Mailmen Seek Higher Pay From President Eisenhower
William C. Doherty, head of the National Association of Letter Carriers, met with President Eisenhower to press for increased postal wages. He noted starting pay around 3,270 dollars with longevity raises to 4,370 dollars after 25 years, versus local DC officers at 3,500 to 5,260.
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Washington
William C. Doherty
National Association of Letter Carriers
Eisenhower
White House
Doherty
District of Columbia
Smokers Hit New Record Across United States
National Tobacco Tax Research Council reports cigarette consumption reached a record high with 397 billion cigarettes last year, averaging about six packs per person. Forty-one states plus the District of Columbia collect cigarette taxes. federal tax rises to seven cents per pack from 1954.
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Raleigh
N. C
United States
National Tobacco Tax Research Council
District of Columbia
North Carolina
Virginia
Kentucky
Maryland
Louisiana
Arkansas
Florida
Massachusetts
North Dakota
Tennessee
States
River banks hunted for Kidnapers Loot in Bobby Greenlease case
Mud on tires and fins of a car rented by Hall led investigators to the Meramec River as FBI teams uncovered garbage cans a shovel and a plastic spray used to preserve ransom money. Hall and Heady remained in custody as authorities pursued the missing $300000 in the Bobby Greenlease kidnapping.
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ST. Louis
Bobby Greenlease
Carl Austin Hall
Bonnie Brown
Kansas City
Odaer
Sieben Roth
Mately
Little Bobby
Hall
Meramec River
Heady
FBI
Canada ranks second in gold production worldwide
Canada trails only South Africa in gold output and mines the metal across most provinces, with only two provinces not producing gold. This showcases Canada's broad mineral reach and significant role in global precious metals.
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Canada
South Africa
Wisconsin Democrat Seeks NW District House Seat
In Eau Claire Wisconsin the 9th District race pits Democrat Lester R Johnson Black River Falls against Republican Arthur L Padrutt China Falls. The campaign features national figures touring the region and focuses on farm policy and Eisenhower support as voters decide the seat long held by Merlin Hull.
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Eau Claire
Wis
Wisconsin
Agricultural
Estes Kefauver
D-Tenn
Ofriculture
Claude Wickard
Charles Brannan
L-County
Lester R. Johnson
Black River Falls
Jackson County
Arthur L. Padrutt
China Falls
Merlin
Hull
Follette
Eisenhower
Fighting for My Son’s Soul Appeal Faces Nation Sunday
Portia Howe, mother of 20 year old Richard R. Tenneson, appeals on NBC Hour of Deception to rail against his repatriation refusal from Communist Korea. She urges Washington to back a mother to Korea movement to influence government policy and save her son’s soul.
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Detrot
Minn
Communist
Korea
Portia
Themerican Broadcasting Co
Washington, D. C
Richard R. Tenneson
Munist
Howe
Alden
Eisenhower
Reds Seized Americans held by Chinese Reds face limited hope
The State Department reports 33 Americans jailed in Communist China with little diplomatic progress for their release. Three missing men aboard the yacht Kert were seized in March by a Chinese gunboat off Hongkong. Authorities note 101 Americans in China with 32 imprisoned and urge continued efforts. The case involves Donald Dickson Richard Applegate and Capt Ben Krasner.
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Washington
Sane
State Department
China
Hongkong
Department
Deartment
Peiping
Britain
Peipi
United States
Donald Dickson
The
International News Service
Richard Applegate
National Broadcast
Kinley Wife Seeks Separate Maintenance In Chicago Suit
Mrs Dorothy Kinley 32 sues for separation against husband Bruce 35 in Circuit Court alleging marital strain from gambling and asset disposal. Judge Julius H Miner orders an injunction preventing Kinley from disposing of assets in a safety deposit pending case. couple wed in 1950.
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Chicago
Dorothy Kinley
Bruce
Julius H. Miner
Kinley
Year-Round Home A/C Expected to Dominate Industry Growth
A Carrier Corp prediction says year-round air conditioners for homes will exceed a third of the two billion dollar market by 1963, with room units rising to a fifth of total demand as they gain vogue.
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Carrier Corp
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