Eisenhower urges 12 point labor reform program
President Eisenhower urged Congress to curb corruption and abuses in labor management with a 12 point program. He called for sanctions against unions failing to file true financial data and to protect workers and the public, as congressional inquiries highlighted racketeering concerns.
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Congress
Washington
Eisenhower
Eisenhowre
Labor
Mitchell
Afl-Cio
Senate
Sen
McClellan
Venezuela celebrates junta rule as Perez Jimenez flees
In Caracas protests end with bloodshed as guards fire on crowds seeking freedom for political prisoners. The military junta takes power restoring liberties, releasing prisoners, and lifting censorship while outlining a new leadership lineup.
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Perez Jimenez
Venezuela
Caracas
Marcos Perez Jimenez
Adm
Wolfgang Larrazabal
Air Force
Abel Romero Villate
Army
Roberto Casanova
Carlos Luis Araque
Pedro Jose Quevedo
State Department
Washington
Laureano Vallenilla Sanz
Lynchburg Officers Take Custody Of Accused Killer
Lynchburg Police Chief R. Brooks and Det. Sgt. R. W. Thruston escorted Sidney James McCormick 26 to Lynchburg after his capture near Parkersburg West Virginia. McCormick faces murder burglary robbery by violence and kidnapping charges in the death of Alma Walter Davis 66 and the wounding of Beverly Jean McCormick 19. Bail set at 25000 and he waived extradition.
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Parkersburg
W. Va
Lynchburg
R. ©. Brooks
Sidney James McCormick
Brooks
R. W. Thruston
McCormick
Alma Walter Davis
Alma Davis Powell
Beverly Jean McCormick
Beverly Jean
U.S
Donald C. Miller
Miller
Snow prank keeps Laramie mayor shoveling daily
In Laramie Wyoming Ralph Moss complained to police that pranksters nightly carted snow to his house and piled it across his walk. The town saw less than two inches of snowfall that week.
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Laramie
Wyo
Ralph Moss
Assembly at a Glance Virginia Sessions Propose Studies and Closures
The General Assembly met at noon with bills backed by a majority moving forward in both chambers. A Senate resolution seeks a study on legalizing pari mutuel horse racing in Virginia. In the House, a bill would fund a $25,000 annual commission to study aging, following recommendations from a legislative study commission headed by Del. H. H. Adams.
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General Assembly
House
Senate
Virginia
Sen
Stuart Hallett
Hampton
del. H. H. Adams
Northampton
Adams
Virginia General Assembly weighs bills on school closures and governance
An administration bill to close patrolled schools for federal troop enforcement heads to the General Assembly. Other measures include a commission on constitutional government, a panel to curb pro integration activity, and a program to boost education to meet Russia's scientific challenge.
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Bill
General Assembly
National Assn
Thomson
de John B. Boatwright Sr
Buckingham
Eugene B. Sydnor Jr
Richmond
Sydnor
Senate
House
Assembly
Russia
State Education Department
Council of Higher Education
Almond Officials Clash Over School Textbook Probe
Governor Almond questions the advisability of a bipartisan panel probing school and college textbooks for subversive content. Del. James Thomson urged a joint Senate House inquiry, while Almond favors merging prior committees and focusing on educational quality rather than curriculum content. He will confer with Thomson before deciding.
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Thomas Johnson
Richmond
Almond
Virginia General Assembly
Senate
Assembly
House
del. H M. Whitehead
Chatham
Little Rock
Ark
House Appropriations
Senate Finance
Stanley
Del
James M. ‘Thomson
Alendra
James Thomson
Alexandria
National Assn
Colored People
Senate House
Perrow Senate
Perrow
Fire and Explosion Hit Chicago Apartment House
A Chicago South Side four story complex suffered a fire and blast early today. An infant died and at least six children were unaccounted for as flames spread through 27 units housing 150 occupants. Twenty one injured including nine children. Heroic residents aided others, with one man seen catching multiple children as firefighters evacuated residents.
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Chicago
South Side
Jack McMillan
Bank Asset Gains Slow for Sixth Straight Year
Local banks report their total assets rose for the sixth year in a row but at the smallest annual increase since 1951. Bankers cite a smaller apple crop drought, weak year end business conditions, and rising unemployment as main factors, with drought lowering apple values and rural farmers feeling the impact amid nationwide high interest rates.
UAW Ready to Vote On Profit Sharing Plan
DETROIT The United Auto Workers vote on Walter Reuther profit sharing plan for the auto industry. Reuther claims 3,000 delegates backing approval as debate centers on sharing profits and wage adjustments with General Motors Curtice proposes extended contracts and wage increases while criticizing the plan.
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UAW
Detroit
United Auto Workers
Walter P. Reuther
Auto Workers
Lewis H. Michener
Long Beach
Calif
Reuther
General Motors
Harlow H. Curtice
Jack Conway
Curtice
Curlice
Senators Trade Runnels to Boston
Washington traded Pete Runnels to the Boston Red Sox for center fielder Albie Pearson and first baseman Norm Zauchin in a straight cashless deal announced by the American League club.
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Washington
Washington Senators
Pete Runnels
Boston Red Sox
Albie Pearson
Norm Zauchin
Four Negroes Denied Admission to USC in South Carolina
Four Negro college students were denied admission blanks to the all white University of South Carolina in Columbia. The denials followed a similar incident last week when Negro students from Allen University were rejected. The latest group came from Benedict College, a Baptist Church institution in Columbia.
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Columbia, S.C
University of South Carolina
Benedict College
Baptist Church
Allen University
Secret paper accuses FCC members of industry favors
New York Times reports a 28 page memorandum by Bernard Schwartz alleging FCC commissioners accepted industry favors and fraternized with litigants. The document criticizes license granting and notes lavish industry travel, hotel bills, and gifts. Continued on page 2 column 4.
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New York
New York Times
House
Federal Communications Commission
Washington Dispatch
Schwartz
FCC
John J. Flynt
D-Ga
PCC
Blue Cross and Blue Shield Seek Rate Increases in Virginia
Virginia hospital and medical service groups ask the State Corporation Commission for rate hikes ranging from 36 to 40 percent on hospital and surgical plans affecting about 400 000 Virginians. They propose a $50 deductible option that would lower monthly premiums.
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Richmond
Virginia Hospital Service Assn
Blue Cross
Virginia Medical Service Assn
Blue Shield
State Corporation Commission
SCC
Fe Cross Standard Hospital
Richard J. Ackart
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Lawrence H. Smith
Wisconsin
Capitol
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E. Piccadilly St
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Alberta
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Winchester
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