Labor Board Orders Reinstate Convicted Officer in Boston Factory
The national labor relations board orders Photoswitch Inc a Boston firm making secret military electronics to reinstate John S Stabins a former Boston police officer convicted of armed liquor store robbery in 1940 The board demands back pay and a posted notice declaring nondiscrimination against union members with Stabins to be restored without prejudice The ruling includes a 60 day posting requirement and a written admission of wrongdoing by the company and union leaders amid broader tainted labor era rhetoric
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National Labor Relations Board
Boston
Army
Navy
Air Force
Themploye
John S. Stabins
Unform
Stabins
Ofense
Photoswitch, Inc
Deendant Company
Orr
Obn
S. Stabins
New
Paul M. Herzog
John M Houston
Abe Murdock
Herzog
Robert N. Denham
Denham
Ida Kraus
Fece
David Dubinsky
Morton Joins College Staff In Northeast State
Howard W. Morton is named to the business administration faculty at Northeast State and will begin with the fall semester. He previously taught at Holmes Junior College in Goodman Mississippi since 1947 and served in the military from 1940 to 1946. Morton holds a bachelor’s from Mississippi College and a master’s in business education from the University of Mississippi.
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Northeast State
Howard W. Morton
Business Administration
Holmes Junior College
Goodman, Miss
Morton
Mississippi College
University of Mississippi
Man Dies in Electric Chair in Mississippi Case
Laurel Mississippi reports the execution of James Stewart Grantham aged 40 for the murder of Willie Knight. He was electrocuted in the Jones County courtroom at 12 06 a m after one 30 second shock amid religious readings by two ministers.
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Laurel
Miss
James Stewart Grantham
Mississippi
Grantham
Jones County
Willie Knight
Stephen F. Carr
County Health Department
D. Parker
Jody Mills
Parker
Louisiana Highway Police to Use Mirrors for Speed Enforcement
State troopers in the Monroe district will deploy mirror speed traps across Louisiana to catch drivers exceeding 60 mph. Two mirrors in 4 foot boxes placed 35 feet apart allow a trooper to time a vehicle from first to second reflection, with 352 feet in four seconds equating to 60 mph. The system aims to reduce deaths and is to be tested in all 10 districts, with court readiness and DA cooperation promised.
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Monroe
Louisiaa
Francis Greveinberg
Baton Rouge
Louisiana
D. A
Grevemberg
State Highway Department
Slander Suit Shifts Scene To Wheeling West Virginia
Pre trial testimony in a two million dollar libel slander suit brought by Senator McCarthy against Senator Benton shifts to Wheeling West Virginia. An examination of four prospective witnesses is scheduled. McCarthy accuses Benton of defaming him with charges of fraud perjury and deceit. Benton says his defense rests on proving McCarthy's accusations are well founded. The hearing will probe Benton's charge that McCarthy perjured himself by denying stating in Wheeling on February 9 1950 that he had a list of 205 persons known to the...
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Washington
Sen
McCarthy
H-Wis
Benton
D-Conn
Wheeling
W. Va
Wisconsin
Senate
U S Schools Caught in Vice
The NEA reports a nationwide squeeze on schools with rising enrollments and shrinking teacher and space capacity. A survey of 4,372 systems shows 47 percent delaying 343,000 pupil building projects due to funding, while materials shortages and high costs also hinder expansion and construction efforts.
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Washington
National Education Association
NEA
Sleeping Sickness Rises Across California Valleys
The Encephalitis outbreak in California has claimed 30 lives with nearly 500 cases reported by the State Health Department. Spraying operations cover 276 towns as barriers of poison residue are laid to halt the spread.
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San Francisco
California
State Health Department
East Side
Modesto
Calif
Central Valley
Invite All Democrats To Support Eisenhower In 1952
Louisiana Americans for Eisenhower issued an invitation to all registered Democrats to join the campaign for Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower. Co chairs John Minor Wisdom and J. C. Rathbone announced the move noting the Watson Amendment allows any voter to cast an independent ticket, despite party lines. The Watson Amendment was adopted by the State Central Committee in Baton Rouge, though it did not endorse the Stevenson-Sparkman ticket.
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New Orleans
Gen
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Louisiana
Eisenhower
John Minor Wisdom
J. C. Rathbone
Harvey
Wisdom
Rathborne
State Democratic Committee
State Central Committee
Baton Rouge
Col Byrd Addresses Rotary on Highway Safety
Col Roy Byrd told Rotarians at the Virginia Hotel that speeding tickets have doubled in 15 days and major accidents occur on straight country roads. He outlined traffic regulation priorities for Troop F covering rodeos, football games, stock laws, truck weighing, and enhanced staffing and facilities for safety.
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Roy Byrd
Virginia
Byrd
Troop F
Richard Drew
Rotary
Traffic and Safety Committee
J. A. Daniel
State Police
Monroe
Construction Contracts Awarded for Church and Overpass
Two permits to build were filed with Riverside Baptist Church awarded to L. N. Shelton for 77 104 dollars and a second contract for a temporary overpass between St Francis Sanitarium and Nurses Training School and hospital awarded to Jesse Heard for 13 829 83 dollars.
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Riverside Baptist Church
L. N. Shelton
St. Francis Sanitarium and
Nurses Training School
Jesse Heard
Eisenhower and Stevenson Test Party Unity in Pre Campaign
Eisenhower speaking with GOP leaders in Kansas City stressed intervention in Korea despite administration blunders and warned against attacking Red China. Stevenson faced potential friction with Truman over his Washington mess remarks and campaign conduct in the evolving Democratic race.
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Dwight D. Eisenhower
Adlai E. Stevenson
Eisenhower
Kansas City
South Korea
Red China
Douglas MacArthur
GOP
Congress
MacArthur
United Nations
China
Guv. Stevenson
Truman
Washington
Oil Firms Accused of Global Price Rigging by MSA
The Mutual Security Agency charges five U S oil companies Standard Oil of New Jersey California Gulf Oil Socony Vacuum and Texaco with world wide price discrimination inflating oil costs for European Marshall Plan aid while charging lower prices to the United States. Justice Department seeks 50 million dollars in overcharges tied to foreign aid funds. Dr Walter Adams notes total overcharges may exceed 50 million though exact figures are unavailable.
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G. Milton Kelly Washington
Mutual Security Agency
MSA
U. S
Standard Oil of
New Jersey
Standard Oil of California
Gulf Oil Company
Socony-Vacuum Oil Company
Texas Company
Senate
Small Business Committee
Middle East
Justice Department
Walter Adams
Senate Committee
United States
Local TV service eyed for Monroe by next Christmas
Howard Griffith of Griffith Electric told the Civitan Club that Monroe could receive television for the holidays if government permits TV extension. He and J. O. Willett have an application for Monroe and KNOE also seeks service. Government lifted a May ban on TV expansion to large cities except Denver was left out.
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Monroe
la Casa Tea Room
Howard Griffith
Griffith Electric Company
Civitan Club
Griffith
J. O
Red) Willett
KNOE
Denver
Farmers See Similar Views on Price Supports
In Washington AP report Gen Dwight D Eisenhower and Gov Adlai E Stevenson indicate alike stance on farm price supports. Eisenhower says no tampering with the price support law and no lowered supports, while Stevenson rejects the Brannan Plan as obsolete and not endorsed by his party. The two thus appear to back the existing 90 percent parity floor for basic crops for the next two crop years.
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Ovid A. Martin Washington
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Adlai E. Stevenson
Eisenhower
Kansas City
Stevenson
Brannan
Senhower
Illinois
Minocqua
Wis
Congress
Senator Kefauver pushes new crime bill measures
Senator Kefauver says enforcement of laws from his crime committee is encouraging but Congress should pass more recommendations. He backs racketeers net worth reporting and illegal gambling loss denial on tax returns and urges a permanent crime commission. He will reintroduce the idea in January.
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Warren Rogers JR
Washington
Kefauver
D-Tenn
Crime Committee
Congress
Senate Crime Investigating Committee
Justice and Treasury Departments
Bureau of Internal Revenue
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Pegler
Ighway
Bjorgholm
Western Farmer
English Channel
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London
G. Milton Kelly
Malcolm Merrill
Health Department
Col. Byrd
Rotary Club
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Associated Press
R. E. Methews
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