Rail mergers urged as major lines study consolidation
Thoughtful overview traces push for mergers among big railroads led by New York Central and Pennsylvania plans. Atlantic Coast Line, Seaboard Air Line explore joint facilities to cut duplications. Senate and ICC actions shape possible regional systems amid industry reluctance.
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New York Central
Pennsylvania
Atlantic Coast Line
Seaboard Air Line
Norfolk
Savannah
Jacksonville
Tampa
St. Petersburg
Sarasota
Fla
Senate Interstate and Foreign Commerce
New England
Portland
Bangor
Aroostook
Boston
Maine
Maine Central
New York
New Haven
Hartford
Rutland
Secondary Boycott Debate Reaches Taft-Hartley Scope
Unions planned a four day secondary strike on ships under Liberia Panama Honduras and Costa Rica flags prompting restraining orders from companies. The dispute centers on whether the action qualifies as a secondary boycott under Taft-Hartley and if such bans apply to certain unions. President Eisenhower and Labor Secretary Mitchell supported limited rights on struck work and projects, while the Supreme Court allowed voluntary hot cargo refusals for secondary unions, signaling possible legislative action in 1959.
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Panama
Honduras
Costa Rica
Auto Workers Union
Kohler Company
National Labor Relations Board
Eisenhower
Congress
James P. Mitchell
Supreme Court
Warren
Black
Douglas
Taft- Hartley
Labor
Don't Be A Worry Wart About Inheriting Cancer
Dr George W Crane reassures readers that fear of inherited cancer is not proven and that lifestyle and diet play key roles. He explains that family patterns may reflect customs and regional diets rather than genetics, and urges varied diet, trace chemical intake, and avoidance of smoking. He also promotes annual checkups and his booklet on breaking tobacco and liquor habits.
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Diane G
Dr. Crane
Circular Schoolhouse Bug Dust Feature in WV Bulletin
The West-Virginia School Boards Association Bulletin discusses a revolutionary circular aluminum schoolhouse design. It describes a self-supporting roof, hub air distribution, and modular panels, estimating about sixty thousand dollars for full construction and noting applications for varying capacities and future expansion.
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West — School Boards Association
Buletin
Howard B. Allen
Robert D. Baldwin
College of Education
West Virginia University
Mountain
Prayer for Today at Agnes Scott College
A prayer attributed to James Ross McCain of Decatur Ga president emeritus Agnes Scott College thanks God for institutions founded in his name and asks illumination for faculty and students to learn truths freeing them from bondage and sin, ending in Jesus name.
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Jesus
James Ross McCain
Decatur, Ga
Agnes Scott College
David C Gardner Courts Parole Contribute To Crime
Discussion argues crime rises and courts are too lenient with criminals. FBI chief Hoover cites parole and clemency as key obstacles to law enforcement, while Chief Justice Warren defends parole. The piece notes technicalities freeing suspects and calls for balancing rights of all.
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J. Edgar Hoover
Hoover
FBI
National Conference On Parole
Earl Warren
Hal Boyle Ogden Nash Best At Off Beat Verse
New York AP profile of Ogden Nash portrays him as America’s leading light verse writer. He recalls childhood verse, discusses career in theatre and television, and explains his craft and philosophy. Nash cites the famous line about billboards versus trees as his best known verse.
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Hal Boyle Ogden Nash
New York
Ogden Nash
Nash
America
Robert Frost
Hollywood
Peter and the Wolf
Art Carney
ABC TV
F. Scott Fitzgerald
New York City
Chillicothe
Ohio
Beckley Newspapers warns on subscription payments
The notice states prices for daily and Sunday home delivery by carrier or distributor, weekly and monthly rates, and a disclaimer that all carriers and distributors are independent contractors and the Beckley Newspapers Corporation cannot assume responsibility for advance subscription payments.
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West Virginia
Beckley Newspapers Corporation
Why are wisdom teeth called wisdom teeth
A junior editors quiz explains humans develop two dentitions and the last permanent teeth, the four back teeth, appear between ages 17 and 21 during which wisdom is expected. Linda Bowers of Rock Hill, South Carolina, wins ten dollars for this question and is encouraged to send more questions to Beckley.
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Linda Bowers
Rock Hill
S. C
Beckley
Earl Wilson Hollywood Playboys On Two-Drink Pacts
Natchez Mississippi reports a Whisky Rebellion involving John Wayne Bill Holden and John Ford on a Civil War film shoot. Ford imposes a two drinks a day pact while Wayne quips about drinking and mutiny, with Connie Towers and Bill Holden in scenes and Ford’s eye patch lingering as a legend.
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Miss
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Southland
John Wayne
Bill Holden
Hollywood
John Ford
Wayne
Holden
Bellemont
Duke Wayne
Connie Towers
Bill
Duke
Marty Rackin
Ford
50 Years Ago From The Raleigh Register 1908 Weddings
The Raleigh Register notes five marriage licenses W F League with Alice Shoop Jade Brooks with Dorothy Daniel S O Norton with Ella Davis Sanford Gardner with Myrtle Deter D F Lilly with Mamie Bell Williams. Clark and Krebs engineering team surveys Winding Gulf for a large Justus Collins plant project. A two mile spur from the Virginian branch to Winding Gulf is planned amid ongoing construction.
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Raleigh Register
W. F. League
Alice Shoop
Jade Brooks
Dorothy Daniel
S. O. Norton
Ella Davis
Sanford Gardner
Myrtle Deter
D. F. Lilly
Mamie Bell Williams
Clark and Krebs
Winding Gulf
Justus Collins
Virginian
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