Handling Of Union Pension Funds Reveals Widespread Mismanagement
A two year Senate study reports shocking abuses in pension and welfare funds with calls for public disclosure of complete data. It cites examples from Teamsters and Allied Industrial Workers cases, noting irregularities in jointly managed plans and lavish disbursements. AFL-CIO investigations flag three unions for failing ethical standards and face executive committee scrutiny.
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D-Ark
Dave Beck
Teamsters Union
Angelo Inciso
Allied Industrial Workers of America
Inciso
Laundry Workers International
Eisenhower
Congress
Labor
Doan’s Pills Offer Threefold Bladder Relief
Doan’s Pills ease bladder irritations and relieve back ache headaches and muscular pain. They also provide a mild diuretic action to support kidney function. Used for over 60 years, Doan’s promises quick comfort and new economy packaging to save money.
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Doan
Liberace to open chain of piano teaching schools
In a luncheon at the Essex House Liberace and his brother George describe a high protein diet that trimmed Liberace from 210 to 173 pounds and say he will launch a nationwide chain of piano teaching schools. The program covers harmony theory music appreciation and showmanship aimed to outpace ordinary lessons.
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Hal Boyle
New York
Liberace
Lee
George
Essex House
Liberace Brothers
Niagara Falls
Dear Dorothy Dix column advice roundup
A reader asks about breaking a dying husband’s promise, another about aging mothers and dating, an 18 year old seeking work, and a woman facing an unwed pregnancy after nine years with her partner. Dorothy Dix advises breaking vows when needed, discussing morals with a clergy member, pursuing work or study with support, and handling pregnancy responsibly while planning for future.
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Dorothy DIX
Albert
Betsy
Virginia UVA and State Highway to sponsor concrete mixing course
The University of Virginia and the State Highway Dept plan a joint short course in concrete mixing. The note mentions Arctic daylight at Point Barrow as context, with assorted quotes and non sequiturs about personal life and music by George Liberace.
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Charlottesville
University of Virginia
State Highway Dept
Local News Notes from Morgan County Cedar Creek Olie Holmes
Rev D H Davenport delivered a Sunday sermon in the area. Navy man Howard Foote visits his parents in Morgan County during leave. Mark Anthony Holmes, son of Luther Holmes, recovers from a fall injury. James Dutton family of Pontiac Michigan visits relatives. Mrs Lillie Pruett attends Oscar Smitson funeral at Ebenezer Church. Word has been
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D. H. Davenport
Howard Foote
Navy
Homer Foote
Mark Anthony Holmes
Luther Holmes
James Dutton
Pontiac
Michigan
Lillie Pruett
Oscar Smitson
Ebenezer Church
Pardonable Error Sends Sailor Message to Wrong Vessel
A San Diego youth seeks a sailor friend aboard the Kefauver but hopes the message was for the USS Estes. The note also mentions the death of Charlie Smallwood, a local with a Birmingham connection, and the Pruett brothers donating two monkeys Susie and Bobo to the Birmingham Zoo. It notes a family fishing trip to Mallard Creek and a Decoration Day call to help clean lots on May 12.
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Calif
Estes
Charlie Smallwood
Birmingham
Pruett Brothers
Susie
Bobo
Dayton Pruett
Junior Ryan
Mallard Creek
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