Walkout Halts Pittsburgh Transit Service Over Union Demands
In Pittsburgh the Amalgamated Association of Street Electric Railway and Motor Coach Employes walkout stopped transit as talks collapsed after a late union demand for a 31 cent hourly raise over two years. The union had rejected a 16 cent offer. the company sought funds via a three cent fare increase approved yesterday by the Public Utility Commission.
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Amalgamated Assn
C. D. Palmer
Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission
Mitcham Receives Whisky Advice From Wilkes County Maker
Actor Robert Mitcham in Asheville seeks to film about bootlegging and receives a letter from a Wilkes County whisky maker offering to visit Asheville and teach proper white whisky production with a beet stewer still.
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Asheville
Robert Mitcham
Wilkes County
Queen Elizabeth Visit Reveals Strains in US Britain ties
The article notes lingering friction in US Britain relations despite warmer ties after the Suez crisis. It cites British and American leaders arguing over Middle East policy and warns that while the two nations now work more as a team, old distrust persists and communications remain imperfect.
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Washington
Queen Elizabeth
Prince Philip
Uncle Sam
John Bull
Soviet Union
Canal Zone
London
Harold Macmillan
United States
Britain
Middle East
Downing
White House
Suez
Union Dispute Threatens Coast Shipping
In Los Angeles harbor a coast wide fishing dispute pits ILWU Fishermen's Union against AFL-CIO fishermen over the price paid to boat owners by scanners for fish. A Portland caucus plans a move to shut down Pacific coast shipping until resolution.
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San. Pedro
Calif
Los Angeles
Pacific Coast
International Longshoremen Warehousemen’s Union
Fishermen's Union
Afl-Cio Fishermen's Union
George Kavakas
Ilwu Fishermen's Union
Portland
Ore
Afl-Cio
ILWU
Double Hitted Axe as Religious Symbol In Crete
The text notes the double hitted axe serving as a religious symbol in Crete and other regions, highlighting its cultural significance and symbolic meaning across locales.
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Crete
Truman Named Grandfather of the Year in Chicago
Former president Harry S. Truman, 73, was named Grandfather of the Year by the National Grandmother and Grandfather of the Year Inc. He did not attend the awarding meeting. Margaret Daniel of New York, Truman’s daughter, had a son last summer. Betty Wiles Clark of Chicago was named Grandmother of the Year.
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Chicago
Harry S. Truman
Inc
Truman
Margaret
Clifton Daniel
New York
Betty Wiles Clark
Mob Attacks Officer In New Orleans
A violent mob in New Orleans assaulted an off duty white officer who was detaining a 28 year old man after a high speed chase. Police arrested nine others and sought George Martin who escaped during the fracas on charges including driving under the influence and resisting arrest. A separate note mentions Marie Curie as a governess who later studied radium at the Sorbonne.
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New Orleans
Alphonse Guichard
George Martin
Guichard
Martin
Madame Marie Curie
School of
Sorbonne
Paris
Britain Expected to Join Talks on Space Missile Control
At the United Nations United States and Britain appear ready to begin talks on space missile control rather than wait for a broad disarmament pact. Cmdr Allan Nobel indicated Britain would back the US position in the U N debate with a Western source noting endorsement. The coalition seeks a six heading agreement and joint study of an inspection system to ensure peaceful use of outer space.
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United Nations
N.Y
Britain
United States
Cmdr
Allan Nobel
U.N. General Assembly
Assembly
Outer Space
Soviet Union
Earth
Communist Party
Nikita Khrushchev
Sputnik sighting draws crowds at Worcester Airport
Hundreds braved freezing weather at Worcester Airport to glimpse the Russian satellite. The Ground Observer Corps reported no sighting, while the crowd and witnesses described a clear human moon with many people present.
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Worcester
Mass
Ground Observer Corps
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