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Newspaper
Ukiah Daily Journal
Location
Ukiah, California, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1954
Page
9
United Press notes stocks steady in quiet session, bonds irregular, and U S government bonds steady. American stocks unevenly lower with commodities including cotton and wheat showing declines. hogs and cattle mixed with activity slowing versus last week. Wool futures open lower while New York prices reflect small shifts across July to October contracts.
Fort Worth Texas sport figure Lester S Hammerstein 43 was an unwitting bigamist after divorcing his first wife Anna last October. The Second Court of Civil Appeals set aside the divorce decree and Hammerstein had remarried in the interim.
Washington Rep. John M. Vorys led a bid to switch U S economic aid from grants to loans while urging action on foreign aid cuts. The House Foreign Affairs Committee postponed votes and considered halting aid to France and Italy until they ratify the European Defense Community. The panel also authorized Eisenhower to provide military aid to Western Germany the Netherlands Belgium and Luxembourg if they form a defense plan.
In ASCOT England the Duke of Edinburgh yelled a warning as Queen Elizabeth II rode on the Ascot track. The pair spotted a sagging telephone wire across the new straight and both rode underneath safely. The incident halted a moment of danger during an early morning canter before racing events.
The Calpella elementary school graduation held at 7 p m featured decor with latticed back fence and pink rambler roses. Graduates Lorena Solomon June Johnson Jean Kern Gale Murray Melvin Perrine wore pastel dresses as diplomas were presented by Principal Jack Neiger.
Nationwide labor tension persists as 9000 workers in Central California threaten a strike at midnight Sunday. In Oregon 1400 wood workers demand a 15 cent hourly increase, while 500 San Francisco Bay Area workers face walkout. Feather River Pine Mills plans to reopen July 6 with 160 workers and housing offered. strikers’ families already living in company housing. AFL and CIO vow joint effort to secure wage gains amid idle plants and potential seniority losses for noncompliant workers.
In Jackson Mississippi police responded after a report of a body in a parked car. It turned out to be a teen prankster with a smeared arm placed to resemble a corpse, his arm protruding from the trunk. He received a stern lecture.
Attorney General Herbert Brownell accused a senator, not named, of inviting federal employees to reveal information on Communism, risking government by individuals and harming FBI effectiveness. He warned it could aid the Communists and cripple Justice Department prosecutions. Brownell spoke to the National Editorial Association.
W H Brooks led Mendocino county Wool Growers attendees as state officers headed by Judge Frank Noriega and Donald R Richardson gathered in a two day session. Committees include Animal health led by Dave Parker and legislation by Robert Magruder. A summer lamb promotion program aims to stabilize prices in late summer with a 2 cent per head levy from producers. Thousands expected at the conference with advance reservations.
The April 1953 hearings featured protests over staff housecleaning and alleged ideats as McCarthy aimed to block further subcommittee investigations. Roy Cohn threatened to "get" Jackson amid verbal clashes with Robert Kennedy. Potter urged dismissal of perceived perjurers while Dirksen urged no major moves. The panel sought a united report but McClellan warned a unanimous outcome was unlikely. Justice studying transcripts for possible perjury. political impact favored Democrats over Republicans. Army Secretary Stevens defended the Army’s integrity and drive to purge subversives.
Trans World Airlines begins the Ambassador service from San Francisco to New York, cutting three hours from the previous fastest schedule. The flight arrives in New York at 7:35 a.m. after a seven hour and 35 minute journey.
Grand Prairie Texas The Grand Prairie Business and Professional Women's Club announced that Mrs Juanita Willis had been selected for a perfect attendance pin for never missing a meeting in the past year Retiring President Gladys Drake revealed the choice but Mrs Willis was unable to receive the pin due to an absence.
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