Eisenhower denounces age bias in employment on Labor Day
President Eisenhower urged elimination of arbitrary rules barring work for those over 45 in a Labor Day address. He praised American workers of all races and origins and reaffirmed devotion to the nation built by labor. Labor press criticized his silence on unions as AFL and CIO merger looms. Employment reached 65.5 million in August with unemployment at 3.2 percent as economy stays strong into 1956.
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Felix Cotten
Washington
INS
Eisenhower
America
Labor
Railroad Brotherhoods
AFL
CIO
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
Lewis
Labor Unity Op
U.S
Mitchell
Quake Jars a Large California Area
A strong Sunday night earthquake rattled a wide region of California for about 15 minutes with minor damage and no deaths. Shocks toppled chimneys burst water mains and shook San Jose and San Francisco while San Rafael and Hollister reported notable effects. The San Andreas fault zone was cited and no serious injuries occurred.
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San Francisco
California
Tehachapi
John Weber
University of
Hollister
Howard Harris
Harris’ Ranch
San Andreas
San Francisco Bay Area
Bakersfield
Imperial Valley
San Jose
Sheriff's Office
Hibernia Bank
E. J.matthews
Santa Clara County
Alum Rock Park
Menlo Park
Marin County
Sacramento
Ike Nixon Held Holiday Meeting
President Eisenhower and Vice President Nixon held a top secret holiday conference at the summer White House. The talks, pictured by Nixon as focusing on national security, likely covered Israeli Arab violence and related issues, ahead of a National Security Council session in Washington.
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Denver
Eisenhower
Nixon
White House
Washington
National Security Council
26 Injured in Rail Collision Near Bucyrus Ohio
An eastbound Pennsylvanian freight derailed seven cars and collided with the Manhattan Limited four miles west of Bucyrus Ohio. Twenty six were treated for injuries at Bucyrus City hospital, five hospitalized, none in serious condition. Detours planned over the New York Central line.
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Bucyrus, Ohio
Pennsylvania Railroad
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Highway Patrol
Manhattan Limited
New York
Chicago
Bucyrus City Hospital
Harrisburg
New York Central
U S Servicemen Clash With Police in Maebashi
The Asahi reports seven or eight American servicemen went on a wild spree in Maebashi City, 30 miles north of Tokyo, clashing with police and bystanders for an hour. Three were jailed. others fled, with one captured by military police and turned over to Japanese authorities. Arrested soldiers' names were not learned.
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Tokyo
Asahi
Maebashis City
Gaza Strips Firing Escalates Despite Ceasefire Talks
Cairo reports new bombardment in Gaza as Egypt says 20 Israeli troops crossed into the Gaza Strip and fired on Egyptian forces at Tabit el Assa. Four Israelis killed, one Egyptian prisoner taken, while UN and Cairo efforts aim to preserve the cease-fire amid border tensions. An Israeli patrol reportedly crossed the border. one U S transport bound for Ankara was forced down but allowed to proceed after questioning.
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Gaza Strip
Israel
Egypt
U. N. Truce Commission
Tabet el Assra
Egyptian Information Department
Jerusalem
U. N. Armistice Commission
U.N
Ankara
Turkey
U. S
Lydda
Foreign Office
Ignor
Test Balloon Strays May Be Up Weeks
Scientists said the huge 25 story balloon carrying mice and guinea pigs may drift for weeks before return. The craft launched by Winzen Research for the Air Force floated between International Falls and Duluth as weather and timing kept it aloft.
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Minneapolis
Earth
International Falls
Duluth
Winzen Research, Inc
Air Force
Weather
Ground Observer Corps
Minnesota
North Dakota
South Dakota
Russians Free Three Americans in Berlin
BERLIN AP The Russians released three Americans after years in captivity. The men Wilfred C. Comish 39 Amesbury Mass an army private missing in Vienna over seven years Murray Fiels 36 Brooklyn N Y who vanished from a West German constabulary unit in 1948 and Frederick Charles Hopkins a civilian with no information from the State Department. They were turned over to U S military police and sent to a local army hospital for checks while officials decide the next action.
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Berlin
Russia
Monsday
U. S
Army
Wilfred C. Comish
Amesbury
Mass
Vienna
Murray Fiels
Brooklyn
N. Y
West Germany
Frederick Charles Hokins
State Department
Army Hospital
Tary
Comnish
Hds
Hopkins
Federal Civilian Pay Rises by 168 Million in 1955
A Senate-House committee report shows the fiscal 1955 federal civilian payroll reaching 9.621 billion dollars, up 168 million from 1954. Average employment stood at 2,367,290, with rises due to unpublicized wage raises automatic increases and higher salaries for specialized staff.
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Washington
Senate House Committee
Joint Committee
Byrd
Dva
Byrd Committee
Congress
Stores to Return to Regular Hours Tuesday in Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapids retail stores will resume regular hours Tuesday after a Retail Merchants bureau of the Chamber of Commerce recommendation. Regular hours end at 5 30 p m while the summer schedule had most closing at 5 p m.
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Cedar Rapids
Retail Merchants Bureau of the Chamber of Commerce
Gale Gladys Threatening Texas Coast
New Orleans reported Storm Gladys moving from the Gulf toward the Texas coast with winds up to 50 mph and tides three to five feet above normal. The center was about 175 miles south of Brownsville, and warnings urged vessels to seek shelter. Two deaths were attributed to the storm, including two Texan sisters swept from Padre Island.
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New Orleans
Texas
Gulf of Mexico
Brownsville
Galveston
Port Isabel
Maria Guzman
Lucille
Encino
Padre
Soviet arms to Egypt could spark Middle East war
U S diplomatic officials warn that Russia delivering arms to Egypt and other Arab states might upset the current arms balance in the Holy Land. Egyptian circles say only Western weapon deliveries could deter Egypt. The United States Britain and France restrain arms shipments under a 1950 pact to keep Israel and Arab nations in balance.
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Washington
Russia
Egypt
Middle East
U. S
Britain
France
Israel
Holy Land
London
Paris
California forest fires scorch nearly 40000 acres across region
Fire crews battled multiple California blazes from Humboldt to San Benito and Fresno counties. About 2500 firefighters worked sections near the Sequoia National Forest as fires burned thousands of acres with evacuations and arson investigations in two San Jose area cases.
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San Francisco
INS
California
Humboldt County
San Benito
Fresno
Mt. Hamilton
Santa Clara
San Jose
Robert A. Fleischer
John R. Ridle
Sequoia National Forest
Sierra
Pinehurst
Miramonte
Fred Herbert
Eureka
New
Idria
Sonoma
Napa
Mendocino
Humboldt
Seventeen Thousand Children to Fill Cedar Rapids Schools
Cedar Rapids officials project about 17 000 students will attend public and parochial schools as three new public elementary schools open and additions boost capacity. Hoover opens Tuesday with Wright and Erskine starting later on a two shift plan. Kenwood and Grant Wood host Wright and Erskine pupils with adjusted half day sessions.
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Cedar Rapids
Hoover
Wright
Erskine
Grant Wood
Kenwood Young
Kenwood School
Wright and
Kenwood
Tyler
Harrison
Lincoln
Johnson
Record Death Toll Looming
Associated Press reports Americans were dying violently on highways and streets at about one every 12 minutes during Labor Day weekend. The toll, already surpassing 400, includes 310 motor vehicle deaths from Friday 6 p.m. to Monday 10 a.m. plus 51 drownings and 55 other accidents for 416 total.
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Associated Press
Ned H. Dearborn
National Safety Council
Doctored Pennies Put Man in Jail
Doctored pennies led to a Wichita Falls man’s arrest after an alleged sale to a coin dealer. Oscar Nelson, 62, confessed to doctoring pennies about a year earlier, claiming only a few were discarded. Paul D. Sullivan reported buying two 1914-marked pennies altered to resemble rarities and sent them to a California collector for evaluation.
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Wichita Falls
Texas
A. Yardman
Secret Service
Oscar Nelson
Paul D. Sullivan
California
He's Fussy About His Bill of Fare
In Mossenay France a farm worker attacked his wife and mother in law with a bread knife after a dispute over soup. The two women were only slightly injured and did not file charges. The man was angry that pea soup was served instead of vermicelli.
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Melon
France
INS
Mossenay
Vigil Guards Face Threats as Till Case Moves Ahead
Heavily armed guards protect two white suspects Roy Bryant and J W Milam while a Tallahatchie County grand jury weighs their link to the killing of Emmett Till. Police report threats against Bryant Milam and a sibling, with FBI monitoring.
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Strider
Bryant
Milam
James H. Pas
Navy
New York
Chicago
FBI
Tallahatchie County
Grand Jury
Gerald Chatham
Greenwood
Labor Lauded by Head of Chamber
Boyd Campbell president of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce lauds American workers on Labor Day calling them a national asset. He praises their productivity responsibility and fair play that enable labor management teamwork supporting competitive enterprise.
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Labor
Chamber
Washington
Boyd Campbell
U.S. Chamber of Commerce
Californian Completes 305 Mile Glider Flight Record
Victorville California reports Lyle Maxey aged 38 set an international glider record with a round trip of 305 miles from Mirage field near Victorville to Independence and back. The flight surpasses the prior 260 mile record held by Bill Coverdale of Tennessee.
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Calif
Lyle Maxey
Fl Mirage Field
Here
Independence
I Bill Coverdale
Tennessee
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