Pay Freeze Opposed by Federation
The AFL-CIO convention unanimously rejected any 1958 wage freeze or extension of the 40 hour work week. It urged sizable wage boosts and a shorter work week as Walter Reuther outlined the federation bargaining policy to counter economic decline.
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Atlantic City
Afl-Cio
Walter Reuther
United Auto Workers Union
G.O.P
John Knudson
Albion
Reuther
Johnson
Johnson Proposes Targeted 40-Hour Week Reforms
Senator Johnson argues the 40-hour week cutoff should apply only to the intercontinental ballistic missile program, not private industry, to spur defense output. Walter Reuther counters that General Motors plans 30 percent fewer cars than 1955 due to wage-profits imbalance and weak consumer demand.
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Dallas
Johnson
Texas
Reuther
General Motors
Senate
America
Detroit
Pittsburgh
Washington
W G Murray Enters Race For Governor
Economics Professor William G. Murray, 57, of Ames, announced his bid for the Republican nomination for Iowa governor in June primaries. He requests a six month extension of his leave from Iowa State College to campaign full time and outline his issues.
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Ames
Iowa State College
William G. Murray
Murray
Iowa Board of Regents
Iowa
Clyde Herring
Farm ‘Credit Administration
Washington, D. C
Ames Board of Education
American Farm Economics Association
Gamma Sigma Delta Fraternity
U. S. Department of Justice
American Appraisal Institute
Mildred C. Furniss
Presbyterian Church
Waterloo
Cedar Rapids
F. G. Murray
Coe College
Minnesota
Iowa Tax Study Committee
Eisenhower cleared for Paris NATO trip after physician panel
President Eisenhower, after a medical panel of six doctors including three neurologists, is approved to attend the Paris NATO Summit next week. He will leave Friday, open the U S delegation speech, and remain in Paris an extra day for talks.
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INS
Eisenhower
Paris
NATO
U.S
Monay
White House
James C. Hagerty
Hagerty
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John Eisenhower
Geneva
State Dulles
Defense
McElroy
Treasury
Anderson
Atomic Energy Commission
Strauss
James R. Killian
Kite House
Congress
American Kids Push Sputnik Rockets Nationwide
News reports show U S youths turning to homemade rockets inspired by Sputnik Several states discuss permits and safety while clubs from Texas New Mexico Minnesota California pursue ambitious launches Schools and museums host rocket clubs with growing youth participation and some fatalities prompt caution but many launches proceed under supervision
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Science Amd
Connecticut
Albuquerque
N.M
Austin
Minn
Austin Rocket Society
Russia
Sputnik
Skip Lanoue
New Mexico
Portland
Army
Oregon Museum of Science and Industry
Rocket Society
Kindergarteners Relax as Baby Jesus Warms Crib Scene
In Du Quoin Illinois kindergarteners at John B Ward school worried that the Baby Jesus figure in a crib scene on a post office lawn seemed cold. Teacher Mrs John Scantland obtained permission from the Du Quoin Business Association and wrapped the figure in swaddling clothes as temperatures dropped to ten degrees.
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DU Quoin, Ill
John B. Ward School
Jesus
John Scantland
Ousted Naha Mayor Faces Passport Rejection
Kamejiro Senaga, former pro Communist mayor of Naha, sought a passport to attend the Africa Asian conference in Cairo but immigration officials rejected the application as incomplete.
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Naha
Okinawa
Kamejiro Senaga
Cairo
Ryukyu Island
Joe Biggs Delivers New York Mail Then Heads Back
Washington AP report describes Joe Biggs, a Christmas extra mail carrier, sent to deliver New York mail from Washington. He ran out of gas on the New Jersey turnpike eleven miles outside New York and calls for guidance. Officials advised delivering to the Pennsylvania railroad loading platform seven blocks from the post office and not to travel 228 miles.
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Joe Biggs
Biggs
Washington
New York
New Jersey Turnpike
Cedar Rapids Stores Open Late For Christmas Shopping
Cedar Rapids retailers plan Thursday hours until 9 p.m. as the sixth of nine Christmas openings urged by the Chamber of Commerce Retail Merchants bureau. The main post office will also stay open 7 to 9 p.m., offering stamp and parcel post only during that period.
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Cedar Rapids
Retail Merchants Bureau
The
Chamber of Commerce
Priority System Eyed for Iowa Interstate Routes
Iowa highway officials weighed a priority system for future interstate construction. Key factors include traffic volume cost per mile and potential driver savings. The commission plans to report on proposed factors at the January meeting.
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AMES
INS
Iowa High ‘Way Commission
Commission Traffic and Safety
Carl Schach
Commission
Chris Larsen
Sioux City
Robert Beck
Centerville
W. E. Reid
Bureau of Public Roads
Iowa
Conference backs stricter licensing rules for drivers
Washington officials at a traffic safety conference backed unanimous stricter licensing requirements to curb highway deaths. The meeting urged school based safety instruction akin to Bible teaching and cited AAA data showing pedestrian fatalities fell 38 percent since 1940 despite higher registrations and population.
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Washington
Committee For Traffic Safety
American Automobile Association
Bitter cold grips Eastern Iowa with subzero readings
Bitterest cold of the season struck Cedar Rapids and nearby eastern Iowa towns with lows dipping to six below in Lansing Postville and Elkader while Sioux City rose to six above. Winds up to 60 mph caused line damage, limbs down and scattered outages as crews placed extra poles and widened spacing to prevent further trouble.
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Iowa News
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Lansing
Postville
Elkader
Waukon
Waverly
Decorah
Oclwein
West Union
Independence
Sioux City
Robert F. LaFontaine
Iowa Electric Light and Power Company
Anamosa
Jones
Delaware
Dubuque
Clinton
Scott Counties
Waterloo
Center Point Road
Hiawatha
City vows showdown in subway strike crisis
New York transit officials vowed a showdown against striking motormen amid a three day walkout that cripples Manhattan commuting. 408 of 722 weekday trains ran 7 9 am as the authority warned of mass firings and prepared new hires to replace strikers.
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Transit Authority
Manhattan
Joseph O’grady
O'Grady
Frank Zelano
Quill
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