Women train for jobs at Hannah Harrison School
Washington and New York scenes intertwine as Hannah Harrison School in D.C. offers free vocational courses for women aged 20 to 45 in housekeeping cooking and office work. Miss Poole notes growing demand as graduates report job openings while the venerable institution expands with support from Julius Garfinckel. New York’s Mayor Wagner is profiled as a Democratic rising star linked to the era’s political shifts.
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Jane Eads
Washington
Hannah
Harrison
Miss School
Hannah Harrison
Particu' Equip
Julius Garfinckel
College Press- Washington
Y.W.C.A
District of Columbia
New York
Robert
F. Wagner
Genevieve
Poole
Dwight Eisenhower
Wagner
Newbroke
Stan
U.S. Senate
iHall
Averell Harriman
Robert F. Wagner
D-Ny
United States
Germany
City College of New York
Margaret Mary McTague
Bob
Wag
Loyola
Taft Academy
Yale University
Yale Law School
New York State Assembly
Yorkville
Manhattan
State Assembly
Air Force
Notable Wagner Pursues City Leadership and Senate Ambition
The report traces Robert Wagner's political ascent from City Tax Commissioner in 1946 to borough president and then mayor after winning the 1953 Democratic primary. It notes his lost Senate bid interest when Lehman retired, and how party leaders urged him to pursue the Democratic nomination with backing from Stevenson and Harriman.
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Susan _Edwards
Greenwich, Conn
Wagners
Robert M1
Buncan
Wagner
City Tax Commission
City Plan
Ning Commission
Manhattan
Vincent R. Impellitteri
U.S. Senate
Sen
Herbert H. Lehman
Adlai Stevenson
Harriman
Farm Prices Dip Three Percent In Jul Aug
Farm prices fell three percent between mid July and mid August, the sharpest drop since June 1954, with declines led by potatoes and vegetables. Cattle hogs milk and other goods rose only slightly, leaving overall farmer prices still above a year earlier. Parity ratio dipped to 52, while the index reached 237 of the 1910 14 average.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Jane
Benson
Nixon backer blasts ADA as political fakers
Washington Republican campaign spokesman Richard M. Simpson accuses Americans for Democratic Action of being a collection of political fakers. He blasts ADA after it criticized Vice President Nixon and endorsed Adlai Stevenson and Estes Kefauver while claiming Nixon would threaten morality and integrity in politics.
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Washington
Nixon
Americans For Democratic Action
Richard M. Simpson
R-Pa
House
Republican ‘Campaign Committee
ADA
Harry Truman
Simpson
Adlai Stevenson
Sen. Estes Kefauver
Democrat Party
Congress
America
Mum On Pick Of Governor Adlai Mum On Pick Of Governor
Adlai E Stevenson remained mum on his choice for Illinois governor replacement after Paschen quit the Democratic race. He met with Chicago Mayor Daley and state chairman Ronan and said he would disclose his views likely this weekend. Paschen’s withdrawal comes as grand juries probe a welfare fund in the treasurer’s office to see if bank contributions were used politically. Ronan plans a State Central Committee meeting to name a candidate to face Republican Stratten.
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Adlai E. Stevenson
Herbert C. Paschen
Ilinois
Richard Dal‘ey
Illinois
Daley
James A. Ronan
Paschen
Cook Country
Ronan
Democratic State Central Committee
William Stratton
Convicts Escape by Plane From California Prison Camp
Four California convicts fled San Quentin in Siskiyou County stole a Cessna, flew to Oregon, and hid in rough timber country near Myrtle Creek after a chase by Oregon police and FBI agents. Gerald Baucum led the flight from San Quentin and was among the men identified with prior crimes including robbery kidnapping narcotics violations.
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Ore
FBI
Oregon
Here
California
San Quentin
Siskiyou County
Myrtle Creek
Happy Camp
Calif
Medford
Gerald E. Baucum
San Francisco
Some Relief From Heat Thru Nation
Temperature drops as much as 20 degrees in some sections bring relief to the Plains states while warm humid weather persists from the Mississippi Valley to the Atlantic. Greatest declines occur in the Central Plains with smaller drops elsewhere. Wichita Kansas records 59, Gage Oklahoma 55, and forty degree readings reach extreme southern Nebraska. Thunderstorms yield heavy rain in the Mississippi Valley with Arkansas reports up to 1.14 inches in six hours. Labor Day weekend outlook favors cool dry conditions in the north and center with showers east of the Appalachians. southeast stays warm and humid with showers.
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Associated Press
Plains States
Mississippi Valley
Atlantic Coast
Central Plains
Plains
Wichita
Kan
Gage
Okla
Nebraska
Little Rock
Pine Bluff
Ark
Appalachians
Union Head Four Fired Over Subway Strike
The Transit Authority dismissed MBA President Theodore Loos and four other motormen for planning and aiding the June 14 wildcat strike that left 750,000 riders stranded. Twenty one more MBA members were found guilty of departmental charges, with suspensions lasting until next Wednesday. Seventeen other motormen were reprimanded earlier in the week.
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New York
Transit Authority
Motormen's Benevolent Assn
Independent
MBA
Odore Loos
George Waupel
Jack Roth
Edward J. Gorevan
Felix Ri. Vasquez
Loos
State Supreme Court
Subway
Tthe Transit Workers Union
Michael Quill
Mexico President Optimistic Over Growth and Trade Policy
Mexico's President Adolfo Ruiz Cortines presented an optimistic state of the nation address in which he cited a 1954 to 1955 national product rise of 40 percent and continued growth this year. He noted a reduced public debt, a dollar reserve of 410 million, and export gains of 27 percent aided by a cotton barter program described as temporary. He stressed Mexico remains committed to multilateral trade despite surplus disposal pressures and indicated rumors on cotton sales and import restrictions remain unconfirmed.
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Mexico City
Adolfo Ruiz Cortines
Congress
Mexico
Ruiz Cortines
U.S
Scotton
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