Infant Mortality Still High in First Month
United Press Science Editor Delos Smith reports a New York City study of 955 perinatal deaths showing 35 percent preventable. Faulty prenatal care, medical judgment errors, inexperience, and unsatisfactory pediatric care cited among contributors. The findings, coordinated by the New York Academy of Medicine, accompany a Harvard University Press publication.
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Nathan Wins Passport After Court Pressure
Prof. Otto Nathan of New York University, executor of Albert Einstein’s will, obtained a passport after a U S appeals court ordered a hearing. The state department said decisions on passports stay with the secretary of state, but the board approved travel for Nathan to attend a scientific meeting in Switzerland next month. Nathan, born in Germany, denied Communist party ties and urged open evidence at hearings.
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Drive-In Theater Patron Tries to Steal Sound Wire
Long Beach California theater proprietor Milt Arthur reports a non paying man with a shovel attempting to dig under the fence to reach the drive in theater sound system. The intruder claimed he could see the giant screen from his home but complained the sound did not reach him. He said he planned to hook a speaker wire onto a theater wire. Arthur dismissed him.
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Pay Boost Wave Seen in 1955 Wage Increases
Labor experts forecast a rise of 11 to 15 cents an hour in overall 1955 wage hikes, potentially tripling last year. Ford-CIO Auto Workers contract may lift general wage levels, with steel industry settlements expected to reinforce the trend. Last year averaged about a nickel, while fringe benefits and rising strike activity accompany the upsurge.
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Ford and UAW wage plan sparks cautious optimism
A government expert calls the Ford UAW guaranteed wage plan a vote of confidence in the company’s future. Economists say it will not affect the economy immediately since idle workers will not be paid for another year.
AFL Carpenters Accept One Year Contract in Milwaukee Area
The AFL carpenters union voted to accept a one year contract with contractors ending a two month strike threat. About 4000 carpenters across Milwaukee and surrounding counties will be covered. New pay includes journeymen at $2.99 per hour plus a seven cent vacation contribution and a seven cent welfare plan. Foremen at $3.39 and sub foremen at $3.19 plus extras.
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AFL Carpenters Union
Waukesha
Ozaukee
Washington
Allied Construction Employers’ Assn
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