35 Hour Week Sought for Government Staff
AFL CIO executive committee and President Meany backed a 35 hour week for federal workers and urged extending shorter hours to all industry if economy improves. Unemployment worries and labor management gains in federal agencies are noted, with Kenin named to the AFL-CIO council and Doherty made vice president emeritus.
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Charles E. Taylor
Miami Beach
UPI
Afl-Cio
George Meany
Council Ap
Meany
Labor Federation’ S
Kennedy
Congress
Washington
Federation
Counci
Ant
Herman B. Kenin
American, Federation of Musicians, A
William C. Doherty
Letter Carriers
U._S
Jamaica
Doherty
US Air Force jet sets cargo distance record
A USAF jet, boosted by favorable winds, flew non-stop from the Philippines to McGuire AFB New Jersey. The unofficial distance of 9,862 miles marks a new world record for cargo aircraft.
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Scott Air Force Base
Upi
Philippine Islands
McGuire Air Force Base
Two Low-Yield A Tests Fired in Nevada
Washington reports the Atomic Energy Commission announced two underground low-yield nuclear tests in Nevada. One tested weapons purposes, the other the Peaceful Plowshare Project to aid future experiments. The tests aim to explore using nuclear explosions to create neutron rich isotopes of transplutonium elements and heavier ones.
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Washington
UPI
Atomic Energy Commission
Nevada
AEC
United States
Lucky Mariner LeCain Dies After World War Service
Funeral rites will be held for Long Beach mariner Captain James Slocum LeCain 75 at Bellflower Mortuary, honoring a veteran who survived two world wars and sailed oil tankers through combat zones. Survived by sons Harold and Lloyd, daughter Helen, and seven grandchildren. He will be interred at Forest Lawn Memorial Park Glendale.
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Long Beach Mariner
James Slocum
LeCain
SWAT
Bellflower Mortuary
Tulane Ave
Lakewood General Hospital
Eagle
Navy
France
Solomons
Eflice Islands
Marshalls
Carolinas
Marianas
Eneres
Long ‘Beach
Texas City
Esso Memphis
Standard Oil Ca
Galveston Bay
Texas Sealport
Esso Zurich
Harold
Long Beach
Lloyd
New Jersey
Helen Flanagan
Forest Lawn Memorial Park
Glendale
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Mecari
Victoria
Acto Pak
Alan's
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Fita
Alaw’s. Draperies
Seemiand
Sal
Carl
Crasecee Beedinavia
Pca Oca
Pacific Coast Highway
Teng
Mariner
T. LeGain
Annapolis
Nova Scotia
Capt
Joshua Slocont
Allied Reval Drug
Zigipecific Ave
Vermilans Colforsta Pharmacy
Paceballa Deugrart Ham
Atlantic
Pat” Horgan
Clarence Wagner
Harold Paige Vermilsion
Rexall Waeb Carson
U. S
Harry Brown
Mermitten
Kore
Cheryl Asahe’m
Pal” Tenkhoff
Stan Nickle
East Anahelle Pharmacy
Bob Wilson
EggeSen Pharmacy Ind Ard Now
Gordon Allred
Paschall
Sordon-Wagner Pharmacy
Crargy Ave
John Bell
Dells Pharmacy
ED Wagner
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