Strike Threat in Meat Packing Mirrors Steel Impasse
A potential meat packing strike resembles the steel stalemate with both sides holding firm. Unions seek wage gains whileModernizing plants push efficiency, risking labor cuts. Industry output rose yet employment fell in 1958 165000 down from 191300 in 1956, with productivity up 14 percent. Meat firms like Armour Wilson and Swift cut Chicago slaughtering and automation expands capacity despite slim margins. Retail beef prices may fall as July hog marketing drops and cattle supplies increase for 1960s outlook.
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Amalgamated Meat Cutters
United Packinghouse Workers
United Steelworkers
Armour & Co
Chicago
Wilson & Co
Swift & Co
Iowa
U. S. Agriculture Department
Belafonte seeks lighter film roles amid heavy racial dramas
Hal Boyle reports Harry Belafonte, weary of Negro in white conflict stories, wants lighter, sophisticated films with humor and an average man as protagonist. He also aims to produce and star in a Pushkin biography, insists on choice due to strong income from TV, concerts, and records, and notes racial issues shape his social life but not bitterness. He values progress, family, and personal achievements, keeping focus on children as his priority.
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New York
Harry Belafonte
Cary Grant
Belafonte
Alexander Pushkin
Gov. Orvald. Faubus
Arkansas
Two More Communist Jobs Warn of World Takeover
James Marlow analyzes the global spread of communism noting Laos guerillas, Red China incursions, and Soviet subversion. He argues communism seeks world control through aggression, subversion, and economic pressure, predicting a long struggle ahead and limited peace prospects. He cites a Senate Foreign Relations Committee warning that the Soviet Union aims to dominate the world.
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Beckley to Host 1935 WV Labor Federation Meet
From the 1934 Raleigh Register files Beckley was chosen as the 1935 meeting site for the West Virginia Federation of Labor after this year’s convention in Logan. The Beckley Lions Club plans its Fall Style Show and Merchants Exhibition in the Memorial Building with Walter M. Duncan in charge. The WV Publicity Association notes nearby industrial land offers totaling about 30 000 acres for a state park. Labor Day events feature Rush D Holt and several UMWA officials speaking in Mullens Lake Shawnee and Mount Hope at scheduled times.
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Beckley
West Virginia Federation of Labor
Logan
Beckley Lions Club
Memorial Building
Walter M. Duncan
West Virginia Publicity Association
Hawks Nest
Rush D. Holt
UMWA
Mullens
Lake Shawnee
Mount Hope
Politeness to Khrushchev May Shape Peace Offensive
A defense of President Eisenhower inviting Khrushchev to visit the United States as a guest of the President. The author urges Congress and the public to support the diplomacy, emphasize polite reception, and hope for a breakthrough toward world peace while acknowledging Khrushchev remains a formidable dictator.
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Premier Khrushchev
Russia
United States
Mr. Eisenhower
Congress
Khrushchev
America
Polo the Sport of Kings Prince to Modern Courts
Polo the ancient game played on horseback originated in Persia around 300 B C It was nicknamed The Game of the Kings by a Persian writer in the 11th century The sport traveled to India England and the United States by 1875 Today polo ponies require strong bloodlines and high training making the sport costly G Wolbert Jr of Baltimore Md wins $10 for the question and the postcard entry address is Box 1325 Beckley
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Persia
India
England
United States
G. Wolbert, Jr
Baltimore, Md
Beckley
Living a leisure day amid nature and faith
The author recalls a serene Sunday slowed by time, church, nature, and simple meals, contrasting it with modern life’s rush. A cemetery sign urges patience, and a past column about a local ginseng hunter is noted. The piece threads garden musings, dog memories, and a plea for a fox terrier pup.
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Sunset Cemetery
Harper Road
Earl Wilson Recalling High Spots And Fond Memories
Earl Wilson recalls youth memories spanning Rockford Ohio to New York City, listing first grade, graduation night, early jobs, and famed venues. He highlights teachers, friends, and iconic cultural spots from 1914 to the mid 20th century, ending with a witty note about age and whisky.
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Clara Penn
Rockford High
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the Whipper
ATO
Columbus
Akron-To-N. Y
N. Ys
LARL'S PEARLS AND WISH ID SAID THAT QUIPS
A playful column notes Today's Best Laugh and Wish Id Said That. The pieces reference Ima Washout on weather prediction and a crowd's take on government regulation. Bill Shipley mentions a friend studying trade relations and the push to pursue trade relations as a career.
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Ima Washout
Wish ID
Bill Shipley
Earl
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