GOP Labor Bid Off to Shaky Start
The Republican Labor platform at the National Convention drew mixed support as moderates failed to secure a strong pro labor plank. The party pledged broader minimum wage coverage but avoided bold Taft Hartley reforms, while Democrats backed wage increases and unions eyed AFL-CIO endorsements amid widespread unemployment in federal shire areas.
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Labor
James P. Mitchell
Department
Stuart Rothman
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High Command
South
Pias
Eisen
Washington
Afl-Cio
Man Returns Found Pocketbook At University Police Desk
George Kandarian, a window washer, walked into the university police station in Los Angeles and handed over a woman’s purse containing 131 dollars. He explained he found the purse at a street intersection and invoked his Golden Rule philosophy: if I had lost it I would want my money returned. He returned the money intact and did not keep any of it.
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Los Angeles
George M. Kandarian
University
Kandarian
Adlai Hits GOP Tax-Cut Pledge In Campaign Tour
Democratic nominee Adlai Stevenson assails the Republican tax cut pledge as fronting for campaign gain. He argues surplus revenue should retire the public debt. Stevenson delineates contrast with Eisenhower and outlines plans for a Labor Day campaign kickoff and a cross-country tour with Kefauver.
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Adlai
Eisenhowe
Nashville Records Chill as Temperature Drops to New Low
A cold snap hit Nashville with a low of 52.7 degrees, setting a record for August 22. The previous record low for the date was 55 degrees, set in 1950. Local residents felt the unusually cool morning as the thermometer dipped.
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Washville
Benn
Juniors Run the Nation as Leaders Attend Convention
Washington reports the junior team running the government while top officials attend the Republican National Convention in San Francisco. From cabinet offices to the Pentagon, many key posts are vacant or run by deputies and aides, with a few leaders at the convention and others coordinating from headquarters.
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Fisenhower
San Francisco
Eannover
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Issser Hosses
Mithos
Okee
Defense
Reuben B. Robertson Jr
Pentagon
Genera J. Lee Rankin
Justice Department
William Rages
Warren Olney Trare
True
Morse
Harold Hunt
Department of Health, ‘Education & Welfare
Clarence A. Davis
Interior Department
Office of Defense Mobilization
Defense Mobilizer
Arthur JS. Flemming
Plane trip by lawmakers sparks Boston political row
Massachusetts investigation opens into three Republican state senators Charles W. Hedges Marold Lundgren and Ralph Levehon who rode in a Massachusetts Air National Guard C47 plane to attend the Republican National Convention in San Francisco. Governor Whitmer orders inquiry after Democrat George Welles accuses the trip of being a political junket. Hedges says the flight was authorized and saved state travel money with the aircraft returning to Boston soon.
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Boston
ICA
Massachusetts Air National Guard
San Francisco
Wells
Charles W. Hedges
Marold Lundgren
Ralph Levehon
Hedges
Hedghs
Air National Guard
West Coast
Sacramento
Wels
WHS
Eisenhower and Stevenson Face Battle Over Strategy
SAN FRANCISCO ED CREAGIT reports that President Eisenhower is urged to temper optimism at the Republican National Convention and push for real campaigning. A Stevenson grass roots plan schedules wide travel from Labor Day onward, as GOP leaders fear complacency and mounting Democratic pressure.
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Eisenhower
Stevenson
ED Creagit
San Francisco
Adlai E.stevenson
Stevenson “Board of Strategy
Detroit
Atlantic
Pacific
TROUSERITS Pants Thief Strikes Again in Tennessee
Horace Lindsey reported a thief had earlier stolen his pants from a closet. On Tuesday night the same prowler lifted the pants again from under a pillow along with the 325 cent coin purse. local police urged residents to secure valuables after the incident in Winaville Tennessee.
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Winaville
Tenn
Horace Lindsey
Dog Catcher Fired for Being Afraid of Dogs in Michigan
John L. Monger, dog catcher for Berrien County, was dismissed by the County Board of Supervisors amid multiple complaints that he failed to nab stray dogs because he was afraid of them. The action ends Monger’s tenure after reports of his timidity.
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St, Joseph, Mich
Berrien County
County Board of Supervisors
John L. Monger
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