Tobin Pushes Repeal of Taft Hartley Law at AFL Meet
New York AP Maurice Tobin declared the Taft Hartley law a slow death for labor as AFL delegates met for the 71st convention. Averell Harriman attacked Eisenhower over Russia while Oscar Ewing urged repeal and a higher minimum wage. Truman warned of a more oppressive labor law if Republicans win in November.
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Maurice J. Tobin
American Federation of Labor
AFL
Organized Labor
Mutual Security
Averell Harriman
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Russia
United States
Oscar H. Ewing
Tobin
William Green
John L. Lewis
Green
CIO
Lewis
United Mine Workers Ind
Washington
UMWA
Truman
Wall Street
Harriman
Eisenhower
Judge Rules Phillips Is Boy's Father
Sioux City district court awarded custody of 5 year old Richard Laverne to Glenn Phillips, the man who cared for him since birth, declaring Phillips the natural father. The court dismissed claims by Wilmur Johnson, an airman at Offutt Field, after noting Johnson abandoned the boy. The judge cited the child’s best welfare and refused to allow the boy to testify.
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Sioux City
L. B. Forsling
Richard Laverne
Glenn Phillips
Phillips
Forsling
Wilmur Johnson
Offutt Field
Omaha
Johnson
Thomas ‘Carothers
Violet Phillips
Program Aims Told by Radio TV Spokesmen
Washington AP report says radio and television industry spokesmen told a congressional subcommittee they aim to teach clean living and morals not sensational drinking or hootch. Hellis M. Seavey of MBS said programs should be morally correct with virtues of clean living and fair play, and crime does not pay in crime shows.
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Washington
Radiotelevision Industry
Congressional
House
Weather Supports Strong Iowa Corn Harvest Progress
Iowa's weekly weather and crop bulletin reports an ideal week for corn, 65 percent well dented and land hardened by last Saturday. Development is uniform statewide from 38 percent in the central district to 72 percent in the northwest, with about 90 percent dented overall. Fall plowing 42 percent complete, eight percent of wheat seeded, and silo filling at 42 percent.
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Des Moines
INS
Iowa
Lowa
Eisenhower Calls for Consistent Farm Program in Minnesota
Ike urged a consistent farm program before about 3,000 at Albert Lea, accusing Democrats of forcing farmers into the middle with conflicting price controls and aid. He vowed a steady policy and tied his farm plan to foreign policy critique, drawing cheers from campaign managers and large crowds in the Midwest.
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Eisenhower Special
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Minnesota
Albert Lea
Office of Price Stabilization
Articulture
Eisenhower
Midwest
Arthur Summerfield
Illinois
Indiana
Eisenhower Trip Planned Through Iowa Stops in Davenport
Republican presidential candidate Dwight D. Eisenhower plans a Tuesday night arrival at Moline airport with his staff and wife. He will speak at the Rock Island Armory and appear on the statehouse steps in Des Moines on Thursday with a whistle stop to Omaha. The itinerary includes stops at West Liberty Iowa City and Marengo with Rep. Thomas Martin introducing him.
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Rock Island County
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Black Hawk
Davenport
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Iowa City
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Hisenhower
Thomas Martin
West Branch Band
Marengo
Kefauver To Speak In Cedar Rapids Oct 2
Tennessee Senator Estes Kefauver will speak at the Joe Mekota Democratic dinner in Cedar Rapids on October 2 as part of a national tour promoting Gov. Adlai Stevenson for president and Sen. Sparkman. He will also appear in Centerville the same day amid plans extending to multiple states including South Dakota and California. Kefauver is currently abroad and will return to the U S next week to continue campaigning.
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Gov. Stevenson
Sen. Sparkman
Six Fighter Pilots Killed In Korea Crash
The Marine Corps reports six Panther jet pilots died when their aircraft hit a clouded hillside in Korea last Thursday while returning from a combat mission in bad weather. All crew were part of the Able Eagles squadron and included Second Lt. Richard Lee Roth and Majors Raymond Demers and Donald Givens among the dead.
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Marine Corps
Korea
Towan
Able Eagles
Richard Lee Roth
Frank L. ‘Roth
Lockridge
Mt. Pleasant
Raymond E. Demers
Arcata
Calif
Donald F. Givens
Attleboro
Mass
Alvin R. Bourgeois
Detroit
John W. Hill
McDonald Named Chief of National Production Authority
Secretary of Commerce Charles Sawyer names Richard A. McDonald of San Francisco as director of the National Production Authority, succeeding Henry H. Fowler who became director of the Office of Defense Mobilization.
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Charles Sawyer
Richard A. McDonald
San Francisco
National Production Authority
Henry H. Fowler
Office of Defense Mobilization
Adlai Shifts Strategy After Ike Taft Meeting
Gov. Adlai Stevenson heads new strategy conferences in Springfield Illinois targeting 15 million independents. He hints at re drafting plans after last week's Eisenhower Taft meeting and presses claims of Republican disunity.
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Adlai Stevenson
Eisenhower
Taft
Stevenson
Sabrejets Down Four More MIGs in Korea
U S Sabrejet pilots claimed four Red MIG 1S s shot down over North Korean skies, bringing September's total to 46 and surpassing the previous monthly high of 44. The record year includes 41 MiGs in air combat and three ground captures.
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Seoul
Truman Defends Health Plan Against Critics
President Truman defended compulsory medical insurance against GOP critics calling it socialized medicine. He rejected Eisenhower as a “pullback” for opposing the plan and urged a national effort to provide affordable health services for all. Governor Stevenson backs the administration program.
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Truman
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Adlai Stevenson
Los Angeles
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White House
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American Medical Association
Eisenhower
New York
Giovanazzi Resigns in Bombshell School Board Move
In a startling Monday night vote Giovanazzi quit the school board after a tense session on the $715 million bond plan. About 900 petitioners pressed for details as the board faced sharp questions about two new high schools and future additions. Giovanazzi aligned with the critics saying expansion is needed but a different approach is possible.
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A. Giovanazzi
Wake Island battered by typhoon. 640 evacuated
A typhoon with winds up to 140 mph struck Wake Island, destroying living quarters and communications and flooding the island. Rescue planes carried food water and medical supplies to 640 marooned residents as a military transport was diverted to evacuate them. Most injuries were minor and many slept in grounded planes amid water shortages and wartime ruins.
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Here
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Wake
Civil Aeronautics Authority
Gordon T. Maxwell
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Pan-American
Honeymooners Found Dead In Swank Flamingo Penthouse
LAS VEGAS AP A young couple Adrian Lionel Grodnick 19 and Betty M Baron 25 were found shot to death in a Flamingo hotel penthouse. Investigators indicated murder and suicide with no motive or note. The couple registered Sept 16 as newlyweds and planned a Beverly Hills wedding next week.
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Las Vegas
Nev
Adrian Lionel Grodnick
Manuel Grodnich
New York
Betty M. Baron
Willam Baron
Los Angeles
University of California At
Beverly Hills
Calif
Ike Kisses First Baby in Ottawa Campaign Stop
Dwight D. Eisenhower kissed a five month old baby in Ottawa Illinois as he prepared to address about 20 000 supporters. He told the crowd that was the first baby he had kissed and handed the child back to Billy Salomone’s mother, a sister of the local mayor.
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Ill
Dwight D. Eisenhower
William T. Salomone
Billy
G.O.P
Eisenhower
Phil Bailey
New Blood Appeal Urges Donations in Philadelphia
President Truman issued a fresh appeal for blood donations as reserve supplies ran dangerously low, highlighting the urgent need across the nation.
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Philadelphia
Truman
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