Inflation Effects Expected Across Nation With Steel Price Hike
U S Steel announced an average six to a ton price increase effective July 1, aimed at offsetting wage rises. The move, likely echoed in other key industries, follows President Eisenhower’s call for inflation restraint. Congressional critics called the timing ill advised as the nation faces mounting living costs.
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New York
U.S. Steel Corp
Big Steel
Eisenhower
Albert
D-Okla
Congress
U.S. Steel
Agus
California American Legionnaires
Uxnausters
Robert J N. Young
Nouth
Crean Blvd
Atlantic Ave
Ab Ith St
Alamitos Ave
Treasury
George M. Humphrey
Commerce
Sinclair Weeks
Humphrey
Senate Finance Committee
Shor
Agzi
Unrivaled L A Lawyer Nominated California Legion Commander
Alfred P. Chamie a World War TD infantry officer and Los Angeles attorney was nominated unanimously and virtually assured of election Thursday as commander of the California Department of the American Legion. Delegates surged through Municipal Auditorium chanting nominees as heat and music filled the riotous nominating session. Vice commanders for the 11 districts were named without opposition and nominations may continue at the time of the actual election later.
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Alfred P. Channe
American Legion
Los Angeles
California Department of the Legion
Municipal Auditorium
Chamie
Elizabeth
Alfred P. Chamie
California Department of the American Legion
Municipal Auditorum
Legion
A&th
Harold Murphy
San Bernardino
Joseph Cornaggie
Temple City
Coloring Valencia Oranges Aimed At Experimental Permit
The State Agriculture Department set a July 10 meeting in Los Angeles to discuss proposals permitting artificial coloring of Valencia oranges on an experimental basis.
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Sacramento
State Agriculture Department
Los Angeles
Valencia
Photos Back Hoffa Bribery Case Prompt Evidence
Washington government presented photos claimed to show Teamsters Vice President James Hoffa paying $2,009 to Senate investigator John Cyvest Cheasty for confidential Labor Rackets Committee files. The photos were admitted as surprise evidence in Hoffa and Hy man Fischbach’s bribery conspiracy trial, with Cheasty describing the payoff on a Washington street on March 12. Hoffa allegedly handed over the documents and money in a hotel-area exchange after meeting Cheasty, with further remarks about Beck and Shefferman surrounding the incident.
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Washington
Teamsters
Janes R Hoffa
Senate
Matthews
Hoffa
New York Atty
John Cyve Cheasty
Cheasty
Washington Street
Dave Beck
Naethan Shefferman
Chicago
Dye
Inspiring Address By Cecil B DeMille At Downtown Long Beach
The article notes Cecil B. DeMille spoke before the Downtown Long Beach Associates annual meeting. It praises his humbleness and religion, lauding his defense of freedom against godless forces. DeMille’s Ten Commandments cost $13 million.
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Cecil
de Mille
Long Beach Associates
Cecil B. de Mille
La Jawa and Hone Dreams through a Humid June
In a readible fragment, the WM describes a conversation about “La Jawa” versus “La Jawla” and a planned visit. An uncle in Minneapolis is cited as influencing travel ideas, with a tentative schedule hinted for June or Hulu amid a misty, uncertain tone.
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Junie WM
Minneapolis
Gusty Audrey leaves Cameron wrecked and flooded
Hurricane Audrey battered the Louisiana Texas coast killing at least 17 and injuring many. Lake Charles reported about 250 hospitalizations and 20 760 refugees at shelters. Cameron was isolated with widespread destruction and rising water as Coast Guard and guardsmen sought to reach residents.
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Larry Stephenson
Lake Charles
Cameron
Stephenson
Coast Guard
Nier
Audrey
Louisiana-Texas
Gulf of Mexico
Join Mecom
Red Cross
Hadl
Lake
Charles
Tater
Stanley Meisler
Wea
Fort Arthur
Tex
Luke Charles
Meisler
Nickerson Defends Army Missile Program at Hearing
HUNTSVILLE Ala Lt Col John C Nickerson Jr condemned Defense Secretary Charles E Wilson for grave errors in curtailing the Army missile effort. He said the cuts would weaken bombat power and warned a fate similar to Brig Gen Billy Mitchell. He acknowledged obeying Wilson while insisting more facts were needed before changing the order. He returned to the stand amid calm testimony and pressed his case for Army missiles.
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Huntsville
Ala
John C. Nickerson Jr
Defense
Charles E. Wilson
Wilson
Eisenhower
Nickerson
William
Billy) Mitchell
Mitchell
Nickers
Air Force
Nicker
T Son
Xrekbason
Son
Randy Alive Hounds Find Boy Still Hunt Girl
In Yosemite National Park near Bridalveil Creek camp, a search party found Randy Libby, 34, five miles from Dinkey Creek, while a large group continued to hunt for missing Shirley Miller, 4, and her sister Carol, 7, with hundreds of volunteers and park rangers involved. The boy was clothed in orange and black, unharmed.
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Fresno
Calif
Mea. Bay
High Sierras
Glenn
Dillon
Bridalveil Creek
Yosemite National Park
Baflger Pass
Randy
Nickerson
Washington
Wilson
Pentagons
Shirley
Air Force
Yosemite
Algo
Nickerson Addresses National Security in Army Range Claim
Nickerson stated concern for national security and voiced conviction that the Army could produce a 1.0 mile range guidance system. The remarks underscored defense tech considerations amid ongoing discussions.
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Ore
Nickerson
Wife Tells Horror in Dope Case in Divorce Trial
Mrs. Jane Xendey testifies in the divorce case against Dr. Gordon Xanider, a 42 year old Inglewood physician earning 500000 annually, alleging he induced narcotics withdrawal and caused "indescribable days" in a hospital in 1953. She describes horror and urges the court to grant the divorce.
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Angeles
Jane Xendey
Gordon W. Xanider
Inglewood
Xander
Julius V. Patrosso
Sailors to Wear Ships Names on Uniform Sleeves
Navy announces all shipboard enlisted personnel below petty officer will wear ship-name sleeve marks on dress blues and whites starting Monday. The initiative, adopted after a fleet trial, aims to boost unit identity. Sailors report aboard a ship for duty to receive marks and return them when detached.
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Chich
Will Yweay
Uith Naval District
Navy
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