Federal Fair Employment Policy Grows Across Government Work
The article traces anti discrimination moves from FDR to Eisenhower, noting federal hiring and defense contracts barred bias while private interstate firms lack full sweeping coverage. It cites 12 states with local laws, 1950 labor figures, and the creation of a centralized government contracts anti bias unit under Eisenhower.
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Washington
Uncle Sam
Franklin Roosevelt
Dwight Eisenhower
Congress
Everett M. Dirksen
R-Ill
Labor Department
Division of Manpower and Employment Statistics
Colorado
Connecticut
Indiana
Kansas
Massachusetts
New Jersey
New Mexico
New York
Oregon
Rhode Island
Wisconsin
Alaska
Roosevelt
Truman
Eisenhower
Truman Group
Wal lace Negro School Closed for Cotton Harvest
The Wallace Negro school in Mitchell County is closed for 30 days to allow pupils to help pick the cotton crop.
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Colorado City
Mitchell County
U S Spends Effort On Freeing Newsman Don Dixon
Washington reports intensified U S efforts to win the release of International News Service correspondent Don Dixon and two other Americans seized last March by Chinese Communists. Sources in London and Hong Kong cite a Shanghai area political prison as their location amid diplomatic measures.
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Washington
U.S
International News Service
Don Dixon
London
Hong Kong
Dixon
Richard Applegate
NBC
Ben Krasner
Brooklyn
N.Y
Korea
INS
China Mail
Nantao
Shanghai
London Daily Express
State Department
Testimony in $83,500 damage suit to open in court today
The civil damage case of Harold M. Ray versus Mrs. Carl Foster and others opened with Tuesday testimony in Judge James G. Denton’s 99th District Court. Attorneys planned to begin arguments at 9 a.m. The petition seeks $83,500 for injuries from a August 22, 1952 car truck collision on Acuff Road. Reports list jurors and the Bree Antique Dealers displayed $11,200,000 in London.
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Harold M. Ray
Carl Foster
James G. Denton
99Th District Court
Acuff Rd
Paul R. McLaughlin
O. R. Ashmore
Earl Wallace
B. H. Meskimer
Harvin Parr
Jim Gentry
H. Kligman
Leslie Reeves
Fred Gentry
J. G. Dutton
Buell Terrell
Tommy Pharr
2000 Cotton Bales Ginned In Balls Since Start Of Harvest
In Balls Texas 2000 bales have been ginned since the cotton season began. Gin officials report above average grades and most farmers join the government loan program. Local pullers are in short supply due to late crop timing and early local harvest. Pulling wages rose to 2 dollars per hundred pounds with potential rise to 2.5 dollars as labor tightens.
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Texas
Water resources studied in Edwards County by state and federal teams
The Texas House of Water Engineers and the U S Geological Survey are studying underground water resources of Edwards County to assess availability and quality.
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Edwards County
Texas House of Water Engineers
U. S. Geological Survey
GOP Is Lashed By Democratic Solon
Sen. Paul Douglas of Illinois attacked the Eisenhower administration and Republicans at the Illinois Federation of Labor convention in Springfield. He warned against too much influence of big business in government, saying Democrats seek cooperation but insist business leaders stay on top, a critique echoed as delegates debated legislative and union issues.
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Springfield
Ill
Eisenhower
Paul Douglas
Tll
Ilinois Federation of Labor
Marine Corps
Burmese Air Force Strikes Chinese Guerrilla Base
The Burmese air force announced it strafed and bombed Nationalist Chinese guerrilla jungle positions for half an hour, 60 miles northeast of Lai Kaw in Kawah state. The base was left in flames.
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Rangoon
Burma
Lai Kaw
Kawah
Winthrop Aldrich Arrives for Berlin West Visit
U S ambassador to Britain Winthrop Aldrich arrives in West Berlin for a two day visit to discuss postwar alliance and security matters with local officials and Allied authorities.
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Berlin
Winthrop Aldrich
U. S
Britain
West Berlin
Silence Dominates Press Coverage in Early Nine Months
A fragment notes that silence prevailed across much of the press during the first nine months, suggesting limited reporting on key issues. The line hints at restrained coverage affecting public perception and discourse.
Farm Price Slump Blamed on Past Policies
Secretary Ezra T Benson attributed sliding farm prices to faulty programs and unwise policies of earlier years. Speaking at the National Association of County Agricultural Agents 38th annual convention he warned of excess commodity stocks loss of export markets and a harsh farm price squeeze driven by delayed readjustment efforts.
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Demos
Benson
Philadelphia
Secretary of Agriculture
Ezra T. Benson
National Association of County Agricultural Agents
Amer
Farmers seek price support measures for wheat and cotton
Benson argues current limits fail to help farmers as postwar transition lags. He recalls wartime price controls and urges action to sustain growers amid ongoing market pressures.
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Benson
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