Hardest Hit Out-Of-Work Areas Cited
The government listed 20 major centers and 71 smaller areas as hardest hit by long term unemployment. Detroit Providence Evansville Terre Haute Atlantic City Charleston Huntington Ashland Wheeling Fall River Lawrence Lowell New Bedford Altoona Erie Johnston Canton Wilkes-Barre Hazleton Mayaguez Ponce San Juan. Coal region towns in PA KY IL and WV dominate the smaller areas spotlighted.
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Washington
UPI
Labor Department
Bureau of Employment Security
Detroit
Providence
R.I
Evansville
Terre Haute
Ind
Atlantic City
N.J
Charleston
Huntington-Ashland
Wheeling
W. Va
Fall River
Lawrence
Lowell
New Bedford
Class
Altoona
Erie
Johnston
Canton
Wilkes-Barre
Hazleton, Pa
Mayaguez
Ponce
San Juan
Loyalty Oath Bill Approved
BATON ROUGE AP Teachers and other public employes will face questions about Communist connections or be fired under a House-passed loyalty oath bill. Rep. W. K. Brown’s measure passed 91-0 and moves to the Senate. The sponsor urged full patriotism in the school system insisting precautions against noncompliance seen in northern cities.
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Baton Rouge
W. K. Brown
Senate
Grant Parish
House
Another Pilot Bill Considered in Louisiana House
In Baton Rouge AP reports a hearing on a river pilots bill proposing 7.50 per draft foot and pilot control of river work. A competing Judiciary B bill backed by steamship interests sets 5 per draft foot. Current pilots earn 4.25. Attorney Frank Ellis says the raise would raise pilots to about 23,000 yearly from 19,600.
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Baton Rouge
House
Ways and Means
Ierests
Judiciary B
Frank Ellis
New Orleans
Florida hunters kill 18,735 alligators during season
Florida Game and Fish Commission reports professional hunters killed 18,735 alligators in the 1959-1960 gator hunting season. The tally comes from state records and reflects activity across licensed hunting grounds under state regulation.
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Tallahassee, Fla
Labor Leaders Oppose Tuesday Primary Return in Louisiana
In Baton Rouge AP reports three House sponsors push a bill to move primaries to Tuesday, but labor leaders plan floor opposition favoring current Saturday voting dates. The Judiciary Committee approved the measure, with sponsors Munson Crais and Wilson who had similar proposals. The bill also shifts the first governor primary to the third week in January from December.
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Munson
Broadway strike talks collapse as deadlock endures
New York AP reports negotiations for a quick end to the Broadway stage blackout have collapsed. Actors and producers remain in a hopeless deadlock over wages after initial progress on a pension plan. No talks scheduled. Equity sought weekly minimums of 115, 118, and a 4 dollar cost of living increase, while the league offered 110. The current minimum is 103.50. A producer called the demands unaffordable, saying they would ruin existing and future shows.
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NEW York
Actors
League of New York Theaters
Actors Equity
Equity
David Merrick
Rambler
American Motors
Hospital Board Measure Dies in House Action
Baton Rouge AP reports Rep. H. V. Fondren of St. Mary Parish saw a hospital district board bill fail as the House refused to pass it. The measure sought changes to board structure and governance for hospital districts.
Bill would have expanded hospital boards authority fails in House
A St. Mary Parish colleague called the measure an effort to settle a local dispute as the bill died 42 to 45 after Rep E J Grizzaffi moved to consider the vote that caused its immediate defeat. Fondren denied Grizzaffi’s charge the bill aimed to settle a political grudge against Morgan City mayor C R Browell.
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St. Mary Parish
jCaw
Fondren
Grizzaffi
C. R. Brownell
Morgan City
Which is the Rambler
Advertising copy promotes Rambler automobiles highlighting Airliner Reclining Seats twin travel beds and a swing-out fifth door. It emphasizes sleep while traveling safety and ease of entry with adjustable seating headrests and a roof-top Travel Rack, claiming Rambler offers the most usable space with exclusive features.
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Jimmy
Tommy
Rambler
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MO Pac
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South Pole
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Zenith Television
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