McDonald Holds Lead in USW Presidency Race
Early returns from western Pennsylvania and beyond show Donald Rarick gaining ground against incumbent David J. McDonald in the United Steelworkers presidency contest. McDonald leads locally but Rarick wins several key locals including Bethlehem Steel and Chicago-District 32 areas, signaling a historic challenge to long-time leadership.
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Pennsylvania
United Steelworkers
Donald Rarick
David J. McDonald
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Rarick
Als
Johnstown
Rurick
McDonald's
Steclton
Hartsburg
Bethlehem Steel Co
Unio
Buffalo
Sever
Chicago
Detroit
S Rarick
Donald
USW
Philip Murray
Port labor turmoil grips New York harbor
The Port of New York faces a long history of labor strife centered on the ILA and AFL CIO factions. Captain William V. Bradley leads the ILA amid calls for expanded waterfront control, past strikes, legal battles, and federal interventions shaping key decisions affecting cargo flow and port leadership.
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Apyer
Citizens’ Committee
Teuman
Eisenhower
ILA
International Brotherhood of Longshoremen
APL and Cio
New York
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
Afl-Cio
William V. Bradley
Bradley
Tugboat Union
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Dixie Wins New Delay in Civil Rights Probe
South erners win another 12 day extension for hearings on civil rights bills before a House judiciary subcommittee. Testimony by Virginia attorney general, Texas governor, Arkansas attorney general, and senators Thurmond and Talmadge is rescheduled to Feb 25 due to state duties and family matters.
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Dixie
Washington
UPI
House
Celler
Coller
J. Lindsay Almond Jr
Virginia
Ness
Price Daniel
Texas
Bruce Bennett
Arkansas
Strom Thurmond
South Carolina
Eugene Talmadge
Georgia
Judge Dismisses Suit Against Bakeries in Trade Case
Superior Court Judge Martin J. Coughlin granted a non-suit in a restraint of trade and unfair practices suit filed by Betty and Bert Millage of Betty and Bert's Market. Defendants Inter-State Bakeries Corp Weber Baking Co and five individuals were cleared as the case was dismissed after more than a year of allegations of discriminatory bread pricing and secret rebates.
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Dan Demaarding
Martin J. Coughlin
Inter- State Bakeries Corp
Weber Baking Co
Brtty
Bert Millage
Betty and Bert's
Fear Kostal Fled State After Daring Courtroom Escape
Police report showing Al bert J. Kostal a 37 year old Folsom Prison escapee fled from a Hall of Justice courtroom, possibly heading toward Nevada or Arizona in a 1949 Oldsmobile. Deputies received tips of sightings near Victorville while Kostal, described as extremely dangerous, may shoot if cornered. Two accomplices Arthur Watson and Charles Neely were captured soon after, but Kostal vanished via a back staircase from the eighth floor.
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Los Angeles
Albert J. Kostal
Hall of Justice
Civic Center
Sostal
Kostal
Nevada
Arizona
Sierius
Lancaster
Victorville
Arthur Watson
Folsom
Charles Neely
Jet Pilot Killed In Oklahoma City Jet Crash
First Lt. Leon D Gladding Jr aged 23 from Sturbridge Massachusetts died when his jet fighter crashed into a pasture northeast of Oklahoma City. He served with the 506th Strategic Fighter Wing based at Tinker Air Force Base.
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Oklahoma City
Leon D Gladding Jr
Sturbridge
Mass
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506Th ‘Strategic Fighter Wing
Tinker Air Force ‘Base
Colorado River Suit Disturbs Imperial Valley Testimony
California witness Dowd argued the Colorado River would have overflowed the Imperial and Coachella valleys if not for early settler levees, tracing the river’s past 500 years and the Salton Sea’s formation. Arizona counters with federal contract limits, while Judge Rifkind weighs ancient surveys for rights.
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San Francisco
Imp
California
Arizona
Colorado
Simon H. Rifkind
U.S. Supreme Court
M. J. Dowd
Imperial Valley Irrigation District
Gulf of California
Imperial
Coachella
Salta Sea
Salton Sea
Caluila
Dowd
Ylver
Imperial Valley
Dcring Dowd
Harry W. Horton
Imperial District
John P. Gank
Rifkind
Bill Seeks Speedier Crash Payments
Rep. Sisk of California introduced a bill to speed damage claim payments from military aircraft or missile crashes. The measure, similar to a Senate version by Holland, would raise the automatic payment cap from 1,000 to 30,000 dollars by Defense Department agencies without requiring a special appropriation.
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UFI
Sisk
D-Calif
Senate
Sens/Halland
D-Fla
Defense Department
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