War conscious California Legion Delegates Gather
California Legion delegates gather in Sacramento for the 32nd annual state convention amid war headlines. Governor Warren praises Legion work as Korea and global threats spur civil defense and national resolve.
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California Legion
Sacramento
California Legionnaires
Lewis K. Gough
Pasadena
Indianapolis
Korea
Gough
State Legion
Legion Auxiliary
40 and & Society
Women’s 8 and 40 Society
Sons of the American Legion
Gov. Warren
Earl Warren
Veterans’ Organization
NYC Bus Strike Off St Louisan Service Cut Off
A New York bus drivers strike ended on Saturday while a walkout in St. Louis halted all transit. 350,000 NYC riders faced disruption as 16 lines paused. Local 100 official James O Shea said workers returned to their posts during negotiations.
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Wildcat
James O'Shea
C. I. O. Transport Workers Union
Michael J. Quill
Surface Transportation Company
St. Louis
Pubic
A.F.L. Street and Railway Motor Coach
White House
Lake Erie
A.F.L. International Longshoremen’s Association
Alton
Ohio
Common Pleas
Bernard J. Roetzel
Ilegal
Beaneaters Rally in Park Tomorrow
New Englanders from Southern California gather at Bixby Park for the annual picnic of the New England States Jetty of Long Beach. Music by Veterans' Community Band and local singing and dancing groups accompany bean and blueberry pie sales starting at noon.
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Bixby Park
California
New England
Jety
Long Beach
Union Seeks Ban on Mexican Labor in Agriculture
The American Farm Labor Union urged banning Mexican nationals from U S agricultural work during final testimony to a migrant labor commission. Ernesto Galarza urged stringent limits, social security for Mexicans, and stronger Border Patrol, while farmer leaders opposed the ban saying native workers have left farming.
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OS Angeles
American Farm Labor Union
United States
Ernesto Galarza
Truman
Galarza
California
Keith Mets
Imperial Valley Farmers’ Association
Floods Rain and Freeze Hit Areas Across U S
Cloudbursts cause minor flooding in Kansas and Utah while Dakotas to New England see topcoat weather and a subfreezing 30 degrees in Grand Marais Michigan. Heavy rains flood several rivers with modest impact but strand 64 film crew members near Kanab Utah including Claire Trevor Robert Ryan and Walter Brennan with no injuries. North Platte Nebraska records 4.08 inches of rain in 24 hours and other cities report 2 to 3 inch totals as heat persists in the south and cooling arrives in the west.
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Robert Ryan
Walter Brennan
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Phillipsburg
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Omaha
Charleston
5. C
McKellar cites low retention among domestic laborers
McKellar, manager of a citrus growers association, said 772 men labeled domestic laborers yielded only about 1 percent staying on the job after hiring. He added that five Mexican nationals would have done more work.
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R. E. Brown
Southern California Farmers Association
D. H. McKellar
McKellar
Citrus Growers’ Association
Backing Sought for Army to Guard Europe
In Strasbourg and London sources outline plans for a united European army to counter Soviet threats. Churchill proposed the idea, the Council of Europe assembly endorsed it 89 to 5 with 27 absent, but lacked power to create forces or run a defense ministry. France eyed Bidault and Reynaud to push the drive with support from Britain and other nations.
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Winston Church
Council of Europe
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Western Europe
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Consultative Assembly
European Defense Ministry
Georges Bidault
Paul Reynaud
Foreign Office
Paris
United Army Plan
Italy
West Germany
Turkey
Greece
The
Netherlands
Belleium
Luxembourg
Saar
Alcide de Gasper
Miners Union Welfare Fund Fails to Meet Needs Says Lewis
John L. Lewis reportedly told Andrew Cline that the UMW welfare and pension fund cannot aid disabled miners widows and dependent children due to insufficient money. The fund, financed by a 30 cent per ton royalty from coal companies, had payments stopped months ago and partially resumed July 1 with $100 monthly pensions for retirees.
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Johnstown
United Mine Workers Today
John L. Lewis
Andrew Cline
Barnesboro
Lewis
Cline
U. M. W.’s Welfare and Pension Fund
Lelfare Fund
Free Swim Classes Invite Youngsters
The Recreation Department announced a record 537 youngsters graduated from nonswimmer ranks in July and there is room for 160 more in the free swim classes. Lessons for beginners are offered at Colorado Lagoon Alamitos Bay and Rainbow Pier Lagoon with details available at Municipal Auditorium or from water area supervisors.
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Recreation Department
Colorado Lagoon
Alamitos Bay
Rainbow Pier Lagoon
Municipal Auditorium
Cheyennes Pray to Great Spirit on Bear Butte Peace Pilgrimage
In Turgis South Dakota two Cheyenne Indians David Deafey of Lame Deer Montana and his 26 year old son completed two days and two nights of fasting atop Bear Butte urging the Great Spirit to end the Korean War. Deafey traveled from Montana with twelve relatives in an old car to the sacred mountain near Sturgis.
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Sturgis
Deafey
Montana
Deatey
Novel About Stalin Titled The Red Devil
Mia Kasenkina, who leaped from the Russian consulate window in New York two years ago to avoid being sent back to Russia, says she is writing a novel about Joseph Stalin. The working title The Red Devil reflects her view of Stalin as the red devil.
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Mia
Oksana Kasenkina
Josef Stalin
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