Walkouts Hit Pittsburgh Steel Plants After Unauthorized Standstill
More than 5,000 CIO United Steelworkers walked off late yesterday, shutting three Pittsburgh area plants. Union comments were unavailable while company spokesmen called the action unauthorized. Pickets appeared at Superior Steel in Carnegie amid a looming strike deadline and wage policy talks. Some 2,800 workers quit Ambridge works after rivetmen disputes, and Universal Cyclops in Bridgeville saw a surprise shift walkout with no union explanation.
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Pittsburgh
Eugene J. Reardon
Superior Steel Company
Aburban
Carnegie
Steelworkers
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Sigma
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Universal Cyclops: Steel Company
Bridgeville
Bridge Company
Ambridge
Teaman
Universal Cyclops Company
Union
Coal dealers report near exhaustion of supplies in Kingsport
Kingsport coal dealers say only small stockpiles remain as the four day old nationwide strike drives demand. Some have none on hand while others hold three to six tons and expect to restock only slowly from non union mines. Dealers warn customers to tighten orders and prepare for delayed deliveries through the strike period.
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Kingsport
OFWA
Orher
Ome
Lagi Mng
Bristol
Shriver Case Tests State Aid for Hospital Building
Chancellor Thomas A Shriver heard a suit challenging a 3 250 000 state loan authorization for local hospital construction. More than 20 hospitals led by Holston Valley Community Hospital Kingsport argued the measure exceeds constitutional limits on lending state credit to municipalities and private corporations. Robert L Taylor and W K Miller of Johnson City defended the act.
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Nashville
Thomas A. Shriver
Holston Valley
Kingsport
Robert L. Taylor
W. KE. Miller
Johnson City
Morrison Found Guilty On Charge Of Possessing
A Sullivan County jury convicted Bill Morrison of possessing liquor and sentenced him to six months in jail and a $500 fine. The case featured testimony from former Constable Zimmermann and prohibition officials about liquor found in a trap in a house near Litz Manor. Morrison's attorney said a motion for a new trial would be filed.
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Sullivan County
Bill Morrison
Kingsport
Morrison
T. T. Bandy, Sr
Pete) Zimmerman
Finance and Taxation Division
Zimmerman
Litz Manor
Ine Thomas
Morriger
Nquor
Jaynes
Walter Gray
Ray E. Minton
Street Scenes from a Busy Street Corner
A chaotic urban moment shows a six year old crying as his mother tests a Singer sewing machine. A woman driver becomes tangled in a blocked street while friends give conflicting directions. A child frets by a corner while a bus river slows the scene as a mother calls her son to hurry to school.
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Reather
River
Yomr Son
Pickets Force Non-Union Pits To Halt Mining
State police were deployed in Clearfield County to prevent disorders as pickets forced shutdowns at a strip mine and two deep mines owned by Benson Lingle. No arrests were made, but operators reported suspending work amid widespread picket activity in Somerset and surrounding counties.
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Tom jMon
Shawville
Benson Lingle
Creagfield
Vaenon Korzer
Lingte
Harry C. Verneworth
Wet Bun
Clearfield Sree
Somerset
Juli Coal Company
Red Government Set Up In China
The article reports Mao Tse-tung naming a Communist government in Peiping and notes the United States has not raised recognition yet. It suggests formal diplomatic ties may follow once the government is organized, with Russia or a satellite likely to open embassies first.
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China
United States
Peiping
Mao Tai-tung
Russia
Seasions
Two Kingsport Men Escape Fiery Wreckage on Highway
Two Kingsport men narrowly escaped death when their car skidded off the Johnson City Highway near Hammond Bridge about 10 30 p m, overturned and burst into flames. One passenger named Phil King, about 23, was taken to Valley Community Hospital.
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Kingsport
Hammond Bridge
Johnson City
Times-News
Binkley
Phil King
Passengers Valley Community Hospital
Plans Okayed For Bristol Memorial Hospital
Preliminary plans for the Bristol Memorial Hospital received approval from the Tennessee State Department of Health. Roy C. McClure, hospital board president, said working plans will be ready for contractors by January 1. The new three story building will include a basement and be constructed in Bristol. An auto accident injured Earl Roberts, 25, with a lacerated eyelid and bruises. the car, a 1949 Cherokee Motors vehicle, was fully destroyed by flames and Roberts was treated and released.
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Bristol Memorial Hospital
Tennessee State Department of Health
Roy C. McClure
McClure
Atto
Holston
Earl Roberts
Kenwood Drive
Cherokee Motor ,Company
Roberts
Cherokee Motors
King
Aute
American Architect Missing in Poland
An American architect, Hermann E. Field, 38, director of building plans for Western Reserve University in Cleveland, has been missing in Poland for over a month. The State Department says he went to the Warsaw airport on Aug 20 to fly to Prague, was seen in Prague, but did not board his plane.
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Washington
Poland
State Department
Hermann EH. Field
Western Reserve
Cleveland
Field
Warsaw
Prague
Senate Clash Over Arm Aid Bill Faces Tight Vote
Senate leaders warned the $1.314 billion plan to rearm allied nations could be narrowed by amendments from George and Byrd amid a heated fight over government spending. Democratic leaders expect a close vote as critics say the arms program risks long term military commitments and U.S. strength.
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Senate
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Ilinois
George
D-Ga
Alice
Lucas
Connally
D-Tex
Byrd
D-Va
George-Byrd
United States
Gillette
Iowa
Solunar Tables Plan for fishing and hunting times
Solunar schedule from John Alden Knight guides planned activity windows each day with major periods lasting about two hours and minor periods shorter. The table lists daily start times for Major and Minor periods and notes observed water levels at Cherokee and Dougiea reservoirs.
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