Steel shortage drags output as 1952 midyear looms
New York reports a steel shortage hurts industrial output in the final week before mid-1952, with nearly a billion dollars in steel product losses, over a quarter billion in wages, and up to a million workers idle or facing layoff. Despite this, retail sales stay strong and bank deposits rise. Freight carloadings reach a record for grain, while key industries show mixed results and consumer credit loosens.
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New York
Sula Arts
Federal Reserve Board
Yvexties
Thrurar Green
Ycen
J Appliants Seles
Associated Press
Surenus
New York Stock Exchange
Gove
Market Outlook On Steel Strike Impact And Outlook
A long analyst note predicts steel production delays from a strike or Taft Hartley action may push civilian output later into August. It foresees stock prices rising on defense demand, then leveling if talks fail, with May earnings buoyed by freight-rate gains and rails hitting new highs.
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Aremabie
Stesas
Ravel
Senet
Defense
Dow
Parents Held in Hunger Death Case in El Paso
Manuel and Maria Benavides were jailed on $2500 bond after a preliminary hearing. The two month old Joe Benavides died June 16 from extreme malnutrition per Dr. Fernandez. Welfare workers found four children ages two months to 18 months in a locked apartment, with disturbing conditions noted by Officer Harlan Smith who entered via a second story window.
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EL Paso
Manuel Benavides
Justice of the Peace
Charles Windberg
Joe Benevides
Carlos A. Fernandez
el Paso General Hospital
el Paso Child Welfare Unit
Harlan Smith
Smith
Commodity Price Index Declines In Second Week
NEW YORK Dune Wholesale commodity price index measured by the Odalen Prass index declined slightly for the second week in a row. The index stood at 183.87 versus 154.27 last weekend and 200.43 a year ago with 1926 as base. grains and cotton fell to new 1932 lows while foods livestock textiles and nonferrous metals rose.
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New York
Dune
Wholesale Prices Index Still Lower
Washington reports the government's wholesale price index continued to drop for the week ending June 24 with a four-fifth of one percent decline to 110.7 percent of the 1847-49 average. Declines occurred in livestock grains and some meats, fats oils zinc and animal feed while some fresh produce feeds hides and some textiles advanced.
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Washington
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Chicago livestock market sees mixed week with cattle and hog gains
Chicago wholesale markets show hogs up 7 to 30 cents and sows modestly higher while steers and heifers trade variable. Cattle receipts shrink, beef and lamb prices move within narrow ranges as demand fluctuates and buyers hold costs steady.
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Mhicago
Asser
Eeestor
Rene Barnes
Ant Pitts
Bhivére
Vente Meher de Uliers de Cline
Chigvey
Miay
Butenera Gonisvied
Witt Bag-Ag
Mglee
Ami Lesa
Arline
Guiard
Gobby
Rain and moisture probe spring wheat prospects in the Plains
Weather reports from Williston to Dickinson note 1.53 inches and 1.36 inches of rain in 24 hours, with moisture extending into eastern Montana. Large arrivals of red wheat expected next week amid improved prospects for spring wheat belt. prices show declines across grains and livestock markets as moisture improves and harvest windows open.
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Sds Uanremt
Plarabirl
Sears
Meltiag
Kang
Williston
North Dakota
Mingot
Bismarck
Diekenson
Montana
Milas
Glasgow
Hay Prices Rise As New Crop Demand Surges
A brief market update notes general gains in hay pricing amid expectations of a new crop. Cobbled figures show prices around 9.9 cents per unit with varied quotes, reflecting early market chatter and supply concerns from producers.
El Bekal Temple Fetes Receiving of Charter
El Bekal Temple in Long Beach celebrated receiving its permanent charter from the Imperial Council of the Ancient Arabic Order Nobles of the Mystic Shrine. Ted Perry and hundreds gathered at the Pacific Coast Club, with Perry honored for organizational work and a jewel-edged scimitar presented. The temple now has about 200 members and a growing roster of groups, including barrys, greeters, bands, and crafts, amid entertainment by Royal Rogues and local musicians.
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Long Beach
Ted) Perry
el Bekal
Pacific Coast Club
Imperial Council
Nobles
Mystic Shrine
Perry
Children's Hospital
Shrine Temple
Barna
L. B. Cal
Francis Gehtry
Rabban
Robert BR
Ruenti
Oakley K. Morton
W. Blair Gibbons
Frank
Knuckles Case Fearing Set
A youth named Ronald L. Kandl aged 20 of 6040 Lemon Ave faces arraignment July 13 in Department C Superior Court on a dangerous weapons violation for possessing brass knuckles. He was held on bail at 1000 after a preliminary hearing yesterday before Municipal Judge Wilber F. Downs. Police stopped his car Monday and found the knuckles during a vehicle inspection.
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Po- Tive
Dept. C
Superior Court
Ronald L. Kandl
Lemon Ave
Wilber F. Downs
Randt
Ford Plant to Lay Off 1200 in Long Beach Shutdown
More than 1200 Ford Motor Co employees at the Long Beach plant will be laid off at the close of work Monday due to a steel shortage. Plant manager Robert C Armour says the shutdown is part of a nationwide Ford layoff tied to the steel strike, with operations expected to resume July 7 and future furloughs depending on steel allocations and the strike.
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Ford Motor Co
Robert C. Armour
Long Beach
Ford
Armour
Focal
Ginny Simms Weds Oilman in Flamingo Penthouse
Singer Ginny Simms married oilman Bob Calhoun last night at the Hotel Flamingo penthouse in Las Vegas by Justice of the Peace James H. Down Jr. The couple, who plan a weekend stay before returning to Los Angeles, are said to be addressing age and prior marriage details. Simms has two children from a previous marriage and recently received a final divorce decree.
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Las Vegas
Nev
Ginny Simms
Bob Calhoun
Flamingo
Justice of the Peace
James H. Down Jr
Los Angeles
Calhoun
Markets at a Glance Wheat Weak Nex Lows Rains Northwest
Wheat prices slide as Nex futures hit new lows amid northwest rainfall while receipts rise. Grains broadly down as market watchers note weaker demand and modest export activity.
Ingrid Bergman Plans U S Trip This Summer
Actress Ingrid Bergman will travel to the United States with her 13 year old daughter Pia for six weeks in late July or early August. Bergman’s attorney Gregson Bautzer said she telephoned from Rome and would not confirm whether Roberto Rossellini and the other children would join. A custody agreement with ex husband Dr Peter Lindstrom allows Pia a six week visit per year. Lindstrom has court permission to take Pia to Pennsylvania where he has taken a position at a veterans hospital.
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D.J. Indus
Los Angeles
Ingrid Bergman
United States
Pia
Miss Bergman
Gregson Bautzer
Rome
Bautzer
Roberto Rossellini
Mer
Peter Lindstrom
Lindstrom
Missi Bergman
Mary Rossellini
Pennsylvania
Veterans’'Hospital
Heroes Decorated as Crowds Pay White House Tribute
Washington June 18 Two Medal of Honor heroes from Korea, Corporals Rona L Rosser and Jerry K Crump, were honored by President Truman in the White House rose garden. Rosser’s family of 29 watched as the medals were presented and he explained his re enlistment to avenge his slain brother. Crump’s relatives also attended as he recalled his brave deeds including smothering a grenade to save comrades.
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Washington
Korea
Truman
White House
Larry Holmes
7. Corp
Jerry K. Crump
Forest City
N.C
Harvey S. Crump
Crump
Rosser
Pfc
Richard Rosser
Bay Papers Boost Prices in San Francisco Area
San Francisco papers announce price increases effective July due to higher newsprint costs. Chronicle and Examiner raise daily from 7 to 10 cents and Sunday from 3 to 20 cents. Oakland Tribune mirrors change. San Francisco Call-Bulletin notes in-county pricing stays at 1 cent, outside counties rises to 10 cents. San Francisco News plans no change and keeps 7 cent price.
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San Francisco
San Francisco Bay Area
Chronicle
The
Examiner
Oakland Tribune
San Francisco News
Explosives Tests Planned at Nevada Provings Grounds
Las Vegas reports that the Atomic Energy Commission will begin high explosive tests Monday at the Nevada proving grounds. The tests resemble last fall’s exercises and will involve personnel from the Lancia Laboratory in Albuquerque and a small number of armed forces troops.
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Las Vegas
Nev
Atomic Energy Commission
Nevada Proving Grounds
AEC
Lancia Laboratory
Albuquerque
N. M
Termini Found Guilty of Evading Taxes
San Francisco report states Sam F. Termini of San Mateo, tied to a slain Kansas City gangland figure, was found guilty on four counts of income tax evasion. A federal jury deliberated about five hours and acquitted him on four additional counts.
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San Francisco
Sam F. ‘Termini
San Mateo
Kansas City
Charles Binaggio
Fire and ambulance Calls Across Town
Local fire and emergency units responded to multiple incidents including house fires on Lemon Ave and Coronada Ave, a car fire on Second St, and vehicle damage at Norte Wai. Responders also dispatched to a grass fire near Banta Fe Ave and to several street corner alarms, with 45 estimated damage from the vehicle fire.
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Ith St
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Lemon Ave
Smallune
Boyer St
A. O
Magoolia
28Th St
Second St
Park Ate
Wood County
Met
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Norte Wai
USW Signs Interim Pact With Pitt Steel
Pittsburgh June 28 The CIO United Steel Workers sign an interim pact granting a 12 cent hourly raise for 10 500 Pittsburgh Steel Co employees. The agreement includes a modified union shop, retroactive pay through April 1, and six paid holidays plus three weeks vacation after 15 years. It aims to avoid a long strike and follows Wage Stabilization Board recommendations.
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CIO
United Steel Workers of America
Pittsburgh Steel Co
Philip Murray
Steels Workers
Murray
Pittsburgh Steel
John A. Stephens
U.S. Steel
U. S. Steel
Inrstry
Murras Associates
Northwestern Steel and Wire Co
Sterling
Ill
McLouth Steel Co
Trenton
Mich
Detroit
Northwestern
Detroit Steel Corp
Kaiser Steel Co
Kaiser
WSB
Foreign Ministers End London Parley
Western foreign ministers concluded top level talks in London on unification and a peace plan for Germany with Russia. They issued a communique detailing conditions for future talks and discussed Korea and the Far East cooperation. Acheson, Eden, and Schuman also examined a British link to the UN Command in Korea under U S General Clark.
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Hig
Russia
Germany
Far East
Middle East
Europe
Dean Acheson
Anthony Eden
Robert Sehusuman
Acheson
Bertin
Schuman
Paris
Kremlin
Korea
Eden
United Nations Command
U. S
Mark J. Clark
Truman
Winston Churchill
U. N
Yalu River
North Korea
Four ROK Warships to Visit Harbor
Four Republic of Korea patrol class warships visiting the local harbor to load supplies at the Navy Supply Depot San Fedro. They arrive from San Diego accompanied by the U S Navy tug Akaki and sail from this port on Thursday under Capt. Ang Weon Lee of the Korean Navy commanding the flotilla.
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Republic of Korea
San Fedro
San Diego
Aknaki
Nent
Ang Weon Lee
Mostly Sunny Afternoons for Long Beach Weekend Forecast
The Long Beach outlook shows bright periods with morning clouds and fog at night. Forecasters expect mostly sunny afternoons with little temperature change, yesterday’s high and low ranged 57 to 74 degrees. Light variable winds shift to south to southwest at 10 to 18 mph in the afternoons.
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Long Beach
Woman Injured as Cars Collide on Comp ton Blvd
Nadia G. Gibb, 42, of 6799 California Ave, treated by a private doctor for injuries from a collision on Comp ton Blvd near Atlantic Ave last night. The cars were driven by Vanda Lee Esposito, 36, of 1156 IN Palm Ave Whittier and William R. Guider, 21, Camp Pendleton marine.
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Nadia G. Gibb
California Ave
Compton Blvd
Atlantic Ave
Vanda Lee Esposito
Palm Ave
Whittier
Miss Denmark Delighted by Big American Potatoes
In a Miss Universe pageant anecdote, Miss Denmark notes American potatoes are much larger than in Denmark. She laughs about her first steak and baked potato, while contestant Hamme Sorrenson of Copenhagen alludes to the potatoes as nine big eggs in size.
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United States
Denmark
Bigeg
Hamme Sorrenson
Copenhagen
Oil Fund Use Restriction Urged for Special Jobs
H E Ridings Jr, chairman of a city improvement subcommittee, urged that oil funds be used only for projects not obtainable otherwise and not replace regular taxes. He spoke at City Hall saying he prefers higher taxes to using oil money for public works that would be financed normally. The group reviews manager recommendations and local proposals for city-financed projects.
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H. E. Ridings Jr
Citizens Public Improvement Committee
Ridings
Burton W. Chace
Cornell
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