Steel Firms Boost Prices As Industry Watches
The Bethlehem Steel Co announced a 3.5 percent rise in rolled steel prices following a similar move by U S Steel Corp. U S Steel also increased prices, adding about six dollars per ton. The hikes come amid ongoing cost pressures and new labor contracts with the United Steelworkers.
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Bethlehem Steel Co
U. S. Steel Corp
Tion
U.S. Steel
United Steelworkers
Kennedy
Leslie B. Worthington
Worthington
David J. McDonald
Kennedy weighs compulsory controls after U S Steel price rise
AP News analysis by Norman Walker reports President Kennedy may push for compulsory economic controls following U S Steel Corp price hikes. The move challenges Kennedy's wage price moderation strategy, as unions and management face pressure to maintain price lines amid a rising cost of living and trust in voluntary cooperation.
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Norman Walker
Kennedy
Stolen Cezanne Masterpieces Recovered in Marseille
Eight paintings by Paul Cezanne stolen from an Aix en Provence museum were found in a parked car on a Marseille street. The haul valued at $2 million was the era’s largest in Western Europe art thefts, with experts noting the works remained in excellent condition despite frames being removed.
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France
Paul Cezanne
Aix-en-Provence
Europe
French Riviera
Louvre
Father Says Reds Trapped Daughter
Paulius Leonas, distraught father in Chicago, says his daughter Regina Leonas was trapped by Russians after returning to Vilnius to marry Stasys Bikulcius. He accuses Soviet media of misquoting her, notes she spoke of loving Lithuania and never America, and recalls the family’s long wartime separation and emigration journey prior to settling in Chicago.
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Regina
Vilnius
Paulius Leonas
United States
America
Leonas
Stasys Bikulcius
Moscow
Soviet Union
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Germany
Tomas
England
Canada
Boston Strikers Jailed In Wider Labor Case
Boston Superior Court jailed eight of nine Metropolitan Transit Authority drivers for contempt after a two day work stoppage that halted service across 14 communities in the Boston district. One driver was acquitted. Nine other employees face similar charges as the judge called the actions wilful and deliberate. In a separate note, workers at the Saco Tanning plant in Maine walked out over pay and conditions, with ten hide trimmers quitting as management said they are accepting applications to replace them.
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Lewis R. Goldberg
Metropolitan Transit Authority
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Goldberg
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John J. Dineen
Dorchester
John J. Magee
West Roxbury
Thomas J Farrell
John Sugrue
Milton
Daniel J. McGonagle
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Henry W. Lisheness
Watertown
Thomas N. Larking
Roslindale
Sugrue
Suffolk County
Okstein
Saco Tanning Corporation
Arthur Peloquin
Biddeford Teachers Salary Hiked After Board Action
Biddeford teachers were advanced according to the pay scale adopted last year at a special Biddeford Board of Education meeting. Supt. Larrabee said the move meets a request by the Teachers Association and lifts those off scale to proper levels, benefiting many teachers. The scale starts at 3500 for no experience and 5000 at 10 years, with ranges for two to five years training. The board also raised salaries for teachers with 30 or more years by 500.
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Paul Larrabee
Biddeford Teachers Association
Larrabee
Teachers Association
Paul ‘Larrabee
Biddeford
Raymond A. Plante
Spencer-Millward Associates
BHS
Dr Herbert Stevens dies at 97 in Florida
Dr Herbert L. Stevens, the oldest graduate of Farmington State Teachers College, has died in Florida at age 97. The Farmington native made a notable impact in education and the college’s history. He survived to celebrate a long life and a lasting academic legacy.
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Farmington
Herbert L. Stevens
Farmington Stat Teachers College
Florida
Ford shelves plan for small auto in United States
Ford Motor Co will not build the Cardinal small car in the United States this year due to weak demand. Henry Ford II announced the project is being halted domestically, with only overseas production possible if market conditions improve.
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Ford Motor Co
United States
Henry Ford II
Ford
Volkswagen
Louisville
Prospects for Test Ban Stalled as U S and Britain Move Ahead
The United States and Britain face a Soviet wall of opposition over an enforceable test ban. Kennedy plans atmospheric tests in the Central Pacific for about two months, involving 30 to 40 explosions, while Macmillan presses to secure an East West agreement and promote verification to dispel suspicions of evasion.
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United States
Britain
Moscow
Khrushchev
Kennedy
Central Pacific
Harold
Macmillan
House of Commons
London
It Is All Or Nothing For Toolco
Toolco led by Howard Hughes seeks full control of Northeast Airlines, offering $5 million for Atlas Corp.’s stake but cannot present a definite financing plan. CAB hearings proceed while Davis says partial approval or conditions on control are unacceptable.
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Toolco
Howard Hughes
Atlas
Northeast
Hughes
Trans World Airlines
Toola
TWA
Ruhlen
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