Circus Goes Unionized Tour After Labor Turmoil
Ringling Brothers Barnum and Bailey Circus signs with the American Guild of Variety Artists making 300 performers represented. Spokesman says agreement with the International Brotherhood of Teamsters likely soon. Last year the show faced pickets and weather delays before an early Pittsburgh close.
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New York
Ringling Brothers
Barnum and Bailey Circus
American Guild of Variety Artists
International Brotherhood of Teamsters Union
AGWA
Pittsburgh
Which of Us Is Casey After The Party
A group of convivial Irishmen, after a grand party, arrive at Casey's house and hammer on the door. Mrs. Casey looks out as they ask her to identify which of them is Casey so the others can go home. It jokes about the need to cultivate good habits.
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Casey
Mrs. Casey
Veteran Questions And Answers on War Orphans and GI Loans
A veteran asks about War Orphans education by correspondence and is told it must be in school. Another question covers paying GI insurance premiums annually by check with a note. A third asks about changing Korea era GI bill courses and is refused more than one change. Finally, guidance on GI business loans clarifies no loan amount limit by law, but VA guarantee is 50 percent up to $2,000.
Valley imports its citrus fruit juice in McAllen
The McAllen Chamber of Commerce citrus committee says fresh orange and grapefruit juice is easier to buy in New York than in the Rio Grande Valley where the fruit is grown. Roy Robe, committee chairman, notes tourists often get canned or frozen juice in local eateries, usually from Florida.
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Mcallen
New York
Rio Grande Valley
Carried on by Ez Tike and son in business
A humorous snippet notes Ez Tike and his son running a business together with Ez handling the work and his son doing the carrying. It reflects on middle age and self care and comments on small success through many little deeds.
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Ez Tike
New Highway Plan Is A Spending Adventure
New York reports the United States embarks on a peacetime national highway program costing about 51 billion dollars over at least 13 years. It would fund 41 thousand miles across 48 states with a federal share of 38 billion dollars and new gasoline tax increases. President Eisenhower approved the plan on June 29.
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New York
United States
Franklin D. Roosevelt
San Francisco
America
Congress
Commerce Department
Washington
Eisenhower
General tells WACs to lose weight in Munich
In Munich Germany Maj Gen Gordon D Rogers commander of the Army's southern area of Germany ordered fat American WACs to slim down to combat readiness. He reviewed the gas soldiers and singled out 10 overweight noncoms for reducing while others were deemed militarily trim. One WAC asked how to lose weight while receiving the same heavy meals as the active outdoors GIs.
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Munich
Germany
Gordon D. Rogers
When truth stands in your way you must change direction
An old timer warns against sponging through life and taking others’ labor as your own. The speaker emphasizes the danger of shirking effort and the value of honest work.
Health insurance proposed for Congress bills seek national program
Congress was asked to create a national health insurance plan. Sen. James E. Murray and Rep. John D. Dingell introduced bills to establish a contributory system funding major medical costs. Financing would mirror old age and survivors and unemployment insurance with 112 percent employee contributions and a $90 yearly max, matched by employers.
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Washington
Congress
James E. Murray
Dem
Montana
John D. Dingell
Michigan
Notable Social Security Reforms Mentioned in Debates
The passage discusses broader payment coverage including self employed workers and recipients of retirement disability and survivor benefits. It notes patient choice of doctors and dentists and hints at administrative control over eligibility. It contrasts harsh street justice with progress in social policy.
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Big Top
Whitewright Cleaners
Teleast
Valley
Doc Anklam
Fred Gumbout
Our
Chamber of Commerce
Griffith’s Man Shop
Trenton
van Heusen
Galey
Lord Cramerton
Wings
Pool
Fortune and Wolverine Shoes
Eve
Dobbs
Hanes
Griffith’s Man Shop and Dry Cleaners
Trenton, Texas
Wacs
Bie
Whitewright Lumber Co
Good House
East Main Street
Stephens & Bryant
Income Tax Service
Floyd Bassett
Dawson
Stan
Paul Stephents
Hannah
H. H. Taylor
Guy Hamilton
Johnson
Lem Tittsworth
Bonham
Dollarhide Hardware
Bells
Texas
Whitewright Sun
Dearborn
Meadow Hardware
Florence
Johnson Jewelry & Appliances
Linda Theatre
Anita Ekberg
Robert Ryan
Rod Steiger
Phyllis Kirk
Navy
Joanne
Gary Merrill
Docks
Bill Haley and His Comets
Little Richard
Alan Freed
The
Treniers
Jack Palance
Eddie Albert
Walker Pharmacy
Tillett Grocery & Market
Gladiola
Belmont Fruit Cocktail
Pride
Grayson Oleo
Lady Betty
Griffin
Wortz
Swift
Zee
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