CIO Council Approves County Union Merger
Lorain County CIO Council with about 15 000 United Steel Workers and United Auto Workers members backed a countywide merger of the CIO and AFL. The vote followed monthslong talks at UAW Hall and Elyria Lorain units worked toward citywide and countywide unification with plans for subcouncils and further talks. Full details to be announced, with a statewide merger nearing as AFL CIO executive boards approved a joint convention in May.
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Cleveland
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Senate
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Afl-Cio Ethical Practices Committee
Federation Executive Council
Pupils Suspended Over Violent Behavior In NYC Schools
New York officials moved to suspend pupils charged with violence or insubordination as part of a broader crackdown on juvenile crime in schools. The grand jury urged emergency action amid recent stabbings and beatings, with up to 600 pupils potentially affected and plans for new segregated schools in the fall.
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Fru
Board of Education
Grand
Sion
Thursbury
Brooklyn
Midwest cold wave grips Ohio with freezing temperatures
Ohio braces for a cold wave as temperatures fall to five to 15 degrees across most of the state tonight and again Saturday morning. Snow and sleet moved across Thursday night with Columbus reporting one inch of snow. due to the mass of cold air and midwest high pressure, more frigid weather is expected through Tuesday with Lake Erie flurries possible.
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Mid-West
Lake Erie
Columbus
Marietta
Weather spreads cold across nation with mixed precipitation
Ohio sees snow flurries while the south reports rain and severe storms. Cold air from the Midwest plows into the Southwest and threatens the Eastern half of the country by nightfall. Tornadoes strike Alabama while flash floods wash out roads and bridges. Northeast reports chilly, cloudy conditions with subfreezing lows.
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Chesapeake
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Gulf Coast
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Troy
Ala
Dumas
Texas
Dalhart
Tex
Editors Fight Government Censorship in Information Access
The American Society of Newspaper Editors urged an amendment to the 168 year old law allowing federal heads to withhold information. They argue the statute enables suppression of public records and distorts government conduct. The ACLU echoed concerns over misinterpretation of the 1789 law.
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Washington
INS
American Society of Newspaper Editors
House
Government Information Subcommittee
J. R. Wiggings
Washington Post and Times Herald
American Civil Liberties Union
Federal Department
Auto chief urges breakup of Big Three to spur competition
George Romney, president of American Motors, urged breaking up General Motors Ford and Chrysler to create new automakers, increase competition and lower prices. He argued the three firms’ size gives them power to influence national prosperity and criticized the UAW share-the-profit plan as limiting owners’ rights.
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American Motors
George Romney
Arra Romney
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Ford
Chrysler
Romney
Rover
UAW
Walter Reuther
Rolings
Eisenhower Seeks Stassen Future In Governor Bid
President Eisenhower meets with Harold E. Stassen amid reports he may resign to seek Pennsylvania governor. Stassen says no resignation yet and declines to confirm talks. The talks follow public disagreements with Dulles on disarmament and Stassen’s earlier push against Nixon in 195 electoral alignment. Stassen has courted Pennsylvania Republicans with a March 17 filing deadline.
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Eisenhower
Harold E. Stassen
Pennsylvania
Stassen
John Foster Dulles
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Russia
Boy Wonder
Minnesota
Richard M. Nixon
Navy approves transfer of destroyer escorts away from Lorain yard
Residents of Eaton Estates win court ruling to convert Alton Drive into a through street. Lorain relief work discussions draw mayor comments and civic notes amid a busy local page of court records and community news.
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Pg. Ind
Eaton Estates
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Lorain Water Chief Urges Revenue Hike and Rate Increases
Water Works Superintendent A. V. Agnew proposes a city program to raise about 125000 yearly by boosting water rates. The plan includes a 15 percent rate increase, higher service connection charges, removal of free city department and hospital use, higher outside-city rates, and a change to front foot charges intended to cover installation costs without net revenue gain.
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Water Works Department
Water Works
A. V. Agnew
Agnew
St. Joseph Hospital
Union Chief Resigns Amid Ongoing Operating Engineers Probe
AFL-CIO high command moves to keep investigating the Operating Engineers Union after president William E. Maloney resigns amid corruption charges. Maloney, 77, stepped down from his $30000 annual post, paving the way for Joseph J. Delaney to possibly succeed him. Delaney, 61, long a trusted aide, faces scrutiny alongside the continuing inquiry.
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Miami Beach
Afl-Cio High Command
William E. Maloney
Engineers
Joseph J. Delaney
Maloney
Cat Jailed Too Long Is Freed by Officials
BELMONT N C A black cat was released from the local jail after Patsy Chandler the owner who was jailed on a traffic charge insisted the animal stay with her through the confinement.
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Belmont, N. C
Patsy Chandler
Navy criticizes Jupiter-C use for satellites amid space test
Assistant Navy Secretary for Air Garrison Norton testified that using the Army Jupiter-C rocket for satellites is costly and inferior to Vanguard. He said rockets are built for warheads and precise targeting, not small satellites, while praising the Army for space efforts.
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Washington
Navy
Army
Vanguard
Air
Garrison Norton
Norton
No Tax Cut Need Seen
Treasury Secretary Robert B. Anderson told Congress that current economic conditions are not sufficiently adverse to justify tax cuts as a stimulant. He said the administration would consider reductions if conditions require them, but opposed tax cuts at the present time and urged changes only when warranted by hardship.
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INS
Treasury
Robert B. Anderson
Congress
Anderson
Joint
Congressional Economic Committee
First Time At Elyria Hospital Heart Valve Opened In Surgery
Elyria Memorial Hospital carried out its first major heart surgery this week as a team of 11 members opened a patient’s heart valve. Previously such work, done at metro centers like Cleveland or Columbus, is now achieved locally thanks to new lights, equipment, and skilled staff.
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Elyria Memorial Hospital
Elyria Area
Cleveland
Columbus
Elyria Hospital
Air Force to launch Titan ICBM this year for space exploration
Air Force Secretary James H. Douglas testified that the Titan, a 5000 mile range ICBM, will have a first test flight this year. Titan’s nuclear adaptable power plant could launch large satellites and support deep space exploration alongside the Atlas program.
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Air Force
Titan
James H. Douglas
House Armed
Services Committee
Senate
Lyndon B. Johnson
United States
Douglas
House
Atlas
Earth
Moon
Rights Unit Fund Plea Rejected
The House Appropriations Committee refused to fund the Civil Rights Commission created last year. The panel moved the 1959 money bill to the floor with a $750,000 request for the commission likely to be rejected, noting no staff director and that funds were prepared by unaffiliated persons. It also signaled opposition to a $200,000 emergency request for this fiscal year.
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INS
House Appropriations Committee
Civil Rights Commission
Congress
White House
Eisenhower
Commission
Stillas
Convision
Want Ad Delivers Speedy Results for Mrs Hunter
A Chronicle-Telegram ad touts fast media results with a call to dial FA 3 3321 for help writing an ad. The notice details Mrs Hunter receiving two floor lamps from a cheap listing at 612 Middle, illustrating the ad’s quick payoff.
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