Postal Workers Pray For Raises Nationwide
Postal workers held pray er meetings across the United States as Congress considers a bill to raise pay by 546 dollars a year for about 518000 workers. President Eisenhower opposes the measure in its current form.
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Associated Press
Congress
House
Senate
Eisenhower
Minneapolis
John B. Oman
Wesley Methodist Church
Lewis N. Ginsburg
New York City
Wiliam Hohenschild
Holy Trinity Protestant Episcopal Church
Manhattan
Mobile
Ala
Taylor Henry
6-Cent Postage and Electronic Mail System Proposal
Rep Fulton proposes 5 cent first class stamps to fund an electronic postal system with zone based perforated stamps and automated routing. He aims to cut hand sorting, boost revenue, and balance a projected post office deficit. The plan envisions airflow via a machine that routes letters to the correct chute.
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Washington
Fulton
R-Pa
Post Office Department
Gardner Plant Increases Wages For Over Two Thousand
Gardner Board and Carton Co employees will receive a one percent raise effective the first pay period after August 1. The change averages about 2½ cents per hour for hourly workers, costing roughly $128 600 annually. The raise ties to cost of living plans used since 1950 based on the Bureau of Labor Statistics index. It affects more than 2 000 Gardner workers in Middletown and Lockland and about 120 at Manchester Machine Co, a subsidiary.
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Gardner Board & Carton Co
Richard L. Siegel
Siegel
Thgl
Bureau of Labor Statistics
U. S. Department of Labor
Gardner
Tis
Gardner Board
Middletown
Lockland
Manchester Machine Co
Ex Professor Killed in Marion Collision
Miss Rose Cadwgan an 83 year old retired professor at Wittenberg College was killed when the car in which she was riding collided with a truck on Ohio 4 near Marion Thursday.
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Marion
Ohio
Rose ‘Cadwgan
Wittenberg College
Ohio 4
Here
Tar Heels Offer to Buy Ike’s Assets for One Million
A group led by Raleigh spokesperson Kidd Brewer offered to buy Eisenhower’s personal assets for one million dollars. The proposal drew laughter from White House press secretary James Hagerty, who said he had not seen the telegram. Brewer argued the deal could be profitable if completed.
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Raleigh
N. C
Eisenhower
Tar Heels
Kidd Brewer
James Hagerty
Brewer
Washington
Hagerty
Paul Mason
Durham
WSSB
Harry Brewer
Duke i University
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John Brockmeier
Sacred Heart Church
Ike
Denver
Milwaukee
William C. Daugherty
National Assn. of
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New Mexico
Robbins
Myers
Brothers Ped Rovers
Wm. Schaeffer
Schomer Aidg
Centra
Shop Penney’s
Shop FK
Penney’s
Penney’s Foremost
Penney
Lucinas
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