Eisenhower vows to fight for his policies at GOP dinners
President Eisenhower pledged to back the administration policies whether as candidate or worker in the ranks. He thanked more than 60,000 Republicans at Salute to Eisenhower events where dinners raised up to 100 dollars a plate, about five million dollars for GOP campaigns. He said his future role remains undetermined, but his help would come in any case, and he told 1,700 Washington diners and millions nationwide that his decision will be his alone and not selfish.
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Washington
Eisenhower
NAM Accuses Meany of Trying to Ruin Unions
George Meany president of the AFL-CIO accuses the National Association of Manufacturers of a campaign to destroy labor unions. NAM president Cola G. Parker replies that Meany’s attack harms labor management peace. Meany spoke at a dinner of the National Industrial Conference Board, noting NAM opposition and a response from NAM leader Charles R. Sligh Jr. Herman Steinkraus of Bridgeport Brass Co. echoed that unions are here to stay and strong unions with responsible leadership reduce trouble.
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New York
George Meany
Afl-Cio
National Association of Manufacturers
Lathor
Cola G. Parker Nam
Meany
National Industrial Conference Board
NAM
Charles R. Sligh Jr
Herman W. Steinkraus
Bridgeport Conn. Brass Co
Steinkraus
Motorama Attendance at General Motors Show
New York saw 34,358 visitors to General Motors 1958 Motorama with 11,000 invited guests previewing the event at the Waldorf Astoria. The six day show opened to the public after a preview day, six days after similar figures from last year.
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New York
General Motors
Waldorf- Astoria Hotel
GM Strike in Canada Becomes Longest in History
In Toronto the GM strike by 7,000 General Motors of Canada workers becomes the longest walkout in Canadian auto industry history. the UAW action reaches day 124 with no settlement in sight and plants in Ottawa Toronto St. Catharines London and Windsor closed. the prior record was 123 days against Chrysler in Canada in 1846.
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General Motors of Canada
United Auto Workers
Ottawa
St. Catharines
London
Windsor
Chrysler of Canada
Elected New York Author Leads National Institute
New York author and critic yesterday was elected president of the National Institute of Avis and Betiera, signaling a notable shift in the organization’s leadership and direction.
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New York
Mealcam Cowley
The
National Institute of Avis and Betiera
Real Pearls Used in Bean Shooter Incident
LAKEWOOD California sheriffs deputies investigated after youngsters reported using real pearls as ammunition in bean shooters. Jeweler Charles Vel White reported $1,009 in gems stolen from his home, a converted bus parked near his son's residence. The pearls seized included about $300 worth found on two 13-year-olds, with about $150 recovered from a juvenile, and authorities planned to involve the boys' parents as the search for remaining pearls continued.
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Lakewood
Calif.orn
Charles Vel White
Sherif
Civil Service Told of Its Responsibility
Washington report: The Civil Service Commission says staffers must help keep the public informed, replacing a prior rule that information about commission affairs was government property. House subcommittee chairman Moss praises the shift, urging other agencies to adopt open disclosure while adjusting wording. CSC chief Young notes internal matters linger during policy debates and cites a planned interagency study on making employee names and salaries public.
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ED Creagh
Washington
Civil Service, Commission
House
Mass
D-Calif
Moss
CSC
Philip Young
Interagency
IPAY HIRE FOR PRISONERS IN SAN ANTONIO
Police Chief George Bichsel endorsed raising the daily salary for prisoners in the city jail from 3 to 4 a day. The 3 per day allowance has lasted 50 years and officials note costs have risen across the board.
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San Antonio
Texas
George Bichsel
Bogasch
South to Fight to Continue Segregation
Southern legislators pressed to maintain segregation with Alabama leading a defiant interposition stance. Alabama Senate approved the resolution and Mississippi House committees advanced anti integration measures including penalties up to 3000 dollars and five years prison. Virginia Senate resisted Supreme Court limits on school desegregation with a compromise interposition plan offered.
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Mississippi
Alabama
U. S. Supreme Court
Alabama Senate
House
Judiciary Committee
Federa
Mississippi House
Virginia Senate
Supreme Court
High Court
Rail Chief Declines New Haven Presidency Offer
Nashville leader W H Hackworth president of the Nashville Chattanooga and St. Louis Railway says he turned down a NY New Haven offer at 75000 dollars a year. He notified the New Haven board of his decision citing interest in Nashville and his home. The NC&STL is merging with Louisville and Nashville which holds 75 percent of NC&STL stock.
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Hackworth
Nashville, Chattanooga & St. Louis Railway
New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad
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New Haven Board of Directors
New Haven
Nashvlle
Louisville & Nashville Railroad
Hollywood fire volunteers oppose pay rise for workers
A Pascoag Rhode Island meeting heard Northern Rhode Island firefighters oppose a proposal to raise volunteer pay from 65 to 1.50 an hour. The concerns centered on funding and impact while honoring veteran performers including land widow of Tom Murray and a long time forest fire veteran.
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Associated Press
Rhode
Hollywood
Louis Carver
Mediennes
Land
Tom Murray
Russian public opinion bars Soviet aid to others
U S officials believe hard pressed Russians oppose Soviet economic aid abroad. They note Bulganin and Khrushchev back proposals like a 100 million dollar loan to Afghanistan and about 250 million dollars for Egypt to build a dam. Voice of America sought to counter domestic mood while Kremlin leaders safeguard overseas grants.
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U.S
Lare
Stase Department
Russia
Bulanin
Communist Party
Nikita Khrushchev
Dulles
Voice of América
Voice of America
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Afghanistan
Egypt
Hoover Takes Exception to a Letter
Dr. T M Howard accuses FBI Chief Hoover of failing to solve murders of Black Mississippians. He cites George Lee, Lemar Smith, and Emmett Till cases as examples of killers escaping indictment. Howard's Baltimore speech and letter reiterate distrust of federal and state action.
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Mississippi
Dr. T. &. M. Howard
FBI
J. Edgar Hoover
Hoover
Howard
Baltimore
United States
George Lee
Iemar Smith
Emmett Till
Till
Chicago
Money
Smith
Brookhaven
Miss. Lee
National Assny, For the Advancement of Colored People
Belzoni
Miss
NAACP
Lee
Missing Tombstone Mystery Solved
Denver UW students confessed to stealing two 100-pound tombstones from a local firm for decoration at the Kappa Sigma Fraternity Morticians Ball. They were lectured and released by police.
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Denver UW
Denver University
Kappa Sigma Fraternity
This Fellow Gets Bang Out of Life
In Benton Harbor Michigan Boyd Crumley a 27 year old carnival performer makes a living by blowing himself up in a wooden box with two sticks of dynamite. He wears a crash helmet earplugs and goggles during the act which drew about 600 dollars weekly. The stunt backfired 18 months ago causing a concussion and he repeats it here as a preview before 1|2 months of Canadian bookings. He says he bought the secret from another performer who reportedly lost an arm a leg and both eardrums.
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Benton Harbor
Mich
Boyd Crumley
Crumley
Canada
Slaying Suspect Refuses Talk About Wife Murder
Omaha police report Gurly murder suspect Stanly Nowicki 33 a bartender declined to discuss the brutal stabbing death of his former wife Carolyn Ann Thomas 31 found slain outside her home. Authorities planned first degree charges after Nowicki surrendered in a South Omaha bar following police pursuit. Two witnesses placed him with Thomas near the time of death.
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Omaha Neb
Stanly
Steve Nowicki
Douglas County
Nowicki
South Omaha
Carolyn Ann Thomas
Miss Thomas
Omaha
Bernice Pile
Pile
Bernice
Ume
Guy Byers
Julia Kerns
Gold Bars Stolen From Geneva Truck In Broad Daylight
In Geneva Switzerland thieves stole a 551 pound shipment valued at 240000 from a truck after the driver left it unattended near Geneva airport. The bullion owned by a private Swiss firm arrived from Paris and vanished, with police extending searches through Switzerland and France. No guards were provided for the routine shipment and authorities would not identify the driver or the consigning firm.
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Geneva
Switzerland
Switerland
France
Paris
International
Bell Announces New Diffusion Transistor Innovation
Bell Telephone Laboratories announces a diffusion transistor, a high frequency device using germanium or silicon wafers encased in plastic. The firm says it can amplify about 2,500 telephone conversations on a single line, roughly three times the capacity of the best prior transistor.
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New York
Bell Telephone Laboratories
Bell
Baby Shuttled Between Hospitals Dies at Seven Months
An infant boy Albert Brooks seven months died from natural causes after being moved from Wicker Park Medical Center to Municipal Contagious Hospital and then Michael Reese Hospital. Doctors testified pneumonia was diagnosed but no pre arrival treatment was given. he died two hours after arriving at Michael Reese.
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Chicago WI
Albert Brooks
Mervin Tishler
Michael Reese Hospital
Tishler
Michael Reese
Wicker Park Medical Center
Municipal Contagious
Albert
Michael Heese Hospital
Tishler J
Giant power shovel run wild at Cadiz demo
Experts checked the world's largest power shovel after its first public demonstration near Cadiz Ohio. A 60 cubic yard bucket spilled about 30 tons of earth toward a group of about 80 spectators including 6 children, causing panicked scattering with no injuries reported. Officials blamed a clutch failure in the forward thrust mechanism as the bucket veered out of control. The $2.6 million machine, built by Barton Ohio Shovel Co, is to mine coal from a 5 foot seam at Pitt-Consol Georgetown open pit mine near Cadiz.
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Cadiz
Ohio
Hanna Division
Pittsburgh Consolidation Coal Co
Hanna
James Hyslop
Barton Qhio Shovel Co
Pitt-Consol
Georgetown
California GOP Picture Uncertain
In Sacramento California President Eisenhower's remarks left California Republicans unsure how to proceed. Governor Goodwin Knight welcomed the idea of Eisenhower's name in presidential primaries and pledged California's delegation to the GOP National Convention in support. The key question remains whether Eisenhower will be sent to primary elections in June and whether his approval is needed.
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Sacramento
Calif
Eisenhower
California
Goodwin Knight
Knight
Ulle
Prosecutor Addresses Price Case In Garland Incident
Prosecuting Attorney Travis Mathis releases statement stressing seriousness of the BEA Price case. He says the office will prosecute to the fullest under the felony statute, noting a minimum of six months to three years and three offenses charged with potential ranges of 18 months to nine years. Parents urged to discuss with children and warn them to report strangers, and to avoid approaching occupied vehicles with unfamiliar persons.
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Garland
Travis Mathis
BE. A
Bud) Price
British Claim Better Polio Vaccine Sparks Debate
American scientists challenged Britain's assertion of an improved polio vaccine. They noted lack of mass trials and questioned the Brunhilde strain’s potency versus Mahoney used in Salk shots. Officials warned no basic changes to the 1954 Salk vaccine.
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Washington
Britain
United States
Robert H. ‘Turton
Jonny E. Salls
Salk
Istitutes of Health
Tes
Ameniga
Bombay unrest flares as protests strike city warehouses
Reported disruptions hit Bombay as angry demonstrators challenged government tests and Nehru amid turmoil in Orissa and Bihar. About half the city’s Marathi population appears involved, with observers warning Bombay could face a long stoppage unless demands are met.
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India
Ister Nehru
Orissa
Biha
Stratary
Marath
Ts ‘Jong-tim
Council Adopts Resolution On Israel Attack Backlash
A city council yesterday adopted a resolution condemning Israeli actions and endorsing restraint. The text cites retaliation as a factor and mentions interference concerns and retaliatory measures. The document references Syrian involvement and endorses a cautious approach to the broader Middle East situation.
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Israel
Israel Tech
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