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THEY THINK PETE CAN WIN
Hometown Fans Still Like
Rudemucher Title Bout

GRANDvIEW, WASH, July
(R.-Some people still like the
fight and most of them seem
to live here in the proud home
town Of Thomas Peter Rade-
macher. 20. alfalfa farmer and
Olympic champion.
The most startling boxing
StOry Of the year will be two
weeks old tomorrow. the most
exciting IA days in ages fol
the $500 citizens whose favor.
ite son is now involved in a
national rhubarb.
If Floyd Patterson should
beat Tommy jackson July 20
he is scheduled to fight Pete in
Seattle August % for the
heavyweight championships
Washington, at least.
While the National Boxing
Association Is shocked at the
prospect, Grandview is en-.
thralled.
"Pete's strong and he coulc
win" Mayor Bert Baxter said
People in the Yakima Valley
have been on the phone tt
Grandview 4083.
Mrs. Rademacher, we'll take
two tickets"
/ Just like Pete's mother was
selling chances for the turkey
rafile at church.
Although her husband was q
professional boxer in these
parts under the name OF
Johnny Ray" Mrs. H. s.
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SENATORS
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Nantes sacrifice fly. They
added another of Heise in the
fifth when Berra doubled and
Howard singled.
Abernathy Pasted
The Senators picked up two
runs in the fifth after Milt
Boiling singled with one out.
Herb Plews walked and
Throneberry singled to right.
scoring Boiling and sending
Plews to third. Pete Runnels'
sacrifice fly scored Plews.
Abernathy was pasted for
three runs in the sixth. Nc
Dougald welcomed him with a
single and Mantle walked.
Skowron sacrificed and Berra
doubled to score both runners.
Yogi shifted to third when
Bauer grounded out and
scored on Towards single.
Rocky Bridges opened the
bottom Of the seventh with a
triple to the centerfield corner
and Boiling sent him across
with a fly to Mantle. Aber-
nathy singled to left before
Throneberry crashed his homer
! NOTES: Whitley Ford will
make his first start for the
Yankees since May 81 today
when he takes the mound
against Camilo Pascual in q 2
O'Clock game. 1t will be the
last here until July %.
1 Players. managers. umpires
and trainers who we're at Friday
nights game received 500
checks yesterday from Warner
Brothers. shooting part Of
Damn Yankees" at Grifith
Stadium. Ed Yost will not
require surgery. as feared for
awhile. and will be ready to
play with the Senators again
following the All-Star Game.
|. He has been recovering
from injuries since June l6.
Lavagetto received an assort-
ment Of appliances from the
Virginia Electric Power Co. be-
fore the game. Mantle has
walked at least once in his last
Is games. Ted williams
holds the major league record.
walking in 10 straight games.
;. NBC telecast the game ma
tionally.
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MINOR LEAGUES
INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE

INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE
Buffalo. q; Rochester, z.
Montreal. IL; Toronto, ! ub IN
Havana, 8; Richmond. Z.
PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE
Hollywood. IL: San Diego, 3.
San Francisco, q: Portland, 2,
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION
Charleston. "a; st. Paul. les,
wichita, 8: Denver. 4 list camel.
louisville. ~; Minneapolis, b.
indianapolis. z; Omaha, 3.
TEXAS LEAGUE
san Antonio ii Shreveport. us'
Tulsa, 3; Fort Worth, . (lst gamel,
Houston. /; Austin, 0 list game. 10
EASTERN LEAGUE
ninghamton. B; schenectady. 3 us'
Reading, 81: Syracuse. O-4.
Springfield, b: Albany, a.
SOUTH ATLANTIC LEAGUE
Charlotte, o. Columbus, 0.
AUGUSTA, B: Jacksonville, /.
Macon, Q; Knoxville, 5.
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THE BASEBALL
BE 7
BY BURTON HAWKINS

Cal Grifath win take on for
the Far West on q scouting
trip following the All Star
Game and emphasizes he won't
be scouting for q place to shift
the franchise. The suspicion
is that the Senators are ready
to shell out big money for a
centerfelder recommended by
Chuck Dresser and that Cal
wants to give his personal ap-
prevail on the Pacific Coast
League player. :. Bobby Bal
cena, Seattle centerielder hit
ting .344 at last report. could
be the object Of their affections
Cal also viii visit Billings
and MisSoula. Mont. He has
been informed that the SEN
ators have seven major league
prospects with the latter club
and wants to check the reports
of his scouts. He'll join the
Senators in the West and COM
plete the trip with them.
Don Minnick, the Senators
top pitching prospect with
Chattanooga. has q 10-l RECORD
despite absence of q fast ball
-. He's q control pitcher who
registered his fifth, shutout
recently against Atlanta anc
may be elevated to the parent
club shortly.
Frank Scott, former Yankees
road secretary and currently
agent for many baseball
players in their outside inter.
ests, is a technical advisor fol
the Damn Yankees" Aim. :.
Warner Brothers is paying ST.
500 to the Senators for clutter,
ing Grifith Stadium with theil
cameras.
An illustrated sports maya,
zine tested a new Gamers
yesterday at Grifhth Stadium
with the photographer sitting
in the furthermost corner o.
the centerfield bleachers anC
focusing on the batter.
That's as near as the Gamers
can get to its subject.
The Senators will be right uT
there with the Yankees b!
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BOSTON, July 6 R.-The
Red So3 went for the long ball
to rout Baltimore, 11-2. today
as big Frank Sullivan turned
in his fifth consecutive victory.
Jackie Jensen's 18th home
run-a solo blast to the CENTER
field seats-Billy Klaus ninth
with one aboard and a two-run
triple by Frank Malone were
the biggest blows.
Seven Of the Is Boston hits
went for extra bases, while
Sullivan, a 6-foot-7 Califor-
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STENCIL SEEKING SECOND WIN
National Leoguers6 -5
TOWN AII-Stor Come

st. Louis already had enough
votes to Offset the Cincinnati
campaign for their George
Grove. It win be Musial's 18th
An-Star Game. q record.
Musial. Mays and Aaron will
be surrounded by Redlegs with
Johnny Temple at second. Roy
Mcmillan at short. Don Hoax
at third. Frank Robinson in
left and Ed Bailey catching.
Bell also was picked to the
squad by Aston. whose 25-man
roster includes six each from
Cincinnati and Milwaukee, four
from st. Louis, three from his
own Dodgers, two each from
the Phillies and Giants and one
each from Chicago and Pitts
burgh.
Stengel had two Yanks In
the starting lineup, Catcher
Yogi Berra and Centerfielder
Mickey Mantle. He picked six
more. including Infielders Bob
by Richardson, Gil McDougald
and Bill Skowron, Catcher Ell
ston Howard and Pitchers
Bobby Shantz and Bob Grim.
Closest to the Yanks' eight is
Detroit with four, Baltimore,
Cleveland and Chicago with
three each, Boston with two
and Kansas City and WASH
ington one each.
18th Game for williams
Vic Wertz Of Cleveland is
the American first baseman,
Nellie Fox of Chicago at Sec
ond. Harvey Kuenn Of Detroit
at short and George Kell. of
Baltimore at third. Ted Will
liams of Boston, who will be
playing his 18th game, will be
in left and AL Kaline of Detroit
in right. Stengel left himself
only one lefthanded pinch
hitter, Charley Maxwell of
Detroit.
The National League is ex-
pected to go with q southpaw,
with Aston likely to pick be-
tween Milwaukee's Warren
SPAIN, who has made the team
nine times and pitched in five
games. and New York's Johnny
Antonelli. His other pitchers
are left handed Curt Simmons
of the Phils and righthanders
Lew Burdette of Milwaukee,
Larry jackson of st. Louis,
Glen Labine Of Brooklyn and
Jack Sanford of the Phils.
Stengel indicated in Wash
ington today that in the face
Of all the National League
righthanded hitters he'd have
to go with a Highlander. Six
Of the eight MI starters, ex-
GLIDING the pitchers, swing
righthanded.
Stengel refused to be pinned
down, but Early Wynn of
Cleveland seemed the most
likely choice-if he doesn't
work tomorrow.
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Girls SoftbuII Come

The Arcade Pontiac girls
softball team will play the
statesmen Of the Arcade Pontiac
Co. at 2:30 p. m. today at Guy
Mason Playground. Wisconsin
avenue and Calvert street NV.
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BOYS BASEBALL
MoNrco sHII1L,SSU NTr

MONTGOMERY COUNTY
ASSOCIATION
Kensington Wheaton Midgets
Potter's Cleaners. 3. Kay construc'
ton, q
wheaton Merchants. 10. Sherwood
Orioles, 3.
Bethesda Midgets
Carrier Drugs. 3; Garrett Park. I.
Eastern Juniors
Takoma Tigers, IL. Brookland Com
pany. 10.
Mstto's Paints, 10; Trojans 4.
AMERICAN LEGION
Southern Maryland District
Ny Maryland. 10; Colmaf Manor. 8
cheverly, 12; Cissel-eaxon..4 4.
HyattsviilN ~: ROCK Cree D.
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Totals ~ o 80 16 Totals AZ IL. 80 %
I Grounded out for Law in 10th.
z Grounded out for Katt In 10th.
3 Ran for Harris in 18th.
Ran for Rand in 18th,
W01koA fAp De- Akt.

WdIkeu TOT Barclay IN 18th.
Grounded out for Virgil in 18th.
Pittsburgh - O02 600 900 900 Is
New York - 900 100 100 900 o.
Runs--Virdon. Thomas, Rand, spen.
Ger (2l. Runs batted in--Mazeroski
(2), Spencer (2l, Thomas Three-bass
Home runs-Spencei
Double plays-spencer to Bressoud t.
Harris: Fondy lunassistedl. Left or
sss Ease: az bsls e New ~ YORK ,. s.
l: on Barclay, 3; on Miller, l. Struck
out1 Law Lay D inb ssrsa ~ pur Hit,
4 in innings; of Barclay, 4 in IL
innings; on Miller, In inning. Runs
and earned runs-on Law, go; Oh
Purkey. 90: on Barclay, 2-2: on Nil.
ler. IL Winning pitehsr-PgrkeS
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Tot. 40 10 "a ~ Tot. 80 81 IL
Grounded out for Roebuck IN bth.
2 Struck out for Resent in 1th.
3 Struck out for thinner n 9th.
Struck out for Craig in 9th.
Philadelphia oil $50 002-e
BROOKLYN ZVl VVV WV
Runs - Ashburn. Hammer. Bouchee
az, Repulski 90, Anderson 40. Jones,
Neal Gillian, Cimoli, Furillo. Errors
Hodges. Sanford, Roebuck. Hammer.
Runs batted in-Hodges. Firillo CD.
Cimon. Repulski tBouchee scored on
Hodges error, Bouchee 90, Jones.
Sanford, Fernandez. Lonnett;, Home
runs-Repulski, Bouchee. Furille. Sac
rifice fiies--Fernandez, Cimoh. Left on
bases-Philadelphia Q; BROOKLYN, 5:
Craig, Q: OF Sanford. 2. Struck out
BY Drysdale, 2; by Roebuek, i; by
Resent, /; BY Sanford, s. Hits-On
Drysdale, s IN innings none out in
NTH: on Roebuck. 3 In / inning: on
Resent, in 2 innings; Cd Craig. l
IN innings. Runs and earned runs
on Drysdale, 6-5 OF Roebuck, 1-l:
Oh Bessent. O-0 OF craig, 2-2; on
Sanford. 4-3. winning pitcher-San-
iord, 100. Losing pitcher-Drysdale
l6-6).
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ST. LOUIS, July 8 (R-The
National League team. with
i've Redlegs in the starting
lineup, is favored over the
Yankee = dominated American
League squad in the oath ALI
Star Game to be played Tues
day at Busch Stadium.
In recent years. the National
has whitfield the Americans
series margin to 1910 by win
ming six Of the past seven
games. Ironically. much Of this
has been at the expense Of
Manager Casey Stengel. whose
IYanks usually humble the OPP
position in the World Series.
As an All-Star manager, Casey
has won only once. 1854. In six
attempts.
Back in st. Louis for the first
time since 1948 when the
American League finished on
top, So. the annual mid-season
contest is sure to draw a capac-
lily crowd of $1,000.
Game To Be Televised
The game will be beamed on
network radio and television
(WRC and WRC-TV, Channel
4, in Washington. across the
Nation as part of the new
five-year contract by which
baseball gets $3.250.000 per
year for the All-Star and World
Series rights. Sixty per cent OF
this amount goes to the player
pension fund.
Game time is 2::30 pm.
washington time) with q Sc
ries of alternatives in case OF
bad weather. If it should be
rained out Tuesday afternoon
it would be played Tuesday
night. If not then, Wednesday
morning or afternoon.
Because Of the Nationals re-
cent victory hinge. the fact that
lit will be played in q National
League park and the "Stengel
link" on the American, the Ma
Itional has been made a 6-to-5,
man-to-man choice.
Manager Walter Aston Of
Brooklyn and Stengel. who got
their jobs with pennant-win-
ming performances in 1856,
won't name their starting
pitchers until Monday. The
rest of the lineup already has
been chosen by vote of the fans
with heavy Cincinnati particle
patton.
Nusial's 18th Game
In fact, the Cincinnati vote
was SO heavy that all National
starters, except Stan Musial.
would have been Redlegs If
Commissioner Ford Prick hadn't
stepped in. Prick put Willie
Mays of New York in center
field and Hank Aaron of Mil
waukee in right instead of Gin
cinnati's Gus Bell and Wally
Post. He also arbitrarily named
Musial for first base but 1t
-
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hit left
yesterdays
ckeS right his first pitch had hit
loading the bases Mickey Mantle from third
after the second Umpire Napp practically blocks Catcher
league lead.-Sar Staff
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By the Associated Press

Hoax and Thurman. Cincinnati: Moryn
chicago; Anderson. Philadelphia: Musial
81, Louis; Adcock and Schoendienst
Milwaukee. and Thomson. New York.
each.
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PITCHING

Malzone and Jensen. Boston: Maris. Car
New York. and Smith. Kansas City.
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Portland Prosecutor
Defies Custer by Court

PORTLAND. Greg. May 10 (R
Two claimants to the district
attorneys Office were ready tt
fight it out today in the latest
vice cleanup developments ir
Portland.
District Attorney William M
Langley. IL. refused to give ur
the Office yesterday after a State
circuit Judge signed an order
removing him because he was
convicted last month of failing
to prosecute gamblers.
Langley's attorney filed notice
of appeal to the State Supreme
Court and said that automatical-
ly should keep Langley in office
until the appeal is settled. His
term runs through 1858.
The second claimant is Lee
Smith, So, Portland attorney,
who was appointed by Gov. Rob-
ert D. Holmes Immediately after
the Judge signed the order for
Langley's removal.
Mr.. Smith said he planned to
take his oath Of office later
today.
Langley's attorneys asked the
State Supreme Court to head of
the situation yesterday by is
suing a temporary stay against
Langley's removal. The court re-
fused. Langley's attorneys then
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approximately 6.8 per cent which
in dollars to you would be APP
Iproximately $425 per month
earned income. There would be
set up a trust account through
the National Mortgage. Inc, for
you for the purpose of reinvest-
ment of the principal whenever
the amount was sufficient for
that purpose, or when a good
investment was available. There
would be a remittance to you
once every three months or we
could make it more often If
you needed 1t. If you do not,
however. then from a bookkeep-
ing standpoint it is better on a
three-month basis.
Upholds Procedure
II could 60 into this in con-
siderable detail. but I assure you,
Terry. this investment procedure
is the best. ! have every conf
dence in Mr.. Don Hedlund Of
the National Mortgage, Inc, who
is handling this with me. He is
also associated with our interna-
tional union in an advisory
capacity in the handling of our
international funds.
THE contracts that we intend
TO purchase are first mortgage
investments and would not be
available until January l. We
would make the investments as
of January l and you would
start receiving your interest re-
turn from that day forward. l
have committed myself to the
purchase Of contracts, but If you
in any sense object, I can cancel
the deal. ! do recommend it,
however. to you. as in my judge
ment I believe you will get a
very fine return. on your invest
ment with the maximum of
safety.
Dorothy and I enjoyed a
great deal being with you and /
only trust and hope that you can
find an opportunity sometime
during the next few months to
come to Seattle with the baby
and visit with us. ! should be
delighted to send a ticket If you
can do so. With warmest, warm
est best personal wishes to you
and my deepest regards to your
father, am
Sincerely. Dave"
Earlier. the committee devel-
oped testimony that Beck re-
ceived $4,000 in a three-way split
on brokerage commissions in the
Teamsters Unions purchase for
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unwise. exceedingly poor rela-
lions and something you will
regret"
Beck. according to the testi-
mony. never denied ownership OF
the stock.
The company. Mr.. LOOMS tes-
titled, handled most of the
mortgages in which the union
invested its funds.
Refers to $4,000 Commission
Mr.. LOOMS testified that one
of his first duties with the union
as investment counsel was to
arrange the purchase of the Sic
million worth of mortgages.
He said Mr.. Hedlund told him
later that he had received an
$4,000 commission on this deal
Mr.. Kennedy asked whether
Beck ever obtained loans from
the Seattle First National Bank.
I'm all my acquaintance with
Mr.. Beck" the witness replied,
II think he was never out OF
debt with the Seattle First Ma
tional Bank"
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said 1t made no difference anv.
way.
Langley, who faces seven other
State charges, was the first prin.
cipal to come to trial in the wear.
long vice investigation in Port.
land.
Meanwhile his chief accuser
Gambler Big Jim Elkins. opened
his defense in United States Dis
trict Court against overlapping
charges.
Elkins has testified Langley
plotted with Teamster Union of.
ficials and others to take over
some vice operations here. Lang.
ley insists he is the victim of q
frameup.
In the Federal court Elkins is
accused of tapping and record
ing telephone calls of Langley
and others.
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expenses in handling the loan.
II was so shocked. I didn't
know what to say" Mr.. LOOMS
testified.
He said he telephoned Beck
and protested the hot" loan
and later wrote a letter setting
forth his objections and offering
to resign. The Transfers leader
wrote back and accepted the
resignation.
At a conference with Beck
preceding his resignation Mr..
LOOMS said Beck twas extreme
ly angry because / treated him
as an ordinary mortal"
He may be a big Wheel" Mr..
LOOMS added. but to me he was
only a hubcap."
Conscience Beck's Guide"
The witness testified he fire.
quently admonished Beck about
his fiduciary duties in investing
Transfers funds and that Beck
told him "his conscience was 60
ing to be his guide" This state
ment brought a roar of laughter
In the Senate caucus room.
Mr.. LOOMS also testified that
he repeatedly admonished Beck
about mot compromising himself
oy going into the mortgage
business"
Despite this advice, the wit
ness said National Mortgage.
Inc. was set up with McEvoy
having q third interest. Mr..
LOOMS testified that Beck put
up the money for McEvoy.
Became Suspicious
Mr.. LOOMS testified that he
became suspicious" about Beck
and in a memorandum dated
December 3 raised the question
OF who owned the mortgage
company, and said that Beck
should not be involved.
For a trustee of the Interna-
tional to own stock in a mort
gage company through which
some of the International funds
are going to pass seems to me
to be a strict violation of the
fiduciary relationship existing,
the memorandum said.
1T was not Just clear to me
where the remaining one-third
OF NMC stock lay, but / rather
assume from what was said that
you have taken one-third of this
stock for yourself. Dave, if this
is SO. then I think it is wrong,
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investment Of $1.6 million worth
Of mortgages.
Mr.. Hedlund testified that
commissions totaling $500 were
paid by the Lamphar Invest
ment Co. Of Detroit from whom
the mortgages were purchased by
the union.
He said the payment was made
to the investment company in
which he. Beck and Wampold,
were partners. Each received
In addition, Mr.. Hedlund tes-
tined that he billed the Inter-
national Transfers Union for
$a27 for "out of pocket expenses"
in handling the deal and was
paid this amount by the union.
Approved by Beck
The witness said Beck, as pres
ident Of the Teamsters and
trustee Of its funds, approved
all the mortgage purchases.
Mr.. Hedlund also testified that
he received a commitment in
advance that the unions pur-
chases Of mortgages would be
handled through a new company
he organized in which Joseph
McEvoy, a nephew of Beck's
wife. took a third interest with
$35.000 Of funds repeatedly adj
vanced by Beck himself.
The witness testified that up
to the present time the Team
sters had purchased through Ma
tional Mortgages. Inc, a total
OF 50 million worth Of mort
cages.
Indication of Beck's direct in
terest in the company was given
in a memorandum obtained
from the files of the Seattle
First National Bank and intro
duced in the hearing.
The memorandum concernei
the $4,000 loan by the bank to
Beck. 1t said that a part of the
loan was ito provide a portion
OF the capital going into the
National Mortgage Co., a new
company being organized by Mr..
Don Hedlund to acquire mort
cages for the account principally
lof the International Transfers
Union pension fund"
Mr.. Hedlund. under question:
ing, also testified the bank ad-
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vanced National Mortgages. Inc.
a million dollar line Of credit
when the company was formed
Most Of the Transfers Union
funds. 1t was brought out, are
deposited in the Seattle First
National.
Beck was not present to hear
the testimony. AS yesterday, he
was reported as being unwel
and, moreover. his new attorney
Edward Bennett Williams, was
engaged in court today.
Will Be Recalled
Committee Counsel Kennedy
said. however, that Beck def
nitely will be recalled" as a wit
ness. This probably will be
Monday.
A part Of the story about
Beck's alleged connections with
the mortgage company was re-
lated yesterday by Fred p.
LOOMS Of Seattle. He testified
that he resigned as investment
counselor for the union in 1855
after learning that Beck would
receive a $4,000 kickback on a
construction loan handled
through the mortgage company.
Mr.. LOOMS, a small. precise
speaking individual with q close
cropped mustache. testified it
was quite apparent" Beck was
using his position to further his
own financial ends in violation
OF his trust as president Of the
union.
He testified that the proposed
construction loan was for 50
million for an apartment build
ing in Honolulu. After tentatively
approving the application, Mr..
LOOMS said he noted that A.
nancing charges had been in
creased $500 by a penciled
change in the data sheets.
Shocked at Fund Use
Mr.. LOOMS said he was told
by Sherman Stephens, one of
three persons holding one-third
interest in the mortgage COM
pany. that $4,000 was to 60 to
Beck. another $4,000 to 90 to
Mr.. Hedlund and $4,000 was to
90 to the company for additional
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BECK SUSPENSION
TREATED AS FACT.
BY AFL-CIO PAPER

Transfers Union Presi-
dent Dave Beck may con-
tend his suspension as an.
AFL-CIO vice president and
member of the Executive
Council is a nullity-but
with the AFL-CIO News it's
a fact.
In the list of council
members carried by the
AFL-CIO News. the weekly
publication of the fedora
ton, Beck's name has been
dropped. In its place there
is an asterisk and the one
word Suspended"
Beck's name was dropped
Immediately after Beck was
suspended by the Executive
Council. Subsequently, the
Teamsters leader contended
the action was "a nullity."