Steel Strike Possibility Grows as Talks Stall
U S Steel Bethlehem and Republic negotiate with United Steelworkers over a five year contract with a proposed pay rise of seven to eight cents per hour starting July 1. USW president McDonald calls the industry's offer trifling while warning a strike could begin July 1 if no deal is reached.
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New York
Big Three
United Steelworkers
David J. McDonald
USW
John A. Stephens
U. S
Bethlehem
Republic Steel
Eisenhower
Stephens
U. S. Steel
McDonald
Picayune
Oklahoma farmers conclude USSR tour yielded no lessons
Twenty Oklahoma farmers returning from a 20 day Soviet Union tour say Americans cannot learn from Russian agricultural methods. They reached the conclusion unanimously that Soviet farming practices offer no usable ideas for U.S. agriculture.
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New York
Oklahoma
Soviet Union
Adenauer Receives Honorary Degree in Milwaukee Visit
West Germany Chancellor Konrad Adenauer received Marquette University’s honorary Doctor of Laws in a Milwaukee ceremony attended by 4,000. He was also made an honorary member of the Consolidated American Indian Tribes and given an Indian headdress and the name Layadnolu.
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Adenauer
Milwaukee
Konrad Adenauer
Morris Wheelock
Marquette University
Federal Republic of
Germany
United States
Lufthansa
Bonn
West Germany
Edward J. O'Donnell
Father O'Donnell
Consolidated American Indian Tribes
Oneida
Layadnolu
Budget Debate on Kenosha County Highway Practices
Kenosha County highway budgeting drew sharp questions from taxpayers as maintenance costs and emergency needs were debated. Harold Herzog defended lumped maintenance figures, citing unpredictability and the need for board approval for any reallocation. Critics urged detailed line items for salaries materials and equipment, while officials warned such breakdowns hinder handling urgent snow removal and other emergencies.
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Kenosha County Highway Department
County Board Highway Committee
Harold Herzog
Duane Perry
Kenosha Taxpayers, Inc
Arthur R. Thiel
John Kolar
George Whyte
Thiel
Herzog
Highway Department
George Smith
State National Guard Prepares Training at Camp McCoy and Williams
Wisconsin National Guard set up headquarters at Camp McCoy and Camp Williams with the 32nd Infantry Division and Air Guard arriving for two weeks of training. Maj. Gen. Ralph J. Olson said 25 staff officers would oversee regular duties at both camps.
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Camp McCoy
Wis
Wisconsin National Guard
Camp Williams
32Nd Infantry Division
Air Guard
Ralph J. Olson
Illinois Lad Crash Victim In County
An 18 year old Joliet youth died after a Hy 75 crash in Salem township. Two other Illinois teens were injured and treated at Burlington Memorial hospital while conditions for both were listed as good. A Highland Park youth was injured when a car struck a guard post at Hy 41 and 43.
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Illinois
Salem Township
Joliet
Kenosha County
Fred James Wagner
Burlington Memorial Hospital
William Raven
Eugene Cavnis
Zion
Benny Domato
Lake Bluff
Wagner
Cavnis
Highland Park
Joseph Sassarassi
Joseph E. Skola
Skola
Sassarassi
St. Catherine’s Hospital
Ex-Officer Shoulders Freed From Custody
Former St. Louis police officer Shoulders, convicted of perjury in the Greenlease kidnapping ransom case, was released from custody at the US Medical Center in Springfield Missouri, announced by the associate warden early today.
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Springfield
St. Louis
Greenlease
U. S. Medical Center
Kidnappers Escape Jail Then Abduct Four in Interstate Flight
Three Chicago youths, including a 14 year old, freed from Hillsboro Illinois jail by force abducted four people in two stolen cars. Deputies captured Warner Yates 14 and Raymond Schneider 20. Ringleader Norman P. Kelly 20 remained at large as escaped hostages were released unharmed.
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Indianapolis
Chicago
Illinois
P. N. Bandy
Montgomery County
Hillsboro
Warner Yates
Raymond Schneider
Here
Norman P. Kelly
Selma Richter
William R. Horton
Pana
Ill
Don Fogler
Irving
Clem Neely
Bandy
Kelly
Neely
James Bolton
Bolton
Randy
Bullets Kill Policeman In Chicago
A veteran Chicago policeman, John Blythe, 45, was shot and killed early while pursuing a fleeing gunman on the south side. The gunman, James Dukes, 31, was found with a shoulder wound in a prairie after a separate confrontation that wounded a church deacon and a volunteer painter. Police also sought a missing woman from the incident.
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Chicago
John Blythe
Blythe
Dan Rolewizz
Rolewizz
Rosewitz
James Dukes
Dukes
May Authorize Chrysler Strike Plan Nears Vote
United Auto Workers Local 212 prepared for a Sunday meeting to seek strike authorization against Chrysler Corp over a dispute that idled 13,500 workers. Spokesmen blamed company speedups amid high inventories. Chrysler calls it a wildcat strike and denies intent to settle. A Friday walkout of 1,100 workers idled the same 13,500 and halted production at eight plants.
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Detroit
United Auto Workers
Chrysler Corp
Chrysler
Study Point System Madison The State Motor Vehicle Department
The State Motor Vehicle Department on Friday studied arguments for and against creating a point system to penalize motorists for major traffic violations.
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Madison
State Motor Vehicle Department
Weather: Fair Skies in Kenosha with Warm Weekend Outlook
Skies cleared in Kenosha after morning showers. Tomorrow looks warmer with scattered showers and possible thunderstorms tonight. Temperatures noon near 72 to 74, low 60s, Sunday highs in the mid 80s. Rain totaled .15 inch at the treatment plant. Friday’s high 78, low 64. Sunrise 4:16 a.m., sunset 7:28 p.m.
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Kenosha
American Motors Corp
Crash Near Elkhorn Kills Palmyra Woman
Mrs Betty Trinkhorn, 27, of rural Palmyra, was killed and her three young sons injured in a two car crash 11 miles north of Elkhorn Wisconsin Friday night on a township road. The other driver was Robert D Schlieger, 18, of rural Elkhorn.
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Elkhorn
Wis
Betty Trinkhorn
Palmyra
Here
Trinkhorn
Robert D. Schlieger
Stevenson and Harriman Backers Press Wisconsin Delegation
Backers of Adlai Stevenson and Averell Harriman urged Wisconsin delegates to support their candidates at the Democratic National Convention amid Kefauver’s Wisconsin victory and hints of hidden support for Harriman. Wisconsin Democrats opened their convention criticizing the Eisenhower era and discussing fundraising and bipartisan campaign fund options.
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Superior
Wis
Adlai Stevenson
Averell Harriman
Wisconsin
Sen
Estes Kefauver
Tennessee
Stevenson
Harriman
New York
Kefauver
Lynn Stalbaum
Racine
Buttons
Maxin Appointed to Committee at Democratic Role
Michael Maxin of 6407 30th Ave was named to a committee to notify the presidential nominee during a meeting of the Democratic state administration committee in Superior on Friday night.
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Democratic State Administration Committee
Phileo Nash
David Rabinovitz
Sheboygan
Catlin
Michael Maxin
30Th Ave
Superior
Tennessee Democrats convene as Kefauver support lingers
The Tennessee state convention opens with Kefauver still pledged to the ticket until conditions shift and his vote falls below ten percent. Sen. Hubert Humphrey delivers the keynote lambasting Eisenhower PR and praising Truman while Democrats convene to select officers, adopt a platform, and review candidates.
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Tennessee
Stalbaum
Kefauver
Hubert Humphrey
D-Minn
Eisenhower
Humphrey
Truman
Republic
Bees Rebel Against Queen Near Candy Factory
A swarm of 75 000 bees refused to follow their queen during a flight over the American Chicle Co. factory on Long Island. The mutinous bees settled on an automobile, prompting police and beekeeper Theron Chase to relocate them to a portable hive. The bees then were exiled to Moscow Pennsylvania.
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New York
American Chicle Co
Long Island
Candy and Gum
Max Wilanowski
Grove
Theron Chase
Chase
Parliament Bombing Scare Fails to Find Bombs
London police and Scotland Yard searched the House of Parliament after a telephone warning of a bombing. No bombs were found and detectives call it possibly a hoax. The building joins high security zones amid Cyprus sentiment concerns. Sir Anthony Eden and royals had received extra guards last month.
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London
Scotland Yard
Parliament
Anthony Eden
Explosion at Bermite Powder plant kills three in Saugus
A secrecy-guarded investigation probes a blast at the Bermite Powder Co. munitions plant in Saugus California killing three workers and injuring three others. The Friday explosion struck after 500 employees returned from lunch at the $2.5 million facility. Two years earlier a woman died and 17 were injured in a similar blast at the desert plant about 70 miles from Los Angeles.
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Saugus
Calif
Bermite Powder Co
Desert
Los Angeles
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