Striking Aviation Workers Okay Pact
Striking North American Aviation workers in Fresno and Columbus settle a 4 percent wage rise after union talks with CIO United Workers. About 33 000 plant employees halt work earlier. Fresno vote 347 to 38 in favor. The deal raises hourly wages by 6 cents plus cost of living adjustments, replacing the prior union shop requirement with a voluntary membership clause.
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Los Angeles
North American Aviation, Inc
Fresno
Calif
Canuimie
Columbus
Ohio
Seca
North American
CIO United
Aot & Craft Corp
Santa Monica
Las Lockheed
Clear the Air on Divorces in 1954 May
A 1954 May article examines divorce law, focusing on Nevada as a divorce center and the domicile question in McCarran’s bill. It discusses jurisdiction, domicile, and potential effects of court decisions on alimony and property settlements. The Supreme Court appeal on domicile is expected by January 15.
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Nevada
National
Office of Vital Oe
Florida
T Court
Hugo
S. Jones
New York
Jones
McCarran
Supreme Court
Burley Leaf Prices Hold Fairly Steady Across Tennessee Markets
Tennessee burley tobacco sales opened the third week with prices holding near last week's averages. Carthage led daily sales at 58.94 per hundredweight from 463,546 pounds, Hartsville posted 43.21 on 383,808, Greeneville moved 764,200 at 54.27, Knoxville sold 652,548, and Johnson City reached 392,000 at 54.48 for 166,168 dollars.
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Nashville
Tenn
Tennessee
Burley
Carthage
Hartsville
Greeneville
Knoxville
Johnson City
Southern gains in Farm Bureau meet on price supports
Delegates from Southern cotton and peanut states pushed to keep price floors for their crops indefinitely while the American Farm Bureau Federation weighs dual price programs. A policy committee tentatively endorses reforms, alongside a plan to use production controls as a grace period before flexible supports apply.
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Chicago
American Farm Bureau Federation
Mann
National Agricultural Advisory Committee
Eisenhower
Riculture Benson
Congress
National Grange
Truss Free Demonstration From A.M. to 6 P.M.
Local event advertises a complimentary demonstration of truss products running from morning until 6 PM. Visitors can view installations and speak with product specialists about specifications and pricing. No purchase required.
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Dobbs
Chapel Hill Police Hold Negro Suspect In Slay Case
Chapel Hill police detain a man who resembles fugitive Raymond Carney in the double murder last week at home in plica South Carolina. Willie Duke Jr. 25, said to live in South Carolina, was arrested after hitchhiking to Durham. Fingerprints sent to investigators. age and identity remain uncertain. French factories turn out about 1% million bicycles a year.
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Chapel Hill
N. C
Homeplica
S. C
E. R. Durham
Willie Duke Jr
Anderson
Kingstree
8. C
Durham
Raymond Carney
Betty Clair Cain
Henry B. Allen
Carney
Allen
Miss Cain
Uffs
Pee Dee
Rosa Graham
Inquest into slaying of pair postponed indefinitely
An inquest into the beheading of Betty Clair Cain and the killing of Henry B. Allen, both found near Pamlico, was postponed indefinitely. Sheriff John Hanna cited unpreparedness as the reason while the investigation continues with authorities tracing Raymond Carney alias Margaret Page and pursuing leads.
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Pamplico
8. C
John Hanna
Florence
Betty Clair Cain
Henry B. Allen
Eel
Hanne
Margaret Page
Raymond Carney
Hanna
Page
Carney
FBI
Washington
Cheyenne Proposes Pawnshop Hours Restriction
Commissioner Robert Adams introduces an ordinance to limit pawnshop hours to 6 a.m. to 9 p.m. He suggests extending the closing time to midnight to align with soldiers receiving pay at nearby Warren.
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Cheyenne
Wyo
Robert Adams
Midnion
Warren
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Bartlesville
Okla
Kitty Hawk
Wright Brothers
South
F. Hill
Mann’s Drug Store
Main Street
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Gulf No-Nox
New High
Ray Shupe
Graham House
Tarboro
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