Union Calls 8 City Strike on Firestone
In Cleveland AP report, 25,000 CIO United Rubber Workers walked off Firestone Tire plants in eight cities. The nationwide action affects about 48,000 shop workers as unions press for pay raises and contract terms. Goodyear and Firestone had offered five-cent raises, rejected as inadequate amid ongoing talks.
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Cleveland
CIO United Ruobew
Firestoner Tire & Rubber Co
Lion
HAN Hich Hetgeot Airlkr
Frhecen Company
Andl
Anion Perolators
Satel
Fipsatine Stiike
Fitostove
Mibler
Crspiny
Nien
Pirestony
Angeles
Blesville
Fall River
Mass
Memphis
Mes Moines
Tottstown
Goodyear
Busi
U.S. Tubber Co. i
New York
Rodvich Co
Cinemati
SS. Rubber
Gooden
Fath Firestone
Studebaker Wage Cut Tests South Bend Hopes
In South Bend Indiana Robert Milner a Studebaker worker and family man describes the impact of a wage reduction accepted by local United Auto Workers members. About 5 306 workers voted to accept lower hourly pay to keep Studebaker competitive as company profits drop and sales slump. Milner recalls better days, a fistful of debt and a comfortable home built on steady but rising costs before the strike.
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South Bend
Ind
Robert Milner
Robert Miner
Studebaker
Automobile Industeys
Sike
Loval
CO Limited Auto Workers
A. Joss
Wayne
Mil
Dan
Navy
Indiana
Che
High Hook
House Action on Outlawing Reds Awaited
Washington AP reports the Senate unanimously passed a bill to outlaw the Communist Party, placing GOP House leaders in a tough spot amid administration opposition. The session produced an ironic turn as anti communist measures faced revival despite Brownell’s stance. Political implications loom in an election year as debate continues.
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Washington
Senate
Communist Party
GOP House
Congress
Atty
Brownell
Mumphrey
Sen
Cooper
R-Ky
Sen. Butler
Senate Blocks A Bill Despite Plea From the President
The Senate rejected the compromise atomic energy bill 48 to 41 and sent the measure back to conference with the House to press for the Senate version. Debate centered on patent policy and compulsory sharing five years versus exclusive patents while President Eisenhower voiced support for the compromise as serving the public interest. Republicans voting yes included Seng Cooper Bwor shak Larger and Young. Byrd Fulbright switched to support the compromise.
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Washington
Senate
Eisenhower
House
Cve Sears
Wiley Tr
Wisenhower
Wiley
Seng. Cooper
Kentucky
Bworshak
Idaho
Larger
North Dakota
Young
Byrd
Virginia
Fulbright
Arkansas
Woman Run Down by Car of 'Masher' in San Diego
A 37 year old San Diego woman Emma Orr was struck by a gray coupe as she walked alone after an evening out. Police describe a later apparent attempt by a man about 40 to pick her up. she is hospitalized in critical condition with injuries including a broken check.
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San Diego
WPA
Albert Cota
Orr
U S H Bomb Damage Payout Raised to One Million
The United States offers one million dollars in damages to Japanese for injuries and losses from H-bomb tests at Bikini Atoll, after an earlier offer of three hundred thousand was deemed too low. The settlement includes compensation for fishermen whose boats were contaminated by radioactive ash from the nuclear blasts.
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Tory
Kyade News Service
U. S
Amene Staimants
Rhee Returns to Korea and Delays Cabinet Meet
President Syngman Rhee arrived home from intensive Washington conferences and summoned his cabinet to a special meeting hours later. The move signals continued government priorities as South Korea faces strategic issues and administrative planning after the talks.
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Rhee
Syng Man Rhee
Korea
Washington
Rubber Plant Walkout Idles 3100 in Region
SOUTH GATE Tire making and defense work halted at midnight as SX C10 United Rubber Workers stage a nationwide strike at Firestone plant. A ring of 25 to 30 pickets patrolled plant entrances as office staff and supervisors numbering over 1000 remained away. Sheriff Hank Cramer said the scene was quiet and negotiations continued in Cleveland, Ohio.
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South Gate
Bir
Firestone
United Rubber Workers
Sherif
Hank Cramer
Cleveland
Ohio
Where to Find It
Classifieds and features listed by page and section across the newspaper. Sections include Beach Combing Bridge and more with page coordinates for readers seeking specific items.
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Boyle
Wilson
Long Beach Marine to Get $2500 for Inconvenience
Joseph Washburn a Long Beach civilian called to duty and served as a Marine in five Korean campaigns learned the House voted 2500 to repay him for inconvenience. Washburn previously left active duty before recall and served 18 months in World War II Navy. The bill now goes to the Senate for final action and if signed he would be the highest paid civilian corner in armed forces history.
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Long Beach
Furn
Venice
House of Representatives
Miursday
Joseph Washburn
Coychella Ave
Long
Ble
Washburn
Korea
Seoul
Inchon
Wongan
Hambung
Aign
Changjin
States
Constance
Camp Pendleton
Almond Sollc
Jforporel
Sollam
Washington
Marine Corps
Navy
Modesto
Craig Hosmer
Sam
Orlin ©. Peterson
John T. Naen
House
Senate
Armed Forces
Weather Outlook: Clouds, Sun This Weekend
Night and morning show cloud cover with light drizzle possible Saturday morning. Saturday afternoon turns sunny with warmer temperatures and clearing skies.
Nine Philadelphia Reds convicted after 47 day trial
Nine Philadelphia area Communist Party leaders were found guilty of conspiracy to teach and advocate violent overthrow of the U S government after a lengthy trial. Judge Cullen reserved immediate sentencing, with the maximum penalty per count set at five years in prison and a $10 500 fine. Defendants include Kuzma Klonsky Goheloff Weiss Dubensky Nebrief Katz Lowenfels and Lahovitz.
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Philadelphia
Communist Party
Ilegal
U. S
Cullenay
Communist Party of the United
Joseph Kuzma
Robert Klonsky
Samm Gohelof
Joseph Roberts
Benjamin Weiss
David Dubensky
David Davis
Thomas Nebrief
Irwin Katz
Walter Lowenfels
Shersi Iman Lahovitz
Three Bandits Rob Andrews Air Force Base Bank
Three men robbed the Andrews Air Force Base branch of about $160,000. Detectives arrested three suspects after a high speed 50 mph chase following the robbery. The bank, near Washington D C, had no armed guard on duty and four employees were tied to a vault release to escape. No one was injured. Police issued a lookout for three men, descriptions noting a tall man in a gray jacket and two others in brown and blue outfits. The incident marks Maryland’s first major bank robbery in months and follows prior military base robberies at Ft Meade.
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Camp Springs
Andrews Air Force Base
Weperoes
Charles L. Persygo
Peroe
Maryland
Texas
Strom Base
Air Base
Ale
Prince Georges County
FBI
Baltimore
Ft. Meade
Young Mother Slain While Daughters Sleep At Home
A young mother was fatally stabbed in bed while her two daughters aged 4 and 5 slept in the next room. Police identified the suspect as a man who also wounded another woman last year. The husband, Diamond, a 29 year old railroad worker, found the body upon returning home in Cleveland after assisting with a friend’s car.
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Lois Giles
Diarmond
Cleveland
Beverly
Diane
Soviet OK Big Four discuss Austria stalemate
The Soviet Union agreed to a Big Four meeting on Austria but urged more talks on the deadlocked independence treaty rather than Austria’s proposal to ease occupation. Austria suggested the four powers join Vienna officials to consider easing the occupation regime, but Moscow warned such talks could delay a state treaty.
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London
UPI
Soviet _Un
Austria
Vienna
Vna Commmitte
Moscow
United States
Britain
France
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