Union Hurdles Production Under Taft Hartley Ruling
A National Labor Relations Board trial examiner ruling suggests unions may impose production limits and fines on members without violating federal labor law. The decision, arising from Wisconsin Motor Corp cases, raises questions about union power over member discipline and its impact on productivity, with broader implications for policy and labor leadership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Labor Relations Board
McClellan
NLRB
James R. Hoffa
A. Norman Somers
Kennedy
United States
Wisconsin Motor Corporation
West Allis
Wisconsin
Chicago
Stuart Rothman
Truman
Obedience as Ground for Religious Action
A devotional note urging boundless obedience to God. It emphasizes that actions should be done because commanded, not questioned, and warns against procrastination in following divine law. The reflection cites Deuteronomy 11:1 and Francis Quarles on steadfast faith.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Francis Quarles
Estes Investigations Debate Over Witness List Continues
Congressional panels led by McClellan and Fountain probe Billie Sol Estes as critics accuse them of delaying and avoiding key witnesses. Republicans list nine potential witnesses including Estes, Murph y, Jacobs, Morris, Holleman, Wilson, Hales, Allen, and Freeman to pressure clarity in the growing Texas influence case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John L. McClellan
D-Ark
Rep
L. H. Dountain
D-N.c
Texas
Bob Dole
Kansas
House Agriculture Committee
McClellan
Jacobs
William Morris
Jerry Holleman
Labor Department
Texas Atty
Will Wilson
Agriculture
Estes
N. Battle Hales
Department of Agriculture
Taylor Allen
Henry Marshall
Orville Freeman
Public indifference to nationwide fallout shelter plan noted
A columnist argues that Congress has stalled Kennedy's nationwide fallout shelter proposal with little public outcry. The piece cites beliefs that nuclear war may not occur or survival would be useless, urging awareness of the real dangers and recalling the U.S. history of atomic weapon use.
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House
Kennedy
Congress
United States
Boulez buys a typewriter and ends long telephone notes
World Echoes reports Pierre Boulez, famed for tiny handwriting, bought a typewriter to save time on phone messages. In Damascus a whisky queen dispute led to a rule requiring written proof of whisky liking. Also a 36 cat expedition arrived on Hatsushima to suppress a mouse plague.
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Pierre Boulez
Hatsushima
The
Japan Times
Tokyo
Kid Investors Learn the Hard Way in Market Turmoil
Paris report on United States stock market declines affecting children. Grandparents gave Rexall Drugstore shares to Jimmy and Mitch, ages eleven and nine, who face losses and debate selling versus holding futures. The boys clash with their father over investment patience and values.
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Paris
United States
Bob Markay
Jimmy
Mitchell
Rexall Drugstore
Mitch
Mr. Markay
Grandpa
Rexall
Billy
Mrs. Markay
Strasbourg Seen as Proposed Capital of a United Europe
The piece argues Strasbourg could become the Washington of a united Western Europe. It notes a growing real estate rush within miles of the city center and the presence of the Inter European Parliament. It cites Franco German reconciliation under De Gaulle and Adenauer as fueling unity. It contrasts NATO with Europe driven by economic and political aims.
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Strasbourg
France
Alsce
Germany
Europe
Washington
Inter-European Parliament
de Gaulle
Adenauer
NATO
Senatorial Nightclub Probe Shocks With B Girl Allegations
A Senate investigations session heard claims that Senators McClellan and Mundt once acted as strippers and B girls in Philadelphia nightclubs. Witnesses described commissions tracked by colored sticks kept in garments, while discussions referenced a Chicago or regional stance and a press observer, Gwen Gibson, noted for her Inside the Goldfish Bowl show.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
John L. McClellan
Arkansas
Karl E. Mundt
South Dakota
Philadelphia
Senate Investigations
Gwen Gibson
Women’s National Press Club
Lyndon B. Johnson
Gibson
Attitude Toward Cabinet Shifts Through U S History
George Sokolsky traces the evolving role of the U S Cabinet from its five members under Washington to a broader, advisory body by the Kennedy era. He notes that over time executive councils like the National Security Council and the Council of Economic Advisers eclipsed Cabinet influence, while independent agencies grew.
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George Washington
Thom Randolph
Henry Knox
Samuel Osgood
Eisenhower Ian
Secretary of the Treasury
Army
Central Intelligence Agency
National Aeronautics and Space Council
Commission
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Tennessee coal output mirrors peak 1907 levels in 1911
The Daily Telegraph notes Tennessee coal production in 1911 reached 6,433,158 short tons, just below the previous year’s 7,201,734 tons, marking the second-largest annual total since 1900 aside from 1907.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tennessee
Freeport Documents Tie Whitney to Nickel Contracts
Senate subpoenas private Freeport Sulphur files reveal favored treatment for Whitney and associates in 1950s nickel contracts. Details show ODM access, modified terms, and a 1956 deal boosting purchases to 271 million pounds at 74 cents per pound, with a total of over 206 million dollars to Whitney’s firm amid government opposition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
Freeport Sulphur
John Hay Whitney
Freeport
New York Herald Tribune
Stuart Symington
Missouri
Whitney
The
Herald Tribune
Brownlee
General Services Administration
GSA
Howard Young
Defense Mobilization
Louisiana
Moaday
Cuba
General Services
ODM
White House
Harry Luce
Time, Life and Fortune
Fortune
Jess Larson
Truman
Senate Committee
Defense Department
Interior Department
Eisenhower
Arthur Fleming
Office of Defense Mobilizer
DMP
Jack Whitney
Defense
Interior Departments
William Rogers
London
Williams
Poems Across the Wider Oceans by Norma McLain Stoop
A fragmented poem explores ancient islands and ships washed by waves. It contrasts decayed relics with living memory and dreams spanning oceans, touching on classic recollection and personal longing.
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Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Hugh Ike Shott
the News
Hugh Shott
Ray Tucker
Billie Sol Estes
Journal
Geneva
Damacus
Lamar Ouda
al Nasr
Demascus
Pecos
Art Buchwald
Ell
Pop
Barins
Mr.Markay
President Kennedy
Mommy
Constantine Brown
United Nations
New York
Parks
Russia
United States of Europe
George Dixon
Senator Mundt
Evertheless
Dick Jones
Senator McClellan
Ernie Fast
Midwest
American Guild of Variety Artists
Fast
George Sokolsky
Woodrow Wilson
Bernard Baruch
Herbert Hoover
Col. House
National Security Council
Secretary of Defense
Office of Civil and Defense Mobilization
National Security
New Advisor
Lincoln
Franklin D. Roosevelt
State Department
Daily Telegraph
Canton
North
William Fox
John J. Raskob Jr
Fox Theatre
Senate Banking Committee
Earl Warren
California
Robert A. Taft
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Hecaliec
GOP
Drew Pearson
Senate Group
Big
Norma McLain
Stoop
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