Industry strike ends? 4 percent pay boost agreed
North American Aviation and CIO UAW announce a 4 percent general wage increase for production workers at strike-bound plants in Los Angeles Fresno and Columbus. Ratification by union members is required before the strike ends. Tuesday meeting set for Ohio ratification at the State Fair Grounds Coliseum. The raise covers eight to twenty cents hourly by grade. Negotiators say other details to follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Calif
North American Aviation Inc
CIO
United Auto Workers
Fresno
Columbus
Ohio
Cio-Uaw
Ohio State Fair Grounds Coliseum
North American Aviation
NAA
Uaw-Cio
John Livingston
Detroit
UAW
Walter Reuther
Columbus Man Surrenders Over 1937 Killing Charge
Stanley J. Cook 32 of Columbus surrendered to police to clear his conscience of a murder he says he committed 16 years ago in Leeds Utah. He claims to have killed Homer Fletcher 18, of Calf Creek Ky, while both were Civilian Conservation Corps members in 1937. Utah authorities seek extradition.
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Columbus
INS
Stanley J. Cook
Leeds
Utah
Homer Fletcher
Calf Creek
Civiian Conservation Corps
Fletcher
Cook
Zilbauer Quiet After Kicking At Arraignment
Anthony Zilbauer, also known as Anthony Barr, 53, accused of the November 21 slaying of insurance adjuster Andrew Kmiec, 33, showed defiance in court but slept well Sunday night after arraignment. He reportedly confessed, claiming Kmiec lunged, though he described planning to steal the car and sell it. Dolly Ann McCormick, 21, who was with Kmiec and Zilbauer, gave a different account, saying Zilbauer killed Kmiec after pleading for his life.
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Whittier
Calif
Anthony Zilbauer
Anthony Barr
Ohio
Zilbauer
Andrew Kmiec
St. Louis
Kmiec
Dolly Ann McCormick
Potatoes Coal and Power Shortage Foreseen in Soviet Zone
West Berlin experts warn that Germany's Soviet Zone will face a severe winter with shortages of potatoes coal and electricity.
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Germany
Soviet Zone
West Berlin
First Baptist Church Hosts Messiah in Elyria
About 900 people filled the First Baptist Church and adjacent spaces for Elyria’s annual Messiah performance by the Elyria Community Chorus. Dexter S. Kimball and Don Boothman led standout solo work while Miss Betty Crawford and Alice Van Ausdal contributed refined tone. Organist Mrs. Carlton Squires accompanied and J. Martin Beck directed, praising a fluid, civic Christmas presentation in the church’s new acoustics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Baptist Church
Elyria
Elyrian Dexter S. Kimball
Kimball
Don Boothman
Oberlin College
Boothman
Betty Crawford
Zion
Alice van Ausdal
Oberlin
Daughter of
Carlton Squires
Carlton Squire
J. Martin Beck
Beck
Messiah
Elyria High School
West
Martin Beck
Callion Squire
Suspensions Hit Griffiss Radar Center Researchers
At least 16 electronics engineers and aides at Griffiss Air Force Base in Rome N Y have been suspended as security risks amid a secret probe into Communist affiliations and rule violations. The move targets the nerve center that develops tests radar gear for North America defense. FBI declined comment and Air Force officials reserved confirmation pending Air Secretary Talbott or Gen Twining. Senator McCarthy may call witnesses as the probe expands to Fort Monmouth and other New York defense plants.
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RCME
N. Y
INS
America
Air Force
Griffis Air Force Base
Rome
iAir Force Electronics Research
North America
Strategic Air Command
Senate
Air
Harold E. Talbott
Nathan F. i Twining
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Joseph R. McCarthy
Wis
Senate Investigations Group
Griffis
New York
Signal ‘Corps
Fort Monmouth
N. J
Syracuse
Daniel C. Doubleday
Kaminski Named UPC President in Elyria
Steve Red Kaminski named president of the United Polish Club of Elyria. Oath on January 10 with officers elected over the weekend: John Jablonski vice president, Anton Wawrzewczak recording secretary, Clem Ske Mon ske financial secretary, Alvin Gregorczyk treasurer, Mateusz Pawelak marshal, Walter Graber steward. Kaminski Jr. and Edward Wisniski elected trustees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Steve
Red” Kaminski
United Polish Club of
Elyria
John Jablonski
Anton Wawrzewczak
Clem F. Monske
Alvin Gregorczyk
Matewsz Pawelak
Walter Graber
Steve Kaminski Jr
Edward Wisniski
Ridgeville Grange Christmas Party Plans Eager Turnout
Ridgeville Grange will host a Christmas party on Tuesday December 22 with a special program and a 25 cent gift exchange for children. Refreshments supplied. committee led by Mr and Mrs Lee Benton and others. A January membership contest pits women against men with dinner for winners by December 1954.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ridgeville
Ridgeville Grange
Lee’ Benton
Clarence Albers
Miles Fritz
Nathan Williams
Charles Throne
The
Grange
Leota Mitchell
Western's 80th Banquet Honors 20 Year Employees
About 1250 attendees filled the new Western Automatic Machine Screw cafeteria for the annual recognition banquet. 153 active and eight retired employees were invited. Laurence Hall Cannon spoke on Pass A Laugh Along, with Elyria High School string ensemble providing music. Longest service honors went to George Wingard 52 years and George Hillmer 51. Total service of honorees reached 4178 years as the firm marks its eightieth anniversary in Elyria.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Western Automatic Machine Company
Western Automatic Machine Screw Company
R. D. Oldfield
Laurence Hall
Cannon
Trinity Cathedral
Cleveland
Cannon Hall
Elyria High School
Sidney Davis
George Wingard
George Hillmer
August Price
John Ardt
Charles Ott
Robert Oldfield
Don Bryant
Henry Garber
Edward Kihm
Fred Bryant
Elyria
International Underwater Fishing Tourney Off Algerian Coast
Oran reports a recent international tournament brings together divers from many nations to compete on the rocky seabed of the Mediterranean off Algeria. The event showcased diverse teams and sparked regional attention for its challenging underwater course and multinational participation.
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Mediterranean
Algeria
Oran
POW Rejects US In Letter To Mother From Panmunjom Camp
A 20 year old American prisoner Richard R. Tenneson from Alden Minnesota writes to his mother Portia Howe from a Panmunjom stockade. He denounces the American way of life while expressing love for his family and country, claiming he cannot live in the United States and detailing life in the camp. He mentions fellow American Claude Batchelor and asks his mother to aid contact with Batchelor’s wife.
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Tokyo
U.S
Panmunjom
Richard R. Tenneson
Mansof Alden
Minn
Portia Howe
Minnesota
Tenneson
Claude Batchelor
Ikyoko Arabi
Nixon Returns From 19 Nation Goodwill Tour
Vice President Richard Nixon lands at National Airport after a 45,000 mile goodwill trip to 19 nations in Asia and the Middle East. President Eisenhower and cabinet members greet him. Nixon will report to the National Security Council and brief the public on U.S. policy in the Far and Middle East. He met King Idris I in Libya to discuss American air bases.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Richard M. Nixon
Asia
Middle East
Nixon
Pat
National Airport
White House
Nixons
National Security Council
U.S
Far
United States
Air Force
Korea
Japan
New Zealand
Philippines
Indochina
Thailand
Indonesia
Burma
India
Pakistan
Malaya
Iran
Libya
Australia
Hong Kong
Idris I
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Defense
Charles E. Wilson
Miltary
Cabinet
Pentagon
Congress
Army
Navy
Marine Corps
Native Elyrian Is Promoted To Manager's Post
Loren C. Miller is named works manager of The Austin Company's Structural Steel Fabricating Division Bliss Mill succeeding L H Burr who retired after 30 years. Miller joined as draftsman in 1949 after Case Tech and led prestressed concrete tests. He had been assistant manager since 1952. Miller, Elyria native, lives in Chesterland with his wife.
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Cleveland
Loren C. Miller
Austin Company
Structural Steel Fabricating
Bliss Mill
L. H. Burr
W. G. Paton
Structural Steel
Miller
Case Institute of Technology
Austin
Structural Steel Fabricating Division
Oberlin Student Named Pastor at Chatham Church
The Rev. Walter Nugent, Oberlin Seminary student from Massachusetts, will become pastor of Chatham Congregational Church after January 1. He was elected after Sunday service. he will succeed the missionary Rev. Walter Grevatt leaving next April for Japan. Nugent and his fiancée, a Tiffin College student, plan to marry next summer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chatham
Walter Nugent
Oberlin Seminary
Massachusetts
Chatham Congregational Church
Nugent
Mr. Nugent
Walter Grevatt
Japan
Oberlin College
Observer Corps Here Now Near Peak Efficiency
Elyria's Ground Observers Corp nears around-the-clock coverage with one full 24 hour week recorded and other weeks nearly complete. Chief observer Elton R. Becker says only a few more volunteers are needed to reach 100 percent efficiency, especially for midnight to noon shifts and the 12 a.m. to 4 a.m. window. Elyria residents can volunteer by calling John Davies at 35-784.
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Elyria
Ground Observers Corp
Elton R. Becker
Becker
M. Elyria
Ground Observer Corp
John Davies
One Man's Opinion by Walter Kiernan
Walter Kiernan’s One Man’s Opinion notes a Connecticut psychiatry post offering 15 000 dollars with couch supplied. A psychiatrist quips any such hire needs head examined while a rival earns 50 dollars an hour on the divan. A neighbor woman offers free listening in her chair, with no advice, lifting many. The piece ends with a quip about a blonde’s big fight to snap people from low mood.
Backyard Pools Boom in 1954 Sales Rise in Akron
Hollywood glamour shifts to backyards as pool sales surge. Robert W. Nickels of B. F. Goodrich forecasts 1954 backyard swimming pool sales reaching 75 million dollars, signaling a record year beyond prior highs.
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Akron
Robert W.nickels
B. F. Goodrich
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Wayne Schmittgen
Lon Harris
Alex Fazekas
John Foss
David Palagyi
Rudolph Rehm
Martin Mathes
Joseph Knuff
Karl Hunger
John Miller
Frank Monaco
Radar Research Center
FBI
Albany
Kaminski
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Western
Cleveland Humorist
Elyrian
Charles L. Miller
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Observer Corps
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