Petrillo Ends Bid for 17th Term At AFL Convention
James C. Petrillo won re election as head of the national musicians union at the AFL convention in Atlantic City. Delegates unanimously nominated Petrillo and other officers for another term after upholding his one year suspension of Cecil F. Read of Los Angeles Local 47 and 10 Read supporters over payments to original performers for music on reissued Hollywood films.
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Atlantic City
James C. Petrillo
American Federation of Musicians
Petrillo
Union
Cecil F. Read
Los Angeles
Read
Hollywood
Oil royalties rise for Kern County Land in 1956
Kern County Land Company reports oil royalties for January through April 1956 at 7.299 million dollars, up more than 5 percent from 6.922 million dollars in the same period of 1955.
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San Francisco
Kern County Land Company
American-Korean orphans adopted. mission accelerates
Dr. Pierce recalls caring for eight orphans aged eight months to six years during a Pan American Airways flight to America. He notes 600 other American-Korean orphans in Korea awaiting adoption as the Orphans Provision of the Refugee Relief Act nears expiration, urging fast action. World Vision, Inc. runs over 100 orphanages in Korea and supports more than 7,000 orphans through individual generosity.
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America
Pan-American Airways
Tokyo
Dr. Pierce
Korea
U.S
Congress Today Highlights GOP Foreign Aid Clash
Ten Republican senators led by Clifford Case denounce House cuts in Eisenhower era Foreign Aid as false economy saying the $1.1 billion slashing from a $4.9 billion program weakens allies and spurs defense spending. Senate Foreign Relations Committee eyed a vote on the bill by week’s end.
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Washington
House
Eisenhower
U.S
Clifford P. Case
R-N.j
Thomas H. Kuchel
R-Calif
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Walter F. George
D-Ga
GOP
Senate
Supreme Court
Francis E. Walter
Dpa
James O. Eastland
D-Miss
Congress
Eisenhower Plans Brief Saturday Conference Amid Recovery
President Eisenhower remains in the hospital after intestinal blockage surgery. Doctors report a fairly comfortable night and good spirits while Hagerty notes the press conference may be brief. Eisenhower signs bills and an atomic energy agreement as his schedule tightens.
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Hagerty
Eisenhower
Adenauer
House
Atom Powered Plane Construction Planned
Convair will begin building an atom powered aircraft at a secure San Diego area plant as part of a Navy budget plan for the year starting July 1. The project aims to create a seaplane capable of absolute retaliation using an H bomb, with secrecy over costs. Vice President Nixon was to present the Army flag at ceremonies in Philadelphia.
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San Diego
Convair
Washington
U.S. Tn
Bob Wilson
Calif
Navy
General Dynamics Corp
Wilson
Independence Hall
Philadelphia
Richard M. Nixon
Army
Wilber M. Brucker
Capitol
Kennedy Joins Southern California Water Committee
County counsel Harold W. Kennedy accepted an appointment to the executive committee of the Southern California Water Coordinating Conference.
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Los Angeles
CNS
Harold W. Kennedy
Southern California Water Coordinating Conference
Newport Beach grocer named grocer of the year
The National Association of Retail Grocers announced O W Pick Richards of Newport Beach California as grocer of the year for his youth work in Orange County.
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Los Angeles
National Assn. of
O. W. Pick Richards
Newport Beach
Calif
Richard
Orange County
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