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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1955
Page
1
Bonn reports that the Bundestag balked at immediate support for a volunteer rearmament bill to place 10 000 personnel in uniform this summer. Bundesrat objections raise questions on civilian control while Adenauer presses for a quick vote ahead of the July Big Four talks.
President Eisenhower arrives at Pennsylvania State University for commencement events. He will deliver a major address on international aspects of atomic energy and receive an honorary degree. He will inspect a $312000 nuclear reactor building and travel by a new four seater Air Force plane.
Surgeon General Leonard A. Scheele told reporters the polio program might have neared safety limits in the past but is now clearly safe to proceed. He spoke after a public clash between the Public Health Service and the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis over the white paper on vaccine difficulties and Cutter vaccine concerns.
Washington reports June 16 Senate Judiciary subcommittee remarks by George Romney president of American Motors Corp arguing that sheer volume can popularize changes in automobiles. He likened autos hats and sun to show how repetition creates trends and urged small firms to pioneer innovations. He cited Rambler as a rising compact car example and warned against heavy, bulky designs.
President Eisenhower signs an average 8 percent postal worker pay rise ending months of dispute. The Act raises general pay 6 percent starting June 16 with retroactive lump sums in July, and reshuffles classifications adding about 2 percent on average. Total yearly cost near 164 million dollars.
Secretary of State Dulles told the Senate Foreign Relations Committee the United States expects to help re arm Austria if Vienna requests aid. He noted the Austrian treaty bans atomic and mass destruction weapons but imposes no size limit on the army and that neutrality would be preserved. The testimony followed Austria signing the May 15 treaty months after wartime pledges were discussed at Yalta.
President Eisenhower requested 2 036 000 dollars in supplemental funding to handle unprecedented passport applications amid a surge of international travel. The money would cover passport processing, State Department communications, travel and related expenses for the upcoming Big Four meeting and other conferences.
Pittsburgh jurors convict Russell Winterbottom, 33, of voluntary manslaughter in the fatal shooting of 49 year old Walter Henry in Homewood. Sentencing deferred pending potential new trial. maximum sentence six to 12 years in prison.
Pittsburgh June 10 USW negotiators completed laying out a demand for a substantial pay hike to six large steel producers including Jones Laughlin Youngstown Sheet & Tube and Inland Steel Talks paused marking the end of the initial phase with U S Steel Bethlehem and Republic officials to study the proposals The union seeks a sizable raise while threatening a strike set for June 30 and industry officials expect renewed talks next week without published counter proposals.
U S ambassador to Yugoslavia James W Riddleberger said the Soviet leaders visit to Belgrade last month was of great importance and noted Khrushchev tried to be genial while he defended US policy in sharp moments. He saw no change in Tito's relations with the West despite the talks.
The House Appropriations Committee blocked the Dixon Yates plan and redirected 6.5 million dollars to a TVA Fulton Tennessee steam plant. The panel vote 23 to 19 ends the immediate path for a transmission line to carry power from the Dixon Yates plant to West Memphis Arkansas and into TVA distribution.
Washington June 10 A Navy employee testified that thousands of defective sailor caps from Harry Lew’s firm slipped past inspection as he accepted favors from a partner. The inquiry seeks to recover 70418 dollars for allegedly salted shipments with substandard caps rejected earlier. Senator Mundt pressed whether Lew or a witness lied, urging a grand jury to determine perjury.
A 32 year old North Carolina woman Virginia Cook and her nine year old son Donald Lee were in critical condition at Bluefield Sanitarium after a truck car collision on U S 460 near Rich Creek Giles County late last night. Marine Staff Sergeant Leo Cook 30 driver of the car suffered only an elbow injury. The car skidded on wet pavement and struck a truck while the family was en route from Camp Lejeune North Carolina to Ohio.
The Agriculture Department reports a 1956 minimum wheat support at 76 percent of parity, down from 84 percent for 1955, yielding $1.81 per bushel if quotas pass. June 25 referendum voters decide continuation of the quota system. a yes requires two thirds. Without quotas, support would drop to about $1.19 per bushel under current parity.
A West Virginian figure delivers West Virginia strawberries to House members in two trips. Bailey first brought 96 quarts to the House restaurant, while a second trip added 16 quarts to ensure lunch service.
Detroit June 10 The CIO United Auto Workers ended the last of a dozen wildcat strikes at General Motors plants and moved back to contract talks. Vice President John W. Livingston hinted at a new counterproposal as talks resume with a 60 to 65 percent take-home pay guarantee used as a benchmark from Ford's settlement. About 60,000 workers were idled at the peak as 20 plants closed nationwide. production is expected to normalize by Monday. The union's deadline now sits at Sunday midnight with optimism for a peaceful settlement. Bargaining also continues with American Motors, while Romney of AMC argues the industry is dominated by large firms.
Federal authorities disclosed a narcotics syndicate holds a billion dollar cocaine cache in Mexico for smuggling into the United States. Two messengers were arrested in New York City with the seized shipment valued at 2.5 million dollars. Officials identified a leader called Senor X and opened Brooklyn federal indictments as part of the case. The suspects named are Manuel eee Maris and Angel Gonzalvy Heranandeg of Mexico City.
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