Myth Of Free Bargaining Lingers On
James Marlow argues that the Eisenhower era steel dispute exposed the myth of fully free bargaining. He notes a 116 day strike, government intervention, and a settlement shaped by Mitchell and Nixon, suggesting future crises will invite Congressional action in essential industries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walington
Eisenhower
Labor
James P. Mitchell
Richard M. Nixon
Roger Blough
U.S. Steel Corp
U.S. Steel
Steel
Congress
Blough
Senate Faces Record Year With Campaign Edge
Washington AP reports the new session of Congress opens amid civil rights and education aid battles as at least five Democrats seek the presidential nomination. Many lawmakers face re election, with adjournment planned by July 4, and Ike to deliver the State of the Union soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gress
86Th Congress
Richard M. Nixon
Senate
EXTRA CLEAN Rent and furnished apartments in Biddeford area
Rent ads listing four large rooms with bath in Biddeford contact Paul Lauzon Elm St Biddeford garage for rent 46 Water St City furnished heated apts and 4 5 room tenements with bath Sam's Place 30 Alfred St rent five rooms with bath land on bus line Ing 88 Ocean Ave C Beach
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Biddeford
Paul Lauzon
Elm St
Water St
Sam's Place
Alfred St
Ing
Ocean Ave
C. C. Beach
Saco
Ing. Paul Lauzon
City
Butler's Buyers Attend Fashion Shows in New York and Boston
Two Butler's department store buyers travel to New York City this week for ready-to-wear and sportswear shows while two others return from Boston buying trips. Mrs Rose Turner and Miss Mary Kearney attend New York shows and spring buying for Butler's. Mrs Diana Rousselle returns from Boston infant wear show and Mrs Florence Keeney returns from a Boston trip in children's department buying.
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Butler's Department Store
New York City
Boston
New York
Rose Turner
Mary Kearney
Butler's
Diana Rousselle
Butler’s Baby Department
Florence Keeney
Children’s Department
Local Man Fined In Portland Court
A Biddeford man received a suspended 90 day jail sentence and two years probation after arraignment before Judge Abraham M Rudman in Cumberland County Superior Court at Portland. George L. Davis faced a disorderly conduct charge. George F Graffam of Saco had a charge of operating a motor vehicle without a rear license plate filed when evidence showed the plate was lost en route to arrest.
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Biddeford
Abraham M. Rudman
Cumberland County
Portland
George L. Davis
George F. Graffam
Saco
ND Hospital Projects Hold Annual Plans and Meeting
The ND Hospital group reviewed the 1961 anniversary redecorating project and fundraising needs. Mrs. Carroll reported on nursing scholarships with Miss Germaine Bergeron as new. Rev Cornelius Enright invited members to a January 12 meeting at St Mary parish hall with Dr. William B. O'Sullivan as guest speaker on diabetes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lucien Doyon
Germaine Bergeron
Carroll
Sisters of Notre Dame Hospital
Cornelius Enright
St. Mary Parish Hall
William B. O’sullivan
William B. O'Sullivan
Marcel P. Houle
Frank Carey
Howard Giles
John Barrett
Leo Joncas
Helen Colpitts
Norman Reilly
William Cosgrove
Albert Beaudoin
Madeline Davenport
Clarence Kennedy
Chaves Gallagher
Carroll Donovan
Jurors View Death Scene in Finch Murder Trial
Jurors tour the West Covina hillside home where Barbara Jean Finch was beaten and fatally shot as prosecutors say Carole Tregoff and Dr. R Bernard Finch plotted to marry and divide a $750000 community estate. The couple faces conspiracy and murder charges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Carole Tregoff
R. Bernard Finch
West Covina
Barbara Jean Finch
Tregoff
Finch
Superior Court
Walter R. Evans
President Warns Against Focusing Only on Material Gains
President urged group to weigh spiritual values alongside Soviet feats. He argued atheistic communism talks are loud but misses what the nation stands for, noting Russia’s space successes while stressing the dignity of man as a creature of God and a warning against hysteria over material achievements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eisenhower
Russia
Old Town Council upholds sergeant firing
The Old Town City Council unanimously upheld Chief David Dalton's firing of Sgt. Carroll Higgins amid alleged personal financial problems. The council called the dismissal administrative and found no basis for their intervention. Three patrolmen resigned in protest following Higgins’s firing.
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Old Town
David Dalton
Carroll Higgins
Higeins
Meeting Notice From Mrs Carroll March Session
A notice states that Mrs Carroll will host the next meeting in March. The exact date is not specified, and attendees are advised to be present for the scheduled session.
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Mrs. Carroll
City approves pay scales and committee picks
Homestead workers receive hourly and daily rates for helpers loaders drivers and laborers while police fire and city staff salaries are itemized. The council confirms mayoral committee selections including election returns licenses and welfare and street department roles. Mayor reports two highway trucks in disrepair and seeks bids from Biddeford dealers with possible rejections.
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Homestead
Police Department
Fire Department
Callman
Roland L'Heureux
Martin J. Rielly
Romeo Sevigny
Ernest Fontaine
Josephat Tardif
Sevigny
Alfred Cloutier
John Cleary
Biddeford
Atty
George Brickates
Norman Bedard
Bedard
Hazel Hirst Advances in Pi Sorority Ceremony
Hazel Hirst advanced to Xi Omicron Exemplar chapter in Pi sorority at a candlelight ceremony hosted by Mrs. James Nadeau Biddeford. Installation by exemplar president Mrs. Nathan Johnson followed four years in Beta Sigma Phi. Fund-raising plans were discussed with coordinators to review several proposals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hazel Hirst
Xi Omicron
Pi Sorority
James Nadeau
Biddeford
Hirst
Nathan Johnson
Beta Sigma Phi
Richard Sawtelle
George Ange
Treasury
Philip Scamman
Saco
Robert Allard
King Street
Betty Stansberry
Nadeau
Stansberry
Thomas Daly
Allard
Johnson
Norman Morin
Sawtelle
Scamman
Indian Snafu In Seminole Court Over Drunkenness
Miami Florida court heard Frank Brown Jr face a drunkenness charge. Assistant State Attorney Boyer asked in Seminole slang what the defendant meant by asking for whisky. The judge suspended sentence after a brief exchange in Seminole amid a stubborn reply from Brown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miami
Fla
Frank Brown
John Boyer
Boyer
Daughter Stabbing in Chicago Household Tragedy
Margaret Conrad of Chicago reports returning from work to find her 13-year-old daughter Margaret Nowicki stabbed to death on the South Side floor. Police say a bread knife caused the fatal wound and the girl was found in underclothes with bruised wrists, possibly tied with rope. Investigators seek stepfather Edwin Conrad, 39, a pipefitter, for questioning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Margaret Conrad
South Side
Margaret Nowicki
Edwin Conrad
Stevenson Plans Trip Through Central and South America
P Adlai E Stevenson outlines a two month journey through Central and South America for business and education. President Eisenhower may visit Latin Africa concurrently, signaling high level diplomatic engagement.
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Stevenson
Chicago
Adlai E. Stevenson
Central and
South America
Eisenhower
Latin Africa
Writer Dudley Nichols Dies At 64 In Hollywood
Screen writer producer and director Dudley Nichols died of cancer Monday night at Cedars of Lebanon Hospital in Hollywood He was 64 Nichols won the Academy Award in 1935 for the screenplay of The Informer.
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Hollywood
Dudley Nichols
Cedars of Lebanon
Nichols
The
Civil Rights and Federal Aid Fights Face Congress
In the 86th Congress opening, civil rights, school construction, minimum wage, interest rates, housing, farm policy, and the budget dominate. Key battles split Democrats, with notable skirmishes over Negro voting rights, school integration, and social programs. The administration resists some proposals while Southern Democrats back others as lawmakers push for larger federal outlays and policy reforms.
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Washington
F AP
Senate
Eisenhower
House
UDGET
GOP
Congress
Stone Wall
Court Rules Trust Fund To Grow Until 1991
Boston case upholds a 1720 trust of 1000 pounds by Benjamin Franklin to aid young married artificers under 25. The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court refused to terminate, noting the fund now totals about 1.58 million dollars and must be used for public works per Franklin’s will. The Franklin Technical Institute and Franklin Foundation dispute payment scope.
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Bostonp
Benjamin Franklin
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Boston
Commonwealth
Franklin
Franklin Technical Institute
Franklin Foundation of Boston
Attorney General
Franklin Foundation
Mercy Hospital School of Nursing Accredited in Maine
Mercy Hospital School of Nursing in Portland becomes the second in Maine fully accredited by the National League for Nursing after provisional status since 1958. Founded in 1920, the Mercy program now serves 149 nursing students, alongside Central Maine General Hospital’s program in Lewiston as the only other NLN accredited diploma program in the state.
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Portland
Mercy Hospital School of Nursing
National League For Nursing
Mercy
League
Board of Review
Central Maine General Hospital
Lewiston
Mercy School
Taxi Stand Ruling Ties To Elm Street Address
City officials report a recent order allowing only one taxi to operate from the Main street stand while others must use the Elm street address. City Clerk Binette told officers about the planned relocation of Probate Court offices from City building to the County Court house at Alfred. The topic was discussed formally with no action. The council’s next meeting is January 25 at 8 pm to take up the 1960 budget.
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Elm Street
Binette
County Court House
Alfred
Zaharias Wedding Honeymoon Begins in Las Vegas
George Zaharias widower of Babe Didrikson Zaharias honeymooned in Las Vegas with actress Betty Burgess after a Tuesday civil ceremony. Zaharias, from Tampa, Florida, has known Burgess for two years. Burgess, 42, is an Australian-born actress with several small film roles.
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Las Vegas
Nev
George Zaharias
Mildred
Babe) Didrikson
Betty Burgess
Didrikson
Zaharias
Tampa
Fla
Miss Burgess
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Sea Rd
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Dial YU
Bath & Shed
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Myer Simensky’s
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Wells
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