Japan Prioritizes Non Reds in Policy Shift
Japan’s new government pledged that continued collaboration with the United States and non communist nations will take precedence over expanding trade with Russia and Red China. Foreign Minister Shigemitsu voiced cautious openness to relations with Fassia and China if negotiations do not prejudice free nations. The stance echoes Yoshida era policy with limited immediate trade expectations with Communist nations.
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Tokyo
Japan
United States
Russia
Red China
Mamoru Shigemitsu
Ichiro Satoyame
Shigenutsu
Fassia
China
Free Nations
Shigemitsu
Mendes Backed On African Action
Premier Mendes France won a 294 to 263 vote of approval in the National Assembly for his North Africa policy after a heated debate. Deputies pressed questions on Tunisia, Morocco and Algeria while the premier claimed terror activities have diminished since his government took office and pledged to maintain France’s presence in North Africa.
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Paris
Mendes- France
National Assembly
France
Oles
Assembly
Tunisia
Morocco
Algeria
North
Africa
Pullman Co OKs Raise After Board Recommendation
The Pullman Company accepts a presidential fact finding board's recommendations to raise conductors' pay. The Order of Railway Conductors spokesman A Guy Wise notes union decision pending. Board proposed $10.25 monthly raise, a $26 cost of living allowance, and a three week paid vacation after 15 years.
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Chicago Co
Pullman Company
Theeens
Guy Wise
Order of Railway
Fred J. Boeckelman
Pullman Employe Relations
UNESCO suspends eight US staff in loyalty cases
UNESCO says eight American staff face discipline after loyalty board questions in Uruguay. Three on indefinite contracts are suspended with pay, four others on term contracts are on paid leave, and one is kept on rolls pending review. Names not disclosed.
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Montevideo
Uruguay
UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization
Unesco
Cather H. Evans
Evans
Librarian of
Congress
Errth
Tributes and Thruway Gift Certificates Highlight Year
The Thruway Authority offers a Christmas thought and gift certificates worth $20 for a year’s use of the express highway. 1955 permits, valid January 1 to December 31, are available to New York registered passenger vehicles and suburban-registered cars. Certificates may be purchased at the Authority offices. Meanwhile George C. Marshall’s tribute-filled remarks praised resilience and warned against drastic cuts in defense while noting the aviation industry’s growth and its impact on employment and payrolls.
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Albany
Thruway Authority
Buffalo
Spring Valley
New York State
Washington
George C. Marshall
Leston P. Faneuf
Generallq
Aini
Bell
Andj Corp
Teg
Sai Faneuf
Wasking
Defense
Hel
Eisenhower and Truman Praise Marshall’s Service and Patriotism
Former President Eisenhower called George C. Marshall’s service of unexcelled distinction and patriotism while President Truman lauded him as the great man of the second world war and praised his later government service.
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Eisenhower
Marshall
Truman
Two Found Guilty In Game Racket
In Erie County Court juries convict Stanley Schwartz former chair of the Erie Democratic Party on a bribery charge and James Provenzano a news stand operator on two bribery counts and one conspiracy count. Prosecutors describe a gaming syndicate that allegedly paid bribes and netted about 20 million dollars annually.
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FRIF
Erie County Criminal Court
Erie Democratic
Stanley Schwartz
James Provenzen
Schwartz
Provenzano
Damian McLaughlin
Ward Hearing Set for Jan 10 in Ward Suit
In Chicago a January 10 hearing is set in Louis E. Wolfson's suit against Montgomery Ward & Co. directors including Chairman Sewell Avery. Wolfson seeks to declare Ward's director election method illegal and plans to push for control at the April 22 annual meeting.
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Chicago
Louis E. Wolfson
Sewell Avery
Montgomery Ward & Co
Wolfson
Florida
Ward
the Isles, Man
Cooper the Silent Cowboy Who Talks With Actions
OV Coop quietly explains that his strong silent image comes from action over dialogue. He reflects on dialogue in film and literature, recalls learning life on Montana roots, and notes his career spans over 30 years with roles beyond Western heroes. He mentions earnings, awards, and choosing smart projects to stay relevant.
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New York
Gary Cooper
Edgar Bergen
Charlie
McCarthy
Cooper
Police Aid Shoppers No Tickets in Christmas Card Gag
In upstate communities the police greet shoppers with no tickets as they decorate meters with holiday bags bearing Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. A frozen card reads traffic officer found your ear in violation for overtime parking and urges careful driving.
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Caresnovia
Madison
Atomic Power Giveaway Denied
ALBANY A G E executive says public knowledge is low about the new atomic energy act and warns against misunderstanding a supposed giveaway. Francis K. McCune of General Electric’s atomic products division spoke at Siena College saying Congress intends to enlist free enterprise for peacetime atomic energy with strong government controls and incentives for private industry.
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Albany
DA General Electric Co
Francis K. McCune
GES Atomic Products Division
Siena College
Congress
McCune
Paris Archbishop calls bells to curb noise campaign
Cardinal Maurice Fertin asks Paris priests to ring bells at Hiude and as late as possible to support the silence campaign. Paris police chief Andre Dubois had already banned car horns day and night.
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Paris
Maurice
Cardinal Fertin
Andre Dubois
Prison Gang War Denied at Northeastern Penitentiary
LEWISBURG Pa CPI Acting Warden Fred T Wilkinson says gang warfare was not involved in the death of former government economist William W Remington at Northeastern Federal Penitentiary He died last month after a beating while three fellow convicts have been indicted for murder Authorities deny mob cliques run the prison and say most inmates are decent Meanwhile James V Bennett director of the Federal Bureau of Prisons says he will continue an inquiry into prison activities at the time of Remingtons death
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Lewisburg
CPI
Fred T. Wilkinson
William W. Remington
Remington
Newt York Post
Kangs
Penitentia
Wilkinson
Washington
James V. Bennett
Federal Bureau of Prisons
Dock Union Rejects Proposed Contract at New York Port
New York dock workers rejected a proposed contract with a 1 cent hourly package increase. The vote sends negotiators from the New York Shipping Association and the International Longshoremen's Association back to the bargaining table. ILA President William Wynn Bradley said the independent union will resume talks next week as the vast port has faced closures from walkouts.
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New York
New York Shipping Association
International Longshoremen’s Assa
ILA
Wiliam Wun Bradley Sai
Longshoremen’s Union
Will Ark
Steer Takes Good Look at New York City
A half ton Hereford steer from Texas arrived in New York and broke away from handlers. Police corralled the roaming animal after about 30 minutes as it wandered across several square miles of the city. The steer’s fate was sealed as the butcher’s plan loomed, and it was implied he would be cooked.
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New York
Texas
Mayors Seek Change in Law on Bids
The New York State Conference of Mayors urged changes to Section 103 of the General Municipal Law to allow more flexible bidding. After an all day meeting, representatives from 50 cities and towns backed a resolution to require consideration of nonstandard equipment and bids not strictly the lowest price. Gerald R. Barrett of Webster led the proposal seeking a two thirds vote or best interest standard for bids above specified thresholds.
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New York
Gerald R. Barrett
Webster
State Division of Standards and Purchases
Fleischman
Long Beach
U S to Join Spain In Naval Tests
The United States plans joint naval exercises with Spain in the Mediterranean. Carney, returning from Spain after talks with General Franco, says the program aims to improve communications and tactics, with no dates set yet, as both sides cooperate on modernization and military collaboration.
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U.S
Spain
Bashington
Glaser
UV. 3
Mediterranean
Carney
Advertising Mail Order Protested
Washington Senate group plans to review an order by Postmaster General Summerfield allowing advertising mail with no specific address. Democratic staff member I. W. Brawley said the issue will be taken up early next week amid protests from households postal unions and weekly newspapers over losses from ad mail. The Post Office Department argues such mail boosts business but is costly to handle since it requires no sorting. Congress could vote to change the order.
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Washington
Senate
Summerfield
I. W. Brawl
Senate Postsuffice Committee
John B. Jones Dies At Snyder Home
John B. Jones, 65, died at his Snyder home after a long illness. He was former Buffalo manager of the L C Smith & Corona Typewriter Co, retiring in 1950. His career spanned Philadelphia, Rochester, St Louis, and Syracuse. He is survived by his wife Martha, one son, and three daughters.
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Cffalo
Merak
John Jones
Snyder
Jones
Buffalo
L. C. Smith & Corona Typewriter Co
Philadelphia
Rochester
St. Louis
Syracuue
Martha
Year’s War of Silence Ended for Crane Operator
In Chusterti gld Dats 7 a crane operator Ron Hewitt aged 29 endured almost a year of silence after 200 coworkers refused to speak due to his refusal to join a one day strike. He belonged to a different union than his Amalgamated Engineering colleagues. The stand ended when ALU level secretary Ted Boyce shook Hewitt’s hand and Hewitt urged everyone to forget it.
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Ron Hewitt
Hewitt
Amalgamated Engineering Union
ALU
Ted Boyce
Wisconsin Republicans praise McCarthy amid Eisenhower clash
The executive committees of the Republican Party of Wisconsin voted a resolution commending Senator McCarthy and President Eisenhower after a controversy sparked by McCarthy’s attacks on Eisenhower over Communism. Party chair Robert M. Pierce said the resolution passed after little debate, lauding McCarthy for service and praising a climate in Washington that opposes Communist and Communist sympathizers in government.
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Madison, Wie
Eisenhower
McCarthy
Puplican Party of
Wisconsin
Robert M. Pierce
Eisenhower Earlier Thiook
Republican Party of
Washington
Death Route 4 Family The Hafer Tragedies Across Ohio River Towns
The Hafer family line of Aberdeen saw three generations fall to traffic incidents along a Route that winds through Ohio River towns. Elmer Hafer, Aberdeen police chief, died after being struck when a truck moved as he checked it near Maysville, Kentucky. His father Harris Hafer died in 1952 near a drive-in theater, and his grandfather was killed by a vehicle near an Aberdeen church. All incidents occurred along U.S. routes in the region.
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Ohio
Aberder
Elmer Haleridl
Hayswood Hospital
Maysville
Aberdeer Hafer
Hafer
Chic Hafer
Harris Hafer
Aberdeen
U.S
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United Kingdom
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Poland
Jacob Malik
Kady Sobolev
Seaway Corp
Wash Lawrence Corp
White House
St. Lawrence Seaway
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Thruway
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Chitinol
Arthur C. Dietz
C. I. T. Financial Corporation
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Automotive Safety Foundation
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Hal Royle
Harden Orhing
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Bureau of Internal Revenue
Clark Gable
Dock Union
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Snyder Home
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