Steelworkers Return to Work Amid Protests at Jones & Laughlin
In Pittsburgh 5500 USW members at Jones & Laughlin plant voted to resume work with protest over uneven wage gains. The deal grants 12 percent to lowest paid with smaller steps up to 25 cents for top classifications, averaging 16.44 cents weekly boost since March 1, amid a companion iron ore workers strike and government allowed price increases.
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Pittsburgh
Big Steel
United Steelworkers of America
CS. QO
Jones & Laughlin
James’ McLaughlin
Philip Murray
White House
Britain names deputy to Clark in United Nations role
Britain names Maj Gen Stephen Shopsmith head of British military mission in Washington as deputy to UN supreme Korean commander Gen Mark Clark. Defence minister Earl Alexander announced in the House of Lords that the 51 year old will become deputy chief of staff to the UN. The appointment follows a political storm over a US raid on hydro electric plants in North Korea and an administrative slip in informing Britain.
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London
Reuters
Britain
Stephen Shopsmith
Washington
Mark Clark
United Nations
Earl “Alexander
House of Lords
Shopsmith
U.N
United States
Korea
Dean’ Acheson
Bitain
Horseback wedding links Iona Deacons to Elmer Pyke in Syracuse
In Syracuse on a Saturday the bride Iona Deacons aged 18 and groom Elmer Pyke aged 27 were married atop horses. Their two attendants and the minister rode mounts as confetti hit the bride’s horse which bolted briefly before control was regained.
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Syracuse
N.Y
Iona Deacons
Elmer Pyke
Neighbor’s Gossip Sparks Tongue Burned Tale
A brief humor item notes a neighbor accused of gossiping returning from vacation with a tongue burned remark. The quip frames the neighbor’s talk as a social jab, preserving a light, period-tinged tone.
Britain Refuses to Recognize New King of Sudan
London rejects Egypt’s infant king Ahmed Fuad as ruler of Sudan amid Cairo’s abdication crisis. Eden says Britain seeks stable, orderly administration and refuses to intervene in Egypt while Sudan’s status awaits a ballot. Cairo warns against foreign interference as Farouk abdicates.
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London
Eden
House of Commons
Britain
Egypt
Ahmed Fuad
Sudan
Farouk
Ralph Stevenson
Cairo
Farouk I
Aly Maher Pasha
Canal
Army
Mohammed Naguib Bey
Aly. Maher Pasha
Alexandria
Italy
Mahroussa
Faud
Narrishan
Recount Ends In Vancouver Burrard Riding Result
A recount in the Vancouver Burrard riding confirmed Social Credit candidate Bert Price defeated CCF foe Grant MacNeil by 246 votes after the June 12 British Columbia general election. The CCF petitioned the recount, which the judge limited to Burrard. Similkameen Spanish and Vancouver Point Grey recounts were pending final results.
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Vancouver
Vancouver-Burrard
Social Credit
Bert Price
Grant MacNeil
CCF
British Columbia
Burrard
J. A. McGeer
Vancouver-Point Grey
Anglo-Iranian Experts Set for Calgary Oil Probe
A team from Anglo-Iranian Oil Company sails on the Queen Elizabeth to Canada with a roving commission to explore Alberta fields. Led by Peter Cox the party includes John W. Jackson and John Watson, operating from Calgary. Possible ties to past talks and the Hague ruling spark market talk.
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London’ CP
Anglo- Iranian Oil Company
Canada
Alberta
London
Peter Cox
Iran
John’ W. Jackson
Agha Jari
Abadan
John Watson
Calgary
International Court of Justice
Hague
London Daily Express
William Fraser
Four Die In Alberta Weekend Mishaps
Four people died in Alberta over the weekend in separate incidents. Henry Mareau of Calado was killed at the Texaco Dixonville A-2 well near Peace River. Hugh Thompson, 16, of Rocky Mountain House, drowned in the Smoky River while part of a geophysical search party. Ernest Rempel, 34, of Calgary, died after a 15 foot stair fall in an apartment building. Arthur T. Davis of Drumheller, an elderly rancher, was struck by a railroad engine while crossing a bridge. an inquest was ordered.
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Edmonton
Alberta
Henry
Mareau
Texaco
Dixonville
Peace River
R.C.M. E
Thompson
Jasper
Rempel
Wymark
Sask
Calgary
Davis
Third Polio Death in Alberta as Cases Reach Fifty One
Alberta reports its third polio death of 1952. A Vermilion district resident died en route to Edmonton hospital as three others were hospitalized, lifting the total cases to 51 with 10 new in the last ten days. Calgary and Lethbridge each saw fatalities. Saskatchewan and Manitoba also report four polio deaths each.
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Edmonton
Alberta
Provincial Health Department
Vermilion
Crude oil production in Alberta rises in week to July 21
Alberta weekly crude output climbs to an average of 205 933 barrels per day, up from 200 231 the prior week. Redwater leads with 93 560 bpd, Leduc falls to 57 700 bpd, 3 206 wells producing or capable, up 21 from week before. Record 217 513 bpd set week of June 16.
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Calgary
Alberta
Petroleum Natural Gas Conservation Board
Redwater
Leduc
Weather Then Stable Across Alberta Saskatchewan And Peace River
A spell of settled weather is established over Alberta and western Saskatchewan. Isolated showers remain in the Peace River district this afternoon. Skies clear today and Tuesday with temperatures near normal 75 to 80 in all regions. Winds south 15 today, northwest 15 Tuesday. Low tonight and high tomorrow 50 and 80.
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Al‘berta
Saskatchewan
Peace River
Eva Peron Honored By Nation In Mourning
Thousands attend ceremonies as Eva Peron dies after long illness. Hospital and government leaders order five minutes of silence at burial time and 30 days of official mourning. Her influence within the Peronista party and the Confederation remains pivotal as crowds flood the halls of the labor ministry and plan a national monument or Social Foundation site for her final resting place.
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BUENOS _ AIRES
Argentin
Peron
Labor Ministry
Monum
Gian Senta
Confederation
Adio
Ministry of. Information
Argg
Jets Trail Flying Saucers Sightings Near Washington
Radar detected unidentified objects near Washington National and Andrews Air Force Base for six hours Saturday night into yesterday. Jets attempted interception but did not contact any objects as four to twelve lights appeared briefly before vanishing. Air Force officials will add the sightings to the saucer report list amid rising incidents since 1947.
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Washington
Washington National, Airport
Andrews Air Force Base
U.S. Air Force
Air Force
Italy reports hydrogen bomb explosion scope disputed
Rome reports via Giornale D Italia that Italian scientist Ubaldo Loschi allegedly detonated Italy s first hydrogen bomb near a central artillery station. The paper claims a red flame and green crown accompanied the blast watched by about 30 observers, while Pacciardi denied claims of an actual nuclear test.
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Rome
Reuters
Randolfo Pacciardi
Italy
Giornale D'Italia
Ubaldo Loschi
Enrico Fermi
Iron Curtain
Leschi
Giornale
Espanitental
Loschi
Cornered suspect fatally shoots sweetheart then commits suicide
Vancouver police report a 23 year old burglary suspect named Frank Steele shot his girlfriend Betty Webber in a bathroom after forcing her into a car with another man, then killed himself with a .32 caliber pistol as officers closed in. Earlier he shot Betty’s father Harry Webber in the leg. Neighbors say the couple was against her father's wishes and facing a burglary trial today. Police found the two bodies in the bathroom after a city-wide pursuit and apartment stakeout.
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Vancouver
Frank Steele
Betty Webber
Steele
Stéel
Harry Webber
Webber
West Sixth Avenue
Alberta highway strike disrupts long project delays
The Alberta highways minister warns a week long strike ties construction as truckers meet with Jack Taylor. He says haulage rates in contracts are minimums, not maximums, and contractor trucker disputes affect the season to build roads. Trade talks aim to end the impasse.
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Iice
Jack Taylor
Alberta
Highways
Taylor
Department ‘of Highways
Calgary
The
Association
Evel
Floating Mine Threat Prompted Dover Channel Watch
Reuters reports Dover Strait traffic over the weekend faced heightened risk as ships, including the Canterbury, Boulogne, and nearby steamers, reported a floating mine in the channel prompting cautious lookouts and warnings to pass carefully through the Strait of Dover.
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Dover
England
Reuters
Strait
Canterbury
Boulogne
Luke Sewell Quits as Cincinnati Reds Manager
Luke Sewell resigned today as manager of the Cincinnati Reds after serving since October 23, 1949. He refused to continue until a successor could be named.
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Luke Sewell
Cincinnati
Luke. Sewell
Cincinnati Reds
Sewel
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