Union leaders call for hard scrutiny of union finances
The piece lauds David Dubinsky and the International Ladies Garment Workers Union for publishing a detailed 1956 receipts and disbursements report. It cites over 189 million dollars in funds across affiliates and urges broader, audited transparency with possible prison penalties for fund misuse. It contrasts with the Teamsters and calls for Taft Hartley reform.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Teamsters Union
Dubinsky
Canada
David Dubinsky
New York
Kennedy
Congress
Farouk sues Elsa Maxwell in farcical Paris libel case
The ex king of Egypt Farouk sues Elsa Maxwell in Paris seeking 14285 for alleged insults from her book I Married the World. His lawyers claim Maxwell caused the Middle East crisis by calling him clownish and selfish while predicting political upheaval.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
Paris
Farouk
Egypt
Elsa Maxwell
Miss Maxwell
Middle East
Nasser
Suez Canal
Fireside radio aims fall flat amid weak messaging
Eisenhower aides face criticism for a string of radio-TV fireside appeals that failed to persuade. Analysts note prewritten scripts and uniform phrases diluted impact, with letters showing early timing and mixed support. Public push lacked grass‑roots energy and failed to prompt Senate action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Eisenhower
White House
New Hampshire
Frank Bow
Ohio
John W. Bricker
League of Women Voters
Ince
American Association of University Women
Corn Belt
Bourke Hickenlooper
Iowa
Freshwater eel travels sea to spawn despite living in rivers
The American eel uniquely spends life in freshwater then migrates to the ocean to spawn. A talking dictionary with magnetic toe recording is now available for the blind.
Riots in Formosa and China Reflected by a Veteran Observer
A veteran narrator analyzes Taipei and Chinese riots from 1919 to 1925 and the Formosa unrest. He links Taipei violence to organized Communist influence, Chiang Kai-shek security actions, and anti American sentiment amid U.S. China policy debates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
China
Taipei
Chiang Kai-shek
Chiang Ching-kuo
Formosa
Shantung
Japan
Germany
Peking
Shanghai
Li Lih-san
Shanghai Municipal
Chiang Kaishek
Warren Magnuson
Red China
Ghosts and Fear: A Guide to Dismissing Imagined Phantoms
The text argues that ghosts are mental creations, not real beings. It urges dismissing all thoughts of ghosts, avoiding fear, and trusting in the mind and divine guidance to achieve happiness and freedom. It cites George Herbert and cautions against dwelling on unreal worries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Herbert
Labor
National
Fur Workers Union
Stalin
Furriers
Furriers Merged With the Meat Cutters and Butcher Workmen's Union
AFL
George Meany
Atomic fallout fears haunt Congress as experts explain strontium-90
The Joint Atomic Energy Committee questions physicists over the dangers of strontium-90, the deadly dust from atomic bombs. Dr Mark Mills tries to explain radiation in plain terms while lawmakers press for clearer answers on half life and long term decay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atomic Energy Commission
Joint Atomic Energy Committee of Congress
Senate
Mark Mills
University of California Radiation Laboratory
Mills
Chet Holifield
D-Calif
Dr. Marks
Holifield
Millis
California
Dr. Mills
AFL CIO to appoint special inspector for unions
The AFL-CIO plans to appoint a special representative to inspect operations of unions facing corruption concerns. An observer monitor system will allow scrutiny of books minutes and officials, with Meany and council approval, aiming to police national unions while maintaining autonomy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Meany
Archie McVickers
Philadelphia
National Labor Headquarters
McVickers
New York
Meat Cutters Union
Meat Cutter’s Fur Workers’ Union
Chicago
Executive Council
National Meat Cutters Union
Earl Jimerson
Pat Gorman
Afl-Cio -High Command
L.aundry
Allied Industrial Workers
Aflcio
High Council
Braintrust
Art Goldberg
Dave Dubinsky
Farriers
Afl-Cio
Fragmented verse fragment from James J Metcalfe piece
A poetic fragment recalls a moment of connection and uncertain feelings. The speaker reflects on a gaze and lovelight in a beloved's eyes, hoping for reciprocation while waiting for a clear answer. The text ends with unfinished lines suggesting ongoing romantic doubt.
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Ecclus
Elsa
Riviera
IDAB
William Schmeisser
Sive
Betty Jacob
Swarthmore
Penna
United National Emergency Childrens’ Relief Fund
Schmeisser
Repub Committee
Jacob
Zarre
GLA
George E
Sokolsky
George Mathew Adams
Bud Blake
Victor Riesel
James J Metcalfe
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