AFL CIO Sets 1958 Wage and Week Policy at Convention
AFL CIO delegates backed a 1958 policy calling for sizeable wage boosts and a shorter work week with enhanced fringe benefits. Walter Reuther led the drive, arguing purchasing power lag and inflation justify bigger gains and a balanced growth of productivity and pay. The plan rejects a wage freeze and counters a 40 hour week expansion proposal.
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Atlantic City
N. J
Aflcio
Walter P. Reuther
Afl-Cio
Reuther
United Auto Workers
Senate
Johnson
D-Tex
Indonesians Hint U S Can Be Mediator
Indonesian spokesman Ganis Harsono said Indonesia would welcome a U S offer to mediate its dispute with the Netherlands over West New Guinea. President Sukarno canceled a European and Latin American tour and urged readiness for hardship in a showdown with the Dutch as anti Dutch action widens.
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Jakarta
Indonesia
U.S
Netherlands
Dutch New Guinea
United States
Foreign Office
Ganis Harsono
Sukarno
Europe
Latin America
Ruslan Abdulgani
Indonesian National Council
Easi Java
Promerace
West New Guinea
West Irian
Bulganin’s Note Rejected Ahead of NATO Summit
The United States brushed off Soviet Premier Bulganin’s peace talks proposal as an attempt to influence the upcoming NATO summit in Paris. State Department spokesman Lincoln White said the timing suggested Soviet aims to affect proceedings, while Dulles and Eisenhower had not discussed the letter. The president, buoyed by a positive medical update, heads to Paris to lead the U S delegation amid Moscow missile satellite advances.
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Washington
United States
Nikolai A. Bulganin
NATO
Paris
U.S
Bulganin
Eisenhower
State Department
Lincoln White
Soviet Union
White
John Foster Dulles
Bulgarin
Dulles
Russia
Blast and Fire Hit Beckham Hotel in Greenville Texas
A gas explosion followed by a blaze shattered the Beckham Hotel in downtown Greenville Texas. Two people were seriously injured and others believed trapped in the wreckage as flames and windows spread. Hotel manager Leon Schiff and his wife were hospitalized in serious condition.
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Greenville
Tex
Beckham
Leon Shhiff
Beckham Hospital
Ralph Marconi
W. C. Pool
Pollution hearing in Camden prompts oil group time plan
Monroe officials pressed the state water commission to curb Ouachita River pollution as the Arkansas Oil Association and El Dorado leaders debated a six month plan. Robert Adair, association president, urged time and cooperation while warning against federal injunctions and outlining the Camden to Louisiana line coverage.
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Camden
Ark
Monroe
Arkansas Oil Association
Arkansas Water Control Commission
W. D. H. Rodriguez
Cty
West Two Bayou
el Dorado
South Arkansas
Robert E. Adair
Association
Commission
Ouachita River
Adair
Rodriguez
Arkansas Commission
Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission
Louisiana Line
Tme
Neville High Students Reach National Merit Semifinals
Neville High School again advances students to the National Merit Scholarship semifinals. Six Neville seniors qualified among 102 from Louisiana and 7,500 nationwide, with total scholarships worth four million dollars. The Okt. 22 exam included about 300,000 peers from 14,000 high schools.
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Neville High School
Louisiana
National Merit Scholarship Corporation
Neville
Donald C. Andrews
Alvin P. Andrews
Hawthorne St
Vernon G. Dean
W. L. Dean
Rochele Ave
William B. Ellis
P. H. Fuller
Lakeshore Drive
Warren F. Taylor, Jr
Warren F. Taylor
Fairview Ave
Briscoe A. Trousdale, II
B. A. Trousdale, Jr
Richard P. Wright, Jr
Richard P. Wright
Kenmore Ave
Martha Riser
George Riser
Forsythe
Symington Had Role Truman Blamed For ICBM Missile Lag
Rep Ford contends the United States would have a workable ICBM four years earlier if not for Truman’s impounding of research funds. He cites 1947 cancellation of the only ICBM contract, saying an operational ICBM was delayed to 1953. Ford, on the House Appropriations defense panel, references past testimony.
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Washington
Ford
R Mich
United States
Truman
Congress
Eisenhower
Army
White House
House Appropriations Committee
House Appropriations
Richland parish man charged in mother's murder
Nelson Johns, 40, was charged with murdering his 75-year-old mother Ruth Johns in a nocturnal attack at a home near ywarnen. Two brothers Archie 36 and Cecil 38 were held as material witnesses. The severed skull was found on the porch and investigators say Johns admitted beating off her head. The 12 gauge shotgun was recovered and the scene included windows shattered by the suspect.
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Rayville
Nelson Johns
Rice
Ywarnen
W. R. Coenen
Richland Parish
Johns
Ruth Johns
Archie
Cecil
J. C. Ellington
Archie Johns
McKinney
Nelson
Torpedoed Ship Reports Blamed On Maneuvers
Reports of a torpedoed ship off Nova Scotia were traced to a routine weekly antisubmarine exercise by U S and Canadian navies. The tanker South Carolina reported an indistinct torpedoed vessel, but officials confirmed the message originated from ships in the drills.
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New York
Coast Guard
Miami
South Carolina
Nova Scotia
U.S. Navy
U.S
Navy
Residents push to rename Eisenhower Street in Eastland honor
Jackson residents urged the city council to rename Eisenhower Street Eastland Drive to honor Sen. James O. Eastland. City engineer Josh Halbert objected noting another Eastland Street exists, leaving residents determined to find a new street name.
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Jackson, Miss
Eisenhower Street
Eastland Drive
James O. Eastland
D-Miss
Josh Halbert
Jackson
Eastland
Biggs Given Bit Of Advice
Washington dispatch recounts mailman Joe Biggs on his second day as a Christmas extra. He was sent to deliver New York mail from the Washington post office and, stranded on the New Jersey Turnpike, asked what to do. Officials advised driving to the Pennsylvania Railroad loading platform seven blocks from the post office for New York mail.
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Washington
Joe Biggs
New York
New Jersey Turnpike
Biggs
Pennsylvania Railroad
East Germany Tightens Crackdown to Stop Refugee Exodus
Berlin reports that East Germany moved to halt mass westward refugee flight by enacting hard labor prison terms for intercepted refugees and helpers, with up to three years and heavy fines. Decrees threaten death for high treason and sabotage while accusing Western NATO organs of luring away workers.
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Berlin
East Germany
Hilde Benjamin
East Berlin
Benjamin
NATO
Berliner Zeitung
Warmer Weather Expected After Brief Cold Snap
After a wintry bout, Twin Cities area forecasters predict a warmup with fair skies. Yesterday reached 38 at high and 26 at low after Tuesday’s 73 peak and 34 night drop. Arkansas also eyes higher temperatures with partly cloudy skies.
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Twin Cities
Arkansas
Army reveals larger bullet shaped satellite and Jupiter C plan
The Army discloses a bullet shaped satellite 80 inches long weighing 27.7 pounds for launch on a Jupiter C with a Redstone based first stage. It carries transmitters and instruments to study cosmic radiation and environment and will reach 18000 mph. The payload mass exceeds the Vanguard program but instruments weigh about 10 pounds.
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Washington
Army
Navy Vanguard
Vanguard
Legion Christmas Party Set With Stockings For Children
Jerry Simms sends a Christmas wish letter to Santa for a guitar gun bicycle dress and shotgun for dad. Adjutant C B Bryan invites Legion men and families to the Legion home for a Christmas party Sunday December 15 at 4 PM with stockings for all children. An Orphans Day Program is planned at Northeast State College in December.
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Santa
C. B. Bryan
L. B. Faulk American Legion
Legion
Northeast State College
Goodfellows Drive Urges Donations For Yuletide Aid
Readers are asked to donate to the Goodfellows fund as many seek food and clothes this Christmas. Messages to the News Star World Monroe Louisiana describe families facing hunger while a mother and children await support.
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Goodfellows Fund
Morning World
News- Star
Goodfellows
News-Star World
Monroe
Severe Arctic cold grips nation with record lows
A massive winter wave plunges the midwest to 20 below zero in Minnesota and 12 above in Alabama. Snow and ice disrupt travel from the Gulf to New England as at least 12 weather related deaths are reported. Dixie ice cream output totals 65 million gallons for the year.
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United Press
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Illinois
Texas
Midwest
New England
Dixie
South
Gulf Coast
Alabama
Mississippi
North Carolina
Asheville
Charleston
S.C
Virginia
Grayson County
Dallas
Tex
Florida
New Orleans
Georgia
Department of Commerce
Stevenson Tallies Final NATO Report To Dulles
Adlai E. Stevenson personally delivered his final report to Secretary of State Dulles ending 24 days as the Democratic consultant on NATO issues. The two men met about 12 hours after Stevenson arrived for pictures, then he left for Chicago tomorrow to resume his law practice. The conference in Paris next week will bring 15 Atlantic Alliance nation chiefs.
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Washington
Adlai E. Stevenson
Dulles
Eisenhower
Stevenson
Chicago
Paris
Atlantic Alliance Nations
Tug Ralph S. Havens Searched After Overdue Voyage
The Coast Guard conducts a harbors and communications search for the 67-foot tug Ralph S. Havens overdue since Friday. Owner Arthur Harris of New Orleans reports contact with the vessel near Boca Grande, Florida, at 1 10 30 p.m. CST last Saturday.
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New Orleans
Coast Guard
Ralph S. Havens
Carrabelle
Fla
Ft. Myers
Arthur Harris
Boca Grande
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