UAW-CIO to hold strike votes at five Allis-Chalmers plants
The CIO United Auto Workers plan Thursday strike votes at five Allis-Chalmers plants in Milwaukee La Crosse Wisconsin Pittsburgh Pennsylvania Gadsden Alabama and Terre Haute Indiana as talks with the firm on a new contract stall A sixth plant Springfield Illinois had already gone on strike last week Local 401 La Crosse said its members would vote Tuesday from 1 to 7 pm at the Pioneer Labor Hall while Milwaukee workers plan a Wednesday meeting Estimates place about 9 500 workers at the Milwaukee plant and tentative votes are expected at other sites including La Crosse and the other plants during the coming weekend The company has offered a six cent hourly wage increase along with improved benefits and the union contends non economic issues dominate the dispute
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Milwaukee
CIO
United Auto Workers
Allis-Chalmere Manufacturing Co
la Crosse
Wis
Pittsburgh
Donald Fitzpatrick
Uaw-Cio
la Crosse Tribune
Pioneer Labor Hall
Matt Kelly
Springfield
Ill
Allis- Chalmers Manufacturing Co
H. J. Detjen
Burton C. Foster
International
Detjen
Foster
Ford Motor Co
Local County Court grants divorce and multiple minor cases
Robert Bonner of Galesville was granted a divorce from Elizabeth Bonner of Chicago on desertion grounds with no alimony or property settlement. Their one child remains in another home. In Osseo, several minors faced disorderly conduct charges with guilty pleas and fines.
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Robert Bonner
Galesville
Elizabeth Bonner
Chicago
A. L
Darrell Lowe
Clifford Peterson
Duane Peterson
Osseo
Justice Court
P. M. Paulson
Gordon Peterson
Merlin Brown
Vernon Wold
Brown
Wold
Kartman and Nickles Celebrate 60 Years of Marriage
Wed marks 60 years since Chris Kartman and Vila May Nickles wed at St. Charles Catholic rectory. The Kartmans, ages 87 and 80, will observe the diamond anniversary at home with two sons, Gerald of Independence Iowa and Emmet of Milwaukee. Kartman served as postmaster town chairman clerk justice of the peace and led Farmers' Telephone Co for 25 years.
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Cassville
Chris Kartman
Vila May Nickles
St. Charles Catholic Church
Gerald
Independence
Iowa
Emmet
Milwaukee
Kartman
Farmers’ Telephone Company
Weather Outlook Shows Storms Moving Across Regions
A cool air mass from the northwest heads into the Carolina coast and up toward New England. Thunderstorms are forecast to develop over the northern plains as the air shifts.
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Carolina
New England
Plains
Broadway Dancer Nellie Roberts Dies at 53
Mrs Roy Smith age 53 known as Nellie Roberts died of a heart ailment at her home in New York last night. She appeared as an acrobatic dancer in several Broadway musical shows.
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New York
Roy Smith
Nellie Roberts
Stock Quotations and Market Highlights From Bell & Farrell List
The page shows miscellaneous stock quotes from Bell & Farrell Inc with numerous tickers such as Hamilton, Intercellucot, James, Cit L and F, Nekoosa Edw, and Royal Dutch. It also lists final New York Market figures and grain prices for Sept and Dec wheat and corn with percent changes and notable company equities.
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Bell & Farrell, Inc
Chi. Mold
Hamilton
Inter. Cellucot
James
Cit. L.&f. Prd
National Tool
Clark O&r Com
Nekoosa Edw
Paragon
Koehring Co
Ray-O-Vac
Salway Steel
le Crosse Tel
Wis. P. & St
Royal Dutch
Heileman Bro
Mass. Inv
Northw. Banc
Trane Co.No. States
Allis-Chalmers
Wis
Winona Livestock Prices and Market Report
The Winona livestock market lists hours from 6 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays and 8 a.m. to noon Saturday with post closing weighing and pricing for arrivals. Hog prices rise 25 cents for plant delivered. cattle and calf markets show steady to good demand with varied grade ranges and weights, including hogs, cattle, sheep, and lambs with price bands and categories.
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South ST. Paul
Skunk Blocks Water Pipe Killing Hatchery Fry
A nosy skunk crawled into an up right 24 inch pipe over flow valves at the Red River hatchery pond. It became stuck and in struggling turned the valve wheel shutting off water and killing a number of fledgling fish before hatchery attendants captured the intruder.
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Santa FE
N. M
Red River
Recovery of 66 U S servicemen in German plane crash
American soldiers recovered charred bodies by flashlight after two U S transport planes collided and burned near Groembach Germany. Eleven airmen and fifty five soldiers perished in the crash during an air transport exercise. Early reports said eight bodies had been found with little chance of more identification.
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Groembach
Germany
U. S
Stuttgart
10Th
499Th Engineer Battalion
Birthday of Robert C. Hendrickson Former U S Senator
Robert C. Hendrickson born August 12 1898 in Woodbury New Jersey. U S ambassador to New Zealand and World War II veteran served as Deputy Commander of Upper Austria. Hendrickson entered politics as New Jersey state senator in 1934 and later won a U S Senate seat before losing in 1952.
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Robert C. Hendrickson
Woodbury
N.J
New Zealand
Clifford Case
Upper Austria
Korean fishermen shot by U.S. patrol near Wolmi Island
Korean police say three fishermen were hit by fire from a U S Army patrol boat guarding Wolmi Island. A Korean died and two wounded were hospitalized after a boat drifted into Inchon anchorage. The U N Command and Allied delegates argued about responsibility and control in the region.
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U.S. Army
Wolmi Island
NNSC
8Th Army
Wolmi
U. S. Army
Inchon
GE Workers Win In 5 Year Pact With GE
GE and the CIO International Union of Electrical Workers reached a five year contract in New York with wage increases but no guaranteed annual wage. The pact allows a 1958 30 day review of employment security and potential reopening. The company rejects layoff pay proposals as not in the companys best interests.
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New York
CIO International Union of Electrical Workers
General Electric Co
General Electric
Pension plan details outline employee retirement framework
The document describes a comprehensive pension plan with a trustee from a major investment bank, a retirement committee for equal union and company representation, and provisions for postponed retirements. It also covers funding for past service liabilities, date anchoring to January 1 1956, and a five year union company agreement.
Army Of Bugs Covers House In Cumberland
Kenneth W. Troutman moved his family after an invading army of thousands of thin black bugs flowed from the ground after a rain and covered his house. Police could not identify or remove the insects.
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Cumberland
Kenneth W. Troutman
Troutman
Ex-President Returns to Cuba After Three Years
Havana reports former President Carlos Pinos Socarras returning from political exile to Cuba. He resides in a suite at the Hotel Nacional while awaiting renovation of his country estate.
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Havana
Cuba
Carlos Pino Socarras
Hotel Nacional
Rookie Cops React to Gas Pump Explosion Echo
Two rookie policemen in Philadelphia responded to a loud blast by the Water Department pumping station. They summoned fire and police units, learning the blast was the backfiring of a gas operated pump, a routine plant occurrence.
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Philadelphia
Water Department
Parking Ramp Plans Highlight Revenue Bond Estimates
Linscott outlines rough estimates for La Crosse parking ramps funded by revenue bonds at about 3.5 percent interest with no taxes. He notes private operation, varied hourly rates, and cashier controlled ramps as preferred options. Studies suggest high demand with 10 am to 3 pm peak occupancy, indicating need for more facilities.
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Chicago
Linscott
Gorder
Peurifoy’s Steady Rise From Walterboro to Greece
Peurifoy born in Walterboro South Carolina son of a district attorney. He left West Point after his father died and ill health. He held jobs in insurance banking and a restaurant chain before moving to Washington. He rose from elevator boy to Treasury Department clerk then to Labor and State Departments. In 1950 President Truman named him ambassador to Greece.
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Walterboro
S. C
John
West Point
Academy
Oklahoma
Washington
Treasury Department
Betty Jane Knox
Botanical Gardens
Capitol Hill
Labor Department
State Department
Truman
Greece
Weather Record U8 Forecast Across States
The Department of Commerce reports fair conditions across Wisconsin Minnesota and Iowa. Wisconsin will be fair tonight and Saturday with slight warming in the northwest. Minnesota expected mostly fair with warmer tonight and on Saturday. Iowa forecast generally fair with warmer conditions tonight and Saturday.
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Pacific Northwest
Connie
East Coast
Weather Record
Department OF Commerce
Wisconsin
Northwest
Minnesota
Perion
Iowa
River Forecast For Hastings To Guttenberg
A fall tendency will not take place across the river district for several days. Only Dam No 10 shows little change over Saturday. Sunrise Saturday is 8 06 and sunset 7 13 p.m.
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Hastings
Guttenberg
East Germany rejects unified national election demand
Prime Minister Otto Grotewohl declared East Germany will not pursue national unity through elections while Bonn remains aligned with the western camp. He urged Adenauer to quit the western European union and drop rearmament, as East German leaders prepare for the Geneva Big Four foreign ministers conference starting October 27.
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Berlin
East Germany
Bonn
Otto Grotewohl
Volkskammer
Konrad Adenauer
Kohler Co Dismissal Motion Denied in NLRB Case
Kohler Co faced a denied motion to dismiss 11 unfair labor practice charges filed by Local 833 of the UAW CIO. Trial examiner George Downing rejected the bid as the company and union continued negotiations with federal mediators present.
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Sheboygan
Kohler Co
National Labor Relations Board
Atttorney Lyman Conger
Uaw-Cio
George Downing
Company
Junion
AMC Union In Session At Detroit Talks On Contract
American Motors Corp and the CIO United Auto Workers meet in Detroit to resolve plant level issues blocking a national contract. AMC is reported willing to match economic concessions granted to the UAW in contracts with Ford and General Motors.
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Detroit
American Motors Corp
CIO
United Auto Workers
AMC
UAW
Ford
General Motors
Campus Publishing Firm To Be Liquidated
Trustees of the Campus Publishing Co. announce liquidation after 30 years as publisher of the Daily Cardinal. Assets near 3100,000 to be turned over to the university journalism school, with presses sold and a new press purchased for the school.
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Madison
Campus Publishing Co
Daily Cardinal
University of Wisconsin
University Journalism School
Journalism
Board of Regents
University
Lester L. Hawkes
A. W. Peterson
Treasure hunt ends without find at De Leon Springs
In De Leon Springs Florida John Bird head of a Daytona Beach skin diving group with two companions dived 450 feet to the cavern floor using a powerful underwater light. They searched for a legendary chest said to hold metal and jewels tossed in 1783 by settlers attacked by Indians but found nothing.
Government curbs on tax writeoffs threaten expansion plans
The administration suspended tax incentives on about 38 industries including electric power and aluminum to review capacity for mobilization. Con Edison said its projects are unaffected while Aluminum Co. of America may scale back expansions. O Mahoney cited Korea era policy aims, with broader curtailment of nondefense expansions and large first five year deductions.
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Flemming
Consolidated Edison Co
New York
Aluminum Co. of America
Pittsburgh
O'Mahoney
Korea
ODM
Electtric Power
Armed Services
Atomic Energy Commission
Arco Idaho First US Town Lighted by Nuclear Power
Arco Idaho, population 1200, becomes the first U.S. community to receive its entire electricity supply for over an hour on July 17 from nuclear energy. The Borax reactor at Argonne NN L supplied power to Utah Power and Light Co. lines while conventional power was cut. The event, noted at theAtoms for Peace conference, marks a supplement to standard generation.
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Geneva
Arco
Idaho
United States
Argonne National Laboratory
U.S. Atomic Energy Commission
U.S
West Milton
N.Y
Atoms For Peace Conference
Utah Power and Light Co
Segregation Ends in Barbourville and Lexington Schools
Barbourville Ky will integrate next month absorbing 10 to 12 Negro students into Barbourville High School. Enrollment stands around 600 as the Barbourville Board of Education acted on citizen committees. Lexington Fayette County will wait until September 1956 for integration.
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Barbourville
Lexington
A. B. West
Board of Education
Knox County
Fayette County
Brando Fails Escape From Photographers in Court
In Los Angeles Marlon Brando faced two old traffic citations in court and attempted to dodge photographers. He fled from room to room finally slipping out a window into an alley where he was photographed. He received a $50 fine for an illegal U turn and driving without a license.
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Los Angeles
Marlon I
Brando
Governors Back Federal State Road Plan Aligned With Ike
Governors at their 47th annual conference urged a greatly expanded federal state highway program. They pressed Congress to use more automotive excise taxes for road funding while avoiding endorsement of a specific bond financed plan. Langlie elected chairman. Kennon stepped down. next gathering to be in New Jersey.
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Ike
Chicago
Eisenhower
Congress
U. S
Averell Harriman
New York
Governors Conference
United States
Boston Landing
N.Y
Ernest McFarland
Arizona
Arthur B. Langlie
Washington
Langlie
Robert F. Kennon
Louisiana
New Jersey
Queenstown News to Miss First Edition for Vacation
Publisher George J. Steinfelt announces the Queenstown News will skip its first edition next week as the one man operation takes a family vacation. The paper serves Queenstown, Maryland, with a circulation near 800.
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Queenstown
George J. Steinfelt
Queenstown News
Steinfelt
Vacation Spending At Peak Levels
New York report shows vacation spending in national retail stores remains at peak levels as Dun & Bradstreet notes suburban stores gaining while downtown areas slow. Resorts report record occupancy and tourist spending outpacing last year. Clearance sales of summer merchandise are less frequent due to depleted inventories.
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New York
Dun & Bradstreet
Stowaway Girl Goes Back To Hawaii In Probation
Joycelyn Joan Pil pil, 16, who traveled to Hawaii aboard a Canadian destroyer, pleaded guilty to juvenile delinquency in federal court. She received five years probation and orders to return to her parents in Hilo. Neighbors collide near Tyler, one dead. James Howard Shelton, 29, died in a two car crash on a farm road seven miles west of Tyler. Burnice Ray Meek, 27, injured while returning to Shelton’s home.
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Los Angeles
Hawaii
Joycelyn Joan Pilapil
Hilo
Tyler
Tex
James Howard Shelton
Burnice Ray Meek
Meek
Shelton
New York Band Leader Pupi Campo and Betty Clooney Marry
Band leader Pupi Campo aged 35 and singer Betty Clooney aged 24 obtained a marriage license yesterday Miss Clooney is to wed with her sister Rosemary Clooney and brother in law Jose Ferrer traveling from Spain for the ceremony The Clooney family plans a high profile wedding in New York with press attention
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New York
Pupi Campo
Betty Clooney
Miss Clooney
Rosemary
Spain
Jose Ferrer
De Mille Celebrates 74th Birthday With Long Workday
Cecil B. De Mille marks his 74th birthday today, continuing his typical 12 hour workday. In Japan at Nagoya the first tugboat built for Russia was launched, costing 165 thousand dollars.
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DE Mille
Hollywood
Cecil B. de Mille
RUSS
Japan
Nagoya
Russia
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