Mitchell Says UAW Benefits Need Not Set Pattern
Secretary of Labor James P. Mitchell says the unemployment benefit agreements between the CIO United Auto Workers and Ford and General Motors need not become a national pattern. He arrived from Geneva and noted 1955 may be strong for employment and production. The UAW sought a guaranteed annual wage but settled for company payments to supplement unemployment compensation up to 26 weeks.
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New York
James P. Mitchell
CIO
United Auto Workers
Ford Motor Co
General Motors Corp
Mitchell
International Labor Organization
Geneva
Switzerland
Cat Owners Protest Proposed 1 Cent Per Pound Pet Food Tax
Denver health board proposes a one cent per pound tax on pet food to fund leash law enforcement. The measure targets dog owners but would also apply to cat food though cats are not covered by the leash requirements.
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Denver
City Board of Health
Delphi Oracle Myth Reframed as Gas Leak Theory
Modern students challenge the traditional view of the Delphi oracle as a sacred shrine. They propose the site’s prophetic responses resulted from a natural gas leak and geological factors influencing priestess visions.
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Delphi
Greece
Mother of Two Admits Drowning Neighbor's Child
In Brockton Massachusetts Gertrude Riordan a 44 year old mother of two admitted to police she drowned three year old Michael Baldwin in her bath tub after tying a cloth around his neck to simulate a neckerchief and placing him in ten inches of water then holding his head under water until he stopped moving. She was booked on murder charges.
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Brockton
Mass
Michael Baldwin
John F. O'Connell Jr
Gertrude F. Riordan
U S Steel to respond Monday in wage talks with CIO USW
Pittsburgh U S Steel Corp will present Monday the first response to the United Steelworkers demands for a substantial wage increase. The Big Six mills employ about 400,000 of the 600,000 basic steelworkers as talks resume after a recess. Union leader David J. McDonald expects a 7.5 cent raise, which he says is insufficient. If no agreement by June 30, a strike could occur.
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Pittsburgh
U. S. Steel Corp
CIO
United Steelworkers
USW
U. S. Steel
David J. McDonald
McDonald
U.S. Steel
Bethlehem Steel Corp
Republic Steel Corp
Youngstown Sheet & Tube Co
Jones & Laughlin Steel Corp
Inland Steel Co
College Accepts Estate Gift From J P Anderson
DES MOINES The State Executive Council ordered that a gift valued over 13000 from the estate of J P Anderson a former Iowa State College faculty member who died in 1953 can be accepted by the college.
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Des Moines
J. P. Anderson
Iowa State College
Indonesians Deny Torture of 23 Dutchmen
Jakarta rejects Dutch charges of torture by Indonesian police against 23 Dutchmen held for 18 months. The Foreign Ministry will publish a white paper on alleged Dutch subversive activity by year end 1949. The Dutch accused police of mistreatment and using prisoners as witnesses after arrests in December 1953 linked to the Darul Islam movement.
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Jakarta
Indonesia
Foreign Ministry
Netherlands
Darul Islam Movement
Mothers of Missing Servicemen Seek Talk with Peiping
Mothers R H Shaddick and Nannie Wright wait in Hong Kong for Chou En Lai reply to visit China. They plan to send letters to nine embassies in Peiping asking them to intervene and arrange interviews with Chou. Their sons Lt John Shaddick III and Sgt James Wright are missing from Korean War actions.
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Hong Kong
Peiping
R. H. Shaddick
Miami
Fla
Nannie Wright
Jacksonville
Chou En-lai
China
Chou
Burma
India
Denmark
Switzerland
Finland
Pakistan
Norway
Indonesia
John P. Shaddick III
North Korea
Army
James B. Wright
Kumhwa
Korea
United States
Do Police Dogs Have Some Human Rights
In Detroit suburb Dearborn a city councilman questions if police dogs may claim rights equal to humans after a dog accompanying an officer was denied access to a restaurant by a patron. City Attorney examines whether a canine on official duty is exempt from health code limits on pet entry.
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Detroit
Dearborn
Dale H. Fillmore
John Baja Jr
Baja
Custer
Baker Reports Fire Damage of $25,000
SPENCER Iowa John Carroll said Tuesday that about $25,000 damage was done to his bakery Monday by a fire which
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Baker
Spencer
Iowa
John Carroll
Unseen Inferno Brews Through House Floors
A fire started in the cellar and rapidly ate through the first floor causing ovens and wrapping machines to drop into the basement. The blaze likely originated below and forced evacuations as flames spread to multiple levels. Local firefighters battled the blaze, preventing further structural collapse.
Scurvy as a Cause of Disabilities Linked to Aging
A Glasgow study suggests that some disabilities attributed to old age may be caused by scurvy. Researchers point to nutritional deficiency as a possible factor, urging further investigation into vitamin C intake and its effects on aging populations.
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Glasgow
Scotland
Bermuda shorts auctioned for handicapped children relief
The Kiwanis sale next Saturday offers Bermuda shorts from Casual Days parade to the highest bidder. Proceeds support Mower County's handicapped children, with humor about lint free cleaning and dog mat uses while urging attendance for once in a lifetime bargains.
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Mower County
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