GE workers vote for one day walkout over suspensions
About 2 000 of 7 000 union electrical workers at General Electric Electronics Park voted to stage a one day walkout in protest of disciplinary actions against roughly 200 television receiver department employees. The vote was 2 000 to 15, taken at the new union headquarters after shifts.
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Electrical Workers of
General Electric Co
Electronics Park
John Stanley
International Union of Electrical Workers
Old
Liverpool Rd
Stanley
Clyde H. Harrison
Democrat's Dog Totes the Button in Philadelphia
A great dane named Hamiet belonging to Joseph S. Clark, the Democratic U.S. Senate candidate, roams Chestnut Hill Philadelphia wearing an I Like Ike button on his collar. The lighthearted incident highlights campaign sympathies in a residential area.
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Philadelphia
Hamiet
Joseph S. Clark
U.S. Senate
Chestnut Hill
Republican Party in Eisenhower Era Editorial
Marquis Childs examines how the Republican party has changed since President Eisenhower began active campaigning. The page also lists regular features by section and cites Today’s Pictures on page 20.
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Eisenhower
Marquis Childs
Eisenhower draws Powell backing for unrehearsed press conference
President Eisenhower wins support from Rep. Adam Powell Jr. as he readies a 9 p.m. unrehearsed press conference on NBC. Hagerty notes about 100 cross section Americans will ask questions while Powell plans a national civil rights advocacy group. Powell contrasts Stevenson 1952 with current liberal stances. Jenner signals approval of Ike's civil liberties record.
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Eisenhower
Jover
NBC
National Citizens For
Hagerty
Adam Clayton Powell Jr
New York
Powell
Adlai Stevenson
Stevenson
Sen
Jenner
Ind
McCarthy
Wis
Leaders Crack Whips As Registration Sags
Albany reports party leaders urging turnout to lift sagging registration for the November 6 presidential vote. Statewide registration closes tomorrow night with upstate cities showing sharp declines from 1952 levels. NYC four day totals and metro counts are lower, heightening focus on president, vice president, and U S senator races.
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Albany
Upstate
New York City
New York
U. S
Whats the Matter with Grandpa Ike TV Birthday Program
President Eisenhower debates whether eight year old David should call him Ike or Mr President during a White House TV program marking his 66th birthday. David calls him Ike by request since learning to talk. Helen Hayes relayed the President asked for her advice but left the choice to Ike.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Ike
President
White House
David Eisenhower
Helen Hayes
David
Miss Hayes
Egypt Withdraws from Melbourne Olympics
Egypt officially withdrew from the Melbourne Olympic Games citing the Suez dispute. A cable to the organizing committee announced Cairo’s action and a formal withdrawal letter was on the way. Egypt planned to send about 100 athletes to participate in the event.
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Melbourne
Australia
Egypt
Cairo
Hornet Nest Han dled in High School Science Class
In Carthage Texas a Q A student brought what appeared to be an abandoned hornets nest to Mrs Hazel Kyles science class at Carthage High The nest allegedly contained hibernating hornets that became active as the class reacted One girl was stung during the incident
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Carthage
Tex
Hazel Kyle
Carthage High
Young Aldrich Named Secretary of New York Police
Alexander Aldrich, 28, son of the U S ambassador to Great Britain, is appointed secretary of the New York City Police Department. The post pays 8000 dollars a year, more than his earnings with Milbank Tweed Hope and Hadley law firm.
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New York
Alexander Aldrich
U. S
Great Britain
New York City
Young
Aldrich
Milbank,Tweed, Hope and
Hadley
Voters Speak Ike Edges Young Voters in Polls
Samuel Lubell reports early in the campaign that youths voting for their first presidential ballot are split six to five for Eisenhower, a thinner edge than 1952. He notes young voters mirror their parents and social class, with farm youths favoring Stevenson two to one and Negro first voters backing Stevenson ten to one.
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Feo
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Adlai Stevenson
Stevenson
Stevenson Leads California Campaign Swing
Adlai E. Stevenson and five Democrats tour California with a flying campaign. He accuses Eisenhower of inaction and deception and says the public dislikes being told prestige is high when it is not. The group heads toward Fresno Long Beach and San Diego after an Oakland rally.
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Ireland
Cal
Adlai E. Stevenson
Eisenhower
California
Dulles
Oakland
Fresno
Long Beach
San Diego
Syracuse Records Lowest Oct Temperature in 20 Years
The city marks a 28 degree reading at 3 30 am the coldest Oct 12 since 1936 and forecasts milder days ahead with a high near 68 and a low around 40. Andy Keller Hancock Field predicts a warmer stretch through Sunday as rain totals reach about a half inch on three days.
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Syracuse
Columbus
Mercury
Weather Bureau
Andy Keller
Hancock Field
Keller
Ormal
Little Girl Told to Stay Kind in Fight
In a domestic exchange a mother advises her daughter to refrain from hitting back and to outtalk Johnny, reinforcing ladylike conduct as a rule of behavior. The remark highlights polite self assertion over retaliation in a child’s dispute.
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Johnny
Tallamy Named To Head Federal Highway Setup
President Eisenhower named Bertram D Tallamy to head the federal highway program. The New York Thruway Authority chairman will supervise a 33 million dollar construction program as federal highway administrator. Tallamy, 54, will take over early next year after Senate confirmation. He is praised as an outstanding highway figure and his Thruway post may be filled by a Democrat.
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Eisenhower
Bertram D. Tallamy
New York State Thruway Authority
Tallamy
Syracuse
Washington
Congress
White House
James C. Hagerty
Senate
New York
Thruway Authority
Soviet Olympian Nina Ponomareva Convicted in Hat Shoplft Case
Nina Ponomareva, Soviet Olympic discus champion, was convicted in London of shoplifting five hats but received an absolute discharge after paying three guineas costs. The embassy representative paid, received a receipt in Nina’s name, and left. The magistrate noted human fallibility and temptation in the shop window.
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London
Nina Ponomareva
Nina
Graf
Clyde Wilson
White City
Wilson
Japanese Premier Reaches Moscow
Japanese Premier Ichiro Hatoyama arrived in Moscow aboard a Soviet plane to seek restoration of diplomatic relations. Soviet Premier Nikolai Bulganin and Andrei Gromyko welcomed him at the central airport in light rain amid ongoing state of war.
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Moscow
INS
Ichiro Hatoyama
Russia
Nikolai Bulganin
Andrei Gromyko
Motoyama
Robbers Take $350 From Three Workers at Busy Corner Store
Two gunmen robbed three employees in the basement of a drug store at State and Madison Streets, known as the Worlds Busiest Corner. The crime occurred last night as hundreds nearby were unaware of the robbery.
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Chicago
State and
Madison Streets
Albany Governor Proclaims Poetry Day
Governor Harriman announces a statewide proclamation designating Monday as poetry day. The measure asks residents to observe the tribute to poets and participate in related observances statewide.
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Albany
Harriman
City accepts $3,000 gift for two camels
Rochester City Council approved a $3,000 donation with a note that the funds be used to purchase two camels. The camels will be donated to Seneca Park Zoo.
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Rochester
Seneca Park Zoo
Air Sea Armada Sifts for Missing C-118 Survivors
In a vast operation 40 planes from the United States and another 40 from Newfoundland plus carrier Antietam and escort ships comb the 150 mile Azores zone after SOS signals from a missing C-118 air transport. No survivors found as of late morning with good visibility up to ten miles.
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London
INS
Azores
U.S
Navy
Antietam
Two Upstate NY airmen missing with 50 aboard C118
Lincoln Neb reports two Upstate New York men among 50 Air Force personnel aboard the C118 missing over the Atlantic. Gerald A. Hummel of Cobleskill and Ralph M. Pacelli of Schenectady are listed among the crew. The plane last spoke after over Lands End England while en route to the Azores to refuel. Distress signals from emergency radios may indicate survivors. 20 rafted radios aboard.
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Lincoln, Neb
New York
Air Force
Atlantic Ocean
ASC
Gerald A. Hummel
Cobleskill
Ralph M. Pacelli
Schenectady
Navy
Lands End
England
Azores
U.S
Alfalfa Bill Murray Critically Ill in Oklahoma City
Former Oklahoma governor 'Alfalfa Bill' Murray, 87, is critically ill after a paralytic stroke. He was hospitalized Tuesday and reported in a coma. His son Johnston Murray, also a former Oklahoma governor, has been notified in San Antonio and is en route to Oklahoma City.
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Oklahoma City
Bill Murray
Oklahoma
Johnston Murray
San Antonio
Tex
Separate N Y Motor Bureau Wide Use Of Radar Proposed
Albany reports a study recommending a separate New York Motor Vehicle Department to lead a strengthened highway safety program. It urges extensive radar enforcement in speed zones, realistic speed limits, a revised point system, and consideration of suspending licenses after two speeding violations.
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N.Y. Motor Bureau
Albany
Harriman
New York State
Connecticut
Richard I. Kahl
Fresh Meadows
New York
Joint Legislative Committee
State Traffic Commission
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