Rhodes attacks press freedom and backs union organizing
Representative George M. Rhodes told workers at Chatham Manufacturing in Elkin that the national press is not free and criticized groups denying meeting space. He praised unions for higher living standards and urged workers to organize until victory, arguing Communists cannot function where unions exist. Rhodes noted industry troubles, especially in textiles and coal, and cited progress claims as misleading. CIO officials Paul Shuler and Ken Cramer joined him.
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Ronda
N.C
George M. Rhodes
D-Pa
Chatham Manufactur
Ne Co
Elkin
Net
Chatham Workers
CIO
Rhodes
Paul Shuler
Ken Cramer
Textile Workers Union of America, Cio
Safe Driving Warning Found In Wreckage
A brotherly warning letter aimed at Wayne Alleman 17 of Omaha was found among the wreckage after a head on collision near Denison Iowa. Six people died in the crash including Wayne Alleman who owned one of the cars. The letter dated March 28 was written by his brother Gary D Alleman then private at Fort Leonard Wood.
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Omaha
Denison
Wayne Alleman
Gary D. Alleman
Ft. Leonard Wood
Boig
Des Moines
Wayne
Admiral Chester Takes Final Look at Nimitz Carrier
In full regalia as fleet admiral, Adm. Chester Nimitz viewed the aircraft carrier one last time before it sails to Bremerton for mothballing after nine years of service.
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San Francisco
Chester Faerie Westerday
Bremerton
United Nations
USN
Ion Visor
Beeen Baslieve
Kremlin
Textile chemists meet in Atlanta for national convention
More than 2 000 delegates expected as the 33rd national convention of the American Association of Textile Chemists and Colorists opens in Atlanta. The event includes the South's first textile wet processing exhibit and a symposium on waste disposal of Southern textile mills with Hobart Souther of Mills Corp. presiding. William D. Appel of Washington, D C, to receive the Olney Award Medal at a Thursday luncheon.
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Atlanta
the American Assn. of
Southern Textile Mills
Hobart Souther
One Mills Corp
Greensboro
N.C
Samuel L. Hayes
Charlotte
M.C
Southern
Ciba Co
Olney
William D. Appel
Washington, D.C
National Bureau of Standards
Kenneth S. Campbell
School of Textiles
North Carolina
Raphael E
State College
Souey Corp
L. Brown Jr
Cannon Mills
Kannapolis
E. Hubbard
Raleigh
George Rhame
Comercy
Oesth
Board of Health
Airport Boat Plea Sparks Humorous Tower Exchange
Logan International Airport staff recalled a ghostly call during a hurricane in which a man asked to bring his boat onto the field. The controller doubted the boat rumor and asked if he meant airplane, noting the odd request.
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Logan International Airport
Rom Ishore
Van Fleet Warns U S Faces Asia Catastrophe
General James A. Van Fleet criticizes U S policy in Asia, arguing free world strength lies in Korea Formosa the Philippines and Japan. He says the armistice in Korea was a mistake and warns Red China could overrun Asia if the United Nations effort stalls.
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Washington
James A. van Fleet
United States
Far East
Asia
Korea
Formosa
Philippines
Japan
van Fleet
U.S. News and World Report
Southeast Asia
Republic of China
China
8Th Army
Free World
Middle East
Africa
Kremlin
Deaf Mute Robbed Near Midtown Subway Station
A 37 year old deaf mute named Frank Molinaro was robbed as he closed near a midecity subway area station. Two men fled along the tunnel while Molinaro scribbled details on paper. Police detained John P. Johnson and Leonard Lecato of Philadelphia on larceny charges.
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Midecity
Ares
Frank Molinaro
Gothe
Molinaro
John P. Johnson
Leonard Lecato
Phil
Er Pen Eee
Seed Bey
Maine vote today tests GOP hold and national impact
Maine voters go to polls in an off year election watched nationwide for its possible effect on Congress. Republicans seek to preserve 20 years of top offices while Democrats tout Maine as a test of the nation’s political direction amid hurricane aftermath and a potentially lighter turnout.
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Portland
Maine
Congress
Burton M. Cross
Edmund
Muskie
Four U S Servicemen Sentenced for Assaults
West Williams, 22, Durham North Carolina Pvt Isaka Mitchell, 24, Greenville Alabama Pvt Archie E Friday, 20, Columbia South Carolina Phillips titled as initiator received 15 years at hard labor. The other three got 10 years each. All four face dishonorable discharge and forfeiture of pay and allowances. Members of a Pusan Quartermaster group. Sentences subject to review.
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West Williams
Durham
N.C
Isaka Mitchell
Greenville
Ala
Archie E. Friday
Columbia
S.C
Phillips
Pusan Quartermaster
Vietnamese Army Chief Hinh defies Diem amid barricaded HQ stand
Saigon reports Nguyen Van Hinh ousted as Army Chief of Staff has barricaded himself in his headquarters in defiance of Premier Ngo Dinh Diem who fired him. Diem again ordered Hinh to go to France, but Hinh refused and formed a barricade with two tents and eight fire hoses ready in case police move in.
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Saigon
Nguyen van Hinh
Ngo Dinh Diem
Diem
Hinh
France
California Beauty Crowned Miss America 1955 Leads Tour
Lee Ann Meriwether of San Francisco the 1955 Miss America, recounts modest plans as she begins a whirlwind tour and public appearances. Judges praised her measurements while she speaks of acting aims and a Dior look. Her Army friend in Tokyo hails her win. Meriwether honors her late father and heads to New York then South America.
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California Beauty
Atlantic City
N.J
California
Lee Ann Meriwether
San Francisco
Lee
Marilyn Monroe
Dior
Tokyo
Army Pvt
John R. Riveroll
San Jose
Calif
Riveroll
Ethel Meriwether
Meriwether
Stanford
City College of San Francisco
New York
South America
Color TV Campaign Starts Full Blast
New York reports a multibillion dollar color TV campaign aimed at switching the public from black and white. NBC launches with Betty Hutton in Satins and Spurs. CBS follows with The Royal Family. Both nets schedule color extravaganzas every four weeks.
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New York
National Broadcasting Co
Betty Hutton
Nets
NBC
Ann
Rogers
Max Liebman
the Ziegfeld
Kevin McCarthy
Pretty Neva Patterson
BC Headache Tablets Advertises Pain Relief
An old advertisement touts BC Headache Tablets for head pains and muscle aches. It lists tablet packets at 10 cents and bottles of 25 or 100 tablets with price details and mentions a quick relief claim.
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Weather Bureau
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Rockies
Great Lakes
Gulf Coast
Indies
Middle Atlantic
Crownzol
Crown
Crown Central Petroleum Corporation
Bak Tomohead
William the Conqueror
England
Margaret Chase Smith
Smith
Paul A. Fullam
Fullam
Colby College
Robert Hale
Charles P. Nelson
Clifford G. McIntire
James C. Oliver
Thomas E. Delahanty
Kenneth B. Colbath
Oliver
U.S
Albert Ditchik
Florence
Robert Dixon
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Red China
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Piedmont Natural Gasmpany
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