Longshore Strike Halts Atlantic Ports Amid New York Stand
The International Longshoremen's Association ordered a general strike on East and Gulf Coasts. Port activity stalled with New York suffering up to a million dollars daily in losses as perishable goods rotted on piers. Jetting shipments abroad were halted while other regions reported widespread idleness and sporadic work resumption.
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New York
Waterfront Commission
New Jersey
Overland
Detroit
Chamber of Commerce
Michigan
State
Assn. of
American Railroads
East
Gulf
International Longshoremen's Assn
Ind
Halifax
N.S
ILA
Houston
Tex
Alabama
Mobile
Portland
Miami
Fla
Boston
Providence
R. I
Philadelphia
Savannah
Wilmington
N. C
Tampa
AFL
Norfolk
Dock Work Halted At Wilmington As ILA Strike Spreads
The International Longshoremen Assn call halted Wilmington docks at eight this morning with workers refusing to return until ordered by the union. Two ships were in port, one shipment of animals from Philadelphia rerouted due to the strike. The district covers Atlantic and Gulf ports from Morehead City to Brownsville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
GTON
N.C
International Longshoremen Assn
Wilmington
Rutherford Leonard
ILA
Philadelphia
Atlantic
Gulf
Houston
Tex
District 6
The
South Atlantic
Gulf of Mexico
Morehead City
Brownsville
I B Watkins Dies Henderson Leader Irvine Watkins Ex-Henderson Mayor
Irvine B. Watkins longtime Henderson County attorney and mayor from 1927 to 1937 died last night in a hospital of a heart attack. He led the Henderson Building & Loan Assn. and served in the State House. Survivors include his widow two sons Irvine Jr and Charles and two brothers and two sisters.
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I. B. Watkins
Henderson
N.C
Irvine B. Watkins
Vance County
Watkins
Henderson Building & Loan Assn
First Presbyterian Church
State House of Representatives
Irvine Jr
Charles Watkins
Scott Defends Farm Price Supports at NC Convention
U S Senator Kerr Scott defended the farm price support program at the Farmers Cooperative Exchange and North Carolina Cotton Growers Assn convention in Raleigh. He said subsidies touch many, urged end to anti subsidy rhetoric, noted $34.8 billion in farm subsidies since 1949 and planned Senate hearings on surplus problems, with 5000 growers expected and a barbecue to close the session.
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Raleigh
U.S
Kerr Scott
Farmers Cooperative Exchange
North Carolina
Scott
Senate Agricultural Committee
Senate Agriculture Committee
South Carolina
Westinghouse Strike Enters Second Day With Pickets
Pittsburgh reports 43000 CIO IEU members striking Westinghouse Electric Corp for a second day as negotiators pursue a settlement. James B Carey and Robert D Blaiser met again after a lengthy session with no comment. Peaceful picketing continues at 27 plants in nine states while other plants retain contracts. The SEU strike backs 2200 East Pittsburgh workers.
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Pittsburgh
CIO International Union of Electrical Workers
Westinghouse Electric Corp
James B. Carey
Robert D. Blaiser
Westinghouse
Cio-Ieu
SEU
East
McLean Probe Opens Into Intercoastal Steamship Move
The Interstate Commerce Commission begins an inquiry into Malcolm P. McLean's move into steamship operations. The probe covers his control of Pan Atlantic and related Waterman units, plus possible antitrust concerns over acquiring competing transport firms. Major railroads urge ICC review of conducting such control without approval.
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Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
ICC
Malcom P. McLean
McLean
Gulf and Atlantic
Waterman Steamship Co
McLean Trucking Co
Winston- Salem
N.C
McLean Securities Corp
New York City
Waterman Steamship Corp
Mobile
Ala
Pan-Atlantic Steamship Corp
Gulf Florida Terminal Co
Waterman
N. G. Nicolson
United States Trust Co
New York
Eastern
Pan Atlantic Steamship Corp
Eastern Railroads
Hilda Nears Third Largest of Islands
Hurricane Hilda accelerates toward Great Inagua the Bahamas third largest island with Cuba and Florida in its sights. Forecasters monitor its west northwest path as shipping warns of high seas and small craft are advised to seek port.
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Miami
Fla
Hilda
Atlantic
Great Inagua
Bahamas
Cuba
Florida
Turk’'s Island
Walter Davis
Miami Weather Bureau
Davis
Ragged Islands
Cuban
Turk's Island
Palm Beach
Okeechobee
Cape Hatteras
Rodman Rules On Concealed Weapons And Permits
Atty. Gen. William B. Rodman issued opinions on concealed weapons. A weapon within reach and control but not on the person can still be an offense if concealed. He also said pistol permits require proof of home protection need. Other rulings cover municipal bonding for National Guard facilities, temporary residence without losing domicile, and taxable fellowships tied to service.
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Raleigh
William B. Rodman
Rodman
Clerk of Superior Court
Rouse Expected To Recover From Self Inflicted Wounds
In Dillon South Carolina James Rouse, suspected in the cafe murder of his wife, attempted suicide by throat and wrist slashes after the killing. He remains in critical condition as doctors report blood transfusions. Sheriff Rogers set up a full time warning to prevent further self harm or interference with his recovery. The couple operated the cafe where the victim was killed as she tried to call police. Patricia and Kenneth Hyatt are her children from a previous marriage. Rouse, about 55, was under indictment for murder in the August 26 shooting of Pete Kirby, a tobacco farmer from Tobaccoville North Carolina.
UNC Will Appeal Decision On Negroes Applications
North Carolina Attorney General directed to appeal a federal ruling ordering UNC to process undergraduate applications from three Durham Negro youths. Executive Committee seeks Supreme Court review and appoints a three member advisory panel to aid Rodman on fee and appeal details. Stay of execution questioned. admissions officers gather transcripts and consider good faith in potential integration. The decision marks a rare challenge to desegregation policy at the undergraduate level.
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Raleigh P—Atty
W. B. Rodman
University of North Carolina
U.S. Supreme Court
University Board of Trustees
Rodman
Ralph
John Lewis Brandon
Durham
Thomas J. Pearsall
Rocky Mount
Wade Barber
Pitshoro
W. Frank Taylor
Goldsboro
Supreme Court
Arch T. Allen
Board of Trustees
R. B. House
Roy Armstrong
University
Durham High School
John J. Parker
Charlotte
Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals
Hurricane Hilda Advisory Waves Toward Bahamas Cuba
The Miami Weather Bureau issues 11 a.m. EST advisory on Hurricane Hilda. The storm moves west at 10 to 15 mph next 12 hours with no major intensity change. It passes south of Great Inagua, heads toward the old Bahama channel, prompting caution for Bahamas Cuba and southern Florida mariners.
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Miami
Fla
Miami Weather Bureau
Hilda
Cuba
Great Inagua Island
Bahamas
Old Bahama Channel
Cuban
Old
Bahama Channel
Florida
Decisive Day in Private Talks Between Adenauer and Bulganin
West German Chancellor Adenauer and Soviet Premier Bulganin met privately in Moscow as the German Soviet talks entered a decisive stage. No concrete results were announced though an afternoon session was planned, with Khrushchev in attendance at a banquet and officials cautioning that the talks may restart without progress.
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Moscow
Adenauer
Bulganin
Nikita Khrushchev
Felix von Eckardt
von Eckardt
Kremlin
Carlo Schmid
Bonn
France moves to oust Morocco’s Moulay Arafa in reform plan
Paris Premier Edgar Faure’s cabinet creates a four man hatchet committee to depose Sultan Moulay Arafa and install a three man regency as France shifts toward greater self government for the protectorate. Ben Youssef’s return to the throne remains disputed amid nationalist pressure.
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Paris
Edgar Faure
Mohammed Ben Moulay Arafa
Morocco
France
Rene Coty
Coty
Mohammed Ben Youssef
Ben Youssef
Arafa
Frenc
Madagascar
Mier Gaston Palewski
Pierre July
Robert Schuman
Overseas Territories
Pierre-Henri Teitgen
Moulay Arafa
Istiqlal
Rabat
Faure
National Assembly
Sea Wall Contract Awarded for Ocean Ridge Beach
MOREHEAD CITY N C A concrete sea wall contract in the Ocean Ridge area west of Atlantic Beach was awarded to T A Loving and Co of Goldsboro Plans call for a reinforced concrete bulkhead about nine feet thick and 900 feet long with pilings driven to nine feet Deep The wall may extend to 2400 feet total length once completed Engineer Thomas W Rivers of Greenville says the wall will cost about 43 per linear foot and sit about 40 feet in front of waterfront cottages Construction starts next week with a goal of 50 feet daily progress The Atlantic Beach town and property owners meet September 17 to discuss a permanent sea wall and petitions show 100 percent support from east Beach area residents
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Morehead City
N.C
Ocean Ridge Beach
Atlantic Beach
T. A. Loving & Co
Goldsboro
Ocean Ridge
Thomas W. Rivers
Greenville
Rivers
Doug West
Mered Cooper
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Food Fair
Earl Ostreicher
Chicago
Miami Beach
Folkston
Thomas D. McBride
Commonwealth
Cash
McBride
Mrs. Silver
Chambers
Rouse
UNC
Greensboro
Leroy Frasier
Charleston
Jacksonville
Caribbean Sea
Inagua
Jamaica
Atlantic Ocean
Dominican Republic
Puerto Rico
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