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Newspaper
Long Beach Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Sep 05, 1956
Page
7
The Iron Age reports a severe steel shortage as post Labor Day demand rises, prompting calls for government allocations for defense supporting industries. Washington weighs modified controls, but likely opponents fear a broader impact. Steel pinch threatens all products, with mills flooded by orders as awareness grows.
San Francisco report on the International Association of Machinists convention where IAM president Al J. Hayes warned that total war remains a stronger possibility than peace. He spoke to about 1,500 delegates, forecasting an unknown climax driven by international tension. Meany, Mitchel, Gregg, and Stevenson were slated to address the gathering.
A mine in Duchesne County Utah suffered a burst underground blast that started a fire but left about 25 workers unharmed as they had already left for the day. Mine Superintendent Robert Ferron said the Parrett gilsonite mine would be a total loss. The nine miles south of Myton was owned by Standard Gilsonite Co. A veterinarian nearby heard muffled detonations as crews placed barricades around the site. An explosion at Bonanza Utah in November 1953 killed eight men.
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