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Newspaper
Long Beach Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1956
Page
6
New York based Iron Age forecasts higher steel prices as costs climb. The weekly industry note warns that base prices must rise or mills will add processing and handling charges, potentially increasing costs by about a percentage per ton.
The American Telephone and Telegraph Company and the Communications Workers of America reached a new contract covering 25,000 long distance operators and plant workers in 42 states and Washington, D. C. Ratification recommendation came from Elaine T. Gleason. The pact raises weekly wages by 2.50 to 3 for operators and 3.80 to 5 for craftsmen, with starting minimums up $2 to 4 for operators and $2 to 5 for craftsmen. If ratified within 30 days, wage scales take effect retroactively.
The worst floods in 15 years have drowned 24 Indonesians in northern Sumatra and damaged homes of about 100 others. The event occurred as a chaotic bargaining session began around 10 40 a.m. Tuesday, disrupting a vacation period.
Jack Williams of Phoenix responded to a Lodz student’s letter asking if American Indians are locked up in prisons or camps. The mayor stated Indians are not confined, addressing rumors from Polish papers. The note underscores U S openness amid wartime reporting and public curiosity about minority treatment.
Winnipeg editor Fred Law reports six sticks of dynamite with fuses under his window, discovered by a constable. The incident follows a letter discussion on the status of American Indians, with mayor Williams describing tribal self-government and treatment under U S laws, including prisons and reservations.
Two homebound American turncoats, Arley Pate and Aavan Wilson, arrived in Tokyo from Hong Kong and, after a 20 minute layover, boarded a Northwest Airlines flight to Seattle. They voiced no interest in the Korean War and sought to return to their families, criticizing life in Red China.
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