Westinghouse strike ends with peace plan OK’d
Washington report on the long Westinghouse Electric strike ending after 136 days. IUE accepted mediators plan, with raises from 5 to 22 cents and up to 12 cents for skilled workers. Eight consumer plants to resume production. most of the 44,000 workers to return soon. UE strike ongoing.
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Westinghouse workers return after 156 day strike
Strike weary Westinghouse Electric Corp workers resumed duties after 156 days on the picket line at the East Pittsburgh plant. Guards, time clocks, and badges returned to normal as workers, some recalling long service, prepared to start a fresh shift amid bright spring weather.
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Freedoms Foundation urged to inoculate youth against totalitarian ideas
Dr. Kenneth D. Wells of Valley Forge told the Ohio Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution that youths should be educated to recognize and defeat totalitarian ideas, asserting that every grade school child must be able to pass such a test.
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Fatal Traffic Areas Listed
Ohio report details 25 high frequency accident sites in 1885 with 24 lives lost. U S 24 and 25 near Toledo cited for seven deaths. Felty, director, says the gravity is shown by many locations and action is imperative. Engineering improvements have begun at 84 sites.
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Man's Satellite to Go 300 Miles in 10 Minutes
The Vanguard rocket, a 72 foot long three stage craft 45 inches wide at its widest, will launch from Cocoa Florida to put a satellite into an orbit about 200 miles above Earth. The craft, weighing 22 600 pounds, climbs about 38 miles before second stage ignites and carries the satellite to a 140 mile altitude, then coast to the final orbit 200 miles up and 100 miles horizontal from the launch point.
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Lagging Farm Laws Shape Campaigns in Farm Vote
Washington report notes new farm legislation timing may influence the November elections. Democrats appear advantaged while Republicans see little speedup to boost farmer support. GOP strategists say benefits aimed at farmers are central to their bid for rural voters.
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Soil-bank plan eyed amid farm bill delays and April deadline
The article discusses a proposed soil-bank program paying up to 1.2 billion dollars to farmers who retire unneeded cropland. Democrats push for farmer relief through price supports, while GOP leaders warn that the plan hinges on swift congressional action and possible veto implications. April 15 is cited as a critical cutoff to implement the program this year.
Wheat Plan To Give Farmers Full Parity
Washington reports a Senate farm bill scene where a Commodity Credit Corp tax on every bushel of wheat would finance farmer payments and set full parity prices for the July 1 marketing year. The levy would raise bread prices by about a cent per loaf, with 50 cents per bushel needed to justify the change.
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Hoover says Communists plan long Red campaign
FBI Director J Edgar Hoover asserts the U S Communist party intends an intensive four to six month crusade aimed at undermining anti Red laws. He cites plans for more open activity and legal maneuvers including employing eminent counsel to defend leaders, expecting a more favorable political climate after last July’s summit.
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Unseasonable Cold Waves Grip Nation After Snow Storms
The Northeast endured heavy snow and blustery conditions while the deep South faced unseasonable cold. Temperatures plunged below freezing from New England to the Carolinas, with near zero readings in some northern areas and 40s in Florida. Cities like Chicago and Macon reported around 31 degrees, and Fargo hit the mid- teens. West of the storm zone, weather remained near normal with little cooling. Pacific Coast readings were mostly in the 40s as the death toll reached 166 and losses ran into hundreds of millions.
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East Liverpool Police Chief Faces Burglary Charge
East Liverpool police official and chief John Russell are linked to a burglary case after a thief confessed to breaking into a cabin owned by a patrolman’s family. Loot recovered from the burglaries ties the suspect to multiple break ins and ongoing investigations.
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British Soldier Killed In New Cyprus Violence
Greek Cypriots bombed a military car in Famagusta killing one British soldier and wounding two others. The death brings British fatalities to 22 since August as Cypriot rebels pursue union with Greece.
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Soviet Premier Georgi Malenkov Visits Hams Hall Power Station
Georgi Malenkov and Soviet electrical experts toured the Hams Hall power station in Birmingham England. He spoke with technicians and workers while examining machinery and making notes during the junket.
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Seer Wine Still Frozen Ohio Court Ends Permit Ban
Ohio Supreme Court ends a seven year ban on new liquor permits for clubs and taverns but keeps a freeze on beer and wine licenses. The ruling allows the State Liquor Board to adopt new controls and returns the case to the board for action.
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Bailouts Set 17 Miles Up From Balloons Over New Mexico
Washington report on Project Explorer reveals Air Force planning high altitude bailouts from balloons to 90 000 feet over the New Mexico desert next fall. Col Arthur Henderson says goals include safe gear and procedures for rapid exits from fast aircraft. Also noted is Secretary Dulles returning to steer U.S. Middle East crisis policy after three weeks in Asia.
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Eisenhower Urges Modest Approach to School Integration
President Eisenhower spoke at a news conference urging moderation as he addressed the court ordered desegregation of public schools. He described integration as a deeply emotional issue and pressed Southern progress, citing the Montgomer y Negro boycott and Alabama law while urging deliberate speed in following the Supreme Court.
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Explosion at General Electric Plant Destroys Four Story Building
In Schenectady New York a huge explosion and raging flames destroyed a four story General Electric Co building housing a chemical materials shop. No persons reported missing though presumed dead. The blast shook downtown and the cause was not determined. In Japan seven thousand people were homeless as a fire swept Noshiro City destroying 1300 homes in six hours.
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Governors Propose Meat Check-Off Plan Across States
Governors Anderson Nebraska and Tough Iowa lead a push for a producer financed meat advertising plan. A voluntary check-off would tax 10 cents per cattle head, 5 cents per hog, and 244 cents per sheep, collected at market and returned to producers. Other states and unions show support with votes and endorsements.
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Fine Unjust Group Protests Housing Ruling in Berea
A Berea church group protested a fine levied on Hattie Brill, who rented rooms to three Black tenants. The March 8 1949 case cited unlicensed rooming and lack of a register. a window was later damaged with a threatening note about housing Black residents. The event followed a visit by a Cleveland Methodist delegation to discuss civil rights in the town near Baldwin Wallace College.
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Khrushchev's Rise Amid Stalin Fallout Shocks West
Moscow dispatch notes Khrushchev consolidates leadership after denouncing Stalin while party meetings debate the purge era. Some dissenters question timing of reforms as Western diplomats dub the shakeup a calculated effort to restore public confidence.
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Estes Puts Block In Stevenson Path
Minnesota primary election sparks Democratic revolt as Kefauver crosses party lines and blocks Stevenson path. Stevenson voiced disappointment in Chicago but vowed to continue campaigning in states where he has support.
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Oscar Night Will Be Sad This Year
Hollywood reports a somber mood as Oscar night approaches with a dead favorite tipped for a top award and Grace Kelly poised for a final Hollywood appearance before her marriage as princess. Bets center on Ernest Borgnine, James Cagney, Spencer Tracy, and Anna Magnani against Susan Hayward in a tense best actress race, while Alaska’s key Democratic primary on April 24 shapes up with Kefauver leading Stevenson in delegate tallies and Eisenhower leading Knowland on the Republican side.
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Emergency United Nations Session Sought by United States
United States requests an emergency United Nations Security Council session in New York to urge urgent action on the current crisis. The U S delegation echoed President Eisenhower's March 7 statements calling for prompt measures as the council plans to meet late this week or early next.
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Atomic Fuel-Davis Urges Atomic Over Hydropower Use
CHICAGO Clarence Davis the Under secretary of the Interior told the American Power Conference that the nation must rely mainly on atomic energy for long range power. He cited water needs for other uses and noted the current generating capacity of about 116.1 million kilowatts with 24 million from hydro and 92 million from steam. He warned land and water at power sites have competing uses and this balance could shift as water needs grow.
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Solon Asks Rejection Of Election Change
Senator Clift of New Jersey urged GOP colleagues to block a proposed constitutional amendment to end the winner take all electoral system and elect presidents by proportional votes. He argued the plan would injure the nation’s political structure and alter the long standing two party system. The measure, stalled in the Judiciary Committee, seeks to divide state electoral votes according to popular balloting.
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