Steel Firms To Begin Shutdown Next Wednesday
United States Steel Corp said mills would start shutting down next Wednesday unless a contract deadlock is broken with the Steelworkers Union. A 650,000 worker strike loom, with other companies expected to follow Big Steel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
United States Steel Corp
Steelworkers Union
Steel Mills
Big Steel
United Steelworkers Union
Gary
Ind
Bethlehem
Armco
Youngstown Sheet and Tube
U. S. Steel
John A. Stephens
Wilson Under Fire For Slur On Congress
Senate Democrats and a Republican ally assailed Defense Secretary Wilson for calling air power funding efforts phony. They branded his remarks as an unwarranted slur and questioned his accuracy against sworn testimony by Air Force leaders. The debate centers on a proposed 35 billion military appropriation with calls for larger Air Force funding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate Democrats
Defense
Charles E. Wilson
Wilson
U.S
Stuart Symington
D-Mo
Air Force
Air Power
Styles Bridges
N.H
Senate
GOP
Bridges
Jury Finds Four Guilty On Phone Strike Charges
A federal jury in Jackson Mississippi convicted four men for conspiring to destroy government controlled telephone equipment during a last year telephone strike. Michael Falcone Charles Perry James Shelby and Louis Abbate face sentencing July 3 with a maximum three years in prison and a $1000 fine. Defense plans appeals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackson, Miss
Federal District Court
Michael Falcone
Chicago
Charles Perry
Jackson
Communications Workers of America
James Shelby
Silver Spring
CWA
Mississippi
Louis Abbate
Ben Dawkins
Monroe
Mississippi Bar Assa
Insure Your Future Protect Our Forest
Classified brief urges readers to consider forest protection as part of long term planning. Public notice style language emphasizes stewardship and civic responsibility for natural resources.
Revenue Dispute Spurs Call to Summon PAR Officers
Louisiana lawmakers debate PAR revenue estimates that diverge from state figures. Representative Donaldson says he may seek subpoenas to bring Public Affairs Research Council officials before the House to clarify the conflicting numbers. PAR argues higher tax sources could yield 65 million more than the governor’s 487 million budget, while Budget Director Rester and Treasurer Tugwell dispute the report.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baton Rouge
House
Public Affairs Research Council
H. E. Donaldson
Allen Parish
Independent Research Agency
Earl K. Long
Harvey Rester
A. P. Tugwell
Samuel Cashio
Delegates Named By Republicans of Fifth District
Nineteen delegates to the state and national Republican conventions were named at a Fifth District meeting in Monroe. The apportionment relied on the 1952 general election GOP vote across parishes, with a three member nominating committee appointed. The slate includes John L. Black, Charles Yancey, Clifton R. Proctor, James H. Martin Jr., W. H. Erickson, James W. Love, and others from multiple parishes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monroe
N. Byrant James
State Central Committee
Farmerville
John S. Fox
Republican Committee
Elmer Slagle
Dean McCormic
Radio Signals From Venus Reported By Ohio State Expert
Dr. John D. Kraus director of the Ohio State University radio observatory said new radio signals likely originate on Venus. He noted the signals resemble radio telegraphy and suggest a complex phenomenon similar to terrestrial stations.
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Columbus
Venus
Ohio State University
John D. Kraus
Radio Observatory
Kraus
Earth
Resignations Battling Reform Era Prison Chief
In Baton Rouge associate warden W H Maynard resigns for personal reasons effective June 30 after joining Angola state pen in 1953 during Gov Kennon reform push. Marilyn Monroe and Arthur Miller plan July wedding in New York as rumors of Conn site denied. Taylor murder trial in Columbia ends in mistrial with deadlocked jury. Shepilov Nasser vow expanded ties in Cairo communique. A 19 month old girl dies from burns in Branch Louisiana as family washing incident ends fatally.
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Baton Rouge
Maurice Sigler
W. H. Maynard
Maynard
Angola
Robert Kennon
New York
Marilyn Monroe
Arthur Miller
Lab
Miller
Roxbury
Conn
Columbia, Miss
Millard Taylor
Taylor
Lafayette
Hazel Ruth Robinson
Branch
Hazel Ruth
Louisiana Petitions Supreme Court To Dismiss Federal Suit
Louisiana asks the Supreme Court to dismiss a federal case over ownership of Gulf of Mexico submerged lands. Attorney General Jack P. F. Gremillion argues the court has no jurisdiction to hear an original suit between the United States and a state and that foreign policy is executive and legislative, not judicial, business.
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Washington
Louisiana
Supreme Court
United States
High Tribunal
Gulf of Mexico
High Court
Jack P. F. Gremillion
Gremillion
Attorney General
Long Signs Two Segregation Bills In Louisiana
Gov. Earl Long signed two segregation bills amid a 12 item package. The measures require segregated intrastate travel waiting rooms and merge nonsegregated interstate rooms with colored rooms, and repeal compulsory school attendance for court ordered integrated schools.
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Long
Baton Rouge
Earl Long
Garrett
John Garrett
Claiborne Parish
Segregation Committee
Senate
U.S. Supreme Court
Warm Weather to Persist in Monroe and Arkansas
Forecast calls for clear to partly cloudy skies in Monroe today and Sunday with possible afternoon and evening thundershowers. Arkansas shares a similar outlook. Friday's high reached 94 degrees with a low of 73 at Selman Field observed by CAA weather personnel.
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Monroe
Arkansas
CAA
Selman Field
Louisiana House OKs 100000 Mystery Fund for Governor
The Louisiana House approved a 100000 mystery fund within the 347 million general appropriations bill. Critics warned it could finance a probe into the Kennon administration, while supporters said it funds special studies and retirement system disparities. The fund, to the attorney general with house approval, drew opposition from Rep. J. Marshall Brown who called it a blank check.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baton Rouge
Louisiana House
Earl Long
Robert Kennon
Alexandria
Kennon
Dick Leche
Long
Richard Leche
Louisiana
Carlos Spaht
Fred Preaus
Samuel Cashie
Wellborn Jack
J. Marshall Brown
Brown
House
Jack
Attorney General’s Office
Capital Military Officers To Wear Civilian Clothes
Defense Secretary Charles E Wilson announced that all Washington area military officers must wear civilian clothes on duty after July 1. He said returning to the prewar arrangement avoids a visible military presence at government seats.
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Quantico
Defense
Charles E. Wilson
Washington
Wilson
Military Manpower Cut Studied By U S Defense Chiefs
Defense Secretary Charles E. Wilson said he is considering a manpower reduction next year and believes the Army could drop to maintain 19 divisions. He also signaled no Air Force strength increase beyond 975,000, while Air Force officials urged Congress for more. Wilson spoke at the Quantico conference, noting decisions must come by next fall as the 1958 budget nears.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Quantico
Defense
Charles E. Wilson
Wilson
Air Force
Emmett O'Donnel Jr
Congress
Quantico Marine Base
Defense Department
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Russia
WU. S
Lears Plan Private Flight To Moscow From Berlin
William P. Lear and his wife Maya receive Russian permission to fly their private plane to Moscow amid a brake issue delaying the launch. They intend to cross the Iron Curtain to attend the Moscow air show, marking a historic first for a private American couple.
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Berlin
William P. Lear
Moscow
Lear
U. S
Maya
Olie Olsen
Oltime
Iron Curtain
West Berlin
Tempelhof
Schoenfeld
East Berlin
World crossword contest closes with no winners
Judges sorted thousands of entries from district contestants. The $800 jackpot ends and a $625 prize begins with the next puzzle in the World. Explanations note BUSES as a strong answer for clue eight and NOBODY and KEEN featuring in the discussion of risky choices.
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Bonanza
Bill
Long's Forces Defeat Efforts To Okay Funds
The Louisiana House passed a 347 million general spending bill 70 to 0 and sent it to the Senate while rejecting a 16 million amendment to raise taxes for teacher pay raises. Rep. John Garrett urged the tax hike as PAR and J. Emmett Williams questioned administration figures. A recessed session heard fiscal experts as budget chief J. Harvey Bester and others debated figures. Long dismissed Garrett's amendment as hot air and buck passing amid segregation politics.
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Baton Rouge
House
Senate
Earl K. Long
Long
John Garrett
Claiborne Parish
Public Affairs Research Council
J. Emmett Williams
PAR
Carrott
J. Harvey Bester
Garrett
Buck
Radioactive Rain Hits Australian Mining Village
In Kuridala Queensland a mining prospector reports radioactive rain detected after a British atomic test. Geiger counter readings reached 2000 clicks per minute with grass nearby showing 300 per minute but not at danger levels. A Japanese station logged 19000 per minute in Honshu rain.
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Brisbane
Australia
Kuridala
Montebello Islands
Britain
Jack Tunney
Queensland
Cloncurry
Tunney
Honshu
United States
Bikini
Queensland University
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Alfred Wilson
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Cairo
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Shepilov
Syria
Middle East
Tidelands
Brother Garrett
Mystery Fund
Pineville
Kremlin
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