Note of Optimism in Last Ditch Talks to Avert Strike
Federal Mediator Seth Brewer reported a note of optimism in talks to settle a strike by 5,000 CIO Communications Workers of America at three Western Electric plants in North Carolina. The union trimmed wage demands from 30.9 to 19 cents, with current pay about $1.52 per hour. If no settlement is reached, a strike could begin at 6:30 a.m. tomorrow affecting secret military equipment production.
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Winston-Salem
N. C
Big Western Electric Electronics
North Carolina
Seth Brewer
CIO Communications Workers of America
John Walker
CWA International
Water
Daylight Saving Time Starts for Many on Sunday
Daylight saving time begins Sunday affecting millions who will set clocks forward one hour. DST is popular in urban areas for more recreation and industry, while many farm folk keep dawn-to-dusk routines. It lasts five months, ending September 28.
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New Jersey
West Virginia
Eight Men Face Assault Charges in Dillon Case Fall
Eight men were bound over for trial in Dillon County Court of General Sessions on assault and battery charges stemming from the Oct 19 flogging of a man and wife at their store by men who claimed punishment for operating on Sunday. Testimony named Lloyd Church and others, with four defendants also facing Ohio-based charges next week. Names include Jack Ashley Early Brooks Bobby Barfield Troy Gerald E H West Everett Rogers and English Cook.
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Lake View
Whiteville
N. C
Columbus County
Ney
Jack Ashley
Fair Bluff
N.C
Early Brooks
Fair Bulf
Bobby
Harvey Barfield
Near Mullins
Troy Gerald
E. H. West
Everett Rogers
English Cook
Mock Nominating Convention At VU Charts GOP Pick
Lexington Virginia UP reports at Washington and Lee University the 10th mock nominating convention opens with student delegates voting as if at a real GOP national convention. Freshman law student Townsend Oast chairs the event as backers of Eisenhower and other candidates lobby for support. House delegates include Sol Wachtler from New York and Paul Robbins from Hopewell Virginia with others presenting Taft Stassen Warren for consideration. Duff will speak Monday as the mock convention aims to mirror the real process and test political leadership.
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Moday Covention
W&l
William Jennings Bryan
Thomas F. Dewey
Arthur Vandenberg
Michigan
Bryan
Charles Evans
John W. Davis
al Smith
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Townsend Oast
Portsmouth
Sol Wachtler
New York
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Eisenhower
Re Wall
Pennsylvania
James Duff
Duff
Frazier Reams
Ohio
Robert A. Taft
Paul Robbins
Hopewell
Harold Stassen
David Constine
Richmond
California
Earl Warren
British Parents Probation Over Child Adoption Case
London AP report says Michael and Hannah Kavanagh were put on probation for a year after admitting to handing infant Tommy Kavanagh to Jane Russell Waterfield in the United States for adoption. Magistrate Sir Lawrence Dunn warned the case serves as a warning against breaking Britain’s adoption laws.
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London
Tommy Kavanagh
Jane Russell
Lawrence Dunn
Britain
Miss Russell
Tommy
Michael J. Kavanagh
Hannah
Jane Russell Waterfield
Byrd Seeks RFC Bill Shift After Senate Vote
Senator Harry F Byrd declares the RFC bill has a good chance as the Senate votes 39 to 36 to return the measure to committee after three hours of debate. Fulbright Sparkman and McFarland lead the opposition to Byrds plan to tighten RFC procedures with Maybank naming Fulbright RFC subcommittee chair for possible hearings.
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Washington
ULP
Harry F. Byrd
Gop
Senate
Joe Byrd
Ernest W. McFarland
J. Wiliam Fulbright
D-Ark
John J. Sparkman
D-Ala
Byrd
Fulbright
Burnet R. Maybank
D+SC
Banking Committee
RFC
Court case hints at child adoption plan by Waterfield
A man described a nervous breakdown and confinement in a mental home for months while his children were placed in a shelter. He testified that Miss Russell and her husband professional football player Bob Waterfield planned to adopt Tommy legally.
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Miss Russell
Bob Waterfield
Tommy
Apple trick explained by New York art collector in Natchez
F Brinton Finn, a New York art collector who showed rare prints in Natchez, explains a method to reveal a blossom outline by halving an apple, shaving a thin slice, and holding it to the light to see the tree’s flower.
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Natchez, Miss
F. Brinton Finn
New York
Change in Southern Railway Passenger Schedule Dates
Effective Monday April 28 1952 Southern Railway announces new departure times from High Point for trains 47 The Southerner 31 Aiken Augusta Special and 11. Train 47 now departs at 2 32 a m to Atlanta Birmingham New Orleans and intermediate towns Train 31 leaves at 2 40 a m for Charlotte Columbia Augusta and nearby points Train 11 departs at 11 50 a m for Greenville and intermediate points.
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Southern Railway
Southerner
High Point
Atlanta
Birmingham
New Orleans
Southern Lway
Aiken
Augusta
Charlotte
Columbia
Greenville
Southern Railway System
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Jersey
Rahway
U.S
Kavanagh
Kavanaghs
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Lambeth
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RFC Bill
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Cut-Rate Furniture CO
E. Green St
Simmons
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Novelty Sales CO
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