Insolvable Strike Ahead Warned By Investigating Board
A three man board told Congress the East Coast longshoremen may begin a Christmas Eve strike that could defy resolution. The panel cited union representation disputes, and warned bargaining is at a standstill as the NLRB prepares a December 15 hearing. A 30 day injunction extension was proposed to avert a strike.
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Washington
Eisenhower
National Labor Relations Board
New York
Portland
Maine
Norfolk
AFL
International Longshoreman's Assn
Waterfront Commission Act
New Jersey
Opinmon
New York Shipping Assn
Winds Halt Scout Show in Snyder Dust Storm
Winds from west at 35 to 40 mph blew into Snyder forcing the cancellation of a Boy Scout public demonstration. Flights in the area diverted or failed to land due to low visibility. The event was rescheduled for next Saturday with setup at 1 PM and demonstration at 2:30 PM led by Phil Burns.
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Snyder
Pioneer Airlines
No. 46
Boy Scout
Phil Burns
Panhandle
Vega
Adrian
Amarillo
Borger
el Paso
Wichita Falls
Dallas
Junction
Midland
West Texas
South Texas
East Texas
Four Die as Twisters Hit Three States Varying Cities
Tornadoes across Mississippi Louisiana and Arkansas killed at least four people and injured scores. In Vicksburg Mississippi a tornado struck the business district killing four and injuring more than 100 while damaging buildings and cars. A Dallas man died when part of a building collapsed on his car. Fire and outages followed as theaters and streets suffered extensive destruction.
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Vicksburg
Miss
Mississippi
Louisiana
Arkansas
Monroe
Rocky Branch
Spencer
Dallas
Tex
Saenger
Missouri Pacific Railroad
Little Rock
Henriann Hughes Shows Small Improvement in Illness
Five year old leukemia victim Henriann Hughes, daughter of Mr and Mrs Henry Hughes of 2505 Twenty seventh Street, was reported improved by her family. Doctors at Battenfield Hospital planned no further transfusions until next week. her illness diagnosed as incurable leukemia about a month ago. Contributions to the family by noon totaled 351.53 with 175.58 added Friday and Saturday. The National Guard gave 3253 and forty three individuals plus several organizations contributed.
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Henriann Hughes
Henry Hughes
National Guard
Mitchell Drafts Taft Hartley Revisions Seen Similar to Durkin Plan
Secretary James P. Mitchell prepares proposed Taft Hartley Act changes aimed at labor management rules and wage standards. He keeps views private while signaling proposals to President Eisenhower for Congress. The plan may echo former Durkin ideas, with possible repeal of the union shop ban stance.
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Washington
James P. Mitchell
Martin Durkin
Mitchell
Eisenhower
Congress
Taft-Hartley
Durkin
White House
Robert A. Taft
No Break In Paper Strike In New York
The Herald Tribune resumes publication with an eight page edition on Sunday while negotiations continue with AFL photo engravers who have shut six Manhattan papers since November 28. The paper argues news distribution is vital and reiterates its impact on a free government. Bargaining with mediators continues without result as press runs rise from 600000 to over two million, leaving a portion of papers unsold.
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New York
The
Herald Tribune
AFL
Manhattan
Herald Tri
City Council to hear rate rise and junk dealer ordinance
Two items before the council Monday night include a rate increase request from Southwestern Bell Telephone Co and a new junk and secondhand dealers licensing ordinance. The latterWould require dealer records and police inspection and bans buying junk from minors, with changes reflected from a previously protested draft.
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Southwestern Bell T E Co
Couy
Telephone Company
Southwestern Bell Telephone Co
Norther snowstorm hits Texas Panhandle and rattles roads
A chilling norther blanketed the Texas Panhandle with snow, closing highways north, west and east of Amarillo. Snow plows prepared as rail lines and bus schedules suffered delays, while frost and drifting dust plagued areas from Dallas–Fort Worth to the Oklahoma border.
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Associated Press
Texas Panhandle
Amarillo
Highway Department
Fritch
Hutchinson County
Berger
Texas
Dallas-Fort Worth
Panhandle
East Texas
Greyhound Bus Lines
Fort Worth
Denver City
Texline
Texas-New Mexico
Dalhart
Oklahoma Panhandle
Plainview
South Plains
Texas unions probed as Communist influence eyed
AUSTIN December 5 Texas is a prize plum in the Communist party bid for power in oil cattle and industry according to Maurice Malkin a former Communist organizer testifying at the State Industrial Commission inquiry into three Texas unions He named Alaska Pearl Harbor California and Texas as main concentration points and said Port Arthur was a testing ground for a Communist scheme involving DPOWA IMW and IL WW Unions under scrutiny were the Distributive Processing and Office Workers of America International Mine Mill and Smelter Workers and International Fur and Leather Workers.
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Texas
Communist Party
Eee
Maurice Malkin
U.S. Communist Party
Commineelen
Malkin
Red Party
Pearl Harbor
Sullivan County
N.Y
Alaska
California
Gov
Britain and Iran resume diplomatic ties over oil dispute
Tehran reports Iran and Britain will restart diplomatic relations ending the 1952 crisis over nationalization and AIOC royalties. London and Washington credit mutual goodwill and U.S. backing for a path to a new oil settlement affecting Iran’s economy and oil exports.
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Tehran
Iran
Britain
Mohammed Mossadegh
Investigation proceeds in Le Fever shooting case
San Diego officials report that Irving V. Le Fever, 28, a Marine Corps Depot gardener, was shot after failing to halt during a flag ceremony. A chemist testified there was no alcohol in his blood. Pfe L. Kemp faces testimony as the inquiry resumes Monday after an adjournment. Kemp has prior military discipline records, including an April 1952 AWOL and assault conviction.
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San Diego
Calif
Marine Corps
Irving V. le Fever
Marine Corps Recruit Depot
Pfe L. C. Kemp
San Angelo
Tex
le Fever
Kemp
Lillie Kemp
Mossadegh Issues Wrestling Challenge In Frankfurt
In Tehran on December 5, ex Premier Mohammed Mossadegh facing treason charges challenged his chief prosecutor to a wrestling bout in Frankfurt Germany during an international tournament. He flexed his muscles before the amused court as he declared readiness to wrestle when free.
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Tehran
lIran
Mohammed Mossadegh
Frankfurt
Germany
Mossadegh
Extortion Case Waived Hearing In Texarkana Bank Threat
Charles Smith, 46, Korean War veteran, charged with threatening to kill Mount Pleasant banker and family unless paid 5000 dollars. FBI says extortion charges filed after arrest near Mount Pleasant. Smith allegedly wrote a letter to First National Bank of Lee Pleasant president Alvin Daniel with a crude map showing money drop.
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Texarkana
Charlie Smith
Mount Pleasant
U.S
Lois M. Griffen
FBI
Smith
Alvin Guy Daniel
First National Bank
Lee Pleasant
Daniel
Showdown Averted at United Nations Security Debate
United Nations New York December 5 A political committee meeting ended without a clash as supporters of opposing sides presented their cases briefly.
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United Nations
N.Y
U.N
Bull Creek Watershed Adds To Lake Thomas Drainage Area
Big Spring Texas details the Bull Creek diversion project near Scurry County aimed at expanding drainage into Lake J. B. Thomas. The dam plug nears completion, enabling a 3.5 mile canal system to redirect floodwaters toward the Colorado River Municipal Water District reservoir. The 380 square mile area addition will boost capacity as pumps and new facilities are installed to deliver up to 14 million gallons per day toward Big Spring, with further plant expansions planned.
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Scurry County
J. B. Thomas
Bull Creek
Colorado River
Lake Thomas
Snyder
CRMWD
Scurry Area Canyon Reef Operators Committee
Sacroc
Big Spring
E. V. Spence
Big Iaw
Spence
Anneaclan
State Highway Department
Dam
Jack Big
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Paris
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Rock Island Railroad
Westpenny
Potter County
Gene Southall
Andra McLaughlin
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Port Arthur
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Fazollah Zahedi
Foreign Office
Persia
Shah Mohammed Reza Pahlevi
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Anthony Eden
House of Commons
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Eden
State Dulles
Lou Henderson
Herbert Hoover, Jr
U.S. State Department
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