Labor to Probe Racketeering in Union Ranks
The AFL-CIO Executive Council empowered its Ethical Practices Committee to launch an all-out racketeering inquiry inside unions. The panel will review Senate findings on welfare fund misuse in the Laundry Workers Union and irregularities in Distillery Workers and Allied Industrial Workers funds. President Meany faces June talks with 19 former AFL building trades unions over jurisdictional disputes and merger plans.
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Afl-Cio Executive Council
Ethical Practices Committee
White House
Eisenhower
Afl-Cio
George Meany
al Hayes
Machinists Union
Aflcio
Senate
Sen
Douglas
D-Ill
Laundry Workers Union
Distillery Workers and Allied Industrial Workers
AFL Auto Workers
Meany
AFL
CIO
Teamsters Union
International Longshoremen’s Assn
Teamsters
ILA
Nixon Urges Exchange Visits to Forge Long Term Ties
Vice President Nixon, speaking at Lafayette College’s 121st commencement in Easton, argues that exchanges between Americans and people from uncommitted nations build lasting friendships. He champions personal contact over radio and press campaigns and supports reaching behind the Iron Curtain where possible.
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Easton
Nixon
United States
Lafayette College
Gets Diploma First Time in High School
Glenn Aneller, 17, who was paralyzed in a farm accident four years ago and has used a wheelchair since, earned his high school diploma at Towanda Valley High School. Teachers had visited him regularly to guide his studies, and he was wheeled into the ceremony to receive the diploma.
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Towanda, Pa
Glenn Aneller
Towanda Valley High School
Farm land per person in 1850 versus today
In 1850 there were 12 percent of acres of U S farm land per person compared with fewer acres today.
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U. S
House Groups Battle Over Vet Pension Bill
The House Veterans Affairs Committee debates a $105 a month pension for World War I II and Korean War veterans at 65 outraged by costs. The Legion sponsors the bill while opposing groups such as VFW and DAV protest prioritization and price estimates as the committee moves toward action.
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House
Washington
House Veterans Affairs Committee
Eisenhower
Christopher
D-Mo
American Legion
Olin E. Teague
D-Tex
Legion
Teague
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Disabled American Veterans
DAV
VFW
Nude man sues for rough treatment by teens at Chicago beach
Raymond Hurd, 50, swam at a North Side Chicago beach to prove he was not a sissy. After the youths dared him, his clothes vanished and he was escorted by police to Rogers Park Station. He was charged with disorderly conduct.
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Chicago
Raymond Hurd
Lake Michigan
Hurd
Rogers Park
Canada’s First Subway Opens Under Toronto in 1954
Canada's first subway opened in March 1954 running four and a half miles beneath Toronto's main thoroughfare. It marked a milestone in urban transit with rapid service and a transformative impact on city commuting.
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Canada
Toronto
Women Sell Centennial Buttons in Austin Stores
Centennial promotion sweeps Austin as Sisters of the Swish and four stores join a push on Main street. Fantle's Wallaces Marvin's and J C Penney sell dresses with or without bonnets to boost interest. Buttons funded by Allen stores employees aid celebration costs except boat races. Congregational women sell bonnets tonight at J C Penney with proceeds split between Centennial Corp and church group.
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Austin
Sisters of the Swish
Main Street
Fantle’s
Wallaces
Fantles
Marvin's
J. C. Penney Co
Cleveland’s
Gildner’s
Congregational
J. C. Penney
Centennial Corp
Farmers Union Local Hears Supervisor in Brownsdale
War ren Nyman Minnesota Farmers Union supervisor spoke on the Farmers Union program and showed a film at the Waltham Red Rock local meeting in Brownsdale Monday night. Orville Jensen and Wayne Skow played accordion and guitar. Two door prizes were awarded and lunch served.
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Brownsdale
Minn
Warren Nyman
Minnesota
Farmers Union
Waltham Red Rock
Orville Jensen
Wayne Skow
Jamming on Brakes Tops Skidding Causes on Slippery Roads
A weather advisory notes that abrupt braking remains the leading cause of vehicle skids on icy and wet roads. Drivers are urged to ease off brakes and maintain steady control to reduce accidents.
Auto industry gauges tough medicine for 1956 woes
Detroit reports a harsh auto industry downturn with 185,000+ layoffs, 30 percent output cuts, and high dealer inventories. UAW chiefs meet 18 city mayors to discuss relief as GM, Chrysler, and Ford revise schedules. Sales set to beat 1950s average, with a fall pickup hoped for amid high employment and incomes.
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Detroit
United Auto Workers Union
Michigan
Indiana
Ohio
Wisconsin
General Motors
Harlow H. Curtice
L. L. Colbert
Chrysler
Ford
Henry Ford II
Defense Spending May Exceed Half a Trillion by 1965
Washington reports defense outlays over the 15 years to 1965 could top 528% billion dollars, driven by jet age weaponry and continuous modernization. The total includes wartime costs but not atomic weapons, with annual rates around 35 billion likely to persist.
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Washington
Defense Department
Atomic Energy Commission
Mil
Wilson
Iran Seizes Soviet Oil Works in Khurgan
Iran uses 1951 oil nationalization law to take over Soviet oil installations at Khurgan 165 miles east of Tehran. Troops seize six drilling rigs, a radio transmitter and two power plants. Soviet Embassy lodged complaint while Iran plans talks to avoid misunderstandings amid upcoming Shah and Empress Soraya visit to the USSR.
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Tehran
Iran
Khurgan
Foreign Ministry
Shah
Empress Soraya
Soviet Union
Egypt invites new Soviet official to visit
Egypt announces invitation to Soviet Foreign Minister Dmitri Shepilov to visit at the government’s invitation. The timing is not set, but reports tie the invite to the June 18 ceremony marking the final British troop evacuation from the Suez Canal zone.
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Cairo
Egypt
Dmitri Shepilov
Middle East
Shepilov
Suez Canal Zone
Gamal Abdel Nasser
Belgrade
Tito
Nasser
Mexico City Becomes First Latin American TV Station City
Mexico City becomes the first Latin American city to operate a television station marking a milestone in regional broadcasting.
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Mexico City
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