Downey Educator Upheld In Slapping Of Student
Judge Roberta Butzbach in Los Cerritos Court ruled educator Robert Kne ling acted within his rights to slap a student for discipline under loco parentis doctrine. The 15 year old Sherman Robinson was described as untruthful with a bad reputation, and the moderate force was used as the student rose from his desk amid hoodlumism concerns. The case drew wide attention as nearly 20 educators attended the four hour trial.
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Bellflower
Roberta Butzbach
Los Cerritos
Robert E. Kneling
Downey
Paramount Junior High School
Sherman Clay Robinson
Facade St
Paramount
Sherman
Abe
Atention
Southland
Costello Tax Layoff Told by Senator Williams
Sen. John J. Williams told the Senate the Internal Revenue Bureau held a $25,000 tax claim against racketeer Frank Costello for nearly 20 years without prosecution and only collected after he mislaid the money in a New York taxi cab. He cited $315,156.01 in taxes and penalties against Costello associate Phil Kastel over 15 years.
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Washington
John J. Williams
Senate Today
Internal Revenue Bureau
Frank Costello
Delaware Republican
Phil Kastel
Costello
New Orleans
Revenue Bureau
Castello
Williams
New York
Union Leaders and Steel Chiefs Fail in Talks to Restart Strike
In New York, CIO Steelworkers president Philip Murray and major steel executives held preliminary meetings to resume negotiations over the nationwide walkout, but talks ended without progress. Jones and Laughlin chairman Adm. Ben Maryeell returned to Pittsburgh as the House delayed a vote on Taft-Hartley action amid a stall in defense and civilian production.
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New York
CIO Steel
Philip Murray
Adm
Ben Maryeell
Jones and Laughlin ‘Steel Corp
Pittsburgh
Washington
CIO
Truman
House
Harry H. Fowler
Murray
Mareel
Benjamin Fairless
U. S. Steel
John A. Stephens
CL. Austin
Jones and Laughlin
Charles White
Republic Steel
Joseph Larkin
Bethlehem Steel
Arthur Goldberg
Gary
Ind
Blind Boy 18 Drowns After Pleas Ignored
In Millers Falls Massachusetts on June 20 a group of girls ignored the pleas of 18 year old John Hawthorne Jr. who cried for help while swimming Green Pond. He swam toward shore, exhausted, and sank beneath the water, drowning in the presence of bystanders.
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Millers Falls
Mass
Green Pond
John Hawthorne Jr
Hawthorne
Aetna Finance Offers Pay All Your Bills Plan
Aetna Finance Co. at 142 American Avenue launches a Pay All Your Bills plan letting worthy families borrow $100 to $1,000 cash to cover arrears. Example shows a monthly payment of $19 for 18 months covering up to $277.45 in bills, with eligibility by local residents in American Beach.
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Aetna Finance Co
American Avenue
Anooth Tang
Aone Eeerican Avenue
Ic Beach
Layoffs Ahead for Thousands of Defense Workers
The steel strike triggers notices for hundreds of thousands in defense and civilian plants. By late June, plants including Detroit tank arsenal and Schenectady’s American Locomotive will reduce output by one third by mid July and halt by late July. Chicago plants will furlough 50,000 workers starting June 27 and Budd Co. will lay off 4,500 of its 8,000 Philadelphia workers for lack of steel.
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Army Ordnance
Ordnance
Herd
Detroit Tank Arsenal
American Locomotive
Schenectady
Chicago
International
Her
Vester
Budd Co
Philadelphia
Aircraft Strike Looms In Los Angeles Area
North American Aviation union members in Long Beach and Downey plan a strike Wednesday over 26 to 28 cent an hour pay rise. Federal mediator Cyrus S. Ching convened a 10 am Monday Los Angeles meeting to avert the walkout. The action covers about 27,000 workers across 15 LA units and Columbus plant, with Local 887 having filed a 30 day strike notice last May. The Downey plant builds airframes for fighters clashing with Communist MIGs in Korea.
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North American Aviation Inc
Long Beach
Downey
Cyrus S. Ching
CIQ United Auto Workers
North American Aviation Cou
Los Angeles
Columbus
Fred Schrade
Subjeet
Korea
Thousands of German POWs Still in Soviet Russia
German deportees arriving in Goettingen report that thousands of German war prisoners remain in the Soviet Union. They cite more than 7000 prisoners in the Sverdlovsk area and say nearly 200 civilian detainees arrived today from forced labor camps.
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Goettingen
Germany
Soviet Union
Sverdlovsk
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Marfinez
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Zenith
Howard's
Imu
Wen
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