GM faces possible midnight strike as UAW eyes demand
GM hangs on the brink as the UAW presses a guaranteed wage campaign. Walter Reuther vows to lead GM talks, seeking a settlement better than Ford and signaling a high-stakes showdown with potential widespread plant walkouts and mass production disruption.
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Detroit
General Motors Corp
CIO
United Auto Workers
Walter Reuther
UAW
Deus Lerairesugy
Ford Motor Co
General Motors Council
John W. Livingston
Ford
General Motors
Woman Found Hanging Near Home in Athens County
The body of 62 year old Mrs Jessie Everett Karnes was found hanging from a pear tree near her Athens Route 3 home Monday evening. Sheriff George Bateman and coroner Dr John H Elias led the investigation with no arrests. A note on her dress and a nearby chair were found as investigators checked handwriting and motive.
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Jessie Everett Karnes
Athens Route 3
Elias
Karnes
Charles V. Karnes
Poston Church
Athens County
Clem
Susan Lake Everett
Solons Move Fast on Multibillion Housing Bill
The Senate races toward a quick vote on a Democratic housing package that would authorize 4 billion dollars of FHA mortgage insurance and fund 135 000 low rent units annually for four years totaling 546 000. Senator Hart vows to cut to 35 000 units over two years. Capehart predicts a tight margin. Debates on limits begin, with House action pending.
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Senate
Senate Banking Committee
Eisenhower
Hart
Ind
Capehart
House
Scelba Sees Victory From Sicilian Voting
Premier Mario Scelba and the Christian Democrats hailed a Western oriented victory in Sicily after regional elections. Complete returns show seven new Regional Assembly seats and broad support gains for the government party on the island.
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Palermo
Sicily
Mario Scelba
Christian Democrats
Italy
Armco Steel Buys Warren Steel Facilities in Middletown
Armco Steel Corp officials announced the purchase of Warren Steel Corporation's facilities in Middletown Ohio for 300000 dollars. The deal secures Warren Steel's Middletown operations under Armco ownership.
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Middletown
Ohio
Armco Steel Corp
Warren Steel Corporation
The Lost Weekend in The Messenger Want Ad Columns
A nostalgic plea urges readers to place classified ads in The Messenger to resolve home seeks, car purchases, or sales this past weekend. It promotes The People's Marketplace and provides the 31242 dial-in number for ad placement.
Utilities Boss Dead at 73
Harley L. Clarke 73 former president of Utilities Power and Light Corp died Friday. He resigned in 1936 after building a 400 million dollar utilities empire with control over 50 subsidiaries reaching 500 cities in several regions. Clarke retired in 1937 as chairman of Indianapolis Power and Light after a noted career in finance and real estate.
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Chicago
Harley L. Clarke
Utilities Power and Light Corporation
Utilities
Power and Light
British Isles
United States
Clarke
Indianapolis Power and Light Company
Canada Air Official Docked for Prediction
Air Vice Marshal J. L. Plant chief of the Royal Canadian Air Force Technical Services has been relieved of his duties after remarks in Toronto predicting a second world war and claiming the West could beat the Russians. The government called the statements highly inappropriate.
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Ottawa
Canada
J. L. Plant
Royal Canadian Air Force Technical Services
Aviation Writers Association
Toronto
Polio Case Reported in Cincinnati Area
Hamilton County reported a third polio case in children who had received Salk vaccine. Cynthia Richmann, eight, of Cheviot, was under treatment at Gen-7 Hospital for nonparalytic polio.
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Cincinnati
Hamilton County
Cynthia Richmann
Cheviot
Wage talks begin in 1955 steel negotiations
President David J. McDonald leads United Steelworkers into the opening round with U S Steel and five other major producers. Proposals will be heard per company, with estimates of a 10 to 25 cent per hour increase amid a near capacity market.
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Pittsburgh
David J. McDonald
CIO
United Steelworkers
U. S. Steel Corp
Bethlehem
Jones & Laughlin
Jones and Laughlin
Youngstown Sheet & Tube
Inland
Steel Industry
Isavers
Ita E
U. S. Steel
Republic
House To OK Postal Pay Hike Amid GOP Push
Washington reports the House acts to approve an 8 percent postal wage increase affecting about 500 000 workers with retroactive pay from March 1. The bill would raise the annual payroll by roughly 14 million dollars and faces a veto risk echoed by past Eisenhower refusals.
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Washington
House
Eisenhower
Senate
Only a Beginning Says Ike at Big Four Conference
President Eisenhower urged a prudent guard against inflated expectations for a four power talk at Geneva. He spoke at the U S Military Academy commencement saying the effort may last a generation and that strength at home and with allies must guide cautious diplomacy toward enduring peace.
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West Point
N. Y
Eisenhower
Waiye
U. S. Military Academy
United States
Great Britain
France
Russia
Geneva
Switzerland
Wisdor
Art
Satines
Eden
Faure
Government clears million doses of Salk vaccine
The U S government authorizes immediate distribution of about one million cubic centimeters of Eli Lilly Salk polio vaccine. The National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis orders rapid shipment to New Jersey Maine Montana and North and South Dakota for first shots and to eight Southern and Western states for second doses. A planned booster is targeted for seven months later.
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Washington
U.S
Leonard A. Scheele
Eli Lilly & Co
Indianapolis
National Foundation For
New Jersey
Maine
Montana
North
South Dakota
G. Foard McGinnes
National Foundation
Lilly
Atlantic City
N. J
Florida
South Carolina
Georgia
Mississippi
Alabama
Louisiana
Arizona
New Mexico
Foundation
Scheele
Jobless rate drops as May brings employment gains
Commerce Secretary Weeks announced a favorable May with lower unemployment and higher total employment. He cited industrial peace and a record national output near 370 billion dollars since 1953 as factors supporting an optimistic 1955 outlook. Departments report a sizable month to month unemployment decline and strong job gains.
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Weeks
Lausche vetoes bill to raise Ohio speed limit
Governor Frank Lausche vetoed a bill to raise the daytime limit for autos to miles per hour and a 50 mph fringe area cap. He said the time is not yet at hand for such changes.
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Columbus
Frank J. Lausche
Ohio
Lausche
Mother Kills Tots and Self
An attractive mother of two killed her children and herself with a shotgun in Dayton. The dead are Mary Blakesly aged 2 and her children Michael and Debora nine months, found by the father Robert Blakesly upon returning home. The note mentioned not wanting the children to face insanity and the value of a sound mind.
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Dayton
Mary Blakesly
Michael
Debora
Robert
Blakesly
Salk Answers Key Polio Vaccine Questions
Dr. Jonas E. Salk outlined the polio vaccine's protection in a Q and A with the AMA. One shot provides strong protection for six months or longer, and a second shot is not required soon. A vaccinated child can be a temporary virus carrier but remains less likely to spread polio, with antibodies lasting into early childhood.
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Atlantic City
N. J
Jonas E. Salk
Jon
Salk
Cere Ely
Saik
American Medical Association
UAW Details Ford 20-Cent Wage Increase Breakdown
The CIO United Auto Workers released a breakdown totaling 20 cents an hour as the value of Ford contract terms. Items include 6.2 cents for annualnes, 5 for pension, 4 for pension and wage equity, 1.2 for health, and small amounts for holidays, shift pay, and vacation.
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Tool and Die
Ford
River Rouge
Detroit
Rouge
UAW
Reuther
Henry C. Tier III
National Assn. of Manufacturers
CIO
Ford Motor Co
John S. Bugas
Uaw-Cio
United Auto Workers
Nat Weinberg
Oklahoma Board Orders Integration At State Colleges
The Oklahoma Board of Regents ordered the integration of white and Negro students at all state-supported colleges. The historic action affects 18 September and follows the Supreme Court ruling that public schools should integrate as soon as feasible.
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Oklahoma City
Oklahoma Board of Regents For Higher Education
U. S. Supreme Court
Bobo Suspended By Columbus Associated University
The Columbus Associated University announced the suspension of Bobo amid an unspecified disciplinary action. Details remain limited and no further comments were provided by university officials.
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Bobo
Columbus
Bill Banning Union Giving Debated in Ohio House
The Ohio House with a Republican majority sent the controversial bill banning union contributions from union treasuries to the next legislature. Sponsored by Rep. Elton Kile it passed 2 to 1 but party leaders say it is a policy measure to be revisited.
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Columbus
Ohio
Union Treasuries
Elton Kile
Madison
AFL
House
Senate
Kidnap Foiled By Mother in Portland Home
Mrs Weinstein aided by her mother thwarted an intruder who broke in through a window and grabbed a child. The assailant fled after a physical struggle and left a note demanding 30 000 rans. Portland police reported Jesse Moore a local machinist linked the stolen pistol to the attacker.
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Portland
Mra
Lilan Weinstein
Jesse Moore
Weinstein
Porte Land
Five day forecast shows cooler than normal with scattered showers
The period will see average temperatures well below normal with highs from 78 to 81 and lows 57 to 59. A warm spell ends the week with a brief warmer spell by Thursday night. Showers are expected Tuesday and again Thursday, totaling a quarter to a half inch.
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Warner
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