Two Giant Railroads May Merge
New York AP reports Pennsylvania and New York Central railroads studying a possible merger to form the world’s largest carrier by revenue and assets. The plan faces ICC antitrust scrutiny and potential Justice Department intervention, with years expected before unified operations on shared tracks.
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New York Central
James M. Symes
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Wall Street
Interstate Commerce Commission
Justice Department
ICC
Commission
Robert R. Young
Chesapeake and Ohio Railway
Chicago
Washington
General Taylor withdraws from Birmingham Veterans Day talk
Gen Max D Taylor Army chief of staff withdraws as speaker at Birmingham Alabama Veterans Day observance citing the Little Rock school controversy. Richmond Weeks Birmingham committee director says he was released from the obligation after ongoing procedures caused concern nationwide.
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Max
D. Taylor
Army
Birmingham
Ala
Little Rock
Taylor
Richmond Weeks
Asia
Weeks
Today’s Chuckle: The trouble with the world quote
The saying notes that the stupid are cock sure while the intelligent carry doubt. It offers a witty contrast on confidence and doubt without additional details.
Jealousies Cloud Next French Premier Selection
Paris reports that France faces a tangled struggle to choose a new Premier amid 17 political groupings and deep splits. Centrist Radical Socialist faction fissures, Mendes-France era rifts, and a hostile Communist-Poujadist bloc complicate efforts to assemble a workable 225 vote majority in the National Assembly. Independent and Peasant deputies must bridge gaps with Socialists to govern.
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Paris
France
National Assembly
Radical Socialist Party
Edgar Faure
Pierre Mendes- France
Mendes-France
Pierre Poujade
Algeria
Poujad
Ex Football Star Meehan Guilty in Black Market Steel Case
Former football star and coach John E Meehan was found guilty on charges of conspiring to operate a wartime steel black market. Co defendants John L Kern and Hyman Kopp and three corporations faced a 34 count indictment with potential prison terms up to five years and fines up to ten thousand dollars. Sentencing set for November 15.
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John E
Chick) Meehan
Meehan
Jamaica
Queens
John L. Kern
Albertson
N. Y
Hyman Kopp
Westbury
N.Y
John L. Kern, Inc
Kern
Fyinnegan Associates, Inc
State Equipment Corp
Kopp
Broadway
Syracuse
New York University
NYU
Manhattan College
National Production Authority
United States
Union Can't Bargain For Its Employes
The National Labor Relations Board ruled that a union cannot act as bargaining representative for its own employees. The decision found the Teamsters International and affiliates guilty of unfair labor practices in Portland Oregon, coercing workers to join Teamsters, blocking joining the Office Employes International Union, and firing five women who resisted. The board ordered new jobs and back pay for the affected workers.
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National Labor Relations Board
NLRB
Teamsters Union
Teamsters International
Portland
Ore
Teamsters
Office Employes International Union
Teamsters International Union
Security Administration Fund
Building Assn
Joint Council
Portland Teamsters
Office
Police take control of Noiso City amid election violence
Manila reports the imposition of police constabulary in Noiso City on Panay as President Garcia and officials move to curb pre election violence after five men were killed. The commission weighs extending takeovers to other cities including in Bohol where five dead and three wounded occurred in a gunfight. Garcia orders a full investigation into the shootings, the worst thus far in the campaign for the November 12 vote.
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Manila
Philippines
Carlos P. Garcia
Commission On Elections
Noiso
Panay
Garcia
Bohol
Arch Foes Battle Over UTW Leadership Amid AFL-CIO Ultimatum
Rival factions fight for control of the United Textile Workers Union as Anthony Valente and Lloyd Klewert face accusations of misusing funds. The AFL-CIO demands ousting both leaders and calling a convention by November 15 to elect new officers.
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Norman Walker Washington
United Textile Workers Union
Afl-Cio
Anthony Valente
UTW
Lloyd Klewert
Valente
Senate
Frank Sgambato
Providence
R. L
Rhode Island State Senate
Klewert
Sgambato
Joseph Krause
Paterson N. J
Frank Gorman
Kienert
Gorman
New England
South
Klevert
Federation
JTW
Textile Workers Union of America
Truman Criticizes Eisenhower Over Satellite Pace
Former President Truman condemned President Eisenhower as agonizingly slow to grasp the danger of the Soviet satellite launch. He accused the administration of delaying essential actions, cutting basic defense research, and blundering on national security during a Jefferson-Jackson day banquet in Los Angeles.
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Los Angeles
Truman
Eisenhower
Russians Lose Ground In Syria Turk Dispute
At the United Nations the Syria Turkey border crisis triggers Arab unease as Russia pursues influence. Delegates note Syria backtracked on invasion claims while Western officials say Moscow used the issue for propaganda and distraction from Hungary's revolt. U S Ambassador Lodge denounces the war scare tactic.
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Russia
Syria
Turkey
Middle East
U. N
General Assembly
Saud
India
V. K. Krishna Menon
United States
Kremlin
U. S
Henry Cabot Lodge
Knight Silent On Senate Run as He Sits Out Governor Race
Sacramento Calif Gov. Goodwin Knight remains silent on reports he will withdraw from the bid for governor and seek the U S Senate seat held by Knowland. Other Republicans including Kirkwood and Atherton awaited Knight's move while Democratic Rep. Clair Engle reiterated his intent to run. Knight said to be resting after illness with aides saying a statement would come by Tuesday or Wednesday.
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Calif
Goodwin Knight
William F. Knowland
Knight
GOP
U. S. Senate
Aoatiohe
George Christopher
San Francisco
Greece
Senate
Knowland
Robert C. Kirk‘wood
Warren K. Atherton
Stockton
The
American Legion
Clair Engle
California
Nixon
Washington
Second Asian Flu Shot Urged By Health Service
The Public Health Service urged a second shot for many who received Asian flu vaccines. A new stronger vaccine should be ready by Dec 1, with some doses available this month. Guidelines specify two-dose regimens for certain groups and different dosing for old and new vaccines. The Surgeon General noted millions ill with colds or flu during the week ending Oct 5, higher than mid July levels.
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Public Health Service
Leroy S. Burney
PHS
C.C. UN
The
Health Service
Surgeon General
Burney
Secrecy Over Warehouse To Be Probed
A House Government Information subcommittee led by Chairman Moss demands answers from Secretary of State Dulles about a secrecy lid on a warehouse storing sixteena dignitaries to US officials and a Saudi King gift. The panel questions ownership, public property status, rent, and national security implications.
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Washington
Congressional
Dulles
Sixte
Moss
D-Calif
House
Government Information Subcommittee
Victor Purse
State Department
King Saud
Saudi Arabia
Nixon Knowland To Avoid Clash In 1960 Primary
Washington sources report Vice President Nixon and Senator Knowland will not seek overlapping presidential primaries outside California in 1960. Knowland has informed Washington aides of the decision, easing potential friction as Nixon pursues the Republican nomination. His further moves would depend on his California governorship bid next year, a contest once seen as unlikely to affect the race.
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Nixon
Sen
Knowland
Strikes End in Uneasy Peace at Lone Star Steel
Daingerfield Texas AP report says strikers vote to return to work after a three hour meeting as Pickets are removed. About 2 000 strikers except 50 approve the truce though no settlement is reached and arbitration will follow. The seven week wildcat strike prompted bombings and threats in a 10 county area surrounding the plant.
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Daingerfield
Tex
Lone Star Steel Co
Chris Dixie
Houston
United Steelworkers of America
Dixie
International Union
Two Acar Collision Kills 21 Year Old Man in Ohio
PORTSMOUTH Ohio A two car crash on U S 52 three miles east of the city Friday night killed William Otworth 21 of Franklin Furnace according to the State Highway Patrol.
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Portsmouth
Ohio
U. S. 52
William Otworth
Franklin Furnace
iState Highway Patrol
Myerson Husband Arrested After Throat Grab Claim
New York police booked Allen Wayne 39, husband of TV star and Miss America 1945 Bess Myerson, on third degree assault after she accused him of grabbing her by the throat in their Upper East Side home. Wayne posted $500 bail for a Monday hearing.
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Bess Myerson
Upper East Side
Allen Wayne
Prosecution Complicated In Case Against NAACP
In Little Rock the NAACP faces a municipal arrest under a new city ordinance requiring organizations to file financial data and membership lists. NAACP officials Mrs L C Bates and Rev J C Crenchaw surrendered to police, with court appearances set for Monday. The U S District Court will also hear a bid for a temporary restraining order to block enforcement. The ordinance targets the NAACP but applies to other segregationist groups as well.
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Ark
NAACP
U.S. District Court
Arvy
Bruce Bennett
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Bennett
L. C. Bates
J. C. Crenchaw
Crenchaw
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