Textile workers seek wage hikes from cotton rayon firms
The Textile Workers Union of America says it sent contract cancellation or reopening notices to over 100 northern cotton rayon companies in a bid to negotiate a substantial wage and fringe benefit increase within 60 days. Victor J. Canzano, the union’s cotton rayon director, lists Berkshire Hathaway Maine units Bates Manufacturing and Pepperell Manufacturing as targeted, signaling a first firm push since a 1952 wage cut.
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New York
Textile Workers Union of America
Victor J. Canzano
Berkshire Hathaway, Inc
Massachusetts
New Hampshire
Rhode Island
Bates Manufacturing Co
Maine
Pepperell Manufacturing Co
Canzano
Evangelist Billy Graham Arrives in Hong Kong for Rally
Billy Graham, in a brown suit, arrived in Hong Kong from Manila with 400 greeters. He plans a mass rally on Wednesday before departing to Formosa Japan and South Korea, after preaching to over 25 000 in Manila. He contrasted Christianity with communism and said he might visit Russia next winter.
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Hong Kong
Billy Graham
Manila
Formosa
Japan
South Korea
Graham
Rizal Football Stadium
Rufino J. Santos
Evangelist
Russia
Christ
Marx
Farm Credit Conference Under Way in Raleigh
Asst. Secretary of Agriculture Earl Butz will open the two day Farm Credit Conference at N C State College. The event hosted by the college and the State Bankers Assn draws about 60 of North Carolina the farm age st from the state and 150 young farmers in a two week course sponsored by the association.
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Raleigh
Secretary of Agriculture
Earl Butz
N.C
Final Phase of Truman Library Is Studied
Kansas City members of the Harry S. Truman Memorial Library Committee began plans for final construction phases. Former President Truman hopes the library near Independence Missouri will be ready for dedication in May 1957. The panel will also discuss raising $300,000 more beyond the estimated $1,700,000 for landscaping furnishings and equipment.
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Kansas City
Harry S. Truman Memorial Library Committee
Truman
Once, Mo
Twin Boys Refuse Innocence In Slaying Case
Twin 14 year olds charged in the death of 9 year old Cub Scout David Powell maintain they are innocent after eight hours of questioning. Ohio County prosecutor says a mental examination is planned as police link a knife and possible blood evidence to the suspects. Powell’s body was found last Friday in a coal cellar under the Williams home after he sold scout tickets.
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Thomas
Joseph Williams
David Powell
Wheeling
W.va
Ohio County
Joseph Gompers
iThey
Young Powell
Williams
Gompers
Powell
Thomas Williams
Actress Terry Moore Secretly Marries in Las Vegas
Hollywood actress Terry Moore real name Helen Koford wed Panama City broker Eugene McGrath in a private Las Vegas ceremony New Year’s Day. The couple honeymoon in Caracas Venezuela as Moore's mother confirms the marriage to avoid Hollywood publicity.
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Hollywood
Terry Moore
Las Vegas
Nev
Eugene C. McGrath
Panama City
Panama
Caracas
Venezuela
Lamar W. Koford
Miss Moore
Helen Luella Koford
McGrath
Umpire Barred From Hitting Spectator in Court Ruling
A Logan County jury awarded Charles F. Napier 2 180 57 in damages after umpire Darwin Crofut struck him during a June Pony League game in Huntsville. Napier, 70, protested when Crofut ruled against his grandson at third base.
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Bellefontaine
Ohio
Logan County
Napier
Crofut
Negro Leader Attacks Stand By Adlai On Rights
Roy Wilkins of the NAACP blasted Adlai Stevenson for urging gradual citizenship rights for Black Americans during Lincoln birthday ceremonies in Springfield. He argued the Negro should not accept an instalment plan for constitutional rights and urged adherence to Lincoln’s principles and the law.
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Springfield
Ill
Abraham Lincoln
Adlai Stevenson
Roy Wilkins
The
National Assn. For the Advancement of Colored People
Lincoln
Los Angeles
Wilkins
Illinois
Stevenson
De jure Recognition Defined in Diplomacy
The term de jure refers to full diplomatic recognition granted to a state. It signifies official acknowledgment of a government's authority and the state's legal status in international relations.
Weather forecast details and sun timings
The forecast lists a tonight low of 82 and tomorrow high of 58. Today’s high was 55 with a last night low of 31. Sunset is 5 59 p.m. today and sunrise 7 08 a.m. tomorrow.
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Charlotte
Weather Bureau
Asheville
Atlanta
Boston
Chicago
Columbia
Denver
Detroit
Greenville
S.C
High Point
High Point Eeessccsess
Little Rock
Los Angeles
Memphis
Miami
Mobile
New Orleans
New York
Raleigh
San Antoomio Weevesseees
Tampa
Washington Ad
Wilmington Investunieee
Seasonal Cold Grips Northern Regions With Snow
A cold front moved into Montana from Canada bringing subfreezing temps and drifting snow. Glasgow recorded 6 above while Bismarck posted 31. mild weather persisted in the South with light flurries in the Great Lakes. the Northeast ended its recent snow and rain around midnight. Sweet potatoes supply carotene that converts to vitamin A.
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Associated Press
Montana
Glasgow
Mont
Bismarck
N.D
Great Lakes
Grace Lockwood Bailey Dies at 79 Former Actress
Grace Lockwood Bailey, former stage and radio actress, died at 79 after battling cancer. She and husband Edwin Bailey Sr. led the Bailey Lockwood Repertoire Co. presenting Ibsen and other dramatists in the early 1900s, later pioneering radio drama in Chicago on Myrt and Marge. She leaves two sons, Edwin B. Bailey and Robert B. Bailey.
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Hollywood
Grace Lockwood Bailey
Edwin B. Bailey Sr
Bailey-Lockwood Repertoire Co
Ibsen
Chicago
Myrt
Marge
Edwin B. Bailey
Robert B. Bailey
North and South Carolina Forecast and Surinam Oil Route
North Carolina sees fair conditions with highs in the 50s and lows in the 30s and a slight warming trend Tuesday. South Carolina remains fair and mild with 30s to 36 nights and a mostly warmer Tuesday. A Surinam road links Paramaribo to the airport over 30 miles. Pipelines carry three of four barrels of crude oil in U S refineries.
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North Carolina
South Carolina
Paramaribo
Surinam
South America
U. S
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