Mitchell opposes state right to work laws
Secretary of Labor Mitchell condemned state right to work laws banning union shop provisions. He urged that such laws do more harm than good, claiming they do not create jobs and curtail collective bargaining. He suggested states further consider repealing or blocking new such measures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norman Walker
Los Angeles
Secretary of Labor
Mitchell
Iowa
CIO
AFL
Eisenhower
Cooking Decides Fate of Violator
In Boston an parole violator will serve six months in the Middlesex house of correction after his attorney Edward I. McGonalge argued the men know him for cooking. The judge noted it is the Christmas season and allowed the man to go back.
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Boston
Edward I. McGonalge
Middlesex House of Correction
Middlesex
Eugene A. Hudson
Hoegh To Visit In Washington
Des Moines Iowa Gov Leo Hoegh announced plans to leave Wednesday for Washington to meet with department heads and cabinet officers. He aims to visit the White House and, if possible, confer with the secretary of agriculture and the attorney general and other officials before returning to Iowa on Sunday.
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Des Moines
INS
Goveleor
Leo Hoegh
Washington
Hoegh
White House
Secretary of Agriculture
Iowa
Sunay
Visiting policeman loses uniform in Vancouver car theft
Visiting policeman Milo Clarence of Bremerton Washington had his car broken into in Vancouver where thieves stole his police uniform.
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Vancouver
B. C
Milo Clarence
Bremerton
Wash
Unionist Leaders Convicted in Extortion Bid in Illinois
A federal jury in East St Louis found Evan Dale president of the Southern Illinois District Council of Laborers and James Bateman a pipe fitters' union official guilty of conspiring to extort 1.63 million dollars from Ebasco Services over the Paducah plant project and Dale of actually extorting 7,500 dollars from an Ohio contractor. They faced appeal after the 1951 case tied to the Joppa plant construction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East ST. Louis
Southern Illinois Afl
Atomic Energy Commission
Paducah
Evan Dale
Southern Illinois District Council of
Ohio
Dale
James Bateman
Murphysboro
Ill
Bateman
Ebasco Services, Inc
New York
Joppa
Fred Wham
Red Homes Sold For Unpaid Tax
Two Long Island homes owned by the Soviet delegation to the U N were sold for unpaid taxes. Joseph Harris bought the Glen Cove lien for 5372.56 and Milton Aronauer bought the Norwich House lien for 1893.01. the delegation did not comment but claimed exemption from real estate taxes.
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Mineola
N. Y
Long Island
U.N
Joseph Harris
Baldwin
Glen Cove
Norwich House
Upper Brookville
Milton Aronauer
New York
Oelwein Jaycees Plan Safety Belt Promotion
The Oelwein Junior Chamber of Commerce funds a belt sale in the city as a Safe Driving day promotion on December 15. The move comes amid heightened Iowa attention after Gov Beardsley died in a car truck crash.
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Oelwein
Public scrutiny of sex crime laws draws Cedar Rapids crowd
A Cedar Rapids public meeting on sex crimes and youth drew 75 to 100 residents Monday night. Attendees pressed for quicker action and more facilities, questions covered penalties, probation, and funding for treatment. Council of Parents and Teachers hosted the discussion at the Board of Education building.
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Iowa
Cedar Rapids
Vessel Picks Up Messages From Space
A listening station aboard the navy icebreaker Atka near Antarctica reports whistler sounds described by Stanford associate professor Dr. Robert Helliwell as “messages from outer space.” The sounds may be lightning generated signals from space, with stations discussed for Bermuda and the Falkland Islands.
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Palo Alto
Calif
Atka
Antarctic
Stanford
Robert Helliwell
Helliwell
Palo Alto Times
U. S
Bermuda
Falkland Islands
L.R.O. Storey
Cambridge University
England
Earth
Brother Testimony Details Sam Sheppard Dates in California
Dr. Sam Sheppard dated another woman in 1950 while his wife Marilyn was home in Ohio and wrote to tell her about it. His brother Dr. Richard Sheppard testified Marilyn was jealous of Sam’s profession and had trouble adjusting to a doctor’s wife life.
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Cleveland
INS
Sam Sheppard
California
Richard Sheppard
Marilyn
Sam
Boston
Richard
Bay Village
J. Spencer Houk
Flanders Blank Out Names at Public Hearing
Senator Flanders forgot the name of the guest at a public hearing on Wednesday. He introduced the treasury official awkwardly asking for the name, which Secretary George Humphrey supplied, prompting laughter as the session continued.
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Washington
INS
Flanders
R-Vt
Four-year-old humor hinges on listening in slacks
A child joke contrasts gender with attire and listening behavior. The four year old asks how to tell a man from a woman in slacks, and the five year old replies the listener is the man. The quip plays on stereotypes and social roles in a playful exchange.
Reins Given Up in Japan By Yoshida
Tokyo AP reports Prime Minister Shigeru Yoshida resigns facing broad opposition. Ichiro Hatoyama, a pro American conservative, is seen as likely successor. Hatoyama leads a coalition opposing Yoshida, while Yoshida’s removal shocks markets and may alter postwar Japanese diplomacy with the West, Russia, and China.
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Japan
Yoshida
Tokyo
Shigeru Yoshida
Ichiro Hatoyama
Hatoyama
Russia
Red China
Diet
Haytoyama
Elthon Signals Sales Tax Increase Preference
Gov. Leo I. Elthon indicated in Des Moines that if the 1955 legislature needs more state revenue he would prefer raising the sales tax. He stressed a balanced budget, opposed extending the tax to services, and urged efficiency and closing tax loopholes before new revenue sources.
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Des Moines
Leo I Elthon
Elthon
Elthan
McCarthy Attacks Eisenhower Over Probe Delays and Patience Policy
Senator McCarthy accused President Eisenhower of praising those who delay exposing Communists while urging tolerance toward Chinese prisoners. He apologized to the public for supporting the 1952 campaign and said he may be stepping down as committee chair. He warned that patience with Reds endangers American troops and urged strong action against communism.
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Washington
McCarthy
R-Wis
Eisenhower
White House
Administration
Special Investigations Subcommittee
Sen. Watkins
Rutah
Senate
Sen. Flanders
R-Vt
United States
Flanders
Watkins
Subcommittee
ABC
Sons of America
East Iowan Woman Dies From Crash Injuries
Mrs. Frances Bickel 78 of Mt. Vernon died in a hospital after a two car crash near Tipton. The drivers were fined $10 each for permitting an unauthorized driver and for operating without a valid license. Funeral services are planned in Mt. Vernon with no flowers requested. Survivors include a brother and a sister.
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Iowa City
Frances Bickel
Mt. Vernon
Tipton
Kolek
Lillian
Ed Danfeld, Jr
Ali
Freda
Justice Court
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