Two Rail Unions Join Strike Against L and N
In Washington two operating railroad unions call a strike against Louisville and Nashville Railroad at noon local time. About 4,000 workers from the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen and the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen time their action amid firing of members for crossing picket lines. The strike could curb freight trains while passenger service remains halted. The National Mediation Board meets in Washington with nonoperating unions and L and N officials.
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Washington
Louisville & Washville Railroad
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen
Brotherhood of
L&n
H. E. Gilbert
Brotherhood of “Locomotive
W. P. Kennedy
Brotherhood of Railroad
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
National Mediation Board
Gilbert and Kennedy
The
Ward Case Ruling Won by Wolfson
In Springfield Wisconsin the Supreme Court ruled in favor of Louis E. Wolfson in the fight to gain control of Montgomery Ward & Co. The decision upholds that Ward’s method of electing three of nine directors at annual stockholder meetings was unconstitutional and keeps all nine board seats to be decided at the next Chicago stockholders meeting. Wolfson’s camp says he is confident of winning control at the forthcoming vote. Avery Ward chairman’s spokesman declined immediate comment.
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Springfield
Tincis Supreme Court
Louis E. Wolfson
Montgomery Ward & Co
Wolfson
Ward
Supreme Court
Harry M. Fisher
Chicago
New York
Avery
Heifer Brings 5900 At Aberdeen Angus Sale
Kentridge Farms of Muscatine Iowa paid the top price of 5900 for a yearling heifer at a Golden State Circuit sale of Aberdeen Angus cattle. The Ferndale Ranch of Sante Paula and Rancheria Angus of Napa organized the sale.
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Kentridge Farms
Muscatine
Iowa
Pais
Golden State Circuit
Ferndale Ranch
Sante Paula
Rancheria Angus
Napa
Press Called Major Aid in Solving Many Crimes
Palm Springs district attorney S Ernest Ball praised the press for aiding crime solving at the California District Attorneys Association convention. He cited theft, robbery, bigamy, and sex cases where pretrial stories prompt new victims to come forward, potentially boosting counts. He argued against strict Canon 20 limits that curb prosecutors from speaking to the press about pending litigation.
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Palm Springs
Atty
Ernest Ball
Los Angeles County
Califora District Attorneys Assn. Conevention
Banco
American Bar Assa
Roll
U. S. Supreme Court
Hotel Burns Down as Tax Collector Killed
A Japanese headline reports a hotel fire with a tax collector killed, noting it aligns with a U.S. deadline theme. The item conveys a dramatic incident linking disaster and an official death in Kamogawa, Japan.
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U.S
Kamogawa
Japan
Our Year rally frames 1956 Democrats optimism
Democratic leaders gathered for a two day rally as National Chairman Paul M Butler urged a bright 1956 outlook despite Republican efforts to promote Eisenhower’s unbeatable image. He cited a Democratic trend and outlined plans for a national convention without splits. The rally ends with a Rayburn banquet and Truman Stevenson Roosevelt speakers.
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Washington
UPI
Paul M. Butler
Butler
Eisenhower
Thomas E Dewey
Harry 5
Truman
National Guard
Sam Rayburn
Texas
Adlein Stevenson
Franklin
D Roosevelt
Rayburn
McLeod Defends Refugee Act At Senate Hearing
Washington testimony by McLeod State Department security chief opened hearings on refugee law after Edward Corsi’s ouster. He said the act could work and details the 120 day drafting period with cooperation from Army Public Health Service and INS. He acknowledged pressure to speed implementation and sought to prove the policy viable.
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Washington
W. Scott McLeod
Senate
McLeod
State Department
Edward Corsi
Dutles
Corsi
Congress
New York
Hoover
Thomas E. Dewey
Sen
Watkins
Utah
Army
Public Health Service
Federal Employment Agency
Immigration and Naturalization Service
Strike Shuts Birmingham Steel Giants
A general strike loomed in Birmingham Alabama as CIO workers join a sympathy walkout halting operations at the Fairfield steel mill of the Tennessee Coal and Iron division. Georgia and other southern governors planned unprecedented meetings to address regional phone and rail strikes costing the South millions and sparking violence. R E Farr said all mill operations were halted and most Birmingham businesses employing CIO workers would feel the impact.
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Fairfield
Communications Workers of America
Farr
CIO
Birmingham
Lawrence Wetherby
Kentucky
Rails Seek Permanent Freight Hike In ICC Petition
Washington railroads petitioned the Interstate Commerce Commission to make permanent the temporary freight rate increases of about 12 to 15 percent set three years ago, set to expire this year. The hikes, boosting revenues by roughly a billion dollars annually, were justified by better operating results in 1954 amid a mild recession. A total of 510 railroads joined the filing.
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Washington U
Interstate Commerce Commission
Iccisaid
Army Probing Nike Mishap At Fort Meade
An Army board of inquiry investigates a Nike guided missile misfire during a routine alert near Fort Meade Maryland. Sgt Stanley Kozek was slightly burned when the armed missile suddenly launched and exploded on the Baltimore Washington Parkway near the edge of the reservation. Pvt B C Lamon, a federal park policeman, witnessed the blast and reported metal fragments gouging holes in the concrete.
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FT. Meade
Army
Stanley C. Kozek
Allentown
Baltimore-Washington Expressway
Maryland
Dwight Bingham
H2nd Army
Bingham
Pvt
B.C. Lamon
Federall
Archbishop appeals for protection after Christian killings in Madhya Pradesh
In Madras the Hindu reports the Roman Catholic Archbishop of Nagpur urged Madhya Pradesh to safeguard Christians after two were murdered in Raigarh and Surguja districts. The archbishop cited rising Hindu intolerance and said incidents cause despair among a very helpless minority.
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Madras
India
Nagpur
Madhya Pradesh
Hindu
Raigarh
Surguja
Weather: Mild Overall With Local Storms Reported
U S Weather reported normal conditions in most areas with no severe storms. Scattered showers or flurries affected the Pacific Northwest to Idaho and western Montana, with thunderstorms in the Great Lakes Ohio Valley and Tennessee regions. Heavy rain fell in parts of Georgia, while central temperatures ranged from the 30s in Minnesota and Wisconsin to the 60s at the Gulf Coast. A Montana storm center caused snowfall in western Montana and northern Idaho, with up to 13 inches in some spots.
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Navons
Pacific Northwest
Idaho
Montana
Great Lakes
Ohio Valley
Tennessee
Atlantic
Georgia
Augusta
Macon
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Gulf Coast
Texas
New Mexico
Dakotas
Mississippi Valley
Atlantic States
California
Nevada
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Robert P. Canina
Wall St
Demos
Birmingham Steel Giants
NIKE
Army Ordnance Team
Ft. Meade, Md
Carl
Carl's
Erst
Long Beach
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