Congress Librarian Makes Reading a Night Hobby
Dr Luther J Evans head of the Library of Congress with 8 million books reads nightly from 9 30. He favors biographies and histories and has written The Virgin Islands From Naval Base to New Deal. Evans grew up in Eastrop County Texas studied at Texas and Stanford taught at NYU Dartmouth and Princeton. He joined LOC in 1940 became chief assistant librarian in 1945 and lives near Washington with his wife and son Gill 12 who shares an interest in reading but is busy with baseball and Boy Scouts.
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Phone Workers Silent on Bid
In New York on May 7 a spokesman for the telephone company said a proposed contract extension for 24 000 long distance lines workers is still pending as the current agreement nears expiry. The union seeks a 30 cent hourly raise plus improved overtime and pension plans, with wages around 1 21 per hour. The company offers a two year extension with no general increase but a six month renegotiation clause.
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New York
UPA Telephone Company
American Telephone and Telegraph 1Co
Long Mines
Anay
Taft firm in housing dispute stalls government plan
Washington May 7 Grand Senate and House Republican leaders remain deadlocked over housing as Senator Taft Ohio refuses to compromise. House banking chair Wolcott Michigan insists on a long term extension while Taft blocks revival of the government home loan insurance program tied to the Taft Ellender Wagner bill. The dispute centers on 15 million homes in the next decade and 900 percent mortgages to spur construction amid fears of undermining public housing provisions.
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Resolutions Framed by California Federation of Women’s Clubs
Santa Cruz May 7. The California Federation of Women’s Clubs passed resolutions urging Congress to maintain a strong national defense and support state ownership of resources. The actions include backing a crusade for military strength and conservation measures, with emphasis on preserving parks and public lands.
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California Federation of Women's
Deaert
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Cohu Appointed President of Consolidated Vultee
La Motte T Cohu, retiring president of Trans World Airlines, has been named president of Consolidated Vultee Aircraft by Board Chairman Floyd B Odlum. Convair President J Harry Woodhead has been ill since last summer. change still awaits board approval.
South Senator Faces Democratic Money Plea Amid Contention
The report outlines a confrontation over campaign finances amid a South Carolina Senate race between Taft backed figures and Johnston. Johnston rebukes the Democratic National Committee chief for a fund raise appeal claiming delusions of grandeur. Truman gives no comment on the Alabama primary developments.
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Senator Taft
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Harold E. Stassen
South Carolina
Truman
Johnston
J. Howard McGrath
Democratic National Committee
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Ohio
Sixteen Doctors Complete Nation’s First Atomic Injury Course
In Chicago on May 7 sixteen physicians finished the first medical course in the nation teaching prevention and treatment of atomic radiation injury. The program trains doctors to handle atomic exposure cases and protect workers and implies ongoing medical education advances.
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