Crucial Weeks Point Way To Settlement
The steel wage contract deadlock of 1959 60 stands as a milestone in labor management. With Congress due back after the holidays and no immediate settlement in sight, three weeks remain for legislation on strikes in basic industries. Industry seeks control to curb inflation and boost efficiency while labor fears erosion of union gains. The public bears the cost of delays and higher wages as both sides press their positions.
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Congress
Eisenhower
James P. Mitchell
Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service
Mitchell
Milton Berle
Future Is Secure At 85 Dr Alvin S Johnson Birthday Message
Dr Alvin S Johnson founder and president emeritus of the New School of Social Research in New York expresses confidence in the future on his 85th birthday. He cites Tacitus and Thucydides as favorites and predicts reduced war costs through dialogue and increased intelligence through continued adult education.
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Alvin S. Johnson
New School of Social Research
New York
Johnson
Tacitus
Thucydided
Guard the Tree Warns Fire Chiefs on Christmas Trees
Fire chiefs urge care with evergreens as pitch makes trees flame risk. Buy fresh, bring home late, water pail nearby, keep from radiators and flames, ensure bulbs do not touch needles, turn off lights when away, and stay alert to fire danger. Metal trees pose electrocution risk if touching high voltage wires.
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Jim Hornaday
National Safety Council
Home Safety Review
TV 1
Editorial on looming steel labor dispute and policy options
President Eisenhower returns amid a stubborn steel labor dispute with mediation suspended since December. Proposals to resolve the conflict include fact finding, arbitration, or government seizure, aiming to strengthen public authority and deter broad strikes while respecting free collective bargaining.
George Sokols ky on TV regulation and ad funding debate
A critical view argues television mirrors radio under government control through FCC and FTC oversight. The piece notes licenses and ad supervision, compares press protections, and discusses pay TV as a potential remedy, balancing free broadcasting with paid, uninterrupted options.
Round the Capitol Electricity in North Carolina Rural Power
Lynn Nisbet analyzes the 1959 North Carolina Rural Electrification Authority annual report detailing 83 933 miles of distribution lines serving 615 105 rural consumers as of July 1 1959. It contrasts farm electrification with suburban and industrial growth and explains line mileage by distribution agency type and regional penetration.
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North Carolina Rural Electrification Authority
State Rea
National Rea
Ities
The
University At Chapel Hill
Western Carolina College At
REA
Utilities Commission
Elizabeth City
Murphy
Greenville
Wilson
Albemarle
Concord
Lexington
Piedmont
Robeson County
Wilkes
Christmas troubles and small town tales fill holiday pages
A collage of lighthearted Christmas mishaps from Santa crashes in Bloomfield New Mexico to a missing reindeer in New York adds humor to the season. The notice mentions nurses attending a Burlington wedding, a 100 year church history by Octavia Perry, local acts of kindness, a Jan 3 1960 paper drive by the Jaycees, and safety tips from the National Safety Council.
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Santa
Bloomfield
N. M
New York
Denville
N. J
George Cornell
Associated Press
First Presbyterian Church
Octavia Jordan
Charles W.) Perry
Charlie Perry
G. E. Hutchens
Paul Ingle
Perry
Jaycees
Charles Hancock
YWCA
Country Club Realty Corporation
Emerywood Country Club
Quotes and quips mix in a crowded political and social reel
A collection of remarks spans politics and culture. Rep Joseph W Martin Jr. questions government spending while Dr L G Norman notes British caution helps curb infection. Patsy Kelly explains returning to film after 16 years and Roy Maas recalls selling his grand champion steer for 22356 at the Chicago International Livestock Exposition.
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Roy Maas
Remsen
Iowa
Chicago
Rural electric mileage by county in state ranks
A snapshot shows Guilford serving 20 499 consumers followed by Buncombe with 18 786. All counties have rural electric mileage with Dare and Tyrrell tied for last at 177 miles each.
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Guilford
Buncombe
Dare and
Tyrrell
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Adlai E. Stevenson
Nelson A. Rockefeller
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Sen
Taft
Board of Inquiry
High Point Enterprise
High Point
North
Terry Scrieeres
W. Patterson
B. Loflin
of Levy
George Sokolsky
Federal Communications Commission
Federal Trade Commission
United States
Department of Commerce
Herbert Hoover
Secretary of Commerce
Lynn Nisbet
Round the Capitol
Ity
Charles Pearson
Holt McPherson
High Point Memorial Hospital
Burlington
Burlington Loan Company
Military
Joseph W. Martin Jr
R. Mass
L. G. Norman
England
Patsy Kelly
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