Steelworkers begin negotiations with top steel firms today
In New York the United Steelworkers of America planned individual talks with ten major steel companies to press contract demands. The move follows a united front strategy as the industry faces union pressure. The day’s trading saw stocks rally in later hours after an earlier drop, and the day also carried reports from Berlin, Ohio, and other locales on related economic and political developments.
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New York
United Steelworkers of America
Pittsburgh
National Maritime Union
Ohio Barge Line, Inc
George Woomer
House votes to fix federal debt ceiling at 27 billion
The House Ways and Means Committee unan imously approves a new annual debt ceiling of 27 billion dollars, three billion higher than the present permanent limit but three billion below the temporary cap in force since August 1954. Secretary Humphrey endorses the figure and rejects tax relief this year.
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Washington
Ways & Means
Secretary of the Treasury
George M. Humphrey
Humphrey
U.S
Confessed Murderer Sent To Mental Cell
CHICAGO fA Nitro West Virginia man Erwin Shipley 31 confessed to killing newspaper owner Mrs Juliet Staunton Clark in Charleston three years ago and was committed to a mental institution after retracting the claim Authorities said he had prior mental hospital treatment The 22nd Annual state Scholastic Journalism Institute will be held in Morgantown WV Sept 28-29 sponsored by West Virginia University School of Journalism.
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Chicago
Fa Nitro
W. Va
Juliet Staunton Clark
Charleston
Erwin Shipley
Shipley
SET Journalism Institute
Morgantown
West Virginia University School of Journalism
More Air Force Funds Seem Assured
Washington Republicans signaled acceptance of Senate Democrats plan to boost Air Force appropriations. A compromise proposal around 600 million is being drafted, about half of the 1.16 billion Senate committee increase. The dispute centers on aircraft procurement, research, and base needs amid concerns over Russia’s air power edge. Lt Gen Donald Putt urged 256 million more for Air Force research to avoid delays in weapon development.
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Senate
Senate Appropriations Committee
Styles Bridges
R-Nh
Bridges
Air Force
Appropriations Committee
Russia
United States
Senate Armed Services Sub-Committee On
Donald L. Putt
Putt
Pentagon
Weather Summary From Blueville Station
The high reached 78 and the low 62 in the 24 hour period ending yesterday at 5 p.m. Rainfall measured 81. At 11 am today the temperature was 65 at the Blueville Weather station.
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Blueville
Harrison Traffic Toll Hits 178 In West Virginia Crashes
West Virginia toll climbs to 178 after multiple crashes. In Harrison County a man, Frank Rhodes, 87, died when a car swerved to avoid another vehicle on U S 21 near Charleston. Edsel Blizzard, 19, of Charleston, survived. two others died in Kanawha County and Clarksburg area crashes were fatal or severe. A second Bridgeport area collision left Rita Hickman critically injured with a crushed forehead and leg injury.
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Kanawha
Harrison County
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Charleston
U.S
Clarksburg
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Stonewood
Queen Bestows Order of the Garter on Three Knights
Queen Elizabeth II personally invested Prime Minister Anthony Eden former PM Clement Attlee and Lord Iveagh in the Order of the Garter at Windsor Castle. The ceremony, part of an investiture in the throne room, saw the queen place the heavy collar and pendant and fasten the garters under each knee.
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Elizabeth II
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Attlee
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London
Stockholm
Order
Edward II
Quadruplets Born at Policlinico Hospital Rome
A 23-year-old house wife Delia Giuseppetti Bertalaccini gave birth to quadruplets at Policlinico Hospital in Rome. The mother and all four babies three boys and one girl are reported well. The husband Mario Bertalaccini works as a bricklayer and the couple already has a 1-month-old daughter.
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Policlinico Hospital
Delia Giuseppetti Bertalaccini
Yall
Betalaccini
Mario
Boy Explorers Lost In Abandoned Kingston Mine
Three boys Dwight Rinehart 11 Wayne Wrnston 11 and Lee Wrnston 12 of East Kingston were rescued after more than five hours lost inside an abandoned mine linked to the Semet Solvay division of Allied Chemical and Dye Corp. Two search parties located them as they struggled to find their way out. The mine tunnels run under a mountain with entrances on both sides near Mossy.
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Kingston
Dwight Rinehart
Wayne Wrnston
Lee Wrnston
East Kingston
Semet-Solvay Division
Al- Ved = Chemical and Dye Corp
Mossy
West Virginia Guard Becomes 150th Armor Regiment At Knox
National Guardsmen from West Virginia trained at Fort Knox as the 150th Armor Regiment, redesignated from the 159th Infantry. The two week encampment included on the job armor training for artillery units from Fairmont Martinsburg Keyser Moorefield and Kingwood. Engineers from Parkersburg and Salem practiced fortifications concealment and camouflage techniques.
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FT. Knox
West Virginia
West Virginia Guard
150Th Armored Calory Regiment
159Th Infantry
Knox
Fairmont
Martinsburg
Keyser
Moorefield
Kingwood
Parkersburg
Salem
Grafton State Police Welcomes Trooper Liller
Trooper James N. Liller of Romney has been assigned to the Grafton Detachment effective June 18. A Romney High School graduate and Marine Corps veteran, he recently completed the West Virginia State Police Academy with high honors and earned expert pistol qualification. He fills the vacancy created by the resignation of VR. Withrow last January.
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H. B. Parks
West Virginia State Police
Grafton
James N. Liller
Romney
Liller
Romney Igh School
Marine Corps
West Virginia State Police Academy
Gratton
VR. Withrow
Population rise to 107,649,000 by May 1 state Census data
The Census Bureau estimated the U.S. population on May 1 at 107,649,000 including armed forces overseas. This marks a 16,517,000 increase, or 10.9 percent since the 1950 census and a 2,828,000 rise, or 17 percent over May 1, 1955.
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Washington
Census Bureau
U.S
Military Seeks 15 Million Acres of Land
Washington reports the military aims to add up to 15 million acres to the 26 million already under its control as House Interior Committee weighs final approval. Interior Department pledges not to grant further withdrawals while the committee acts. A proposed super range of 5 to 6 million acres is sought for Atomic Energy Commission use with armed forces.
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Interior Committees
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Clair Engle
D-Call
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Armed Forces
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Bikini Atoll Islands Likely Forever Uninhabitable
A United Nations report on Bikini and Eniwetok notes permanent displacement of natives due to nuclear test fallout. Rongelap residents may return, but Bikini and Eniwetok are deemed likely permanently uninhabitable despite safeguards and no recorded deaths among islanders.
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Eniwetok
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United Nations
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Congress of the
Marshall Islands
Councl
Watchdog lon helps farmer fend off marauders in Johannesburg
In Johannesburg South Africa farmer Edwin Jacobs said his 400 pound watchdog, a lon long from Pretoria as a six weeks-old cub, has deterred marauders and burglars since its installation 19 months ago. The animal guards the property through the night and has kept prowlers away.
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Johannesburg
South Africa
Edwin Jacobs
Pretoria
Mother Jailed Two Babies Starve in East Side Tragedy
New York police search for official blame in the starvation deaths of two children left alone for about 10 days while their mother Anastasia Velea, 38, was jailed after kicking in a Second Avenue saloon door. The bodies of Josephine, 21 months, and Antonio, 8 months, were found by a welfare worker in a nearly vacant East Side tenement. The mother was arrested June 10. at the station she was listed with no known relatives and an unknown address.
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Josephine Veles
Antonio
East Side
Anastasia Velea
Second Avenue
Driver Of Pickup Is In Hospital After Fatal Crash
Gordon K Morse, 22, of Pittsburgh Pa, died when his car collided with a truck on Route 7 south of Boothsville near Fairmont. Two passengers were hospitalized with minor injuries. Details on identities and vehicle registrations were not fully available.
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Urbana
Ohio
Charleston
Gordon K Morse
Piburgh
Watertown
Boothsville
Taylor Gary
Knotts
Knotty Morse
Fairmont
Talohi
Pittsburgh
Pennsylvania
Faurhont
Notte
Dulles and Pineau Discuss North Africa Policy
In the second of four scheduled conferences Dulles and Pineau focus on North Africa and the Middle East. Informants say Pineau aims to gain U S support for France's policy on Algerian matters while Dulles may avoid strong statements to prevent Arab world backlash. The French premier seeks unity on arms delivery policy in the region.
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M. Christian Pineau
Tolle~wild Airport
Paris
Couve de Murville
U.S
Mme. Pineau
Pineau
Washington
John Foster Dulles
Eisenhower
Forel
Ler
Forcigst
Middle East
President Gets Laugh At David Eisenhower Book
President Eisenhower, recovering well from his operation, brightened his mood by browsing a photo album of his grandson David playing golf. The White House gift, containing more than a dozen pictures, drew a warm reaction as he signed several bills and reports during a 45 minute bedside conference.
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Washington
Eisenhower
David Eisenhower
White House
Bis
Congress
Preston County Valley District Firm Launched
Charleston area notice announces a new corporation the R and C Development Co real estate Morgantown with chief works in Valley District Preston County Authorized stock 25000 starting capital 15000 incorporators W Ruby James Coombs and Helen Gulik Morgantown.
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R. and C. Development Co. Real Estate
Morgantown
Valley District
Preston County
W. Ruby
James
Coombs
Helen Gulik
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