ESA Head Moves Into Pay Ruckus
Economy chief Roger Putnam takes charge of the wage stabilization effort amid mass resignations from industry members on regional wage boards. Defense and business officials debate next steps as unions warn of protests if wage and price controls falter. Putnam may run the program himself or appoint a new board chair with industry replacements sought.
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Rowland Evans JR
Ashington
Roger Putnam
Eisenhower
Putnam
Boston
Chicago
Truman
Kentucky-Ohio
Defense
AFL
George Meany
WSB
Meany
CIO
Walter Reuther
Washington
Charles C. Killingsworth
Storm Pounds Oregon California Border in Weekend Storm
Northern California and Oregon faced heavy wind rain and snow with five deaths and 1370 passengers stranded on seven trains. Snowbound rails near Dunsmuir were cleared and three southbound trains freed after eight miles of track opened. highways 99 and 97 reopened. A tree struck a Ukiah area home killing four and injuring one. another fatality occurred when rain blinded a pedestrian in Humboldt County. Flooding threatened lowlands as rivers rose and a Tahoe area flare mystery remained unsolved.
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San Francisco
California
Southern Pacific
Dunsmuir
Here
Klamath Falls
Siskiyou Mountains
Oregon-California
U. S
Ukiah
Russ Tulla
Logan Trever
Bobby
Carl Leidner
Humboldt County
Mendocino County
Woodacre
Marin County
Kay Park
Manila hosts second ECAFE conference on trade promotion
Manila will host the Economic Commission for Asia and the Far East conference on trade promotion starting in February. The event marks the commission's second meeting to discuss regional trade policy and cooperation.
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Manila
The
Economic Commission For Asia and the Far East
ECAFE
FCC Urged to Postpone Duluth TV Hearing
In Washington the FCC heard a request to delay Tuesday’s session on two Duluth area TV licenses. Head of the Lakes and Red River Broadcasting seek consolidation of hearings for Channel 3 and Channel 6 applications with Ridson Inc and Lakehead Telecasters. A ruling on the continuance was expected later today.
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FCC
Duluth TV
Washington
the Communications Commission
Duluth
Arthur Scharfeld
Head of the Lakes Broadcasting Co
Red River Broadcasting Co
Scharfeld
Commission
Sharfman
Head of the Lakes and Red River
Rare Bell collection to join University of Minnesota Library
The James Ford Bell collection of rare books on the discovery of America and Northwest exploration will be housed in the University of Minnesota Library. A special Elizabethan style room is being built to house the collection.
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Minneapolis
James Ford Bell
America
Northwest
University of Minnesota
Four Die In Minnesota Traffic Crashes And Fire
A weekend toll in Minnesota includes four traffic deaths and a fatal home fire suffocation of 69 year old Harry Christianson from Hibbing. Others killed: Gary Lahti 8 Hibbing struck by a car driven by Jerry Rodenko 31 Bovey. James Friswold 32 Rushford after crashing into a bridge abutment. Gerald Tinklerberg 18 Woodstock when his tractor overturned. Millie Stifter 15 Waverly in a two car collision. A two car crash near Albert Lea injured Connie Duresewitz 3 and her family. Mrs. Donald Fox 47 of St Paul injured. William Collard 15 Bemidji injured by an accidental rifle discharge.
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Associated Press
Minnesota
Harry Christianson
Hibbing
Gary Mitchell Lahti
Jerry Rodenko
Jerry Rodenko, 31, Bovey, Minn. Rodenbo
James A. Friswold
Rushford
Gerald Tinklerberg
Woodstock
Pat Shields
Millie Stifter
Waverly
Howard Lake
Winsted
Albert Lea
Connie Duresewitz
Grafton
Donald Fox
St. Paul
William Collard
Bemidji
St Paul Warehouse Strike Settled After 11 Days
Deliveries resumed from six St Paul stores after Local 503 AFL Warehousemen's union settled with employers. About 50 warehouse men and 100 drivers had been idle during an 11 day strike. The deal gives a 15 cent hourly raise retroactive to June 1 and employers contribute $2 weekly per worker to a health and welfare fund.
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ST. Paul
AFL
Mamie Eisenhower Says Prayer on Pearl Harbor Day
Mrs. Dwight D. Eisenhower laid a wreath at the soldiers memorial in GREAT NECK New York during Pearl Harbor Day ceremonies and stood in silence for a half minute. She later said she prayed for the men in Korea and for guidance of her husband.
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Great Neck
N. Y
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Village Green
Korea
Ike's Strategy Board Parleys on Cruiser Ike
President elect Dwight Eisenhower opened a formal conference aboard the heavy cruiser USS Helena en route to Hawaii with advisers and future administration members. The talks focus on Korea but no decisions will be announced. the group will continue in Pearl Harbor with military leaders.
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Eisenhower
Helena
Wake Island
Douglas McKay
Oregon
Interior Department
Herbert Brownell
Charles E. Wilson
Defense
John Foster Dulles
George Humphrey
the Treasury
Hawaii
Dwight Eisenhower
Korea
Pearl Harbor
Hagerty
Gov
Interior
George M. Humphrey
Cleveland
Treasury
Gen
Lucius Clay
Joseph M. Dodge
Detroit
C. D. Jackson
Emmet Hughes
White House
Wilton B. Persons
Dulles
Humphrey
Europe
Racing Ban Sought in Safety Campaign
Basel Swiss doctor Dr Carl Haffter head of the University of Basel psychiatric clinic says Swiss Grand Prix at Bern encourages wild driving and should be banned. About 60 000 spectators attend yearly with 10 killed and over 30 seriously hurt since 1947 stating spectators feel urge for speed and disregard for life.
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Basel
Switzerland
Carl Haffter
University of Basel
Basler Nachrichten
Haffter
Bern
Lady Wonder Helps Search for Missing Boy in Rhode Island Case
In Richmond Virginia the 27 year old talking horse Lady Wonder is asked to aid in locating missing 9 year old Gary Hayman from the Rhode Island exeter State School near Providence. The horse answered yes to life and hurt and Kansas as a location, prompting caution from officials about overreliance on animal signals.
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Lady Wonder
Benjamin Hayman
Providence
R. I
Kansas
Richmond
Rhode Island
Gary Hayman
Exeter State School
Richmond Times- Dispatch
Rhode
The
Times-Dispatch
Bill Mecllwain
Lady
Mcllwain
Gary
Danny Matson
Quincy
Mass
Dewing
Matson
Pittsfield
Field Wilde Water
Claudia Fonda
Riots in Casablanca Leave Dozens Dead in Morocco
In Casablanca violent anti French riots killed three Europeans and at least twenty Moroccans, with more Europeans wounded. Police report crowds swelled from 600 to 5000, tanks and troops patrolled, and an 8 pm to 6 am curfew was ordered as strikes and protests linked to CGT and UGT actions spread to Tunisia.
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Casablanca
Morocco
Moroccan General Labor Confederation
CGT
Tunisian Workers Movements
UGT
Tunisia
Tunis
Farhat Hached
London Fog Eases After Four Days of Smog
London’s worst fog began lifting after dawn as sun returned and transport resumed. The smog shut down buses subways and taxis stalled milk supplies and a crime wave followed. a robber climbed to steal in Hyde Park. airlines faced massive losses while cleaning bills rose.
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London
Thames River
Hyde Park
Prisoners Release 8 Hostages in New Mexico Prison Riots
Rioting prisoners released eight hostages at the New Mexico State Prison in Santa Fe ending a 20 hour uprising. National Guardsmen and state police prepared to storm barricaded cells while hostages remained on unharmed. Ringleader Robert Eads, an armed robbery convict from St. Louis, was identified as among the eight to nine inmates.
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Santa FE
N. M
Morris Abram
New Mexico State Prison
Fred Johnson
Los Alamos
Robert Eads
St. Louis
Joe Roach
Freddie Salazar
Edwin L. Mechem
Roach
Mechem
Phoenix
Ariz
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Frank Hagan
Portland
West Falmouth
Carl B. Garton
Garton
Rushford Bridge
Mamie
Ike
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James C. Hagerty
New Mexico
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