Labor Sees Risk in Demands Could End Great Economic Benefit
Editorial argues union wage guarantees and a workers' fund for unemployment risk harming the economy if overextended. It notes Ford and UAW reached a three year contract with a 65 percent pay guarantee for 26 weeks and a $55 million fund to supplement unemployment, while warning of broader industry harm and rising union power. The piece contrasts with other editorials on labor rights and national economic balance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ford Motor Co
CIO
United Automobile, Workers Union
UAW
Walter Reuther
Ford
General Motors Corp
Samuel Gompers
Miss P
New York
Hearn’s
14Th Street
Loeser's
McCreecy
Wanamaker
Hearn's
Helen Morgan
Jill Cory
Blue Angel
Celeste Holm
Frank Sinatra
A Bit of Washington by Ed Koterra
A Bit of Washington by Ed Koterra notes Washington DC's paradoxes on race. It praises gradual integration in social spaces while exposing entrenched power fears and a denial of self rule through taxation without representation. It cites debutante access, press club entries, integrated institutions, and crime statistics shaping minority dominance fears.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Family runs ice cream business from scratch in Arkansas
In 1930 Arthur Cook started an ice cream plant with $500 after a friend found a distressed mortgage. Despite unpaid utilities and no delivery truck, the Cook family built a thriving venture now in a new building. Arthur died in 1951, leaving Vera and the children as owners. The family’s drive and unity propelled a $400,000 four year business founded on determination. Leila Roosevelt and Bill Westley pursue animal interests, travel, and authorship, linking exploration, research, and pets in a shared New York life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arkansas
Arthur Cook
Cook
Pond
Vera
Dale
Thelma
Delmah
Dorothy
Cool
Leila Roosevelt
Asia
Explorers Club
China
Nepal
Try And Stop Me By Bennett Cerf
A stray note describes a new drink named Cocktail of the South gaining popularity in Dixie. It allegedly combines rum, applejack, vodka, lemon juice and molasses creating a potent, possibly anti climatic mix.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bennett Cerf
Dixie
Wilson Finds His Job Intriguing and Frustrating
Secretary of Defense Charles E. Wilson described his post as intriguing fatiguing and frustrating noting the challenge of finding capable men. In Washington reporters observed Capitol visitors and a busy Senate under Lyndon B. Johnson with hundreds of bills and nominations moving through. The Library of Congress softball league and the National Women’s Press Club dinner with Ike and Mamie were also mentioned in this lighthearted roundup.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harman W. Nichols
Washington
Secretary of Defense
Charles E. Wilson
Senate
Lyndon B. Johnson
Texas
Httlest Postimaster
National Women's Press Club
Ike
Mamie
Sen
Bob Kerr
Oklahoma Democrat
Inhumanity to Man Mourns and Parking Woes at Griffith Stadium
A fragmented report notes public mourning for famous figures and quotes about the President’s phrases. It recalls a Washington Senators weekend parking issue at Griffith Stadium where fans paid for entry, $1.50 to park, and a $3 fine. It also marks June 12 as the 56th anniversary of the fastest U S train, the Pennsylvania Limited, which in 1905 covered three miles in 65 seconds at 127.06 mph near Ada Ohio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
York
Harry Hershfield
Mew York
City Hall
Harry
Jimmy Walker
New York
Babe Ruth
Yankees
Davy Crockett
Walt Disney
Mic Ost
NM. J
Dave
Aolfon Berle
Sandra
Mrs. B
Broadway
The
Palace
Milton
MGM
Lillian Roth
Susan Hayward
Bronx Zoo
Ag Ernie Kovacs
Hermione Gingold
Amory
Kovac
Gingold
Washington Baseball Senators
Griffith Stadium
Recreation Department
United States
Association of American Railroads
Pennsylvania Limited
Ada
Ohio
Rlso
Dulles
Hal Short
Short
Oregon
State Department
Neuberger
Dirksen
Illinois
Jenner
Indiana
Barrett
Wyoming
Potter
Michigan
Nuberger
Mervin Shoemaker
Portland Oregonian
Sen. Jenner
Elections Committee
Grab Bag Of Easy Knowledge The Ansent Quick
A newspaper feature mixes trivia and reader prompts. It lists questions on poetic names for Scotland, the Laureate appointment, phrases like sock and thankin, Catherine the Great’s ally, and Ophelia’s death. It weaves in entertainment notes, birthdays, and a quiz about theater and opera figures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scotland
England
Catherine the Great
Russia
Ophelia
Shake- Speare
Belgrade Talks Spotlight Kremlin Weakness and Tension
Washington column by Drew Pearson argues Belgrade talks reveal Moscow’s weakness and unrest inside Russia and in satellites. Khrushchev seen as running the show while Bulganin is a front man, with Gromyko headed for foreign minister. Tito's reception of the Moscow group is cool.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Drew Pearson
Washington
Europe
Belgrade
Kremlin
Marshel Tito
Iron Curtain
Russia
Hiller
Bulganin
Khrushchev
Andre Gromyko
A Neat Switch and Propaganda in Berlin
American officials in Berlin pulled a deft propaganda stunt as Red activists dumped garbage across the border into the Western zone. The next day a barrel marked Each gives what he has appeared on their side, a reminder of reciprocal exchange.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Boarder Ring
Wnt
Goodman Ace
NBC
New York
Proto
Bradway Wolf
Tam
Also Mentioned on This Page
Mel Heimer
By Ed Koterra
Willard
Louis Laitier
Atlanta
National Press Club
Pearson
Alice Cunningham
Associated Negro Press
Women's
George Hayes
God
John
Elmer Wheeler
Leila
Bill
Forbidden Land
Che Raytowm Sim
Tae Baytown Sun, Inc
Pearce and Ashbet
Baytown
Fred Wartrean
Hyde, Gould
Beulah Mae Jackson
Armed Services
Baytown, Belles
Congress
Hellonal
General Advertising Service
Wilson
Capitol
Capitol Building
Library of Congress
Sen. Kerr
Tke
Ilegal Zone
Ball Park
Central Press
Italy
New York City
Charles Kingsley
James Barrie
Recanati
Chicago
San Francisco
Cavalleria Rusticana
Mohammed
Mahomet
Abraham Lincoln
Franklin D. Roosevelt
King George VI of England
Ginner
Washington, D.C
Frank Lioyd Wright
Alexis Smith
del Ennis
Bagebsis Fame
Caledonia
Anhalt-Zerbst
Moscow
Tito
Yugoslavia
Stalin
U. S. State Department
Joint Chiefs of Staff
U. S
Jimmy Riddleberger
John Foster Dulles
Sen. McCarthy
Scott McLeod
Portland
Ore
Hal
Citizens-for-Hisenhower Committee
Dick Neuberger
By Bennett Cerf
Polloy
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