Westinghouse raises wages for non-union workers nationwide
Westinghouse today told 25,000 non-union employees they would receive wage increases and cost of living benefits retroactive to Oct 15. A 3 percent rise this year and 3 percent rises in 1956 1957 and 1958, with 34 percent total in 1959 and 1960. Minimum weekly rise 1.80 and maximum 4.80 plus escalator tied to CPI. The two striking unions seek 15 cent hourly hikes and a one year extension, rejecting five year offers. Company plans further negotiations later this week.
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Bomb Shakes Hollywood Jewish Temple and School
Police hunted an anti Semitic dynamiter after a Sunday explosion damaged Temple Israel of Hollywood and its adjacent Jewish religious school causing about 200 dollars in damage. No fatalities. a caretaker was reported severely shaken. The blast hit near a subterranean passage to classrooms and garages. evidence included part of a dynamite stick and fuse.
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Fog Halts Search for 2 in Launch Off Port Hueneme
Thick fog stopped a Navy and Coast Guard search Sunday night for two teenage youths adrift in a disabled morphboat off Port Hueneme. Coast Guard cutters and Navy crash boats from Pt Mugu were dispatched after a fishing boat reported seeing the youths a half mile offshore.
Old Farmer's Almanac predicts bitter winter ahead
The 164th edition warns of a severe winter in 1955 56 driven by tidal forces sunspot activity and stock market peaks Abe Weatherwise foresees a long cold spell with storms and many icebergs across America and climatological factors noted from November onward including a cold trend away from warmer winters.
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America
OFA
Abe
Los Angeles Predicted to Become No 1 U S City in 10 Years
Charles E. Becker president of Franklin Life Insurance Co. of Springfield Illinois predicted that Los Angeles will be the top city in the United States within ten years. He said California leads the nation in business production and the Southern California area is the fastest growing and most economically sound.
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Why Women Act The Way They Do
November Reader's Digest promises scientific facts on female behavior with claims about pitching, nesting impulses, memory, and decision making. It advertises 38 condensed articles from current books and magazines to save readers time.
Thaws and No Real Winter Break Through Late March
Weather expert notes no real winter relief until late March. Large parts of the country may see a Christmas season of very cold conditions and snowy New Years, with extended frigid weather and sparse thaw prospects.
Hearing Loss Claim Offers ThreeStep Tympanic Oscillations
A letter touts a Basic Diagnostic Office method that reportedly restores hearing without aids after the first treatment. Three 45 minute steps vary by cause nerve catarrh or bone issues. A donor client says three sessions freed her from a hearing aid. First treatment advertised at $3.00. Long Beach address 927 E Broadway, HE 64603. Huntington Park location 2835 E Florence.
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