Port of New York faces new strike threat over ILA vote
A renewed labor struggle shadows the Port of New York after a disputed ILA election. William V. Bradley, ILA president, warns the NLRB action could pull workers off the job. A new vote left ILA ahead by 319 with 1792 challenged ballots delaying certification. Both unions claim victory as ballots are reviewed.
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Port of New York
New York
William V. Bradley
International Longshoremen’s Assny
ILA
National Labor Relations Board
Bradley
NLRB
AFL
Contraband Arms Not Found On French Ship
U S customs near the Panama Canal halted the freighter Wyoming after a search found nothing abnormal aboard. Washington says a broad sea hunt continues for two vessels suspected of carrying Communist arms to Guatemala. The Caribbean nation has already received a 2000 ton shipment from Stettin.
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French Line
U.S
Wyoming
Atlantic
Panama Canal
Washington
Guatemala
Caribbean
Republ
Stettin
Canal
el Salvador
London
Antwerp
U. S
Freighter Manifest Lists Arms for El Salvador
The Panama Canal press office stated the freighter’s manifest listed six boxes of small arms including one case of Browning automatic rifles consigned to El Salvador. A French Line spokesman at Cristobal said the cargo was being reloaded as reports note.
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Panama Canal
el Salvador
French Line
Cristobal
Death Toll Mounts In Navy Aircraft Carrier Disaster
The Bennington explosion raised the death toll to 95 with nearly 40 more in critical condition at Newport Naval Hospital. Admiral Carney inspected the damaged 32000 ton ship at Quonset Point and reported freakish, unique blast effects with no sabotage indicated.
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Quonset Point
R. I
Bennington
Newport Naval Hospital
Naval Operations
Robert B. Carney
Carney
Selassie Urges Universal Collective Security Before Congress
Emperor Haile Selassie told a joint session of Congress that no state should refuse aid against aggression. He urged universal application of collective security and cited U.S. troops in Korea as proof its reach must be global. He praised Ethiopia's social and economic progress and welcomed American collaboration.
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Washington
Haile Selassie
Ethiopia
Congress
United States
Korea
Italy
Selassie
League of Nations
Indochina Crisis Spurs Debate on U.S. Defense Budget
Washington reports indicate the Indochina crisis has not yet forced the Eisenhower administration into large new defense spending next year. Treasury Secretary Humphrey suggested the crisis could raise next year’s budget by 5 to 15 billion dollars, but officials still aim for planned tax cuts and a gradual shift to a peace economy.
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Washington
Indochina
Eisenhower
Far East
Secretary of the Treasury
Humphrey
New York
Author Poultney Bigelow Dies at 98 in SAUGERTIES
Poultney Bigelow author and world traveler dies at age 98 in Saugerties New York. His long career featured outspoken views that sparked numerous controversies over the years.
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Saugerties
N.Y
Poultney Bigelow
Ohio Campaign Round in Washington with Hays and Hunston
In Washington a heated exchange between Rep Hays of Ohio and Republican Walter J Hunston centered on tax-exempt foundations and national politics. Hunston accused Hays of headline seeking behavior while Hays defended his district and noted editorials backing his stance. He also commented on Hunston’s claims of GOP support and Eisenhower administration ties.
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James B. Sibbison
Washington
Ohio
Rep
Hays
Walter J. Hunston
Salam
Hunston
Reece
R- Tenn
GOP National Committee
Mynt
Eisenhower
Indochina Cease Fire Talks Stall In Geneva Session
A Geneva gathering of nine party delegates failed to resolve competing ceasefire plans. An expert committee, including representatives from the nine delegations, will reconvene to map points of agreement and disagreement while mediation efforts by India falter.
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Geneva
Indochina
India
V. K. Krishna Menon
Jawahralal Nehru
Menon
Anthony Eden
Georges Bidault
China
Chou En-Lai
Bidault
Vyacheslav M. Molotov
Donald Heath
United States
Lord Reading
Britain
Jean Chauvel
France
Andrei Y. Gromyko
Russia
Korea
U. S
Walter Bedell Smith
South Korea
U. N
City Transit Walkout Impacts Pittsburghs Commuters
In Pittsburgh a 2,700 AFL transit workers strike from May 9 halts trolley and bus service, forcing residents to walk hitchhike or use car pools. Commuters adjust with trains independent lines taxicabs and share the ride stations as merchants report up to a 50 percent drop in business.
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Pittsburgh
AFL
Golden Triangle
Pittsburgh Railways Co
Official Visits House In Which Three Men Died
William D. Canfield, the U S deputy district attorney, visited the Passau area house where three American officers were killed in 1946. He met German officials including state police chief Friedrich Aschenbrenner to review the reopened case and discuss possible leads.
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Passau
Germany
William D. Canfield
U. S
Canfield
U. S. Army
Friedrich Aschenbrenner
Aschenbrenner
Polo
Army
France to call up 1954 draft class early for Indochina relief
Premier Laniel's cabinet ordered 80 000 draftees from the 1954 class to be mobilized four months early to free professional troops for Indochina. The men, aged 20, will be stationed in France or North Africa within 15 days, under a plan supported by the National Defense Committee.
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Paris
Joseph Laniel
Indochina
National Defense Committee
Paul Ely
Dien Bien Phu
France
North
Africa
Graduation Week Set at Middletown and Fenwick High
Sunday’s Journal previews commencement ceremonies at Middletown and Fenwick high schools and outlines plans for the biggest day in the seniors’ young careers. The issue also previews Miami University seniors’ post graduation plans, a church expansion in Trenton, and a look at local lost and found items in the city.
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Middletown
Fenwick
Journal
Miami University
Smith Urges Carr Hensel Put On Witness Stand
Senator H Alexander Smith joins Democrats in demanding the Senate Investigations subcommittee reverse its 4-3 dismissal of Francis Carr and H Struve Hensel as principals in the McCarthy Army inquiry. Cohn's testimony accuses Adams and Stevens and ties Carr to talks over blackmail and sex deviates as the panel considers who to subpoena.
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H. Alexander Smith
Democrats
Senate Investigations Subcommittee
Francis P. Carr
H. Struve Hensel
Subcommittee
Smith
Senate
Republican Policy Committee
Roy M. Cohn
Cohn
Army
John G. Adams
Sen. McCarthy
R-Wis
Adams
Stevens
Carr
Air Force
Ft. Monmouth
N.J
Schine
McCarthy
Hensel
GOP
Sen
Dirksen
Bill
R-Sd
Mundt
Democratic Committee
Sen. Symington
D-Mo
Carr- Hensel
Symington
Professors Study N at Stock Case
Three law professors act as election inspectors to rule if 800000 shares of New York Central Railroad stock held by Texas billionaires can be voted in the Young insurgency. The case, linked to a March 15 ICC inquiry, could delay a Supreme Court appeal and the $2.6 billion Central fight.
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Albany
N.Y
New York Central Railroad
Robert R. Young
Young
William White
Robert W. Miller
Syracuse University
John Hanna
Columbia University
A Hardee
Harvard Law School
New York State Supreme Court
Central
The
Clint W. Murchison
Sid W. Richardson
Chesapeake and Ohio Railway
Weekend Weather Outlook for Miami Valley and Nearby Areas
Forecasters in Vandalia predict cloudy skies with warmer temperatures and scattered showers tonight with a low around 65. Sunday brings partly cloudy cooler conditions with no showers. highs near 75 Saturday and Sunday. Rainfall last night totaled 0.16 inches as of 8 a.m. today.
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Sobo
Miami Valley
Vandalia
Middletown
Australians Vote in Key General Election Amid Apathy
AUSTRALIA faces general parliamentary elections with over five million voters. The Liberal-Country coalition led by Prime Minister Robert Menzies seeks another term against Labor led by Dr Herbert Evatt. 291 candidates contest 116 seats. six government and one Labor member unopposed.
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Sydney
Australia
House of Representatives
Liberal-Country Party
Robert G. Menzies
Menzies
Labor Party
Herbert V. Evatt
Labor
Liberals
Country Party
Arthur Fadden
Dr. Evatt
Crime Study Group Fires 2 Top Men
Washington PA subcommittee overseeing alleged labor racketeering dismissed its two top staff officials Downey Rice and Arthur Toll. The move followed a partisan clash between Chairman Bender and Rep. Clare Hoffman with Democrats backing the dismissal. No comment from Rice Toll or other subcommittee members.
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House
Sub Committee
Bender
Ohio
Clare E Hoffman
Mich
Downey Rice
Arthur Toll
Hoffman
Subc
Rice
Toll
Michigan
Pittsburgh
Rive
Subcommittee
Mountaineer Sir Edmund Hillary Reported Ill in Himalayas
In New Delhi India a spokesman said the Indian air force stands by to rush aid to mountaineer Sir Edmund Hillary reported ill with pneumonia in the glaciers of the Himalayas no request for help has been received yet
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India
Inedian Air Force
Edmund Hillary
Himalaayas
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