Strike Preparations in Nation's Steel Centers Rise
United Steelworkers locals form strike committees and set picketing plans as June 30 deadline nears. Pittsburgh area firms halt major purchases. Gary Indiana merchants impose credit moratorium while savings rise in Pennsylvania Indiana and Ohio. Joint talks resume with firm stance from both sides, no strike avoided yet.
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United Steelworkers
Pittsburgh
Gary Ind
Pennsylvania
Indiana
Ohio
US Steel
Bethlehem Steel
Republic Steel
Writer Monroe Plan Marriage Before July 13
Marilyn Monroe and Arthur Miller arrange a simple wedding in the next three weeks. Miller spoke in Washington before the House Committee on Un-American Activities. Monroe told reporters in New York the plan includes a modest ceremony and a European honeymoon if Miller can join.
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Monroe
New York
Marilyn Monroe
Arthur Miller
State Department
Miller
Washington
House Committee On Un-American Activities
Miss Monroe
London
Sir Laurence Olivier
Caldwell Services Conducted Today
Funeral services for P. A. Caldwell, 95 year old retired Fort Worth and Denver engineer, were held at 2 PM Friday in Newberry Chapel. Dr. E. E. White officiated. Caldwell, a longtime Childress resident since 1907, died Wednesday night at Childress General Hospital.
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P. A. Caldwell
Fort Worth
Denver
Newberry Chapel
E. E. White
Methodist
Caldwell
Childress
Childress General Hospital
Quanch Publisher Dies This Morning
J A Koch publisher of the Quanah Tribune Chief died about 8 oclock this morning in Quanah Funeral services are to be conducted at the family residence in Quanah at 10 oclock Saturday morning Koch has been publisher of the Quanah newspaper since the death of his father several years ago.
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J. A. Koch
Quanah
Republicans Weigh Shorter 1956 Convention Format
Republican leaders discussed cutting the San Francisco convention from four to three days to stage a shorter, TV friendly event. Plans also cover live speaking, avoiding roll calls, and naming officials amid Eisenhower’s hospitalization. Democratic leaders favor a whistle stop campaign and TV for 2 million dollars in air time.
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Washington
Eisenhower
GOP
Richard M. Nixon
San Francisco
Robert A. Taft
House
Joseph W. Martin
Senate
William F. Knowland
Butler
Destructive Storm Floods Reynoldsburg Ohio Area
Destructive summer storms drenched Reynoldsburg and parts of Licking county Ohio with at least four feet of floodwater and toppled trees. Tornadoes damaged three farms near Taylor Nebraska and a Danville Illinois grandstand roof was torn off by winds as heat broke.
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Ohio
Minnesota
Taylor
Neb
Danville
Ill
Rockies
Appalachian Mountains
Fairfield County
Licking County
Pataskala
Hail and Storm Damage Hit Plains Crops and Roads
A severe hail storm and heavy rains damaged 750 to 900 acres of cotton and grain across the South Plains near Amherst and Plains in Yoakum County. Widespread winds up to 30 mph, dust storms, and power outages disrupted Abernathy and Seminole, with roads closed between Sudan and Denver City. Temperatures across Texas varied, while forecasts called for little overall change and isolated storms in western areas.
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South Plains
Dalhart
Panhandle
Texas
Plains
Amherst
Robert Chandler
Yoakum County
Lubbock
Weather Bureau
Abernathy
Seminole
Sudan-Denver City
Plainview
Colorado Springs Man Dies Here Of Heart Attack
Patrick Henry Ingoldby a Colorado Springs resident died this morning after a heart attack about 12 miles west of the city. He was en route to Dallas for asthma specialist examination. Born October 9, 1908 in Kingsport Tennessee he was an electrician and IBW member. Survived by wife Bertamae and two sons with multiple relatives. Funeral services are incomplete at Newberry Funeral Home.
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Colorado Springs
Colo
Patrick Henry Ingoldby
Dallas
Alaska
Kingsport
Tenn
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
Childress
Newberry Funeral Home
Ingoldby
Bertamae Ingoldby
James A. Knoxville
Ralph Leonard
Fort Lewis
Wash
James F
Nelson Ingoldby
Bristol
J. F. Young
Bristol, Tenn
Maxine Ingoldby
Rules Issues Must Be Put On Ballots
Attorney General John Ben Shepperd ruled county Democratic committees must place three referenda on the July primary ballot or face possible criminal prosecution. The questions concern racial intermarriage school integration and interposition. penalties include a $500 fine under the Penal Code.
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Austin
John Ben Shepperd
Democratic
Shepperd
Ramie H. Griffin
Beaumont
Griffin
State
Democratic Executive Committee
San Antonio
Houston
Jefferson County
Japanese War Criminals Sentenced by Red China
Peiping announced 17 Japanese were sentenced to long prison terms for war crimes after the war. Trials occurred June 9 to 20 with eight convicts at Shenyang and nine at Taiyuan. Heaviest terms reached 20 years for Lt. Gen. Hiraku Suzuki and Juntaro Tumiga.
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Tokyo
China
Red China
Peiping
Socialist Party
Japan
Imperial Japanese Army
Peiping Radio
Shenyang
Taiyuan
Hiraku Suzuki
Juntaro Tuminaga
Politicos Cover State In Drives For Ballots
Gubernatorial candidates J Evetts Haley and Ralph Yarborough avoided each other in Amarillo after a tense confrontation in Hearne. Holmes heads to San Antonio to pursue clues in the Brady bombing case with a $10,000 reward at stake. Price Daniel weighs backing Democratic nominees while supporting Eisenhower era restraint. Discussion centers on road right of way funding and anti narcotics laws with calls for higher old age pensions.
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United Press
J. Evetts Haley
Ralph Yarborough
Hearne
Amarillo
Panhandle
Texas
J. J. Holmes
Sam Mevellum
San Antonio
Holmes
Price Daniel
Austin
Daniel
Eisenhower
Yarborough
Senate
Yarbrough
President Eisenhower Begins Third Week In Hospital
President Eisenhower enters week three at Walter Reed in good spirits and hopes to leave by end of next week. A 7:40 am bulletin notes a comfortable night, stable weight, and satisfactory progress. He named Vice President Nixon as personal representative for Manila July 4 independence ceremony with Nixon and wife attending.
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Eisenhower
White House
James C. Hagerty
Richard M. Nixon
Manila
Nixon
Hagerty
Eisen
Hower
Walter Reed Army Medical Hospital
Howard Me. Snyder
Soviet Foreign Minister Ends Egyptian Visit Today
In Cairo Soviet Foreign Minister Dmitri Shepilov meets with President Gamal Abdel Nasser for the final time before departing for Damascus. They discuss a joint communique and Soviet aid offers for Egypt's high dam on the Nile. World Bank President Eugene Black says there is no change in the bank's four month old financing agreement.
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Egypt
Gamal Abdel Nasser
Dmitri Shepilov
Shepilov
Damascus
Syria
Nasser
Nile
West
Aswan
Eugene Black
World Bank
Defense chiefs clash over US Air Force budget plan
At Quantico Defense Secretary Wilson and Admiral Radford rejected Democratic push for a $1.16 billion air budget increase and backed the Eisenhower plan for a $500 million boost mainly for jet bombers. They called the additional funding unnecessary while warning of Soviet jet strength and favoring balance.
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Quantico
Charles FE. Wilson
Adm
Arthur W. Radford
Senate
Wilson
Radford
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Eisenhower
Truman's Driver Late Arriving
London report on former U S president Harry S Truman arriving in a limousine with no driver aboard. Embassy staff searched for the chauffeur after a doorman suggested he might be at a cafe. The mystery ended when the driver reappeared and took Truman to lunch with the lord mayor at Mansion House.
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London
Harry S. Truman
United States
Mr. Truman
Mansion House
Open House Slated At Barron Station
M A Barron invites the public to an all day Saturday open house at Barron Humble Service Station 510 ayvenue F. Nw. Guests may receive a free Green Thumb plant and souvenirs will be distributed by Barron and his salesmen. Drive in and get acquainted.
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Barron Humble
Ayvenue F. Nw
M. A. Barron
Barron
Russia says atomic aircraft near in Red Star forecast
The Soviet army newspaper Red Star predicts the first atomic aircraft will appear in the near future citing advances in nuclear physics and electronics. It notes progress on an improved TU-104 jet with 170 seats and says the aircraft is already used on internal Soviet routes while Gen. Twining visits top secret installations.
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Moscow
Red Star
Soviet Union
Nathan F. Twining
US Air Force
Twining
Russia
London
Ivan Serov
Georgi Malenkov
Divers Search For Wreckage Of Venezuelan Airliner
New York dispatch reports divers will search the Atlantic for wreckage of the Venezuelan airliner that crashed Wednesday 32 miles off the New Jersey coast killing 74 aboard. Investigators question whether large pieces exist as coast guard operations seek wings and fuselage amid a 120 foot depth. Pilot Capt. Luis F Plata may have violated CAA emergency dumping rules during the jettisoning.
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Naval Livers
Atlantic Ocean
US Civil Aero Board
New Jersey
Coast Guard
Luis F Plata
CAA
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