Witnesses Called as Probe Seeks Employer Union Tactics
Senate rackets probes open public hearings on alleged union busting by employers. Initial witnesses include Keith Binns former manager of Morton Frozen Food Co Webster City Iowa and Eugene Peterson regional organizer for the Packing House Employees Union. Peterson accuses the company of unfair labor practices with NLRB involvement. Williams discloses information about the Mennen Co Morristown NJ stockholding and ties to Johnny Dio and labor consultant Nathan W. Shefferman. The firm previously rejected union representation in a 1954 NLRB election.
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Washington
Senate
Imyny
Emloyers
National Labor Relations Board
Michigan
G. Mennen Williams
Mennen Co
Morristown
N.J
Williams
Johnny Dio
New York
Nathan W. Shefferman
Chicago
NLRB
Two Poles Escape Communist Poland by Biplane Flight
Two young Polish men reportedly fled from Stupsk in a worn biplane and crossed into Danish soil on Bornholm after years of planning. They say military planes chased them near the coast but fog helped them evade capture. a reported firing was unconfirmed. Names given as Eduard and Seemat Franciszek, not related.
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Copenhagen
Denmark
Stupsk
Baltic
Bornholm
Eduard
Seemat Franciszek
Autumn Reflections On Nature And Spiritual Harvest
The essayist notes autumn carries sadness yet marks nature’s dormancy and a return to work. It frames fall as a cycle's end and renewal, where summer’s crops are gathered and spiritual life resumes through prayer and reflection. God’s view of fall as harvest underscores productive cessation and renewal.
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R. L. Dieffenbacher
D.D
NEA
150 Lives Taken By Asian Flu
The Associated Press reports 150 deaths from Asian flu and related illnesses across the country with many more possible. Reports note varied counting methods, from jail prisoner releases in Atlanta to canceled visiting hours in Scranton. In the Lehigh Valley church services were halted due to spread fears, while a Detroit judge resumed work after flu confinement. In Lansing, Michigan, Mrs Jerome Garcia and her 14 children also suffered illness. Tomorrow the Public Health
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Associated Press
Atlanta
Scranton
Lackawanna County
Girard Story Accepted in Japanese Court Over Shooting
MAEBASHI Japan The presiding judge accepted GI William S Girard s claim that he did not intend to hit anyone when he fired at brass scavengers on an Army firing range resulting in the death of a Japanese woman The soldier testified he fired two cartridges to scare collectors and admitted changing his story under nervous pressure His Japanese lawyer accused prosecutors of withholding testimony under the U S Japan status of forces agreement which authorities denied The case raises questions about intent and accountability in the post war military context
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Maebashi
Japan
GI William S. Girard
Girard
3.C
Victor Nickel
Inkster
Mich
Justice Ministry
United States
President Eisenhower and Dulles Review Policy
President Eisenhower and Secretary Dulles spent about seventy minutes discussing countering Soviet missile advances and Communist influence in the Middle East. Key officials from the State Department and White House observed as they prepared for a summit with Prime Minister Macmillan.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Secreof
Dulles
Middle East
State Department
White House
Macmillan
James C. Hagerty
Lloyd
Highway Commission Head Quits in North Carolina
Gov Hodges announced Col W T Joyner of Raleigh resigned as chairman of the State Highway Commission citing ill health Joyner had led the revamped commission since July 1 and told the governor he accepted the post with serious reservations due to strain from heavy duties The governor praised Joyners leadership and counsel and noted the doctor advised reduced workload and responsibilities
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Raleigh
Hodges
W. T. Joyner
State Highway Commission
Joyner
Highway Commission
Anti-American bombings shake Saigon injuring soldiers
In Saigon a Time bomb exploded at the US Information Service library and a military bus and hostel were struck. Eighteen people were injured 13 of them U.S. soldiers with eight evacuated to Clark Field Manila. No fatalities reported amid the first such attack in two years.
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Saigon
Bomis
United States Information Service
Information Service
Viet Nam
Market Plunge After Eisenhower News Shocks Wall Street
The New York Stock Exchange opened weak after Eisenhower’s heart attack news, with blue chips and smaller stocks sliding. Du Pont fell 6 percent, American Telephone dropped 3, and trading remained heavy as brokers faced higher margin calls and ongoing selling pressure.
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New York
Eisenhower
New York Stock Exchange
American Telephone
du Pont
Ing
United Nations Opens Debate on Turkish Syrian Controversy
The United Nations Assembly prepared to open debate on the Turkish Syrian crisis amid mediation efforts by Saudi Arabia. Syria rejected direct negotiations while Turkey accepted mediation. Russia backed Syria’s charges and urged UN action.
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United Nations
N. Y
U. N. Assembly
Turkey
Saud
Syria
U.N
Russia
United States
Middle East
Desperate Struggle With Reds Foretells Cold War Battle
Editor William L. Ryan surveys rising tension in the Middle East as the West faces a potential major Cold War clash. He warns that one misstep could push the world toward catastrophe, with Khrushchev courting crisis amid Arab-Israeli rivalries and Soviet advances.
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Middle East
William L. Ryan
Eisenhower
Nikita S. Khrushchev
Korea
Europe
Moscow
Israel
Adventurer Melvin West Reappears Aboard Rescue Vessel
West, a 580 mile outboard sailor nicknamed the Impossible, was sighted 240 miles east of Cape Lookout by the merchant ship Alderman after three days with only 40 hours of fuel and food. Coast Guard craft and planes had searched the Atlantic for West from Morehead City, North Carolina, where his wife and family await news.
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Morehead City
N.C
Atlantic
Bermuda
Melvin West
Alderman
Cape Lookout
West
Coast Guard
Atlantic Coast
Value Of Royal Visit Is Pondered
American and British diplomats weighed the impact of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip's U S tour on cooperation. Prime Minister Macmillan arrives to push talks with Eisenhower Dulles Lloyd as they seek freer scientific exchange and oil Middle East stability amid Congress resistance to easing atomic energy rules. The aim is to outpace Soviet Sputnik diplomacy and reduce Communist influence at home and abroad.
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New York
Elizabeth II
U. S
Harold Macmiller
London
Tomrrow
Elizabeth
Prince Philip
United States
Canada
Eisenhower
Dulles
Selwyn Lloyd
Washington
Soviet Union
Russia
Middle East
American Congress
U.S
Supreme Court Voids Virginia Pupil Placement Law
Southern states react to the Supreme Court ruling voiding Virginia’s Pupil Placement Act. Alabama Florida Georgia and South Carolina officials weigh impacts while some seek avoidance of integration through existing or new measures. Texas Senate debates mirror division on potential ripple effects.
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U.S. Supreme Court
Virginia
Alabama
Florida
South Carolina
Georgia
Supreme Court
Albert Boutwell
Birmingham
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