AFL Nixos Merger of 2 Unions
The AFL executive council refused to approve the merger of the Fur and Leather Workers Union with the Amalgamated Meat Cutters and Butcher Workmen. The fur workers, 60,000 members, were ousted from the CIO amid alleged Communist influence. Meat Cutters, 282,000 members, announced it took control and ousted 11 officials deemed objectionable by the AFL. Meany urged further progress before the AFL CIO merger in December.
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Chicago
American Federation of Labor
Fur and Leather Workers Union
Congress of Industrial Organizations
AFI
Amalgamated Meat Cutters and Butcher Workmen
Fur Workers Union
AFL
George Meany
Meany
Patrick Gorman
CIO
Gorman
Joseph Winogradski
Joint Council
New York
George Kleinman
Max Kotinsky
Sam Resnick
Samuel Freedman
Max Bronsik
Ida Thall
Morris Brecker
Jack Snyder
Murray Brown
Julius Fleiss
Boy Strangled by Own Invention in Lancaster
Larry George Wealand, 13, was found slumped on his bed in Lancaster yesterday after his homemade harmonica holder device, tied to a belt and bed rod, caused the belt to tighten around his neck when the mattress slipped. The deputy coroner cited the room setup and an accidental strangulation.
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Lancaster
Larry George Wealand
Elizabeth Montgomery Granted Divorce in Las Vegas
Elizabeth Montgomery Cammann has obtained a divorce from Frederic G. Cammann of New York. The couple wed in New York on March 2, 1954 and have no children. She claimed cruelty and was granted restoration of her maiden name. terms of the property settlement were not disclosed.
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Las Vegas
Nev
Robert Montgomery
Elizabeth Montgomery Cammann
Frederic G. Cammann
New York
Certificate of Compliance Issued by Ohio Insurance Chief
The Superintendent of Insurance of Ohio certifies compliance with state law for the current year. The report shows assets 7,200,234.41, liabilities 4,845,708.88, net assets 2,355,125.53, paid-in capital 400,000.00, surplus 1,955,125.53, income 7,251,651.67, and expenditures 4,096,938.40. Dated and signed in Columbus by Walter A. Robinson with official seal.
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Ohio
Columbus
Walter A. Robinson
Insurance of
Wife Knew About POW Claims Surfaces in Air Force Note
The Air Force says a June 1954 telegram and letter notified Mrs Una Schmidt that her husband Daniel C Schmidt was a prisoner in Red China. She later disputed being informed until November 1954 while living with her new husband Alford Fine in California. Schmidt, age 22, is among 11 airmen released by the Communists and due to arrive at Travis Air Force Base.
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Washington
Air Force
Una Schmidt
Daniel C. Schmidt
Red China
Schmidt
Alford Fine
Travis Air Force Base
San Francisco
Danny
Nevada City
Calif
Western Union
Polio Hits Summer Camp Near Boston
Polio cases rise at Camp Avoda in Middleboro with five infections among 114 boys. The 1955 New England polio total climbs to 1,189 as Boston keeps playgrounds open. Camp measures include no swimming and twice daily medical exams while officials say risk remains low for city youths.
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Boston
Middleboro
Mass
New England
William Fishman
Avoda
New York
John H. Cauley
Taipei Would Mine Red's Mainland Ports
A Taipei newspaper says mining mainland Chinese ports could deter British ships from trading with Red China. The China News notes such action would make British shippers think twice before entering those ports.
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Taipei
Red
Formosa
China
China News
House Group Probes Public Information Policies
A House Government Operations subcommittee launches a study to uncover how federal agencies withhold information from the public press radio TV and Congress and to assess consistency of information policies. It sent 80 questions asking agencies to explain practices by Sept. 15 and considers criticisms of a Defense Department directive on information being used constructively.
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Martha Cole
Washington
Congress
House
Rep
Moss
Dcalif
Dawson
D-Ill
Defense Wilson
Pentagon
Defense Department
Department
Man Jailed For Watch Smuggling
Seoul prosecutors say US businessman Murray L. Schwarzman was jailed after questioning over 460 wrist watches and 2400 watch bands valued at 230000 dollars. Schwarzman, manager of Schwarzman International Trade Co., has offices in Seoul and Hong Kong. his home is listed as New York.
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Seoul
Murray l. Schwarzman
Schwarzman
Schwarzman International Trade Co
Hong Kong
New York
Youth 17 Drowns in Springfield Gravel Pit Lake
Springfield Sheriff J Arthur Shuman said Dean Sprinkle 17 of Springfield toppled from an inner tube in a gravel pit lake just north of the city and drowned yesterday.
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Springfield
Ohio
J. Arthur Shuman
Dean Sprinkle
Here
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