Statehood bill sent back to committee by House vote
The House voted 105 to 107 to return the Alaska Hawaii statehood bill to the Insular Affairs Committee. Supporters blamed party leadership for defeat while proposed separate bills for each territory faced uncertain priority. Delegates Bartlett and Farrington voiced Hawaii first, with Eisenhower lacking a Hawaii statehood commitment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank W. Valle Wathington
Alaska
Hawaii
Ce ‘Ania
Engle
Calif
House Insular Affairs Committee
Rep
Saylor
Rpa
Bartlett
Eisenhower
Farrington
House
Senate
Jackson
Senate Territories
Dixie Rail Strike Ends After 57 Days
The Louisville and Nashville Railroad strike ended as workers in 14 states reported for duty. Arbitration by Francis Robertson is expected to yield a final, binding decision within a week on health and welfare, vacations, passes, and working-rule changes. The dispute caused millions in losses and a death during the-long walkout.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louisville
Louisville and Nashville
N. E. Lane
Brotherhood of Railroad
LEN
Nashville
L. G. Clay
Brotherhood of Engineers
National Mediation Board
Francis A. O'Neill Jr
Robertson
Kentucky
L&n
Robbery in Detroit Sees $5,000 Stolen After Pepper Attack
In Detroit Charles Rappa port, 58, cried yesterday as two men robbed him of $5,000. The assailants peppered his eyes, seized a money box from under his arm, and escaped in a waiting car.
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Detroit
Charles Rappaport
Pepper
Jury Begins Massive Personal Injury Suit in Dillon Train Derailment
In Florence, D.C. a federal jury considers a record‑size suit arising from Mrs. Sonenshine injuries in the 1953 Atlantic Coast Line derailment near Dillon. The Sonenshines cut demand to 747,877 as the case proceeds, while railroad counsel labels liability questions a red herring as evidence of altered train dispatch records is introduced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florence
D.C
Film Tour of Orchestra to Be Shot in Japan
The U S Embassy will film the current Japan tour of the American orchestra Symphony of the Air. Prints will be distributed throughout Japan. The orchestra has drawn substantial interest during its visit.
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Tokyo
U.S
Japan
Symphony of the Air
Legislation Aims to Back Small Business in NC
North Carolina House debated a bill to form the Business Development Corp of North Carolina to promote startups and rehabilitate existing firms through loans and investments. Rep. Ed Yarborough led the measure. the State Bankers Association backed it at Pinehurst.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
Gov
Deve Corp
Ed Yarborough
Franklin
House Committee On Banks
State Bankers’ Assn
Pinehurst
Hodge
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Seruniar and Sons, Inc
Asheboro
Westinghouse
ROSE
Westinghouse Laundry
Laundromat
Rose Furniture CO
Kester Brothers & Sons
New York
Belmont Plaza
Radio City
Mid-Town
Grand Central
Airlines Terminal
New
Lexington Avenue
50Th St
N.Y
Laza
Risen Hotel
Saale
Ueda
Vicc‘s
Tang Iy Rogers
Bol
J. K. Doughton
Leghanly
Coughton
Wake
Guilford
Mecklenburg
Forsyth
Deananes
Woman's Prison
Wake County
Eleanor Rush
James M. Poyner
Ize
Jack Blythe
Charlotte
Lambeth, Inc
S. Main St
Dontaa
Snow Tet Build
Aouy Thing" Lumber. Company
Zadag
Essick
Bedford Sales CO
N. Wrenn ST
High Point, N
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