Strike Threat Over Safety Demands On Southern Railroad
The Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers schedules a strike against the Southern Railway next Saturday. Grand Chief Engineer Guy L. Brown cites safety concerns including poisonous gas relief and diesel overloading, and says the road seeks to shorten train length and increase hazards. Brown notes the National Mediation Board exhausted options and the President could declare an emergency to delay a walkout. About 1,500 workers on the Southern in each union may participate, affecting routes across North Carolina Georgia Alabama South Carolina Tennessee Ohio Florida Louisiana Virginia Missouri and D C.
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Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
Southern Railway System
Guy L. Brown
Independent Union
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Southern Railway
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National Chalwen Mediation Board
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North Carolina
Georgia
Alabama
South Carolina
Tennessee
Ohio
Florentuc
Louisiana
Virginia
Missouri
District of Columbia
Allssenger
Batchelor Returns To Hometown In West Texas
Cpl. Claude Batchelor arrives in Kermit after years in North Korea with communist prisoners. He is warmly greeted by family in El Paso and expresses hopes to leave the Army, reunite with his Japanese wife, and pursue education. He notes friendly townsfolk and plans to rest before reporting for medical checkups in San Antonio.
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Kermit
Tex
Claude Batchelor
Reds
North Korea
el Paso
West Texas Plains
Claude
Cornet
United States
Brooke Army Medical Center
San Antonio
Radio Quiz Pesters Howe as Prize Solves Ottawa Contest
Ottawa listeners flood the radio show as Prime Minister Louis St Laurent stands in for, while Canadians specul ate on if C. D. Howe wears teeth or lies about his life. Mrs Howe calls the program a nightmare as callers press personal questions and threaten legal action over prize money.
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Ottawa
C. D. Howe
Howe
Canada
Louis St.Laurent
Beating Husband Sentenced For Brick Attack
Bertie J. Taylor, 44, was sentenced to one year in jail after beating his wife, 23, with a brick. Police said Taylor also sold a pint of his blood before leaving the scene.
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Baltimore
Bertie J. Taylor
Taylor
Commutation Hearing Set For Pair In Myrtle Beach Slaying
Gov. Byrnes ordered a commutation hearing today for two men Ralph Gasque represents Lander Gantt 24 and Shelton Gainey 31 convicted in November in the nearly five year old slaying of a Myrtle Beach taxicab driver. The case has seen multiple appeals. a final plea to the U S Supreme Court was denied leaving commutation as the only hope.
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Columbia
Byrnes
Myrtle Beach
Ralph Gasque
Marion
Lander Ray Gantt
Shelton Gainey
Novemginia
Oliver
U.S
Supren Rt
Norfolk Southern January Net Income Falls Despite Revenue Decline
Norfolk Southern Railway reported January net income of 16.3 thousand dollars versus 7.483 thousand in the same month a year earlier. Gross revenues stood at 733.445 thousand, down from 890.144 thousand in January 1953 amid weaker economy and lower carloadings, with costs trimmed during the period.
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Norfolk
Norfolk Southern Railway
Geena
Growing Spiritually by E. Stanley Jones
The author argues the universe is imperfect by design to spur human growth and perfection. He cites disease, disasters, and weeds as catalysts for research, building resilience, and self-improvement, urging readers to acknowledge their role in shaping their development.
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Abingdon-Cokenbury Press
New York
Nashville
Service
Soviets Cite Row Between McCarthy Stevens
Izvestia reports Moscow radio says the U S dispute between Secretary Stevens and Senator McCarthy shows McCarthy has full backing from his rulers. The piece asserts McCarthy gains their blessing and continues to push his confrontation.
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McCarthy
Stevens
London
Izvestia
U.S. Army
Robert T. Stevens
Sen. McCart
Wisconsin
Moscow Radio
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