Brake Shoe Head Says Firm Expects Long Recession
The president of the American Brake Shoe Company warned of a prolonged downturn while local Brakeblok Division officials noted the replacement market remains resilient. Declines in auto, steel, railroad and earth moving sectors affect production though Brakeblok suffers less impact. local plant has 414 production workers and 59 office staff at 60 percent capacity.
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American Brake Shoe Company
Kempton Dunn
Brakeblok
the Star
Donn
Dunn
I Ts
Charlies B. Mallory
William H. Baker
John 8. Hutchinson
Brake Shoe Company
John
Byrd Seeks Progressive Change On Sound Fiscal Basis
Sen. Byrd told about 400 supporters at a dinner in Alexandria that he is a liberal grounded in fiscal conservatism. He stressed that progress is needed, not a reactionary return to the past.
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Alexandria
Sen
Byrd
D-Va
Senate
Byrd Warns of Peril to States Rights at Alexandria Banquet
Senator Byrd of Virginia told a Washington National Airport banquet crowd that ongoing pressure to destroy states rights could imperil constitutional government. He cited state victory in Virginia and noted shifts in Congress since last year over civil rights trials and federal power. Senators Robertson and Rep. Tuck praised Byrd’s long record.
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Alexandria
Byrd
D-Va
Washington National Airport
Tor
Virginia
Lindsay Almond
Gil
AES
A. Willis Robertson
William M. Tuck
Billy Graham Forms Sack Style Appeal at Cow Palace
Billy Graham tells a teen audience he favors the sack style for morals and says he will buy one for his wife. In a sermon depicting Samson as a juvenile delinquent, 1 025 people move forward to pledge Christ. A crowd of 18 100 attends the Cow Palace youth meeting in San Francisco.
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San Francisco
Billy Graham
Cow Palace
Samson
Christ
Graham
Probe Train Crash In Which 150 Died
President Juscelino Kubitschek ordered an urgent probe into a Central do Brasil crash near Rio de Janeiro where two commuter trains collided killing about 150 and injuring some 300. Rioting passengers and rescue workers battled the wreckage as officials noted prior deadly crashes on the line.
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Rio DE Janeiro
Juscelino Kubitschek
Central Do Brasil
Brazil
Kubitschek
Manguiera
One-Year Moratorium on Wage and Price Increases
In Hot Springs Virginia a special committee of the Business Advisory Council urged President Eisenhower to call a voluntary one year moratorium on wage and price increases. The panel led by T W Houser of Sears Roebuck presented the report to Secretary Weeks and about 100 leading U S industrialists at closed sessions.
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Hot Springs
Business Advisory Council
Eisenhower
Secretary of Commerce
U.S
Congress
Washington
Weeks
Defense McElroy
BAC
Homer Capehart
R-Ind
Ford says wage demand will hike car costs over three hundred
Henry Ford I warned in a letter to Senator Kefauver that UAW wage demands would lift auto costs by more than 300 dollars. He said a 70 cent per hour demand, if granted, could raise the price of a car by over 500 dollars and threaten industry viability. A UAW spokesman disputed price impact, while Kefauver sought Ford’s view on tax cuts tied to price reductions. The GM-UAW talks tempered by a separate understood continuation.
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Detroit
Henry Ford I
Ford Motor Co
United Auto Workers
Ford
Sen. Estes Kefauver
D-Tenn
UAW
Kefauver
General Motors
Virginia Governor Stakes School Closures on Presence of Negro Child
Gov. Almond says state law on closing schools over desegregation would take effect only if a Negro child is physically present in a white school. He declined to rule out a special legislative session and noted no imminent action, as NAACP lawyers plan federal hearings on desegregation dates for Norfolk, Newport News, and Charlottesville.
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Richmond
Almond
Virginia
NAACP
Norfolk
Newport News
Charlottesville
Markets at a Glance Lower and Higher Movements
Markets at a glance shows stock gains led by rails, bonds easing, cotton rising with house buying in Chicago, wheat May higher on short covering and new crop liquidation, corn and oats down, soybeans up on light demand, hogs 25 to 50 cents higher to a top of 23, cattle slaughter steers steady at top 2850.
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New York
Chicago
Ex-Ambassador Joseph Davies Dies at 81 in Washington
Joseph E Davies former ambassador to the Soviet Union and diplomat to Belgium and Luxembourg died early today at his Washington home after a lengthy illness. He was 81 and had served under three presidents. Funeral services are set for 2 p.m. Monday. Davies authored Mission to Moscow which praised the Soviets and aided U S sympathy during World War II.
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Washington
Joseph E Davies
Soviet Union
Davies
Franklin D. Roosevelt
U. S
Kremlin
Moscow
Hitler
Belgium
Luxembourg
Roosevelt
Truman
Watertown
Army Hopes Germs and Drugs Help Win Bloodless Victories
Washington reports Maj. Gen. William M. Creasy warned against overreliance on chemical and biological agents while outlining U S aims to immobilize or debilitate foes without killing. He cited a 1956 national policy and noted a top secret Defense directive. He favored temporary incapacitation and discussed potential psycho chemical agents to induce irrational behavior.
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Washington
William M. Creasy
House Appropriations
Creasy
Defense Department
Pentagon
Trapped Mine Workers Rescued After 13 Hours
Twenty four miners were pulled to the surface unharmed after more than thirteen hours trapped in a flooded Boone County No 2 mine in Sharpes West Virginia. A four man rescue party navigated passages from a section unused since the 1920s to reach them.
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Sharpes
W. Va
Boone County Coal Corp
Turner
Passengers Escape Plane After Skidding Crash at Charlotte
An Eastern Airlines jet with 65 aboard crash landed at Charlotte North Carolina after a nose wheel failure. Passengers evacuated via slide from an escape hatch as the big airliner circled three hours burning fuel and slid to a foam covered runway. No injuries reported.
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Eastern Airlines
Charlotte
Larger Quarters Filled by Second Home Show Here
The second annual Home Show opened last night at the larger Old Winchester Woolen Mill site near Winchester Ball Park. Twenty three exhibitors present diverse displays from rugs to house construction with prizes awarded daily.
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Winchester Woolen Mill
Winchester Ball Park
Millwood Avenue
Washington
Armory
Winchester- Frederick
Frank Whitesell
Phil Easter
James Byrd
Robert Pullen
Booth
Paul Ensogna
Charles Kraemer
Sears Roebuck and Co
Cain Future
Shenandoah Gas Company
Blue & Gray Electrical Service
Perry Engineering Co., Inc
Riley & Lovett
Admiral Homes
C & P Telephone
Sliced Turkey Offered at Howard Johnson Restaurant
A Howard Johnson restaurant advertises sliced turkey as a featured item at its George Washington Hotel location. The notice notes the meal is available for dine in and take out, inviting customers to enjoy a quick traditional option.
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Howard Johnson
George Washington Hotel
Virginia to Launch $50,000 Travel Promotion Campaign
The state of Virginia will start a major advertising campaign this Sunday to attract summer vacation dollars. A broadside half page in size and text heavy will run in 20 newspapers across the east midwest and south, funded by a $50,000 supplementary grant from Gov. Almond. The funds will be repaid from the division's advertising budget next fiscal year.
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Richmond
Virginia
Old Dominion
East
Midwest
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T. W. Houser
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Crawford L. Wilson
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