Louisville Nashville Rail Strike Widens With More Walkouts
The 41 day strike by Louisville and Nashville Railroad workers widened as three more lines curtailed passenger and freight at Birmingham Alabama. Pickets lined the yards of Illinois Central Frisco and Central of Georgia. Talks planned with rail and union officials as National Mediation Board seeks settlement amid 25000 workers. Also notes CIO United Electrical Workers strike at Southern Bell and other regional labor actions.
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Associated Press
Louisville & Nashville Railroad
Birmingham
Ala
Ilinois Central
Frisco Lines
Central of Georgia
L&n
National Mediation Board
CIO
Southern Bell Telephone Co
Alabama
Mississippi
Georgia
Atlanta
Sperry
Lake Success
N.Y
New York
CIO International Union of Electrical Workers
Supreme Court
U.S
New England
Lewiston
Maine
Bates Mfg. Co
Strikes Hit Huntsville Textile Mills Over Wages
Workers at Huntsville Alabama Mfg Co and Lincoln Mills of Alabama plan to strike on Monday seeking wage settlements. About 2,400 textile workers join the action hoping for a pattern of settlements for all strikers.
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Huntsville
Ala
Mfg. Co
Lincoln Mills
Alabama
Robbery Sentence Lifted For Crippled Criminal
Anthony J. Blasi, 28, finished a robbery term at Clinton State Prison Dannemora NY. With multiple sclerosis and no cure he sought suspension of two remaining convictions. Queens County Judge Groat suspended the sentence urging mercy and a cure. In Brooklyn Judge Joyce also suspended Blasi's second sentence. He thanked the court and praised American ideals.
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New York
Anthony J. Blasi
Clinton State
Dannemora
N.Y
Blasi
Queens County
William B. Groat
Brooklyn
George Joyce
Joyce
Cancer deaths in the U S show many under age sixty five
About half the cancer deaths in the United States occur in people under 65, highlighting the impact on younger adults and the need for targeted prevention and treatment initiatives.
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United States
Daylight Saving Time Begins Pulling Sun Up Later
A nationwide shift to daylight saving time starts next week with 70 million Americans moving their clocks one hour forward at 2 a.m. Sunday. Most of the populous Northeast and West will observe the change while the South and central U.S. stay on standard time. Markets in New York will adjust automatically.
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Elgin Observatory
Elgin
England
New York
New Jersey
Washington
D.C
Delaware
California
Nevada
Maryland
Pennsylvania
Illinois
Ohio
Indiana
Kentucky
South
Great Central
United States
New York City
New York State
Bond Petition Reveals Prisoner Had Surgery
A bond petition filed in Denver reveals gambler Clyde Smaldone, returned with his brother Eugene for a new trial, underwent two surgeries while at Leavenworth Federal Prison. The document states Clyde has been ill for a long period and was operated on twice by prison physicians. The Smaldones were brought back to the county jail here on Thursday.
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Denver
Clyde Smaldone
Eugene
Leavenworth, Kas
U. S
Convictions Reversed By Supreme Court For Tampering Case
The defendants were convicted October 28, 1953, of tampering with a federal court jury and sentenced to 60 years. The U S Supreme Court recently reversed the convictions and ordered a new trial in the interests of justice.
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U. S. Supreme Court
Dust Blows Through Garden City Reducing Visibility
Dust swept through Garden City Kansas this morning reducing visibility to about a block at 8 a.m. as winds cut sharply then eased to about a half mile an hour later with clearer air.
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Garden City
Kas
Portland Man Says He Plotting Bomb Death With Wife
Portland electrician Victor L. Wolf confessed to wiring a fatal bomb in the car of Oliver K. Smith to help Marjorie Smith collect a $20,000 life insurance payout. The pair are charged with first degree murder. Marjorie denies involvement.
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Portland
Ore
Marjorie Smith
Victor L. Wolf
Oliver K. Smith
William Langley
Wolf
Bombing evidence ties Wolf car wires to Smith case, Lang says
Wires found in Wolf's car resemble those used in the Smith car bombing, Lang stated, suggesting a possible link between the two incidents and widening the inquiry into the motive and suspects.
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Wolf
Smith
Langley
Sigel Pupils Visit Lawrence for Daylong Outing
Mrs. Myrtle Wiglesworth led Sigel School children on an all day excursion to the Natural History Museum at Kansas University in Lawrence. They also toured the Sani tary Milk and Ice Cream Co and the Journal-World, where they tracked how daily news is assembled. Smaller youngsters stayed at South Park for a picnic lunch.
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Myrtle Wiglesworth
Sigel School
Natural History Museum
David Stine
Ronnie Stoneback
Reece Mitchell
Donald Stine
Gary Flory
Linda Wulfkuhle
Sherrill Robison
Virginia Wulfkuhle
LeRoy Johnson
Carol Johnson
Linda Stoneback
LaDean Stoneback
Pat Shirk
Darrell Stine
Roy Cain
Theresa Stoneback
Linda Rice
Williamstown
Lee Robison
Owen Mitchell
Fred Shirk
Don Breithaupt
Ross Wulfkuhle
Walter Stine
Glenn Cox
Dean Stoneback
Smith's Constituents Get Washington Newsletter
Washington says Kansas farmers face drought Hessian fly rust and falling prices. He quotes a 1797 letter to Sir John Sinclair showing wheat shortfalls from drought and cold, with oats also troubled, and notes the text attributed to George Washington dated July 15 1797.
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Washington
Kansas
Wint Smith
R-Kas
G. Washington
Smith
George Washington
John Sinclair
Whitehall
London
Land usable for farming in China is about ten percent
A historical note indicates that roughly 10 percent of China's land area is suitable for agricultural use, highlighting the limited arable acreage amid vast territory.
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China
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