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Long Beach Press Telegram

Location

Long Beach, California, United States of America

Date

Aug 19, 1954

Page

3

Softened Bill On Communist Membership Debate Continues

A Senate fight over a softened anti Communist bill unfolds as leaders dispute the scope of proposed action. Key figures like Sen Kebower express misgivings while Eisenhower administration officials weigh the impact on Social Security and prosecutions under the Smith Act amid broader pay raise and unemployment measures.

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GE and CIO Pact on Pay Rise for Electric Workers

General Electric says it reached a contract with the CIO International Union of Electrical Workers on a wage increase of about five cents an hour. The accord provides holiday and vacation pay improvements and other benefits for more than 100,000 workers across roughly 60 GE plants in the United States.

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Woman Vanishes at Meeting After Trap Door Fall

Gladys Pirkner secretary of Begonia Society suffered bruises in a March meeting mishap when she walked to deliver the secretary report and fell through a trap door into the basement. The incident caused an uproar as attendees watched her disappear briefly before being rescued.

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Prophets of Doom Talk Amid Global and Domestic Outlays

The speech highlights optimism about troubled regions including Southeast Asia, Suez Egypt, Iran, and Curtemaia with brighter outlooks. Domestically, the President cites farm program shifts to flexible supports, tax revision law savings, and a near enactment social security expansion. He notes a $10 billion cut in spending and praises Illinois delegates for supporting economy, security, and prosperity, with plans to address church, university, and political events before crucial elections.

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Lattimore Indictment Reopened Amid Communist Allegations

Senator McCarran criticizes Lattimore as an instrument of a conspiracy while Senator McCarthy had called him a top Soviet agent. Lattimore denies being a Communist. New evidence concerns his alleged promotion of Communist interests and false testimony about writers for the IPR. Court actions reinstated some counts after appeals.

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Bunche and Tehernychev Named Under Secretaries General

Ralph J. Bunche, Nobel Peace Prize winner, was appointed undersecretary with no portfolio, making him the top American in the U.N. Secretariat. Ilya Tehernychev, a Russia, was named undersecretary with no portfolio. Both will undertake floating assignments for Secretary General Dag Hammarskjold. The changes take effect January 1 as part of a broader reorganization and align with Hammarskjold's term through 1938.

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Japan Opens Talks on War Reparations Today

Tokyo and Burma and Japan began discussions on war reparations amid great expectations of progress as Kyodo News Service reports. The talks aim to settle compensation for wartime actions, with participants outlining possible settlements and timelines.

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U S Forces in Pacific Face Shift

U S forces in the Pacific undergo a shift as ground units and air wings realign. The Navy signals urgency in defending Formosa with the Pacific Fleet, while Adm. Stump asserts the fleet will defend the island as militarily expedient. In Japan, units facing redeployment include the 1st Cavalry and 3rd Marine Division, with possible replacement by another Army division.

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