Alcoa and Unions Settle For 15 Cent Wage Rise
Aluminum Co of America agrees to 15 cent an hour wage increase for 25 000 workers and 10 000 Alcoa employees under new contracts effective Aug 1. USW and AFL unions reach tentative deals after mediation by David J McDonald and wage studies. Net income for first half 1955 reported at 36 027480 on 19 235642 prior year with 1.72 per share vs .90. Local ratifications vary with inter plant pay adjustments and lump sums.
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Pittsburgh
Aluminum Co. of America
AFL
USW
Alcoa
New Kensington
Alton
Massena
N.Y
Lafayette
Ind
East St. Louis
Davenport
Iowa
Chillicothe’ Ao
Cressona
Lancaster, A
Delay Fair After Polio Outbreak
The Lee County Fair in Donnellson scheduled for August 16 is postponed indefinitely due to a polio outbreak in the area. Officials from the county fair board, Dr J L Saar Sr Donnellson health officer, and Dr Ralph Heeren of the State Health Department met to decide the action. Eight polio cases have occurred in the Donnellson area in the past week, with two deaths, and the latest patient was 33 year old Mrs Harlan Ball.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donnellson
Lee County
County Fair Board
J. L. Saar Sr
Ralph Heeren
State Health Department
Harlan Ball
Burlington Hospital
Malaya Leader Seeks Self Government in Two Years
Prince Abdul Rahman head of Malaya's Alliance government vows self government within two years and full independence within four, in Johore Bahru.
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Malaya
Johore Bahru
Abdul Rahman
Congressmen Struggle to End Session Tonight in 1955
Washington reports weary lawmakers rushed back to the Capitol amid hopes to adjourn the 1955 session tonight or by Monday. Five major bills remained including housing, wage, defense powers, a large appropriations bill, and a broad money measure. If the housing bill fails, FHA loan insurance and related programs may expire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
House
Capitol
Presiident
Congress
Federal Housing Administration
Woman Crashes Radio Program at KTAT Station
Mrs. Clarence Coombs crashed a car through the KTAT studio window during a live program in Frederick Oklahoma. The incident caused an estimated $7,000 in station damage and $200 to the car. She received treatment for shock at a local hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick
Okla
Clarence Coombs
KTAT
Coombs
Cooler Air From Canada Expected Monday North Iowa
Heat persists across Iowa with 98 degree readings in Muscatine and 104 at Sac City. Cooler air from Canada predicted to push into northern Iowa Monday as three heat related deaths occur in Oelwein and Des Moines reports. Water use restrictions are in place in Indianola and pressure issues tied to the heat strain city mains.
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North
Iowa
Canada
Weather Bureau
Muscatine
Des Moines
Roscoe Pace
Pace
Sioux City
Indianola
Harlan
Kimballton
Adair
Council B
Little Herman Found Safe After Overnight Missing
In Lenoir North Carolina Mrs. Lewis Hulsclaw reported her four year old Herman missing from his bed. Police and neighbors searched the area including shrubbery and a creek until the boy was found asleep under a nearby bush.
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Lenoir
N.C
Lewis Hulsclaw
Herman
Elthon Weighs 1956 Run as Hoegh Plans Delay
Speculation at Governor's Days centers on Lt. Gov. Leo Elthon possibly entering the 1956 Republican gubernatorial primary against Gov. Hoegh. Hoegh says he will not announce 1956 plans yet. About 400 attendees, including Hickenlooper and Hering, mingle during Lake Clear weather and Miss Iowa pageant events.
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Clear Lake
Leo Elthon
Elthan
State Senate
William S. Beardsley
Hoegh
U. S
Rourke Hickenlooper
Cedar Rapids
Clyde Hering
Des Moines
Herring
Iowa
Lake Fron
FHA Raises Down Payment and Shortens Mortgage Terms
The Federal Housing Administration announced immediate changes to insured home loans increasing minimum down payments to 7 percent for the first 9 000 and 27 percent on the balance, and reducing maximum loan maturity from 30 to 25 years. Housing Administrator Albert M. Cole called it a temporary precaution to curb inflationary pressure, with reports VA preparing similar measures for veterans.
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Washington
Federal Housing Administration
Albert M. Cole
Veterans Administration
Rescue 18 From Ditched American Air Force Plane
Eighteen people including fourteen American airmen were rescued after a U S Air Force C 47 ditched in the Mediterranean off North Africa. An SA 16 amphibious rescue plane picked up survivors within minutes. two patrol craft later met the rescue aircraft near land about 90 miles away.
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Weisbaden
Germany
U. S. Air Force
Mediterranean Sea
Air Force
Tripoli
Libya
Athens
Greece
North Africa
Wheelus Field
That Dog's No Dummy in New Jersey Court
In Long Branch New Jersey Mrs Lucy Lubischer faced charges for failing to obtain a dog license. She blamed a missing summons on her dog and the magistrate quipped that a clever dog was worth the 2.25 license fee. Mrs Lubischer then bought the license.
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Long Branch
N.J
Lucy Lubischer
Thomas Baldino Jr
Soviet Farm Group Begins 3-Day Tour of Nebraska
Soviet agricultural delegation led by First Deputy Minister V. V. Matskevich arrives in Omaha and begins a 13 day Midwest tour visiting farms, a Beltsville turkey broiler plant near Venice, and soil conservation sites near Wahoo. The visit includes meetings with Nebraska officials and praise for U.S.-Soviet agricultural exchanges.
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Nebraska
Omaha
Beltsville
Venice
Neb
Wahoo
V. V. Matskevich
Iowa
Hoegh
Agricultural
Chamber of Commerce of
Ed Hoyt
Victor Anderson
Matskevich
United States
Soviet Union
Americans Tour Yalta Wineries and Wartime Sites
A 12 man group tours Yalta Crimea visiting the World War II Big Three meeting site and famed wine cellars. They sampled wines, received bottles as gifts, and then traveled across the Black Sea aboard the Podbeda to Novorossiysk, a key grain hub.
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Yalta
Crimea
U. S
Black Sea
Roosevelt
Churchill
Stalin
Podbeda
Novorossisk
Lightning Strikes Substation Causing $200000 Damage
Jackson Mississippi reports a lightning strike on a power substation causing about 200000 dollars in damage and electricity outages in the business district for several hours on Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackson
Miss
Talks Start Monday at Geneva as Chou Sees Easy Civilians Return
Red China's Premier Chou En-Lai said at Geneva that the civilian American question can be easily settled if both sides seek negotiations. He urged a pragmatic approach to repatriation and a peaceful path to broader talks, while noting 51 Americans are held in China and 25 civilians reportedly jailed.
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Says
Geneva
Tokyo
Red
China
Chou En-Lai
Chou
Peiping Radio
U. S
United States
Red China
Wang Ping-Nan
Communist China
Alexis Johnson
National People’s Congress
Taiwan Formosa
Formosa
Taiwan
Far East
Russia
Talbott Urged to Quit Post by GOP Senators
Three highly placed Republican senators pressed Secretary of the Air Force Talbott to resign amid a Senate probe into his outside business activities and potential new inquiries. Talbott denied the reports and said he would do what the President wishes. He will relinquish his stake in Mulligan and Co. effective Sunday after admitting some mistakes in helping Drum up business.
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Washington
Air Force
Talbott
Senate
Eisenhower
Gettysburg
Sen
Morse
D-Ore
Senate Gop
Capitol Hill
Talbot
Bridges
R-Nh
GOP
White House
James C. Hagerty
Pentagon
New York
Paul B. Mulligan and Co
Beers Keg Blast Kills Bartender in Sunrise Tavern
Roy J. Sanders a 71 year old bartender at the Sunrise Tavern died Friday afternoon from head injuries after a keg being pressurized exploded. An inquest is set for Tuesday to determine the cause of the accident and assess negligence or contributing factors at the tavern.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fonda
Roy J. Sanders
Kantas County
Sanders
Sunrise
Artie
A. D
Sosbeen
Belpind
Armour Agrees to 14 Cent Pay Hike
Armour & Co and the AFL and CIO unions representing 35 000 employees in 34 plants reach a wage agreement Friday night granting a 14 cent an hour increase. The hike takes effect Monday after three days of talks with Armour officials and union representatives at the stockyards plant and related facilities. The current average wage rises to about 1.98 dollars an hour.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peoria
Ill
Caterpiller Tractor Co
Francis L. Sheridan
U.S. Mediation and Conciliation Service
CIO United Auto Workers
Chicago
Armour & Co
AFL
CIO
Armour
AFL Amalgamated Meat Pea
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Alcoa and
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The
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Otho Bell
Hillsboro
Olympia
Wash
San Francisco
Cleveland
Otho
Elbert
Bell
U.S
Panmunjom
Korea
Associated Press
Mercury
Sac City
Oelwein
J. J. Taylor
Arlington
Hubert Paul Carey
Elthon
Hough
FHA
OSES
Amere
University of Maryland
S. F. Singer
Singer
Copenhagen
International Aeronautical Federation
Popular Science Magazine
Caterpiller
Caterpillar
Leo Hoegh
Iowa State College
James Hilton
Luther Hill
Des Moines Register and
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