AMC Ends Strike With One Year Delay In Layoff Pay
American Motors settles with the CIO UAW ending a midnight strike at its seven plants. The layoff pay and wage boosts total a 14 cent an hour package for the first year, with a one year delay before layoff pay takes effect to aid 3,000 Hudson displaced workers in Detroit. Benefits begin next June 1 with trust contributions starting Sept 15 1956.
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Detroit
American Motors Corp
CIO
United Auto Workers
American Motors
General Motors
Ford
Chrysler
AMC
UAW
Leonard Woodcock
Hudson Motor Car Co
Nash-Kelvinater Corp
Hudson
Woodcock
Edward L. Cushman
Studebaker-Packard Corp
Kaiser Motors Corp
American Motors Auto
Wisconsin
Action
Chrysler Corp
General ‘Motors
Nash and Hudson Cars
Kelvinator
Rail Strike Postponed By Union
The CIO Transport Workers Union postponed a planned strike of nonoperating employees on the Pennsylvania Railroad. TWU president Michael J. Quill said locals were told to report for work while the union waited on an emergency fact finding board created by President Eisenhower. The action would have hit 12 states and the District of Columbia.
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New York
CIO Transport Workers Union
Pennsylvania
Michael J. Quill
TWU
District of Columbia
Eisenhower
Quill
Pennsylvania Railroad
Kidnap Case Fake Ends With Drowning Confession
In New York a mentally disturbed mother Christine Tege rides faced a Felony Court today on homicide charges after reportedly confessing she drowned her two month old son George while giving him his first bath. Police say she initially claimed a mystery diaper saleswoman kidnapped the baby.
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York
Christine Tegerides
Andrew
Asst. Dist
Asst. Dist. Atty
Bernard M. Patton
Queens County
George
Cat Burglar Steals Cats and Teeth in Dallas Home
An 83 year old Dallas woman reported a burglary in which her two cats and her false teeth left in a cup were stolen from her house. Police are investigating the cat theft and property loss.
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Dallas
Tex
Bravest Model Wins Medal At Ohio State Fair
In Columbus Ohio 4-H girls staged a style show at the state fair. David Mitt en twenty of Stowe wore a blue wool suit made by his sister Martha eighteen. He won the bravery medal with the outfit as judging continues the next day.
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Columbus
Ohio
David Mitten
Stowe
Martha
David
Car Plows Drug Store Front in Verity Parkway Intersection
A runaway car driven by Robert A. Brumfield narrowly avoided a worse tragedy when brakes failed and the vehicle smashed into Castell Drug Store at 1126 Central Ave. Brumfield, 16, of Queen Ave., said he aimed to avoid a collision as pedestrians scattered. Damage to the storefront was about 1500 dollars. the car sustained 50 dollars in damage.
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Central Avenue
Verity Parkway
Castell
Central Ave
Robert A. Brumfield
Queen Ave
Heber Jones Motor Co
Brumfield
Parkway
Lester McKenzie
West Middletown Rt. 2
Heat Wave Grips Southern California With Fatal Toll
In Los Angeles and nearby areas a 120 degree reading at Tujunga and 110 in LA marked a record heat wave blamed for four deaths and 57 cases of heat prostration. A brush fire near San Dimas burned 12 homes and 200 acres as interiors report farm losses and widespread water use.
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Los Angeles
Fire sweeps Sandimas area destroying homes and stock
A wind driven fire east of Los Angeles burned 12 homes and damaged 10 more in Sandimas. Arson is suspected as a flare ignited dry brush. Six hundred firefighters with 70 units battled 200 acres, destroying an $85,000 Brittain home and over 6,000 chickens at John Elek’s three acre ranch.
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Sandimas
Calif
Los Angeles
Keith Klinger
J. A. Brittain
John Elek
Eisenhower Eyes Active Role in 1956 Campaign
President Eisenhower is expected to play an active role in the 1956 campaign whether or not he runs again. He plans to guide the GOP along dynamic conservatism, will meet Sept. 10 with Republican state chairmen in Denver, and may hint at plans then. James Hagerty says the meetings aim to boost campaign technique and enthusiasm while Eisenhower enjoys a quiet Labor Day weekend in Denver.
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Denver
Eisenhower
Republican Party
White House
Washington
Leonard W. Hall
GOP
Congress
Rep
Richard Simpson
Pennsylvania
House
Republican Congressional Campaign Committee
James C. Hagerty
Augusta National Club
Georgia
John S. Doud
Cherry Hills Country Club
Pickle Pickers In Wrong Patch Cause Mix Up
In Deckerville Michigan a group of locals near a patch leader State Rep. Herb Clements offered free pickles from his patch. Detroit visitors began gathering fruit before learning the patch was misidentified and the owner allowed them to keep the harvest.
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Deckerville
Mich
Herb Clements
Weekend forecast shows mild Labor Day heat
The forecast calls for fair weather today and tonight with a turn to partly cloudy skies and a bit warmer Saturday. Saturday’s high near the 80s and tonight’s low in the 50s. Yesterday peaked at 79 degrees and morning low was 54. A late report warns of scattered showers expected Monday.
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Weather Bureau
Army Denies Trudeau Storv Report On Dismissal
The Army said a New York story claiming Maj. Gen. Arthur G Trudeau was dismissed as chief of intelligence by President Eisenhower is incorrect. The Army information office issued a formal statement in response to the report.
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Washington
Army Today
Arthur G Trudeau
Eisenhower
Army Office of Information
New York
Eisenhower fires Trudeau at Dulles request
The Daily News reports President Eisenhower dismissed Trudeau at the personal request of CIA head Allen Dulles. Gen Maxwell D Taylor confirmed the move and Maj. Gen. Ridgely Gaither Jr. was chosen to succeed Trudeau, with details on Trudeau’s Far East posting not yet announced.
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Eisenhower
Trudeau
Allen Dulles
Central Intelligence Agency
Maxwell D. Taylor
Army
Ridgely Gaither Jr
Taylor
General
Far East
Gaither
Oranore Corps
Ft. Bragg
N. C
Ohio Bell Resumes Bargaining Talks
Ohio Bell Telephone Co and the CIO Communications Workers Union resumed bargaining today with a midnight deadline for a settlement. The union threatens a strike if no agreement is reached after rejecting Bell’s latest wage proposal for about 16 000 Ohio employees. Bell offered general weekly wage increases from 150 to 4.00 dollars, while CWA state regional director Thomas Mitchell said the offer falls short of steel rubber and rail wage settlements.
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Cleveland
Ohio Bell Telephone Co
CIO Communications Workers Union
Bell
Ohio
Thomas Mitchell
CWA
Sporadic clashes continue as Egypt and Israel inch toward truce
Reports from Jerusalem say a near front line flare up preceded Israel’s conditional acceptance of a UN cease fire proposal. Israeli forces claim Egyptian jets were shot down near Gaza while an Egyptian headquarters at Khan Yunis was attacked. casualty tallies show dozens dead or wounded on both sides amid ongoing cross border raids since negotiations broke down.
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Cairo
Egypt
E. L. M. Burns
U.N. Truce Supervisory Commission
United States
Britain
Burns
Gaza
Khan Yunis
Israel
Voice of Israel Radio
Gaza Strip
Peron Wins Approval For Buenos Aires State of Siege
In Buenos Aires the Senate unanimously approves a state of siege for the capital to back President Juan Peron. The measure limits habeas corpus and allows indefinite detention, with Peron expected to sign into law. Opposition Radical deputies protest as Peronist chants fill the chamber.
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Buenos Aires
Argentina
Juan Peron
all-Peronista Senate
Peron
House of Deputies
Angel Enrico Peralta
Radical Party
Radical
Santiago Carlos Fassi
Peronista
Fire Ravages Southwest Side Factories Wounding Dozens in Blast
A massive explosion and flash fire destroyed a block in Chicago near Southwest Side factories injuring at least 36 people and causing about 1 million dollars in damage. No deaths were reported though a search for possible victims followed. Three-story Griffith Laboratory and two biscuit plant buildings burned as 70 fire units fought the flames.
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Chicago
Salvation Army
38Th Street
Ashland Avenue
Albert Peterssen
Griffith Laboratory
Carr-Consolidated Biscuit Co
Randolph Buchwelle
Jap Advisors Named For Pacific War Advisory Camp
Tokyo defense chief Shigemasa Sunada named 11 veterans to a tentative military advisory group. The roster includes five former generals and six ex-admirals who would advise him personally, with a possible push to obtain official status from the Diet later.
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Tokyo
Shigemasa Sunada
Japan
Diet
Picketing Sparks Labor Dispute Over State Vehicles in Salem
Governor Patterson said he cannot intervene as state owned vehicles cross union lines at the McKay automobile agency and two others. Machinists accuse McKay, once governor, of 1900s labor practices as contract talks fail. Wayne Hadley runs the firm, while wages and union shop rules face changes amid a 40 hour week plan.
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Salem
Ore
Paul Patterson
Secretary of the Interior
McKay
Milo Holt
AFL International Assn
Patterson
Holt
Oregon
Eisenhower
Wayne E. Hadley
Washington
Portland
Will Masters
Water Skiing Backyard Sport For Local Family
A Middletown family vacations all summer with water skiing in their yard. Bill Werth’s photo spread in Sundays Journal highlights the scene and local family fun during August.
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Bill Werth
Sunday Journal
Middletown
Ohio Woman and Daughter Die in Carolina Crash
An Ohio woman and her three year old daughter were killed when their car struck a bus at an intersection near here. Mrs Russell Williams 31 of Massillon Ohio and her daughter Linda Sue died from injuries at York County Hospital Rock Hill. Eight others were injured in the crash reported by the state highway patrol.
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Ft, Mill
S. C
Ohio
Here
State Highway Patrol
Russell Williams
Hirsch St
Massillon
Linda Sue
York County Hospital
Rock Hill
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