Crucible Steel Grants 21-Cent Pay Boost To 14,000
Crucible Steel and the CIO United Steelworkers signed a temporary pact to resume production. The agreement raises hourly pay by 21 cents for workers near two dollars an hour and preserves a union shop clause. Negotiations continue with U S Steel and others as auto plants plan faster output.
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Pittsburgh
Defense
Vital
Crucible Steel Company
Crucible
CIO
United Steelworkers
Big Six
U. S. Steel
Allegheny Ludlum
Wheeling
W.va
General Motors
Chrysler
Ford
Seginaw
Mich
Flint
Government urges early coal purchases to avert shortages
Washington officials warned of potential spot coal shortages this winter as iron ore shipments diverted to railroads slow Great Lakes ore shipments. Defense Solid Fuels Administration said diverted ore could strain open top coal cars, urging users to buy coal as soon as possible.
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Washington
Defense Solid Fuels Administration
Great Lakes
Charles W. Connor
Uranium Found in Black Hills Area By AEC
The Atomic Energy Commission cited uranium discoveries in the Black Hills of South Dakota and planned an ore buying station near Edgemont. No site chosen yet, but report notes ongoing detailed investigations and boosted domestic production efforts with foreign aid.
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Washington
The
Atomic Energy Commission
Black Hills
South Dakota
AEC
Congress
Edgemont
America
Colorado Plateau
United States
Colorado
Utah
New Mexico
Arizona
Golling Reveals Mill City Fund Theft
ST PAUL Richard A Golling state public examiner reports a minor Minneapolis city employee stole 565 dollars from fines paid by traffic violators to pay doctor bills and support his family The employee hopes to make full restitution but no charges have been filed in the case The report was sent yesterday to Hennepin County attorney Michael J Dillon and city officials
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ST. Paul
Richard A. Golling
State Public Examiner
Minneapolis
Golling
Michael J. Dillon
Hennepin County
Pet Snake Causes Driver Crash in Rhode Island Court
NORTH KINGSTOWN R I Thomas E Hurley was startled when his pet snake emerged from the glove compartment and caused a crash injuring Robert H Ellen. Ellen won 119 damages in District Court finding Hurley negligent. The judge and Ellen’s counsel noted the risk of keeping a snake in a car. Burton’s 1848 baby carriage invention and ensuing protests were noted separately.
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North Kingston
R. I
Thomas E. Hurley
Hurley
Robert H. Ellen
Ellen
Citizens Group Role Puzzler for Eisenhower
Eisenhower meets with campaign chiefs to map plans for a White House bid and the role of the Citizens for Eisenhower Committee. The session weighs independent status versus loyalty to the GOP National Committee as leaders press for 10 million more volunteers and broader mobilization.
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Citizens Group
Eisenhower
Marvin L. Arrowsmith
Denver
Dwight D. Eisenhower
White House
National
Citizens For Eisenhower Committee
Williams
Mrs. Lord
GOP
National Committee
Citizens Committee
Jack Forter
Texas
Lone Star
Adlai Stevenson
Illinois
Porter
Rochester mail carrier uses two steering wheels on vehicle
Theobald, a rural mail carrier, has an extra right-hand set of steering and pedals installed so he does not have to slide across the front seat to deposit mail in roadside boxes.
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Rochester
Gilbert Theobald
Theobald
Farouk to Live Simply Dines at Lush Cafe
Exiled former King Farouk of Egypt, who said he would live simply, dined with his family at Gracie Fields's Canzone del Mare on Isle of Capri. The party included ex-Queen Narriman and Farouk's three daughters as they socialized with other patrons. Narriman noted limited luggage, contrasting earlier reports of 204 trunks arriving in exile.
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Egypt
Farouk
Ahmed Fuad II
Narriman
Isle of Capri
Eden Paradise
Nile
Rome
Italy
Rolypoly
Gracie Fields
Canzone del Mare
Gracie
Hiss Seeks Third Trial After Appeals Rejected
Former State Department official Alger Hiss, jailed for five years after being convicted of lying to a grand jury about work with a prewar Soviet spy ring, pressed his latest plea in the U S Circuit Court of Appeals. He argues Judge Henry W Goddard ignored new evidence and abused his discretion after a July ruling denying a new trial.
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New York
Alger Hiss
State Department
U. S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Henry W. Goddard
Hiss
OK Funds for Flood Survey OK Funds for Flood Survey
The Army Engineers allocated 20000 dollars to finish an interim flood control report for Mankato and North Mankato Minnesota. Ten thousand dollars are set for other main stem communities in the Minnesota River Valley and 3000 dollars for a preliminary Zumbro River study at Rochester to decide if a more intensive survey is needed.
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Washington
Army Engineers
Mankato
North Mankato
Minnesota
Minnesota River Valley
Zumbro River
Rochester
St. Paul
Board of Army Engineers
Chief of Army Engineers
Congress
Mississippi River Valley
Red River
North Dakota
Seri Indians Locate Money in Booby Trap
The Seri, once warlike and isolated on Tiburon island, moved from fishing and shark liver profits to cash economies in Bahia Kino during the war. As shark liver value declines and fish shortages grow, anthropologist William Neil Smith notes the tribe now faces a funding crisis with only 219 members left. They must choose between new incomes or reverting to subsistence living.
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Tucson
Ariz
William Neil Smith
Wenner Gren Foundation
Tiburon Island
Gulf of California
Bahia Kino
Gulf
Kino
Tiburon
Smith
Fire halts Clermont phone service for 30 hours
A fire at Clermont Florida damaged the city's telephone exchange causing a 30 hour outage while repairs were made. Firefighters responded but the blaze disrupted local communications and repair crews worked to restore service.
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Clermont
Fla
Convict Seeks Freedom Over Wife's Death Claim
Brookings man John Parker, serving life for murder, asks habeas relief claiming his wife’s death was an accident. He says he was denied counsel of his choice after arrest and alleges insufficient inquiry into possible accidental death. Judge Roy D. Burns set a Monday hearing.
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Sioux Falls
S. D
Brookings
Freedom
John Parker
Walter M. Aaberg
Parker
Bell Official Named to Defense Post
ST. PAUL Appointment of Ben S. Gilmer, vice president and general manager of Northwestern Bell Telephone Company in Minnesota, as state communications chief of civil defense was announced Thursday by Col. E. B. Miller, Minnesota director of civil defense. Gilmer takes the post from E. Hornsby Wasson, recently named vice president of AT&T in New York. In World War II, Gilmer was assistant chief of staff with the Air Corps Third Fighter Command.
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ST. Paul
Ben. S. Gilmer
Northwestern Bell Telephone Company
Minnesota
Col
E. B. Miller
Gilmer
E. Hornsby Wasson
American Telephone and Telegraph Co
New York
Air Corps Third Fighter Command
Minnesota Counties Named Corn Champions
Eleven Minnesota counties rank among the 100 top corn producers in the U S Department of Commerce listing. Renville 22nd Redwood 25th Martin 26th Jackson 37th Nobles 38th Yellow Medicine 43rd Faribault 44th Lyon 54th Murray 64th Blue Earth 68th Cottonwood 89th. Illinois counties hold the first seven places led by McLean.
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Washington
Minnesota
U. S. Department of Commerce
Renville
Redwood
Martin
Jackson
Nobles
Yellow Medicine
Faribault
Lyon
Murray
Blue Earth
Cottonwood
Illinois
McLean
193 Titoites Seek Refuge in Italy
Rome reports 193 Yugoslavs sought political refuge in Italy from Premier Tito's regime since January 1. The largest wave arrived in January with 40 escaping across the Yugoslav border into Italy.
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Italy
Rome
Marshall Tito
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