Puzzle over pay boost shows clash on 242 percent raise interpretation
County board members debated how to implement a pay hike for courthouse and institutions workers tied to an amendment by Kermit Caves. The vote and subsequent interpretations raised questions about whether the 10 dollar monthly increase plus a 242 percent minimum would apply to all or only certain staff, with unions seeking equal treatment and a possible special meeting.
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Board of Supervisors
Kermit Caves
Caves
James Amendola
Angelo Capriotti
Amendola
Richard Lindgren
Lindgren
Local 990
Larson
Peter Marshall
B. T. McAleer
Steve Robinson
Peter Ruffalo
Eden reshuffles cabinet in major government reorganization
Prime Minister Eden announces a sweeping cabinet reshuffle with seven ministers moved, one department raised to cabinet rank, and another removed. Richard Butler becomes government leader in the House, Harold Macmillan moves to Treasury, Selwyn Lloyd to Foreign Office, Walter Monckton to Defense, Patrick Buchan-Hepburn to Works, and the Pensions Ministry dropped from the cabinet.
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London
Eden
Sir Anthony
Richard A. “Rab” Butler
House of Commons
Harold Macmillan
Butler
Treasury
Defense
Selwyn Lloyd
Foreign Office
Macmillan
Walter Monckton
Labor
Lloyd
Patrick Buchan-Hepburn
Commons
Nigel Birch
Ministry of Pensions
Fire destroys barn on Gerald Tritt farm near Oshkosh
Firemen from three communities battled a blaze Tuesday night that leveled the barn on the Gerald Tritt farm near Oshkosh causing an estimated $30,000 damage.
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Oshkosh
Gerald Tritt
Here
Dainty Doll Voice Mixup Threatens Christmas Joy
A toy factory producing Smokey the Bear figures and a praying doll mixed voice boxes. A fire prevention campaign bear speaks in a growling Smokey voice while the doll recites a bedtime prayer. South Carolina Forestry Commission ordered 96 bears, triggering panic when a testing bear spoke in a childlike phrase.
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Atlanta
Smokey
U. S. Forestry Service
Mommy
Daddy
Forest Service
Smokey the Bear
South Carolina Forestry Commission
Commission
Gruff
Weather Ends Mild Fall Day In Kenosha
The fall season ends on a comparatively mild note in Kenosha with noon temperatures at American Motors and downtown around 22 degrees, the Sewage Treatment Plant at 19. Yesterday’s high was 20 and the early morning low 14. Tonight and Thursday expect mostly cloudy skies with gradually warming temperatures and a low of 13 to 19, high 25 to 30. Sunrise 7:14 a.m., sunset 4:23 p.m.
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Kenosha
American Motors
Stevenson s Son Injured in Christmas Injury Crash
Adlai Stevenson’s son John Fell Stevenson, 19, was hospitalized with serious injuries after his car collided with two trucks while attempting to steer between them on U S 20 near Goshen Indiana. Two Harvard classmates William Northill and William Boyden Jr. died. James Gilligan 19 suffered bruises. Stevenson’s injuries included a broken kneecap fractured jaw and facial cuts. The elder Stevenson learned of the accident in Chicago and flew to his son’s bedside.
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Goshen
Ind
Adlai Stevenson
John Fell Stevenson
Harvard University
William C. Northill
Lake Forest
William C. Boyden, Jr
Chicago
James Gilligan
Nebraska City
Neb
Stevenson
Young Stevenson
Fred Gill
Detroit
Mich
Cleo Rance
St. Petersburg
Fla
Gill
U. S. 20
Here
17 Die As Eastern Air Lines Constellation Crashes
An Eastern Air Lines Constellation crashed while landing near Jacksonville killing all 17 aboard. Five crew members died along with passengers. fire burned for hours as firefighters cleared the wreckage, with no Wisconsin victims. Flight 642 from Miami to Boston had planned stops in Washington and New York.
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Jacksonville
Fla
Eastern Air Lines
Constellation
Miami
Wisconsin
Tom McBrien
Boston
Washington
New York
Ford Foundation to sell 10.2 million Ford shares in historic public offering
Ford Foundation plans a record equity issue of 10.2 million Ford Motor Co. shares, expanding the public offering from seven million. Ford reports nine months 1955 earnings of 312.2 million dollars and per share 5.85, with a 15 for 1 stock split. Directors and officers hold options totaling 954,000 shares, Breech and other executives receiving substantial pay.
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Washington
Ford Foundation
Ford Motor Co
Securities and Exchange Commission
Pioneer
SEC
Ford
Henry Ford I
Benson Ford
Josephine Ford Ford
Edsel
Eleanor Clay Ford
William Clay Ford
Ernest B. Breech
Henry Ford II
Breech
John S. Bugas
Crusoe
Gossett
Harder
John R. Davis
Theodore O. Yatema
Irving A. Duffy
Two Million Dollar Blaze Rips Lynchburg Stores
A two million dollar fire roared through Lynchburg's business district for about five hours injuring three firefighters and a city electrician. Seven stores were gutted with only outside walls standing, two more damaged by water, and exploding ammunition in a basement shattered windows along the street. The blaze is believed to have started in a basement.
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Lynchburg
Navy planes carry relief to Beirut flood victims
Four U S Navy planes departed for Beirut with emergency relief for Lebanese flood victims. The prior weekend flood in Tripoli, North Lebanon, killed about 160 people and left 200 missing. More than 100 buildings were destroyed.
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Naples
U. S. Navy
Beirut
Lebanon
Tripoli
Colonel Convicted In Court Martial At Fort Lewis
Lt Col Paul V Liles the only West Point graduate court martialed for collaborating with the enemy was found guilty of bringing discredit on the military service and suspended from rank for 24 months. In Amman a caretaker government lifted the Bethlehem curfew. In New York the UN Security Council did not act on Japan admission due to Russia veto. Ellensburg police report a fire in Teanaway River country spurring hope a missing paratrooper may still be alive.
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Fort Lewis
Wash
Paul V. Liles
West Point
Amman
Jordan
Bethlehem
Christ
Ellensburg
Teanaway River
Cle Elum
Kohler Heads Wisconsin GOP Delegates for Eisenhower Bid
A group of Wisconsin Republicans led by Gov. Kohler named Eisenhower as their 1956 presidential candidate. The Eisenhower for President Club of Wisconsin formed in the governor’s office with ten at large delegates and 20 more to be chosen from the eight congressional districts. Delegates will campaign in the April 3 presidential preference primary to represent Wisconsin at the GOP national convention.
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Madison
Wisconsin
Walter Kohler
Eisenhower
GOP
Bank officials buy horse for girl who bid for Nashua
Karen Ann McGuire, a 12 year old Valhalla New York girl, wrote to Hanover Bank after Nashua sale at Belair Stud. Bank officials pooled funds and hired an auctioneer to obtain a horse she liked, preferring a pure black horse. she also asked for a bicycle.
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Nashua
New York
Karen Ann McGuire
Belair Stud
Karen
Valhalla
N. Y
Hanover Bank
William Woodward Jr
Humphrey S. Finney
Finney
Christmas Deaths Estimated at 560
The National Safety Council estimates 560 Americans will die in traffic accidents during the Christmas holiday period, a new record. The four day span begins at 6 p.m. Friday and ends at midnight Monday, with Dec 24 usually the deadliest day due to Christmas Eve travel.
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Chicago
National Safety Council
Associated Press
South Korea to release 6000 officers from active duty
A reliable source says Seoul plans to discharge about 6,000 officers from active duty starting in March to trim the military budget. This move targets personnel costs while preserving overall force readiness.
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Seoul
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