Teachers' Union Split at NEA Meeting Over Communism
At the National Education Association sessions a heated clash arose over a proposed ban on Communist party members among teachers. Rose Russell and John K. Norton sparred during debate on the commission report urging exclusion, with Norton defending the line and Russell denouncing it as a witch hunt. Other speakers pressed for amending by laws to exclude Communists, while debate continued on the floor.
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National Education Association
Rose Russell
Teachers’ Union of
New York City
John K. Norton
Columbia University
Teachers College
Norton
N. E. A. Educational Policy Commission
Columbia
Dwight D. Eisenhower
James B. Conant
Harvard University
Russell
Commission
Joanna Lindlof
New York
Herbert J. Phillips
Communist Party
Phillips
University of Washington
Willard Spald
Massillon Council Delays Water Pact Decision
Massillon city council postponed a vote on the Water Service Co contract, setting a July 11 special meeting. Mayor Weirich vetoed a five year deal with a 10 to 15 percent rate hike. council approved it 6 to 3 earlier. The session will be closed to the public due to heat.
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Massillon
The
Water Service Co
S. Robert Weirich
Ray H. Earle
Law Library
Potters Union Bars Six Insurgents From Office
Atlantic City July 6 Six members of the National Brotherhood of Operative Potters AFL were barred from holding union office for 10 years. The action by Local 124 officials followed a closed convention session. The disciplined group including Norman Whippler secretary Local 124 Clyde Armstrong Sheldon Johnson East Liverpool and Edward Jones Senbaan were fined $50 for distributing handbills accusing officials of mismanagement. Their suit challenging salary increases for national officers without a referendum is before the Ohio Court of Appeals.
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Atlantic City
N. J
National Brotherhood of Operative Potters
Larry Finlay
East Liverpool
Local 124
Finlay
Norman Whippler
E. C. Armstrong
Clyde McDaniel
Sheldon Johnson
Edward Jones
Sebring
Ohio
Ohio Court of Appeals
Whippler
Armstrong
Paul Gilbert
Beaver Falls
Henry Snyder
New Castle
Edward Cranston
James M. Duffy
Duffy
James Coffey
Cambridge
Chaos blamed on family quarrels in China
In Honolulu AP report, American ex-adviser Richard Budar says China’s chaos stems from rifts among Nationalist leadership. He cites a family split after Chiang Kai-shek’s eldest son was sent to Shanghai, with Young Chiang staying away when Madam Chiang arrived. He warns Communist stay requires foreign troops.
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Honolulu
China
Richard Budar
Ministry of Social Affairs
Chiang Kai-shek
Chiang
Shanghai
Madame Chiang
Budar
Ohio Liquor Department profits to exceed 50 million
Columbus report quotes Director Oscar L. Fleckner forecasting more than 50 million dollars in net general fund profit from Ohio Liquor Department operations this year. Despite May declines, retail and agency stores sales remain above last year as wholesale sales to permit holders fall. Fleckner predicts a lift of the permit freeze in the latter part of August and hints at possible regulatory revisions by the Board of Liquor Control.
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Columbus
Oscar L. Fleckner
Ohio State Liquor Department
Ohio
General Fund
Liquor Department
Fleckner
Board of Liquor Control
Cold Wave Sends Congress Packing in House Chamber
Washington July 6 AP Congress leaders wish to adjourn but an artificial cold snap helps the retreat. In the rear caucus room where air is cooler than the front, cooling ducts create a freeze out while Capitol repairs limit comfort. Representative Ellsworth Oregon urges going home, arguing no constructive work can be done and appropriations should be completed.
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Washington
Congress
House of Representatives
Capitol
Ellsworth
Oregon
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Savannah
Brotherhood of Potters
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