Labor unions' political spending totals $2.21 million
A new AIM tabulation shows ten major union political action groups spending $2,212,000 in 1953 and 1954. CIO-PAC led with $974,000, AFLs LEP with $510,000, UAW-CIO-PAC $275,000, and United Steel with $186,000, plus smaller outlays by Railway Brotherhoods and Machinists. The report notes AIM’s aim to track labor funding for the 1956 campaign and its founder James M. Brewbaker, a Virginia lawyer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peter Edson
NER
Washington Correspo
Washington
Association For Industrial Mobilization
Congress of Industrial Organizations Political Action Committee
American Federation of Labor
League For Political Education
United Auto Workers Cio-Pac
United Steelworkers
Union
New York Cio-Pac
Reesearch
AIM
James M. Brewbaker
Virginia
National Assa
Congress
Wydaha
Brewbaker
Sen
Barry Goldwater
Murray
Mont
Anderson
N.mex
Neuberger
Ore
Kefauver
Tenn
Neely
W.va
O'Mahoney
Wye
House of Representatives
Radio and TV Programs Listings from February Weekend
A dense, OCR heavy schedule listing WDAF KMBC WREN and other stations for Sunday Feb 19 and Monday Feb 20. Includes news blocks, town meetings, various entertainment programs, movies, sports, religious shows, and children's fare across multiple channels and times.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
WDAF
KMBC
Wren Kfku
WREN
KATBC
Newas Baeeta
WHEEN
Sattellte
KAIBC
K.C
KMNC
Newaswest
WDAK
WDAE
WDA
Morgan Heatry
WDAKF
TiOo Raine Yeas
Taylor Herth
Pigretone
KMHGC
KMIC
King of Hearts
Martin Bloch
England’s Inflation Fight Tries Tightening Credit
The piece describes Britain’s move to curb inflation with higher bank rates, restricted loans, and raised sales taxes. It notes the paradox of recovery while delaying limits and argues Government aims to reduce buying power to slow living standards. The column contrasts English rise in imports with export-driven finances and political shifts from Labour to Conservative.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
Britain
U. S
Need for Nurses U S calls for 60,000 practical nurses yearly
Hilda M. Torrop of the National Association for Practical Nurse Education warns of a growing nurse shortage amid aging populations, rising technical demands, and stagnant salaries. She advocates higher pay as the key solution to prevent lowered standards or gaps in care.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. 5
Hilda M. Torrop
National Association For Practical Nurse Education
Ufe
Times
Torrop
No Hole in the Basket Title Traces Basketball Origins in Springfield
A Springfield report recalls the early days of basketball and the 1891 idea by James Naismith. The piece notes the YMCA secretary’s need for a peach basket, the ceilingless goal, and the wall mounting at the downtown gym, with local observers describing the first makeshift hoops and net changes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Naismith
Springfield
Mass
Porla Gazette
YMCA
Eeace
Massachusetts Street
Letters on special interests and public fear
Editor, Journal-World: many groups push grievances to gain laws. Groups for Negro advancement and new farm organizations attract alleged Communist influence. Fundraising drives for diseases provoke fear and anxiety, harming families. After 20 years of futile efforts to pin a disease on a person, the doctor warns, "De's worry" and faces a punch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Journal-World
National Farm Organization
Ike in Tangle With Himself On 1956 Race
President Eisenhower weighs whether to run again amid recovery from a heart attack. Doctors report solid progress and warn of the risks a second term would bring for a 65 year old leader. Public polls show a split view on his candidacy as he considers duty to nation, party, and world.
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Ike
Jong
Eisenhower
Republican Party
Dwight Eisenhower
New Books at Free Public Library Display
The Lawrence Free Public Library showcases new titles across genres including history diplomacy fiction and memoirs. Notable entrants include Chester Bowles The New Dimensions of Peace and Roger Bannister Four Minute Mile with works by Dean Acheson Rachel Carson and Longfellow biographies and modern thrillers such as The Yellow Turban by Charlotte Jay and Jezebel by Dorothy Clarke Wilson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence Free Public Library
Chester Bowles
Roger Bannister
Tran
Dean Acheson
Rachel Caron
Miss Carson
Robert and
Mary Marshall
Robert Fontaine
Ottawa
Canada
Lloyd Mallon
Space
United States Air Force
Longfellow
Edward Wagenknecht
United States
Hiawatha
Paul Revere
Ray F. Kuns
Unusual Banyan Tree of India Becomes a Forest
The great banyan has a main trunk about 30 feet in girth and 230 smaller trunks. It covers over 1,000 feet in circumference, and a single tree can resemble a grove or small forest. The Methodist Church in America is governed episcopally with bishops at its helm.
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India
Methodist Church In
America
Episcopal
Bible Verse Echoes Renewal Of Youth
A reader cites a verse about renewed youth from Psalm 103 verse 8, reflecting on God’s compassion and steadfastness. The snippet suggests a devotional note praising divine mercy and renewal.
Witty snippets mix on weather theft and backsides
A collage of quirky lines notes a police arrest for stolen frozen foods, a car hitting a deer, maple syrup pricing in Ohio, and jokes about labor, bankers, and marriage. The tone mimics a humor column with short, punchy observations and wordplay.
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Minos
Michigan
Engagements and local life in old Home Town
Old Home Town notes announce the engagement of Mary Katharine Solon Markley to Howard Lynch and wedding of Lois Gwendolyn Layman to Fred W. Young. Births, visits, and town events include a new hotel conversion at McConnell hospital site, Lawrence football win over Ottawa, and dances at KU with Eustace Brown comment on modern dancing rules.
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Solon Markley
Mary Katherine
Howard E. Lynch
Alfred Lynch
Lois Gwendolyn Layman
Ella Layman
Fred W. Young
Edwardsville
Bonner Springs
George Steele
Route 1
Laurena Long
Ottawa
R. W. Browning
Rex E. Okeson
Vonna
E. L. Haynes
H. W. Keene
Albuquerque
George Kuhne
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
Lawrence
Danforth Chapel
K.U
8Th and
N. H. Sts
McConnell Hospital
F. L. Wood
E. H. Lindley
Kansas City
Convention Hall
Nancy Carroll
Joan Crawford
Charles Farrell
Elissa Landi
Naughty Flirt
Alice White
Otto Fischer
Ivan Rowe
Marie Griffith
W. C. Blanchard
C.W. Amidon
Grand Island
Neb
C. J. Simmons
St. Petersburg
Fla
Eddie Vogler
Greeley
Colo
William Vogler
Eustace Brown
G. W. Price
Carl Becker
Hlve
George Griffith
Eleanor Brown
George Crawford
Richard Crawford
Betty Dykstra
Page Elderkin
Francis Skilton
Benjamin Allen
Fergus McKeever
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Liberty League
NAM
The
Italiana
RADIO
Kmbc.tv
Kcmo TV
Albert & Costello
Bowlin
Molen
Washington Review
Pastor
Mickok
Lariat Playhouse
Heart of America Kennel Club
Hollywood Backstage
Champonship Bowling
Hollywood Blackataee
Colonel March
Scotland
Thia
Bronvier
General Electric Theatre
Ted Mack
Margie
Mastelpiece Moyie
Lea Paul
Mary Ford
Guiding Light
Naan
Royal Playhouse
Kitchen Klub
Robert Q. Lewis
Movie Museum
Hollywood
NBC Matinea Theatre
Bob Crosby
G.du
Pinky Tien
Mickey Mouse Club
Three Star News
Hw News
Liltie Rascals
Sports
News
Toby Martinhi
Mtohinhood
Tonpor
Ammedic Va
Spy
Robert Montgomery
Medical Horizons
Studens
Ethel and Albert
Hollywood Playhouse
the Sniper
Ihr A
Hunter
Spotlight
Studio 5
Les Paul
Wall
Rogert Price
NEA Service
Ini
Speries
Free Public Library
Anthony Boucher
Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction
Frank Slaughter
Rahab
Jerico
Joshua
Starlites
Robert Ramsey
Mexico
Edwin Gilbert
Lenard Kaufman
Jubel
Frank Baker
Sierra Baron -Thomas Wakefield Blackburn
California
Jezebel
Dorothy Clarke Wilson
Israel
Charlotte Jay
Pakistan
Gayle
Pine
Ohio
Old Home Town
Bell
Jan Chiapasso
Strong Auditorium
Cincinnati Symphony Hoch Auditorium
RCA Victor
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