NLRB orders seafarers election on unlicensed crew
The National Labor Relations Board orders a single election among about 6,000 unlicensed West Coast seamen to determine if AFL Seafarers union, Bridges' West Coast Longshoremen, the Independent Maritime Cooks and Stewards, or no union will represent them. The vote aims to resolve a long running organizing dispute. The decision affects deck and below deck personnel aboard West Coast ships.
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Washington
National Labor Relations Board
AFL Seafarers’ Union
Harry Bridges
AFL
Bridges
Itews
AFL Seafarers, Bridges’ Union
National Union of Maritime Cooks and Stewards
Ates
AFL Marine Firemen’s Union
AFL Sailors’ Union of the Pacific
AFL Seafarers Union
Che
Hoy Union
Seafarers’ Union
Independent Marine Cooks and Stewards
CIO
Bridgses’ Union
Pacific Maritime Association
NLRB
Navy gains expanded authority in Far East under new unified command
A new unified command for Pacific and Southeast Asia gives the Navy control of all Military Assistance Advisory Groups and Training Missions in Indochina Thailand Formosa and the Philippine Islands. Admiral Felix Stump takes immediate charge with authority to shape policies and oversee the Seventh Fleet.
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Washington
Far East
Pacific and
Southeast Asia
Navy
Defense
Indochina
Thailand
Formosa
Philippine Islands
Felix Stump
Pacific
Arthur Radford
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Pentagon
China
Philippines
U.S
Seventh Fleet
Excen
Chou Okays Talks With UN Chief Amid Tension
The Chinese Premier Chou En-lai agreed to face to face talks with U N Secretary General Hammarskjold after a flurry of cables. Hammarskjold planned a 32,000 mile journey and kept a weekend slot in Stockholm to join the Swedish Academy. U S Ambassador Lodge voiced hope for progress in freeing American airmen held in Peiping.
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United Nations
INS
China
Chou En- Jai
Dag Hammarskigid
AD. S
U. N
Peping
Hammarskjold
Choa
Red Capital
Stockholm
Swedish Academy of Liture
Hjalmar Hammarskjold
Peiping
India
New York
U.S
Henry Cabot Lodge
Chou
Oakland
D. N. Fuller
Rob_ Hammarskjolé
Chow
Unson
Hayward Osteopath
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Sircuss
Keng Paso
Robinson
Sen
Tence
James R. Agee
Scandanavian Airways
Alameda
Pei
Castro Valley
Bill G
Moore
Who
Casino Valley Chamber of Com“T
Clyde Holton
Tony Bullock
Everett Wardholm
Berkeley Auto Dealer Accuses State of Dastardly Dealings
Berkeley automobile dealer H A Crockard charged the State Division of Purchases with dastardly dealings in buying cars for state use. He said bids were opened then dealers told their bids were high and invited lower offers. Crockard accused bypassing retailers to pit big manufacturers against each other, raising Ford prices to 1000 versus 1400 retail. Waters confirmed the charges, noting they appear in his committee records.
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Sacramento
INS
Berkeley
H. A. Crockard
State Advisory Committee
Capitol
Crockard
Jdesiers
Earl ‘Waters
State Senate
Tee
Waters
NATO approves atomic defense plan for Western Europe
NATO foreign and defense ministers approved basing European defenses on the U S atomic arsenal. The move follows a report urging new look atomic lines and comes amid strong warnings from Secretary Dulles on the Soviet threat. France pledges to press ratification of its rearmament plan despite Kremlin threats.
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North Atlantic Treaty Organization
NATO
Europe
U. S
United States
John Fos
Ter Dulles
Pierre Mendes-France
France
Kremlin
U.S. Plans National Reserve System to slim draft
The Defense Department unveiled the National Reserve Plan a comprehensive effort to maintain a lean active force while creating a 3 million strong reserve. It envisions mandatory reserve service for draftees, six months of basic training, two years active duty followed by six years reserve, and penalties for nonparticipation. The plan targets a four year draft extension through 1954 and faces congressional hurdles.
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Washington
U.S
Defense Senartmneny Ledyr
Congress
Defense
Cheries E. Wilson
Pentagon
Charles E. Wilson
Carter J. Burgess
Sheppard Trial Jurors Begin Deliberations
Five housewives and seven husbands began deliberations in the Dr. Samuel H. Sheppard murder trial after long proceedings. The case hinges on alleged bludgeon murder of his wife Marilyn on July 4. Jury seated, judge read charge, jurors elect foreman and begin room deliberations.
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Cleveland
Samuel H. Sheppard
Sec
Criminal Courts
Sheppard
Marilyn
Sam
Pert
Susan Hayes
Dr. Sam
Common Pleas
Edward Blythin
Lois Mancini
Richard N. Shepperd
Arthur Petersilge
Judge Blythin
Wales
Dr. Sheppard
Tremor Shakes Hayward Area. Minor Damage Elsewhere
A strong earthquake centered in Southern Alameda County rattled Hayward and echoed across the East Bay. The 11:09 pm quake, magnitude about 3.8, caused plaster cracks, falling bricks, and startled residents from Oakland to San Leandro, with one injury reported in Oakland and many calls flooding police lines.
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Hayward Area
East Bay
San Francisco Bay Area
Alameda County
San Francisco Bay
AW Ptiagu
W. CG
Marion
University of California
Hayward
San Lorenzo
Vnj
Fayward
San Leandro
Centerville
Castro Valley
Charles Snake
Owal
Don Sperry
Quakland
Alberta Kizzee
Kizzee
Oakland City Hall
Seventh Fleet ends maneuvers massive roe Red China protest
The U S Seventh Fleet with Air Force and Marine air wrapped up a 10 day Western Pacific drill so vast it prompted Communist Chinese denunciations. The exercise, unpublicized, featured major fleet units and land based aircraft simulating an enemy threat. Patrols along the Formosan Strait remain on alert as ships disperse after maneuvers.
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Seventh Fleet
INS
U. S. Seventh Fleet
China
Peiping
U. S
Eisenhower
Formosan
Chiang Kai-Shek
China Sea
South Korea
Philippines
U.S. Formosan Strait
Japanese Prime Minister Hats off on Russia and China
Japan's new prime minister Ichiro Hatoyama rejects an early Soviet Japanese diplomatic breakthrough saying the time is not ripe for decisive steps. He emphasizes maintaining the US alliance while considering improving relations with communist nations and expanding trade with the Asian mainland.
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Japan
Ichira Hatoyama
America
Hatoyama
U.S
Asia
Katoyama
United States
China
Soviet Union
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