Phone Workers Plot Move in Sw Bell Contract Fight
Local CIO Communications Workers Union leaders plan a district caucus this week to set the next actions in stalled talks with Southwestern Bell Telephone. The meeting may authorize a strike vote across Missouri Kansas Oklahoma Arkansas Texas and parts of Illinois. The company has offered a top wage rise averaging about eight cents an hour while the union seeks at least ten. reclassification of Dallas and St Louis wages also blocks agreement.
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Gt! Louis
CIO Communications Workers Union
Southwestern Bell Telephone
Frank P. Lonergan
CWA
Southwestern States
Internation Conyition
Missouri
Kansas
Oklahoma
Arkansas
Texas
Ilinois
Lonergan
Dallas
St. Louis
Houston
Kansas City
Texan Gels Huge Northwest Leases
Midland oilman J D Bodkins announces he has leased over 1 million acres from about 10 000 landowners in southeastern Washington and eastern Oregon. He plans two surveys in 12 months. The 7 percent royalty portion goes to the lessor. The leases reportedly mark the largest land grant by a single individual in the region.
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Midland
Tex
Washington
Oregon
Texas Independent
J. D
Jack
Bodkins
Williston
Mortana
North Dakota
West Texas
Midland Oilman
New Mexico
Jasper
Wyo
Denver, Colo
Court Upholds Slayings Trial For Bus Driver Slayer
The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals ruled that Johnny Lee Morris, a Harris County Negro, did not have reversible error in his murder trial. Morris, 30, was sentenced to death for fatally stabbing bus driver Antone Nowak of Houston after an altercation on October 11, 1951.
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Austin
Court of Criminal Appeals
Johnny Lee Morris
Harris ‘County
Houston
Morris
Antone
Nowak
Miss French Wins Third in Weingarten Beauty Contest
In Galveston County Park at a barbecue picnic for over 6000 Weingarten employees and families, Miss French from the Weingarten meat department at 860 West Texas claimed third place in the annual bathing beauty contest among 30 Weingarten ladies.
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French
Weingarten
West Texas
Galveston County Park
Britain in peril warns of economic bankruptcy
London June 42 Prime Minister Winston Churchill warned at a British Press Association luncheon that Britain risks losing possessions and glory as the nation stands near economic bankruptcy. He spoke of a treacherous precarious state and urged newspapers to reveal the economic plight to Britons and the world while recalling Queen Elizabeth II riding at Trooping the Colour.
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London
Winston Churchill
Britain
Churchill
British Press Association
Doctor Deplores Surgery On TV Reveals Training Waste
Chicago June 12 Dr Frank G Dickinson AMA economics chief says medical training expanding too fast and money should go to chemists physicists and teachers He notes opinions vary on number of doctors needed and favors moving some into smaller communities He cites 1949 income data with high city salaries and projects 1960 graduates up 30 percent with about 3709 doctor deaths annually.
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Frank L. Spencer
Chicago
American Medical Association
Frank G. Dickins
Dickinson
AAIA
AMA
University of
McCullom Park Fish Fry Hosts McLean Family
The F. L. McLean family and relatives held a fish fry at McCullom Park on Sunday after a fishing trip the day before. Attending were Mr. and Mrs. F. A. McLean and children Elsie Frances Lea Wanda Sue Johnnie Fay, Stewart, Mr. and Mrs. J. H. McLean, Mr. and Mrs. Maeteoint McLean of Baytows, Sidney Brough, and Mr. and Mrs. Le Roy Wilson.
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F. ML McLean
MccCullom's Park
F. AL McLean
Elsie
Frances Lea
Wanda
Sue
Johnnie Fay
Stewart
J. KH. McLean
Maeteoint McLean
Baytows
Sidney Brough
LeRoy Wilson
Farm Value High But Increase Rate Slowing Down
The Agriculture Department reports a two percent rise in farm real estate values for the four months ending in March, the smallest gain vs. a year ago, yet the national per acre value hits a record high of 81.64 dollars while capital costs and lower farm prices curb demand. Southwest and Great Plains states show the largest gains as Texas, California and Oklahoma hold most farm real estate money. The average farm value now ranges around 17,000 to 18,000 dollars, up from 14,000 dollars in 1950. Oldest American military group Newport Artillery Company, chartered in ATAL, is noted after.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Bureau of Agricultural Economics
America
Southwest
Great Plains
Texas
California
Oklahoma
Famed Pilot Dutthes Plane Ditching Rescued Off Korea
Navy says famed air racer Lt. Omer Cook Cleland, 1943 Thompson Cup winner, was rescued after ditching his Navy fighter off Korea. Earlier reports had him stranded in Communist waters following the incident.
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Dutthes
Tokyo
Omer. Cook Cleland
Cleveland
Ohio
Korea
Ater
Navy
Mexico Lifts Taxes On New Industries
Mexico City reports 39 new industries granted tax exemptions to spur growth. The government decree waives federal income tax for five years for these firms, with total capitalization of 50.549 million dollars.
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Mexico
Mexico City
US War Casualties in Korea Rise to 109,712
The Defense Department reported a new total of American battle casualties in Korea at 109,712, an increase of 553 from the prior week. The tally includes 19,317 dead, 78,116 wounded, 9,675 missing, 1,223 captured, and 1,381 previously reported missing but returned to service.
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Washington
Defense’ Department
Korea
Synthetic plasma substitutes spark library debate
A fragment discusses completely synthetic plasma substitutes used in the library context, highlighting debate over their use and potential substitutes, with unclear sources and minimal concrete details.
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