Eisenhower proposes pay raises for Civil Service and others
President Eisenhower outlined four pay-raise plans affecting about 1.5 million federal workers including Civil Service, State Department Foreign Service, and Veterans Administration staff. He urged group health insurance and related reforms, with totals ranging up to 129 million dollars yearly for postal workers and a broader health plan for about 500,000 additional employees.
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White House
Erdelatz Signs Navy Contract to Five-Year Extension
Navy coach Eddie Erdelatz agreed to a five year extension at Annapolis raising pay from 15000 to 17000 dollars annually. He had been linked to the Los Angeles Rams but said no commitments were made and he aims to end his head coaching career at Navy.
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City snow disrupts traffic with three minor crashes
Three city accidents occurred in late morning as 3 inch snow covered streets. Maurice Kilmer of Martinsburg collided with a city refuse truck on Valley Ave, causing $200 damage to his 1941 Oldsmobile and $2 to the truck. A city bus was rear ended on Valley Ave by James Brown driving a 1947 Buick, with $25 damage to the Buick and no bus damage. A Dodge coupe driven by Nancy Parson Bennett was involved in a collision with Roger Lee driving a 1952 Chevrolet truck, totaling $50 damage to the Dodge. No injuries reported. Weather plans a cooling trend with a low of 20-26 degrees tonight and a forecast of continued cold tomorrow.
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Two Prisoners Die in State Penitentiary Sterilizer Room
Richmond report states two inmates at the State Penitentiary were found dead in a sterilizer room padlocked from the outside. Rora E. Penn 61 and Arthur W. Biglow 27 died by hanging and hatchet wound respectively. W. Frank Smyth said both men were Negroes and authorities were investigating the deaths. Penn had a life sentence for murder from Roanoke. Biglow had 60 years for attempted rape from Appomattox.
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Rora E. Penn
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Appomattox
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Virginia Highway Commissioner Anderson Honored
Virginia highway commissioner James A. Anderson, 62, received the George S. Bartlett award at the 34th Highway Research Board meeting. Anderson, Virginia’s road chief since 1941, is praised for road modernization and safety efforts including all weather mail and school bus routes.
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James A. Anderson
Virginia
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Warren County
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U S Navy Delivers 22 Small Planes to Japan Navy
The U S Navy announced it delivered 22 small single engine planes to the fledgling Japanese navy last month. Japanese pilots train under U S Navy instructors as they learn to fly the new aircraft.
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Tokyo
U.S. Navy
Chinese Reds And Nationalists Keep Air War Hot
Chinese Communists and Nationalists fought an active air war over the Tachens and nearby islands. Communist raids totaled over 100 planes in recent strikes, followed by MIG jet actions and fighter bombers. Nationalists claimed a possible SA11 loss and damage to another aircraft while targeting Tienao Island and Red warships along the Chekiang coast.
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Philadelphia transit workers vote to strike if talks fail
Members of the CIO Transport Workers Union voted last night to strike at midnight Friday unless a new contract with the Philadelphia Transportation Co. is negotiated by them.
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CIO Transport Workers Union
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