AFL-CIO Convention Opened Amid Jurisdictional Feud
At Bal Harbour Florida the AFL-CIO opened its 1961 national convention with debate over a binding arbitration system for disputes. Industrial unions push for enforcement while building trades oppose, urging voluntarism. Kennedy to speak as Meany calls for unity. Walter Reuther denounces any compromise and notes personal ties to the president.
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Bal Harbour
Fla
Afl-Cio
Kennedy
Walter Reuther
United Auto Workers
Building Trades
Simi
Reuther
George Meany
CIO
Meany
David J. McDonald
Steelworkers Union
Woman Finds .50 Caliber Bullet Behind Closet in Unoccupied Room
Mrs. Leo Manz of Atlantic City reported termite-like plaster in an empty bedroom. An exterminator found a hole in the ceiling and a .50 caliber machine gun bullet behind a closet door. Police suspect a military aircraft may have fired the bullet.
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Atlantic City
N. J
Leo Manz
Daily Hours Range Conflicting Across Listings
A historical snippet shows varying opening hours with 6 AM to 11 PM, sunrise to sunset 7 AM to 10 PM and 6 AM to midnight. The inconsistent times suggest scheduling changes or regional differences in operating hours.
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Wimw -Am
WJOF
Electron tube enables three photographs per second
A newly perfected electron tube allows high quality photographs to be transmitted by wire or radio at a rate of three per second, indicating a breakthrough in rapid image transmission technology.
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FCC
Conelrad Civil Defense Radio
TV is hit by criticism as Kennedy weighs in
New York AP Television faces backlash over violence and quality. Kennedy accuses TV culture of fostering inactivity and lack of exercise. CBS ratings woes threaten to drop Father of the Bride The Bob Cummings Show and more while NBCs Concentration leads daytime games.
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New York
United States
America
Kennedy
Fred Friendly
CBS
Oscar Wilde
Dorian Gray
John Fraser
Dorian
Bob Cummings
Arthur Godfrey
Guiding Light
Search For Tomorrow
NBC
Frank McGee
Dollar on visor proves people honest, ends in theft
Sparta Wisconsin tale recalls Thomas OHearn who left a dollar on his car visor to test honesty. The coin vanished after a delay, with the engraved pledge claiming belief in honest people. The piece also notes the Eristics among Greek Sophists and a CBS discussion about Western Europe’s future.
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Sparta, Wis
Thomas O'Hearn
O Hearn
O'Hearn
CBS
Western
Europe
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