Union Salaries Inside the CIO Steelworkers Rife with Debate
In a 1951 analysis, Philip Murray and top CIO Steelworkers officials are set for large pay increases from 25 000 to 40 000 with others rising to 25 000 and 12 000 for district directors. The piece argues without transparent accounting for dues and expenses, union finances lack public scrutiny and wage controls complicate cost dynamics amid rising materials costs.
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New York
C.I.0
Steelworkers Union
Philip Murray
Murray
Ials
Weton
Unnions
Bieelwork One
Labor Department
O.K
Stoneville Man Fires On Wife Then Wounds Self
Julian Carter, 35, a Stoneville store clerk, shot his estranged wife Kitty at her father Slim Cardwell’s West Madison home, then attempted suicide. Carter is listed in critical condition at Reidsville hospital. Kitty is not in critical condition. A note to his half-brother Howard referenced no other kin and hinted at despair.
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Madison
N. C
Julian Carter
Stoneville
Reidsville
Carter
B. A. Young
Kitty
Slim" Cardwell
West Madigan
Young
Howard
Mama
Louise
Rick
Mississippi votes on prohibition and Rankin race
Mississippi voters go to the polls to decide on keeping prohibition or legalizing liquor in a state referendum while voting in the First District contest between Rankin and Abernethy. Other races and the liquor question shape a day of pivotal Democratic primaries.
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Jackson
Miss
Mississippi
John E. Rankin
Rankin
House
Veterans’ Affairs Committee
Thomas G. Abernethy
House Agricultural Committee
Abernethy
Congress
Theodore G. Bilbo
John Bell Williams
Formim
U. S. Senate
John Stennis
William P. Davis
U. S
Rural Health Needs At Regional Hearing Across Five States
Regional health hearing calls for more rural medical personnel facilities and insurance across North Carolina South Carolina Virginia Georgia Alabama and Tennessee. Speakers including Gov Scott Dr J Street Brewer and Edgar J Fisher Jr urged better distribution scholarships and placement to meet rural health needs.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
South Carolina
Virginia
Georgia
Alabama
Tennessee
Commission On
Scott
J. Street Brewer
North Carolina Medical Society
Edgar J. Fisher Jr
Virginia Council On Health and Medical Care
Fisher
Virginia Council
FE. A
State Board of Health
Questions and clues from a curious day in history
A grab bag of trivia and prompts covering Yellowstone discovery, ribbon etymology, a famed military unit, a deathbed apology, life belt namesakes, and a cascade of biographical notes from 1584 to 1920, plusSIMILE origin details and a biographical query about a female U.S. official who rose to assistant attorney general before 1929.
Marcus At
A fragment praising a gentlemanly character quotes Marcus At about honesty and absence of lies or pretence, noting his refined manners and avoidance of vanity.
Noted American general with WWI and WWII service
The column highlights a U.S. military figure who served in France in World War I and led the 24th and 38th Divisions in New Guinea and the Philippines during World War II. He was an instructor and later superintendent at West Point. The piece notes a birthday list including Christopher Isherwood, Hugh Dalton, Ray Kellner, and others.
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France
New Guinea
Philippine
United States Military Academy
West Point
Three Men Seek Soviet Leadership
Western diplomats view the upcoming Soviet Communist Congress as likely to name Georgi Malenkov as Stalin’s successor with Molotov and Beria as potential co leaders. A possible triumvirate could rule briefly until one gains sole power, though Stalin remains nominally in control for now.
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Josef Stalin
Moscow
KEC
Thaler United Press
London
Soviet Empire
Stalin
Georgi Macimilianovich Malenkov
Vyacheslavy M. Molotov
Lavrenti Beria
Soviet Union
Orgburo
Malenkov
Presidium
Lenin
Molotov
Beria
Waterway Development Is Discussed
Rocky Mount N C water resources committee met to discuss inland ports and waterways. Col R C Brown and State Treasurer Brandon Hodges spoke as the panel backed centralizing review of all federal water projects through the state's water resources and engineering division.
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Rocky Mount
N. C
Water Resources Committee
State Board of Conservation and Development
Col
R. C. Brown
Arm
Wilmington
Brandon Hodges
Water Resources and Engineering Division
Army Engineers
Tennessee Valley Authority
WSCS Elects New Officers
The Women's Missionary Society of North Carolina Lutherans elected Mrs. Ray R. Fisher of Winston-Salem as president, succeeding Mrs. E. R. Lineberger of Lumberton. Other officers named include Mrs. Paul B. Beatty of Charlotte as vice president, Miss Aileen Aderholt of Hickory as treasurer, and Miss Betty Scott Lentz of Salisbury with Mrs. Everett J. Sox of Hickory as recording and statistical secretaries.
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Hickory, N. C
Women's Missionary Society of North Carolina
Ray R. Fisher
Winston-Salem
E. R. Lineberger
Lumberton
Paul B. Beatty
Charlotte
Aileen Aderholt
Hickory
Betty Scott Lentz
Salisbury
Everett J. Sox
Swain County vice ring investigated amid major probe
Federal state and county authorities probe a Swain County vice ring involving several young girls. An 11 year old girl is cited in the case. Three suspects are held in an incident in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. William Crawford 28 of Bryson City faces related charges. Bob Sherrill and Willie Sherrill of Ela are jailed on $5000 bond awaiting formal charges.
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Bryson City
N. C
Swain
E. B. Jenkins
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Thad D. Bryson
Jenkins
Great Smoky Park
U. S
FBI
William Crawford
Shretff
Bob Sherrill
Willie Sherrill
Ela
Crippled B29 Crashes at Barksdale Base
A crippled B29 crashed and burned at Barksdale Air Force Base in Shreveport Louisiana. Seven airmen were killed and a lone survivor suffered unspecified injuries. The heavily fueled plane crashed a mile short of the runway after reporting an engine loss while attempting an emergency landing.
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Shreveport
Barksdale Air Force Base
Coat Tower
Barksdale
Jelke Pleads Innocent In Major Vice Probe Case
New York heir Jelke II pleads innocent to eight counts of procuring prostitution and living on proceeds in a cafe society vice scandal. Co defendants include Ray Davioni and Erica Steel, with material witnesses Patricia Ward and Pat Thompson named in the fraud and coercion allegations.
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New York
Minot F
Mickey) Jelke II
Jelke
Cafe Society Vice
Richard Wallace
Richard Short
Patricia Ward
Miss Ward
Pat Thompson
Wallace
Miss Thompson
Ray Russell Davioni
Erica Steel
Miss Steel
Byrnes Seeks Private Isle of Palms Vacation
Gov. James F. Byrnes told newsmen he wants to avoid politics during his Isle of Palms vacation at his beach home. He plans only fishing and leisure for the next few days, stating there will be no comment on politics and he will go fishing when weather permits.
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Charleston
James F. Byrnes
Isle of Palms
Byrnes
Drunk in control fined for horse and wagon drive
James S. Rodgers, 49, Birmingham, Alabama, was fined $25 and costs for driving a horse and wagon while intoxicated in a case reported by United Press.
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Birmingham
Ala
James S. Rodgers
Snow-Capped Peaks Persist Near Equator
The article notes several mountains near the equator keep permanent snow cover. High elevations in tropical ranges host glaciers and permanent ice fields, attracting scientists and climbers exploring climate and geology.
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Skippy
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Fla
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Orson Welles
Prohibition
Yellowstone National Park
Franz Hals
Adolf Hitler
Saar
Germany
Edouard Dalaier
Poland
Woodsdale
Kan
Michigan
South Pasadena
Calif
California
Los Angeles
United States
Warren G. Harding
Bureau of Federal Prisons
India
Taunton
Mass
Marcus At
Lilian Campbell
Central Press
Happy
Christopher Isherwood
Hugh Dalton
Duchy of Lancaster
Ray Kellner
Dado Marino
WSCS
Mark
Sunshine Service
Sunshine Man
Sunshine
High Point
Pine ST
Legion
Donald R. Wilson
Clarksburg
W. Va
New York City
Vincent Impellitteri
Gove Thomas E. Dewey
American Legion
Madison Square Garden
Dwight Eisenhower
By Hershberger
Swain County
Burns
Grace Flower Shop
N. Wrenn & Howell
Sts
William L
Billy) Wing
Auburn
Billy
Alton A. Wing
Boston
Egypt
Equator
Monark
N. Main
DuPont Tontine
Brett
Piedmont
S. Main ST
John Colter
Kaiser Wilhelm II
Britain
Mons
Marne
Charles I
England
Mae West
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