Hoffa's New Project Drives City Police Unionization
A first grade detective is expected to present a checkoff card to New York City police authorities this week as Teamsters Local 237 pushes to organize city employees. Hoffa leads a drive to bring 10 million public workers into the union, challenging mayoral policies and AFL-CIO jurisdiction amid a history of resistance and legal battles surrounding public employee union rights.
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New York City
Teamsters
James R. Hoffa
International Motherhood of Teamsters
Hoffa
Unen
James P. Mitchell
Mitchell
Teamster Local 237
Wagner
Little Wagner
Uniformed Sanitation Men’s Association
Henry Feinstein
Borough of
Manhattan
Teamsters Local 237
Kennedy
Hartford
Bridgeport
Middleton
How Tell Mary A Dr Cranes Family Dilemma
Dr George W Crane discusses telling a 12 year old girl Mary that she is a foster child. The father proposes a gentle approach by inviting Mary to sit and begin a calm, intimate conversation to disclose the adoption. The mother urges tact and shared responsibility, while the doctor weighs who should deliver the news and how to preserve Marys happiness.
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Mary R
Mary
Love and adoption bond through voluntary affection
The article extols the strongest earthly bond as love and voluntary affection within a family formed by adoption. It recounts a narrator who married the woman he loved and later adopted a daughter, stressing that adopted children can be closer to their foster parents than biological offspring. It advises openness about adoption to the child and suggests contacting Dr. Crane for related booklets.
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Mother
Earth
Bug Dust- Beckleyan Turns Science Writer In DC
Former Beckley student with a West Virginia University degree becomes a writer in Electronic Industry magazine under George N. Kambouris. The piece covers Kambouris's technical article, his background in electrical engineering, and his role with Diamond Ordnance Fuze Laboratories. The other feature summarizes a Professional Research Associates study on housewives as drivers, led by Dr. Albert Freiberg, highlighting car size, parking, chrome, comfort, and safety demands.
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Beckleyan
Electronic Industry Magazine
George N. Kambouris
Nicholas Kambouris
Croft St
Kambouris
John Hartong
Hartong
Electronic Industry
Woodrow Wilson High School
West Virginia University
Lillybrook Coal Co
Rose Perdikis
James Perdikis
Brockton
Mass
Ordnance Corps
Diamond Ordnance Fuze Laboratories
Washington, D. C
Albert D. Freiberg
Long Island
N. Y
New Jersey
Rights Bill Anniversary Reflections Prompt Civic Questioning
If the Bill of Rights date marks 167 years since its enactment, Americans are urged to test devotion to equal rights. The piece asks readers to consider freedom for all groups, including atheists and minorities, and to resist prejudices that could erode constitutional protections. It cites liberties from speech to jury trials and warns how mass sentiment can threaten individual rights.
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Washington
Greatest Mistake Is Getting Up Daily
Hal Boyle writes from New York on honesty and morning routines, arguing that rising each day is the biggest mistake a man makes. He reflects on bed, stove, and furnace memories, noting the pull of today over tomorrow and the habitual dread yet inevitable return of morning. He concludes with a wary greeting to the new day and a wary farewell to the old.
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Hal Boyle
New York
C J McQuade Home Delivery Rates Notice
Beckley Newspapers Corporation notes carriers, dealers, and distributors act as independent contractors. It cannot assume responsibility for advance subscription payments. Rates shown include daily and Sunday deliveries by week or month, with monthly and half-month options.
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West Virginia
Wee Cube
Beckley News-papers Corporation
Wise Men of Bethlehem and Traditional Names
St Matthew recounts the visit of the wise men bearing gold frankincense and myrrh but does not name them or give their number. Medieval tradition enlarged the tale declaring three kings Gaspar Melchior and Balthasar and depicting varied appearances. A colorable craft prompt invites children to paste and color a picture of the wise men and send questions to Junior Editors Box 1325 Beckley with a $10 prize.
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St. Matthew
Bethlehem
Gaspar
Melchior
Balthasar
Beckley
Americanos In Evidence On Italian Sidewalks amid Rome Christmas
Earl Wilson reports on the American presence in Rome during Christmas, noting Ava Gardner’s return to New York and Hollywood after filming The Naked Maja, Lex Barker, Mario Lanza, Bricktop, and other entertainers abroad. Celebrities share plans, marriages, and projects as winter travel and film deals unfold.
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Rome
Via Veneto
Ava Gardner
N. Y
Carolinas
Hollywood
Maja
Walter Chiari
Australia
Sam Steinman
Newark
N. J
Veneto Beach
Lex Barker
Switzerland
Mario Lanza
Philadelphia
Germany
Maria Callas
Bricktop
The
Mitch
Miller
Mike Stern
Syracuse
Houston
Bob Neal
Miami
Irma Aranga
Italy
Bob
Puddin
William Dodge
Mayo's
Europe
Letter Advocates Expanding Commodities Aid At Home
The writer urges government officials to expand commodity aid for Americans, arguing the program is funded by taxpayers and should prioritize U.S. citizens who paid into the system while noting foreign aid dwarfs domestic spending. He signs as Russell Neely of 405 Bostick Ave.
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Russell Neely
Bostick Ave
New Fayette Street sidewalk completed by opera house
50 Years Ago From the 1908 Files of The Raleigh Register reports a new sidewalk on Fayette Street from Main to the opera house built by workmen Tom Warden and Bob Shumate. Mont Phillips and J Tom Daniel contest county election results against C V Cottle and M J Meadows. Charles E Hinton to manage the Beckley opera house opening Christmas day with East Lynn.
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Fayette Street
Main
Tom Warden
Bob Shumate
Mont Phillips
J. Tom Daniel
C. V. Cottle
M. J. Meadows
Charles E. Hinton
Beckley
Beckley Opera House
East Lynn
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U. S. Supreme Court
Union Treasury
George W. Crane
By C. J. McQuade
Women’s Club
Red Cross
Dr. Freiberg
James Marlow
Raleigh In Register
Beckley Newspapers Corporation
Prince St
W. Va
Hinton
We Va
Associated Press
Story Brooks & Finley, Inc
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Earl Wilson
Yul Brynner
Peter Viertel
Tyrone Power
Prince Rainier
Grace
Harwyn
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Milton Berle
Rca-Victor
Pat Suzuki
Columbia Records
Buddy Hackett
Fat Masterson
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Ima Washout
Roger Price
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