Eisenhower invokes Taft-Hartley to end dock strike
President Eisenhower invokes the Taft Hartley Act to address the six day dockworkers strike delaying Atlantic and Gulf Coast shipping. He names a three man fact finding panel due by Saturday and may seek an 80 day back to work order if the board report supports action. The action follows a separate 84 day steel dispute with negotiations deteriorating.
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Palm Springs
Calif
Eisenhower
Maine
Texas
Atlantic
Gulf Coast
Board
Justice Department
U.S. Dist
Longshoremen Renew Offer To Resume Talk
New York longshoremen renewed their offer to resume negotiations with the New York Shipping Association after a federal mediator described the six day strike as a matter for the President. Patrick J. Connolly said the union was ready to meet on short notice but shippers would not sit until October 15. A government step limited the strike while a New Orleans judge issued a restraining order against two local unions for mass walkouts.
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New York
East
Gulf
Patrick J
Packy) Connolly
International Longshoremen’s Assn
New York Shipping Assn
Connolly
Shippers’ Association
James C. Hagerty
Palm
Calif
New Orleans
National Labor Relations Board
ILA
Tax Claims Settled Over UAW Expense Allowance
Detroit Times reports income tax claims totaling 3.25 million against 527 UAW officers and reps settled for 106 thousand. Dispute centered on a flat seven dollar daily expense allowance from 1955 to 1957 and whether it counted as income. Walter Reuther settled a 31 thousand claim for 615 and Emil Mazey settled for 400.
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Detroit
Mich
United Auto Workers Union
Detroit Times
Walter P. Reuther
UAW
Emil Mazey
Webb City Man Faces Fraud Charge
In Topeka AP report, Claude W. Edwards formerly of Webb City Missouri faces federal charges of using the mails to defraud. His trial is set for October 13 with Edwards released on a $2000 bond and proclaiming innocence. Also, Lewis Hestand of Coffeyville received one year probation after pleading guilty to a false employment form statement.
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Topeka
Claude W. Edwards
Webb City
Edwards
Lewis Hestand
Coffeyville
Tribune Phone: Call Your Carrier After 6 PM
If you cannot reach him by Tribune phone, contact your carrier. If still unavailable, dial 700 after 6 p.m. for assistance.
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Tribune
Murray Hill Approves Hot Lunch and Graduation Changes
Murray Hill school board approved a May 1962 graduation standard raise from 17 to 20 study units and a new hot lunch program starting next fall after PTA survey support. The credit reevaluation raises unit counts for bands and PE while allowing more junior high credits for transfer.
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Murray Hill
Board of Education
Buford Fisher
Fisher
Russia Accuses U S of Cold War Move over UN seat
The Soviet Union charged Western powers with aggravating the cold war by not backing Communist Poland for a U N Security Council seat. The United States Britain and other non Communist nations are supporting Turkey for the eastern European seat. A General Assembly decision is expected soon perhaps later this week.
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United Nations
N.Y
Soviet Union
Poland
U.N. Security Council
United States
Britain
Turkey
General Assembly
KC Tavern Closed After Marine Death
Kansas City officials revoked the liquor license of the P-38 Cocktail Lounge after a Marine, Sgt. James Allen Springmeyer, died eight days after being stabbed in a tavern brawl on August 20. The director promised a lock on the door that cannot be blown off with dynamite.
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Kansas City
Fred R. Johnson
James Allen Springmeyer
C of C backs Teen Canteen at luncheon vote
Chamber of Commerce directors endorsed the Teen Canteen youth recreation program at a Tioga Hotel luncheon. Funds are needed within 30 days to keep the center open, with annual operating costs about $2,000. E. D. Horne, chair of the Teen Canteen governing board, issued the appeal.
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Teen Canteen
Chamber of ‘Commerce
Tioga Hotel
Chamber Bulletin
E. D. Horne
Horne
Oklahoma Counties In Disaster Area
The Small Business Administration designated 13 flood damaged Oklahoma counties as disaster areas enabling homeowners and business owners to apply for 3 percent interest reconstruction loans. The counties include Canadian Craig Garfield Kay Kingfisher Logan Noble Pawnee Payne Osage Ottawa Rogers and Tulsa. The rest of the text notes local chamber discussions on canteen funding, Air Force band concert ticket sales, and museum planning with no further disasters.
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Washington
Small Business Administration
Oklahoma
Canadian
Craig
Garifled
Kay
Kingfisher
Logan
Noble
Pawnee
Payne
Osage
Ottawa
Rogers
Tulsa
United Fund
Chamber
Dean Skinner
Joe Melnyk
Air Force Band
Royster Band
the Tioga
Royster
E. E. Rosenthal
Osa
Martin Johnson Museum
John Gorton
Agriculture Committee
Chanute
Dale Painter
Neosho Flood Crest Clears as Rain Eases Across Kansas
Flood waters from the Neosho River crest at 23.14 feet and slowly recede while upstream rainfall drives creeks near Osawatomie and Ottawa. Officials report a 36 hour break in precipitation for Kansas, with highs in the 70s forecast and no rain through tomorrow.
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Neosho River
Santa Fe
Oklahoma
Kansas
Topeka
Scott City
Smith Center
Esbon
Lebanon
Burr Oak
Stockton
Downs
Lovewell and Kirwin
Phillipsburg
Ionia
Jewell
Hill City
Marais Des Cygnes
Osawatomie
la Cygne
Ottawa
Neosho
le Roy
Iola
Chanute
Kansas River
Garden City
Goodland
Olathe
Steelworkers pledge to strike until justice is done
The United Steelworkers union pledges to continue its 84 day strike, calling the industry settlement offer inadequate. David J. McDonald, president, says no further talks are scheduled as negotiations collapse and taft Hartley act options loom. The industry says its negotiating committee has authority to seal a deal.
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Pittsburgh
United Steelworkers Union
David J. McDonald
McDonald
Eisenhower
Washington
United Steelworkers
USW
R. Conrad Cooper
U.S. Steel
New York
Fire Fatal in Nevada House Near Moundville
Fred Snyder aged 82 died in a Monday house fire that swept through his home near Moundville Nevada Missouri. He lived alone at the time of the blaze and was found inside the residence as firefighters battled the flames. The incident is under investigation by local authorities.
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Nevada, Mo
Fred Snyder
Moundville
Student testifies asked to lose on Twenty-One rigged show
Herbert Stempel told a House subcommittee that he asked to play an honest game on Twenty-One in 1956 but was told to lose by producer Dan Enright. He testified that he was coached, rehearsed, and pressured with promises of future TV work and pay, while noting Van Doren’s in on the scheme.
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Washington
Herbert Stempel
Stempel
Nathan Brody
Forest Hills
N.Y
Brody
New York University
House
Charles van Doren
van Doren
New York
Columbia University
Hog Receipts Normal Despite Plan to Hold
Midwest livestock markets report hog receipts generally normal as National Farmers Organization urges farmers to withhold hogs. Objective is to push Nos 1 and 2 hogs weighing 190 to 220 pounds to $19.60 per cwt, about $6 above current prices.
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Kansas City
Midwest Livestock Markets
National Farmers Organization
5 000 Miles an Hour Airliner Predicted by Lockheed Executive
Lockheed's Hall L. Hibbard predicted a 5,000 mile per hour airliner capable of vertical landing and takeoff. He spoke in Delft, Netherlands, via a company release. He compared the craft to a skin divers flipper or a finned electric shaver and noted wings are uncertain.
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Burbank
Calif
Hall L. Hibbard
Lockheed Aircraft Corp
Delft
Netherlands
Traffic Fatalities In Kansas Rise In 1959 Totals
AP reports Kansas traffic fatalities for the 24 hours ending 9 am show zero for today. To date in 1959 the state lists 438 deaths, compared with 421 in the same period of 1953.
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Topeka
Kansas
City completes Neosho River water intake project
The city finished the Neosho River intake to replace the silting affected upstream source. City Manager R. J. Hayes said a temporary line will link the intake to the water treatment plant within days. Pumps are to begin with the new intake Thursday as part of an $850,000 improvement program awarded to Jarvis Construction Co. of Salina on a $55,600 bid.
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Neosho River
R. J. Hayes
Hayes
Jarvis Construction Co
Salina
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