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November 1, 1955

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Headlines from November 1, 1955

EX-COMMISSIONER OF LIQUOR BOARD ACCUSED IN 'DEALS'; Robertson Named by Shapiro as the 'Principal Fixer' Within State Agency

By Layhmond Robinson Jr

Shapiro issues summary of rept on SLA operations, '50-55; calis ex-Comr Robertson 'chief fixer'; links him, A A Fein, Johnson and Chapman, several ex-investigators and auditors to deals in which favors were granted for substantial fees; holds many deals involved granting licenses to applicants ineligible because of criminal records and letting certain applicants move pkg stores to better locations; accuses O'Connell of failing to uncover wrongdoing but stresses he is not involved; Robertson silent; O'Connell scores rept; Shapiro links Robertson with Bklyn auto dealer and liquor salesman he identifies as Sam; charges Sam and bro Harry had run of SLA office, controlled decisions, influenced Robertson in licenses and removals; charges Robertson perjured self in testimony; lists some of staff who resigned for refusing to answer questionnaire and 1 who was discharged; repts Dist Atty Hogan and Rohan will get copies of rept; Hogan silent

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KNOWLAND READY TO ENTER '56 RACE; Plans to Run in Presidential Primaries if Eisenhower Decides to Retire

By William S. White

Knowland seen announcing candidacy by Mar 7 if Pres does not run; date is 1st day of filing for Calif primary; seen seeking nomination, not favorite son role; seen entering other primaries, Midwest, East; Nixon-Knowland Calif test seen fatal to loser; Knowland suggests Pres announce plans soon; holds talk of candidacies before that premature

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WEST REFUSES BID FOR GERMAN ROLE; Bars Molotov Proposal That Leaders of Both Regimes Join in Big Four Talks

By Harold Callender

Molotov proposes inv to W and E Ger to Big-4 mins conf; Western mins reject it; Molotov offers new security pact based on Eden plan and continued div of Ger; Macmillan, Dulles reject plan since it is not preceded by reunification; Western position seen hardened since Eden original proposal; Molotov proposed inv opposed by W Ger, backed by E Ger

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Notable Births

Beth Leavel

1955Beth Leavel, American actress and singer[†]

Beth Leavel is an American stage and screen actress and singer. She is best known for her performances in Broadway musicals such as The Drowsy Chaperone, Baby It's You! and The Prom, receiving Tony Award nominations for all three and winning for The Drowsy Chaperone.

Notable Deaths

Dale Carnegie

1955Dale Carnegie, American author and educator (born 1888)[†]

Dale Carnegie was an American writer and teacher of courses in self-improvement, salesmanship, corporate training, public speaking, and interpersonal skills. Born into poverty on a farm in Missouri, he was the author of How to Win Friends and Influence People (1936), a bestseller that remains popular today. He also wrote How to Stop Worrying and Start Living (1948), Lincoln the Unknown (1932), and several other books.

Historical Events

1955The establishment of a Military Assistance Advisory Group in South Vietnam marks the beginning of American involvement in the conflict.[†]

A Military Assistance Advisory Group (MAAG) is a designation for a group of United States military advisors sent to other countries to assist in the training of conventional armed forces and facilitate military aid. Although numerous MAAGs operated around the world throughout the 1940s–1970s, including in Yugoslavia after 1951, and to the Ethiopian Armed Forces, the most famous MAAGs were those active in South Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos, and Thailand, before and during the Vietnam War. Records held by the National Archives and Records Administration detail the activities of numerous assistance advisory groups.

United Air Lines Flight 629

1955The bombing of United Air Lines Flight 629 occurs near Longmont, Colorado, killing all 39 passengers and five crew members aboard the Douglas DC-6B airliner.[†]

United Air Lines Flight 629, registration N37559 and dubbed Mainliner Denver, was a Douglas DC-6B aircraft that was blown up on November 1, 1955, by a dynamite bomb placed in the checked luggage. The explosion occurred over Weld County, Colorado, 8 miles east of Longmont, Colorado, United States, at 7:03 p.m. local time, while the airplane was en route from Denver to Portland, Oregon, and Seattle, Washington. All 39 passengers and 5 crew members on board were killed in the explosion and crash.

Historical Context for November 1, 1955

In 1955, the world population was approximately 2,740,213,792 people[†]