Labor To Continue Independent Stand
Washington reports organized labor with about 15 million members will press for political influence after the AFL CIO merger while opposing a national labor party. Meany says labor will act nonpartisan, yet back Democrats more than Republicans. a single political action body will channel contributions and policy shifts.
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Washington
High
Great Britain
Labor
AFL
CIO
George Meany
Aflcio
Labor Party
Democratic Party
Labor League For Political Education
Political Action Committee
AFL and
Meany
Walter Reuther
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
National Labor
United States
Thomas Kennedy
UMW
Lewis
American Labor Movement
UMWA
Reuther
Mike Quill
Transport Workers of America
Quill
America
Comi ‘Ing
Afl-Cio
Paratroopers Injured in Panama War Games Drop
In Panama a mass drop during a war games exercise left twenty-four paratroopers with injuries. Gusty winds dragged the 480 men of the 11th Airborne Division from Fort Campbell to Rio Hato, near Panama City. The most serious injury was a broken nose.
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Panama
U. 5
Jase
11Th Airborne Division
Ft. Campbell
Rio Hato
Panama City
Spearville approves bond for new hospital
Spearville residents voted 700 to 10 in favor of a $187,500 bond issue to replace the 40 year old hospital that risks losing its license. The plan calls for a 16 room facility to meet health standards.
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Spearville
Kas
J Board of Health
Wage Increase For Carpenters In Leavenworth County
A two year contract between the AFL Carpenters District Council and the Builders Association raises Leavenworth County Kansas carpenters wages from 2.40 to 2.60 an hour. The current rate of 2.75 will see 0.10 added Monday 0.05 on April 1 1958 and 0.05 on October 1 1956 as part of three steps totaling 0.20.
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Kansas City
AFL Carpenters District Council
Builders Assn
Ans
Lother
Carpenters
Leavenworth County
Kansas
Trade Outlook Forecast Buoyant Foreign Trade Ahead
E. E. Schnellbacher, intelligence director for the Commerce Department Bureau of Foreign Commerce, forecast buoyant foreign trade for the United States and its free world partners during the coming year. The remarks were prepared for a breakfast at the American Chambers of Commerce Abroad, a division of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, concluding its 43rd annual meeting in Washington.
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Washington
United States
E. E. Schnellbacher
American Chambers of Commerce i Abroad
U.S. Chamber of Commerce
Schnellbacher
Commerce Department
Bureau of Foreign Commerce
Farm income rises in 1954 Kansas analysis shows gains
Kansas State College economists report farm income across Franklin and nearby counties jumped from 1516 dollars in 1953 to 3321 in 1954. The uptick, strongest in central Kansas, contrasted with only southeastern Kansas counties not matching 1953 levels, while costs rose but did not prevent record statewide gains. John Sjo summarized records from about 1000 Kansas farm management association members.
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Franklin
Kansas State College
Kansas City
Fort Scott
Flint Hall
John Sjo
Kansas
Nebraska
Oklahoma
Sie
Girl Killed In Car Accident Near Garden City
Vinita Lorraine Creamer, 19, of Deerfield Kansas, died when a car overturned nine miles west of Garden City last night. Companion Homer Car Brinton, 22, of Lakin, was injured. The Dodge City incident involved Donald Kuhne, 13, killed, and four others critically injured. The group included Kuhne’s mother Aneva 43 and daughter Joan, plus Leo E. Steele 42 and his wife, all of Dodge City.
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Garden City
Kas
Vinita Lorraine Creamer
Deerfield
Here
Highway Patrol
Homer Car Brinton
Lakin
Dodge City
Donald Kuhne
Aneva Kuhne
Neel
Joan
Leo E. Steele
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Betty Taylor
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Ladies' Home Journal
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Kramer Drug Store
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