AFL-CIO Plans Nationwide Drive to Double Membership
AFL-CIO proposes a coast-to-coast organizing blueprint to grow from 15 million members to at least twice that in a few years. John W. Livingston outlines a state by state industry focused fund and target groups such as white collar, government, retail, and various industries. George Meany calls for broad organizing especially in Southern states amid Miami hotel dispute as 12,000 rally backs labor.
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CIO
AFL
George Meany
Florida
Meany
Miami
Eden Says Britain and United States See No European Differences
London reports Prime Minister Anthony Eden and President Eisenhower have near total accord on Europe with no remaining differences. The leaders, following their conference, declare unity in policy and approach to postwar security and defense matters.
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London
Anthony Eden
Great Britain
United States
Eisenhower
Willie Murray deposition secrecy in Oklahoma divorce case
Chicago report notes former Oklahoma Governor Johnston Murray faced a divorce dispute and a request to keep Friday depositions secret. Mrs. Willie Murray seeks separate maintenance amid allegations of public drunkenness and adultery tied to a Houston woman. Murray denied knowledge of the other woman's hotel presence in 1952 and 1953.
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Oklahoma
Johnston Murray
Houston
Murray
Willie Murray
Robert Mansell
Oklahoma City
Helen Shutt
Mansell
George Miskovsky
Mrs. Shutt
Sherman
Blackstone Hotel
Marilyn Monroe Seeks Growth Through Continued Study
Marilyn Monroe, when asked about further study at the Actors Studio, said she would like to continue her growth in every possible way. The remark underscores her commitment to professional development beyond current roles.
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New York
Marilyn Monroe
The
Actors Studio
President Eisenhower Thanks Flint Couple For Golf Bag
President Eisenhower writes to a Flint Michigan couple thanking them for an elaborate golf bag they made. He says he hopes to have an opportunity to use it and believes it will bring him luck.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Mich
Mollet vows France will stay in Algeria to quell terror
In a broadcast to French and Algerian populations Guy Mollet pledges France will remain in Algeria and restore order and justice amid terrorism. He asserts fears of extremism will be met with firm action and stability.
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Algiers
Algeria
Guy Mollet
France
Lodge Says He Is Not a Candidate for Presidency
United Nations secretary Henry Cabot Lodge Jr. stated when asked about a presidential bid that he was not, quote, a candidate. The remark was reported from his UN post, clarifying his political status amid speculation.
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N.Y
Henry Cabot Lodge Jr
Swink Dies in Reincarnation Curiosity Probe
Richard Dean Swink, a 19 year old Shawnee newspaper circulation worker, killed himself after writing a note explaining his urge to test the Bridey Murphy reincarnation theory. The suicide note says curiosity killed a cat and he intended to investigate the reborn soul story firsthand.
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Shawnee
Okla
Richard Dean Swink
Bridey Murphy
Candy Barr Freed by Texas Justice of the Peace
Candy Barr, the Dallas nightclub stripper, is freed without bond after her estranged husband Troy B. Phillips Jr. declines to prosecute for the January 27 rifle shooting incident. Phillips testified he beat on her apartment door and heard a gun crack. The case will be referred to a grand jury while Barr remains charged with assault to murder and previously held on $10,000 bond.
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Candy Barr
Troy B. Phillips Jr
Justice of the Peace
Miss Barr
Taxes Ranger Title Sparks Curiosity in Lexington
Sheriff Wallace Jones in Lexington, Kentucky, is tightlipped about a new nickname after a disgruntled taxpayer sent him a letter addressed to “Mr. Wallace Jones Taxes ranger.” The unusual title drew attention but little official comment was offered.
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Wallace Jones
Jones
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