Winchester Evening Star August 12 1959 page brief
Local Winchester paper reports daily edition with press notices and staff credits. August 12 1959 edition features a Bible verse and standard newspaper masthead content for the region.
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Winchester Evening Star
H. F. Byrd, JR
H. D. Koontz
Rufus Josey
Alieneainsthiae Tmentiain
Aegis
Winchester
Gallagher-DeLiser, Inc
East 44Th Street
New York City
Associated Press
Showdown On Labor Rackets
The McClellan Committee testimony shows unions under racketeers control and pressure on workers and employers. Congress faces crafting reform, with President Eisenhower urging action. The bipartisan Landrum Griffin bill aims to curb abuses, though gaps remain on coercion and member compulsion.
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McClellan Committee
Eisenhower
Congress
McClelland Committee
Echoes Of An Old War in Virginia Road Policy
The Richmond News Leader recalls the 1923 referendum on road bonds funded by a 3 cent per gallon gas tax and the Good Roads push. State Senator Byrd opposed the bond plan, advocating pay as you go, a debt free highway system that remains praised amid changing times.
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General Assembly
Good Roads Association
Winchester
House
Ways and Means
Byrd
Virginia
Washington
Ford workers vote to strike over pensions and benefits
Ford Motor Company workers in Michigan vote to strike if needed to win pensions health benefits and a wage increase. Winchester chamber officials planned to ride from Strasburg on the final run of the Baltimore and Ohio passenger train being discontinued. Mr and Mrs Stanley C Combs celebrated their 20th wedding anniversary at Lost River Park with a picnic dinner.
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Ford Motor Workers
Michigan
Winchester Chamber of Commerce
Strasburg
Baltimore and Ohio
Stanley C. Combs
Lost River Park
Labor reform push back on unions gains support
The Lan drum Griffin bill would restore rights for labor union members and limit abuses of picketing and secondary boycotts while allowing states to intervene if the National Labor Relations Board does not act. Public backing could push reform this session despite past stalemate. Steel strikers have lost $520 in wages. a 15 cent hourly raise would take about 87 weeks to recover.
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National Labor Relations Board
Landrum-Griffin
Editorial Digest From Four Cent Newspapers
A curated note highlights the daily import of editorials from four cent papers. It outlines the practice of selecting the most interesting pieces and presenting them in a digest for readers.
Drive or draw in persuasion and conscience
The piece contrasts driving coercion with drawing persuasion in religion and life. It argues Communism relies on forcing beliefs while Christianity uses loving, gentle persuasion and urges readers to apply drawing over driving in personal conflicts and domestic matters.
Labor Strike Shuts Major ALCO Plants in Three States
In 1934 the American Federation of Labor sanctioned a strike that halted ALCO operations across three states. Demands included a universal wage system across all mills. The piece also cites a Soviet description of Japanese and Manchurian pressure on the Chinese Eastern Railway and notes hoboes endorsing Jacob Coxey for the GOP Senate nomination at Cincinnati.
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American Federation of Labor
Aluminum Company of America
Soviet Russia
Rudi
The
Hoboes of America
Cincinnati
Gen
Jacob S. Coxey
GOP
Senate
Thaw Denied Liberty Remanded To Mattewan Asylum
Justice Mills rules Harry K Thaw unsafe for liberty and remands him to the Mattewan criminal insane asylum. Mrs Holmes Conrad and daughter depart for Marion Mass to visit Mr Edward Hamlin. Mr Lewis Jones of Philadelphia visits the Kent & Co mill for business.
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Justice Mills
Harry K. Thaw
Asylum For
Mattewan
Holmes Conrad
Miss Carter
Marion
Mass
Edward Hamlin
Lewis Jones
Philadelphia
Lewis Jones Knitting Co
Ea Kent
Peace talks spark doubts on a big thaw in cold war
New York AP reports the Eisenhower Khrushchev talks raise questions about a lasting thaw and potential cuts in defense spending. Analysts warn even a 10 billion dollar reduction could hit armament industries and tax receipts, while consumer spending might lift the economy if taxes fall.
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New York
Geneva
Sputnik
U.S
Outer Space
Ike faces toughest 17 months of final presidency
The World Today notes President Eisenhower, aged 69, will face a grueling 17 months with health scares behind him. Key events include a September European trip to meet Khrushchev, possible summit planning, Moscow talks, budget battles, and active involvement in 1960 politics plus possible new aides to ease future presidents.
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Eisenhower
Khrushchev
John Foster Dulles
Dulles
Christian A. Herter
Herter
Soviet Union
Berlin
State Department
Washington
Europe
Nikita Khrushchev
Moscow
Congress
Richard M. Nixon
Man on FBI Most Wanted List Caught in Motel
FBI agents nabbed James Francis Jenkins 38, a top ten fugitive linked to a $17,730 Broomall bank holdup. He and accomplice Henry Kiter Jr. 27 were found at a Buffalo motel. Jenkins had escaped Philadelphia jail with bed sheet ropes. Both face federal charges.
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Buffalo
N.Y
FBI
James Francis Jenkins
Philadelphia
Jenkins
Broomall
Karl Brouse
Henry Kiter Jr
Kiter
The Doctor Speaks Rubber Band Teeth Extraction Method
Hemophiliacs face dental problems from first teeth. rubber band extraction offers a safer option with minimal bleeding and quick return to work. A doctor explains this method and contrasts it with traditional surgical removal. The piece also includes a Q and A on barber's itch and its treatment.
Americans Want Khrushchev To See Both Bad and Good
Hal Boyle outlines American hopes to show Khrushchev a full picture of the nation. The proposed tour includes the New York Stock Exchange, a New England town meeting, Harlem, a public school, Homestead labor, a big league game, the Bowery, and a UN visit, illustrating both strengths and flaws.
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Khrushchev
America
Roedecker
Nikita
New York Stock Exchange
Wall Street
Midwest
South
New England
New York
Homestead
Harlem
Bowery
U. S
United Nations
How's Your IQ Based on 100 Questions
Daily IQ test quiz with 10 questions per day and scoring bands Memory Genius Very Superior Excellent Good. Questions cover US history sports animals astronomy symbolism Roman numerals birds and folklore including Hercules figure and American myth figures. Page 2 lists the correct answers.
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Pomeranian
Chihuahua
Dalmatian
Schipperke
Bob Feller
United Mine Workers
Latent Word Study Promotes Daily Vocabulary Growth
Daily language exercise introduces latent meaning as hidden, not visible or apparent. Learners explore pronunciation lay tent and apply the term to describe subtle or concealed ideas in speech.
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