GM GM Auto Workers Pact keeps peace through May 1955
General Motors and the United Automobile Workers sealed a new five year contract guaranteeing no strike until at least May 29, 1955. The deal includes a four cent an hour wage boost, hospital and medical benefits, improved insurance, a modified union shop, and pensions, plus an escalator linked to the cost of living index.
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General Motors
G. M
U. S
America
United States
United Automobile Workers
Chrysler
Walter Reuther
U. A. W. Head
Kremlin
I Am Not A Communist I Am Not Affected By McCarthy
Henry McLemore argues a senator harms the country by Republican tactics and McCarthyism. He mocks red baiting, cites Russia dressing, Georgia and Stalin as fallacies, and declares he will not fund or support such aggressive tactics. The piece critiques Senator McCarthy and wartime frenzy.
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Senator McCarthy
Sir
Alsop
Lippmann
Krock
Stokes
Alexander
Henry McLemore
Fidler recalls Dietrich teaser era and Hollywood gossip
In a June column Jimmie Fidler recalls a 20 year old Ambassador Hotel party introducing Marlene Dietrich. He notes press fixation on her legs, questions career longevity beyond youth, and mentions Andrea King, Jane Russell, Julia Fayee and others.
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Hollywood
Ambassador Hotel
Marlene Dietrich
Josef von Sternberg
Marlene
Miss Dietrich
Blue Angel
Dietrich Gams
Andrea King
National Confectioners’ Association
New York
Jane Russell
Bob Waterfield
RKO
Julia Faye
Wesley Chase
15Th Street
Pacific Grove
Calif
Watz
Dashiell Hammett
Paramount
Rise Stevens
Metropolitan Opera Company
Met
James Hilton
Mr. Chips
Herbert Marshall
Howard Hughes
Faith Domergue
Peter Lawford
England
Aileen Stanley
Victor
Angelo Patri on Our Children and the middle child
Angelo Patri discusses sibling jealousy and methods to soothe a middle child who feels neglected. He advises recognizing each child’s gifts, involving them in caring for a new baby, and praising individual strengths. He notes jealousy stems from lacking duty and mature guidance, offering practical parenting steps.
Atlantic union plan outlined by 125 attendees in Washington
About 125 people from 40 states met in Washington for a three day push to form an Atlantic union of democratic nations under a central government. They seek a staged process with a convention of democracies and a possible super government, including a president two houses a supreme court and a common currency. Obstacles include sovereignty concerns and opposition from the state department and Congress.
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Washington
Atlantic Union Committee
Democratic Nations
Owen J. Roberts
Supreme Court
Will Clayton
Robert P. Patterson
Clarence Streit
Geneva
League of Nations
Union
Russia
Justice Roberts
Congress
Truman
U. S
Britain
Canada
France
Belgium
Netherlands
Luxembourg
Cies
Democratic Union
Houses of Congress
Union Committee
State Department
Sun safety and burn treatment guidance from Health Service
Washington Health Service warns sunbathers of tanning risks and sunburn. Start with 15 minutes, increase 15 minutes daily, seek shade at noon, use lotion or cream, and watch for three degrees of burns. Red Cross adds burn care steps and describes sunstroke heatstroke warning signs and heat prostration.
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Washington
The
Public Health Service
Health Service
Red Cross
Mopsy Q and A trivia column looks at terms and history
Gladys Parker answers questions on jodhpurs named for Jodhpur India and riding breeches. The column notes the first official Mother's Day service at Andrews Methodist Church Grafton West Virginia May 10 1908 and explains Gorgas Panama Canal health measures. It also covers radio signal speed 186000 miles per second and railroad pay by miles plus overtime, and how scientists measure noise in decibels.
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Andrews Methodist Church
Grafton
W. Va
Anna M. Jarvis
June Returns as Hal Boyle Remembers Youthful Joy
Hal Boyle reflects on June's arrival, recalling childhood summers with barefoot roads and country pranks. He contrasts boyhood freedom with adult routines, noting June’s pull toward weddings yet cherishing memories of summer dresses, sunsets, and simple wonder.
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New York
Alto
America
School of Experience
Mackenzie's Column on Soviet Trade Moves Postwar Europe
DeWitt Mackenzie examines Moscow's hint of grain swaps with Western Europe, the impact of E C E feelers, and Washington experts' doubts about Russia's motives. He notes Europe's wheat needs, the risk of undercutting world prices, and possible uses for Soviet grain stockpiles.
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Associated Press
Middle Europe
Russia
West
Western Europe
Moscow
Washington
United Nations Economic Commission For Europe
Gunnar Myrdal
Sweden
Europe
Myrdal
U. S. Commerce Or
Agriculture Departments
Marshall Plan
Atlanta Starts Jitney Service Amid Transit Strike
Atlanta moves to a jitney system as a temporary replacement for trolleys and buses idled by a two week drivers strike. Mayor Hartsfield bans courtesy cars, cites illegal fares, and permits 10 cent jitney fares. Unauthorized drivers have operated cars charging high fares, prompting police enforcement.
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Atlanta
William Hartsfield
J. Charlie Murphy
Georgia Power Company
Herbert Jenkins
Liner Broadcasting seeks TV license for Monroe station
Washington June 1 The Liner Broadcasting Company of Monroe Louisiana plans to ask the federal communications commission for permission to build a television station. President J C Liner has directed engineers to prepare the application. The proposal envisions a 500 watt Monroe TV station covering about 40 miles with an antenna atop the existing AM tower.
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Washington
Liner Broadcasting Company
Monroe
Federal Communications Commission
J. C. Liner
KMLB
Kear and Kennedy
Washinton
Liner
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Crosby
Gary Cooper
Americ
Chambers
the Whittaker Chambers
Alger
Georgia
Mr. Stalin
Jimmie Fidler
Angelo Patri
P. O
Station G
New York 19
N. Y
East German
Jane Eads
Mopsy
Gladys Parker
William C. Gorgas
Cuba
By Hershberger
Hal Boyle
DeWitt Mackenzie
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