Wage Floor Action Plea of Mitchell
Secretary of Labor Mitchell urged Republican leaders to move on the administration bill raising the minimum wage from 75 to 90 cents an hour. The appeal came at the White House meeting with President Eisenhower and House Republican leader Martin noted hearings were not yet set in the Barden committee. Other wage measures and pledges to pass a military manpower reserve program were discussed.
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Ada Ash Wins Right to Become Pro Wrestler
Chicago report says Ada Ash, a woman wrestler, won a legal battle in Illinois Supreme Court granting her right to turn professional. She recounts defeating a doubting father and three brothers who thought she was too frail to pursue wrestling.
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Weather by Wirephoto Forecast for Eastern U S Tonight
Showers and thunderstorms cover the eastern two thirds of the nation tonight while the upper Great Lakes and upper Mississippi valley stay drier. Expect continued warmth and humidity in the Atlantic and gulf states, with cooler air in the Ohio and Mississippi valleys and the upper Lakes region.
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A P Workers Strike Averted In Two State Deal
A strike by 13 500 A and P workers in 600 stores across two states was averted today as negotiators reached a new contract. The agreement calls for a weekly wage increase of 87 50 for full-time employees, raising salaries to a range of 80 to 107 50 per week. The pact awaits ratification by four locals of the AFL Amalgamated Meat Cutters and Butcher Workmen of North America.
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Forecast Warns of Warm Humidity and Isolated Thunderstorms
Forecast calls for continued warmth and humidity with scattered showers and thunderstorms tonight and Wednesday, followed by a cooler spell late Wednesday. High yesterday 83, low 69, sunset 8 30 p m, sunrise 5 33 a m tomorrow. Record highs and lows noted for today’s date. Relative humidity readings provided.
Peron Returns to Work After Illness in Argentina
President Juan Peron resumes duties in Buenos Aires after a weeklong influenza illness. He reassumes leadership, meeting ministers and reviewing policy briefings as health officials report improvement.
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Buenos Aires
Juan Peron
Bloomfield method boosts reading in Chicago schools
A visitor reports mixed results from Bloomfield phonics in Chicago district and parochial schools. First graders show rapid reading with natural intonation while older students reach above grade norms. some classrooms remain more traditional with intensive drill but still demonstrate phonetic decoding.
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Teach Reading With Phonics Eyewitness Report Claims
An eyewitness report argues that phonics based reading teaches raises student achievement by about one grade above the national norm across all subjects. It claims no non readers result and that phonics fosters wide reading habits. The author offers a practical plan to teach a child yourself.
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Wingo
Supreme Court Voids Three Contempt Convictions
The Supreme Court voided three contempt of Congress convictions from 1949-50 House Un American Activities Committee hearings on Communist influence in labor unions. Chief Justice Warren said the record failed to show the committee demanded clear answers. Acquittal ordered for Julius Emspak Thomas Quinn and Philip Bart. The Daily Worker and United Electrical Workers Union figures were involved.
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Parents and Teachers Plead For Better Home Life
Chicago hosts the 59th annual convention where Mrs. Bonaro Overstreet urges fewer child psychology misconceptions and four integrities for home life. Dr. Esther E. Prevey proposes school courses on good group living for conflict resolution and teen home living. Mrs. Lillian Evans calls restoring the family dining table to restore family conversation.
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Mill Valley
Calif
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Victoria
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Argentine police arrest priests in church state clash
Argentine police have arrested 11 priests and more than three dozen lay men in recent days for distributing pamphlets or demonstrations in support of the church against President Juan D. Peron. Disrespect to the president is a felony with up to five years in prison.
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Juan D. Peron
Argentina
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