Kentucky river towns brace for Big Sandy crest
Residents of Paintsville Prestonsburg and Catlettsburg faced flood threats as the Big Sandy River's crest moved downstream. The three state area along the Ohio River drainage saw evacuations of 120 families in Paintsville and store evacuations in Catlettsburg and Prestonsburg. No casualties were reported as waters began to recede.
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Paintsville
Kentucky
Virginia
West Virginia
Ohio River
Prestonsburg
Catlettsburg
Revivalist Dr Charles L Allen Draws Hundreds
About 600 people attended a revival at Central Methodist Church at 6th Ave and Jackson St SE. Dr Charles L Allen of Grace Methodist Atlanta leads twice daily services through Friday, speaking on the 23rd Psalm and Life After Death. He has led large church growth and writes daily for the Atlanta Constitution and Sunday Constitution Journal.
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Jackson St
Charles L. Allen
Grace Methodist Church
Atlanta
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Grace
Central
Atlanta Constitution
Atlanta Constitution-Journal
First Family Hosts White House Dinner for Warren and Court
President and Mrs. Eisenhower entertain tonight at a White House state dinner honoring Chief Justice Earl Warren and the Supreme Court. Attorney General William Rogers among about 70 guests at the formal dinner, with about 200 more invited to a musicale afterward.
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Washington
Eisenhower
White House
Earl Warren
Supreme Court
Atty
William Rogers
Four Strategies Businesses Use to Weather Recession
The article outlines four responses to recession: develop new or better products, intensify sales efforts, cut costs to lower prices and boost profits, and diversify. It cites Pfizer, Corn Products, and American Machine & Foundry as examples using research, marketing, and diversification to sustain sales, with five diversification benefits noted by AMF executive Rodney Gott. The U.S. population is listed as 172,830,000.
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New York
Washington
McKeen
Chas. Pfizer & Co
A. N. McFarlane
Corn Products Sales Co
American Machine & Foundry
Rodney C. Gott
Tot 3 Crushed By Elevator in San Francisco
Linda Lee Larsen a 3 year old girl ran to press the elevator button as her babysitter chatted. The elevator doors closed while she was between the inner grill and outer door and another floor button was pressed, crushing her to death.
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San Francisco
Linda Lee Larsen
Linda
Strike Avoided In Big Industry
A last hour decision headed off a strike of 98,300 aircraft workers set for midnight Wednesday. Negotiations with Convair Douglas and North American continue, with no contracts yet in place for workers at those plants. At Marietta Georgia Lockheed workers rejected a new contract and planned picket lines while California and other plants reached tentative deals. The IAM and UAW contracts expired at midnight local time.
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Los Angeles
International Assn. of Machinists
United Auto Workers
Convair
Douglas Aircraft Corp
North American Aviation, Inc
Douglas
North American
Marietta
Lockheed Aircraft Corp
Lockheed
Georgia
California
IAM
UAW
Fort Worth
Tex
Columbus
Ohio
Tulsa, Okla
Char
Auto workers walkout threat splits aerospace firms
The union negotiators tentatively accept Lockheed offers for wage and benefit boosts of 18 to 30 cents per hour, averaging about 22 cents, plus a cost of living raise. The deal awaits member approval while Convair, North American, and Douglas counter with 2 to 11 cent hikes over two years and a 3 percent rise after year one.
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Convair
North American
Douglas
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