Leaders End Meet In Feud Between AFL CIO and NAM
New York leaders clashed over union tactics in politics and bargaining at a NAM luncheon. George Meany and Charles Sligh Jr. debated compulsory union membership, closed shops, and the AFL CIO’s political influence. Sligh warned of a ghost government while Meany defended union rights and proposed a labor party if needed.
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New York
George Meany
Afl-Cio
Charles R. Sligh, Jr
National Assn
NAM
Waldorf Astoria
Sligh
Meany
Tam
Missy Faeback
Labor Party
Platform Exchange
County Towns Glow With Yale Decorations
County towns illuminate for the Yale season with festive lights. Union Bridge lit Friday, Taneytown held the Festival of Lights with Santa and gifts. Thurmont Square and East West Main streets glow with trees and garlands. Brunswick and Mt Airy also decorate doorways. Garden Club and Chamber sponsor a cash prize contest opening next Sunday. Mt Airy Scouts sell Christmas trees to fund activities.
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Union Bridge
Taneytown
Thurmont
Brunswick
Mt. Airy
Ridgeville
Garden Club and
Chamber of Commerce
Turnpike Fatality Near Irwin Pa Driver Killed
An auto crossed the median and struck a truck on the snow slick turnpike three miles east of Irwin killing the driver Norman P. Stonko 49 of Tower Hill near Uniontown Fayette County. Passeng er Peter Rogozin sky 21 of Niles Ohio was treated at Westmoreland County Hospital for a possible ankle fracture and abrasions. The bus driver was unharmed.
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Irwin
Norman P. Stonko
Tower Hill
Uniontown
Fayette County
Peter Rogozinsky
Niles
Ohio
Westmoreland County Hospital
Radiation Aids Some Crops
Radiation and high yielding crops emerge from seeds exposed to atomic radiation. Swedish and American scientists report mutations can be controlled to create hardier barley wheat and other varieties. New methods aim to guide mutation direction for improved disease resistance and yield.
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Geneva
Arctic
Ake Gustavsson
Sweden
United States
Gustavsson
Richard S. Caldecott
United States Department of Agriculture
University of Minnesota
Quarter Of Md Deaths Need Medical Inquiry
Maryland health officers discussed the need for medical examiner involvement as about a quarter of deaths require investigation. Dr Russell Fisher noted the shift as diphtheria becomes rare and cited certifying deaths needing medical review. The semiannual meeting also honored Dr Robert H. Riley upon his retirement.
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Baltimore
Maryland
Russell $. Fisher
Fisher
State Department of Health
Robert H. Riley
State Board of Health
Tax System Loaded With Provisions
Washington December 94 witnesses told Congress that the U S income tax system is full of special provisions undermining ability to pay. Professors Groves Cary Blum call it honeycombed by pressure politics and a symbol of hypocrisy in needing uniformity. They cited tax exempt securities stock options depletion allowances capital gains and dividend income as examples of preferential treatment. Randolph Paul said the system fails to treat equal income equitably.
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Washington
U. S
Congress
Senate House
Harold M. Groves
University of Wisconsin
Laa
William L. Cary
Columbia University
Wiliam J. Blum
University of Chicago Law Schoor
Randolph E. Paul
Men Dumped Adams' Body in Woods Near Towson
Helen Lois Jefferson, 33, admits she aided two men in dumping the body of tavern owner John I Adams, 39, found Oct. 15 with hands tied and head bashed. Crooms awaits second degree murder sentence. Jefferson seeks probation for accessory after the fact. Palmer testified. all principals identified as Negroes.
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Towson
Helen Lois Jefferson
John I Adams
Adams
Miss Jefferson
Pedro Finley Crooms
Michael Paul Smith
Crooms
Alley
Isuanu
Tre
John
Crooms T
Pedro
Palmer
Navy to Build New Atomic Submarine with Albacore Hull
The Navy announced a new atomic submarine with a novel hull inspired by the Albacore test craft. The design promises greater underwater speed range and maneuverability at similar cost, influencing plans for three diesel-powered submersibles and a 1956 hull program. The Albacore’s fish‑shaped body and five‑blade propeller underpin the redesign. Mahoney to Run for U.S. Senate in Glen Burnie. Mahoney declares candidacy, signaling a formal entry into the statewide race.
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Washington
Navy
Threat to new dam cited in PEPCO power plant debate
Col. Ray Adams District engineer warned that a Loudoun County proposed PEPCO plant seven miles above River Bend could effectively rule out a $100 million flood control and water storage dam on the Potomac. Industrial engineer Tovert B. Garrabrant and others urged siting decisions to consider land use and regional needs. Adams said a preliminary restudy of Potomac flood control and water supply plans would begin early next year.
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Potomac
Dick_atson
District Corps of Engineers
Col
Ray Adams
Col. Adams
River Bend
Loudoun
PEPCO
Tovert B. Garrabrant
County Council
J. Grahame Walker
Montgomery
Garrabrant
Paul Watt
National Capital Regional Planning Council
Metropolitian
District ‘Corps of Engineers
Town Hall Fire Damages Union Bridge Building
Firefighters prevented spread from an exploding oven to the C. E. Engle and Co. store as flames swept the town hall apartment. The blaze damaged the residential area, smoke and water ruined furnishings, and Mayor’s office escaped with minor smoke. Mrs. Helen McKinney and her two sons were displaced to temporary quarters. Damages exceed $2500. property sits at 1 West Broadway. The owner recently purchased the building, tied to Foster Seal School transportation.
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Union Bridge
Helen McKinney
Yes Crabill
C. E. Engle and Co
West Broadway
McKinney
Honaman Resigns As Asst Defense Sec
R Karl Monaman resigns as deputy assistant secretary of defense after imposing a news blackout at the Pentagon. President Wilson congratulates him, noting possible misunderstanding but value to national security. Wilson’s earlier order limited department information to what it calls a constructive contribution. Honaman joined the Defense Dept last April from Commerce and had long Pentagon ties. Engin sludge is an emulsion of about 20 percent insolubles by weight and about 80 percent oil.
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Washington
R. Karl Monaman
Pentagon
Honaman
Defense Wilson
Wilson
United States
Defense Department
Commerce Department
Hanaman
Department
Germany Faces Berlin Tense Frontline Move Spreads
East and West Germany clash as East hands control of borders to East German guards in Berlin amid Bonn’s warning it will sever ties with any recognizing nation. Western allies monitor impacts on Berlin while Russians remain on duty at Allied checkpoints. Soviet guard presence maintains traffic through the corridor amid diplomatic protests.
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Berlin
West Germany
German Democratic Republic
Bonn Federal
East Germany
Foreign Office
Adenauer
Mas
France
Britain
United States
West Berlin
U.S
Bonn
Soviet Union
Bludgeoned Bodies Found In Automobile
Melbourne police found the slashed and bludgeoned bodies of Patricia Van Eeghen, 32, and her daughter Phyllis, 7, in their car parked before Brownite Funeral Home. The killings occurred near Van Eeghen’s laundry near Cocoa, with blood noted near the scene and the mother’s body in front seat and child in the trunk. Patricia was an Independent Life Insurance employee. Philip Van Eeghen, husband, was questioned after being hospitalized.
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Melbourne
Fla
Charles Collis
Philip van Eeghen
John Thomas
Patricia
Phyllis
van Eeghen
Van
Thehhild
Thomas
Teddy van Eeghen
Brownite
van Eegher
Independent Life Insurance Co
Cocoa
Here
Pierces
Brevard Hospital
City Hall
Farmers Urged to Prepare for Wheat Sanitation Rules
George B Reeves chair Maryland Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation committee urges farmers to adopt precautions now as FDA tightens sanitary rules on wheat. The new limit allows one pellet per pint of wheat, with no change until July 1 1956 to align with the crop year. George P Larrick noted 1955 first seven months saw 3754 cars of wheat examined, 29 contaminated with ro dent filth and three with insect damaged kernels, all above actionable levels.
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Food and Drug Administration
George B. Reeves
Maryland ‘Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation
George P. Larrick
Commissioner of Food and Drug
Containment Rules Tighten on Wheat Handling Program
Commissioner Larrick notes progress in wheat handling and storage to curb contamination but calls for tighter judgment levels after six months of experience. The standards do not apply to wheat dirtied by deliberate mixing or insanitary storage, which are violative per se.
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Larrick
GM Defended By Dealer In Senate Antitrust Probe
Washington December 9 A Minneapolis Oldsmobile dealer Lester A Maikerson told a Senate subcommittee the GM dealer relations study shows a distorted picture of contracts. He said most of GM’s 17 000 dealers are satisfied and he expects a cross section of dealers to testify. The panel is probing big business practices and received a report that 4069 of 8276 dealers said factory pressure to take more cars contributed to bootlegging.
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Washington
General Motors
Senate
Automotive Corporation
Lester A. Malkerson
Minneapolis
Maikerson
Sen
O'Mahoney
D-Wye
Sen. Mahoney
D-Okla
O Mahoney Subpoenas Chicago Dealers Over Heater Policy
Hearing centered on O Mahoney’s order to subpoena Chicago automobile dealers and others to resolve conflicts in testimony about GM policy on installing heaters in cars. William J Marshall Jr testified that dealers cannot buy Schofield heaters without GM car purchases. GM general counsel Henry M Hogan denied such policy and urged dealers to testify.
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O’mahoney
Chicago
William J. Marshall Jr
E. L. Schofield, Inc
Rockford, M
Schofield
Henry M. Hogan
Army To Cut In Far East Amid Retrenchments
The Army announced further strength reductions in the Far East leaving 19 divisions next summer. The 508th Airborne Regimental Combat Team will move from Japan to Ft. Campbell, Ky., in June. The 73rd Regimental Combat Team on Okinawa will be disbanded in summer. The 23rd Infantry Division will deactivate at Ft. Amador Panama Zone. its 65th Regiment in Puerto Rico will disband while remaining regiments stay as regimental combat teams. The 75th RCT on Okinawa will disband leaving no Army infantry there, filled by transfer of 3rd Marine Division units from Japan. The Tenth Infantry Division will deactivate next summer. two regiments are in Alaska, one at Ft. Lewis. After the 508th leaves, U.S. ground strength in Japan drops to about two thirds of the 1st Cavalry Division. Korea strength remains unchanged. The 7th and 24th Infantry Divisions stay in Korea. a new airborne division will be activated at Ft. Campbell next year from the Combat Team.
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Washington
Far East
508Th Airborne
Japan
Ft. Campbell
Okinawa
23Rd Infantry
Ft. Amador
Panama Canal Zone
Puerto Rico
75Th
3Rd Marine Division
Alaska
Army
Tist
Ft. Lewis
Wash
U.S
Korea
Wilber M. Brucker
Ft .Campbell
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