Steel price hike stirs debate amid wage and profit talks
The article tracks reactions to a steel price increase across industry and unions. Inland Steel supports higher prices to cover costs while Senator O Mahoney warns against price hikes harming the economy. Union locals push for wage gains as negotiations loom with a presidential board weighing efficiency gains and consumer impact.
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Big Steel
J. L. Block
Inland Steel Corporation
Inland
Detroit
American Iron and Steel Institute
Pittsburgh
Steel Industry
Murray
C. I. O. United Steelworkers
Lower Cambria
Johnstown
Bethlehem Steel Corporation
Tial
Cotton Acreage Quotas Approved in Deep South States
Louisiana and Mississippi farmers voted decisively for 1950 marketing quotas with planting allotments. Louisiana reports 93.7 percent approval from 56 parishes, while Mississippi shows about 94 percent in 80 of 82 counties. Quotas cap excess production and maintain price supports.
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House
Congress
New Orleans
Louisiana
Mississippi
Department of Agriculture
Local Docket Recaps Multiple Drunk Driving and Related Charges
ENOCH WEBB reports a tire theft case and several drunk driving charges including Alvin F. Andrews of Monroe and Mart W. Sullivan of Monroe. Additional cases set for Jan 13 include Henry Ferlicca of West Monroe charged with drunk driving, Reggie Cruse for cruelty to juvenile, and Ernest Smith for drunk driving and reckless driving.
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C. J. Laird
Winnsboro
Alvin F. Andrews
South Second Street
Monroe
Mart W. Sullivan
South First Street
Henry A. Ferlicca
Mill Street
West Monroe
Reggie Marion Cruse
Ernest V. Smith
Graceful gown pattern with embroidery transfer
Marian Martin pattern 9211 offers sizes 34 to 50 with options for cape three-quarter or long sleeves. Size 36 requires 3 5/8 yards of 39 inch fabric. Includes illustrated Sew Chart and transfer for embroidery. Send 25 cents to Monroe News-Star Pattern Dept New York plus 15 cents for the Pattern Book.
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Marian Martin
Monroe News-Star
Pattern Dept
West 18Th St
New York
N. Y
Excuse tax relief faces split among Ways and Means
Representative Lynch of New York urged steep cuts in excise taxes or repeal while favoring spending reductions to balance the budget. Chairman Doughton of North Carolina proposed a middle course combining spending cuts with selective tax boosts and targeted tax cuts, notably among war excises on transport and communications. House Republicans push for lower excise taxes.
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Ways and Means Committee
Representative Lynch
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President Truman
Key West
Doughton
D-N. C
Coughton
Honeymoon Couple Killed in Auto Train Crash Near New Orleans
Gerald Vincent 22 of Harvey Louisiana and his bride Mrs Ravenel Decoteau Vincent 23 of Norco were killed when their car crashed at a grade crossing as a Louisiana and Arkansas train bound for New Orleans passed nearby. The couple married November 26 at Destrehan and honeymooned in Detroit and Niagara Falls.
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New Orleans
Niagara Falls
N. Y
Gerald Vincent
Harvey, la
Decoteau
Norco
Destrehan
Detroit
Vincent
Texas farmers back 1950 cotton marketing quotas vote
Texas farmers joined other cotton states in endorsing government marketing controls to curb surpluses. The Dec 16 statewide vote yielded 90 745 in favor and 14 861 against from 105 606 ballots, about 85.9 percent approving the national program setting quotas about 23 percent below 1949.
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Dallas
Texas
Waco
Bosque
Hamilton
Christmas Aid Appeal From Large Family in Need
A letter from a seven member family asks for help for Christmas. The father, with heart trouble, has not worked for two years and the family needs clothing, school items, and a few gifts for the children. The note also mentions Sinkiang province in western China being nearly three times Texas in size.
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Sinkiang Province
China
Texas
Scout Girl Rescued After Four Days Lost in Forest
A Girl Scout strayed Sunday from her group in Cowlitz County and walked several miles toward a road before numbers of rescuers found her. She crossed streams, sheltered in a cabin, and survived four days without food. She was carried by her rescuer part of the way and reunited with her mother at the hospital. The girl credited her scout training for the safe outcome as doctors described her as fatigued but in good condition.
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Smith
William Aberle
Aberle
Ruth
C. H. DuVall
Ruth to Tell Her Story Again Today to Press
Ruth prepared to recount her story to reporters once more, hopeful her strength would hold as she faced questions and scrutiny about the events she witnessed.
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Ruth
Writer's cramp hits campus cop over parking tickets
A UCLA campus patrolman, quoted by the Daily Bruin, says he ran out of tickets after issuing many for illegally parked students. He joked about writer's cramp after the 10th citation and his notebook being empty after the 22nd.
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Los Angeles
Daily Bruin
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