Ports Are Idled Hopes Are Raised For Dock Contract
Optimistic statements by both sides raise hopes for a speedy settlement of the dock strike idling ports from Maine to Virginia. Hampton Roads began Tuesday after an 80 day Taft Hartley cooling off expired. The strike idled about 190 general cargo ships and some smaller vessels may divert to Halifax. A 32 cent hourly wage increase over three years is agreed in basic pay, while fringe benefits remain disputed.
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New York
Maine
Virginia
Hampton Roads
Taft-Hartley
Halifax
ILA
Guarsad Walden
Morality and Religion Are Inseparable Belief
The text argues that morality and religion are not the same but are inseparably linked. It stresses that moral integrity stems from belief in God and that sins appear in daily life, requiring confession of material sins alongside theological omissions.
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God
Stassen May Resign to Seek Pennsylvania Governor Race
The New York Times reports Harold Stassen plans to resign his White House disarmament post next year to run for Pennsylvania governor in November 1958. Ike reportedly agrees he should finish UN disarmament talks this year as Stassen weighs the bid amid party doubts about his standing.
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New York
New York Times
Harold FE. Stassen
White House
Pennsylvania
Washington Dispatch
Friends of Stassen
Minnesota
University of Pennsylvania
Eisenhower
Sie
Ike
Stassen
United Nations
Washington
Times
Wendell L. Willkie
the Dispatch
Nixon
License Revocation Bill Offered in Senate
RALEIGH a bill to allow driver license revocations for first offenses of drunken driving to be for periods as short as 60 days was introduced in the Senate. Sen. Lunsford Crew of Halifax backed the measure saying it would yield more convictions, more justice, and less congestion of superior court dockets. The report mentions brief Senate and House sessions, and notes the Fear River at Wilmington and the Alligator River in Tyr, with reference to Cape Fear bridge costing 15 million dollars.
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Raleigh
Senate
Lunsford Crew
Halifax
House
All Fear River
Wilmington
Alligator River
Tyrthe
Cape Fear
Wright Leaves For Antarctic
Admiral Jerauld Wright, head of the Atlantic Fleet, departed for the Antarctic to inspect challenges faced by his crew in Operation Deep Freeze. He will assess conditions and plan support for the Antarctic mission.
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Honolulu
Jerauld Wright
Antarctic
Control Over Oil Is Denied
Secretary of the Interior Seaton stated the government has no authority to seize the oil industry or force a voluntary price agreement. He also noted he is personally happy, and he recalled telling a subordinate not to answer questions from a congressional committee as a joint subcommittee probes the emergency program.
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Washington
Seaton
Joint
Hungarian Rebels Hold Town Amid Soviet Counterrevolution
Hungary admits anti Red forces still control Toemperkeny a town of about 5000 near Budapest nearly 30 months after the October rebellion with no fighting reported. Nepszabadsag calls the town an exceptionally strong position and urges authorities to restore order after a rebel committee ousted local officials and took power.
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Budapest
Hungary
Toemperkeny
Nepszabadsag
Ary
Senate Hearings Opened on Civil Rights and Voting
Attorney General Brownell argued the administration's civil program would empower the federal government to curb mass disenfranchisement of Negroes while stressing protection of the right to vote. The Senate Judiciary committee opened hearings on civil measures and federal power, with House hearings slated for late February.
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Washington
Brownell
Senate Judiciary Committee
Senate
House
Ee Hennings
D-Mo
Pigeon Shows Affection for Airline Pilot in Athens
On Valentine’s Day a pigeon is described as being “that way” about W. A. Knudegard, a Southern Airlines pilot from Atlanta. The bird began flying beside the airliner as Knudegard flew, creating a curious local occurrence in Athens.
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Athens
W. A. Knudegard
Southern Airlines
Atlanta
Knudegard
Eisenhower to Meet Security Aide in Georgia
President Eisenhower arranged to confer with national security aide Brig. Gen. Andrew Goodpaster in Thomasville Georgia after endorsing a Middle East resolution. Goodpaster flew from Washington to brief the President on the day’s third Middle East discussion.
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Thomasville
Eisenhower
National Security
Middle East
Senate
Andrew J. Goodpaster
White House
Pentagon
Washington
Goodpaster
Ashington
Hagerty
Dulles
Sears
Last Army Mules Become Civilians
The Army sold its last 136 pack mules yesterday at Fort Carson. Forty seven buyers, mostly ranchers, paid ten to forty dollars each as the animals were herded onto trucks for new homes in Western states.
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FT. Carson
Colony
Sgt. L. C. Lawrence Cnozzen
4Th Field Artillery
35Th Quartermaster Pack Company
National Park Service
Yosemite and Sequoia National Parks
California
U. S. Forest Service
Colorado
New Mexico
Arizona
Utah
Wyoming
Montana
Hambone
Trotter
Pike’s Peak
Bust Rodeo Assn
Colorado Springs
Lush
Pastor Revives Church Then Jailed On Bevy Of Charges
Elmdale Kansas pastor Calvin Laskey who boosted the Elmdale Christian Church to about 70 members in nine months now faces a six month jail term after pleading guilty to illegally marrying a couple. FBI records list 26 felony convictions across multiple states and countries. Local residents recall his pious acts and aid to the town despite the criminal history.
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Elmdale
Kan
Calvin Laskey
Tom Wells
Laskey
Korea
Towle
FBI
Ottawa
Canada
Montreal
Arizona
Minnesota
Boston
U.S
U.S. Navy
Dulles Denies Shooting Deer Out Of Season
Toronto reports spokesmen for General Motors and John Foster Dulles deny any deer hunting out of season on their Canadian island retreats. Dulles says he has never shot a deer there and has allowed wealthy Americans to hunt on land owned by Dulles and on Griffiths Island, while GM says it conforms to Ontario hunting rules.
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Toronto
General Motors
John Foster Dulles
Dulles
Canadian
Griffiths Island
Georgian Bay
Oshawa
Ontario
Department of Lands and Forests
Proposal Explained To Saud
Washington reports outline the Dulles plan to remove Israeli troops from E threaten ing to ease U S relations with Saudi Arabia already warmed by King Saud's talks with President Eisenhower. State Department officials sent a proposal to King Saud as he travels home via Spain. Madrid diplomats work to secure the Arab monarch's understanding and goodwill.
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Washington
Dulles
U.S
Saudi Arabia
King Saud
Eisenhower
State Department
Saud
Spain
Madrid
Gaza Strip
Gulf of Aqaba
Israel
Fire Kills Fourteen at Best Home in Council Bluffs
A devastating blaze at a local best home in Council Bluffs Iowa killed fourteen residents and left seven more injured or missing. Firefighters arrived within minutes and rescued seventeen people including staff and the home manager’s children. Investigators search debris for the cause while officials note prior license issues and a recent fire safety check.
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Council Bluffs
Iowa
Kenneth Patin
Ivy Lee Gilmore
Zimmerer
Council Bluffs Public Service
Health Department
Waldo Merrill
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