Big Steel and Labor in Meeting in Pittsburgh
U S Steel negotiators and CIO United Steelworkers president David J McDonald resumed talks in Pittsburgh to seek an amicable contract. No side statements, sessions limited to a small group, union offered wage rise objections, and strike action remains possible though described as routine. Negotiations aim to extend beyond June 30 1955 with ongoing talks and standby status for other major producers.
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Pittsburgh
U. S. Steel
David J. McDonald
CIO
United Steelworkers
John A. Stephens
U.S. Steel
Royal
McDonald
McDonal
USW
Steel
Stephens
Jess
U. S
Actress Maureen O Hara Testifies in Custody Battle
Irish born actress Maureen O Hara testified behind closed doors at a deposition hearing in her custody dispute with ex husband William Price. Price seeks custody of daughter Bronwyn Bridgit Price 11, while O Hara accuses him of visiting the child while intoxicated and failing to provide support. A hearing is set for Tuesday.
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Hollywood Tc
Maureen O'Hara
William Price
Miss O'hara
Price
Wttoriey
Bronwyn Bridgit Frice
Miss O’hara
United States to Transfer Warships to Chiang Navy
Formosa based Nationalist newspaper reports the United States will shortly hand over to Chiang Kai-shek's navy two destroyers and a number of patrol boats and landing craft as aid.
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Taipei
Formosa
Tiay
United States
Chiang Kai- Shek
Miss California contenders dazzle in Santa Cruz parade
Santa Cruz hosted the opening round of California’s Miss pageant with 22 contenders, including Jeane Kelsey of San Francisco, who towered in the bathing suit procession. Final judging and crowning occur Sunday with last year’s Miss California Lee Ann Meriwether presenting the crown.
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Santa Cruz
California
San Francisco
Russia Attacked Plane Stirring Big Four Talks
The United States accused Soviet pilots of attacking a Navy Neptune near Alaska igniting a fire and wounding crew members. President Eisenhower said the act was inexplicable and unwar ranted while officials in Alaska reported two MIG type planes involved. Congress leaders urged a swift factual briefing as Big Four discussions loom.
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V. .M. Molotoy
Molotov
Eisenhower
James C. Hagerty
Whitefield
New England
Hagerty
Defense Department
Kodiak
Alaska
Navy Department
Navy
Joseph H. Atkinson
Zaris
Val
Richard H. Fischer
Pittsburgh
Russ
Merders
Fischer
Chittenden
Herbert Hoovar Dhy
Defense Wilson
Robert Anderson
Arthur Redford
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Haggerty
Dunes
San Francisco
Melatov
Congress
Russell D.gai
Senate Armed Services Committee
Lansfield
Wne
Russia
Sen. Purtell
R-Conn
Sen. Morse
D-Ore
Foreign Relations Committee
Mansfield
Morse
U.S
Western Pacific
U. S
Bering Strait
America
Sen. Jackson
D-Wash
Brown Raps Verdicts That Shield Thugs
California Attorney General Edmuto G. Brown warned 30 top law officers that recent court rulings shield criminals from police. He cited the state Supreme Court ruling banning illegally obtained evidence as contributing to rising crime and urged drafting bills to protect arresting officers and search rights in autos and homes.
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SAN Prancisco
GFI
California
Edmutso G. Brown
Brown
Los Angeles
Ernest Roll
San Francisco
Thomas C,rch
Rupp Loses Bid to Avoid Execution in 1952 Murder
Federal Judge Edward Murphy denied William Francis Rupp Jr. a writ of habeas corpus and vacated a stay of execution. Rupp, convicted of rape and murder of a 15 year old baby sitter in Orange County, faces imminent execution by gas chamber after a June 17 date was vacated and a new date set within 60 to 90 days. His attorney argued the trial was unfair on two grounds.
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San Francisco
N.2
William Francis Rupp Jr
Edward 2
Murphy
Rupp
San Quentin
Gas Claina
New Zealand Mount Masherbrum Attempt Fails
A New Zealand expedition to conquer Mount Masherbrum in the Himalayas failed due to bad weather. Telegram from expedition leader Stanley Cowen states the team is returning to base camp.
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Lahore
Pakistan
New Zealand
Mount Masherbrum
Stanley Cowen
Russ-Held Yanks Beg for Freedom Across Front Page
The article lists several U S soldiers reported missing or AWOL, including Sparks and Willis M Freeman of Seattle. It also mentions kidnapped or seized Americans in Soviet camps such as Wallace of New York, Sheridan, and others tied to Camp Vladimir and Vorkuta with unclear fates and dates.
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Arison Corps
Sparks
Willis M. Freeman
Seattle
Wash
Bezin
Freeman
William C. Wallace
New York
Camp Y Vladimir
Wallace
Legation
Bucharest
John J. Sheridan
Germany
Vorkuta
Jack Miller
Waechter
Camp Vladimir
W. Freeman
Sonngetlent
George O. Dick
Berl
Stefan Jadost
Latvia
Bob Jamis
Cunish
Boston
Camp Poima
West Coast Students Sweep National Speech Tournament
Four West Coast high school students won at the National Speech Tournament. James Honig of John Marshall High School captured first in boys extemp, Shirley Shubin of Los Angeles High won for dramatic interpretation, with Gene Outka of Hoove High School San Diego in original oration and Sandy Arroyo of Lick High School San Jose in radio announcing.
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San
California
James Honig
John Marshall High School
Shirley Shubin
Los Angeles High School
West Coast
Gene Outka
Hoove
San Diego
Sandy Arroyo
Lick High School
San Jose
Actress Files Divorce in Los Angeles
Actress Margie Hact 35 filed a divorce suit Friday against former press agent Seaman Black Jacobs 41 now a writer. She accuses cruelty. They wed July 4 1942 in Belton Missouri and separated Sunday. They have a son Thomas 19 months.
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Los Angeles
Margie Hact
Seaman Black Jacobs
Belton
Thomas
U.N. Awaits Declaration for Peace
U.N. debates a peacemaking declaration as Western diplomats doubt a Soviet propaganda aim. Dulles heads to Washington by plane while Molotov travels to New York for Geneva talks next month. Truman signs off on future talks with Bulganin Eden and Faure, urging greater understanding. India’s Menon calls for East and West to unite for lasting peace and broad UN expansion.
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Dulles
Washington
Molotov
New York
Geneva
Harry S. Truman
Eisenhower
Nikolai Bulganin
Anthony Eden
Edgar ‘Faure
Truman
San Francisco
Opera House
U. N
Deg Hammarskjoid
Barking Dog Helps Rescue of Lost Boys
Two Redondo Beach boys, Dean 7 and Jimmy 5, wandered seven hours in the Stanislaus River canyon before a barking dog led rescuers to them near Carpinteria along Ebbetts Pass Highway. They were hungry and thirsty but unharmed. their father, a Southern California Edison troubleshooter, said they had never left the city before.
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Redondo Beach
Blagin Lumber Co
Carp ‘Connell
Ebbetts 'Pass
Southern California Edison Co
Italy eyes four party center government with Segni lead
Rome reports Italy moving toward a four party center government likely led by Antonio Segni, a former agriculture minister and land reform author. President Gronchi weighs options after Scelba resignation amid left and right factional tensions. Monarchists hint at a center party deal, while party leaders warn any reform would be unprecedented.
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Romepi
Italy
Antonio Segni
Ialy
Christian Democrat Party
Giovanni Granati
Surilis
Eabines
Maria Scelba
Scelba
Christian Demp
Gronchi
Rome
Alfred Covelli
Knight Signs Bill Allowing County Sales Tax Levy
California’s 58 counties gain power to impose a 1 cent sales tax after April 1 1956 under Assemblyman Clark Bradley’s measure signed by Governor Knight. Uniformity across counties is sought, revenue to local levels, but city county sharing rules remain unsettled. Proponents cite reduced property taxes and simpler collections, while critics warn of higher consumer costs.
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Sacramento
California
Clark Bradley
R.-San Jose
Gev Knight
Bradley
State Board of Equalivariow
We'll Find Room for 15th Child in Walsh Family
In Brooklyn, a father of 14 speaks of room in their seven room apartment as Mildred Walsh, 40, gives birth to Maureen, weighing 10 pounds 6 ounces. Walsh, an $85 weekly welder, and his wife await the arrival while caring for ages 3 to 21. He quips move over as the new girl joins a crowded brood.
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Dad
Walsh
Maureen
Worl
Mildred
Long Island College Hospital
Welsh
Desert Heat Traps Four in Mojave. One Dies
A desert hike in 120 degree Mojave heat traps four men after their Jeep breaks down. Honey swindle sparks a rescue. two companions are dehydrated while one man perishes. Calvert Wilson, 45, vanished on foot for aid. Lyle W. Rovers and Chester R. Bunkyo were rescued, Thompson remained with the Jeep until help arrived.
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Needles
Calif
Mojave
Thompson
Frankfurt
Germany
UPI
Joshuapuy Easy
Young
Losto Freda
Angeles
Colorado River
Did Infantry Division
Pvt
George Bulkesley
Smog Group Seeks Removal Of County Smog Chief Larson
The Citizens' Smog Action Committee asked for the ouster of Gordon Larson, Los Angeles County smog chief, accusing him of failing to maintain public confidence and vacillating on envy abatement policies. The panel urged oil refineries not installing approved smog abatement gear be closed during the final six months of the year.
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Pasadena
UFI
Gordon Larson
Los Angeles County
Citizens’ Smog Action Committee
Larson
VFW Resolution Seeks Indian Lands Accounting at Convention
California Veterans of Foreign Wars consider a resolution from Desert Edge Post al Banning calling for full general accounting of Indian lands money and agreements based on original treaties. The measure was to be discussed by the convention’s resolutions committee at the 35th annual gathering in Sacramento.
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Sacramento
California
Daughter of Eisenhower Aide Weds Rockefeller Kin
In New York, Ann Glee Rockefeller daughter of Nelson A Rockefeller of Tarrytown N Y married Rev Robert Hugheslin Pierson son of Donald M Pierson of Eagle W V The bride is a Wellesley College senior class of 1956 and granddaughter of John D Rockefeller Jr Her father is an assistant to President Eisenhower and she is a member of the Rockefeller family
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New York
VPI
Ann Glee Rockefeller
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Tarrytown
N.Y
Robert
Leaflet Drop Report From Formosa Border Area
Nationalist Air Force says a plane dropped over 2 million leaflets on Fujian coastal areas opposite Formosa before dawn. The aircraft returned safely to base, according to Air Force headquarters.
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Chiang
Taipei
Formosa
Fukian
Air Force
Als Wase
Press-Melearam Published Daily Excerpt
A damaged OCR fragment from a Long Beach newspaper describes a daily publication with delivery details and an 1884 post office filing. Names and places are garbled but suggest an era notice or publication record.
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Press
Melearam
Pine Avenus
Long Beach
Hina Awdi Burra
Gupewation
Thayal Sue Cartier
Melier Moret
Lone Bearks
Dunfargiv
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