Kimble Presses for Stricter Jobless Benefit Rules
Robert B. Kimble, executive director of the Department of Employment Security, urged legislators to restore stricter disqualification rules for unemployment benefits and to eliminate the seven week loophole. He cited past proposed amendments and warned that current lax penalties delay real punishment. Employers echoed the call at a Winchester Hall hearing while organized labor offered no comment. Four Allegany County firms urged halting benefits for job quitters and pregnant workers, opposing any expansion of benefits or taxes.
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Robert B. Kimble
Legislative Council Judiciary Committee
Organized Labor
Winchester Hall
Kimble
Allegany
Allegany County
Celanese Fibers
Kelly Springfield Tires
Pittsburgh Plate Glass
West Virginia Pulp and Paper
Legislative Committee
Edward Roche
Potomac Edison Co
Tax rates tied to unemployment records in debate
A Maryland legislative committee heard figures from Roche linking tax rates to unemployment. He cited Potomac Edison having 20 percent unemployed in 1955, now 70 percent due to retired workers. In West Virginia, retirees receive only the difference between pension and benefits. Frank J. Bush presented cases of workers refusing jobs and taking layoffs for benefits. D R Beachley cited a woman who quit after an eight week suspension despite full benefits.
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Roche
Potomac Edison
West Virginia
Frank J. Bush
Mt. Grove , Lime Co
Frederick
D.R. Beachley
Hagerstown
Beachley
Public hearings set at Salisbury Courthouse
The committee plans hearings tomorrow at the Salisbury Courthouse to hear proposals and then schedule further hearings on any proposed changes. It held its first meeting in Baltimore on Wednesday.
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Salisbury
Baltimore
Orotund Word of the Day Arrives With Pronunciation Guide
A concise vocabulary note defines orotund as full clear strong and smooth tones that can be ringing and musical or pompous. It includes pronunciation ob ro tund with the accent on the first syllable and a usage example about voices projecting across a field.
USSR Enters Rome for Olympic Medal Hope Influx
The Soviet Union officially filed its entry for the Summer Games in Rome just before the deadline. An Italian Olympic Committee official indicated a possible time extension if forms were late, and admitted some entries might be accepted if processing time remained reasonable.
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Ussr
Rome
Russia
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W. L. Gordons
Albert Bigelow
Golden Rule
Eniwetok
Pacific
Navy
Political Action For Peace
Edward Snyder
The
Friends Committee On National Legislation
Stewart Meacham
American Friends Service Committee
Quakers
Lawrence Scott
Fort Detrick
Milton Mayer
Nazi Germany
Progressive
Germany
Switzerland
Hotel Frederick
North Market Street
Vegeiel
Patrick Street
Nai Aare Corporation
Jones Motor, Inc
Mt. Airy, Md
Dodge
Dodge Trucks
Chrysler Motors Corporation
Frederick Shopping Center
Foreign Car Center
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