Eisenhower Signs Minimum Wage and Polio Bills
President Eisenhower signed new laws setting a 1 dollar per hour federal minimum wage and funding free polio vaccines under state programs. The package also signed aims to fund a Roosevelt memorial, emergency home guard forces, revived railroad widow pensions, and the Ty River project in California. Several other bills were approved while a few awaited action.
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UPI
Eisenhower
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White House
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Unfon
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Ty River
California
Librarles
Officer's Trial Details Korean POW Escape Plan
Washington report on a court martial where Lt Jefferson D. Ervin and Blanchard faces charges as defense witnesses recount a plotted mass escape at a Korean POW camp. Chief Warrant Officer Dwight E. Coxe testified the plan relied on a peace committee, propaganda work, a wanted escape messenger, and aid from American forces with radio, arms, and helicopter evacuation, abandoned when leaders were reassigned.
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Wash
Jefferson D. Erwin
Dwight E. Coxe
Fresno
Calif
Pyongyang
Pyodong Nin
Blanchard
Okla
Coxe
Peter
Guands
Cal
Liles
Envin
Beating of Union Organizer Sparks Reward Offer
In Sebastopol the California Association of Employers offered a $1,000 reward for the arrest and conviction of those who kidnapped and flogged William Grami, a 28 year old AFL Teamsters organizer. Grami was found tied to a telephone pole with injuries after being beaten with a bicycle chain in the early hours. He could not identify his attackers and said three men forced him into a car before overpowering him.
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Sebastopol
California Association of Employers
Apple
Paches
Wiliam Grami
AFL
Grami
Aij
Union Hall
Abn
California Reds Seek Reversal of Smith Act Convictions
Two California Communist Party leaders Al Richmond and Philip M. Connelly ask the California Supreme Court to overturn their 1952 Smith Act convictions. Attorney Augustin Donovan argues the verdicts violate free press and assembly, noting no direct provable violence or organized wrongdoing by the petitioners.
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California
Communist Party
California Supreme Court
Augustin Donovan
California Bar
al Richmond
Hilip M. Connelly
Unc
Richmond and
Connelly
Daily
People's World
Los Angeles
U.S
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Flaming Jet Hits Building and Kills Man
An Army jet fighter struck a power line and crashed into a four unit Albany, Georgia apartment building killing Army Sgt. Harry Vereen of Thomasville, North Carolina. Pilot 1st Lt. Charles H. Dudley of Turner AFB was critically injured, and Mrs. Nannie Mae Barry, resident of the house near the impact, was critically burned. The apartment building was destroyed.
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Albany
Army
Harry Vereen
Thomasville
N. C
Charles H. Dudley
308Th
S1st Wing
Turner Air Force Base
Birmingham
Ala
Nannie Mae Barry
Dying Hurricane’s Tall Mounts and Torrential Rains Strike
A Caribbean storm known as Connie veered toward the Atlantic coast with 120 mile per hour winds, churned off the Carolina coast, moved through Virginia and Pennsylvania, delivering widespread power outages in New Jersey and flooding along the Schuylkill River. Transportation disrupted across Pennsylvania and coastal areas endured heavy rainfall and high tides. The storm's effects disrupted sports events and many regions anticipated ongoing warnings along the Northeast.
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Atlantic
Carolina
Virginia
Washington
Baltimore
Chesapeake Bay
Pennsylvania
New Jersey
Schuylkill River
Long Island
Philadelphia
Brooklyn
New'i
York
New York
Carol
Ilita
Black Island
Thel
New England
KEEP EATIN Pair Wed 60 Years Celebrate
Edward J. Sehender, 52, and Elizabeth, 82, mark their 60th wedding anniversary in Long Beach after marrying in Cleveland in 1895 on Sebender’s 21st birthday. They have two daughters, six grandchildren, and 32 great grandchildren. The couple moved from Ohio to Long Beach in 1948 and plan a family gathering hosted by daughter Mrs. R. G. Dery. They are avid baseball, Hollywood, and Los Angeles fans who credit their long marriage to good eating and happiness.
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Elizabeth
Cleveland
Ohio
Sebender
Carson St
Long Beach
Sehender
St. Mary's
Kirby
R. G. Dery
Kalin Ave
Sehenders
Mes
Hollywood
Los Angeles
Sebenders
Catalina hit by picket lines and transport disruptions
Avalon police report continued disruption as lines of picketers block steamship service and airlines, with water taxis and short flights scaled up to shuttle passengers. Officials expect a big Sunday rush as steamship transport remains halted and island businesses brace for impact.
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Johnny Hey
Hay
Island
Long Beach
Avalon Air Transport
Lee Cheevers
Catalina Island
Avalon
Kuchel to Push Calif Jobs in Missile Shift
Senator Kuchel said he will press Pentagon officials to guarantee California aircraft plants can retain employment as the Air Force shifts from planes to guided missiles. He urged reviewing the dispersal policy and sought continued full-scale activity for five years while the missile era starts.
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Los Angeles
Thomas R. Kuchel
Calif
Pentagon
California
Kuehel
SAO
Air Force
Talbott
Rhee lifts truce unit ultimatum amid rain and gales
President Syngman Rhee lifted the midnight deadline for the Neutral Nations Supervisory Commission to leave Korea after demonstrations and attacks in Inchon and other cities. He cited assurances from Assistant Secretary of State Welter Robertson that the U.S. would seek a peaceful withdrawal, urging patience and warning against violent demonstrations as police used tear gas and water hoses. The unrest wounded US and Korean personnel, and Rhee accused Polish and Czech members of being spies while demanding their departure.
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Syng- Faden
Min Rhee
New York City
Korea
Rhee
Welter Robertson
U.S
Robertson
Walmi Island
Inchon Harbor
Welmo Islang
NNSC
U. S
Trial of Dr Ben Galbraith Nears End in Oklahoma
In McAlester Oklahoma the week long murder trial of Dr Ben T Galbraith continued with the state resting rebuttal witnesses after he admitted setting fire to his home killing his wife and three children Mary Katherine died March 17 in the blaze. The defense argued insanity while calling colleagues who testified he was a careful capable doctor with no signs of mental trouble. A key moment came when Dr M L Henry testified about Galbraiths wrist slashing in custody to gain sympathy, acknowledging violent feelings but denying it was a genuine attempt.
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Mcalester
Okla
Ben T. Galbraith
Mary Katherine
Gallbraith
Galbraith
McAlester Clinic
M. L. Henry
Kul
Henry
Fred Whetsel
Cultivated Old Soil Thomas Mann Dies Foe of Nazis
Zurich telegram reports German author Thomas Mann died Friday night after a heart attack. Mann, winner of the 1929 Nobel Prize for literature, lived in Zurich with his wife Katja and daughter Ericka. He fled Nazi Germany, became a U.S. citizen in 1944, and returned to Europe in 1953 to reestablish ties with the old soil of Europe. Funeral services set for Kilchberg, with obituaries noting his major works The Magic Mountain and Buddenbrooks. West German President Heuss expressed profound grief.
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Switzerland
Thomas Mann
Germent Mann
Heuss
Hitler
Reich
Germany
United States
Sne
Holland
Mann
Europe
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Ericka
Lake
Joseph
Cary
Kilchberg
Tuthor Mann
Lake Zurich
Luebeck
Theodor Heuss
Schmidt Sees Wife and Son No Decision
Schmidt met Una privately amid unclear plans as he delays a marriage decision after sending telegrams and calling Portland. His son was brought to Una's attorney, Harold Berliner, for a reunion. Berliner refused comment.
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Harold Berliner
Una
Berliner
Sacramento Bee
Alvin Travelpiece
Drought Breeds Downpour Disruption Across Long Island
On Long Island drought stricken farmers prayed for rain as torrents washed soil and blocked harvests. Rockland County trees toppled, electric wires fell, radios failed, delaying storm forecasts. New York City measured 11.02 inches of rain since Aug 1, surpassing 1905 August record. Manhattan streets emptied. Staten Island tide walls held with few evacuations.
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Long Island
Rockland County
New York City
Manhattan
Staten Island
Hatoyama Receives Electrical Therapy for Paralysis
Prime Minister Ichiro Hatoyama is reported to be undergoing electrical therapy to treat partial paralysis from a 1951 stroke. News agencies say the treatments are improving his health and could influence plans for early retirement from politics.
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Ichiro Hatoyama
Do News Service
Sai
Labor Leader Slain in Violence in Texas
Violence across Texas labor circles left a union leader shot dead and several union halls damaged. Bombs or dynamite damaged the Luxuriou's home of Jeff Mullally, district organizer for Plumbers and Steamfitters Union, while a Houston hall was bombed and two men jailed for threats to Pipefitters Local 211. Police linked the incidents to a wider labor unrest as a Galveston Boilermakers business manager was fatally shot and a Richland Hills official faced a bomb scare.
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Tomas
Texas
AFL
Houston
Galveston
James R
W. A. Mask
Mark
Loyd Barrett
J. R. McCaferty
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