Time Left to Settle Steel Strike Warned by Union Chief
United Steelworkers President David J. McDonald said in Pittsburg that a nationwide steel strike is not yet decided and urged top industry officials to continue negotiations. U.S. Steel, Bethlehem Steel, Republic Steel, Jones and Laughlin, Youngstown Sheet and Tube, and Inland Steel prep for possible shutdowns as big blast furnaces begin banking.
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PITTSBURGIE P — CIO
United Steelworkers
David J. McDonald
Clifford Hood
U.S. Steel Corp
McDonald
Big steel
Hood
Aska
Roger M. Blugh
U.S. Steel
Eugene Grace
Bethlehem Steel
Charles White
Republic Steel
Ben Mor, poll
Jones and Laughlin Steel
J. Ley “taute
Youngstown Sheet & Tube
Joseph L. Mack
Inland Steel
Eisenhowers host first big party at new farm home
President and Mrs Eisenhower plan a Friday celebration at their Dettysburg Pennsylvania farm home for their 35th wedding anniversary. White House staff members and spouses will attend. Lt Dwight D Eisenhower from Abilene Kansas and Mamie Doud from Denver, married July 1, 1916, after meeting in San Antonio during his West Point days. He had ten days leave before returning to Fort Sam Houston.
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WASHINGTON
Eisenhower
Dettysburg
White House
Dwight David Fisenhower
Abilene
Kaw
U. S. Army
West Point
Mamie Doud
Denver
Colo
San Antonio
Tex
Ft. Sam Houston
Higbride
Spencer Grants Kids a Fourth of July Break
Spencer council will not enforce the local cap pistol ban during the Fourth of July. City Clerk Chil Bowman said the decision aligns with state law authorizing cap pistol use and awaits an attorney general ruling on two sections of the trivia code amid an apparent conflict.
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Spencer
Counci
Chil Bowman
Bowman
conc
Farm Buyer's Banter Sparks Legal Laughter
A humorous exchange centers on a farm sale where one party complains the seller promised full yield. The other retorts that the claim was about going nuts on the land, turning a dispute into a local joke. The brief banter highlights miscommunication over promises.
Industrial Fund Rises To $143,375
Council Bluffs Industrial Foundation reports a total investment of $142,375 as pledges arrive. The current fundraising drive aims to reach a $200,000 goal to promote local industrial growth ahead of the Victory Dinner at Hate Chieftain Friday.
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Council Bluffs Industrial Foundation
Hate Chieftain
Thundershowers Still On Menu
Thunder showers expected to strike again in the Southwest Iowa region Wednesday evening and Thursday as a low pressure system over Montana and Wyoming brings moist warm air. Wednesday high near 90 with a low around 68 Thursday morning, with rainfall totals varying across cities including Forest City 1.50 inches Guthrie Center 1.18 and Ottumwa 1.08.
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Iowa
Montana
Wyoming
Des Moines Bureau
Forest City
Guthrie Center
Ottumwa
Osace
Sigourney
Fort Dodge
Lamont
Mason City
North English
Winterset
Washington
Alhia
Brooklyn
Ostrola
Kanawha
Tenison
Red Oak
Bus Strike Talk Still Continues
Representatives of the Transport Workers Union Local 225 continued negotiations with James Lee, president of the Omaha and Council Bluffs Street Railway Co., at 1 pm Wednesday over the potential strike set for Thursday. A later 8:20 pm meeting with Council Bluffs Transit Co. president James Riger aimed to review questions in the union’s bargaining, while Kizer indicated the firm needs more time to study the demands. The union seeks a five day work week from six.
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Transport Workers Union Local 225
James Lee
Omaha and Council Bluffs Street Railway Co
Council Blafff Transit Co
James Riger
Riger
Kizer
89 Year Old King of Norway Injured in Fall
Oslo reports King Waakon VI aged 89 slipped on a bathroom floor at Byrg dag summer resort outside Oslo and broke a thigh bone. He was taken to a hospital where officials said his condition is satisfactory with no complications. Crown Prince Olav, 51, will ascend during his father’s hospitalization.
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OSLO
Norway
Waakon VI
Byrgdag
Olav
Soviet Machine Tool Industry Under Fire
London report on a Pravda editorial voiced via Moscow radio asserting Russia’s vital machine tool industry is failing to meet national economy requirements. The piece labels machine building as the heart of heavy industry and notes shortcomings in WLSR tool construction.
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LONDON -P—Pravda
Soviet Communist party. com
Russia
Pravda
Moscow radio
Awards 144213 In Attorney Fees In Iowa Recovery Suit
Centerville District Judge Harry E. Narey awarded 144213 in fees to attorneys who collected 561250 for Iowa Southern Utilities Co in a recovery suit. The court also allowed 315303 for expenses. Fees are the largest in the 2nd Judicial District. Participants include Fred A. Oatjes Mason City B J Powers Des Moines Havner and Powers Des Moines John Hale Burling ton and firm Hays Guernsey and Powers Centerville. The case began as stockholders recovery against Bechtel Bechtel and the estate of J Ross Lee. In 1952 the Iowa Supreme Court allowed 110482 to four firms in a related action.
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CENTERVILLE
Harry E. Narey
Spirit Lake
Iowa Southern Utilities Co
Fred A. Oatjes
Mason City
B. J. Powers
Des Moines
Havner and Powers
John Hale
Burlington
Hays, Guernsey
J. Ross Lee
Bechtel
Iowa Supreme Court
Bechtels
Oatjes
Hale
Newton
Campbell and
Campbell
Boone Police Chief Denies Gang Activity
Boone and surrounding reports describe assertions of juvenile gang activity. Police Chief E L Peterson denies organized gangs in Boone while noting three juvenile beatings since June one involved a 13 year old. two cases linked to that youth and other incidents involve a single fists assault. an older gang named Crusaders existed briefly but was stopped before causing further trouble.
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BOONE
D. M. Statton
E. L. Peterson
Unite gang
Peterson
Crusaders
Access Permit Granted to Iowa Power & Light Co
Des Moines based Iowa Power & Light Co received an access permit from the U S Atomic Energy Commission to study civilian atomic energy data for commercial uses. President N Bernard Gussett said the permit enables the company to review classified information for potential business applications.
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DES MOINES
Iowa Power & Light Co
U.S. Atomic Energy Commission
N. Bernard Gussett
Schooler Appeals Check Conviction in Federal Court
Des Moines businessman Guy D. Schooler 69, president of Hartford Carlisle Savings Bank at Carlisle, files a federal appeal after being convicted May 21 on five counts for taking money from Orville Stevens, a Des Moines used car dealer, in a check-kiting scheme. He was fined 2000 dollars. Stevens, also convicted, has appealed.
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DES MOINES P
Guy D. Schooler
Hartford Carlisle Savings Bank
Carlisle
Federal District
Schooler
Orville Stevens
Des Moines
Stevens
Iowa Revenue Climbs With Four Tax Streams
DES MOINES Iowa Tax Commission reports four major revenue sources including individual and corporation income taxes and sales and use taxes rose by 3 610 751 for the fiscal year ending June 30. Sales tax for July 2 totaled 355 148 358 up 1 395 170 from 1954. Personal income tax brought in 22 061 404 an increase of 1 180 583 and use taxes reached 10 512 658, with car sales contributing 6 505 408. Corporation taxes rose to 2 337 449, up 79 139.
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DES MOINES
Iowa Tax Commission
Detroit Youngster Dies In Refrigerator
Detroit police report Gary Mode, 472, suffocated in a refrigerator at his parents apartment Tuesday. The boy climbed inside after his mother Rowena Hodge cleaned it for a new tenant. The door locked, Deborah, 3, alerted.
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DETROIT
Gary Mode
Rowena Hodge
Prisoner Lassoed Near Belle Glade in Escape Bid
Bell Glade Florida July 2 Laonnie Patterson 25 currently serving seven years for breaking and entering at Glades State Prison Farm attempted a run from a field when spotted by Pete Lee a ranch rowboy riding by. Lee used a lasso to corral Patterson after a half mile chase.
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BELLE GLADE, Fla. 2
Laonnie Patterson
Glades State
Pete Lee
Walter Schilecter
Grandmother Wins $16,000 On Show
New York IP A Camp Hill, Pa grandmother Catherine Kreitzer 51 won 16000 on the CBS TV show the 64 000 Question by naming seven of Josephs 11 brothers from the Bible. She faced a double or nothing choice after winning 8000 last week and may try for 32000 next Tuesday night with her family weighing the decision.
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NEW YORK
Hill
Joseph
Catherine Kreitzer
Eisenhower shifts price supports to new floor system
The government moves from wartime high wheat and farm price supports to flexible price floors starting with marketing seasons. Wheat parity drops from 90 to 45 percent, with average prices falling from about 2.24 to at least 2.06 per bushel. Government wheat holdings valued at about 472 million dollars will decline as prices adjust. Corn supports align with new parity, dropping from 90 percent to 75 percent, lowering National averages from 1.62 to not less than 1.58 per bushel with the Oct 1 shift.
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WASHINGTON
Congress
Agriculture Department
Sam
Story County Farmer Crushed By Tractor
Merle T. Matison, 53, a Story County farmer, was killed Tuesday evening when his tractor overturned on the farm about six miles southeast of here. The machine pinned him beneath as he and his 11 year old nephew Richard Webb rode to bring in cattle from the pasture. Webb jumped clear and escaped injury.
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COLO
Merle T. Matison
Story County
Matison
here
Richard Webb
Ames
Richard
Tot Injured Fatally Near Home in Vinton Incident
Barbara Bramow, daughter of Edward Bramow, was fatally injured when she ran in front of a car near her home in Vinton. The vehicle was driven by Fred Forsyth, a retired farmer and neighbor.
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VINTON
Harbara Bramow
mold
Edward Bramow
Fred Forsyth
Don’t Score Here Gayncil Bluffs to Date
Fragmentary text appears to reference a sports note or column about Gayncil Bluffs. Readable bits are insufficient to determine a full event, date, or outcome. no clear names, teams, or scores are present to form a concrete summary.
McConnell Resigns as City Manager To Move South
Leslie I McConnell, City Manager of Council Bluffs since 1952, submitted his resignation effective January 14 with plans to leave about July 30 for a higher paying post in Wilson North Carolina. Wilson officials declined comment while Mayor William Knox said the city will seek a qualified replacement with five to ten years experience at about 12000 annually. McConnell cited building the city’s administration from a rundown state to a well organized operation and noted multiple offers. He previously managed Warren Pennsylvania and Ketchikan Alaska.
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Leslie I McConnell
Council Bluffs
Ife
McConnell
Wilson
N.C
Russell&. Stephenson
F. Talmadge Green
Atlantic coast
William Knox
International City Managers’ Assn
Warren
Ketchikan
Alaska
Knox
Mrr
Oliver Comstock
Public Works Department
MecConnell
Broadway
Yakima, Wash
International City Managers’ ‘Assn
Jerry
Long Beach
Caas
Air Force outlines world power with B32 bomber and new jets
The Defense Department report says the B32 is the last bomber in the world today while fighters can move worldwide. It notes the Boeing B52 eight-jet aircraft coming soon and the North American supersonic jet fighter FSO has a squadron activated. Secretary Talbott says air strength will be reevaluated against growing Communist capabilities and notes steady progress in fighters and missiles. Senator Jackson urges questions to Secretary Wilson about Russian planes and missiles to curb perceived U.S. air power decline.
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ELTON CG. FAY
WASHINGTON
Air Force
Defense Department
Wilson
Talbott
Harold Talbott
Talbot
Sen
Jackson
D-Wash
Joint Congressional Atomic Committee
Russia
Iowan Elected Seattle P Homer Culley Sinox
An Iowa man from Sinox City has been elected secretary of the Lutherans Laymen’s League of the Lutheran Church Missouri Synod, with duties to be announced as plans proceed in Seattle.
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SEATTLE
Homer
Culley
Sinox City
Iowa
Lutherans Lay
men's League of the Lutheran
Church-Missouri
Eisenhower Says Congress Has Undone His Proposals
President Eisenhower told reporters the Democratic Congress has left undone a long list of his proposed laws many of which the nation needs. He said some blame for passage or shelving rests on Congress and noted Johnson’s remark about 45 bills not passed this session.
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WASHINGTON
Eiesenhower
Congress
Eisenhower
Lyndon B. Johnson
Texas
Johnson
Senate
Tye
Rayburn
D-Tex
ghoshon
Resurfacing Awarded to Flinn Paving in Council Bluffs
Flinn Paving Co of Omaha won a 1.7 mile asphalt concrete resurfacing contract in Council Bluffs on U S 6 and Iowa 92 from the Missouri River bridge east a half mile on West Broadway and 12 miles from Oak Street east. Approved bid 346256 dollars. Iowa Highway Commission in Ames also approved over five million dollars in highway work including 60 miles pavement widening and several southwest Iowa projects with bids from Stade Coast Co of Fairgnant Minn Booth Olson Sioux City Brueck Coast Co etc.
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Flinn Paving Co
Omaha
Iowa Highway Commission
Council Bluffs
Iowa 92
Missouri River bridge
West Broadway
Oak St
Highway Commission
Ames
Iowa
U. S
Harrison County
U. S. 30
Missouri Valley
Woodbine
Stade Coast. Co
Fairgnant
Minn
Madison-Warren
Town
Winterset
Martensdale
Union
She Only Wanted To Date A Fireman
Linton England 18 year old nurse from a convent school calls the fire brigade to arrange a date. Norah prompts a dramatic response as four fire trucks and 40 firemen rush to Linton Hospital before discovering she only sought a chat with a friend. A fire officer says the incident warranted a gentle lecture.
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LINTON
England
orah Line
Linton Hospital
Norah
Iowa Pilot Ladeking Killed in Japan Crash
Lt. Frederick Ladeking, son of Mr and Mrs Ralph Ladeking of Waukon, reported killed in a plane crash in the mountains of Japan. Air Force notified Tuesday that the body had not been recovered, and he had been listed as missing since June 24.
Grahl Quits Post in National Selective Service Office
Charles Ho Gran, former adjutant general for Town, retires as assistant center of the National Selective Service planning office. He will stay in Washington after stepping down Wednesday.
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WASHINGTON P—Cal
Charles Ho Gran
Town
cnet
National Selective Service planning office
Washington
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