Views of the New 4 Day Work Week at GM
GM rejected a UAW invitation to begin considering a four day work week a temporary delay in a trend seen as inevitable by unions. The piece notes the 40 hour week became common after World War II and argues a decade hence the four day week could become standard in major industry. It calls for studies on economic adjustments and maximizing leisure.
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General Motors
United Auto Workers
Florence
Botticelli
Uffizi Gallery
Arno
Wichita
Italy
Ponte Santa Trinita
Michelangelo
Monaco
From home to Paris on the Rock Island limited notes
Travelogue style observations across airports trains and hotels highlighting delays in Flight 216 and 114 at Midway Idlewild and Paris, with remarks on luggage changes, terminals, staff, and city scenes from New York to Ohio and Indiana.
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Paris
Rock Island
Golden State
Midway Airport
Fort Worth
Virginia
Indiana
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Manhattan Island
la Guardia
Clips and Quips in Briefs From Wellington and Lyon
A collection of light vignettes notes the muted prize for best answer and asks what happened to the explosive Middle East situation. British replicas of the Mayflower provoke mixed reactions as a city audience in Lyon receives a partial joke noting expectations.
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Middle East
Wellington News
Lyon
No more time for speeches ends a weary session
Augusta Gazette laments endless speaking time and urges concise closing remarks. Wellington News notes the desk has no room left. Topeka Capital jokes an amendment to force repeal of laws as they are enacted.
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Wellington News
Topeka
Twenty Five Years Ago Farming Prospects Improve Locally
A local survey shows excellent crop prospects for the year as rain is needed on farms. A small girl reports her kitten blows its nose at a dog over the telephone. A dance by Hal McAlpin's Commanders is set for Dutch Mill pavilion with the best band yet. About 185 rural school graduates will attend the June 4 commencement at Memorial Auditorium. Santa Fe engineers expect Main Street crossing to open to traffic Saturday.
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Betty Ashley
Hal McAlpin
Dutch Mill Pavilion
Neosho County
Memorial Auditorium
Santa Fe
Women Need Pencil and Pad at Dinner Parties
E LAWSON MAY observes at dinner parties guests frequently request recipes for desserts and sauces. He jokes that pencils and pads should be standard at each plate to capture copied recipes and notes whether the dish matches the original, comparing habits of men and women with a light tone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. Lawson
Princess Grace and Prince Rainier Spotted in FlorenceTour
Reporter aboard in Florence notes Grace Kelly and Prince Rainier amid eager crowds during shopping strolls. Italian police and a bus entourage moved the royal group with no incidents. The visit follows a papal blessing in Rome for their family. Florence awaits restoration of the Ponte Santa Trinita after wartime damage.
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Miss Kelly
Grace Kelley
Florentine Art
Monte Carlo
Rome
Monaco
Florence
Siena
Princess Grace
Excelsior Italia
Grace Kelly
Congressmen Seek Budget Cuts As Budget Battles Roil Washington
Washington observes a wild mood in Congress as members push for sweeping budget cuts. President Eisenhower’s TV appeal fails to steady the House, with GOP critics and leading figures fearing harm to defense and fiscal policy.
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Drew Pearson
Washington
Congress
Herbert Hoover
House of Representatives
GOP
Ike
Dr Crane’s Worry Clinic Tackles Bed Wetting Enuresis
Mrs. H. reports her 9 year old Donnie cured of nocturnal enuresis using a home device approach. They encouraged water intake and used a doorbell buzzer and copper screening to deliver a mild electric shock, halving laundry and boosting Donnie’s mood and social life.
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Donnie
Dr. Crane
Enuresis Booklet Promises Help For Children
Advertisement urging parents to send 20 cents and a stamped return envelope for a booklet titled The N Uroclast to Dr. Crane of the Hopkins Syndicate Inc. Mellott Ind. Claims enuresis can warp a boy's personality and that many men were discharged from service because of the condition.
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Crane
Hopkins Syndicate Inc
Mellott, Ind
Earlton EUB conference visitors and local calls
The Rev and Mrs James Buckles and Leo Priddle attend the Wichita EUB conference. Local visits include Mrs Tom Lacen and Mrs Ray McNary at Chanute, care for Mrs Bertha Buster, Lonnie Wood visiting Earlton, and several dinner and Sunday calls among residents of Earlton Chanute and Moran.
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Earlton
James Buckles
Leo Priddle
Wichita
Tom Lacen
Ray McNary
Bertha Buster
Bertha Dye
Chanute
H. W. Knapp
A. J. Morehead
Marie
Roy E. Taylor
Lawrence
Chester Bailey
Kansas City
Sue Gibson
Eugene Bailey
Frank Seidl
Alan Berger
Pennsylvania
Wilmer
Cramer
Rex Greve
Frank Greve
Blanche Brant
Elizabeth Cooper
Pittsburg
Bill Clifford
John Clines
Dean Dighero
Willie Spurling
Joe
Montie
Moran
Chanute Tribune May 20 1957 Page Four Briefs
Local briefs from Chanute Kansas cover community happenings and notices. Read alongside other May 1957 items on page four for concise summaries of events and notices in the town.
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Chanute Tribune
TV Schedule Highlights From Monday and Tuesday
A dense listing shows daily broadcast times and programs across genres. Notable entries include Washington Square, Outdoor Life, Science Fiction, Captain Kangaroo, Morning News, Arthur Godfrey, Truth or Consequences, Tic Tac Dough, The Guiding Light, and sport and cartoon segments.
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Washington Square
Dr. Hudson
Frontier
Captain Kangroo
Arthur Godfrey
Joplin
the Guiding Light
Miss Brooks
Garden Gate
Ernie Ford
Bob Crosby
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J.p.h
New York
Juliette Greco
Waldorf Astoria
Stork Club
Idlewild
Midtown
East River
Caracas
San Francisco
Far East
Pan-American Airways
Augusta Gazette
Marguerite Villepiqne
Roy Swank
Byron Shinn
Hazel Houston
Leila McQueen
Chanute Club
J. L. Barnes
C. T. Beatty
B. S. Justice
Kans
Junior
Pop
Sniff
Sniff Sniff
Sniff Dee
E. W. Johnson
the Tribune
Prince Rainier
Clifford Case
New Jersey
Jack Javits
White House
George W. Crane
Donnie J
Automobile Insurance
Bob Allen Agency
Bldg. & Loan Office
S. Highland
Kas
Daily Timesett
Chanute Publishing Company
Ernest W. Johnson
James E. Sheridan
Mgr
Member
Audit Bureau of Circulations
Associated Press
Neosho
Alles Wilson
Woodson Counties
Bay Mountion
Joe and
Earl Clifford
Floyd Fox
Tulsa
Vick Clawson
Paola
Mabel Fox
Walter Bass
Raymond McKinzey
Thayer
Bert Bass
Riley Graham
Earlt
New York, N. Y
Whitehall Pharmacal Company
Mahlon Morley
First National Bank
Chanute, Kas
F.D.I.C
Koam-Tv
Kotv — Channel
Wdaf-Tv
Kode-Tv
Matinee Theater
Studio Kttchen
Waterfront
Dr. Ventor
Joan
Chuck Maxwell
Marge
Behool Theatre
Sky King
Doug Edwards
Annie Oakley
Jonathan Winters
Last of
Mohicans
Phil Silvers
Jane Wyman
Wyatt Earp
Red Skelton
Capt
David Grief
Circle Theatre
Spike Jones
Arthur Murray
Mickey Rooney
Ray Anthony
State Trooper
Badge
China Smith
Hollywood
Showtime
Philco
Pioneer
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