Rosen Even
Converse With Him Calls Stromberg 'Bum' |
T022151 |
|
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| 2<=
/td>
|
21 |
1951 |
|
Washington |
The Senate ordered=
tonight
that arrest warrants be issued for seventeen witnesses accused by Senate
crime investigators of going into hiding to escape questioning. |
T022251 |
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|
| 2<=
/td>
|
22 |
1951 |
|
Washington |
Senator Kefauver accused sta=
te law
enforcement officials today of aiding gamblers and other criminals by
jurisdictional buck-passing. |
T022351 |
|
|
|
| 2<=
/td>
|
22 |
1951 |
|
Albany |
The Crime Investig=
ating
Committee of the United States Senate has asked the State Senate to furni=
sh
it with payroll records and other data relating to State Senate employes.=
|
T022351 |
|
|
|
| 2=
|
23 |
1951 |
|
Washington |
CRIME HUNT DELVES =
INTO
LEGISLATURE; Counsel for Senate Committee Says He Wants All Members to
Furnish Payroll Records CRIME HUNT DELVES INTO LEGISLATURE Pressure for
Impellitteri Man |
T022451 |
|
|
|
| 2=
|
23 |
1951 |
|
St. Louis |
Testimony before a=
Senate Crime Investi=
gating
Committee hearing today indicated that a nation-wide betting system in th=
is
area conducted a business of more than $7,000,000 through Western Union
facilities. |
|
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| 2<=
/td>
|
24 |
1951 |
|
St. Louis |
'Outraged' Over Vi=
deo at
Hearing, Carroll, Bet Expert, Defies Senators; BET EXPERT BALKS AT TV IN
INQUIRY Kefauver
Defends TV |
T022551 |
|
|
|
| 2<=
/td>
|
24 |
1951 |
|
St. Louis |
Senator Estes Kefauver indicated t=
onight
that an investigation planned by the Senate Crime Investigating Committee=
did
not involve a broad inquiry into the New York State Legislature or its
payrolls. |
T022551 |
|
|
|
| 2=
|
25 |
1951 |
|
Washington |
The refusal of a S=
t. Louis
betting commissioner to make a television appearance before the Senate Cr=
ime
Investigating Committee in St. Louis yesterday drew spirited speculation
today from constitutional lawyers on whether the defiant witness stood on=
solid
legal ground. |
T022651 |
|
|
|
| 2<=
/td>
|
25 |
1951 |
|
Los Angeles |
Senator Kefauver said tonigh=
t that
he would ask Attorney General J. Howard McGrath for an opinion on the leg=
al
propriety of televising a Senate committee hearing. |
T022651 |
|
|
|
| 2=
|
26 |
1951 |
|
Los Angeles |
BAR GROUP CAUTIONS KEFAUVE=
R ON TV USE |
T022751 |
|
|
|
| 2<=
/td>
|
26 |
1951 |
|
New York |
The request of the=
United
States Senate Crime Investigating Committee for a look at the payrolls of=
the
New York State Legislature is based on a desire to inquire into the
background of Alfred C. Muscio, an assistant research counsel to Senator
Elmer F. Quinn, Democratic minority leader in the Legislature's upper hou=
se. |
T022751 |
|
|
|
| 2=
|
26 |
1951 |
|
New York |
The Senate Crime
Investigating Committee will air crime and politics in six days of public
hearings starting March 12 in the United States Courthouse, in Foley Squa=
re,
Rudolph Halley, chief counsel, announced yesterday. |
T02751 |
|
|
|
| 2=
|
27 |
1951 |
|
Los Angeles |
The slaying of Ben=
jamin
(Bugsy) Siegel here in 1947 stemmed from a Nevada gambling casino row in
which a number of New York personalities figured, Police Chief Clinton H.
Anderson of Beverly Hills testified today before the Senate Crime
Investigating Committee. |
T02851 |
|
|
|
| 2=
|
28 |
1951 |
|
Washington |
Senate Inquiry Cal=
ls
Costello And Adonis Rulers of Crime; Reports They Head One of Two Syndica=
tes
and Luciano May Be Mediator--Group Sure Underworld Government Exists
COSTELLO, ADONIS HELD CRIME HEADS Created by Criminals" Gambling Cal=
led
Lifeblood |
T030151 |
|
|
|
| 3=
|
2 |
1951 |
|
San Francisco |
The Senate Crime
Investigating Committee announced today it would ask the Senate to hold t=
wo
witnesses in contempt because of their refusal to testify. The committee
opened a two-day hearing in this city. |
T030351 |
|
|
|
| 3=
|
3 |
1951 |
|
Mexico City |
O'DWYER ILL, DELAYS TRIP HERE TO TESTIFY |
T030451 |
|
|
|
| 3<=
/td>
|
3 |
1951 |
|
San Francisco |
The Treasury Depar=
tment
backed down today in a skirmish with the Senate Crime Investigating
Committee. In so doing it saved a Treasury intelligence agent from being
cited for contempt of the Senate. |
T030451 |
|
|
|
| 3<=
/td>
|
4 |
1951 |
|
San Francisco |
Several representa=
tives of
the Senate Crime Investigating Committee were left behind in San Francisco
today, following a two-day hearing, to try to find and analyze... |
T030551 |
|
|
|
| 3<=
/td>
|
6 |
1951 |
|
Philadelphia |
A story of deep-ro=
oted
dissension among top law-enforcement officials here was unfolded today wi=
th
the release of hitherto secret testimony before the Senate Crime
Investigating Committee. |
T030751 |
|
|
|
| 3=
|
7 |
1951 |
|
Washington |
The Senate Crime
Investigating Committee voted today to cite James J. Carroll, nationally
known betting commissioner, for contempt of Congress to test whether a
witness can be forced to testify before television cameras. |
T030851 |
|
|
|
| 3=
|
8 |
1951 |
|
Washington |
Kefauver's Friend Arrested |
T030951 |
|
|
|
| 3<=
/td>
|
9 |
1951 |
|
New York |
Frank Erickson, the
convicted bookmaker, and officials of the Roosevelt Raceway at Mineola, L=
.I.,
will be the first witnesses before the Senate Crime Investigating Committ=
ee
here on Monday. |
T031051 |
|
|
|
| 3<=
/td>
|
9 |
1951 |
|
Washington |
The Senate Crime
Investigating Committee heard testimony today that two Illinois liquor
wholesalers, in a conspiracy with buyers, were bootlegging thousands of c=
ases
of whisky into "dry" areas of the South. |
T031051 |
|
|
|
| 3=
|
11 |
1951 |
|
New York |
The Senate Crime
Investigating Committee will begin today a week of open hearings here, wi=
th
an effort to ascertain whether gamblers have been active in the financial
operation of Roosevelt Raceway, the prosperous harness-horse track at
Westbury, L.I. Frank Erickson ... |
T031251 |
|
|
|
| 3<=
/td>
|
12 |
1951 |
|
New York |
COSTELLO'S POWER IN
POLITICS, CRIME SHOWN AT HEARING; A KEY WITNESS BEFORE SENATE CRIME
INVESTIGATING GROUP COSTELLO'S POWER SHOWN AT HEARING Levy Tells of Prote=
sts
Tobey Presses Questions Erickson Non-committal Lipsky Discusses Politics
Tells of Order to Tammany Adonis Also Balks at Questions |
T031351 |
|
|
|
| 3=
|
13 |
1951 |
|
New York |
WIRETAP REVEALS LE=
VY PUT
PROBLEM TO 'BOSS' COSTELLO; KEY FIGURE AT YESTERDAY'S SENATE CRIME INQUIRY
Wiretap Reveals Levy Called Costello 'Boss' Legal Joust Over Refusal Cost=
ello
Victim of Laryngitis |
T031451 |
|
|
|
| 3=
|
14 |
1951 |
|
New York |
PHONE TAP CLASH EX=
POSES
COSTELLO TO PERJURY CHARGE; TESTIFY BEFORE SENATE CRIME COMMITTEE COSTELL=
O IS
FACING A PERJURY CHARGE Arranged Code for Phone Committee Is Skeptical
Misquoted, Levy Says |
T031551 |
|
|
|
| 3<=
/td>
|
15 |
1951 |
|
New York |
COSTELLO DEFIES SE=
NATORS,
WALKS OUT OF HEARING HERE; FACES ARREST ON CONTEMPT; COSTELLO QUITTING CR=
IME
INQUIRY KEFAUVER TO
ASK COSTELLO ARREST Questioned on Wiretap "Tawdry Mess," Says T=
obey
Virginia Hill Testifies Testifies About Luciano Parole Tells of Newsprint
Troubles |
T031651 |
|
|
|
| 3=
|
16 |
1951 |
|
New York |
SENATORS TRY TO TI=
E DEWEY TO
GAMING; COSTELLO BALKS CRIME INQUIRY AGAIN; O'DWYER FRIEND CHALLENGED ON
STORY; DURING HEARING AT FEDERAL COURTHOUSE |
T031751 |
|
|
|
| =
3 |
17 |
1951 |
|
New York |
COSTELLO, ERICKSON=
AND
ADONIS NAMED IN CONTEMPT MOVE; Senate Crime Group Also Votes Perjury Study
Against Moran, Costello and Louis Weber HEARINGS CLOSE TUESDAY, Halley De=
nies
Anyone Asked Him to 'Go Light' on O'Dwyer in Examination Tomorrow Hearings
Resume Tomorrow Another Appearance Promised 3 WITNESSES NAMED IN CONTEMPT
MOVE Plea for O'Dwyer Denied O'Dwyer to Make Statement To Drop Saratoga
Springs Phase |
T031851 |
|
|
|
| 3=
|
18 |
1951 |
|
Washington |
EXTENSION URGED FO=
R CRIME
INQUIRY; Tobey Would Keep Committee on Job--Kef=
auver Wants U.S. Commission Named EXTENSION IS URGED FOR C=
RIME
INQUIRY Permanent Commission Advocated Wiley Opposes Transfer |
T031951 |
|
|
|
| 3=
|
18 |
1951 |
|
New York |
Senator Estes Kefauver, Democrat of
Tennessee, chairman of the Senate Crime Investigating Committee, made his
debut last night on a commercially-sponsored television quiz show. He fai=
led
to stump the experts, but he brought down the house with some of his
amusingly laconic answers. |
T031951 |
|
|
|
| =
3 |
18 |
1951 |
|
New York |
KINGS JURY'S FILES=
IN
O'DWYER INQUIRY GIVEN TO KEFAUVER; Minutes on the Murder Case in Which Anastasia Was S=
uspect
Handed Over by Leibowitz EX-MAYOR ON STAND TODAY Costello Recalled--Commi=
ttee
Is Reported Planning to Start Deportation Proceedings Hearing in Leibowit=
z'
Home Follow Thread of Testimony MAKING GRAND JURY DATA AVAILABLE TO SENAT=
ORS
GRAND JURY'S FILES GIVEN TO KEFAUVER Committee's Request Cited |
T031951 |
|
|
|
| 3<=
/td>
|
19 |
1951 |
|
New York |
COSTELLO IS VAGUE;=
Able to
Talk Again, He Says He Gave Advice, No Cash, to Leaders CONCEDES HE
'PERSUADES' Again Denies Charge That He Paid to Learn if His Phone Was Be=
ing
Tapped Doctor Certifies He Can Talk COSTELLO DENIES HE IS A POLITICIAN Te=
lls
of Visit by O'Dwyer Mancuso "Closest" to Him |
T032051 |
|
|
|
| 3=
|
19 |
1951 |
|
New York |
Dewey Would Talk i=
n Albany,
But Senators Won't Go There; 'I AM UNDER OATH, AND YOU AREN'T, SIR' DEWEY
'DELIGHTED' TO DISCUSS CRIME Committee to End Work Soon Found Saratoga Wi=
de
Open Dewey 'Invited' to Testify |
T032051 |
|
|
|
| 3=
|
20 |
1951 |
|
New York |
O'DWYER DRAWS INQU=
IRY'S FIRE
ON ANASTASIA; ADMITS HE PLACED GANGSTERS' FRIENDS IN CITY JOBS; LOSCALZO =
WAS
'JOE' Ex-Mayor Knew Jurist Was Recommended to Costello by Aurelio DEFENDS
WORK OF BALS Supports Him on Reles' Death and Gaming Graft Rumors-- Stres=
ses
Fight on Tammany Knew Who "Joe" Was O'DWYER ASSAILED ON ANASTAS=
IA
CASE Fought Costello Influence Anastasia "Owned" Waterfront
Retracts on Rockmore Gave Job to Martin Kennedy |
T032151 |
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| |
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|
|
|
|
|
|
| 1<=
/td>
|
5 |
1957 |
|
Washington |
TEAMSTER UNION TIE=
D TO
RACKETS; Senate's Investigators Imply Welfare Fund Diversion-- Hearing on
Jan. 15 Set Records Demanded |
Headline |
T010657 |
|
|
| |
|
|
|
|
The Senate Permane=
nt
Subcommittee on Investigations is prepared to unfold soon an extensive st=
ory
of labor racketeering and diversion of union funds by local officers. |
Abstract |
|
|
|
| 1=
|
7 |
1957 |
|
Washington |
TWO SENATORS VIE FOR LABOR INQUIRY |
Headline |
T010857 |
|
|
| |
|
|
|
|
Two Senate committees vied today for the right to
investigate labor racketeering. |
Abstract |
|
|
|
| 1<=
/td>
|
10 |
1957 |
|
Washington |
RACKETS INQUIRY A =
POLITICAL
PLUM; Head of Senate Unit That Wins Labor Study Due for Big Build-Up McCa=
rthy
Is Factor |
Headline |
T011157 |
|
|
| |
|
|
|
|
Two Senate committ=
ees were
still maneuvering today for the right to investigate labor racketeering. =
Back
of the maneuvers lay big-time politics. |
Abstract |
|
|
|
| 1<=
/td>
|
16 |
1957 |
|
Washington |
UNION AIDES BALK A=
T SENATE
INQUIRY; 3 Challenge McClellan Unit in Racketeering Study-- Bid for Records Fought<=
/font> |
Headline |
T011757 |
|
|
| |
|
|
|
|
Three union offici=
als
challenged the authority of the Senate investigations subcommittee today =
to
inspect their records. |
Abstract |
|
|
|
| 1=
|
17 |
1957 |
|
Washington |
UNION QUESTIONED O=
N HIDING
OF DATA; McClellan
Challenges Aide of Teamsters to Tell Today if Concealment Is Policy
Challenged in Telegram Discipline Ruled Out UNION QUESTIONED ON HIDING OF
DATA |
Headline |
T011857 |
|
|
| |
|
|
|
|
The Senate Investi=
gations
subcommittee challenged the leadership of the International Brotherhood of
Teamsters today to state whether it was encouraging witnesses "to hi=
de
and conceal facts" about labor racketeering. |
Abstract |
|
|
|
| 1<=
/td>
|
18 |
1957 |
|
Washington |
TEAMSTERS' AIDE BA=
LKS AT
INQUIRY ON UNION RACKETS; Vice President Challenges Senate Unit Jurisdict=
ion
by Refusing to Talk WITNESS GETS LECTURE McCarthy Brands Silence a 'Disho=
nest
Thing'--Beck Lays Absence to Illness Silent on Hiding of Data To Seek a C=
ourt
Test TEAMSTER LEADER BALKS AT INQUIRY Hassle with McCarthy Two New Yorkers
Balk |
Headline |
T011957 |
|
|
| |
|
|
|
|
Senate investigato=
rs of
labor racketeering drew only a challenge of their authority today from the
top echelon of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters. |
Abstract |
|
|
|
| 1=
|
18 |
1957 |
|
Los Angeles |
C.P.A. to Check Locals' Books |
Citation |
T011957 |
|
|
| 1<=
/td>
|
21 |
1957 |
|
Miami Beach |
TEAMSTERS CLASH DI=
STURBS
MEANY; Union Chief to Discuss Battle With Senators at Parley TEAMSTERS CL=
ASH
DISTURBS MEANY Fund for Home Discounted |
Headline |
T012257 |
|
|
| |
|
|
|
|
George Meany said =
today he
was "very much concerned" over the battle between the Internati=
onal
Brotherhood of Teamsters and the Senate Permanent Subcommittee on
Investigations. |
Abstract |
|
|
|
| 1=
|
23 |
1957 |
|
Washington |
NEW SENATE UNIT TO=
WIDEN
INQUIRY IN LABOR RACKETS; Special Group Also to Study Alleged Collusion
Between Unions and Management Contempt Action Likely Key Post Holds Inter=
est
Jurisdiction at Issue SENATORS TO FORM ANTI-RACKET UNIT |
Headline |
T012457 |
|
|
| |
|
|
|
|
Senate leaders agr=
eed today
to set up a special committee with broad authority to investigate labor
racketeering and corruption in labor-management relations. |
Abstract |
|
|
|
| 1=
|
23 |
1957 |
|
Miami Beach |
TEAMSTERS AVOID CH=
ALLENGE TO
U.S.; Accede to Union Inquiry by Any 'Duly Constituted' Committee of Cong=
ress
Recognizes Authority Beck Refuses to Comment Urge that Unionists Answer L=
egal
Counsel Advises |
Headline |
T012457 |
|
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| |
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The International
Brotherhood of Teamsters pledged today that it would not challenge the
authority of any "duly constituted" committee empowered by Cong=
ress
to investigate labor racketeering. |
Abstract |
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25 |
1957 |
|
Editorial |
FOR CLEAN LABOR UNIONS |
Headline |
T012657 |
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The time has come =
for a show
down between Congress and the A.F.L.-C.I.O. on the one hand and the labor
racketeers on the other |
Abstract |
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| 1=
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25 |
1957 |
|
Washington |
ROSS INQUIRY DELAYED; McCl=
ellan Asserts Pentagon Is Tardy in Sending Data |
Citation |
T012657 |
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| 1<=
/td>
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25 |
1957 |
|
Washington |
SENATORS AGREED ON=
RACKETS
PANEL; Tentative Plan Puts 4 From Each Party on Special Labor Inquiry Gro=
up |
Headline |
T012657 |
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Senate leaders rea=
ched a
tentative understanding today on the membership of the special committee =
to
investigate corruption in labor organizations and in labor-management
relations. |
Abstract |
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| 1<=
/td>
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29 |
1957 |
|
Washington |
RACKETS INQUIRY PU=
SHED IN
SENATT; New Plan Calls for Wider Study of Criminal Activities in Labor and
Industry 8 to Serve on Committee McClellan Offers Plan |
Headline |
T013057 |
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A bipartisan resol=
ution
authorizing a select committee to investigate any kind of wrongdoing
involving unions and labor-management relations was introduced in the Sen=
ate
today. It was marked for fast approval. |
Abstract |
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| 1=
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30 |
1957 |
|
Washington |
Senate Votes Inqui=
ry on
Labor Rackets; McClellan
May Head 8-Member Panel |
Headline |
T013157 |
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A full-scale inves=
tigation
of labor racketeering received approval of the Senate today, twenty-four
hours after it was proposed. |
Abstract |
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30 |
1957 |
|
Editorial |
LABOR'S PLEDGE OF AID |
Headline |
T013057 |
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We welcome the for=
thright
statement of the A.F.L.-C.I.O. pledging wholehearted cooperation with
"investigations by fair and objective legislative committees" i=
nto
union racketeering. |
Abstract |
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| 1<=
/td>
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31 |
1957 |
|
Washington |
ARMY CONTRACTOR AC=
CUSED ON
GOODS; Ex-Inspector Tells Inquiry Jersey Concern Failed to Return U.S.
Materials McClellan
Hits Laxity Warned on Perjury |
Headline |
T020157 |
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A former Army Quar=
termaster
Corps inspector testified today that a concern under Senate investigation=
for
possible fraud against the Government had failed to return more than $80,=
000
worth of Government materials left over from uniform contracts. |
Abstract |
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2 |
1957 |
|
Editorial |
ETHICS AND TEAMSTERS |
Headline |
T020257 |
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The code of ethics which the Executive Council of the
A.F.L.C.I.O. has approved serves a double purpose. |
Abstract |
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4 |
1957 |
|
Washington |
TEAMSTER AIDE SCORED; McCl=
ellan Tells Brewster He Must Produce Records |
Citation |
T020557 |
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| 2<=
/td>
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5 |
1957 |
|
Miami Beach |
Beck Visiting in t=
he
Bahamas; Blans Vacation Trip in Europe; Hoffa Derides Suggestions Teamste=
r's
Chief Dodges Senate Unit's Sabpoena Teamsters Bar Penalty No Forwarding
Address McClellan Is
Surprised |
Headline |
T020657 |
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Dave Beck, whose
International Brotherhood of Teamsters is the chief target of Senate
investigators into union racketeering, is in Nassau. |
Abstract |
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| 2<=
/td>
|
6 |
1957 |
|
Washington |
CITATION IS ASKED =
FOR 3
TEAMSTERS; Senate Unit Votes Move-- Beck Still in Nassau With Reservation=
for
London |
Headline |
T020757 |
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| |
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The Senate Investi=
gations
Subcommittee recommended contempt of Congress citations today against Ein=
ar
O. Mohn, righthand man of Dave Beck, the president of the International
Brotherhood of Teamsters. |
Abstract |
|
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| 2=
|
12 |
1957 |
|
Washington |
NEW EVIDENCE ON ROSS; Defense Aide Testifies Today in
Conflict-of-Interest Case |
Citation |
T021357 |
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|
13 |
1957 |
|
Washington |
Senate Inquiry Questions Ross on Army Contracts |
Headline |
T021457 |
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| |
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|
Investigating Sena=
tors put
Robert Tripp Ross under oath today and questioned the Assistant Secretary=
of
Defense for two hours about Army contracts awarded to his wife and
brother-in-law. |
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| 2=
|
14 |
1957 |
|
Washington |
BECK IS ASKED FOR DATA; Inquiry Wants His Financial
Records for Seven Years |
Citation |
T021557 |
|
|
| 2=
|
14 |
1957 |
|
Washington |
Out of Defense Line-Up; Robert Tripp Ross Censorship
Charged Became a Drug Clerk The Wynn Enterprises |
Headline |
T021557 |
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| |
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|
Over the last two =
years
fortune has smiled on Robert Tripp Ross. She has also given him the back =
of
her hand |
Abstract |
|
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| 2<=
/td>
|
14 |
1957 |
|
Thomasville, GA |
ROSS,UNDER FIRE, Q=
UITS
PENTAGON,; Defense Official Acts After Senate Group Questions Him About
Contracts President Thanks Ross ROSS, UNDER FIRE, QUITS PENTAGON |
Headline |
T021557 |
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| |
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|
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Robert Tripp Ross resigned tonight under fire as Ass=
istant
Secretary of Defense. |
Abstract |
|
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|
| 2=
|
15 |
1957 |
|
Vienna |
Beck Defends Actions |
Citation |
T021657 |
|
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| 2<=
/td>
|
15 |
1957 |
|
Washington |
M'CLELLAN FINDS RO=
SS IN THE
CLEAR; Says He Will Ask Senate Unit to Drop Case if House Acts --Symington
Dissents |
Headline |
T021657 |
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| |
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|
|
Robert Tripp Ross'=
statement
that he had violated no conflictof-interest laws as Assistant Secretary of
Defense was accepted today by Senator John L. M=
cClellan. |
Abstract |
|
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|
| 2<=
/td>
|
15 |
1957 |
|
Washington |
SENATORS STUDY TWO=
UNIONS
HERE; Collusion With Long Island Contractors Is Charged-- Beck Agrees to
Inquiry De Konig Is Named McClellan Prods Beck |
Headline |
T021657 |
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| |
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|
|
The Senate Select =
Committee
on Labor and Management Practices is looking into charges of collusion
between contractors and two building trades unions on Long Island. |
Abstract |
|
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|
| 2<=
/td>
|
17 |
1957 |
|
Washington |
LABOR STUDY SEEN L=
EADING TO
TRIALS; McClellan
Expects Hearings to Start on Feb. 26 With Inquiry on Teamsters Fields of
Inquiry Listed Inquiry to Start in Portland |
Headline |
T021857 |
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| |
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|
|
Senator John L. McClellan expects the
Senate's investigation of labor racketeering to lead to court prosecution=
of
some union officials. |
Abstract |
|
|
|
| 2=
|
19 |
1957 |
|
Washington |
4 Teamsters' Aides Cited for Contempt In Balking Inq=
uiry;
4 TEAMSTER AIDES CITED BY SENATE |
Headline |
T022057 |
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| |
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|
|
The Senate cited f=
or
contempt today four officials of the International Brotherhood of Teamste=
rs.
They had refused to answer certain questions before the Permanent
Subcommittee on Investigations. |
Abstract |
|
|
|
| 2=
|
21 |
1957 |
|
Washington |
RECORDS DESTROYED, M'CLELLAN CHARGES |
Headline |
T022257 |
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| |
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|
|
Senator John L. McClellan said today=
that
teamster union financial documents being sought for investigation "h=
ave
been destroyed." He said they were records of the eleven-state weste=
rn
conference of teamsters. |
Abstract |
|
|
|
| 2=
|
22 |
1957 |
|
Washington |
MORE DATA OF UNION REPORTED MISSING |
Headline |
T022357 |
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| |
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|
|
Senate investigato=
rs said
today that more financial records of the Teamsters Union were missing, th=
is
time from Partland, Ore. |
Abstract |
|
|
|
| 2<=
/td>
|
23 |
1957 |
|
Washington |
SENATE INQUIRY IS =
LIKELY TO
HURT LABOR MOVEMENT; All Unions May Suffer From the Corrupt Practices of =
Some
of the Leaders Is Cooperation Enough? Most Unions Clean Reluctant Fight
Public Attitude |
Headline |
T022357 |
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| |
|
|
|
|
United States Sena=
tor in a
private conversation the other day remarked: "Well, we finally found=
out
we could go after the labor leaders without incurring the wrath of
labor." |
Abstract |
|
|
|
| 2=
|
26 |
1957 |
|
Editorial |
BAD, AND GOOD, UNIONISTS |
Headline |
T022657 |
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| |
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|
|
The public hearing=
s of the
Select Committee on Labor and Management Practices, Senator McClellan chairman, =
will be
supercharged with consequence--for labor, the public and the political fu=
ture
of the members of the committee themselves. |
Abstract |
|
|
|
| 2<=
/td>
|
25 |
1957 |
|
Washington |
WOLL QUITS POST WI=
TH
TEAMSTERS; Resigns on Eve of Inquiry by Senate Group--Keeps A.F.L.-C.I.O.
Counsel Job |
Headline |
T022657 |
|
|
| |
|
|
|
|
J. Albert Woll resigned today as general counsel of =
the
International Brotherhood of Teamsters. |
Abstract |
|
|
|
| 2<=
/td>
|
26 |
1957 |
|
Washington |
WITNESSES LINK TEA=
MSTERS
UNION TO UNDERWORLD; Combination Dominated Law Agencies in Portland, Ore.,
Area, Senate Unit Hears GAMBLERS GOT LOANS Beck and Brewster Are Tied to
Transactions--A Wider Labor Investigation Slated Fifth Amendment Invoked =
More
Hearings Slated Witnesses Link Teamsters Union To Underworld on West Coast
Racket Boss 'Star Witnesses Nearing Retirement |
Headline |
T022757 |
|
|
| |
|
|
|
|
A Senate committee=
opened
today a book-length story of a union-underworld combination in the Pacific
Northwest. |
Abstract |
|
|
|
| 2=
|
27 |
1957 |
|
Man-in-the-News |
Respected Investigator; John Little McClellan |
Headline |
T022857 |
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| |
|
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|
|
If Senator John Li=
ttle
McClellan looks more mournful than usual these days, remember that the Se=
nate
has him assigned almost permanently to explore the seamy side of American=
a. |
Abstract |
|
|
|
| 2<=
/td>
|
27 |
1957 |
|
Washington |
TEAMSTER CHIEFS TI=
ED TO VICE
PLOT AND TO GAMBLING; Senate Inquiry Hears Both Projects in Oregon Failed
When 'Fix' Did Not Work WITNESS CITES THREAT Says Union Head Boasted He M=
ade
and Broke Mayors --Admits Making 'Pay-Off' Tells of Threats Made Inspecti=
on
Trips TEAMSTER CHIEFS TIED T0 VICE PLOT |
Headline |
T022857 |
|
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| |
|
|
|
|
A Senate committee=
linked a
few powerful union officials today with prostitution and punchboard proje=
cts
in Oregon. |
Abstract |
|
|
|
| 2<=
/td>
|
28 |
1957 |
|
Washington |
TEAMSTER CHIEF SOL=
D OUT
AIDES, WITNESS CHARGES; Brewster, Coast Official, Got $10,000 in Pinball
Deal, Gambler Testifies SAY'S HIS RIVAL PAID FEE Cafe Owner Tells of Being
Picketed Because He Used the Wrong Machines 'Fantastic' Harvest Seen TEAM=
STER
CHIEF TIED TO 'SELL-OUT' Tells of $10,000 Payment Terry Called to Stand
|
Headline |
T030157 |
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| |
|
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|
|
A witness told Senators today that a high union offi=
cial
had sold out his own agents for $10,000. |
Abstract |
|
|
|
| 3=
|
1 |
1957 |
|
Washington |
Teamster Chiefs Ch=
arged With
Plot to Rule Oregon; Sought All Law Enforcement Powers, Official Says,
Recounting Bribe Report --McClellcan Asks Perjury Inquiry TEAMSTER CHIEFS
ACCUSED OF PLOT Situation 'Hypothetical' 'It Is an Order' Urges Taft Act
Change A Conflict Is Noted |
Headline |
T030257 |
|
|
| |
|
|
|
|
An Oregon state of=
ficial
told Senators today that high officials of the International Brotherhood =
of
Teamsters had plotted to take over law enforcement in the state "from
the District Attorney to the Governor's chair." |
Abstract |
|
|
|
| 3=
|
2 |
1957 |
|
Washington |
McClellan Sees Tie-ins |
Headline |
T030357 |
|
|
| |
|
|
|
|
Senator McClellan =
said today
that disclosures in the first week of his investigation "show rather
conclusively" a tie-up between gambling bosses, public officials and
Teamster Union leaders in Oregan. |
Abstract |
|
|
|
| 3<=
/td>
|
2 |
1957 |
|
San Francisco |
TEAMSTER RALLY ON =
COAST
BACKS ACCUSED LEADERS; 11-State Parley Urges Unity to Meet Senate Inquiry=
's
'Anti-Union' Attacks STAR WITNESS ASSAILED Labor Heads Assert Hearings Are
Being Used in Drive to Thwart Bargaining 'Always Have Enemies' TEAMSTER R=
ALLY
SUPPORTS CHIEFS Adopted by Voice Vote Locals Urged To Fight Top Officer
Present |
Headline |
T030357 |
|
|
| |
|
|
|
|
Teamster Union off=
icials
from eleven Western states called today for a united front to meet
"anti-union" attacks stemming from Senate committee hearings in
Washington. |
Abstract |
|
|
|
| 3=
|
4 |
1957 |
|
Washington |
MITCHELL REJECTS B=
ECK AS
DELEGATE TO I.L.O. SESSIONS; Acts After Seeing McClellan --Notes Teamster
Chief's Failure to Testify Two Were Recommended Name To Be Offered MITCHE=
LL
REJECTS BECK AS DELEGATE Flew To England Committee Aide Criticized Union
Paper Comments |
Headline |
T030557 |
|
|
| |
|
|
|
|
The Government shortened Dave Beck's European itiner=
ary
today. |
Abstract |
|
|
|
| 3=
|
5 |
1957 |
|
Editorial |
TEAMSTERS AND THE PUBLIC |
Editorial |
T030557 |
|
|
| |
|
|
|
|
The International
Brotherhood of Teamsters may have more members than any other A.F.L.-C.I.=
O.
affiliate, it may have a multimilliondollar treasury, its president may
receive the salary of a top corporation executive, and he may live in an
elaborate mansion. But, to say the least, the I.B.T. is woefully inept in=
the
art of public relations. |
Abstract |
|
|
|
| 3<=
/td>
|
5 |
1957 |
|
Washington |
Oregon Officials L=
inked To
Union in 'Whitewash'; Ousted Aide Reinstated OREGON OFFICIALS TIED TO RAC=
KETS
Names Alleged 'Fixer' Teamster Aide Mentioned Greene Charge Dismissed |
Headline |
T030457 |
|
|
| |
|
|
|
|
Senators heard tod=
ay that a
link between certain union officials and a Governor of Oregon and a Distr=
ict
Attorney led to the "whitewash" of the State Liquor Commission.=
The
witness before the Select Committee on Labor and Management Practices aga=
in
was James B. Elkins, confessed racket operator who is cooperating with...=
|
Abstract |
|
|
|
| 3=
|
6 |
1957 |
|
|
WANTED: DAVE BECK |
Headline |
T030657 |
|
|
| |
|
|
|
|
The goings and
comings--mostly goings--of Dave Beck, president of the International
Brotherhood of Teamsters, give the impression that he is a fugitive from
duty. This does him no good, nor his union, nor the American labor moveme=
nt.
The record speaks for itself. |
Abstract |
|
|
|
| 3=
|
6 |
1957 |
|
Washington |
INVESTIGATOR BACKED; Senate Rackets Inquiry Likely to
Retain Greene in Post |
Citation |
T030757 |
|
|
| 3=
|
6 |
1957 |
|
Washington |
OREGON GAMBLER TEL=
LS OF
PAY-OFF; 2 Teamster Agents Received $20,000 Over 8 Months, Senate Inquiry
Hears Another Chapter Unfolds OREGON GAMBLER TELLS OF PAY-OFF Pay-Off Cal=
led
'Piddling' Night Club Faces Closure Criticism of Beck Scored |
Headline |
T030757 |
|
|
| |
|
|
|
|
A confessed gamble=
r who is
now cooperating with a Senate committee estimated today that his pay-offs=
to
union racketeers probably had run close to $20,000 over an eight-month
period. |
Abstract |
|
|
|
| 3<=
/td>
|
7 |
1957 |
|
Washington |
PORTLAND MAYOR ACC=
USED OF
BRIBE; Oregonians Tell the Rackets Inquiry Gambler Gave Him $500 to Call =
Off
Raid Overflow Audience |
Headline |
T030857 |
|
|
| |
|
|
|
|
Mayor Terry D. Sch=
runk of
Portland, Ore., was accused today of having accepted $500 from a gambler =
as a
bribe to call off a raid. |
Abstract |
|
|
|
| 3<=
/td>
|
8 |
1957 |
|
Washington |
PORTLAND CALLED VI=
CE-RIDDEN
NOW; Inquiry Lists 35 Gambling Houses and Brothels--One Witness Fails Lie
Test Fails Lie Test |
Headline |
T030957 |
|
|
| |
|
|
|
|
Senate investigato=
rs today
handed Mayor Terry D. Schrunk of Portland, Ore., a list of thirtyfive
gambling places and houses of prostitution that they said were operating =
in
that city now. |
Abstract |
|
|
|
| 3<=
/td>
|
9 |
1957 |
|
Washington |
RACKETS INQUIRY TU=
RNS TO
BAKERS; 3 Union Heads Subpoenaed to Check on Use of Funds RACKETS INQUIRY
TURNS TO BAKERS Refusal Not Explained May Finish This Week |
Headline |
T031057 |
|
|
| |
|
|
|
|
A Senate committee
investigating rackets subpoenaed the president and two other high officia=
ls
of the Bakery and Confectionery Workers International Union today. |
Abstract |
|
|
|
| 3<=
/td>
|
10 |
1957 |
|
|
BECK SLIPS BACK TO=
U.S. AND
FACES SENATE SUBPOENA; Teamsters' Chief Flies Home --Says He Expects to G=
o to
Washington 'Very Soon' Newsmen Are Barred No Time Limit Set BECK SLIPS BA=
CK
FROM TRIP ABROAD Mitchell Shortens Trip Shouts 'No Comment' Employers Face
Inquiry |
Headline |
T031157 |
|
|
| |
|
|
|
|
Dave Beck, much-tr=
aveled
president of the much-investigated International Brotherhood of Teamsters,
returned to the United States from Europe yesterday. |
Abstract |
|
|
|
| 3<=
/td>
|
11 |
1957 |
|
Washington |
M'CLELLAN FEARS A =
DELAY BY
BECK; Says Word From Teamsters Chief on Inquiry Shows 'Measure of
Reservation' Beck Gives Interview |
Headline |
T031257 |
|
|
| |
|
|
|
|
Dave Beck has indi=
cated a
"measure of reservation" about cooperating with the Senate Sele=
ct
Committee on Labor and Management Practices. |
Abstract |
|
|
|
| 3<=
/td>
|
12 |
1957 |
|
Seattle |
Beck Tells Plans; =
Says He Is
Willing to Appear Recalls Praise of Hoffa BECK IS PLANNING RECRUITING DRI=
VE
Being Briefed by Aide Explains Home Purchase Received $30,000 Loan Cites =
Rise
of Vending Machines |
Headline |
T031357 |
|
|
| |
|
|
|
|
Dave Beck said tod=
ay he
would ask the executive board of the International Brotherhood of Teamste=
rs
to appropriate at least $2,000,000 to "intensify our organizing and
strengthen the union." |
Abstract |
|
|
|
| 3=
|
12 |
1957 |
|
Washington |
Official on Stand; Bombarded with Questions TEAMSTER=
S PAID
GAMBLERS' BILLS |
Headline |
T031357 |
|
|
| |
|
|
|
|
Clyde C. Crosby, O=
regon
representative of the teamsters, conceded today that union dues money had
been used to pay bills of two "gamblers." |
Abstract |
|
|
|
| =
3 |
13 |
1957 |
|
Washington |
F.B.I. SEIZES HOFF=
A IN A
PLOT TO BRIBE SENATE STAFF AIDE; Vice President of Teamsters Had Papers F=
rom
Files of Committee, Agents Say HE 'PLANTED' A LAWYER But Counsel Cooperat=
ed
With Federal Groups--Florida Attorney Held in Case Say He Had Documents C=
ommander
in Navy F.B.I. Seizes Hoffa in Plot to Bribe Senate Staff Aide Justice
Department Report Comment by Beck Family Is Amazed 'The Bigger They Come'
Promoted For Work |
Headline |
T031457 |
|
|
| |
|
|
|
|
The Federal Bureau=
of
Investigation arrested James R. Hoffa, a vice president of the Internatio=
nal
Brotherhood of Teamsters, on bribery charges tonight. |
Abstract |
|
|
|
| 3=
|
14 |
1957 |
|
Washington |
Langley Balks Inquiry; Navy Blimp Lands Today
Globetrotters to Aid Joe Louis |
Headline |
T031557 |
|
|
| |
|
|
|
|
William M. Langley=
, a
District Attorney facing criminal prosecution in his own county of Multno=
mah,
Ore., refused today to help a Senate committee investigating labor
racketeering and political corruption in Portland. |
Abstract |
|
|
|
| 3=
|
14 |
1957 |
|
Washington |
Unionist Denies Bribery; Government Builds Case Agai=
nst
Hoffa Teamsters |
Headline |
T031557 |
|
|
| 3<=
/td>
|
14 |
1957 |
|
Washington |
A Federal grand ju=
ry began
looking today into the bribery charge against James R. Hoffa. This came as
another swift stroke by the Government to bring to trial one of the count=
ry's
most powerful labor leaders. |
Abstract |
T031557 |
|
|
| =
3 |
15 |
1957 |
|
Washington |
BREWSTER DENIES TE=
AMSTERS'
PLOT TO RULE RACKETS; He Admits to Senate Group Union Paid for Transport =
of
Jockey and Trainer BECK'S RECORDS SOUGHT McClel=
lan Urges Immediate Reply--Hoffa's Secretary Goes Before=
Grand
Jury Excused Until Tuesday Beck Is Asked for Records BREWSTER DENIES A
TEAMSTER PLOT 'Not Telling the Truth' Brewster Succeeded Beck Tells of Pl=
ane
Tickets Beck Awaits Request Hoffa Back in Detroit |
Headline |
T031657 |
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Frank W. Brewster,=
leader of
the Western Conference of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, swo=
re
today that accusations made against him in the last three weeks were
"absolutely fantastic and completely untrue." |
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Editorial |
TEAMSTER CYNIC BECK |
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T031657 |
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Dave Beck, preside=
nt of the
teamsters' union, is reported to have said this week that "there may=
be
a few things wrong," but "what the members are concerned about =
is
what they find in their pay envelopes." Because they have "good=
... |
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Washington |
M'CLELLAN TELLS BE=
CK TO
BRING IN FILES WEDNESDAY; Senator Warns of Subpoena if Teamsters' Chief B=
alks
on Financial Records UNIONIST TO SEE LAWYER Inpuiry Asks Labor Adviser Wh=
y He
Received $20,000 of Truckers' Funds Said He Would Cooperate M'CLELLAN GIV=
ES
BECK A DEADLINE |
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Dave Beck, head of=
the
nation's biggest labor union, has been given until 3 P.M. Wednesday to
respond to a Senate investigating committee's request for his personal
financial records. |
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Washington |
The McClellan-Kennedy Investigating Team; The veteran legislator a=
nd the
young lawyer form an oddly assorted but effective pair in the Senate's
current probe of rackets in labor and management. |
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In the witness cha=
ir sat the
madam a stoutish, middle-aged and grimly subdued entrepreneur of the
underworld at Portland, Ore., squinting nervously in the explosive glare =
of
the photographers' flash guns. Across a broad expanse of glistening mahog=
any
and behind a wicket of microphones ... |
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Tacoma |
BECK SAYS UNION LE=
NT HIM
$300,000 WITHOUT INTEREST; 'Every Bit Repaid,' Teamster Chief Says--Uncer=
tain
if He Gave Notes for Money MEMBERS NOT INFORMED McClellan Says Labor Heads Have Failed to Explain Alleged Link=
s to
Vice Headed Western Group Relying on Lawyer BECK SAYS UNION LENT HIM $300=
,000 |
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Dave Beck said tod=
ay that he
had borrowed $300,000 to $400,000 in Teamster Union funds during the last=
ten
years and had paid no interest. |
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Washington |
Teamster on Stand Again |
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1957 |
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Washington |
In The Nation; The=
Senate
Committee's Problem With Beck Identical Pleas Committee and Witness Right=
s If
Beck Pleaded the Fifth Disclosure or Search The Committee's Full Authorit=
y |
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The patience with =
which the
Senate's Select Committee has accepted being stalled off by Dave Beck, and
the fact that it still is "requesting" him to cooperate instead=
of
subpoenaing the president of the International ... |
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Washington |
U.S. JURY INDICTS =
4 TEAMSTER
AIDES SILENT IN INQUIRY; Brewster and 3 Others, One Also Vice President, =
Are
Held in Senate Contempt U.S. TAX FILES OPENED White House Aids Committee =
--5
Union Leaders Now Involved With Government Inquiry Resumes Today A Taft-H=
artley
Violation U.S. JURY INDICTS 4 TEAMSTER AIDES Beck Reveals Tax Payments
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Federal indictment=
s charging
contempt of the Senate were returned today against four officers of the
International Brotherhood of Teamsters, including two vice presidents.
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1957 |
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Washington |
Hoffa and Lawyer I=
ndicted;
Brewster Queried on Fund; Brewster on Stand U.S. JURY INDICTS HOFFA, ATTO=
RNEY
Same as 'Cash' Cheasty Aided U.S. Groups Accountant Testifies 'Job Kills
People off' 'Two Suits, Not One' 'I Shall Be Exonerated' |
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T032057 |
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A Federal grand ju=
ry today
indicted James Riddle Hoffa, a vice president of the Teamsters Union, and
Hyman I. Fischbach, an attorney. |
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Detroit |
U.A.W. WILL COOPERATE; Reuther Tells McClellan Union Woul=
d Aid
Investigation |
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1957 |
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Washington |
BECK WILL TAKE FIL=
ES TO
INQUIRY, BUT WITH PROVISO; Teamsters Chief Cites Right Not to Release Dat=
a at
the Senate Hearing Tuesday MIGHT PLEAD THE FIFTH Brewster Tells of Campai=
gn
Gift to Knight--'No Record' of It, Governor Says Could Reject Request BEC=
K WILL
TAKE FILES TO INQUIRY McClellan Astounded |
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T032157 |
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Dave Beck agreed t=
oday to
appear before a Senate investigating committee with his personal financial
records. He did not say whether he would release the records. |
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1957 |
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Washington |
TEAMSTER LOSS PUT =
AT
$709,420; Senate Inquiry Tallies Loans and 'Questionable' Deals --Brewster
Arraigned Loans That 'Disappeared' TEAMSTER LOSS PUT AT $709,420 Can't
Remember Loan Vague About Checks |
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Senate investigato=
rs
estimated today that a total of $709,420 had been lost to West Coast memb=
ers
of the Teamsters Union through misappropriations, loans and
"questionable" expenditures by top officials. |
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1957 |
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Washington |
INQUIRY TRACING FU=
NDS BECK
USED; McClellan Sees
'No Evidence' That $270,000 in Teamster Money Was 'Loan or Gift' Checks
Signed by Both INQUIRY TRACING FUNDS BECK USED |
Headline |
T032357 |
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Senator John L. McClellan said today=
that
"there is no evidence" to show that some $270,000 in Teamster U=
nion
funds used by Dave Beck had constituted "a loan or gift." |
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1957 |
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Detroit |
REUTHER TERMS BECK=
BORROWING
MORALLY WRONG; Says Use of Teamster Funds for Personal Investments
'Transcends' the Law PLANS U.A.W. 'WATCHDOG' Calls for Public Board to Bar
Corruption--Hoffa and Brewster Criticized 'Matter of Morality' REUTHER
ASSAILS BECK BORROWING Against High Salaries |
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Walter P. Reuther =
assailed
Dave Beck today and said he was shocked by the scandal resulting from the
Senate investigation of the Teamsters' Union. |
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1957 |
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The Nation |
THE NATION; Embattled Teamsters Facing Trial Indictm=
ent
Returned |
Headline |
T032457 |
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The International
Brotherhood of Teamsters, Chauffeurs, Warehousemen and Helpers, largest u=
nion
in the American Federation of LaborCongress of Industrial Organizations, =
has
thirteen top officers--a president, eleven vice presidents and... |
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1957 |
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Editorial |
REUTHER VS. BECK ET AL. |
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T032557 |
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President Walter P=
. Reuther
of the United Automobile Workers has passed sound judgment on the misdeed=
s of
the Teamsters Union officers revealed by the Mc=
Clellan committee. Mr. Reuther says: "Mr. Beck's use of=
union
funds to further |
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1957 |
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Washington |
BECK APPEARANCE TO=
DAY
INDICATED; Note to McClellan Gives Evidence Teamster Chief Is on Hand for Inquiry
Defense of Hoffa Voiced |
Headline |
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Dave Beck apparent=
ly reached
Washington today and assured a Senate committee that he would appear tomo=
rrow
as promised. |
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1957 |
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Washington |
BECK USES 5TH AMEN=
DMENT TO
BALK SENATE QUESTIONS ABOUT TEAMSTERS' $322,000; 4TH ALSO INVOKED Labor
Leader Ignores Subpoena--Won't Yield His Files =
McClellan States Case Beck Invokes Fifth Amendment To Balk Sen=
ators
on $322,000 Beck Opposed to Code |
Headline |
T032757 |
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Dave Beck refused =
to tell a
Senate committee today about his financial relations with the union he he=
ads. |
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26 |
1957 |
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Washington |
Excerpts From Beck=
's
Testimony Before Senate Unit Investigating Teamster Union; Beck Reads
Statement Subpoena Is Served Declines to Answer Beck Denies Hiding McNama=
ra
Takes Over Apology is Accepted Ordered to Reply Again Declines to Answer
Another Section Quoted Again Declines to Answer |
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T032757 |
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Following are exce=
rpts from
today's testimony of Dave Beck, president of the Teamsters Union, before =
the
Senate Select |
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26 |
1957 |
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Washington |
Inquiries and Legi=
slation;
Study of Teamsters Investigation Recalls Wall Street and Congressional
Controls Hint of Legislation Accountability Sought |
Headline |
T032757 |
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There was something
reminiscent in the Senate Caucus Room today of the famous inquisition of =
the
Wall Street titans in the early Nineteen Thirties. |
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26 |
1957 |
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Washington |
M'CLELLAN TRIES TO=
'HELP'
WITNESS; Opening Statement Accuses Beck and Then Asks for His Full
Cooperation Asks Cooperation Beck Reads Statement Beck Answers a Question=
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The eyes got round=
er, the
face got redder, the voice got louder --and from the spectators' seats, it
almost seemed that the man got smaller. |
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27 |
1957 |
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Washington |
M'CLELLAN SCORES B=
ECK FOR
'THEFT' OF UNION'S FUNDS; Charges Teamster Head With 'Arrogant Contempt' =
for
Congress and Labor INQUIRY AGAIN IS BALKED Union Chief Invokes Fifth
Amendment to Parry All Questions on Finances Beck Ends Testimony M'CLELLAN
SEES 'THEFT' BY BECK Other Names Mentioned Beck Admits Loans Beck Invokes
Fifth Reuther Charges 'Smear' Winter Declines Comment |
Headline |
T032857 |
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A Senate committee piled new accusations of
"theft" on Dave Beck today. |
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1957 |
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Washington |
Text of Statement by McCle=
llan on Beck |
Headline |
T032857 |
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The text of a stat=
ement made
today by Senator John L. McClellan, Democrat of Arkansas and chairman of the Senate Sel=
ect
Committee on Improper Practices in the Labor or Management Field as the g=
roup
completed two days of questioning Dave Beck, president of the Teamsters
Union: |
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28 |
1957 |
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Editorial |
WHAT TO DO ABOUT MR. BECK |
Editorial |
T032857 |
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Dave Beck, vice pr=
esident of
the A.F.L.-C.I.O. and president of the teamsters' union--largest in the
federation--stands charged with the following specific acts:
"taking" $85,119.92 from teamster union funds to pay his person=
al
bills; |
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28 |
1957 |
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Portland |
Portland Teamsters=
Fight
Leaders |
Headline |
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A committee of ran=
kand-file
teamster union members is at work here "to remove those international
officers we think no longer fit for office and who have brought discredit
upon us." |
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28 |
1957 |
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Washington |
Tips on Rackets Po=
ur In;
Senate Inquiry Broadened; Committee Has 'Evidence' RACKET HUNTERS BROADEN
INQUIRY Counsel Expects Action |
Headline |
T032957 |
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Senatorial labor r=
acket
hunters, their staff trebled in recent weeks, are running down scores of
valuable tips, a spokesman said today. Among them at a few more leads
pointing to Dave Beck, president of the International Brotherhood of
Teamsters, his friends and some employers. |
Abstract |
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29 |
1957 |
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Washington |
BECK SUSPENDED FRO=
M 2 KEY
JOBS BY LABOR CHIEFS; A.F.L.-C.I.O. Council Directs Meany to Bring Charges
Against Teamster Head HEARING SLATED MAY 20 Truck Union Investigation Also
Set--Hoffa Denies Guilt in U.S. Court Meany to File Charges 20 Council
Members Present BECK SUSPENDED BY LABOR CHIEFS Beck's Statements Noted
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Labor's high comma=
nd
suspended Dave Beck from two key posts today and started an investigation=
of
his International Brotherhood of Teamsters. |
Abstract |
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30 |
1957 |
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Washington |
DAVE BECK CASE RAI=
SES
NUMEROUS VITAL ISSUES; Political and Labor Interests Are Involved as Well=
as
Rights of Congress and Witnesses BLOW TO UNION PROSPECTS Major Issues Ari=
se
Million Dollar Fund Beck Suspended Democratic 'Squeeze' |
Headline |
T033157 |
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Seldom if ever hav=
e so many
major interests been affected by the conduct of a witness before an
investigatory group as when Dave Beck appeared before the Senate committee
that is probing rackets in the labor and management segments of industry.=
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30 |
1957 |
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Washington |
M'CLELLAN VOWS ALL=
AID TO
LABOR FOR BECK INQUIRY; Says Any Request for Data Will Be Studied at Once
--Other Hearings Near Twofold Inquiry Set Evidence From Hearings M'CLELLAN
VOWS BECK INQUIRY AID |
Headline |
T033157 |
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The "enthusia=
stic
cooperation" of a Senate committee was promised today for labor's own
investigation of Dave Beck and his International Brotherhood of Teamsters=
. |
Abstract |
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31 |
1957 |
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Washington |
The Moral Issue Th=
at
Confronts Labor; Some union leaders have come to resemble industry's 'rob=
ber
barons' of a half-century ago. Now labor faces a challenging demand for
genuine reform. The Moral Issue That Confronts Labor |
Headline |
T033157 |
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THEY came to tell =
Andrew
Furuseth, the tall gaunt Norseman who founded the Sailors Union of the
Pacific, that he might have to go to jail for violating a no-strike
injunction. He looked around the roachridden hall bedroom that was his ho=
me. |
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31 |
1957 |
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Washington |
THE NEWS OF THE WE=
EK IN
REVIEW; FOCUS ON TEAMSTERS--PRESIDENT BECK AND TWO LEADERS IN THE CRACK-D=
OWN |
Headline |
T033157 |
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For organized labo=
r in the
U.S. this is a time of balmy economic weather. Prosperity is high, jobs
plentiful, wages good. |
Abstract |
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31 |
1957 |
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Washington |
INQUIRY EXPECTS NE=
W DATA ON
BECK; McClellan Sure
of Getting 'More on' Teamster Head 'Before We're Through' Offers Budget
Advice |
Headline |
T040157 |
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Senator John L. McClellan predicted =
today
that the special Senate rackets committee soon would have "a great d=
eal
more" evidence of wrongdoing by Dave Beck than has been revealed so =
far
in public hearings. |
Abstract |
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1 |
1957 |
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San Francisco |
Bridges Attacks Se=
nate
Inquiries On Labor Funds and Communism; Longshore Leader Charges McClellan Is 'Out to=
Do a
Job on Labor'-- Hits Eastland Hawaii Study McClellan Is Accused |
Headline |
T040257 |
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Harry R. Bridges o=
pened
today the twelfth biennial convention of the International Longshoremen's=
and
Warehousemen's Union, unaffiliated, with a double attack. |
Abstract |
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2 |
1957 |
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Washington |
UNION CURBS BECK IN
PUBLICITY PLAN; Limits Outlay to Campaign Against 'Anti-Labor' Laws Little
Support for Beck UNION CURBS BECK IN PUBLICITY PLAN |
Headline |
T040357 |
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Dave Beck, preside=
nt of the
International Brotherhood of Teamsters, announced today the union would h=
ave
a public relations program to fight "antilabor legislation."
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Abstract |
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4 |
1957 |
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Washington |
SENATORS CHECK UND=
ERWORLD
LINK TO COIN MACHINES; Extensive Employer-Union Racket Seen--Teamsters
Offered Labor Hearing Elkins Told of Ring Capone Gang Recalled SENATORS C=
HECK
ON COIN MACHINES Teamsters Offered Hearing Beck Warns Teamsters |
Headline |
T040457 |
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Senate investigato=
rs are
looking into indications of an extensive labor and management racket in t=
he
"juke box" and automatic coin machine field. |
Abstract |
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4 |
1957 |
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Editorial |
TEAMSTERS' DEFENSES |
Editorial |
T040457 |
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After Dave Beck re=
fused to
defend himself before the McCellan committee, because to answer charges m=
ight
incriminate him, he boasted that his union would spend a million dollars =
to
give the public his side of the case. |
Abstract |
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7 |
1957 |
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Atlantic City |
Reuther Bids Senat=
e Study
Employers' Role in Graft; Leader of Auto Workers Urges Prison for Bribe
Givers and Takers REUTHER SEEKING BROADER INQUIRY Sees Double Standard
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Headline |
T040857 |
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Walter P. Reuther =
demanded
today that Senate investigators look into employer and labor corruption w=
ith
equal vigor. |
Abstract |
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8 |
1957 |
|
Washington |
PLEADER OF FIFTH F=
ACING A
CITATION; Senate Racket Investigators Begin Contempt Action to Provide a =
Test
Case Squillante Forced Out |
Headline |
T040957 |
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A witness before S=
enate
racket investigators invoked the Fifth Amendment today and the committee
started contempt proceedings against him-an unusual procedure. The commit=
tee
said it was a test ease. |
Abstract |
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10 |
1957 |
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Editorial |
U. A. W.'S WATCHDOG |
Editorial |
T041057 |
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The United Automob=
ile
Workers have done the labor movement and the public signal service in set=
ting
up their Public Review Board. The teamster officials' misdeeds exposed by=
the
McClellan comm=
ittee
and the cruder forms of labor racketeering revealed this week in court...=
|
Abstract |
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11 |
1957 |
|
Washington |
TEAMSTER BOARD TO =
MEET IN
TEXAS; Beck Sets Galveston Parley to Weigh Union's Action on Corruption
Charge. |
Headline |
T041257 |
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Dave Beck has summ=
oned the
executive board of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters to meet in
Galveston, Tex., next week. The meeting may turn into another test of the
union president's leadership. |
Abstract |
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13 |
1957 |
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Scranton |
SCRANTON UNIONS IN=
SENATE
INQUIRY; McClellan
Unit Will Begin Hearings on Tuesday-- At Least Six Called 'Goon' Violence
Studied |
Headline |
T041457 |
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The United States =
Senate
committee investigating racketeering will turn its attention to this city=
of
125,000 next week. |
Abstract |
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| 4<=
/td>
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13 |
1957 |
|
Washington |
SENATE INQUIRY HAZ=
Y ON
MANAGEMENT CASES; Labor Relations Abuses Are Known But the Evidence Is Ha=
rd
to Get Rights Reserved Pay-Off Chosen Competition Curbed In the Future
|
Headline |
T041457 |
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Senate investigato=
rs
complained this week that too many employers were too close-mouthed. The
complaint raised the question where is the McCl=
ellan committee going with respect to management?
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Abstract |
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| 4<=
/td>
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16 |
1957 |
|
Washington |
Scranton Mayor Is =
Named In
Building Trades Inquiry; Ex-Teamster Aide Says Official Tried to Delay Ac=
tion
on Dynamiting SCRANTON MAYOR NAMED AT INQUIRY Guests at Dinner' |
Headline |
T041757 |
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Senators heard today a tale of "rough stuff&quo=
t; and
rigged union meetings in the building trades. |
Abstract |
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| 4<=
/td>
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16 |
1957 |
|
Galveston |
TEAMSTERS BRAND
A.F.L.-C.I.O. ACTION ON BECK ILLEGAL; Executive Board Decries the
Federation's Suspension of Chief as Vice President BACKS HIM UNANIMOUSLY
Union President Denies He Said He Might 'Blow the Lid Right Off' Senate
Avoids Ontright Defiance TEAMSTERS SCORE A.F.L.-C.I.O. ACTION Misquoted, =
Beck
Says No Immediate Comment Text of Resolution |
Headline |
T041757 |
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The General Execut=
ive Board
of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters charged today that the high
command of the merged labor federation had acted illegally in suspending =
Dave
Beck as a federation vice president. |
Abstract |
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| 4<=
/td>
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17 |
1957 |
|
Washington |
3 Silent of Labor =
Hearing On
Violence in Scranton; Tales of Union Activity 3 INVOKE THE 5TH AT LABOR
INQUIRY Tells of Civic Work She Suggests an Answer |
Headline |
T041857 |
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Three witnesses in=
voked the
Fifth Amendment today in a Senate committee's investigation of tough tact=
ics
used by building traces unions in the Scranton, Pa., area. Contempt
proceedings, were ordered started immediately against one of them. |
Abstract |
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18 |
1957 |
|
Editorial |
CAN LABOR PURGE ITSELF? |
Editorial |
T041857 |
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| |
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The action taken b=
y the
general executive board of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters on
Tuesday is supercharged with possible consequence, not only to the teamst=
ers
and the A.F.L.-C.I.O. but to labor as a whole and the public. Tied in also
are more funda |
Abstract |
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| 4=
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19 |
1957 |
|
Washington |
BECK OPENS FIGHT O=
N LABOR
OUSTER; Hints Court Battle to Oppose Suspension by A.F.L.-C.I.O. --Seeks
Written Charges By JOSEPH A. LOFTUS Special to The New York Times. Adopte=
d in
1955 Committee Named Beck Opens Fight on Suspension; Hints Court Test of =
A.F.L.-C.I.O. |
Headline |
T042057 |
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| |
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Dave Beck formally
challenged today the actions taken by the united labor movement against h=
im
and the International Brotherhood of Teamsters. |
Abstract |
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| 4=
|
22 |
1957 |
|
Washington |
Hoffa Urges Court =
To Quash
Charges; HOFFA ASKS COURT TO QUASH CHARGES |
Headline |
T042357 |
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| |
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James R. Hoffa opened his defense against bribery
accusations today with fifty pages of legal arguments. |
Abstract |
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| 4<=
/td>
|
23 |
1957 |
|
Augusta, GA |
EISENHOWER TO ASK =
UNION FUND
CURBS; Will Hear Recommendations by Mitchell Tomorrow in Light of Senate
Inquiry Invoked Fifth Amendment President's Comment Ives Urges Caution La=
bor
Leader Protests |
Headline |
T042457 |
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| |
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The White House in=
dicated
today that Congress soon would be asked for legislation to prevent the
improper practices such as those disclosed by the Senate's investigation =
of
labor and management. |
Abstract |
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| 4=
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24 |
1957 |
|
Washington |
2 WOMEN RETRACT RACKET EVIDENCE; Witnesses Clash at =
Senate
Hearing |
Headline |
T042557 |
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| |
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Two women repudiat=
ed today
their affidavits reflecting on the leading witness in a Senate committee's
investigation of rackets in Portland. Ore. |
Abstract |
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| 4=
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25 |
1957 |
|
Editorial |
CURBING UNION ABUSES |
Editorial |
T042557 |
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| |
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|
Organized labor in=
the
United States faces a hostile public opinion much like the anti-business
sentiment of fifty years ago. Another parallel is sure to follow: |
Abstract |
|
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| 4<=
/td>
|
26 |
1957 |
|
Speech |
M'CLELLAN WARNS OF
'GANGSTERISM'; Tells Publishers Momentum of Rackets Perils U.S.-- Mrs. Lu=
ce
Chides Press 'Shock Troops' of Diplomacy M'CLELLAN TELLS OF 'GANGSTERISM'=
|
Headline |
T042657 |
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| |
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The chairman of th=
e Senate
committee investigating union rackets said last night that it intended to
continue its exposures of wrongdoing until Congress had enough informatio=
n to
"clean up the mess." |
Abstract |
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| 4=
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26 |
1957 |
|
Excerpts |
Text of Senator McClellan'=
s Address at the Publishers Association Dinner<=
/td>
|
Headline |
T042657 |
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| |
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|
Following is the t=
ext of an
address by Senator John L. McClellan of Arkansas at the annual dinner of the Bureau of
Advertising of the American Newspaper Publishers Association in the
Waldorf-Astoria Hoted last night: |
Abstract |
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|
| 4=
|
27 |
1957 |
|
Washington |
M'CLELLAN WANTS EM=
PLOYER
FUNDS UNDER U.S. CHECK; Supports Wider Reins on All Welfare Money--Hears =
De
Koning and Foes Open Hearings Due McClellan Favors a U.S. Check Of Fmployer-Managed Benefits Ord=
ered
to Surrender Records |
Headline |
T042757 |
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| |
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|
The chairman of th=
e Senate
racket-investigating committee said yesterday that he believed
employer-managed welfare funds should be brought under Federal regulation=
. |
Abstract |
|
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| 4=
|
27 |
1957 |
|
Washington |
M'CLELLAN HUNTS AU=
DITOR OF
UNION AND SON OF BECK; Senate Inquiry Gets No Help From Teamsters' Chief =
in
Search for 4 Witnesses Handles Personal Accounts M'CLELLAN HUNTS AUDITOR =
OF
UNION End of Corruption Seen |
Headline |
T042857 |
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| |
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The Senate committ=
ee
investigating the financial affairs of Dave Beck, president of the Teamst=
ers
Union, has been unable to find four witnesses. They are Dave Beck Jr., two
relatives of the union president by marriage and an auditor for the union=
. |
Abstract |
|
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| 4=
|
28 |
1957 |
|
Editorial |
LABOR-UNION REGULA=
TION |
Editorial |
T042857 |
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| |
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|
President Eisenhow=
er's
program for laws to curb labor-union abuses, and Secretary Mitchell's
comments on it, show a commendable determination to deal with this vital
problem, yet to proceed with care, taking the most urgent and easiest ste=
ps
at the start and avoiding wrong directions. |
Abstract |
|
|
|
| 4<=
/td>
|
28 |
1957 |
|
Washington |
SENATE TO STUDY BE=
CK'S
FINANCES; Racket Inquiry Will Question President of Teamsters on New
Information Seeks Data on Funds Ives Talks on Labor Bridges Urges Action<=
/td>
|
Headline |
T042957 |
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| |
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|
|
The counsel for th=
e Senate
Committee investigating labor unions and management asserted tonight that=
the
committee had "a great deal more information" on the activities=
of
Dave Beck. |
Abstract |
|
|
|
| 4=
|
29 |
1957 |
|
Washington |
NAVY FUNDS TIED TO=
UNION
PAY-OFF; Witness Tells Senators He Paid Money to Teamsters --Denies It Was
'Bribery' Illegal Activities Cited NAVY FUNDS TIED TO UNION PAY-OFF
Negotiated a Price Meany Replies Given |
Headline |
T043057 |
|
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| |
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|
|
|
A manufacturer tol=
d a Senate
committee today that he had paid money to officers of the Teamsters Union
"with the knowledge and consent of the United States Government.&quo=
t;
In fact, he said, the Navy gave him the money to pay them. |
Abstract |
|
|
|
| 5=
|
1 |
1957 |
|
Washington |
UNIONISTS' FRIEND =
TARGET OF
INQUIRY; Senators Check Industrialist Here, Intimate of Hoffa, McDonald a=
nd
Johnson Received Commissions Draws Indignant Denial UNIONISTS' FRIEND TAR=
GET
OF INQUIRY McDonald Backed Code |
Headline |
T050157 |
|
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| |
|
|
|
|
An industrialist w=
ith
intimate friendships in the top level of the merged labor federation is b=
eing
investigated by the Senate Select Committee on Improper Activities in the
Labor or Management Field. |
Abstract |
|
|
|
| 5=
|
1 |
1957 |
|
Washington |
BECK CALLED BACK B=
Y SENATE
INQUIRY; Will Testify on Wednesday-- Teamster Board to Appear at
A.F.L.-C.I.O. Hearing 'I Plan to Be There' BECK CALLED BACK BY SENATE GRO=
UP
Board to Attend Parley Barden Scores Mitchell |
Headline |
T050257 |
|
|
| |
|
|
|
|
Dave Beck got orde=
rs today
to return to a Senate hearing next Wednesday. He is under a continuing
subpoena. |
Abstract |
|
|
|
| 5=
|
2 |
1957 |
|
Editorial |
LABOR PROBE FAIRNESS |
Editorial |
T050257 |
|
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| |
|
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|
|
The Select Committ=
ee on
Improper Activities in the Labor or Management Field, of which Senator McClellan is chairma=
n, has
so far concentrated almost wholly on the improper activities of labor. |
Abstract |
|
|
|
| 5<=
/td>
|
2 |
1957 |
|
Seattle |
BECK IS INDICTED; =
$56,000
EVASION OF TAX CHARGED; 2d Count Cites 'False' Report for Union--Jury Act=
s 13
Days Before Deadline Union Trial Next Week BECK IS INDICTED AS A TAX EVAD=
ER
McDonald Asks Scrutiny |
Headline |
T050357 |
|
|
| |
|
|
|
|
Dave Beck was indicted today for income tax evasion.=
|
Abstract |
|
|
|
| 5<=
/td>
|
3 |
1957 |
|
Washington |
Beck Posts a Bond;=
Will Be
Arraigned May 13 in Tax Case; Appears Voluntarily BECK POSTS $5,000 FOR
ARRAIGNMENT Troubled Week Ahead |
Headline |
T050457 |
|
|
| |
|
|
|
|
Dave Beck posted $5,000 bond today for his arraignme=
nt May
13 on charges of income tax evasion. |
Abstract |
|
|
|
| 5=
|
4 |
1957 |
|
Portland |
PRIDE RETURNING TO=
PORTLAND,
ORE.; 'City of Sin' Tiring of Rackets Hubbub--Boasts It Is One of Cleanest
Coast Towns Getting a Little Bored A Matter of Dispute Spotlight on Offic=
ials
Democrat Is 'Fearful' States His Principles Teamster Leader Bitter Open M=
ind
on Elkins Teamster Heads to Meet |
Headline |
T050557 |
|
|
| |
|
|
|
|
This red-faced "city of sin" is' cautiousl=
y and
self-consciously raising its head again. |
Abstract |
|
|
|
| 5<=
/td>
|
6 |
1957 |
|
|
EMPLOYERS URGED TO=
ASSIST
INQUIRY; Business Association Here Bids Them Give Senate All Racket Evide=
nce
'Unwilling Victim' |
Headline |
T050657 |
|
|
| |
|
|
|
|
Business men with =
first-hand
evidence of labor racketeering have been urged to bring it to the Senate's
attention or face the imputation of "corporate cowardice." |
Abstract |
|
|
|
| 5<=
/td>
|
6 |
1957 |
|
Washington |
A. F. L.-C. I. 0. =
UNIT LAYS
CORRUPTION TO BECK'S UNION; Teamsters, Accused on 8 Counts, Charge 'Sland=
er'
--Will Reply May 24 BOARD SUPPORTS LEADER Hearing Cites Use of Funds by
Chief--Brewster and Brennan Also Named. Beck Scores Charges Seek 'Specifi=
c Facts'
CORRUPTION LAID TO BECK'S UNION 'This Is Not a Trial' 8 Counts in Brief
Members Are Listed |
Headline |
T050757 |
|
|
| |
|
|
|
|
The A.F.L.-C.I.O. =
Ethical
Practices Committee accused the International Brotherhood of Teamsters on
eight counts of corruption today and gave the union eighteen days to repl=
y. |
Abstract |
|
|
|
| 5<=
/td>
|
8 |
1957 |
|
Speech |
TEAMSTER OUSTER HI=
NTED BY
MEANY; Labor May Have 'No Choice,' Leader Tells Shoe Union-- Mitchell Is
Reassuring Labor Secretary Speaks |
Headline |
T050857 |
|
|
| |
|
|
|
|
George Meany indic=
ated in a
speech yesterday that organized labor might have. "no choice" b=
ut
to "disassociate" the International Brotherhood of Teamsters fr=
om
the American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations=
. |
Abstract |
|
|
|
| 5=
|
8 |
1957 |
|
Washington |
BECK AGAIN FAILS T=
O GIVE
ANSWERS; Inquiry Told He Used Post to Get Son in Beer Concern --3 Witness=
es
Located 3 Seen in Vancouver BECK AGAIN FAILS TO GIVE ANSWERS 'This Don't
Bother Me' |
Headline |
T050957 |
|
|
| |
|
|
|
|
Dave Beck invoked =
the Fifth
Amendment today at a rate of almost once a minute as a Senate committee
renewed its investigation of his personal use of union money and power as
president of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters. |
Abstract |
|
|
|
| 5=
|
9 |
1957 |
|
|
M'CLELLAN SCORED ON RIGHT-TO-WORK |
Citation |
T050957 |
|
|
| 5<=
/td>
|
10 |
1957 |
|
Washington |
Senators Hear Beck=
Made
Profit As Trustee of a Widow's Fund; Business Partner Testifies He Shared=
in
Gains Made From Mortgage Deals PROFITS ON FUND ARE LAID TO BECK |
Headline |
T051157 |
|
|
| |
|
|
|
|
Dave Beck was pict=
ured today
as having contributed to charity fund for the widow of his "best
friend" and then having profited from it. Senate investigators were =
told
that Mr. Beck was trustee of the fund and had... |
Abstract |
|
|
|
| 5<=
/td>
|
11 |
1957 |
|
Washington |
TEAMSTER OUSTER OF=
BECK
FORESEEN BEFORE FALL VOTE; Testimony of Profit on Fund for Widow Jolts
Union-- McClellan
Voices Shock USE OF MAILS STUDIED Crumbling of Chief's Power Believed
Demonstrated by Publicity Aides' Defiance McClellan Makes Point Old Order Changing TEAMSTER OUSTER OF BE=
CK
FORESEEN 'Greed and Avarice' Seen |
Headline |
T051257 |
|
|
| |
|
|
|
|
Dave Beck's tenure=
as
president of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters has been shortened
sharply by derogatory testimony against him this week, sources inside the
union said today. |
Abstract |
|
|
|
| 5=
|
16 |
1957 |
|
Washington |
$100,000 Repaid by=
Beck To
Union in Last 2 Weeks; Witness Says Labor Leader Has Returned Total of
$370,000--McClellan
Dares Teamsters to 'Clean Own House' $100,000 IS REPAID BY BECK TO UNION
Challenge by MeClellan |
Headline |
T051757 |
|
|
| |
|
|
|
|
Dave Beck has paid=
back an
additional $100,000 to the Teamsters Union treasuries within the last two
weeks, a Senate committee witness testified today. |
Abstract |
|
|
|
| 5=
|
17 |
1957 |
|
Washington |
BECK AIDE PLEADS T=
HE 5TH 71
TIMES; Relative Balks at Questions on $100,000--Teamster Head Faces Ballot
Fight McClellan Sees
'Record' BECK AIDE PLEADS THE 5TH 71 TIMES McClellan Backs Move Beck Ouster Sought Beck Called a 'Fool'
Speedier Exit Sought |
Headline |
T051857 |
|
|
| |
|
|
|
|
An elusive kinsman=
of Dave
Beck, president of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, refused to=
day
to tell Senate investigators about income he had received from the union =
and
from a company that sold goods to the teamsters. |
Abstract |
|
|
|
| 5<=
/td>
|
18 |
1957 |
|
|
M'CLELLAN SEES STI=
FF LABOR
LAW; Inquiry Chairman Predicts Congress Action--Union Leader Assails Views
'Some Control' Urged |
Headline |
T051857 |
|
|
| |
|
|
|
|
Senator John L. McClellan predicted
yesterday that Congress would tighten the country's labor laws after his
investigation of labor and management ended. |
Abstract |
|
|
|
| 5=
|
19 |
1957 |
|
Editorial |
LABOR PROBE APPRAISAL |
Editorial |
T051957 |
|
|
| |
|
|
|
|
The teamster chapt=
er of the McClellan Committee =
record
of alleged labor-union misdeeds has now been written. Everyone who reads =
the
newspapers or listens to the air waves knows the sordid manipulations of
teamster funds for personal gain with which Dave Beck and his colleagues =
have
now been indicted. |
Abstract |
|
|
|
| 5=
|
20 |
1957 |
|
|
A.F.L.-C.I.O. DRAF=
TS RULES
TO PROTECT MEMBERS' RIGHTS; New Code Would Guarantee Democratic Procedure=
in
Union Administration Provides for Appeals Stem From Inquiry A.F.L.-C.I.O.
DRAFTS PROCEDURE CODE Administration Wins |
Headline |
T052057 |
|
|
| |
|
|
|
|
The American Feder=
ation of
Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations plans action to guarantee =
the
democratic rights of its 15,000,000, members. |
Abstract |
|
|
|
| 5<=
/td>
|
20 |
1957 |
|
Washington |
INQUIRY IS SOUGHT =
BY TEXTILE
UNION; It Asks Senate Unit to Study the Alleged Connivance of Police and
Employers Releases Correspondence |
Headline |
T052157 |
|
|
| |
|
|
|
|
The Textile Worker=
s Union
called on Senate investigators today to study what it called corrupt
connivance by employers, local politicians and police to defeat union
organizing. |
Abstract |
|
|
|
| 5=
|
20 |
1957 |
|
Washington |
Texts of A.F.L.-C.I.O. and Beck Statements; Council's
Statement Mr. Beck's Statement |
Headline |
T052157 |
|
|
| |
|
|
|
|
Following are the =
texts of
statements by the A.F.L.-C.I.O. Council regarding Dave Beck, head of the
Teamsters Union, and his statement to the council: |
Abstract |
|
|
|
| 5=
|
21 |
1957 |
|
Editorial |
BETTER LABOR PRACTICES |
Editorial |
T052157 |
|
|
| |
|
|
|
|
As the McClellan committee =
hearings
have so luridly disclosed, two areas of labor union operation call most f=
or
reform: finance and internal government. The news this week offers notable
examples of constructive action in both. |
Abstract |
|
|
|
| 5=
|
22 |
1957 |
|
Editorial |
EXIT MR. BECK |
Editorial |
T052257 |
|
|
| |
|
|
|
|
The action of the =
Executive
Council of the A.F.L.-C.I.O. in ousting Dave Beck as one of its vice
presidents is surely the beginning of the end of Mr. Beck's labor union
career --an end devoutly to be desired by labor and the public, sick of h=
im
and all his doings. |
Abstract |
|
|
|
| 5=
|
23 |
1957 |
|
New York |
CITY ASSESSOR OUT =
OVER
EX-PARTNER; Strelzin, Facing Senate Call to Testify on Racketeer, Is Drop=
ped
by Wagner Past Associations Involved Voluntarily at City Hall Wagner Ousts
City Assessor; Link to Racketeer Is Disclosed Political Aspects Weighed
|
Headline |
T052357 |
|
|
| |
|
|
|
|
Mayor Wagner annou=
nced
yesterday that he had accepted the resignation of Harvey L. Strelzin,
$17,500-a-year chairman of the Board of Assessors, effective at the close=
of
business today. |
Abstract |
|
|
|
| 5<=
/td>
|
24 |
1957 |
|
New York |
STRELZIN FACES M'C=
LELLAN
CALL; Ex-City Assessor Has Been Under Senate Inquiry on Carting for Ten W=
eeks |
Headline |
T052457 |
|
|
| |
|
|
|
|
Harvey L. Strelzin=
, who
resigned from the Board of Assessors on Wednesday, has been under
investigation for about ten weeks by the Senate Select Committee on Impro=
per
Activities in the Labor or Management Field. |
Abstract |
|
|
|
| 5<=
/td>
|
25 |
1957 |
|
Washington |
BECK WON'T RUN FOR
RE-ELECTION; SUMMONS BOARD; Aide of Teamster Chief Gives Out
News--Resignation in June Is Held Likely WHEREABOUTS UNKNOWN Union Leader
Believed to Be on West Coast, Meeting With Other Officials Efforts to Oust
Him Target of A.F.L.-C.I.O. BECK WON'T RUN FOR RE-ELECTION |
Headline |
T052657 |
|
|
| |
|
|
|
|
Dave Beck announce=
d tonight
that he would not seek re-election as president of the International
Brotherhood of Teamsters. |
Abstract |
|
|
|
| 5=
|
26 |
1957 |
|
|
TEAMSTER STUDY IS 3 MONTHS OLD; Select Group Was Cre=
ated
by Senate After Beck's Challenge of Authorit=
y |
Headline |
T052657 |
|
|
| |
|
|
|
|
It was just three =
months ago
that the Senate Select Committee on Improper Activities in the Labor or
Management Field began public hearings on the Teamsters' Union. |
Abstract |
|
|
|
| 5=
|
28 |
1957 |
|
Washington |
SENATE UNIT CALLS BAKERY UNION AIDES |
Headline |
T052957 |
|
|
| |
|
|
|
|
The Senate rackets=
committee
today summoned officials of the Bakery and Confectionary Workers
International Union to public hearings beginning June 4. |
Abstract |
|
|
|
| 6<=
/td>
|
1 |
1957 |
|
Washington |
FUND MISUSE LAID T=
O BAKERS
UNION; Senate Hearings, Starting on Tuesday, Will Try to Link Trusteeship=
to
Deals Two Locals Merged |
Headline |
T060257 |
|
|
| |
|
|
|
|
Senate rackets inv=
estigators
reported evidence today that some top officials of the International Bake=
rs
Union had received expensive automobiles and "misappropriated"
thousands of dollars from union treasuries. |
Abstract |
|
|
|
| 6=
|
2 |
1957 |
|
|
Beck Accuses McClellan of Move On Rights Bill to Cripple Unions; 'Agreeable=
' Man
Sought |
Headline |
T060257 |
|
|
| |
|
|
|
|
Dave Beck, preside=
nt of the
International Brotherhood of Teamsters, declared yesterday that Senator J=
ohn
L. McClellan w=
as
trying to cripple trades unions. |
Abstract |
|
|
|
| 6<=
/td>
|
4 |
1957 |
|
Washington |
BECK JR.INVOKES TH=
E 5TH 100
TIMES; FACES A CITATION; Cousin Also Balks Senators on Union Pay-MeClellan
Sees 'Flagrant Abuse' Contempt Citation Likely Mundt Supports View BECK
JR.INVOKES THE 5TH 100 TIMES Beck Sr. Denies Guilt |
Headline |
T060557 |
|
|
| |
|
|
|
|
Dave Beck Jr. echo=
ed his
father's Fifth Amendment plea before Senate racket hunters more than a
hundred times today. |
Abstract |
|
|
|
| 6<=
/td>
|
6 |
1957 |
|
Washington |
BAKERS' EX-AIDE IN=
VOKES THE
5TH; Stuart, Accused by Senate Racket Hunters of Misusing $40,000, Balks =
at
Inquiry 'Strike Donation' Noted Balks at All Questions Checks Sent to
Teamsters |
Headline |
T060757 |
|
|
| |
|
|
|
|
A former union vice
president invoked the Fifth Amendment today as Senate racket hunters accu=
sed
him of misappropriating more than $40,000. |
Abstract |
|
|
|
| 6<=
/td>
|
7 |
1957 |
|
Washington |
Friend of Unionist=
Won't
Tell Senators Who Paid Her Bills; Fete Nets Officer $56,000 UNIONIST'S FR=
IEND
BALKS AT INQUIRY |
Headline |
T060857 |
|
|
| |
|
|
|
|
A Los Angeles woman
identified by a witness as a "girl friend" of James C. Cross,
president of the, Bakery and Confectionery Workers' Union, refused today =
to
tell Senate racket hunters what she had done at union conventions or who =
had
paid her bills. |
Abstract |
|
|
|
| 6=
|
9 |
1957 |
|
Washington |
CROSS' ATTORNEY SAID TO HAVE QUIT; Bakers' Union Head
Slated to Testify Thursday in Senate Unit's Inquiry |
Headline |
T061057 |
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James H. Rowe Jr. =
of this
city was reported today to have resigned, as attorney for James G. Cross,
president of the Bakery and Confectionery Workers International Union.
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Abstract |
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14 |
1957 |
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Editorial |
SALUTE TO TWO UNIONS |
Editorial |
T061457 |
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Two events this we=
ek call
attention to the achievements of American unionism at its best--to be wei=
ghed
heavily in the balance against the shortcomings which the McClellan committee=
has
disclosed. |
Abstract |
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| 6<=
/td>
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14 |
1957 |
|
Washington |
MITCHELL ORDERS MO=
RE UNION
DATA; Longer Financial Reports Call for Gift Itemizing-- 'Malpractice' Ci=
ted
Brewster Asks to Call Six Cross Hearings Postponed McDonald Offer Reporte=
d |
Headline |
T061557 |
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James P. Mitchell,=
Secretary
of Labor, ordered unions today to file more detailed information in finan=
cial
reports now required by the Taft-Hartley Act. |
Abstract |
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| 6<=
/td>
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18 |
1957 |
|
Washington |
UNIONIST ACCUSED I=
N $100,000
LOAN; Senators Say He Eased Pay Demand of Bakery Unit UNIONIST ACCUSED IN
$100,000 LOAN Rules Cover Procedure Strike Permission Withdrawn |
Headline |
T061957 |
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Senate racket inve=
stigators
accused a union president today of virtually imposing a substandard wage
contract on union members whose employer had "lent" him more th=
an
$100,000. |
Abstract |
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| 6<=
/td>
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19 |
1957 |
|
Washington |
HOFFA ASKS DELAY A=
T START OF
TRIAL; Lawyer for Teamsters Aide Takes Adjournment Plea to U.S. Appeals C=
ourt
Wiretap Plea Denied Jury to Get Beck Records |
Headline |
T062057 |
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The trial of James R. Hoffa on bribery charges opened
today in Federal District Court. |
Abstract |
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/td>
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20 |
1957 |
|
Washington |
LOAN WAS REPAID, B=
AKERS'
AIDE SAYS; Cross Denies Illinois Strike Was Called Off as Result of Note =
for
$40,000 Paid for $63,500 Home $56,000 From Dinner |
Headline |
T062157 |
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A labor leader tes=
tified
today that he had repaid $40,000 borrowed from management interests to av=
oid
any possible "misconception" that might arise from a Senate
investigation of the loan. |
Abstract |
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21 |
1957 |
|
Washington |
BAKERS PLAN NO INQUIRY; Union Leaders Fail to Act on
Charges Against Cross |
Citation |
T062257 |
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22 |
1957 |
|
Washington |
RACKETS HERE A TARGET; Head of Senate Group Maps Ear=
ly
Inquiry Covering Area |
Citation |
T062357 |
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| 6<=
/td>
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29 |
1957 |
|
Washington |
SENATE UNIT HITS S=
URPLUS CAR
DEAL; McClellan Plans
Hearings on 'Exorbitant Profit' in Sale of 350 to France Algerian Nationa=
ls
Protest |
Headline |
T063057 |
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Senate investigato=
rs
reported today that a United States concern had made "an exorbitant
profit" on the sale of 350 Army surplus combat cars to France for us=
e in
Algeria. |
Abstract |
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| 7<=
/td>
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11 |
1957 |
|
Washington |
HOFFA ASSOCIATE GI=
VEN A
MISTRIAL; Lawyer-Defendant Protests Court Ruling--Teamster Asks Similar
Finding McClellan on
Stand Questioned by Court |
Headline |
T071257 |
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A Federal judge or=
dered a
mistrial today in the bribery-conspiracy case against Hyman I. Fischbach,
Miami lawyer, because of the sudden illness of his counsel, Daniel P. Mah=
er.
He will be tried later. |
Abstract |
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13 |
1957 |
|
Washington |
NEW CHARGE FACES BAKERS' UNION CHIEF |
Headline |
T071457 |
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Senator John L. McClellan, chairman=
, of the
Senate rackets committee, asserted today that James G. Cross, president of
the Bakery Workers Union, had tried to "suppress and intimi
|
Abstract |
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| 7<=
/td>
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15 |
1957 |
|
Washington |
SENATORS SELECT 11=
INQUIRY
AREAS; Racket Hunters' Target List Assures G.O.P. of Study of Reuther's
Activities May Add Other Categories Mundt Applies Pressure |
Headline |
T071657 |
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Senate racket hunt=
ers will
investigate political expenditures and secondary boycotts, it was announc=
ed
today. |
Abstract |
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| 7<=
/td>
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16 |
1957 |
|
Washington |
BEATING CHARGED TO=
UNION
LEADER; Woman Accuses Bakery Chief of Attack--Ward Denies Deal With Teams=
ters
U.A.W. to Cooperate |
Headline |
T071757 |
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A woman accused the
president of the bakers' union today of knocking her down, kicking her and
attacking her husband in a row over control of the union. |
Abstract |
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| 7<=
/td>
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18 |
1957 |
|
Washington |
LABOR ETHICS UNIT =
RECALLS 2
UNIONS; Added Hearings for Bakers and Teamsters Expected to Bring 'Clean-=
Up'
Order Inquiry Moves On LABOR ETHICS UNIT RECALLS 2 UNIONS |
Headline |
T071957 |
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Two unions accused=
of being
corruptly dominated were summoned today to further hearings within the la=
bor
movement. |
Abstract |
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| 7<=
/td>
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19 |
1957 |
|
Washington |
HOFFA ACQUITTED OF=
BRIBERY
PLOT; SEEKS BECK POST; Vice President of Teamsters Cleared by Jury of Cha=
rge
He Sought Senate Files UNION PROBLEM IS POSED Leader's Election Could Spl=
it
Labor--Ives Calls Verdict 'Miscarriage of Justice' Marshals Quiet Crowd <=
font
class=3D"font155736">McClellan Declines=
Comment
HOFFA ACQUITTED OF BRIBERY PLOT |
Headline |
T072057 |
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| |
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A jury acquitted J=
ames R.
Hoffa today of charges that he bribed his way into the files of a Senate
committee that was investigating him. |
Abstract |
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20 |
1957 |
|
Washington |
TEXTILE UNION SCANS ITS FINANCIAL SET-UP |
Headline |
T072157 |
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The executive coun=
cil of the
United Textile Workers Union met today to consider new financial safeguar=
ds
over the union's ... |
Abstract |
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| 7=
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21 |
1957 |
|
Washington |
TEAMSTER-DIO LINKS FACE INQUIRY JULY 30 |
Citation |
T072257 |
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| 7=
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23 |
1957 |
|
Washington |
CHEASTY KEEPS POST; McCle=
llan Praises Inquiry Aide Who Testified on Hoffa<=
/td>
|
Citation |
T072457 |
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|
| 7<=
/td>
|
23 |
1957 |
|
Washington |
USE OF UNION FUND =
LINKED TO
OFFICER; Senate Unit Implies Textile Aide Added Personal Items to
Bills--Lawyer Queried Check Union's Accounts 'We Didn't Catch 'Em' |
Headline |
T072457 |
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Senate investigato=
rs implied
today that an officer of the United Textile Workers had spent union funds=
for
personal shopping for himself and his wife. |
Abstract |
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| 7<=
/td>
|
25 |
1957 |
|
New York |
Dio and Two Found =
Guilty Of
Plot to Seal Labor Peace; Hogan Praises Jury Dio and 2 Confederates Guilt=
y Of
Plotting to Sell Labor Peace |
Headline |
T072657 |
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Johnny Dio was fou=
nd guilty
last night of selling labor peace. He and two confederates were convicted=
on
charges of bribery and conspiracy. |
Abstract |
|
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| 7<=
/td>
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25 |
1957 |
|
Washington |
LOANS TO REPAY UNI=
ON LAID TO
2; $111,150 Raised in 3 Weeks to Replace Textile Worker Funds, Inquiry
Asserts |
Headline |
T072657 |
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Senate rackets inv=
estigators
said today that two top officials of the Textile Workers Union had hurrie=
dly
raised $111,150 in three weeks after ... |
Abstract |
|
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|
| 7=
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26 |
1957 |
|
Washington |
M'CLELLAN FEARS ON INQUIRY BARED |
Headline |
T072757 |
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Defense
counsel for Nugent La Poma introduced documents today to show that Senator
John L. McClellan,
Democrat of Arkansas, once feared his Senate rackets committee would be
stacked with members who lacked "intestinal fortitude."<=
/a> |
Abstract |
|
|
|
| 7<=
/td>
|
27 |
1957 |
|
Washington |
M'CLELLAN READY FO=
R CITY
INQUIRY; Senate Committee Will Opens Hearings Wednesday on Labor Racketee=
rs
Here Cites 'Grabs for Power' |
Headline |
T072857 |
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| |
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Senator John L. McClellan said toda=
y that
hearings starting here Wednesday would show that gangsters had "sold
out" union members through a corrupt alliance with some labor leader=
s in
New York. |
Abstract |
|
|
|
| 7<=
/td>
|
31 |
1957 |
|
Washington |
HOFFA IS LINKED TO=
DIO IN
SCHEME TO CONTROL PORT; McClellan Accuses Teamster Official at the Opening of Inquiry=
on
City's Rackets Influence Held Wide Fall Meeting Scheduled HOFFA IS LINKED=
TO
DIO PLOT HERE Kennedy Uses Charts |
Headline |
T080157 |
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| |
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James R. Hoffa of =
the
Teamsters Union was accused today of aiming for a position where he could
throttle the Eastern seaboard and part of the Midwest. |
Abstract |
|
|
|
| 7=
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31 |
1957 |
|
Washington |
Text of McClellan<=
font
class=3D"font125736"> Statement on Rackets |
Headline |
T080157 |
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| |
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Following is the t=
ext of the
statement read by Senator John L. McClellan, chairman of the Senate Select Committee on Improper
Activities in the Labor or Management Field, at the openings of today's
hearings: |
Abstract |
|
|
|
| 7=
|
31 |
1957 |
|
New York |
TV: A Public Service; Du Mont Presents Exclusive Cov=
erage
of Senate Labor Racketeering Hearings |
Headline |
T080157 |
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| |
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|
|
THE Du Mont Broadc=
asting
Corporation, which means lively Channel 5 in New York and station WTTG in
Washington, presented an exclusive telecast yesterday of sessions. of the
Senate Select Committee on Improper Activities in... |
Abstract |
|
|
|
| 8=
|
1 |
1957 |
|
Washington |
Hoffa's Union Paid Joe Louis' Hotel Bill; TEAMSTERS =
PAID
LOUIS' HOTEL BILL Jurors Deny Race Issue |
Headline |
T080257 |
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| |
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|
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The Teamsters Unio=
n picked
up the hotel bill of Joe Louis, former heavyweight champion, on his recent
visit here to attend the bribery trial of James R. Hoffa. |
Abstract |
|
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|
| 8=
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2 |
1957 |
|
Editorial |
LABOR AND ITS FRIENDS |
Editorial |
T080257 |
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| |
|
|
|
|
Who are the friend=
s of
organized labor and who are its enemies? Chairman John L. McClellan of the Se=
nate
Select Committee on Improper Activities in the Labor or Management Field =
made
a clear statement on this subject on Wednesday at the opening of a new se=
ries
of hearings. |
Abstract |
|
|
|
| 8<=
/td>
|
2 |
1957 |
|
Washington |
LOW-PAID GROUP HER=
E FOUND
HIT BY UNION RACKET; Witnesses Ted Senators About Exploitation of Labor
LOW-PAID GROUP HELD EXPLOITED Bronx Agreement Recalled |
Headline |
T080357 |
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| |
|
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|
|
A Senate committee=
was told
today how racket-run unions and certain employers together preyed on
thousands of low-paid workers in New York. |
Abstract |
|
|
|
| 8<=
/td>
|
2 |
1957 |
|
San Francisco |
HOFFA MAPS DRIVE F=
OR WIDER
POWER; Plans to Make District Heads More Subservient if He is Named Teams=
ter
Chief Loss of Power Seen Could Be Different Hoffa Expecting Victory Calls
Race 'Wide Open' Plans Early Proposal Brewster Backs Stand Wants Full App=
roval
Explains Hoffa's Stand |
Headline |
T080357 |
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| |
|
|
|
|
Greater subservien=
ce by
regional teamster conference heads to the international president of the
Teamsters Union was forecast today with the prospective election of James=
R.
Hoffa as president to succeed Dave Beck. |
Abstract |
|
|
|
| 8<=
/td>
|
3 |
1957 |
|
Washington |
M'CLELLAN SCORES H=
OFFA
MERGER BID; 'Super-Government' Feared if Teamster Combines All the Transp=
ort
Unions Goldwater Agrees 'Paper Locals' Cited M'CLELLAN SCORES HOFFA MERGER
BID Where Did It Land? |
Headline |
T080457 |
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| |
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|
|
Senator John L. McClellan said toda=
y that
the plan of James R. Hoffa to bring all transportation workers in the cou=
ntry
into a single union would set up a dangerous "super-government."=
; |
Abstract |
|
|
|
| 8=
|
4 |
1957 |
|
Editorial |
Hoffa Takes Over; Obstacles in Way Seeks Allies |
Editorial |
T080457 |
|
|
| |
|
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|
|
On Sept. 30 the
International Brotherhood of Teamsters, which has 1,500,000 members and
occupies a strategic position in the nation's economy, will open its annu=
al
convention in Miami Beach. |
Abstract |
|
|
|
| 8<=
/td>
|
4 |
1957 |
|
New York |
EX-AIDE TO STATE D=
ENIES
RACKET TIE; Marshall Miller Disclaims Any Link to Dio or to Sham Contracts
With Unions Democrat Dissatisfied Named Michigan Organizer |
Headline |
T080557 |
|
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| |
|
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|
|
Marshall M. Miller=
, a New
York labor consultant, denied yesterday that he had acted in collusion wi=
th
crooked union leaders to foist substandard wages on workers. |
Abstract |
|
|
|
| 8=
|
5 |
1957 |
|
Detroit |
REUTHER SEES ERROR; Says Some Senate Witnesses Wrong=
fully
Mention U. A. W. |
Citation |
T080557 |
|
|
| 8<=
/td>
|
5 |
1957 |
|
Washington |
UNION 'PRESIDENT' =
DISCLAIMS
POST; Senate Witness Says He Was Unaware He Headed 'Paper' Local That Aid=
ed
Hoffa UNION 'PRESIDENT' DISCLAIMS OFFICE Tells of Mysterious Mail Charter
Canceled Mayor Calls Meeting |
Headline |
T080657 |
|
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| |
|
|
|
|
A witness told a S=
enate
committee today that he had been unaware he was "president" of a
phantom teamsters' local that cast its votes for the New York lieutenant =
of
James R. Hoffa. |
Abstract |
|
|
|
| 8<=
/td>
|
6 |
1957 |
|
Washington |
DIO AIDE ACCUSED O=
F TERROR
MOVES; Frightened Plumbing Official Admits Union Payoffs DIO AIDE ACCUSED=
OF
TERROR MOVES From Lunch to Strike Questions, No Answers Thrown Into Panic=
|
Headline |
T080757 |
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| |
|
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|
|
A Brooklyn plumbing
manufacturer testified today that a close associate of John Dioguardi (Jo=
hnny
Dio) terrified him in 1954. |
Abstract |
|
|
|
| 8<=
/td>
|
6 |
1957 |
|
Washington |
SENATOR SCORES INQ=
UIRY
LAWYERS; Kennedy Says They Do More Than Advise Labor Clients -Dio Linked =
to
Payoffs Endorsed Teamster Loan Senator Scores Inquiry Lawyers; Dio Is Aga=
in
Linked to Pay-Offs Other Developments 'Made an Error' 'Collusion' Called
Possible Statement Is Issued |
Headline |
T080857 |
|
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| |
|
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|
|
A Senator investig=
ating
labor-management misdeeds said today that the bar associations should che=
ck
some of the lawyers who had appeared in the Senate racket hearings. |
Abstract |
|
|
|
| 8<=
/td>
|
8 |
1957 |
|
Washington |
DIO PLEADS FIFTH; =
HIS VOICE,
ON TAPE, TIES HIM TO HOFFA; 2 Wiretaps Used at Senate Hearing Link Racket=
eer
to Teamster Leaders PHOTOGRAPHER SLAPPED Witness Hits U.P. Man-- Refuses =
on
Stand Answers to About 140 Questions Dio Pleads Fifth and Is Linked to Ho=
ffa
Defers to Corallo First Tape Names Hoffa Dio Gives His Name Reason for
Questions |
Headline |
T080957 |
|
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| |
|
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|
|
Johnny Dio invoked=
the Fifth
Amendment about 140 times today in a two-hour appearance before a Senate
investigating committee. |
Abstract |
|
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|
| 8=
|
9 |
1957 |
|
Washington |
Plead the Fifth and You Get Your Picture Taken |
Citation |
T080957 |
|
|
| 8<=
/td>
|
9 |
1957 |
|
Washington |
COST TO RID UNION =
OF 3,
INCLUDING DIO, IS PUT AT $396,000; Worked to Get Dio Out of Union Cost to
Union to Get Rid of 3, Including Dio, Put at $396,000 Departure Semi-Offi=
cial
Union Orders Clean Up Dio Back in Tombs |
Headline |
T081057 |
|
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| |
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|
|
The old United Aut=
o Workers,
A.F.L., paid Johnny Dio $16,000 to get rid of him in 1954, but two other
officials got so much more in "severance pay" that they made Dio
look like a small-time racketeer. |
Abstract |
|
|
|
| 8<=
/td>
|
10 |
1957 |
|
Washington |
INQUIRY TO STRESS =
HISTORY OF
HOFFA; Rackets Group to Go Beyond His New York Role When Questioning Him =
Next
U.S. Checking Tax Returns Link to Dio Denied Use of Union Funds Denied
|
Headline |
T081057 |
|
|
| |
|
|
|
|
Senator John L. McClellan said tod=
ay that
Senate rackets investigators planned to spotlight James R. Hoffa's
"background" as well as his alleged... |
Abstract |
|
|
|
| 8=
|
11 |
1957 |
|
Washington |
Racketeering Inquiry; NAMES IN THE HEARINGS |
Citation |
T081157 |
|
|
| 8=
|
11 |
1957 |
|
New York |
TV'S PUBLIC SERVIC=
E;
Examples of How It Fills Special Needs Impressive |
Headline |
T081157 |
|
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| |
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|
|
THE midsummer blig=
ht in
television programing has been partly relieved by three presentations that
were offered to viewers during the last week. All of them were noncommerc=
ial,
public service telecasts that provided fascinating and informative materi=
al for
their audiences. |
Abstract |
|
|
|
| 8<=
/td>
|
11 |
1957 |
|
Washington |
Dubinsky Affidavit=
Denies
Dio Served I.L.G.W.U.; Labor Leader's, Statement Says Racketeer Worked for
Management, Not Union, in Virginia Garment-Plant Fight DUBINSKY DENIES
DIO-I.L.G.W.U.LINK 'Never Laid Eyes on Him' Tells of Phone Talk |
Headline |
T081257 |
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| |
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|
|
David Dubinsky tol=
d a Senate
committee, in an affidavit that he made public today, that Johnny Dio nev=
er
represented the International Ladies Garment Workers Union. |
Abstract |
|
|
|
| 8=
|
13 |
1957 |
|
Washington |
TEAMSTER SESSION OFF; Board Again Defers Inquiry Into
Rackets Charges |
Citation |
T081357 |
|
|
| 8<=
/td>
|
13 |
1957 |
|
Washington |
SENATOR SAYS DIO K=
EPT UNION
VOICE; McClellan
Believes Racketeer Held Supervisory Position --Doria Activities Scored
SENATOR SAYS DIO KEPT UNION VOICE Recordings Are Played |
Headline |
T081457 |
|
|
| |
|
|
|
|
Senator John L. McClellan said toda=
y that
Johnny Dio "obviously had some kind of supervisory position" ov=
er
New York locals of a labor union months after he ostensibly had resigned =
his
post in the organization. |
Abstract |
|
|
|
| 8=
|
14 |
1957 |
|
Washington |
Paper Union Attacks 'Paper' Union Label |
Citation |
T081457 |
|
|
| 8<=
/td>
|
15 |
1957 |
|
Washington |
TWO RACKETEERS TIE=
D TO
O'ROURKE; Corallo and Goldstein Said to Aid Teamster Leader-- All 3 Plead=
the
Fifth Solidified Hoffa's Control TWO RACKETEERS TIES TO O'ROURKE I.L.A.
Alliance Cited Voices Identified Floating Crap Game |
Headline |
T081657 |
|
|
| |
|
|
|
|
John J. O'Rourke, =
president
of the 125,000-member teamsters organization in New York City, invoked the
Fifth Amendment today and refused to tell Senate investigators about his
union activities. |
Abstract |
|
|
|
| 8<=
/td>
|
16 |
1957 |
|
Washington |
HOFFA BID TO DIO O=
N UNION
CHARGED; Inquiry Is Told of Attempt to Get Racketeer's Local to Join
Teamsters Hoffa Tied to Phony Locals Praises Committees Work HOFFA BID TO=
DIO
ON UNION CHARGED Witness Invokes Fifth |
Headline |
T081757 |
|
|
| |
|
|
|
|
An officer in the
International Brotherhood of Teamsters swore today that he had witnessed =
an
attempt by James R. Hoffa to bring Johnny Dio, New York racketeer, into t=
he
union. |
Abstract |
|
|
|
| 8=
|
17 |
1957 |
|
Man-in-the-News |
An Unassuming Teamster |
Headline |
T081757 |
|
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| |
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|
|
MARTIN T. LACEY cl=
imbed off
the seat of a horse drawn dray in 1903 to accept his first paid office in=
the
International Brotherhood of Teamsters. He has since held a variety of
offices, including the $25,000-a-year presidency of New York Joint Counci=
l 16.
Mr. Lacey gave forthright ... |
Abstract |
|
|
|
| 8=
|
17 |
1957 |
|
Washington |
Inquiry Set to Press Hoffa on Role Here; INQUIRY TO =
PRESS
HOFFA ON DIO LINK |
Headline |
T081857 |
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| |
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|
The Senate rackets=
inquiry
will finally get down to cases next week with James R. Hoffa, assumed hei=
r to
the presidency of the teamsters, union. |
Abstract |
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18 |
1957 |
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Editorial |
Focus on Hoffa; Foe Is Called |
Editorial |
T081857 |
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The International
Brotherhood of Teamsters, Chauffeurs, Warehousemen and Helpers is the lar=
gest
(1,400,000 members) union in the A.F.L.-C.I.O. Its structure is complex. =
At
the bottom of its organizational chart are more than 1,000 locals that re=
ach
into Virtually every business and industry in the country. |
Abstract |
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18 |
1957 |
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Editorial |
PAPER LOCALS" AND POWER |
Editorial |
T081857 |
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Last week's healin=
gs of the
the McClellan
committee have given the nation a new view of how phony unions or "p=
aper
locals" can be used. They also have given James R.Hoffa a lot more to
answer for when he takes the stand in Washington this week. |
Abstract |
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/td>
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19 |
1957 |
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Washington |
Top Beck Aide Link=
s Hoffa To
'Phony'Teamster Locals; Mohn Concedes Charters Were Issued Irregularly--<=
font
class=3D"font155736">McClellan Asking f=
or
$150,000 More for Investigations BECK AIDB LINKS HOFFA TO LOCALS
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Headline |
T081957 |
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Einar O. Mohn, Dav=
e Beck's
righthand man, testified today that James R. Hoffa had "spoken"=
to
him about issuing teamsters' charters to seven New York locals. |
Abstract |
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/td>
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20 |
1957 |
|
Washington |
HOFFA SAYS HE GOT =
$120,000
IN LOANS WITHOUT SECURITY; Admits to Senate Inquiry He Received Many Adva=
nces
--Paid No Interest LISTS $70,000 IN DEBTS Dealt Only With Cash Until This
Year--Recounts Wife's Profits in Trucking Deal Testifies 5 Hours Says He =
Repaid
Union HOFFA TESTIFIES HE GOT $120,000 'Riding in the Clouds' 'I Think You=
're
Honest' |
Headline |
T082157 |
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Senators investiga=
ting James
R. Hoffa found today that as a business man he had dealt in hundreds of
thousands of dollars without writing a check. |
Abstract |
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| 8<=
/td>
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21 |
1957 |
|
Washington |
SENATORS REVEAL HO=
FFA BID TO
GET DIO IN TEAMSTERS; But Union Chief Insists He Backed Only Taxi Officers
--Tape Recording Played Other Evidence Noted $5,000 Donation Listed SENAT=
ORS
REVEAL HOFFA LINK TO DIO Says Beck Refused Counsel's Argument 'Paid My Ho=
tel
Bill' |
Headline |
T082257 |
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Senators confronte=
d Jamee R.
Hoffa today with the tape recording of a telephone conversation he had had
with Johnny Dio, a New York racketeer. |
Abstract |
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| 8<=
/td>
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22 |
1957 |
|
Washington |
BREWSTER GIVEN YEA=
R IN
CONTEMPT; Teamster Aide Fined $1,000 in Maximum Penalty BREWSTER GIVEN YE=
AR
IN CONTEMPT |
Headline |
T082357 |
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Frank W. Brewster,=
Western
leader of the Teamsters Union, today received the maximwn penalty for
contempt of Congress, a year in jail and a $1,000 fine. |
Abstract |
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| 8<=
/td>
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22 |
1957 |
|
Washington |
HOFFA IS ACCUSED O=
F USING
DIO IN BID FOR CONTROL HERE; Senate Aide Says Teamster Official Aided
Racketeer Against Own Union RAIDING PLAN CHARGED Wiretaps Show Dio Staged=
Cab
Strikes to Get Beck to Give Him a Charter Combativeness Gone HOFFA IS ACC=
USED
OF USING DIO HERE Dio Wanted to Get In 2 Were Inciting Strikes McClellan Charges =
Raiding |
Headline |
T082357 |
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A Senate investiga=
tor
accused James R. Hoffa today of using Johnny Dio, a racketeer, to get a
foothold for himself in New York. |
Abstract |
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| 8<=
/td>
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23 |
1957 |
|
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6 SENATORS FACE IN=
QUIRY ON
VIDEO; 'Night Beat' Invites Members of Select Committee-- Novik Back From
Europe Report from Overseas John Stearns to A.B.C. |
Headline |
T082357 |
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Six Senators and t=
he chief
counsel of the Select Committee on Improper Activities in the Labor or
Management Field will appear as guests on WABD's "Night Beat"
telecast. |
Abstract |
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| 8<=
/td>
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23 |
1957 |
|
Washington |
SENATORS ASSAIL HO=
FFA'S
BEHAVIOR WITH 48 CITATIONS; McClellan Halts Questioning After Teamster Is Unable to Recal=
l Jury
Spying Hoffa Seems Stunned Implies Hoffa Gave Order SENATORS ASSAIL HOFFA=
'S
BEHAVIOR Protest Is Overruled Hickey's Comment |
Headline |
T082357 |
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A Senate committee=
handed
James R. Hoffa today a forty-eightpoint "indictment" of his
behavior as a union official. |
Abstract |
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| 8=
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23 |
1957 |
|
Washington |
Text of M'Clellan Statement on Hoffa and Transcript =
of
Hoffa-Dio Call |
Headline |
T082457 |
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Following is the t=
ext of a
statement by Senator John L. McClellan<=
font
class=3D"font05736">, chairman of the Select Committee on Improper Activi=
ties
in the Labor or Management Field, and the transcript of a wiretapped
telephone ... |
Abstract |
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| 8=
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24 |
1957 |
|
Editorial |
THE M'CLELLAN INQUIRY |
Headline |
T082457 |
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James R. Hoffa, a =
vice
president of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters; Chauffeurs,
Warehousemen and Helpers, may not have been having a good time yesterday =
or
some preceding days. |
Abstract |
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| 8<=
/td>
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24 |
1957 |
|
Detroit |
HOFFA BRINGS END O=
F DETROIT
STRIKE; Newspapers Printed Again After Pact Made in Long Talks He Dominat=
es
Picket Line Halts Drivers |
Headline |
T082557 |
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The week-long news=
paper
tie--up here was ended early today a few hours after the personal
intervention of James R. Hoffa, high Teamsters Union official. |
Abstract |
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| 8<=
/td>
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24 |
1957 |
|
Washington |
M'CLELLAN SEEKS A =
PERJURY
CHECK ON HOFFA REPLIES; Justice Department to Scan Testimony to See if Ba=
sis
for Prosecution Exists MEMORY LAPSES CITED But Senator Cites Difficulty in
Proving That Teamster Official Was Lying By RICHARD E. MOONEY Special to =
The
New York Times. Corroboration Required Conviction Is Doubted M'CLELLAN SE=
EKS
A CHECK ON HOFFA |
Headline |
T082557 |
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The faulty memory =
of James
R. Hoffa will be called to the attention of the Justice Department to see
whether it provides grounds for perjury charges against the Teamsters Uni=
on
official. |
Abstract |
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|
|
| 8=
|
27 |
1957 |
|
Washington |
SENATE VOTES $150,000; Mc=
Clellan Group Gets Extra Funds for Labor Study |
Citation |
T082757 |
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| 8=
|
28 |
1957 |
|
Editorial |
ETHICS AND MR. HOFFA |
Editorial |
T082857 |
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Senator McClellan's stateme=
nt
accusing James R. Hoffa of fortyeight "questionable actions" sh=
ould
be required reading for every delegate to the quinquennial convention of =
the
International Brotherhood of |
Abstract |
|
|
|
| 9<=
/td>
|
5 |
1957 |
|
Washington |
TEAMSTER CHIEFS, A=
T LABOR
HEARING, DENY CORRUPTION; Beck, Hoffa and Board Tell Ethical Practices Gr=
oup
Reforms Are Planned Charges Belittled TEAMSTER CHIEFS DENY CORRUPTION Acc=
used
on 'Phony' Locals |
Headline |
T090657 |
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Leaders of the Int=
ernational
Brotherhood of Teamsters made a long-delayed appearance today before the
labor federation's Ethical Practices Committee. They denied charges that =
the
1,400,000-member union was dominated by corrupt influences. |
Abstract |
|
|
|
| 9<=
/td>
|
6 |
1957 |
|
Washington |
A.F.L.-C.I.O.Chief=
s Expected
to Defer Teamsters' Ouster; LABOR MAY DEFER TEAMSTER OUSTER Expulsion Is
Hinted Sees Federation Surviving |
Headline |
T090757 |
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| |
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Officials of the
A.F.L.-C.I.O. predicted today that, the organization's Executive Council
would find the Teamsters Union corruptly dominated but would not propose =
the
union's immediate expulsion from the federation. |
Abstract |
|
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|
| 9=
|
9 |
1957 |
|
Editorial |
TEAMSTERS ON THE SPOT |
Editorial |
T090957 |
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|
Two items in the
news--unrelated on the surface--are pregnant with events to come that may=
be
far from happy for the International Brotherhood of Teamsters: the union's
reply to the charges of corruption brought against it by the A.F.L.-C.I.O.
... |
Abstract |
|
|
|
| 9<=
/td>
|
13 |
1957 |
|
Washington |
HOFFA ASKS FAVOR O=
N HEARING
DATE; Teamster Candidate in Plea to Avert Inquiry Conflict With Union
Convention Parley Opens Sept. 30 |
Headline |
T091457 |
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| |
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James R. Hoffa asked Senate investigators today to c=
all
him either right away or after Oct. 10. |
Abstract |
|
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| 9<=
/td>
|
16 |
1957 |
|
Washington |
INQUIRY ON HOFFA R=
ESUMES
SEPT. 24; Senate Group Will 'Invite' Teamster Leader--Denies His Request =
for
Delay Hoffa Asked Delay |
Headline |
T091757 |
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Senator John L. McClellan announced=
today
that Senate investigators would resume hearings next week on the activiti=
es
of James R. Hoffa, Teamsters Union leader in the Midwest. |
Abstract |
|
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|
| 9<=
/td>
|
17 |
1957 |
|
|
LABOR PREPARES TEA=
MSTER
OUSTER; Ethical Practices Unit Orders a Report Charging Union Violates Ra=
cket
Clauses Labor Is Set to Oust Teamsters; Orders a Report on Violations
Suspension Likely Report May Be Ready Today Haggerty Endorsed Decision Is
Assailed |
Headline |
T091757 |
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| |
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Labor's Ethical Pr=
actices
Committee set the stage yesterday for the ouster of the giant Internation=
al
Brotherhood of Teamsters from the merged labor federation. |
Abstract |
|
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|
| 9<=
/td>
|
19 |
1957 |
|
|
A.F.L. C.I.O. ACCU=
SES HOFFA
OF AIDING UNION CRIMINALS; Ethical Practices Unit Gives Teamsters Notice =
to
Purge Leaders or Get Out M'CLELLAN LAUDS GROUP Asserts Hoffa Committed
Flagrant Perjury in His Senate Testimony McCle=
llan Applauds Action Can't Stay Without Purge A.F.L.-C.I=
.O.
SCORES ACTIONS OF HOFFA Haven for Delinquents Focus on Hoffa and Dio
Disclaimers Dismissed Two Other Unions Assailed |
Headline |
T091957 |
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The merged labor f=
ederation
yesterday accused James R. Hoffa of promoting the interests of a
"rogues' gallery" of hoodlums, whose arrest records covered eve=
ry
crime from robbery to murder. |
Abstract |
T091957 |
|
|
| 9=
|
19 |
1957 |
|
Editorial |
FEDERATION VS. TEAMSTERS |
Editorial |
T091957 |
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| |
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|
|
The A.F.L.-C.I.O. =
Ethical
Practices Committee has now handed the International Brotherhood of Teams=
ters
an indictment charging it with being under the influence of its officers'
corrupt practices--misdeeds now familiar to the entire nation through the=
hearings
of the |
Abstract |
|
|
|
| 9=
|
21 |
1957 |
|
Editorial |
UNION DICTATORSHIP |
Editorial |
T092157 |
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| |
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|
|
Thirteen courageou=
s rank and
file members of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters have raised the
issue of labor union dictatorship at a moment of first importance to labor
and the public. |
Abstract |
|
|
|
| 9<=
/td>
|
22 |
1957 |
|
|
Reuther vs. Hoffa:=
A Key
Struggle; The two union chieftains are engaged in a battle of philosophies
and personalities. The outcome will have a widespread impact on our
industrial society. Reuther vs. Hoffa: A Key Struggle |
Headline |
T092257 |
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| |
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TWO powerful Detro=
it union
chiefs have become symbols of the clashing forces in an inter-union strug=
gle
as intense and dramatic as the twenty-year war between the American
Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations. |
Abstract |
|
|
|
| 9<=
/td>
|
23 |
1957 |
|
Washington |
NEW FUND ABUSES CH=
ARGED TO
HOFFA; McClellan
Says Inquiry Will Show Misuse of $100,000 More of Union's Cash |
Headline |
T092457 |
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| |
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|
|
Senator John L. McClellan said toda=
y that
his rackets investigating committee expected to show in a hearing starting
tomorrow that James R. Hoffa misused between $100,000 and $150,000 of
Teamsters Union funds. |
Abstract |
|
|
|
| 9=
|
24 |
1957 |
|
Rochester, NY |
SENATE STUDY DECRIED; Labor Chief Says Union Men Are
Denied Proper Hearing |
Citation |
T072457 |
|
|
| 9<=
/td>
|
24 |
1957 |
|
Washington |
DELEGATE STATUS OF=
HOFFA
DOUBTED; Senators Challenge Legality of Local's Selection for Teamster
Convention Hoffa Defends Loan |
Headline |
T092557 |
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| |
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|
Senate investigato=
rs
challenged today the legality of James R. Hoffa's election as a delegate =
to
the Teamsters Union convention, at which he hopes to be elected internati=
onal
president. |
Abstract |
|
|
|
| 9<=
/td>
|
26 |
1957 |
|
Washington |
SENATORS GRANT DEL=
AY TO
HOFFA; Testimony Slated on Eve of Teamsters Convention Put Off Till After
Oct. 15 Official Is Excused Questioned on Funds |
Headline |
T092757 |
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| |
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|
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Senate investigato=
rs
abandoned plans today to call James R. Hoffa for last-minute testimony be=
fore
next week's convention of the Teamsters Union. |
Abstract |
|
|
|
| 9=
|
27 |
1957 |
|
Editorial |
MR. HOFFA BOXED IN |
Editorial |
T092757 |
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| |
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|
|
James R. Hoffa is =
now in a
box. Up to a few weeks ago it seemed sure that he would satisfy his
overriding ambition: to be elected president of the International Brother=
hood
of Teamsters at its Miami convention next month. |
Abstract |
|
|
|
| 9<=
/td>
|
27 |
1957 |
|
Washington |
HOFFA UNION TIED T=
O DEATH
THREAT; Senators Told of Teamster Links to Underworld and Rigged Election
Hoffa Busy in Miami Won a Rigged Election |
Headline |
T092857 |
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| |
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|
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A former officer o=
f the
Michigan Federation of Labor testified today that the Teamsters Union had
used death threats, rigged elections and links with the underworld to bui=
ld
up power in his state. |
Abstract |
|
|
|
| 9=
|
27 |
1957 |
|
Washington |
M'CLELLAN SCORES NEUBERGER REMARK |
Headline |
T092857 |
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| |
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|
|
|
Senator John L. McClellan described=
Senator
Richard L. Neuberger today, as "a little man playing cheap
politics." Both are Democrats. |
Abstract |
|
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|
| 9<=
/td>
|
28 |
1957 |
|
Washington |
Hoffa Cited 34 Mor=
e Times By
Senate Rackets Inquiry; Week's Hearings Summarized SENATORS ACCUSE HOFFA =
34
TIMES Had Option on Project Earlier Charges Recalled |
Headline |
T092957 |
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| |
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|
|
Senate investigato=
rs rested
their case against James R. Hoffa today with thirty-four new charges. They
accused him of manipulating Teamster... |
Abstract |
|
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|
| 9<=
/td>
|
29 |
1957 |
|
Washington |
Mitchell Cautions =
Union
About Hoffa; UNION CAUTIONED ON HOFFA CHOICE Hoffa Accused Anew Cites
Legislative Plans |
Headline |
T093057 |
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| |
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|
|
James P. Mitchell,=
Secretary
of Labor, said today that the election of James R. Hoffa as president of =
the
International Brotherhood of Teamsters would probably prompt a public dem=
and
for more stringent laws to regulate labor. |
Abstract |
|
|
|
| 9=
|
30 |
1957 |
|
Washington |
WARREN WEIGHS ANTI-HOFFA PLEA; Studies Rank-and-File=
Suit
to Reinstate Injunction Against Election |
Headline |
T100157 |
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| |
|
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|
|
Chief Justice Earl=
Warren
considered tonight a request to prohibit the International Brotherhood of
Teamsters from electing officers at its convention in Miami Beach this we=
ek. |
Abstract |
|
|
|
| 1=
0 |
4 |
1957 |
|
Editorial |
TEAMSTERS' DEFIANCE |
Editorial |
T100457 |
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| |
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|
|
The mob scene at t=
he
Teamsters convention, when the delegates leaped at what Mr. Hoffa called =
the
chance to tell "the A.F.L.-C.I.O. to go to hell," was a major
tragedy for American labor. |
Abstract |
|
|
|
| 10=
|
4 |
1957 |
|
Washington |
CAPITAL EXPECTS NE=
W LABOR
CURBS; McClellan
Calls Hoffa Vote Challenge--Mitchell Sees 'Repressive' Measures Election
Standards Mentioned |
Headline |
T100557 |
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| |
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|
|
The election of Ja=
mes R.
Hoffa today as president of the Teamsters Union was viewed by officials of
Government and labor here as an invitation to counter-action. |
Abstract |
|
|
|
| 10=
|
4 |
1957 |
|
Miami Beach |
HOFFA IS ELECTED T=
EAMSTERS
HEAD; WARNS OF BATTLE; Defeats Two Foes 3 to 1 --Says Union Will Fight 'W=
ith
Every Ounce' Warns Union Will Fight Winner on First Ballot HOFFA IS ELECT=
ED
TEAMSTERS' HEAD Credentials Weeded Out No Comment by Meany |
Headline |
T100557 |
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|
| |
|
|
|
|
The scandal-scarred
International Brotherhood of Teamsters elected James R. Hoffa as its
president today. |
Abstract |
|
|
|
| 1=
0 |
6 |
1957 |
|
Editorial |
TEAMSTERS: WHERE NOW? |
Editorial |
T100657 |
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| |
|
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|
|
The tumult, the sh=
outing and
the blaring of Mr. Hoffa's bands have at last died down. The newly elected
president--to take office Oct. 15, the day he is to answer indictments for
wire-tapping and for perjury-- |
Abstract |
|
|
|
| 10=
|
7 |
1957 |
|
Washington |
Teamster Records P=
ut in
Incinerator; TEAMSTER PAPERS IN AN INCINERATOR Credentials Subpoenaed Some
May Be Turned Over Hoffa Says Papers Are Found |
Headline |
T100857 |
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| |
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|
|
An attorney for the
Teamsters Union told Senate investigators last night that subpoenaed
documents relating to the election of James R. Hoffa as president had been
thrown into an incinerator in Miami Beach. |
Abstract |
|
|
|
| 1=
0 |
10 |
1957 |
|
Washington |
Teamsters Give Convention Records to Senate Inquiry<=
/td>
|
Citation |
T101057 |
|
|
| 10=
|
10 |
1957 |
|
Washington |
M'CLELLAN SEEKS TE=
AMSTERS'
FILES; Demands Convention Data --Describes Election of Hoffa as
'Scandalous' Chicago Files Deman=
ded
Ousted Aide Loses Plea Hoffa Hailed In Detroit |
Headline |
T101157 |
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| |
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|
|
The Senate's racke=
ts
investigators have demanded all records on the selection of delegates to =
the
teamsters convention at Miami Beach. All locals of the union in the United
States were directed to comply. |
Abstract |
|
|
|
| 10=
|
11 |
1957 |
|
Washington |
TEAMSTER REBELS AS=
K COURT TO
BAR HOFFA FROM POST; New Yorkers Also Will Bid U.S. Judge Hold Union and
Leaders in Contempt SENATORS PROD LOCALS Seek Miami Beach Election
Records--Beck Defends Delegates' Seating Committee Seeks Data FOES SEEK TO
BAR HOFFA FROM POST Says Decision Was Lawyers' |
Headline |
T101157 |
|
|
| |
|
|
|
|
Thirteen New York =
teamsters
renewed in Federal District Court today their efforts to keep James R. Ho=
ffa
from becoming president of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters.
|
Abstract |
|
|
|
| 10=
|
12 |
1957 |
|
New York |
CURRAN IS SEEKING =
N.M.U.
POST AGAIN; But Union Leader Will Not Back Any Official Slate --Parley He=
re
Closes Convention Ends McClellan Committee Hit |
Headline |
T101257 |
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| |
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|
|
Joseph Curran, pre=
sident of
the National Maritime Union, removed himself from the hurlyburly of inter=
nal
union politics yesterday but made it plain that he would continue to head=
the
organization. |
Abstract |
|
|
|
| 10=
|
12 |
1957 |
|
Washington |
KNOWLAND PLANS LAB=
OR
MEASURES; To Seek Legislative Curbs on Union Leaders as Key G.O.P. Project
for 1958 Teamster Data Demanded Breakfasts With President Discounts Speci=
al
Session |
Headline |
T1013657 |
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| |
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|
|
Federal curbs on t=
he abuse
of power by labor leaders probably will be a mayor legislative goal of
Republican policy makers for the next session of Congress. |
Abstract |
|
|
|
| 1=
0 |
14 |
1957 |
|
Washington |
2 IN UNION PLEAD 5=
TH; Meat
Cutters Officials Refuse to Answer Senate Queries |
Headline |
T101557 |
|
|
| |
|
|
|
|
Senator John L. McClellan, head of =
the
Senate Rackets Committee, said today that two officials of the Amalgamated
Meat Cutters Union had invoked the Fifth Amendment in ... |
Abstract |
|
|
|
| 10=
|
15 |
1957 |
|
Washington |
INQUIRY MAPS TAX F=
OR VENAL
UNIONS; Senators Weigh Plan to End Exemption of Corrupt Units --Hoffa Asks
Trial Delay INQUIRY MAPS TAX FOR VENAL UNIONS Kennedy Addresses Editors
Locals Fear Penalties Dio Locals Taken Over Adverse Publicity Cited |
Headline |
T101657 |
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Senate investigato=
rs,
concerned over financial abuses by James R. Hoffa and other labor chiefs,=
are
considering a recommendation to end the tax exemption of unions under cor=
rupt
leadership. |
Abstract |
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18 |
1957 |
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U.S. LABOR CURBS P=
REDICTED
BY IVES; Federal Right-to-Work Law Seen as Result of Senate Inquiry's
Disclosures Ives to Sponsor Bill |
Headline |
T101857 |
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Senator Irving M. =
Ives
predicted yesterday that efforts would be made in Congress next year to p=
ass
a Federal "rightto-work" law and other measures designed to curb
the activities of labor unions. |
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18 |
1957 |
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Biloxi |
M'CLELLAN SEES UNI=
ON-CURB
BILLS; Senator, Speaking in South, Predicts Move for Federal 'Right-to-Wo=
rk'
Law Sees 'Crooks' Ousted |
Headline |
T101957 |
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Senator John L. McClellan said toda=
y that
he expected a Congressional bill next year to make unions subject to
antitrust prosecution, and another for a Federal "right-to-work"
law. |
Abstract |
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19 |
1957 |
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Washington |
SENATORS TO SCAN A=
NTI-UNION
ACTS LAID TO BUSINESS; McClellan Committee Opens Hearing Tuesday on Illegal Manageme=
nt
Activities LABOR ADVISER TARGET Hoffa Aides Appear in Court Tomorrow to
Defend the Miami Beach Election Testified on Beck Dealings Work Began in
February SENATORS TO SCAN BUSINESS CHARGES Shefferman Traveling
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Headline |
T102057 |
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Senate investigato=
rs set
their sights today on anti-union practices by the management of "som=
e of
the largest companies and concerns in the country." |
Abstract |
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1957 |
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T.W.U. UNIT LINKED=
TO SENATE
INQUIRY; Quill and Guinan Imply Philadelphia Local Faces McClellan Investig=
ation
Views on Senate Committee |
Headline |
T102257 |
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Matthew Guinan,
secretarytreasurer of the Transport Workers Union, said yesterday that the
union's big Philadelphia Local 234 was under Senate investigation. |
Abstract |
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22 |
1957 |
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Washington |
COMPANY ACCUSED OF=
UNION
BUSTING; Senate Committee Told That Frozen Food Concern Used Anti-Labor
Consultants CONCERN ACCUSED OF UNION BUSTING Concedes Wage Disparity |
Headline |
T102357 |
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Senate committee w=
itnesses
told today how a management consultant had provided "union busting&q=
uot;
know-how for his clients. |
Abstract |
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23 |
1957 |
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Washington |
CONCERN DEFENDS IT=
S LABOR
POLICY; Continental Baking Denies Role in 'Union Busting' at Senate Racke=
ts
Inquiry Points Made by Committee View by McCle=
llan Senator Kennedy Firm |
Headline |
T102457 |
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The Continental Ba=
king
Company protested today that its role in the Morton Frozen Foods case had
been misrepresented or misunderstood by Senate rackets hunters. |
Abstract |
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23 |
1957 |
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Washington |
Judge Sees Hoffa E=
lection
Plot; Bars an Overseer for Teamsters; Forbids the New Officers to Take Po=
sts
or Pay Until Trial Decides Issue 'First Time in Memory' |
Headline |
T102457 |
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A Federal judge si=
gned an
order today temporarily barring James R. Hoffa from assuming the presiden=
cy
of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters. |
Abstract |
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0 |
25 |
1957 |
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Washington |
Text of A.F.L.-C.I.O. Suspension Notice |
Headline |
T102557 |
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On Sept. 25, 1957,=
the
executive council of the A.F.L.C.I.O., having given full consideration to=
the
report of the Ethical Practices Committee regarding the International
Brotherhood of Teamsters, ... |
Abstract |
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0 |
25 |
1957 |
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Washington |
Kohler Hearings Slated |
Citation |
T102557 |
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25 |
1957 |
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Washington |
SEARS LABOR ROLE D=
EPLORED BY
AIDE AS 'DISGRACEFUL'; Official Tells Senate Inquiry Concern Won,'t Toler=
ate
Repetition of Acts $239,000 Paid by Sears Coercion Is Deplored Anti-Union
Activities by Sears Deplored by Aide as a Disgrace Witness Tells of Drive=
Testifies
of Pay Cut |
Headline |
T102657 |
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An official of Sea=
rs,
Roebuck & Co. told Senate investigators today that his company and Na=
than
W. Shefferman's labor relations concern had engaged in "inexcusable,
unnecessary and disgraceful" anti-union activities. |
Abstract |
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28 |
1957 |
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Washington |
Agent Admits Using=
Aliases
To Fight Union Organizing; Won't Give Data on Yachts ANTI-UNION AGENT ADM=
ITS
TO ALIASES 'Counseling' Employes Counsel Intervenes |
Headline |
T102657 |
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An employer's agent
testified today to using aliases when he counseled employes in forming
anti-union committees, but denied any wrongdoing. |
Abstract |
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29 |
1957 |
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Washington |
SHEFFERMAN AIDE IN=
VOKES THE
5TH; Won't Tell Senators if He Used Aliases in Fighting Strikes--Balks 38
Times Compliments A.F.L.-C.I.O. Shefferman Aide Invokes the 5th On Tactics
Used to Fight Strikes Funeral Trip for Beck 'Deplorable--Disgraceful' |
Headline |
T103057 |
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Senate racket inve=
stigators
encountered today their first "Fifth Amendment witness" on the
management side. |
Abstract |
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31 |
1957 |
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Washington |
MENNEN CHARGES UNI=
ON PAYOFF
BID; Toiletry Concern Aide Tells Inquiry Dio Man Wanted $15,000 to End St=
rike
Unaware of Dio's Record MENNEN CHARGES UNION PAYOFF BID Jurisdictional
Dispute |
Headline |
T110157 |
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A Senate committee=
was told
today that an officer of Johnny Dio's union offered to call off a strike =
at
the Mennen Company in 1951 for "around $15,000." |
Abstract |
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1 |
1957 |
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Washington |
PITZELE REVEALS $1=
5,000 BECK
FEES WHILE STATE AIDE; Ex-Mediation Board Chief Tells Inquiry His Checks =
Came
From Shefferman WAS ADVISER TO UNION Denies Arbitrating in Any Teamster
Fight--Ives Chides Him for Role Adviser to Dewey PITZELE REVEALS $15,000 =
BECK
FEES Ives Voices Surprise Beck Offers a Job A 'Business Basis' Pitzele Had
Enough Labor Denounces Press Harriman Explains |
Headline |
T110257 |
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Merlyn S. Pitzele =
testified
today that the Teamsters Union had paid him $15,000 in retainer fees over
three years while he was chairman of the New York State Labor Mediation
Board. |
Abstract |
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2 |
1957 |
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Washington |
A.F.L.-C.I.O. TARG=
ET RESIGNS
AS CHIEF OF TEXTILE UNION; Valente Voices Hope Group Will Stay in Federat=
ion
--2 More Actions Taken 2 Other Measures Criticizes Members of Council
A.F.L.-C.I.O. TARGET QUITS UNION POST N.L.R.B. Curbs Teamsters |
Headline |
T110357 |
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The president of t=
he United
Textile Workers, Anthony Valente, resigned today. He said he was acting to
help his union retain its membership in the American Federation of Labor =
and
Congress of Industrial Organizations. |
Abstract |
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2 |
1957 |
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Washington |
SENATE INQUIRY FOC=
USES ON
SOME MANAGEMENT SINS; Rackets Committee Finds That Employers Can Still Ma=
ke
War on Organized Labor Unions in Disrepute Other Practitioners Not in the
Plans Busines Abuses |
Headline |
T110357 |
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It has become the =
fashion in
recent years for the experts to say that management has accepted unions a=
nd
collective bargaining and to let it go at that. |
Abstract |
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1 |
3 |
1957 |
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Editorial |
SPOTLIGHT ON MANAGEMENT |
Editorial |
T110357 |
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The McClellan Committee has done a magnificent job in exposing
"improper activities" in the "labor field." By means =
of
public hearings, at which those accused have had ... |
Abstract |
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1 |
4 |
1957 |
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Washington |
INQUIRY CHARGES 9 CONCERNS PAID TO KEEP UNION OUT; T=
ell of
'Buying Peace' With the Teamsters Union |
Headline |
T110557 |
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Nine small busines=
s men in
one city "bought peace" with the Teamsters Union by hiring Nath=
an
W. Shefferman's labor relations concern, a Senate committee contended tod=
ay. |
Abstract |
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1 |
5 |
1957 |
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Washington |
McClellan Text |
Headline |
T110657 |
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Following is the t=
ext of the
statement today by Senator John L. McClellan, chairman of the Select Committee on Improper Activi=
ties
in the Labor or Management Field. |
Abstract |
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5 |
1957 |
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Washington |
SHEFFERMAN, SON PL=
EAD THE
FIFTH; Silent on Senate Charges of Union Busting--McClellan Criticizes Employers |
Headline |
T110657 |
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Nathan W. Shefferm=
an refused
today to defend himself against a charge that he was a "notorious un=
ion
buster" who paid union officials to achieve his ends. |
Abstract |
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1 |
10 |
1957 |
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Editorial |
Shefferman's Role; Indict Management |
Editorial |
T111057 |
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Last spring the Se=
nate
Committee on Improper Activities in the Labor or Management Field brought
into its hearings the name of Nathan W. Shefferman, a labor relations adv=
iser
from Chicago. |
Abstract |
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12 |
1957 |
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Washington |
THUGS IN CARTING K=
ILLED
TEAMSTER, SENATE UNIT TOLD; Yonkers Union Chief Lays Slaying of Predecess=
or
to Garbage Racketeers SQUILLANTE ROLE CITED Mc=
Clellan Says Anastasia Friend Had Stranglehold on the Indus=
try
Here Doyle Tells of Threat Yonkers Situation Cited GARBAGE INQUIRY TOLD OF
HOMICIDE |
Headline |
T111357 |
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Racketeers and uni=
ons
resorted to homicide and other violence to monopolize the $50,000,000-aye=
ar
garbage-hauling industry in metropolitan New York, Senate witnesses said
today. |
Abstract |
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1 |
13 |
1957 |
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McClellan on Cart Rackets=
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Headline |
T111357 |
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The private sanita=
tion
industry--collection of refuse from homes and businesses by private carti=
ng
men--is an important but little-heralded industry in the United States. T=
his
industry has grown particularly large in Los Angeles... |
Abstract |
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13 |
1957 |
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Washington |
MAFIA DOMINATES CA=
RTING IN
CITY, SENATE UNIT TOLD; Reputed Haulage Boss and Nephew Belong to Group.
Narcotics Aide Says PERJURY ISSUE IS RAISED Long Island Trucker Calls 2d a
Liar in Denying Rigging of Air Force Contract More Evidence Cited Headed
Special Squad MAFIA RULE SEEN IN CITY'S CARTING Business Snatched Away He=
ld
25% Interest |
Headline |
T111457 |
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A Federal narcotic=
s agent
testified today that he believed New York's crime-ridden garbage pick-up
industry was dominated by the Mafia. |
Abstract |
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| 1=
1 |
14 |
1957 |
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Editorial |
WASTE CARTING ABUSES |
Editorial |
T111457 |
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Private refuse col=
lection in
American cities is a line of business that by its very nature seems to in=
vite
"improper activities" by employers, unions and even government
officials. The series of hearings on which the McClellan committee has now embarked have already shown=
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Abstract |
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16 |
1957 |
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Washington |
STATE WILL MOVE TO=
CRUSH
RACKET IN CITY'S CARTING; Senate Ends Inquiry as Boss of Union Denies Thr=
eat
to Acropolis Before Slaying State Is 'Set to Go' Law Violations Seen STATE
MAPS DRIVE ON CARTING CRIME |
Headline |
T111757 |
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State authorities =
are set to
close in on New York's crime-ridden garbage pick-up industry, it was
announced today. |
Abstract |
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| 11=
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17 |
1957 |
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CARPENTER UNION IS=
UNDER
INQUIRY; RECORDS SEIZED; Senate Committee's Action Is Expected to Rekindle
Political Controversy NEW TEAMSTER HEARING Rackets Investigators Find 150
Cases of Violence in Tennessee in 5 Years No Date for Hearings CARPENTER
UNION IS UNDER INQUIRY Lefkowitz Plans Action |
Headline |
T111757 |
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Senate rackets inv=
estigators
have subpoenaed files of the International Brotherhood of Carpenters and
Joiners. They refused to say today what they were looking for. |
Abstract |
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| 11=
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18 |
1957 |
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Washington |
M'CLELLAN WARNS OF=
CLEAN-UP
LAWS; Says Unions Can't Do Task by Themselves--Insists Dictatorships Must=
End
Enforcement Needed Referred by G.O.P. |
Headline |
T111957 |
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The chairman of th=
e Senate's
rackets hunting unit said tonight that it would "take some laws"=
; to
clean up corruption in labor. He explained that labor could not possibly =
do
the job by itself. |
Abstract |
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| 11=
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20 |
1957 |
|
Washington |
IVES ASKS 4 SHIFTS=
IN U.S.
LABOR LAW; Offers Measures on Voting, Funds, Pickets and Unfair Acts of
Employer Aides 2 Other Bills Cited Reporting of Funds Asked McClellan Asks Cra=
ck-Down |
Headline |
T112057 |
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Senator Irving M. Ives proposed four major changes in
labor laws today. |
Abstract |
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| 1=
1 |
24 |
1957 |
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Editorial |
NEW YORK; Focus on Underworld Lead on Anastasia? |
Editorial |
T112457 |
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Centuries ago in f=
eudal
Sicily lawlessness was so widespread that landlords put their estates in =
the
hands of cutthroats able to terrify the frequently rebellious peasantry. =
One
estate bordered another, and the hoodlums formed an organization. Ultimat=
ely
it grew powerful enough to turn on ... |
Abstract |
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| 11=
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23 |
1957 |
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New York |
ROSETTI IS UPHELD =
BY LICENSE
CHIEF; Garbage Hauler Gives City Replies to Queries He Had Blocked in Sen=
ate
Hearing Nothing Damaging Found Queried on Stork Club |
Headline |
T112457 |
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James Rosetti, pro=
minent in
New York's garbage collection industry, reportedly has answered questions=
put
by City License Commissioner Bernard J. O'Connell concerning possible
underworld connections. |
Abstract |
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| 1=
1 |
24 |
1957 |
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Editorial |
THE IVES LABOR PROGRAM |
Editorial |
T112457 |
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Out of the highly =
charged
discussion about new laws to deal with labor-union abuses has come at las=
t a
specific program that commands national attention and respect--that of
Republican Senator Irving M. Ives of New York. Senator Ives knows whereof=
he
speaks, for he is vice chairman of the McClell=
an Commitee... |
Abstract |
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| 11=
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25 |
1957 |
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UNIONS SEEK CURB ON
INDUSTRY, TOO; Replies to Meany Endorse Anti-Racket Laws Only if They Cov=
er
Employers |
Headline |
T112557 |
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Labor wants any
anti-racketeering laws adopted by Congress to bear as heavily on industry=
as
they do on unions. |
Abstract |
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| 12=
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4 |
1957 |
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M'CLELLAN WARNS ON=
GANGSTER
RULE; System of Free Enterprise Seen Imperiled--Senator Gets Tax Fund Awa=
rd |
Headline |
T120457 |
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Senator John L. McClellan declared =
here
last night that there was a grave danger that a gangster-controlled econo=
my
would replace the free-enterprise system. |
Abstract |
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| 1=
2 |
5 |
1957 |
|
Editorial |
A.F.L.-C.I.O. CONVENTION |
Editorial |
T120557 |
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Today, on its seco=
nd
anniversary, the American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial
Organizations meets in Atlantic City in a convention that rivals the orig=
inal
merger in its importance to labor and the nation. Seldom in their turbule=
nt
history have unions faced so hostile a public--due, of course, to the McClellan committee
exposures of some of their officers' wrongdoing. |
Abstract |
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| 12=
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5 |
1957 |
|
Washington |
TWO SHOW SCARS OF =
LABOR
FIGHTS; Non-Teamster Drivers Tell of Shootings--McClellan Scores 'Goon Squads' Many Windows Smashed Tells of =
Ambush
2d Driver Testifies |
Headline |
T120657 |
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The wounds of two truck drivers bore witness today to
violent union operations in a five-state area. |
Abstract |
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| 12=
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7 |
1957 |
|
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CURTIS SEEKS BAN O=
N LABOR
ABUSES; Senator Outlines at N.Y.U. Program to End Rackets-- Asks Stronger
Controls |
Headline |
T120757 |
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Senator Carl T. Cu=
rtis,
Republican of Nebraska, proposed yesterday a legislative program to end l=
abor
rackets and corruption. |
Abstract |
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| 12=
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7 |
1957 |
|
Washington |
Dynamiting of a St=
ore
Followed Teamster Threat, Inquiry Told; Unionist Was Not Questioned by
Police, Senators Hear --McClellan Is Caustic |
Headline |
T120857 |
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A Senate committee=
heard
evidence today that tended to link Tennessee Teamster Union leaders with
unsolved dynamitings. But the Knoxville District Attorney said the eviden=
ce
was "only circumstantial." |
Abstract |
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| 12=
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10 |
1957 |
|
Atlantic City |
MEANY SKEPTICAL ON=
LABOR
CURBS; Eisenhower's Call for More Laws Brings Warning by Heads of
A.F.L.-C.I.O. Presidents Back Stand MEANY 'SKEPTICAL' ON LABOR CURBS |
Headline |
T121157 |
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George Meany told =
the merged
labor federatlon today that he was "very skeptical" about many =
key
provisions of President Eisenhowen's proposals for laws to curb union
rackets. |
Abstract |
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| 1=
2 |
10 |
1957 |
|
Washington |
2 TEAMSTER AIDES INVOKE THE FIFTH; Balk at Queries on
Violence in Tennessee--Police Admit Reluctance |
Headline |
T121157 |
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Two teamster offic=
ials named
by witnesses as principals in four years of Tennessee labor violence invo=
ked
today the Fifth Amendment to the Constitution. |
Abstract |
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| 12=
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12 |
1957 |
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Atlantic City |
Labor Charges Unfa=
irness In
Senate Rackets Inquiry; LABOR CRITICIZES RACKETS INQUIRY A speaker Presses
the Attack |
Headline |
T121357 |
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The merged labor m=
ovement
today attacked in many particulars--but accepted in principle--the Senate
investigation of union racketeering. |
Abstract |
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| 12=
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12 |
1957 |
|
Chicago |
SENATE TO STUDY LA=
BOR
BOYCOTTS; McClellan
Says Racket Unit Also Will Investigate 'Union-Busting' Acts Report to Be
Ready Soon Urges Stronger Provision Assailed by A.F.L.-C.I.O. |
Headline |
T121357 |
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An investigation of
secondary boycotts will be the next major step in the Senate racket heari=
ngs,
Senator John L. McClellan said tonight. He proposed a set of Federal labor law=
s to
prescribe standards for union operations. |
Abstract |
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| 12=
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12 |
1957 |
|
Atlantic City |
Text of Labor's Vi=
ews on
Senate Rackets Inquiry; Pledge Is Quoted Press and TV Trials Charged
Principles Reaffirmed |
Headline |
T121357 |
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In a statement ado=
pted at
its meeting in Miami, Fla., in January, 1957, the executive council set f=
orth
the basic principles underlying the position of the American Federation of
Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations toward investigations of i=
mproper
activities in the labor and management fields. |
Abstract |
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|
|
| 12=
|
17 |
1957 |
|
Washington |
JUDGE MENTIONED IN=
RACKET
INQUIRY; Tennessee Teamster Local Spent $20,000 to Quash a Case, Senators
Told Judge Unable to Attend JUDGE MENTIONED IN RACKET INQUIRY Judge Asks =
Time
to Reply Teamster Rebel Testifies |
Headline |
T121857 |
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A Senate committee=
heard
evidence today of a reported payoff of $20,000 by a Chattanooga local of =
the
International Brotherhood of Teamsters. Much of the testimony centered on=
a
Tennessee judge. |
Abstract |
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|
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| 12=
|
18 |
1957 |
|
Washington |
Racket Inquiry Lin=
ks Judge
To 'Fix' in Tennessee Case; Testify Judge Accepted $1,000 TENNESSEE JUDGE=
IS
LINKED TO A 'FIX' Was Denied New Trial McClell=
an's Comment Judge Still Noncommittal Clement Sees a Dut=
y |
Headline |
T121957 |
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A Senate committee=
witness
testified today that he had paid $1,000 to have a stolenproperty case aga=
inst
him "fixed" in a Tennessee court. |
Abstract |
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HOFFA TRIAL ENDS I=
N 11-1
DEADLOCK; Lone Juror For Acquittal in Wiretap Conspiracy Case --U.S. Seeks
Rehearing |
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T122057 |
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The trial of James=
R. Hoffa
and two other men on wiretap conspiracy charges ended in a disagreement e=
arly
today. |
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1957 |
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Washington |
Reuther Protests t=
o McClellan On Acts =
of
Senate Inquiry Aide; End to Wiretap Evidence Asked |
Headline |
T122057 |
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Walter P. Reuther =
protested
today against the "improper and irresponsible activities" of an
investigator for the Senate Select Committee on Improper Activities in the
Labor or Management Field. |
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1957 |
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Editorial |
TEAMSTERS IN TENNESSEE |
Headline |
T122057 |
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The double drama o=
f Dave
Beck's conviction for stealing and James Hoffa's trial for wiretap conspi=
racy
has tended to obscure equally dramatic matters, also involving the Teamst=
ers
Union, brought out at recent hearings of the M=
cClellan committee in Washington. |
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Nashville |
TENNESSEE OPENS IN=
QUIRY ON
JUDGE; Governor Asks McClellan for All Data Relating to Schoolfield and State $1,0=
00
Payment Reported Judge Remains Silent Senators Get New Leads |
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T122057 |
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Gov. Frank G. Clem=
ent of
Tennessee initiated all investigation today into the activities of Judge
Raulston Schoolfield of Chattanooga. |
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Washington |
SENATORS TURN OVER RECORDS ON JUDGE |
Citation |
T122157 |
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Nashville |
CLEMENT ORDERS INQ=
UIRY ON
JUDGE; He Asks Full Investigation of Bribery Charges Made Before Senate G=
roup
Special Session Discussed Secret Data Undivulged |
Headline |
T122457 |
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Gov. Frank G. Clem=
ent
tonight ordered the Tennessee Bureau of Criminal Identification to undert=
ake
a full-scale investigation of Criminal Court Judge Raulston Schoolfield of
Chattanooga. |
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1957 |
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Nashville |
TENNESSEE BEGINS SCRUTINY OF JUDGE |
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T122557 |
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W.E. Hopton, chief=
of the
Tennessee Bureau of Criminal Identification, today took charge of an
investigation into the conduct of Criminal Court Judge Raulston Schoolfie=
ld
of Chattanooga. |
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1957 |
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Chattanooga |
PAY-OFF IS DENIED =
BY SCHOOL
FIELD; Tennessee Judge Replies to Charge Made Before the Senate Racket
Inquiry Three Main Charges $1,000 Involved PAY-OFF IS DENIED BY SCHOOL FI=
ELD
'Well Within Limitations' Sees Bid to Destroy Him Reviews Union Case Jury
Foremen Back Judge |
Headline |
T122857 |
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Criminal Court Judge
Raulston Schoolfield vehemently denied tonight derogatory charges made
against him in recent testimony before a Senate committee. |
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1957 |
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Washington |
M'NAMARA NOTES 'GE=
T-U.A.W.'
MOVE; Democrat Asserts G.O.P. Senate Investigators Hope to Discredit Reut=
her
McGovern's Role Questioned |
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T122957 |
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Senator Pat McNama=
ra, a
member of the Senate rackets investigating committee, charged today that =
some
of its Republican members were out to "get" the United Auto Wor=
kers
Union and the union's president, Walter P. Reuther. |
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1957 |
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New York |
PRESS DENOUNCED AT=
T.W.U.
MEETING; Times, World-Telegram and Post Accused of Seeking Destruction of
Union Quill Intervenes Assails Wechsler |
Headline |
T123057 |
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Three New York new=
spapers
were denounced yesterday by leaders of the Transport Workers Union at a u=
nion
mass meeting in Manhattan Center. |
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30 |
1957 |
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Editorial |
THE SCHOOLFIELD CASE |
Editorial |
T123057 |
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Criminal Court Jud=
ge
Raulston Schoolfield of Chattanooga, onetime segregationist" candida=
te
for Governor of Tennessee, is in the news because of serious charges made
against him before Senator McClellan's<=
font
class=3D"font05736"> Select Committee on Improper. Activities in the Labo=
r or
Management Field. |
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1957 |
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Washington |
Attacks Called Local Matter |
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T123157 |
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