U S Steel raises price by eight and a half dollars a ton
U S Steel Corp the leading steel maker hiked prices by 8.50 per ton. Republic Steel and Bethlehem Steel followed with increases as the five week strike ends. The move comes amid rising costs and a new three year no strike contract at U S Steel.
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Pittsburgh
U. S. Steel Corp
Republic Steel Corp
Bethlehem Steel
Jones & Laughlin Steel
U.S. Steel
United Steelworkers
Clifford F. Hood
Hoffman Is Legion Chief for Richland
Thomas J. Hoffman of Richland will be installed Thursday as commander of the Brown-Woodward American Legion Post No. 391 in Richland. New officers include Harold Reid as first vice commander and Wilmer Smith as second vice, with Richard Angle finance officer and Stephen Crockett historian. Installation at 3 p.m. at the Post Home. Crockett to install as First District executive committeeman and adjutant-elect. Appointments include Frank Bralen adjutant Melvin A. Kintner child welfare chairman Edwin Gerisch Americanism chairman John Rooney judge advocate and legislative chairman Claude C. Leonard house committee chairman and Stephen Crockett service officer and publicity chairman. Editor of the post newspaper not yet appointed.
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Richland
Brown-Woodward American Legion
Harold Reid
Wilmer Smith
Richard Angle
Stephen Crockett
Frank Bennett
Joseph D. Hill
Edwin C. Gerisch
William G. Barrett
Lealon Hendrickson
Frank Schuette
First District
Crockett
Legion
Hoffman
Ing
Frank Bralen
Melvin A. Kintner
Edwin Gerisch
Schoeppel Sees GOP Backing Nixon at Kansas Primary
Wichita senator Schoeppel states the Republican National Convention will renominate Vice President Nixon. He expects Eisenhower to be renominated on the first ballot and expresses strong support for Nixon. He declines to predict the governor nomination outcome, stating it rests with Kansas GOP voters.
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Schoeppel
Fred. Hatha
Warren Shaw
Sissy
Kansas
Cleanup in Full Swing In Wake of East Flood
Pittsburgh reports large scale cleanup as southwestern Pennsylvania recovers from floods. Red Cross aid reaches stricken families while police check for additional casualties. Streams receding. Ohio River crest at 24.9 feet, flood stage 25. Utilities restore power and phone service but extensive emergency repairs remain across damaged highways and streets.
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Pennsylvania
Red Cross
Ohio
Freak Death of Girl Ruled Unavoidable Accident
Sheridan Wyoming coroner ruled the freak death of 2 year old Sophia Hair at the All American Indian Days celebration an unavoidable accident. The child died from a skull fracture when Delbert Amiotte collapsed from a seizure and fell as he stood for the national anthem.
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Wyo
Sophia Louise Hair
Sheridan County Fairgrounds
Delbert Amiotte
Rapid City
S.D
Dean Martin Clears Up Drinking Rumors and Laughs
NY gossip recounts Dean Martin quipping he does not drink or drink tea, sharing humor from Hollywood nights with Jerry Lewis. The feature weaves in wry celebrity quips from Mario, Zanuck, Presley, and others, plus snippets about Anita Ekberg and Joe Bayles asides, ending with light strokes on show business idiosyncrasies.
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Dean Martin
Karl Wilson
New York
Hollywood
Jerry Lewis
Dean
City Escapes Power Outage in Lawrence Kansas 1956
Lawrence Kansas faced a major power disruption when a main line between Abilene and Junction City failed, triggering a surge that prompted circuit breakers to trip across the KP&L system. Despite the cascade, Lawrence avoided a full regional outage though a tree knocked out a segment near 15th and N J Streets for about 15 minutes.
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Kansas
Lawrence Daily Journal-World 5
Centra
Delespre
Abilene
Junction City
Big Central
Tecumseh
Kansas Power and Light 1Co
Topeka
15Th
N. J. Sis
Thirteenth Street
Massachusetts
Kp&l
General Palace
Kp&e
Osystem
Eisenhower Receives Road-E-O Contest Official Jacket
President Eisenhower accepted an official white linen jacket from contestants at the 5th annual Road-E-O ceremony in the White House Rose Garden. Fifty teens from 48 states Hawaii and D C competed testing driving ability road rules and attitudes with a winner to receive a 1500 college scholarship.
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Eisenhower
White House
Fisenhower
Rose Garden
Hawaii
District of Columbia
Jim Williams
Paul Williams
Kansas
Clay Center
William
Abilene
Many Stars to Perform At Convention for GOP
Star performers join the Republican National Convention program beginning August 20 at San Francisco's Cow Palace. Entertainment chair George Murphy announced lineup including Fabel Mann, Rosalind Russell, Irene Dunne, Jane Powell, John Charles Thomas, Howard Eel, Gene Archer and Met Opera stars Mars yearlong note included.
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Cow Palace
George Murphy
Entertainment Committee
Fabel Merman
Rosalind Russell
Irene Dunne
Jane Powell
John Charles Thomas
Howard Eel
Gene Archer
Metropolitan Opera
Resolution seeks release of Jehovah's Witnesses in Russia
The Omaha assembly of Jehovah's Witnesses passed a resolution urging the Russian government to immediately free about 600 members held in camps. More than 20 attendees hailed from Lawrence. The group proposed sending representatives to Moscow to press the appeal.
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Jehovah’s Witnesses
Omaha
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