Kennedy Attacks Steel Price Hikes Amid Crisis
President Kennedy denounced U S Steel Corp and other price hikers at a news conference accusing them of contempt for 185 million Americans. He pledged government action and highlighted a cooling off period in the West Coast shipping strike while noting reservists and National Guardsmen would likely return home in August.
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Death Of Woman, 46, Under Investigation
In Van Wert County, authorities probe the death of Rosalie Crider, 46, of Venedocia nine miles northwest of Lima. Found beaten and shot along a county road by a school bus driver, she died Wednesday night after autopsy plans and surgery were deemed unlikely to succeed.
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Water Cut Off At Berlin Wall Station
West Berlin water utility shut off supply to the north railroad station near the Berlin wall after finding East German authorities used station water to repair the barrier. The action highlights the tension over the city’s divided status and control of infrastructure.
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Vanik Urges Steelworkers to Void U.S. Steel Contract
Rep. Charles A. Vanik proposes in a floor speech that the United Steelworkers should consider voiding its contract with U.S. Steel on grounds of fraud amid the steel price rise. He frames it as a legal challenge and calls for action.
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Charles A. Vanik
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Court Action Halts New York Teachers' Strike
New York teachers returned to classrooms after a one day walkout that disrupted operations in about half of the citys 900 schools. The AFL CIO United Federation of Teachers voted 32 to 12 to obey a State Supreme Court order ending the strike. Charles Cogen said 30000 teachers stayed away and more than twenty schools closed.
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No Papers For Detroit Labor Strike Halts Local Editions
Detroit Free Press and Detroit News canceled editions due to a Teamsters Local 372 strike. The union walkout began Wednesday over a new contract, prompting suspension of all morning and afternoon editions.
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Navy denies submarine sinking rumor as false report
A Navy spokesman rejected rumors that a U S submarine was sunk by a Soviet sub and that American survivors were hospitalized in Tokyo. In Austin Texas Dr J Milton French 67 a Milton expert and UT English professor died Wednesday from a heart ailment.
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Argentina Warns of National Strike Over Austerity Measures
Buenos Aires based General Confederation of Labor mobilizes its three million members for possible nationwide strikes and demonstrations against President Jose Maria Guido’s government. The alert follows sharp hikes in import duties sales taxes and gasoline prices with electric rates up 50 percent and talks of higher railway fares.
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Kennedy Criticism Sparks Talk of Power Grab
State Rep. Rob ert Taft Jr. denounces President Kennedy s remarks on steel prices as a power grab by the Democratic administration. The Cincinnati Republican, seeking congressman at large, spoke to about 300 at a GOP rally. In Milan Italy President Gronchi opened the 40th international fair with a Project Mercury exhibit. In Wales eight miners died and five injured in a coal mine explosion near Abderdar e.
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Fifty Sick Prisoners To Be Released From Bay of Pigs Invasion
Fifty four ill or wounded Bay of Pigs prisoners will be released Saturday after ransom payments were made to a Canadian bank. Negotiations continue for the rest of the 1179 inmates as exiles report the group will fly to Miami with two doctors. A Havana broadcast says the Cuban Families Committee in the United States negotiates with Castro to free the others, with ransoms set from twenty five thousand to five hundred thousand dollars.
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Strike Restores West Coast Shipping Under Court Order
Crews from seafaring unions returned to work today under a Taft Hartley court order sought by President Kennedy. About 60 vessels had been idle for a month with some loading and ready to sail. The President Wilson liner was slated to depart for Honolulu and the Orient. Hawaii's food shortages spurred White House intervention while West Coast processors turned to foreign flag ships for materials.
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Guardsmen and Reservists to Return Home in August
More than 145,000 National Guardsmen and Reservists will go home in August unless a new Cold War threat emerges. Kennedy aims for release while keeping forces ready, with total active armed forces rising to 2,680,700 next September. Akron vaccine program eyed for fall. Tunisian President Bourguiba frees 429 prisoners and grants a school holiday to celebrate his marriage.
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Tractor Accident Claims Life Of Local Farmer Ankrom
McARTHUR Thomas Ankrom 55 a well known Vinton County farmer and auctioneer died Wednesday afternoon when his tractor tipped over on his Allensville hillside crushing his head against a tree stump. Deputy Homer Hayburn investigated the fatality which required a wrecking crew to remove the tractor. Ankrom would have turned 56 Friday and is survived by his wife four sons and two daughters. Services Saturday at Mt Olive EUB Church with burial in Elk Cemetery.
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Thieves in postman uniforms loot Brighton mail bag
Five thieves in postman uniforms grabbed a rail side mail bag containing 15,000 pounds at Brighton station. They spoke to a sorting postman and claimed they would look after the bag. A post office spokesman said the method of choosing the bag remains a mystery.
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Kansans back Kennedy trade program with reservations
Spokesmen for labor industry agriculture and civic groups in Kansas endorsed Kennedy's world trade program Wednesday night but voiced some reservations about its scope and impact.
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Congress Plans Action To Contain Or Crush Boost
Washington lawmakers launch two investigations and a price fixing probe in response to a $6 a ton steel price rise led by U S Steel. The move aims to roll back the hike and deter further increases while eyeing possible antitrust action and broader wage and price controls.
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Steel price rise will touch consumer pockets
AP News analysis notes direct effects as steel costs rise for items from pots to homes and cars, with indirect impacts on electricity bills. Experts differ on timing and magnitude, but observers expect some manufacturers to raise prices while others absorb the cost.
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Walter J. Campbell
Steel Magazine
Testing Of Aiieate Arms To Resume
Preparations are nearly complete for a new series of U S nuclear weapons tests in the atmosphere. Military leaders say tests are vital to stay ahead in the atomic arms race. Kennedy has not yet given final approval but is expected to soon. The Soviets show no willingness to a foolproof test ban. A series of perhaps three dozen shots may begin late this month and run about two months.
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Viet Cong Guerrillas Said Killed in Major Saigon Ops
South Viet Nam government forces reportedly killed 74 Communist Viet Cong guerrillas in broad operations. Government losses were 25 dead and six wounded. Washington reports Robert J. Manning sworn in as assistant secretary of state for public affairs.
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Conservatives Attack New Frontier on Kennedy Policies
A six hour nighttime GOP talkathon, titled Operation Spring Thaw, featured conservative Republicans attacking President Kennedy's foreign, fiscal, domestic and defense policies. Democrats including Rep Wayne Hays triggered procedural frictions while Speaker McCormack kept the event moving.
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Small Firms See Limited Immediate Steel Price Impact
Cleveland steel distributors and users report little immediate effect from surprise price hikes. Small steel buyers expect a cost squeeze unless contracts allow adjustments for raw material costs.
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Cleveland Steel Distributors
Red Proposal Turned Down by U S and Britain
The Soviet Union proposed an unpoliced moratorium on nuclear tests at the disarmament conference in Geneva. The United States and Britain rejected the plan saying they cannot trust the Soviet Union to observe it. Soviet Deputy Foreign Minister Valerian A. Zorin accused the U S of planning mid Pacific atmospheric tests later this month, heightening tensions.
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For Rent four room house on Lathe Road headline
Rented ad notes four room home on Lathe Road with garden and monthly price. Call LY 24864 to rent or find tenants. Messenger Classified Ads touted as quickest and least expensive way to secure tenants or sell items. Call LY 3-1242 to sell living room suite bicycle golf clubs or other items.
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