Steel Workers Turn Down Offers To Avert Strike
In New York on June 27, major steel companies and the United Steelworkers Union rejected each other’s proposals to avert a Saturday midnight strike in the 650,000-man industry. Negotiations continued with a 72-hour strike deadline looming, while some mills began cooling furnaces to prevent damage.
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New York
United Steelworkers Union
McDonald
US Steel
John A. Stesald
Stephens
Kaiser Aluminum Reports Substantial 1955 Gains
Kaiser Aluminum and Chemical Corp. announces net income of 43.29 million dollars for the year ended May 31, rising from 28.38 million. Earnings per share climb to 2.86 from 2.08. Net sales reach 960.71 million, up from 268.13 million. Henry J. Kaiser chairs the board.
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Oakland
Calif
Kaiser Aluminum & Chemical Corp
Henry J. Kaiser
Postmaster Nomination Before Senate Includes Porter
President Eisenhower sent postmaster nominees to the Senate including Arnold Grant Porter of Bluefield in the list for approval. Porterfield continues as acting postmaster at the Bluefield station.
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Eisenhower
Arnold Grant Porterfield
Bluefield
Senate
Porterfield
Dead Letter Men Save Day With Bees At Post Office
New York June 27 the General Post Office faced a bee incident when a shipping case broke open releasing 300 to 500 bees. Superintendent Lester Bricks used a spray to kill many, though most bees stayed with the queen.
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New York
Lester Bricks
Ike Gets Salute From Army Band
President Eisenhower at Walter Reed Hospital window waves to the Army Band concert with wife by his side. The 70 member unit led by Maj. Hugh Cary performed Army Blue and Man of the Hour as photographers watched, marking his first public appearance since surgery.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Army
Walter Reed Hospital
Maj
Hugh Cary
Mrs. Eisenhower
Mamie
Associated Press
Bob Schutz
State Miss Universe Candidate Selection Opens With Swim Party
Charleston June 27 A three day program begins tomorrow for West Virginia Miss Universe selections with a 2 p.m. swimming party and an 8 p.m. Rhododendron Festival dinner dance at a Charleston hotel. A Friday parade through the business district will crown a State Teen Queen and a Miss West Virginia to succeed 1955 winner Barbara Tucker of St. Albans. A boat parade coronation banquet and ball close the festivities on Saturday sponsored by John Brawley Post of the American Legion.
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Charleston
West Virginia
Barbara Tucker
St. Albans
John Brawley Post
The
American Legion
Long Beach
Calif
Dulles Sees Soviet Control Shaken by Stalin Revelations
Secretary of State Dulles said Moscow's control over foreign Communist parties has been shaken by Stalin era revelations. He hinted Krushchev's leadership may be at stake and noted internal dissension as the USSR faces calls for broader leadership and less terror. The public criticism signals rising liberalization debates within the bloc.
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Washington
Dulles
Moscow
Sovet
Stalin
Nikita Krushchev
Communist Party
Dennis
Pravda
Moscow Dispatches
Khrushchev
Soviet Bloc
Relief From Heat Is Promised In West Virginia
The Weather Bureau promised relief from hot and humid weather in Huntington through the weekend. Temperatures were expected to dip three to six degrees below normal with precipitation averaging one half to one inch over the five days.
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West Virginia
Huntington
Weather Bureau
Stenographer's Paper Shortage Forces House Antitrust Hearing Recess
Washington June 27 The House Antitrust subcommittee hearing on the television industry ends after about three hours when the stenographic machine runs out of paper. Chairman Celler calls a recess until tomorrow as the stenographer reports she is out of paper.
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Washington
House Antitrust Subcommittee
Celler
D-Ny
Pravda Criticizes Red Leaders in Kremlin Debate
Moscow reports Pravda for the first time reprinting an outside article questioning whether Soviet leaders tried to curb Stalin’s excesses. The piece cites Eugene Dennis and notes Khrushchev’s February denunciation of Stalin, amid State Department criticism. Dennis urges facing past crimes and drawing lessons.
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Moscow
Pravda
Kremlin
Stalin
Eugene Dennis
Communist Party
United States
New York Daily Worker
Nikita
Khrushchev
Soviet Communist Party
Stalinina
U.S. State Department
State Department of the
Governors Back Virginia Chief As Conference Chair
The 48th annual governors conference named Gov. Thomas B. Stanley of Virginia as chairman amid acrimony over federal aid to education. They criticized Supreme Court antisedition rulings and debated ending federal aid to schools while urging Congress to shield state action from federal preemption.
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Atlantic City
Eisenhower
White House
Supreme Court
G. Mennen Williams
Michigan
Thomas B. Stanley
Virginia
Williams
Williamsburg
Leo A. Hoegh
Iowa
J. Bracken Lee
Utah
Ernest W. McFarland
Arizona
Lee
Supreme Court of the United States
Congress
Arthur B. Langlie
Washington
Baltimore Man Found Frozen in Refrigerated Truck
Baltimore, June 27 A refrigerated truck loaded with dry ice left the plant for Wayne Delaware An employee later reported a missing worker Police found Thomas George Hock 34 of Baltimore dead inside the trailer near the state line Delaware authorities were notified and an investigation began
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Baltimore
Del
Delaware
Thomas George Hock
Civil Rights Bill Moves to House Floor After Feud
The House Rules Committee voted 8 to 3 to send the civil rights measure to the House floor for action the week of July 9. Supporters say the bill will create a bipartisan civil rights commission and permanent protections, while opponents accuse the process of rushing.
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Washington
House Rules Committee
Electrocution Set for Rapist Snider in Virginia
Roanoke dispatch reports Frank J. Snider Jr., a 30 year old convicted rapist, sentenced to die in the electric chair on August 3 after a Hastings Court verdict. He was moved from the city jail to state prison in Richmond, with guards and officials noting his bitter outburst at sentencing.
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Roanoke
Frank J. Snider Jr
Pomedia
Dirk A. Kuyk
Snider
Hastings
Gadsden
Ala
Richmond
Edgar L. Winstead
G. H. McAllister
W. R. Ball
Mahlon B. Sutherland
Commonwealth
Atty. C
Pension bill sent to Senate after heated House vote
The House approved a measure to raise World War I veteran pensions and extend $90 monthly payments at age 65 for those within income limits, shifting a prior plan to aid only disabled veterans. The bill, backed by broad support but opposed in part by party lines, now goes to the Senate.
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Washington
Senate
Eisenhower
Teague
House Veterans Affairs Committee
Veterans Affairs Committee
Sisk
D-Calif
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