Steel gains reach new highs in a steady market
New York stock traders showed little reaction to strong steel earnings despite record profits across 34 iron and steel companies. U.S. Steel led with a 90 percent rise, while Bethlehem Republic and Allegheny Ludlum posted double and triple digit gains as order backlogs and near capacity output supported prices, contrasting broader industry trends.
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Wall Street
Iron and Steel
U. S. Steel
Bethlehem
Republic
Allegheny
Solon Defies Oklahoma City Gag Order
Oklahoma State Rep. Robert O. Cunningham, city legislator, challenges the Legislative Council Executive Committee saying it is not big enough to gag him. He denounces closed doors and vows to expose wasteful spending, urging open inquiry into state departments from governor’s office to janitorial services.
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Oklahoma
Phelps Dodge and Union Reach Poststrike Pact
Phelps Dodge Corp and the International Union of Mine Mill and Smelter Workers reached a new contract ending a monthlong strike that idled about 35 000 workers at Phelps Dodge Kennecott Copper and International Smelting. The accord raises wages to 14 04 to 20 44 a day and expands health and welfare benefits to July 1 1956 with ratification pending by local units.
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Phelps Dodge
Bisbee
Douglas
Morenci
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el Paso
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Mrs. Huffer Resigns City Clerk Office Post
Mrs. Louis Huffer, assistant in the city clerk’s office, resigns due to a family death necessitating a move to Texas. City Clerk R. M. Dodson says no immediate replacement, hopes to name a candidate within a week. Dodson praises her work and notes her father died recently in Collin County, Texas.
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Texas
R. M. Dodson
Dodson
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Enrollment surge expected at Northwestern State College
Higher enrollment at Northwest ern State College at Alva rose 100 percent in two years and officials say the fall term should bring even more students. Dormitory reservations already show strong demand and enrollment data point to a larger student body.
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Alva
Okla
Northwestern State College
Lookabaugh to Speak at Pauls Valley Kids Safe Day
State safety commissioner Jim Lookabaugh will be guest speaker at Pauls Valley Oklahoma's third annual kids safe day on August 24. The event includes a safety parade and a free movie, with arrangements by the chamber of commerce and highway patrol.
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Okla
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Peron Rebuffs Radical Call for Truce in Argentina
Buenos Aires editorialized that President Juan Peron’s government must retain sweeping police and court powers gained after suspending constitutional guarantees four years ago. Democracia rejected Arturo Frondizi’s call to end the internal war and restore normal civil rights.
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Argentina
Juan Peron
Voice
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Peron
Arturo Frondizi
Farmhand Dies Cleaning Well Near Skiatook
Milton Monroe Stone, 37, died during routine cleaning of a well on a farm six miles northeast of Skiatook Oklahoma. Police and firemen recovered his body after fellow workers received no answer. A second man lowered into the shaft surfaced claiming difficulty breathing.
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Skiatook
Okla
Milton Monroe Stone
Here
Chattanooga Couple Attends Tipton Funeral For Relative
Mr and Mrs Howard Taylor attended the funeral of her father Thomas H Grimes at Tipton. Other Chattanooga residents at tending the funeral were Rev O L Jones Messrs and Misdames E G Goff Raymond Carson Ed Meece Othel Patton and Mes dames O V Goeringer Bill Oliver and Ed Mefford.
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Tipton
Howard Taylor
Thomas H. Grimes
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O. L. Jones
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Misdames
E. G. Goff
Raymond Carson
Ed Meece
Othel Patton
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Bill Oliver
Ed Mefford
Try Oatmeal as Thickener for Soups
A simple kitchen tip suggests using oatmeal to thicken soups. It adds body and a subtle, hearty flavor. Start with a small amount and whisk in gradually to reach desired consistency.
Asians Fear US Move Toward Recognizing Red China
In Tokyo and across Asia, anti-Communist allies urge Washington to halt talks with Peiping. Officials fear U S recognition or UN admission of Communist China. Nationalists and South Koreans warn of step by step concessions. Filipino leader questions principle of compromise versus right and wrong. Overseas Chinese in Asia could face consequences if recognition occurs.
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Potatoes Remain Maine's Chief Crop in Aroostook County
Maine's Aroostook County continues to rely on potatoes as the principal crop even as farmers expand into diverse agricultural products. The region maintains its farming heritage while embracing new crops to diversify income and markets.
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Maine
Aroostook County
Two Oklahoma men drown in separate incidents
Two Oklahomans died in drowning incidents reported by United Press. Charles Kenneth Smith, 24, of Okmulgee, drowned crossing a Verdigris River hole near Talala, and Cecil Sheppard, 56, Henryetta, construction foreman, was found in eight feet of water on Coal Creek near Henryetta. County Attorney Ed Boatman ruled the deaths accidental. Sheppard was last seen leaving a taxi around midnight.
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Cecil Sheppard
Henryetta
Charles Kenneth Smith
Okmulgee
Smith
Verdigris
Talala
Sheppard
Coal Creek
Ed Boatman
Boatman
Okmulgee County
Dan Sheppard
Farm family income study shows low earners share
A historical look reveals one quarter of U S farm families report cash income below $1,000 annually, highlighting widespread poverty among agricultural households.
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