Family Brawl At AFL CIO Convention Looms
AFL-CIO opens its 1961 national convention amid a dispute over a tough binding arbitration system for jurisdictional disputes. Industrial unions push for it while rival building trades oppose. Kennedy address planned. Reuther defends stance and federal role while Meany aims for peace.
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Fla
Afl-Cio
Kennedy
Walter Reuther
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Reuther
George Meany
Old Cio
Meany
Building Trades
Farnam Daughter Chooses Different Given Name
In Little Rock Arkansas James F Farnam rejects the Army call. The woman known as Jimmie Farnam explains she was named after her late father by her mother at birth to honor his memory.
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Little Rock, Ark
James F. Farnam
James
Jimmie
Richard L. Farnam
Fallout Shelter Nears Completion at Wofford College
A fallout shelter for the entire Wofford College student body and faculty, capable of 1,000 people, nears completion in Milliken Science Hall basement. It includes sleeping quarters, food storage, a dedicated water system with emergency tank, ventilation, and a power generator.
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Spartanburg
S. C
Wofford College
Milliken Science Hall
Prison inmates to view crime movies after censorship drop
The North Carolina Prison Commission voted to allow inmates to watch crime related movies and to revoke prison officials from censoring night time television, signaling no further tightening of inmate viewing rules.
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Raleigh, N.C
North Carolina Prison Commission
King Gustaf Wins Ist Hammarskjold Memorial Medallion
In Stockholm King Gustaf Adolf VI received the first mint copy of the Dag Hammarskjold memorial medallion. The medallions honor the late U N secretary-general and will be sold for 3 dollars with proceeds to the memorial fund, which has over 1 million dollars in contributions.
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Hammarskjold
Stockholm
Sweden
Gustaf Adolf VI
Dag Hammarskjold
U.N
Fast Expansion Predicted After JFK Urges Global Trade Ties
President Kennedy urged integrating the United States into a new global economic order. He cited expanding trading blocs in Western Europe, Asia, the Middle East, and the Americas, and proposed joint Atlantic steps to foster peace through trade.
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Kennedy
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Civil rights official calls Kennedy admin actions gratifying
An AP report quotes an NACCP official praising the Kennedy administration for its civil rights area efforts as gratifying for progress in Philadelphia.
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Philadelphia
Kennedy
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