GE to lay off 800 Pittsfield workers next week
Eight hundred Pittsfield General Electric employees will face temporary layoffs next week due to material shortages from the steel strike now 106 days old. The cuts hit the power and distribution transformer departments, with ordnance and chemical sections unaffected for now. About 70 to 80 of 446 in the distribution transformer operation will work next week, while 60 in the wire section will be off Monday and Tuesday but work rest of the week. Maintenance staff are least affected, with no shutdown planned for them.
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Supreme Court injunction halt sought in steel strike case
The U S Justice Department urged the Supreme Court to lift the six day stay and let the Taft Hartley injunction take effect, unless the United Steelworkers Union files a timely appeal. The move aims to end the stoppage over prices and ensure mills can resume. Kaiser Steel and Detroit Steel signed separate lone wolf style agreements, signaling cracks in the united front against the union.
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Ike Hails Kaiser Pact as Signal for Steel Revival
President Eisenhower said the Kaiser Steel settlement should signal a general labor management deal to restore full steel production, noting Kaiser accounts for about a tenth of national output and alumina share. He cited progress but cautioned the agreement is not fully satisfactory. Space Chief Glennan warned the steel strike threatens the space program as Vega rockets aim for lunar and deep space targets, with initial readiness set for 1961.
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American Cannot Enter Communist China Case in Hong Kong
Charles Happer, a 30 year old American citizen, tried to enter Communist China last week and was ordered to leave Hong Kong today by local authorities. His attempt sparked diplomatic and border control interest amid ongoing tensions between the two nations.
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UPI
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Pennsy Railroad to lay off 3500 at Altoona shops
In Altoona Pennsylvania the Pennsylvania Railroad announced it will lay off 3500 employees next Monday due to a steel shortage. Clair St Clugh, manager of the heavy repair shops, said layoffs cover all car building and repair workers at the Altoona shops and nearby fabricating shops, with work not expected to resume for at least four weeks after steel supplies resume.
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Mitchell Urges Taft Hartley Law Changes
Labor Secretary Mitchell calls for Taft Hartley revisions to let the President appoint a board to probe labor disputes and publicly explain them. He supports hearings and transparency, opposes mandatory arbitration, and seeks limits on 80 day injunctions while urging a clearer national emergency definition.
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Prince Philip Spoils Fliers Fun at Reading Field
Reading weekend pilots complained Prince Philip spoiled their flying with solo sessions near their field. The Royal Air Force ordered the Reading Flying Club grounded while the Duke of Edinburgh flew. Club owner Victor Nightscale said a complaint to Buckingham Palace is likely and noted they should have had three days notice to warn members.
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City to require nightsticks on all police shifts
Brooklyn councilman Joseph T. Sharkey urged Police Commissioner Stephen P. Kennedy to order officers to carry nightsticks on every shift. Current policy allows nightsticks only at night, and the council adopted the resolution amid concerns over juvenile delinquency and public safety.
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Joseph T. Sharkey
Brooklyn
Stephen P. Kennedy
Five Day Forecast Near Seasonal Normal Temps With Rain
The forecast shows temperatures through Monday averaging near 43 degrees with daily variations. Rain is expected around Saturday, with limited day to day changes otherwise.
Murphy Quitting State Dept Trouble Shooter Is 65 Today
Under secretary of State Robert Murphy announced his resignation to enter private business in December. A veteran diplomat age 63, he has been a key troubleshooter for the Eisenhower administration, involved in Yugoslavia Italy talks, Lebanon peace efforts, and West Germany diplomacy. He met with President Eisenhower but said no Germany posting.
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State Department
Soviet Union
Westinghouse Split and Dividend Rise Plot
Westinghouse Electric Corp directors proposed a two for one stock split and boosted the quarterly dividend to 60 cents. Earnings rose 18 percent to 79. nine million in the third quarter, with sales up 7.3 percent to 494.189 million. Directors scheduled a stockholders meeting for Jan. 4, 1960. Cuba rejected a U.S. protest over rising anti-American measures and announced new mining concessions taxes to hit American owned nickel and cobalt operations in the east. The cabinet said it would establish military tribunals to suppress opposition, with executions planned.
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Osvaldo Coracos
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Cuba
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Freeport
Casto
Jules Dubos
Chicago
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Nine Month Net Income Rises to 56 000
Net income for the first nine months reached 56 000 with earnings of 3.17 per share, up 14.7 percent from 49 011 000 and 2.79 per share in the same period of 1958. Nine month sales totaled 1 408 000 versus 1 394 000 000 in the prior year period.
Civil War Survivor Williams Nears 117th Birthday
Walter Williams, 118, the only living Civil War veteran, survived a pneumonia attack and is expected to reach 117 next month. Doctor says Williams spent four days on an oxygen tent and fed by eyedropper, but is now off the tent and in pretty good condition.
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Brothers reunite after 27 years apart in Bedford
Henry and Arthur Gregory, long separated, met this week in Bedford England. A judge jailed each on Tuesday for drunken driving on their way home from a reunion gathering.
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Arthur Gregory
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Age Pension Seeker Walks 93 Miles to Algiers
Tauat Mo j Iiand Said, 109, left his tent village near Scunl Man and walked 93 miles to Algiers to claim his old age pension. Officials said he expressed a wish to live out his remaining years peacefully and needed funds.
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UPI
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Faked deputy sheriff scam targets speeding motorists
The Automobile Legal Association reports a rise in juvenile wrap scams where youths pose as deputy sheriffs on lonely roads demanding fines. Motorists often pay to avoid court appearances. a New Hampshire youth received six months probation for a similar offense, now under Vermont investigation.
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Longshot Rexequus Wins 117th Cambridgeshire Handicap
Rexequus, a 25-1 longshot owned by WWJ Adams of Britain, surged to victory in the 117th Cambridgeshire Handicap at Newmarket. The Scottish-trained Aventald bay colt finished a half length ahead of Anthelion, with Thames Trader a nose back in a photo for third. Sanctum was fourth in the 1 mile event on the turf amid the Irish Sweepstakes finale.
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De Gaulle Agrees to December Western Summit
President Eisenhower said Western leaders are open to a pre-summit conference around mid December. He noted no site or exact time yet and said De Gaulle will be ready to attend, while the French favor delaying until spring. Eisenhower defended U.S. actions and reiterated stance on Cuba.
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Washington Post
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President Eisenhower to enter Walter Reed for annual physical
The White House said President Eisenhower will go to Walter Reed Army Medical Center for a routine head to toe annual exam possibly later this week. He is described as in ordinary health apart from a lingering cold and chronic bronchitis since September, with no other health issues reported.
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