Mississippi lynching case sparks NAACP protest and Tuskegee inquiry
Roy Wilkins condemned white supremacy after the Till murder as a lynching climate across Mississippi and the nation. Till’s body was found near Money in Tallahatchie County. Tuskegee Institute planned to investigate related Mississippi deaths and lynching records, noting no lynchings officially recorded in 1952.
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Miss
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Brookhaven
Morinaga Milk O affiliated firm apologizes for arsenic deaths
Morinaga Milk O, a major Japanese food company, issues its humblest apologies after arsenic contamination in its dried milk product caused 30 deaths last week. The ad in major papers says the disaster stemmed from neglect to analyze the stabilizer and promises indemnification and prayers for the dead.
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Tokyo
Japan
3-Year Pact Improves Wages and Benefits at Chrysler Plants
Norman Matthews of UAW Chrysler dept says the three year contract achieves the best gains in over a decade. It includes eight cent hourly raises for skilled workers, higher pensions from 1.75 to 2.25 monthly per year of service, and pension parity at Briggs body plant now under Chrysler. The pact also adds improved insurance, hospitalization, shifts pay, and a union shop with check off plus grievance rights to curb wildcat strikes.
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General Motors
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Detroit
Briggs Body
Chrysler
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Ex Russian Flier Wins Path to U.S. Citizenship
Peter Pirogov, a Russian navigator pilot who hopped the Iron Curtain in 1948, is set to become an American citizen after the INS approved his naturalization. He landed in a U.S. zone of Austria with two minutes of fuel, while Anatole Barsoff returned to Russia. Pirogov, 35, settled in Fairfax County, Virginia, and now works as a consultant to the Air Force.
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Peter Pirogov
Immigration and Naturalization Service
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Anatole Barsoff
Austria
Barsoff
Russia
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Fairfax County
Air Force
Formosa Ghost Festival Brims With Food And Firecrackers
Despite damp weather and austere reminders, Formosans celebrate the Ghost Festival with large family feasts for visiting spirits. Firecrackers crackled as thousands lit lanterns to guide the dead, and living relatives sampled the offerings themselves.
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Taipe
Formosa
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