Indictments Charge Price Fixing in Forged Steel Sales
A U S Steel, Bethlehem Steel and two others face grand jury indictments in New York for price fixing and rigged bids on forged steel sold to the Army, Navy, electrical firms and others. The Open Die Forging Institute acted as a price agreement clearinghouse. The cases cover 1948 to 1961. executives named are no longer with their companies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
United States Steel
Bethlehem Steel
Army
Navy
U.S. Steel
Bethlehem
Erie Forge and Steel Corp
Erie
Midvale-Heppenstall Co
Philadelphia
Open Die Forging Institute, Inc
Ployer
Justice Department
Kennedy
City wage squeeze tests New York mayor with strike pressure
The one day teachers strike in New York sparks wider pay tensions among city employees. Police and firemen threaten strikes, while Mayor Wagner faces blame for earlier approval of collective bargaining. High taxes and a huge budget amplify the dilemma.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Robert F. Wagner
Pandora's Box and the duty of the Court of Claims
Charles L. Henry a Oak Ridge New Jersey high school teacher called to military service Oct 12 1961 and released Jan 20 1962 filed suit in the U S Court of Claims seeking 1104 85 for lost earnings and expenses arguing illegal reservist duty. The piece notes many others share his plight and warns of potential systemic liability and the court s heavy burden.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles L. Henry
Oak Ridge
N.J
United States Court of Claims
Camp Gordon
Henry
Public aid to medicine and private participation urged
Foundations that funded health research shift to education leaving a vacuum public must fill to curb deadly diseases. General Dwight D. Eisenhower, now honorary chairman of the American Heart Association, stresses private citizen participation alongside government aid to solve major national disease problems.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dwight D. Eisenhower
American Heart Association
Heritage of Presidents and the Challenge of Inflation
The editorial argues that changing presidents does not change long term economic trends. It traces inflation, wage behavior, and labor relations from 1946 through Kennedy and hints at policy choices like moral suasion versus controls. It notes global economic forces and the need to stabilize the dollar amid political shifts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
White House
Truman
Eisenhower
Kennedy
United States
NRA
Supreme Court
National Labor Relations Board
Secretary of Labor
Roosevelt
Nixon
John Doe
Richard Roe
West Germany
Japan
Soviet Russia
Wilson
Dear Abby panel column on marital strain and guidance
A reader asks how to handle a divorcee on his delivery route who invites visits for coffee while his wife protests. Abby urges changing routines, not routes, and cautions against enabling inappropriate behavior. Another query covers respectful communication with a father who slaps for simple questions, advising simple answers and de‑escalation. Other letters seek help with a loud spouse and in‑law dynamics, with Abby offering tactics, boundaries, and stress‑reduction tips.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Abby
Arry
Renly
Door Mat
Don Bleitz Seeks Eskimo Curlew Habitat Secrets
Personal Cases profiles Don Bleitz a Los Angeles area pharmaceutical firm head and avid ornithologist. He reports sighting two pairs of Eskimo Curlews in Texas thought extinct for decades and plans further flights to photograph and verify their habitat migration to Patagonia Galveston and the Arctic tundra. Bleitz notes the birds winter in Patagonia and may use the Texas gulf coast as a stopover.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Don Bleitz
Los Angeles
Bleitz
Texas
Dr. Crane
Patagonia
Gulf Coast
Galveston
South America
Portland guests and family news plus Don Bleitz tribute
Dinner guests in the Ralph Henderson home included Mrs. Faye Aumiller Cora Ellen of Washington WV and Mr and Mrs John Henderson and children of Reedsville. The piece also honors Don Bleitz a gifted ornithology photographer and bird lover urging readers to take up bird watching and plant hybridization activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portland
Ralph Henderson
Faye Aumiller
Cora Ellen
Washington, W. Va
John Henderson
Reedsville
Mike, Gerre
Keith Ebersbach
Somerset
Howard Ebersbach
Rodney Coffman
Clinton
Aleta Parsons
Harold Parsons
S. V. McMurray
Silverton
Wilma
John
Parkersburg
Fred E. Aumiller
Mr. Bleitz
Don Pleitz
Hal Boyle Mail Lessons and Odd Human Truths
A light collage of quips and trivia from Hal Boyle on mail awareness, aging consumption stats, engagement ring trends, and playful tips. The piece riffs on wealth, beauty, and curiosities from around the world referencing Zurich money culture and a Soviet homemade beauty cream.
Two Athens police cited stray dogs on Lincoln Street
Reader letter defends Athens police after a citizen accused officers of misrepresenting a dog running at large. Officers on Lincol n Street near Bardin Lumber Co. observed six dogs, captured one, chased others toward Lorene Avenue, East State Street, and ticketed the owner for a dog without a license. The report notes no dogs were licensed and one officer received scratches during the roundup.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Messenger
Athens
Lincoln Street
Bardin Lumber Co
Lorene Avenue
East State Street
J. B. Grogan
Athens Police Dept
Berlin and Germany divide looms as U S and Russia spar
The article argues that the Berlin crisis centers on recognizing East Germany and the symbolic division of Germany. It notes the U S rejection of East German recognition and suggests a possible compromise granting East Germany some control over Berlin access routes to ease tensions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dean Rusk
Andrei A. Gromyko
Berlin
Europe
Germany
Russia
Hungary
East Germany
West Germany
East
West Berlin
United States
Rusk
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Mary Baker Eddy
Henry W. Longfellow
Pandora’s Box
Court of Claims
Presidents Heritage
Abicail van Buren
Aea
George W. Crane
Mrs. Earl Henderson
Wheeling, W. Va
Eber Henderson
Charles Hilton
Leon Shaffer
Vienna
W. Va
Indiana
Earth
Crane
Hal Boyle
Zurich
Switzerland
Rome
The
Food and Agriculture Organization
Jesus Christ
William Shakespeare
Abraham Lincoln
George Washington
Napoleon
America
Milion
Manhattan
Catholic Digest
Cybele
Nother
Edison
Helen Rowland
Athens Messenger
Sunday Messenger
Ohio & W. Va
Itty Uaard- Wena
Possessions
Egecc
Ccecc
Ohio
Associated Press
Messenger Publishing Co
W. Union St
James Marlow
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