Perils of Pauline and the railroad strike crisis
The essay compares the ongoing railroad labor dispute to Pauline in a silent era thriller. It notes Congress and the Kennedy administration imposed compulsory arbitration for 180 days, a historic first in interstate labor conflicts, and suggests this could foster a public interest Supreme Court of Labor. Pauline’s peril is deemed over as the strike threat subsides.
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Pauline
Congress
Kennedy
U.S
Hearst
Labor
Supreme Court of Labor
Stevenson Urges Strong Denunciation of Syria at UN
In a U N Security Council session Ambassador Adlai Stevenson urged a strong denunciation of Syria for aggression against Israeli farmers after the Aug 49 incident and a kidnapping of three Israelis. He noted the U N probe did not corroborate Syria's counter-claim and warned a Russian veto could block any resolution.
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Adlai Stevenson
United Nations Security Council
Syria
Stevenson
Wanon
U.N
Israel
Nove
U.S
Through the Years From the Files of The San Antonio Light
A digest of San Antonio Light clips dated August 31 1953 1943 1933 and earlier notes events spanning weather flooding school courses law changes county politics club leadership wolf catching juror voucher land transfers and local civic items preserving archival snippets from San Antonio history.
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The
San‘ Antonio
C. Be, Troutz
San Antonio Tech Avening School
H. EK. Dickinson
Russell B. Wine
Bexar County
John R Abernathy
Arived
San Antonio
Phil Shardein
Edward C.hedges
Amella M. Hedges
Beacom Hill
Appreciation for health coverage and nurse staffing efforts
A letter from Baptist Memorial Hospital Administrator David Garrett thanks The Light for its hospital staffing shortage series and editor Miss Chapa. He urges continued coverage to inform civic leaders and readers, supports forming a citizen group to address nurse shortages, and endorses broader health reporting. He closes with a separate note from MM Johnson on founding fathers and freedom of faith and association.
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Lord Jesus Christ
Johnson
The Big March Inside Labor Begins and Grows
A network of strategists in major U.S. cities plans a nationwide Negro labor mobilization. Proposals include a one day or week long national strike and mass marches on Washington with a coast to coast organizing drive led by figures like Joseph Overton. They aim to unite AFL CIO unions and unaffiliated workers into a self funding central movement to press Kennedy’s civil rights agenda.
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Oltsens
Washington
Congress
High Council
Jis Husky
Joseph Overton
Negro American
York
Overton
Owith «Apl-Cio
Philip Randolph
Negro American Labor Council
Overtin
Afl-Cio
Over‘ton
Thew
Labor Council
Auto Workers
Walter Reuther
International Union of Electrical Workers
Jim Garry
Industrial Union Dept
Capitol
House
Senate
Kennedy
Marcl
Hail Syndicate
The American Hospital Paris A Consular Comfort for Guests
An elderly traveler in Paris felt secure after a visit to the American Hospital in Paris. The hospital, begun in 1908 for traveling Americans, now a 160-room institution with modern equipment, is staffed mainly by French surgeons and specialists, with English spoken by all personnel.
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Lester Coleman
Ald
Louvre Museum
Paris
Europe
Coricer
American Hospital
United States
France
Nuyrsing
United States of America
Photocopying threat to writers and publishers grows
Writers and publishers fear photocopying undermines royalties as libraries offer paid copying services. Experts warn mass photocopying could reduce book sales, endanger scientific monographs, and threaten library support, prompting calls for stronger copyright protections and a modern Mark Twain to defend authors.
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Ameviga
Authors League
Texas College
Vorse
American University
Washington, D.C
Curtis Benjamin
McGraw-Hill Publishing Co
McGraw-Hill
Soviet Union
Lels
Jong Ran
Mark Twain
Matenial
Authors of
America
Writers and Scientists of America
Conrright
King Foals Syndicate
Bible Verse For Devotion From I Peter 5 6 7
A short devotion presents I Peter 5 6 7 RSV urging believers to humble themselves under God's mighty hand and cast all anxieties on Him because He cares for them. The meditation emphasizes trust, patience, and divine care in times of worry.
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Peter
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