Pen Ink Ready For Steel Firms To Sign Pay Hike
The CIO United Steelworkers prepared to sign a two year contract pattern giving 600000 workers a five cent per hour raise, higher pensions and expanded insurance. U S Steel led with the agreement, Bethlehem and Jones & Laughlin followed, and other firms were expected to join or memorandum the pattern. Starting rate rises to 157 cents per hour while pensions rise to 140 monthly for 30 years of service. insurance and pension costs rise about two cents per hour for workers and company alike. Prices may rise per ton though firms declined comment.
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Pittsburgh
CIO
United Steelworkers
U. S. Steel Corp
U. S. Steel
Bethlehem Steel Co
McDonald
Cushing Boy Loses Fingers in Fireworks Accident
Cushing Oklahoma July Fourth accident left Keith Moffitt fifteen with the ends of two fingers missing on his left hand and a possible lost thumb. He and two companions were driving when a lighted cherry bomb dropped inside the car at about nine p.m. Tuesday. He rushed to throw it out but could not stop the blast before surgery at a Cushing hospital.
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Cushing, Okla
Keith Moffitt
Cushing Boy
Cushing Hospital
Marx Takes A Ride In Unmarked Patrol Cars
Oklahoma City June 30 reporters ride with Trooper Joe Busby in green unit 107 across northeast Oklahoma. Seventeen arrests occur in 14 hours on U.S. 66 including a truck with no mud flaps and a no passing zone violation. Public accepts unmarked cars, but one driver complains about fairness.
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Oklahoma City
Chub” Bellatti
Claremore
Highway Department
Oklahoma
Tulsa
Unit 107
Joe Busby
Niagara Falls
Busby
U.S. 66
Bill Shackleford
Shack
Lt. Abbott
Bellatti
Court Action Sought on Park Bond Sale
Oklahoma City report states the state Planning and Resources Board seeks Supreme Court approval to issue 25 million dollars in park improvement bonds. An initial sale of 7.2 million is planned with authorization for future issuances. John Naveen & Co. of Chicago will buy the first issue.
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Oklahoma City
State Supreme Court
State Planning and Resources Board
John Naveen & Co
Chicago
Labor Secretary Tells Employees Administration Is Pro-Labor
Secretary James P. Mitchell said the Eisenhower administration is pro labor during a Labor Department pep session. He urged employees to judge the president's health and social legislation by the facts, insisting the program supports labor interests.
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Labor
Employes Administration
Pro-Labor
Washington
James P. Mitchell
Labor Department
IPA Proposes Oil Import Plan Ties to Trade
The Independent Petroleum Association of America proposes US oil imports be tied to the value of goods sold. The plan would cut imports to about 800,000 barrels daily from one million, with Western Hemisphere countries taxed at roughly 10 cents per barrel and Eastern Hemisphere nations at about $1.05. IPAA general counsel Russell B. Brown urged legislative action to address the import problem, noting current company efforts are insufficient.
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Tulsa
Okla
Independent Petroleum Association of America
United States
Washington
National Oil Trade Group
IPAA
Ruser B. Brown
Annex adds 200000 bushel storage at Waynoka Coop
Waynoka Oklahoma announces a 200000 bushel annex to the Farmers Co op elevator. The new storage will raise capacity to 300000 bushels with completion due in September. The project starts later this week and involves local agricultural support.
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Waynoka
Okla.p
Farmers Coop
Dien Bien Phu wounded to resume trip home in Hawaii
Seventy seven wounded soldiers from Dien Bien Phu will depart Honolulu after a brief halt in Hawaii. They joined a television program and native dances before boarding for Travis Air Force Base. The group includes 16 stretcher cases and 31 able walkers greeted with flower leis.
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Honolulu
Dien Bien Phu
Indo
China
Hawaii
Travis Air Force Base
Nia
United States
Hickam Field
Tokyo
Coast redwood bark up to two feet thick in California
California forests host coast redwood trees with bark measures reaching two feet thick. Experts note the ancient trees grow in foggy coastal zones and store vast amounts of carbon. Local researchers study growth patterns and wood durability.
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California
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Marx
Jerry Marx
Oklahoma Highway Patrol
United Press
We Are
Authorized Dealers and Service Agency
Briggs & Stratton Clinton Engines
Ron Stephens
Walt
Hutchins
American Motors
Hornets
WASPS
Earl McKinney
Lee Bird
Lawton, Oklahoma
GMC Hudson
IPA
Bill Smith Agency
Hall
Bea Tia
Paul Baty
Agency
C Avenue
Lawton
Willie Murray
Willie Murrey
Okliahome
Willie Maurray
Tae Laney
Gulf of Mexico
Crime Study Commission
Murray
Legislative Council
Executive Branch
Penh
Oklahome
Aed. Pol
Ades
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