Negotiators Hope To Avert Steel Industry Walkout
Pittsburgh report says CIO United Steelworkers official Hoped to report settlement by 8 p m four hours before a nationwide strike of 600000 steelworkers A report on progress with US Steel President David J McDonald and big steel negotiator John A Stephens was planned with a tentative 5 30 pm network appearance if no agreement is reached The union sought a general area of agreement on wage provisions amid a 10 cent proposed increase rejected earlier by the USW
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
W. Abel
CIO
United Steelwakers
USW
David J. McDonald
US Steel Corporation
Abel
McDonald
John A. Stephens
Big Steel
Stephens
American Broadcasting Company
Big Six
Kefauver Denounces Dixon Yates Contract Handling
Sen. Estes Kefauver accused Budget Bureau officials of withholding key information on the Dixon Yates power deal. He told President Eisenhower that he was not fully informed and questioned Adolphe Wenzell of First Boston Corp about involvement in the Dixon Yates negotiations and loan arrangements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Ipp
Estes Kefauver
Budget Bureau
Dixon-Yates
Eisenhower
Tennssee Democrat
Kefauver
Wenzell
J. Eisenhower
Senate panel widens probe into Communist press infiltration
Senate Internal Security hearings broaden testimony on Communist influence in U S journalism. Charles Grutzner of the New York Times is named among witnesses as former Guild leaders and reporters refuse to answer questions under the Fifth Amendment. The New York Newspaper Guild denies current ties to those named.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
James
Eastland
New York
Mississippi Democrat
Senate Internal Security Subcommittee
Charles Grutzner
New York Times
CBS News
Winston Burdett
New York Newspaper Guild
Communist Party
Burdett
Senate
Guild
Grutzner
Brooklyn Daily Eagle
Party
Nat Einhorn
Victor Weingarten
Violett Brown
Weingarten
Charles Lewis
Hy Charniak
Herbert Cohn
Melvin Barnett
David Gordon
Gladys Bentley
Larry Adler
Lyle Dowling
Subcommittee
NEA
Funeral Rites Held Today For Ruben C Hall
Funeral services for Ruben Clinton Hall 12 year old Childress native who drowned yesterday at Fair Park pool were set for 4 pm at Assembly of God Church with Rev. Ross Davis officiating. Pallbearers were Boys Scouts Bennie Roten Steve Feasel Frankie Bierschmitt Lewis McGouirk Roy Moyers and Jerry Leach. Burial followed in Childress Cemetery under Newberry Funeral Home direction.
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Ruben Clinton Hall
R. T. Halls Childress
Assembly of God Church
Ross Davis
Boys Scouts of Childress
Bennie Roten
Steve Feasel
Frankie Bierschmitt
Lewis McGouirk
Roy Moyers
Jerry Leach
Childress Cemetery
Newberry Funeral Home
Young Hall
Childress Junior High School
Fair Park
Childress General Hospital
Duke Of Duval Goes On Federal Trial July 18
Austin federal court sets July 18 for South Texas political boss George B. Parr to stand trial on income tax evasion charges totaling about 85 000 for 1949 1950 and 1951. Judge Ben H. Rice Jr denied transfer to Laredo and a detailed supplement to the indictment. Parr pleads innocent as the government pursues a back tax claim of 687 012 now in appeal to the US Tax Court.
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Austin
South Texas
George B. Parr
Ben H. Rice Jr
Parr
Laredo
Rice
Houston
T. M. Kennerly
San Antonio
San Anton
Ijo
Western District
Corpus Christi
Cigil
Washington
General Escapes Injury In Crash
North Fort Hood Texas Maj Gen Albert Sidney Johnson commander of the 49th Armored Division and his pilot First Lt Jack M Plemons survived a helicopter crash with minor injuries after takeoff power failures at 100 feet. The craft bounced, skidded, and sustained heavy damage.
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Fort Hood
Albert Sidney Johnson
Dallas
49Th Armored Division
Texas National Guard
Johnson
Jack M. Plemons
Fort Worth
Plemons
Senate Approves Texas City Disaster Compensation Bill
The Senate passed a bill to provide federal compensation for deaths injuries and property damage from the 1947 Texas City harbor explosion. It would make the federal government liable for claims totaling an estimated 15 to 20 million dollars with masters appointed to judge the cases and insurance payments deducted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
Texas City
House
Texas
Masters
Man Wanted in Dallas Sought for Dickinson Triple Slayings
Dickinson report ties the three Dickinson family murders to a 1953 Dallas case. Authorities sought Brasel Doyle Carmichael, charged there with killing Mrs. Mahala Winterbauer, 58, whose body was found beaten in east Dallas. Carmichael, 18 or 19, was AWOL from Perrin AFB and remains at large.
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Dickinson
Dallas
Brasel Doyle Carmichael
Carmichael
Mahala Winterbauer
Winterbauer
Air Force
Detroit
Ruby C. McPherson
Jack McPherson
Will Fritz
Light Rains Fall On Gulf Coast Area
Isolated showers continued Thursday in Texas while heavier local rains that caused minor flooding earlier in the week did not reappear. Gulf Coast towns reported measurable rain, with Galveston 0.32 inch and Beaumont 0.30 inch. Forecasters expected possible thunderstorms in West Texas and North Central Texas, with general cooling after Wed. high of 104 at Presidio.
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Texas
Gulf Coast
Galveston
Beaumont
West
Presidio
Dalhart
Amarillo
Corpus Christi
Panhandle
Lubbock
Lufkin
San Angelo
Midland
Houston
Abilene
Waco
Dallas
del Rio
San Antonio
Traffic Deaths Show Increase For Last Month
May traffic fatalities rose for the third straight month, the National Safety Council reports. In five months 174 cities cut deaths, led by Seattle and Oklahoma City among large cities. 302 cities reported May records, with Berkeley and Lincoln among the top annual leaders.
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Chicago
National Safety Council
Arizona
New Mexico
Minnesota
Arkansas
North Dakota
Wyoming
Oklahoma
Oregon
Colorado
Iowa
Seattle
Oklahoma City
Long Beach
Calif
St. Paul
Jet crash kills two at Ladd Air Force Base Alaska
An Air Force jet training plane crashed near Big Delta killing both men aboard. One victim was 2nd Lt. Darrell L. Biggs of Dixon, Hawaii. Loretta Young underwent abdominal surgery and rested after the operation in St. John's Hospital Oxnard California.
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Alaska
Air Force
Big Delta
Ladd Afb
Darrell L. Biggs
Dixon, HI
Loretta Young
Oxnard
Calif
St. John’s Hospital
FCC Approves Derby Telephone Purchase by Southwestern Bell
A FCC examiner recommended approving Southwestern Bell Telephone Co. to acquire Derby Telephone Co. of Derby Kansas for $15 000. The decision would take effect in 40 days if no objections are filed.
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FCC
Washington
Federal Communications Commission
Southwestern Bell Telephone Co
Derby Telephone Co
Derby
Kan
Congress OKs Military Budget of 31 Billion Dollars
Congress approved a 31.88 billion dollar military appropriation for a year starting Friday, with allocations for the Army 7.33 billion Navy 9.12 billion Air Force 14.74 billion and defense activities 682.35 million. The package includes 206 million for B 52 bomber production and 5 million to stabilize the capital dome project. Eisenhower plans to cut Marine strength to 193,000 by mid 1956 and may not use all funds. A July 12 summit meeting with Geneva leaders is planned.
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Washington
Congress
White House
Eisenhower
Marine Corps
Senate
House
Army
Navy
Air Force
Defense
Hoover Group Proposes Billions in Savings for U S Budget
The Hoover Commission urged adoption of 362 economy proposals claiming they could balance the budget and cut taxes without cutting military strength or essential programs. Twelve task forces pegged savings at over 8 billion dollars annually, with five more noting great potential. another 10 billion could be recovered from federal agencies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Hoover Commission
Congress
Commission
Chet Holifield
D-Calif
Holifield
Rescue Group Continues Hunt For Missing Airmen
Tokyo reports say US Marine airmen missing after a search by 36th Search and Rescue Squadron in rough seas. Planes flew as low as 500 feet near the ocean as crews and 12 Navy vessels scoured the area with signals and May Day calls heard but nothing found.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tokyo
Johnson Air Force Base
36Th
United Press
Yokosuka
Raymond A. Day
Gilman, Ill
Jaycees Sponsor Pig Contest Ahead of July Fourth
Jaycees report progress on a greased pig contest to be held at Fair Park Stadium before the Fourth of July fireworks. About ten local boys will enter, with details to be released in The Index. The group also discusses concessions for the Greenbelt Bowl on August 12 and welcomes Leon Burch, new Jaycee member and Kirkland basketball coach.
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Jaycee Club
Ross Smith
Cochairman
Fair Park Stadium
Smith
Walter Lockhoof
Morris Higley
Greenbelt
Leon (Runt) Burch
Kirkland
Plainview Jaycee
City Ends Parking Holiday At 9 A M July 5
City will end the free parking meter holiday at 9 a m Tuesday July 5 instead of Friday morning. City Manager Joe Howard cited the Fourth of July period as the reason for the extension.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Howard
US and Germany sign aid treaty amid defense reform
Bonn reports the United States and West Germany concluded an aid treaty to support German rearmament. German Foreign Minister Heinrich von Brentano and US Ambassador James B. Conant were named to sign. The accord comes as Germany faces a bitter debate over its 12 division army plans and possible delays before conscription begins. Details of the treaty remain undisclosed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bonn
Germany
United States
West Germany
West Gemany
Heinrich von Brentano
James B. Conant
Confederate Wet Rides In Parade For Anniversary
Temple marked its 75th anniversary of the Santa Fe railway with a parade featuring Walter Williams, Texas' last Civil War veteran, riding in a convertible at age 112. Hood's Brigade flag presented by Maj. Gen. Thomas Harold, and Chicago executive C R Tucker gifted an old steam locomotive. Char ie Smith and Charlene Mikeska crowned Miss Central Texas and Miss Temple. a horse show capped the events.
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Temple
Walter W. Williams
Texas
Williams
Thomas Harold
Fort Hood
Walt
Hood
C R. Tucker
Chicago
The
Santa Fe
Charlie Smith
Belton
Central Texas
Charlene Mikeska
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Adam Hat Mfg. Co
Sen. Kral Mundt
Mundt
Parrill
NEA Telephoto
Senate Security Group
Ruben C. Hall
Childress
Denver
Duke of
Duval
Af Dickinson
Congress OK
House Appropriations Committee
Truman
Senate Armed Service Committee
Geneva
Hoover Group
Jaycees
R. G. LeTourneau
Ahis Longview
Pahokee
Fla
Florida- Georgia Line
EA Telephoto
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