Bank earnings and the Morgan lift story tied to Senate hearings
The piece blends a Morgan saga with a preview of the Senate Banking and Currency Committee hearings set for March 3. It analyzes Girard Trust earnings manipulation possibilities, labor strikes under Eisenhower’s policy, and the shift toward a guaranteed annual wage urged by Walter Reuther.
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J. A. Livingston
J. P. Morgat
Fulbright
Frank Braden
Ringling Brothers and
Barnum & Bailey Circus
J. P. Morgan
Senate
Wall Street
Senate Banking and Currency Committee
J. W. Fulbright
Braden
Lya Graf
Lya
Morgan
Germany
American Bank
Girard Trust Corn Exchange Bank of
Philadelphia
Girard
Eisenhower
Truman
Walter P. Reuther
United Auto Workers
Ohio moves to replace electric chair with humane gas chamber
Ohio lawmakers debate a bill by Rep. Joseph E. Lady to swap the electric chair for a more humane gas chamber. The discussion centers on Ohio's long use of the chair, with notes that since 1897 hundreds have been electrocuted, illustrating the push for refined execution methods.
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Columbus
Ohio
Joseph E. Lady
Lady
Boss Plans Funeral Trip For Workers At Gale Sobel
About 60 machine operators asked their boss for leave to attend the funeral of Gertrude Scofield. The Gale-Sobel Clothing Co. closed the plant and chartered a bus to take the workers to the funeral, surpassing the request.
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St, Louis
Gale-Sobel Clothing Co
Gertrude Scofield
Topeka Heat Crisis After Gas Pipeline Break
In Topeka and eight nearby towns, subfreezing temperatures shivered residents as Cities Service Gas Co. fixed a 1 inch line weld defect. About 32 000 homes lost gas heating prompting electric heater runs and emergency meals. Restored soon but up to 24 hours for full service.
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Topeka
Kan
Cities Service Gas Co
Power and Light Company
Valley Falls
Oskaloosa
Ozawkie
Meriden
Perry
Lecompton
Grantville
Twins Born Joined At Head In England At London Hospital
Margaret and Joan Gray, 25 days old Siamese twins joined at the tops of their head, were in an undisclosed London hospital awaiting a decision on surgical separation. Their birth occurred January 30 in Keighley Yorkshire, with arrival in London three days ago.
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London
Margaret
Joan Gray
Kate Gray
David Gray
Keighley
Yorkshire
Geoffrey Knight
Grays
Woman Gets 40 Year Term For Severe Assault On Daughter
CORONA California. Mrs Trinidad Vera was sentenced to 40 years for severe and repeated beatings of her 10 year old daughter Celia. Superior Judge Mildred Lillie described the abuse as hideous and terrible brutality. The California Institution for Women board ordered six assault and mayhem sentences to run consecutively.
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Corona
Calif
Trinidad Vera
Celia
Mildred Lillie
California Institution For Women
Character Actor Douglas Fowley Divorce Suit Filed
Mary Ann Walsh sues for divorce from character actor Douglas Fowley charging cruelty. They wed March 28 1954 in Riverside California and separated February 16. Walsh says they have reached a property settlement. Fowley age 43 listed five prior marriages on the application.
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Los Angeles
Douglas Fowley
Mary Ann Walsh
Riverside
Calif
Fowley
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