Strikes at Evendale and Richmond End in Settlement
In Evendale near Cincinnati the Electric Auto-Lite Plant strike ended after seven hours of talks with a three year contract granting three five cent hourly raises. Average wages were 2.48 for men and 2.23 for women. retroactive pay from Sept 3, 1955, and wage steps on June 1 1956 and June 1 1957. A separate 15 week walkout at Crosley Refrigerator Plant in Richmond concluded with a one year contract raising pay by 10 cents per hour and recalling strikers.
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Cincinnati
Electric Auto- Lite
Evendale
Independent Lamp Workers Collective Bargaining Assn
CIO
United Automobile Workers
Richmond
Ind
AFL Electrical Workers
Crosley
Avco Manufacturing Corp
Nine Ford engines displayed for 1956 models at Ross Motors
Ford shows nine engine types across 18 body styles using two Y-Block V8s and an I-Block six. The Thunderbird V8 292 cu in powers Fairlane and wagon with up to 202 hp, while 272 cu in V8s power Customline and Mainline at 176 hp. The I-Block six now develops 137 hp with improved efficiency.
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Ford
Ross Motors
Fordomatic
Ross Motors, Inc
Tytus Ave
Supreme Court opens term with heavy racial and military issues
The Supreme Court begins a nine month term amid controversies on communism and racial segregation. Key cases include the Communist Party challenge to the Subversive Activities Control Act and a challenge to military justice procedures. The term also addresses interracial marriage bans and ballot labeling for Black candidates.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Eisenhower
Earl Warren
California
Warren
Communist Party
Congress
Air Force
Robert W. Toth
Pittsburgh
Toth
Korea
Negro Minister Becomes Pastor of White Church
In Old Mystic Connecticut the Rev. Simon P. Montgomery a 33 year old Negro minister became pastor of the all white Old Mystic Methodist Church after the congregation of about 300 voted unanimously to accept him. He will reside at the parsonage on weekends and stay in Norwich during the week where he serves on the faculty of the regional technical school.
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Old Mystic
Conn
Simon P. Montgomery
Norwich
Old Mystic Methodist Church
Montgomery
Regional Technical School
Grandma Reynolds Returns To School At 93
LOS ANGELES 93 year old actress known for grandmother roles enrolls in high school evening classes twice weekly to study Spanish. She cites language learning to know people of other countries. Her film credits include Going My Way A Tree Grows in Brooklyn Since You Went Away. Her teacher commends her alertness as a top pupil.
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Los Angeles
Grandma Reynolds
Brooklyn
Beryl McManus
Adeline Reynolds
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National Labor Relations Board
W. Neff
RE. Neff
A. Neff
By Paul M. Yost
Life Control
Central Ave
Dept
Baltimore 1
Automotive Sales Co. Inc
Olive St. St. Louis
Dep Extra
Reg
Coats
Orton
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