Louisiana Repeals Right to Work Law Amid AFL-CIO Push
Editorial questions Governor Earl Long's veto of the 1954 right to work repeal and accuses him of pressuring legislators. It warns of AFL-CIO influence in Louisiana politics, cites House Bill 1035 to curb judge power over injunctions, and names Rep. Douglas Shows and Rep. Lawrence Gibbs as sponsors.
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Earl K. Long
Louisiana
Afl-Cio Forces of America
South
Elizabeth
Dixie State
Long
Quachita Parish
Afl-Cio
Baton Rouge
Ouachita Parish
J. D. Henderson
American Association of Small Business
New Orleans
Governor Long
AFL Cio
Douglas Shows
Bogalusa
Lawrence Gibbs
Henderson
State
Lake City Votes Down Public Power Plan
In Lake City Florida on May 9 voters rejected by almost three to one a proposal for municipal ownership of a private power company. The opposed side argued it would erode free enterprise and burden taxpayers. supporters said a city utility would tax free and be profitable.
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Lake City
Florida
Citizens’ Committee
Hoover Commission urges broad budget reforms since Runnymede
Herbert Hoover advocates a stronger national budgeting and accounting system to restore Congress control of the purse a cornerstone of liberty. This year the notable event is a bipartisan pledge by party chairmen to avoid dirty politics in upcoming campaigns.
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Runnymede
Hoover Commission
Herbert Hoover
Congress
Lost Chinese students abroad and the refugee problem
The piece notes about 3,500 Chinese students in the United States face pressures to return to Communist China while many cannot. Archbishop Yu Pin and Sino-American Amity aid students by linking them with Americans for support. The column argues the issue is psychological blackmail and questions why return to a country they fled.
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United States
Peking
Washington
United Nations
China
Formosa
Paul Yu Pin
Nanking
Europe
New York
Sino-American Amity
Riverside Drive
Red China
Yu Pin
Australia
Canada
Africa
Israel
Russia
Winchell Singles Out Broadway Rumors and Royal Plans
Walter Winchell reports on Prince Rainier and Grace Kelly using separate planes for Monaco royal security. The column notes Grace’s mother plans no more films, Martin and Lewis split after Copa booking, Desi and Lucy eye Broadway scripts, and various showbiz moves across New York venues and TV.
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Prince Rainier
Grace
Monaco
Hollywood
Columm
Martin & Lewis
Jerry
Dean
Chicago
Charlie Mosconi
Cordy King
Sammy Davis Jr
Time Is a Child's Own Measure in Youthful Perception
A column on how children perceive time differently from adults and clocks. It contrasts Mattie’s minute with parents’ time, notes how inner timepieces govern childhood routines, and urges reading for child development. Dr Patri’s leafjet P-8 lists over 50 books for children with a 10 cent request to obtain a copy.
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Mattie
Pete
Patri
Leafjet
P. O
Station 6
New York
N. Y
The
Bell Syndicate, Inc
DeMarco Sisters Add Salaries to Havana Casino Play
The DeMarco Sisters join a Havana scene at the Nacional where salaries support blackjack. Simon and Laura star in a Little Carnegie satire, while a parade of arts and theatre acts fills venues from Rockefeller Plaza to the Barrymore Theatre.
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DeMarco
The
Nacional
Havana
Simon
Laura
Little Carnegie
Museum of Modern Art
Sculpture
Conservatory Pond
Rockefeller Plaza
Candelight
T. €. Jones
Barrymore Theatre
Warren Court and Eisenhower Era Judicial Tension
Bascom N. Timmons surveys President Eisenhower and Earl Warren, noting the Chief Justice's polarizing role and the court's trajectory. He discusses prior presidential views on the court, the Warren majority on desegregation, and the tense balance between federal and state powers amid 1950s political pressure.
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Eisenhower
United States
Earl Warren
California
Warren
Supreme Court
U.S
Congress
John Marshall
Tahe
Roger Taney
John M. Harlan
Hugo Black
William O. Douglas
Tom Clark
Yeggs Cool Safe With Torch In Chicago Burglary
Thieves broke into a soft drink firm in Chicago on Friday early and used an acetylene torch to cut open a safe. They stole more than $10,000 and reportedly cooled the metal by pouring bottles of pop over the safe during the work.
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Chicago
Yeggs
Family Night idea from Pearl Hulse promotes church programs
Worry Clinic author describes Pearl Hulse wife of a Sheboygan clergyman using Friday as Family Night. She lets the daughters plan activities from Drive-Ins to Monopoly and soda outings, with parishioners respecting family time. The note praises their Wesley Methodist Church magazine as modern church promotion.
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Pearl
Pearl Hulse
Sheboygan
Wisconsin
Midwest
Florida
Duane
Indiana
Karolyn
Judy
Wesley Methodist Church
Sheboy#an
Christ
Crane
Hopkins Syndicate, Inc
Monroe Morning World History and Editorial Vision
The Monroe Morning World founded in 1929 is an independent daily with offices across major cities. It emphasizes printing reliable news and standing by its beliefs while remaining unaffiliated with any political party.
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Robert Ewing
John D Ewing
Wilson Ewing
Monroe
News-Star-World Publising Corporation
North Second Street
Robert King, Jr
William H. Bronson
Richard Hale
Walter B Hatten
Associated Press
Branham Company
National
New York
Chicago
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Detroit
St. Louis
Memphis
Dallas
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Charlotte
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