Hot Cargo Clause Hit In ICC Ruling
The Interstate Commerce Commission ruled common carriers may not refuse shipments to the public by enforcing hot cargo bans via labor contracts. Nine Oklahoma City truck lines were ordered to cease such practices after they refused Galveston Truck cargo, prompting temporary authority and NLRB action.
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Galveston Truck Corporation of
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National Labor Relations Board
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Teamsters
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Benson Announces Dairy Price Support Cuts
Washington AP Secretary Benson said government price supports for dairy products will drop to the legal minimum on April 1. The move is expected to cut retail butter and cheese prices about two and a half cents per pound and fluid milk about half a cent per quart, and follows recommendations from a national advisory commission.
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National Agriculture Advisory Commission
Commodity Credit Corporation
No Irregularities Found in Lisbon Probe
Nazette says an inquiry into Lisbon mayor's court accounting found no irregularities and no criminal action. The probe covered Sept 1 1956 to Sept 30 1957 and reviewed fine money handling by the town clerk and mayor Glen Plattenberger.
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Nazette
Nlowa
Linn County
Richard F. Nazette
F. R. Brimmerlon
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Kudrna
Plattenberger
Symington
D-Mo
LeMay
SAC
Food Price Index Declines Sharply in Latest Release
New York AP reports wholesale food prices per Dunn and Bradstreet index fell sharply this week to 6.33, down 12 points from 6.45, marking the largest drop since the week ending August 31, 1954.
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New York
First Christian Church Drops Cow From Nativity Scene
In Tampa AP report, the First Christian church will omit a cow from its live Nativity display this year. Previously, since 1955 and again last year, the cow used in the tableau calved during the display period.
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Tampa
Fog and drizzle shroud Iowa amid poor visibility
A dense fog and drizzle covered Iowa on Wednesday as a storm center in eastern Kansas influenced conditions. The weather forecast warned of hazardous roads after dark with sub freezing temperatures, while airline flights across Iowa and Illinois faced cancellations. Cedar Rapids stood at 38 degrees at 2 p.m.
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Kansas
Illinois
Cedar Rapids
Khrushchev Warns Britain of New Bloody War Threat
In an interview for New Statesman Khrushchev warned that the cold war and arms race could trigger a sudden atomic war in Britain if death-dealing weapons are misused from U S bases. He said a crushing retaliatory blow would follow and urged caution despite not deeming war inevitable. He criticized NATO moves and said Western security would be jeopardized.
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Nikita Khrushchev
Britain
New Statesman
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Bertrand Russell
Eisenhower
NATO
Paris
Curtis LeMay
Air Force
Strategic Air Command
SAC
Fort Sill and Fort Bliss Not Planned as Missile Test Areas
Army officials denied plans to use Fort Sill Oklahoma or Fort Bliss Texas as missile impact areas. Generals had discussed the possibility on Monday but the Army staff stated no such use is planned following a Pentagon injury report.
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Washington
Army
Fort Sill
Okla
Fort Bliss
Texas
Pentagon
Department of the Army Staff
Passports of 24 Americans Canceled Abroad
State Department on Wednesday canceled the passports of 24 Americans who remained abroad after visiting China in defiance of the United States. The department said the passports are valid only for a limited return to the United States.
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Washington
State Department
China
de Weno
U. S
Individual Gifts In Tschirgi Will Totals $61 000
Grace F. Tschirgi's will leaves eight individuals cash bequests totaling 61 000 and creates a 10 000 college scholarship trust fund. Provisions include 20 000 to brother John R. Shotliff, 10 000 to one college, 5 000 to Essie M. March and Mae E. Wilson, 5 000 to Dr. Russell E. Cole and wife, 2 000 to Nancy Cole, 4 000 to Pauline Withers, and a 1 000 annual payment to Rex Hersom from a 10 000 trust, plus a Cadillac. Probate in Linn County District Court.
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Cedar Rapids News
Coe
Grace F. Tschirgi
Linn County
Rex Hersom
Tschirgi
Didn't the Store Have a Chimney
Police in East Paterson New Jersey received a call from Santa Claus reporting he was locked in after changing into his clothes at the children's apparel store. The store manager freed him once contacted. The blotter notes only that help was requested from Santa Claus who did not give a real name.
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Santa Claus
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Children’s Apparel
St. Nick
Judge Fines Self on Dog
Boise Idaho AP Municipal Judge Dale Morgan fined himself $15 for a dog running without a leash and paid it after his dog slipped from his home. He joked about not pleading innocent and noted his child opened the door letting the animal out. Humane Society found the dog wandering.
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Boise, Idaho
Dale Morgan
Morgan
The
Humane I Society
Urgent Plea On Missiles By Johnson
Johnson makes an urgent public appeal on missile policy as reported by Jack Bell. The plea stresses immediate action and national security concerns amid rising tensions.
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Johnson
Eisenhower Refuses Overcoat as Paris Lunch Cold
Paris AP dispatch notes President Eisenhower, in Paris for NATO talks, unbuttons his coat despite Coty warning it is cold. He enjoys lunch with Coty, French leaders, and dignitaries, including Greece's Karamanlis and Turkey's Menderes, as talks on Cyprus and NATO continue.
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Christian Pineau
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Mamie
Fabulous Texan Jim West Dies
Jim Silver Dollar West, 55, a multimillionaire with oil cattle timber and banking interests, died Wednesday in Houston. A West spokesman said wealth is impossible to inventory though Colliers once put his net at about 100 million dollars. He owned more than 40 Cadillacs and touted many armed cars and a large personal circle of police friends. West earned his nickname from tipping with silver dollars.
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Texas Police
Death of Will Morrissey Former Stage Producer
Will Morrissey a once famous stage producer who worked with Martha Raye Billy Rose Jack Oakie Gracie Allen and Hugh Herbert has died at age 72 in Santa Barbara AP reports.
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Santa Barbara
Will Morrissey
Martha Raye
Billy Rose
Jack Oakie
Gracie Allen
Hugh Herbert
Philadelphia Man Brings Christmas Cheer to Poor Children
Russell Hopkins, a Philadelphia glass businessman, spends months organizing gifts for needy kids. He plans to give 6000 toys and 3200 pounds of candy this season, aided by over 40 welfare agencies, orphanages, churches and groups. He says he does it because he likes kids.
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Philadelphia
Santa
Charles Dickens
Hans Christian Andersen
O. Henry
Russell Hopkins
Hopkins
Santa Claus
South Korea to Get Additional F-86 Wing in 1958
Seoul reports the air force will receive another wing of U.S. F-86 Sabre jets in 1958 to raise fighter strength to two wings. Air force chief of staff Lt. Gen. Chang Dukene disclosed the plan on Wednesday.
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Seoul
South Korea
Chang Dukene
Air Force
NATO approves basing US nuclear missiles in Europe
At the Paris summit NATO members agreed to basing 1 500 mile range Jupiter and Thor missiles in Europe with joint custody and stockpiles. The plan places US and Dutch control under a unified NATO scheme and aims for delivery readiness by late next year with final country approvals within about three months.
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John M. Hightower
Paris
North Atlantic Alliance
U. S
Europe
NATO
Netherlands
Britain
Turkey
Lauris Norstad
Army
Jupiter
Air Force
Thor
U.S
Hunting Charges Against Happy Chandler Dropped in Ky
Special Judge Anderson Moss dismissed hunting violation charges against Gov. A B Happy Chandler wild life commissioner Earl Wallace and two game refuge workers. The judge ruled the noon hunting ban at Ballard refuge lacked proper publication to have force of law and noted Kendall Thomas acted in good faith. Wallace fired Thomas after the incident, citing disloyalty.
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Ballard County
Moss
Kendall Thomas
Wallace
Thomas
Christmas Mail Night Openings Extend to 9 P.M.
Cedar Rapids stores will stay open until 9 p.m. Thursday as the eighth of nine holiday late nights. The post office will also open 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday to provide stamp and parcel post service for Christmas mailers.
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Cedar Rapids
Retail Merchants Bureau of the Chamber of Commerce
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