Armco Announces 111 Million Expansion of Steel Mills
Armco Steel Corp. moves up its 1955 program to 111 million dollars with 1,176,000 added tons capacity, lifting total steel capacity to 6,126,000 tons by early 1957. Projects span Middletown Ohio and several plants nationwide, funded largely from earnings with a 50 million revolving credit line.
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Armco
Armco Steel Corp
W. W. Sebald
Sebald
Middletown
Zanesville
Ohio
Butler
Ashland
Sheffield
Kansas City
Houston
Tulsa
West Virginia
Armco Drainage & Metal Products, Inc
Armco International Corp
Sebald Thig
Butler Pa
Baltimore
Afmco
Guardsmen secure strife torn town after deadly clash
In New Castle Indiana six hundred National Guardsmen moved in after a gun battle at the Perfect Circle foundry amid a CIO UAW strike. Mayor Paul McCormack declared a state of limited emergency as 5 000 demonstrators from across Indiana backed the strike and clashes erupted with 260 workers inside. Tension rose since July 25 wage dispute and the firing of 35 pickets sparked yesterday’s confrontation. Asst. Sec. of Commerce Lothair Teetor, former board chairman, faced renewed scrutiny over labor statements though he says he has no role at Perfect Circle now.
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New Castle Foundry
Struck Perfect Circle Corp
New Castle
Ind
Cio-Uaw
Perfect Circle
Paul McCormack
Indiana
Eesith Tanbe
Willi Tarine
CIO United Auto Workers
Little Foundry
Lothair Teeter
Washington
Eisenhower
Teetor
CTO
Muncie
Hagerstown
Richmond
Robert Dillon
Dillon
Uaw-Cio
Detroit
Perfect Circle says it will not close New Castle foundry
The Perfect Circle announced at a public meeting that it has no plan to permanently close the New Castle foundry. The union warned it cannot guarantee against a repeat of Wednesday’s riot if the plant reopens.
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New Castle
Ind
Perfect Circle
Strife Over Union Shop Sparks Violence at Indiana Foundries
Guardsmen moved into Hagerstown and Richmond as three plants near 1100 workers endured a bitter strike. Police and state troopers faced gunfire and fires while union and management remained deadlocked over a union shop and a layoff plan linked to normal earnings.
End of Rioting Hinted As French Morocco Faces Fallout
From the mid-Atlas to the Spanish frontier white flags signal cautious truce hopes as rebels in French Morocco edge toward quiet. Paris heats with political shakeups as Faure sacks four Gaullist critics while Rabat warns of reform promises. Refugees flood Taza as battles persist near Tizi Ouzli Boured and Aknoul.
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Rabat
French Morocco
mid-Atlas
Tizi Ouzli
Morocco
France
Paris
Edgar Faure
Pierre Koenig
Pierre Bover de Latour
Fez
Boured
Aknoul
Spanish Morocco
Abd el Krim
Taz
Riff
Faure Fires 4 Gaullist Cabinet Members in Cabinet Clash
Paris premier Edgar Faure, angered by Gaullist opposition to North Africa policy, dismissed four cabinet followers including Pierre Koenig. The resignations by Gaston Palewski Raymond Triboulet and Maurice Bayrou leave Faure facing a confidence vote on his entire government.
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Paris
Edgar Faure
Charles de Gaulle
Faullist
Social Republican Party
Edward Corniglion-Molinier
Pierre Koenig
Faure
National Assembly
North Africa
Gaston Palewski
Raymond Triboulet
Veterans Affairs
Maurice Bayrou
Ministry For Overseas Territories
Koenig
Assembly
Geneva
Arias Undergoes Routine Medical Checkup in Panama
President Ricardo Arias was admitted to a private hospital for a routine medical checkup described by his doctor as a standard procedure. The event occurred today as Panama’s leader seeks to maintain health without indicating any illness.
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Panama
Ricardo Arias
Crash Kills Bay Teen in Two-Car Collision
A two car crash on a rural intersection three miles north of Urbana Ohio yesterday killed a 15 year old passenger Thomas Birk of Rt. 1 West Liberty. Authorities reported the fatality and unit responses.
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Urbana
Ohio
Here
Thomas Birk
Rt. 1
West Liberty
Sammy Wright Faces Multijurisdictional Court Hearings
Sammy Wright, a 39 year old ex convict, appeared in municipal, common pleas and federal courts in Cincinnati yesterday. He was jailed on a 15000 dollar bond after arraignment for possession of a deadly weapon. Wright faces charges of burglary safecracking and possession of burglary tools in city court and transporting dangerous weapons across state lines with a gun silencer before U S Commissioner Graham P Hunt. Authorities allege he participated in two large safecracking jobs netting 25000 dollars from a Cincinnati department store and 359 dollars from a Dayton supermarket.
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Cincinnati
Sammy Wright
Wright
Plane Missing With 64 On Board Reported Found
United Air Lines DC4 missing with 61 passengers and 3 crew was reported overdue and later found near Elk Mountain about 180 miles from Denver. The flight originated in New York and had stops in Philadelphia Detroit Chicago and Omaha before Denver. Captain C. C. Cook first officer Ralph D. Salisbury and stewardess Patricia Shuttleworth were named by United.
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Denver
Lowry Air Force Base
United Air Lines
Elk Mountain
Salt Lake City
Oakland
San Francisco
Rock Springs
Wyo
New York
Philadelphia
Detroit
Chicago
Omaha
United
Wyoming
Wyoming Aeronautics
George Nelson
Cheyenne
Colorado
Laramie
Rawlins
UAL
C. C. Cook
Ralph D. Salisbury
Mountain View
Calif
Patricia Shuttleworth
Srumbull, Conn
Electronic Brain To Aid AF Jet Pilots
Culver City California Howard Hughes and the Air Force unveil an electronic brain for jet interceptors. The system handles navigation targeting and weapons while pilots focus on takeoff and landing. It aims to speed responses beyond human reflexes in combat and already powers an automatic marksman in current interceptors.
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Culver City
Calif
Air Force
Howard Hughes
Hughes
United States
Canada
Weather note predicts showers then cooler Friday
Scattered showers and thunderstorms expected today and tonight with a milder high in the upper 70s and a cooler low around 65. Wednesday's unofficial high reached 76 and the morning low was 70. Rainfall in Middletown totaled 0.71 inches since 8 a.m. yesterday and 0.41 inches since 5 a.m. today.
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Middletown
Nixon Camp Hits Back At Knight In California GOP row
Los Angeles reports that the Nixon camp hit back at Gov. Goodwin J. Knight who said he would seek California’s GOP convention votes if Eisenhower does not run. Rep. Carl Hinshaw and W. John Krehbiel condemned Knight for exploiting Eisenhower’s illness. They criticized Knight as a political pretender and warned against a national rift in the party.
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Los Angeles
Nixon
Goodwin J. Knight
California
Eisenhower
Carl Hinshaw
GOP House
W. John Krehbiel
Los Angeles County
Rep
Hinshaw
Knight
Republican Party
Gov. Knight
Krehbiel
Sen
Knowland
Navy To Head Space Project
The Navy will direct the technical work on a space satellite project with supporting participation from the Air Force and Army. The program aims to construct a basketball sized satellite to be launched about 300 miles into outer space. A Baltimore firm, Glenn L. Martin Co., is tied to launching gear per reports, though officials did not comment on a $20 million contract.
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Washington
Navy
Armed Services
Pentagon
Defense Department
Air Force
Army
Department
Baltimore Evening Sun
Glenn L. Martin Co
Baltimore
Eisenhower's recovery advances amid weekend checkup planned
President Eisenhower continues to improve after his heart attack with a good night’s sleep and progress reported without complications. A thorough examination by Dr. Paul Dudley White is set for the weekend at Fitzsimons Army Hospital as Sherman Adams returns to Washington for meetings.
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Eisenhower
Paul Dudley White
Denver
Fitzsimons Army Hospital
White
Boston
Sherman Adams
Adams
Washington
National Security Council
Cabinet
Maj
John Eisenhower
Ft. Belvoir
Susan
Barbara Anne
Texas
David
Please Lady Speak Plainer Fire Call Rescues Choking Girl
An excited Dayton woman telephoned the fire department saying her child is choking and to send an annihilator. Firemen using an inhalator revived the girl who had choked on a pretzel.
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Dayton
Dayton Fire Department
Damage Suit Filed in Louisville Over Jar of Pigs Feet
Katherine Legg filed a $10,000 damage suit against A and P Food Stores in Louisville alleging her little toe was broken when a jar of pigs feet fell.
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Louisville
Katherine Legg
A&p Food Stores
Hall Says Eisenhower Encouraged GOP Win Outlook
New York Republican Chairman Leonard W. Hall quoted President Eisenhower expressing confidence before his heart attack that Republicans will win the 1956 election. Hall said Eisenhower praised doubling county committeemen and campaign workers to boost turnout and told him to stay optimistic and keep smiling.
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New York
Leonard W. Hall
Eisenhower
Hall
Denver
L. Judeson Morhouse
Woman Leaves State Service For Religion
Frances F. Royce a 55 year old legislative bill drafter in Lansing resigns after 26 years to join the Sisters of Charity at Mt. St. Joseph Ohio. She plans six months as postulate and a year in novitiate before taking first vows as a nun.
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Lansing
Mich
Frances F. Royce
Order of the Sisters of Charity
Mt. St. Joseph
Ohio
Royce
Capitol
Lineman Electrocuted in High Voltage Splice
A Dayton Power and Light Co. lineman named Frank Y. Lakatos, 29, was electrocuted last night while splicing a high voltage line in nearby Kettering. Police reported the accident and identified the deceased.
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Dayton
Ohio
Dayton Power and Light Co
Kettering
Frank Y. Lakatos
Butler Says Nixon Easiest Republican to Beat in 1956
Alabama remarks by DNC Chairman Paul Butler at Jefferson Jackson Day dinner in Birmingham urge Democratic unity and back Sen. Lister Hill for renomination. Butler predicts a Democratic sweep next year, notes Nixon as the easiest GOP candidate for Democrats to beat. He cites Eisenhower illness boosting party appeals.
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Birmingham
Ala
Nixon
Paul Butler
Democratic National Committee
Butler
Lister Hill
South
E. D. Nixon
G. Mennen Williams
Michigan
Eisenhower
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