Mediation Service May Enter Steel Strike
The Federal Mediation Service could intervene in the steel workers strike that has halted most production. USW President David McDonald and U.S. Steel VP John Stephens will meet with Mediation Chief Finnegan to seek steps to end the two day stoppage that idled about 650000 workers. Both sides prepared to resume talks though positions remain far apart.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Robert Shubert
United Press
Pittsburgh
Federal Mediation Service
Basic Steel Companies
United Steelworkers
Joseph F. Finnegan
USW
David J. McDonald
U.S. Steel
John A. Stephens
McDonald
Stephens
New York
Nsw
Hillsville Alderman Seeks Five Leaf Clover Victory
Alderman James Procopio of Hillsville sought a five leaf clover in his spare time and found one. The tale is shared as a curious note. Residents battled heat with swimming and shade while weekend traffic surged on Route 19 at Harlansburg. Summer plans and midweek holidays loom as safety reminders echo through the county. Farmers report corn growth on hot nights and older western Mahoning Ave homes show signs of repair needs.
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James Procopio
Hillsville
Washington St
Harlansburg
Mahoning Ave
Pa Nene
Weather Summary From Tonight Through Sunday
Thunderstorms expected tonight in the extreme south with lows from 60 to 68 across regions. Tuesday brings fair skies, less humidity, and cooler conditions. US 24 hour stats show high 90 and low 74 with no precipitation. river at 6.5 feet. Sunday's period recorded high 86 and low 65.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Two Die As Boat Capsizes in Delaware River Near Easton
In Easton Pennsylvania two Montgomery County men drowned when their small boat capsized on the Delaware River Sunday. Victims were Joseph S Nosek 41 of Conshohocken and Ellwood Ritter 33 of Norristown Nosek’s nephew.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Easton
Montgomery County
Delaware River
Joseph S. Nosek
Conshohocken
Ellwood Ritter
Norristown
Nosek
Nation's Steel Mills Idle As Strike Shuts Industry
Pittsburgh reports the nation's steel mills are idle for the first time in four years as 600,000 workers strike. USW president David J. McDonald returns to Pittsburgh amid waning chance of early talks, unions seek a three year pact with a 20 cent first year boost amid industry push for five years. Local leaders call the move a lockout with solid backing from banks and files.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
INS
Afl-Cio
United Steelworkers
Philip Murray
David J. McDonald
USW
New York City
Joseph P. Finnigan
Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service
McDonald
Gov Leader Returns From Overseas Tour to Pennsylvania
Gov. George M. Leader ended a month long trip to Europe and the Middle East with his wife and son Michael arriving at the Indiantown Gap mansion. Republican leader George S. Bloom assailed Leader for what he called seeds of mistrust and criticized U S foreign policy as weak from Jerusalem remarks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrisburg
George M. Leader
Europe
Middle East
Leader
Michael
Indiantown Gap
Idlewild Airport
New York
Israel
England
Holland
George S. Bloom
Jerusalem
U. S
John Foster Dulles
Pennsylvania
Riot Spurs Mess Hall Uprising at Indiana Reformatory
In Pendleton Indiana prison inmates rioted in the state reformatory mess hall causing injuries to two guards and seven inmates none serious. The half hour disturbance damaged the mess hall and an adjoining storeroom with losses around 1000 dollars. Corrections chief Hugh O Brien called the rioters wheelers and dealers seeking to show power.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pendleton
Ind
Indiana State Reformatory
Hugh O’brien
President Eisenhower Meets White House Staff in Gettysburg
President Eisenhower sits with White House aides to plan a blended work and recuperation period that may influence his 1952 reelection decision. He may fly from Washington to Gettysburg if weather allows, resuming duties after his June surgery as Cabinet and National Security Council meetings at the Gettysburg farm are anticipated. The president and Mrs. Eisenhower marked their 40th wedding anniversary as he begins a cautious return to activity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donald J. Gonzales
United Press
Gettysburg
Eisenhower
White House
Sherman Adams
Washington
Cabinet
National Security Council
James C. Hagerty
Nixon Heads 10 Day World Tour From Honolulu
Vice President Richard Nixon departs Honolulu for Manila on a 10 day goodwill tour promising a major announcement on the Asian picture. He arrives from Miami and leaves for Manila at 201 a.m. EDT and declines to elaborate on specifics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Honolulu
Richard Nixon
Philippines
United States
Far East
Miami
Manila
Runaway Truck Kills Father and Two Children in Oakdale
A runaway dump truck in Oakdale crashed through a stop sign, hitting three parked cars and a five and ten store. Louis Harrer 36 and his children Judy 6 and Jerry 8 died. Their mother Madeline Harrer 31 is in critical condition with head injuries. Driver Paul Guerin 51 is hospitalized for observation. eleven others were injured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oakdale
Earth Land
Louis Harrer
Cuddy
Judy
Jerry
Mmother
Madeline Harrer
Ohio Valley Hospital
Paul Guerin
Carnegie
Guerin
Free Food Offer From U S To Poland Amid Poznan Riots
The United States proposes free food shipments to Poland through the Red Cross after Poznan riots demanding bread raise fears of a regime purge. Acting Secretary of State Hoover Jr. broadcasts the offer via the American Red Cross to the Polish Red Cross, contingent on labeling the aid as American. Reaction from Poland is not yet known.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Don Dixon Washington
INS
U.S
Poland
Poznan
East Germany
East Berlin
Herbert Hoover Jr
American Red Cross
League of Red Cross
Switzerland
Polish Red Cross
America
Washington
Eisenhower Signs $34.6B Defense Bill At White House Farm
President Eisenhower signed the defense appropriations bill at his farm home in the morning. The measure includes 900 million more for the Air Force than requested, with White House press secretary Hagerty deferring questions on its use to the Defense Department.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gettysburg
Eisenhower
Sherman Adams
White House
Air Force
James C. Hagerty
Defense Department
Mystery blast injures 25 at Bayside plant
A mysterious atomic explosion injures about 25 people at the Sylvania Electric plant in Bayside New York. Police seal a one mile zone while Atomic Energy Commission agents use geiger couriers to check for radioactivity inside the buildings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Bayside
N.Y
Sylvania Electric Products Co
Atomic Energy Commission
Geiger
Fourteen Injured As Circus Crowd Rushes Exits
In Geneva New York fourteen people were hurt when they rushed for exits after a thunderstorm blacked out the Ringling Bros tent. Keith Williams 21 of New York City suffered serious back injuries. others were treated at Geneva Hospital.
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Geneva
N. Y
Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus
Keith Williams
New York City
Williams
Geneva Hospital
At Least 11 Killed In State Over Weekend
Over a weekend in Pennsylvania several highway crashes killed at least 11 people and left many injured. The worst wrecks were in Oakdale near Pittsburgh where a family of three died and 12 were hurt, and in Philadelphia a four car crash on the Benjamin Franklin Bridge killed two out-of-state residents. The Oakdale crash adds to runaway truck incidents prompting the Interstate Commerce Commission to demand stricter braking rules for trucks.
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Pennsylvania
Oakdale
Pittsburgh
Philadelphia
Benjamin Franklin
Interstate ‘Commerce Commission
Westminster To Receive Ford Endowment Grant of 120000
Westminster College will get 120000 this week as half of a Ford Foundation endowment grant to raise faculty salaries. The program will total 130 million across 630 private colleges, with final payments by July 1 1957 and income used solely for salary increases.
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Westminster College
Ford Foundation
United States
Allegheny
Alliance
Carnegie Tech
Duquesne
Gannon
Geneva
Grove City
Thiel
Pittsburgh
Washington and Jefferson
Waynesburg
Youngstown
House To Start Vote On Federal School Aid Bill
The House moves to begin voting on a controversial federal school aid bill amid a split over a proposal to bar funds for segregated districts. The measure, backed by President Eisenhower, would authorize 1.6 billion dollars in aid to states over four years and faces possible revisions. final action unlikely before Thursday with no roll calls Tuesday and no session Wednesday.
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Raymond Wilcove
Washington
House
Adam Powell
N.Y
Education and Labor Committee
Eisenhower
GOP
State Ready For Share In Highway Work
Harrisburg authorities say Pennsylvania will participate fully in a $458.7 million federal highway program. state share $117.4 million with $341.3 million from federal funds over three years. Officials cite 233 projects totaling 565 miles underway, with bids ready on $64.8 million across about 70 projects. The plan funds safety improvements on steep grades across main highways at roughly $75 million.
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Harrisburg
Commonwealth
Eisenhower
Pennsylvania
Joseph J. Lawler
Death notices from Ellwood City area passings listed
Obituaries summarize multiple local deaths including Margaret Fischer 70 and Louisa Rubino 68 from Ellwood City, Blanche Gordon 86 of Washington Street, and others aged 41 to 73 with addresses in RD routes and streets. Names include Sonntag Cugini Gilliand Workman and Gordon among listed deceased.
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Charlies
Phillip Sonntag
Volant
Paul B. Cugini
Mable St
Margaret Gilliand
North St
Poznan Curfew Lifted as City Returns to Normal
Radio Warsaw reports Poznan returned to normal after dusk to dawn curfew lift. Tanks withdrawn, Polish troops back in barracks, few soldiers on streets, still alert for trouble. Moscow Radio blames riots on Polish underground and Western agents amid industrial fair crowds. authorities say hundreds or thousands detained with at least 400 dead reported.
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Morton von Duyke
Berlin
Radio Warsaw
Bottern
Poznan
Kremlin
Pennsylvan ia Weather Sees Thunderstorms Through Weekend
A humid gulf air mass moved into Pennsylvania over the weekend triggering many thunderstorms Sunday night and today. Temperatures were forecast in the upper 80s to low 90s with a cool front from Ohio expected to bring fair, less humid conditions by Tuesday morning and generally fair weather through Wednesday.
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United Press
Gulf States
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Weather Bureau
Bodies to be removed after Grand Canyon air disaster
Daredevil helicopter crews were set to fly into the Grand Canyon at dawn to recover 128 bodies from the wreckage of two airliners believed to have collided high above Temple Butte and Chuaar Butte. Wreckage included a TWA constellation with 70 aboard and a United DC 7 with 58. Civil Aeronautics officials planned further investigation after body removal.
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United Press
Grand Canyon Village
Ariz
Arrows
Grand Canyon
TWA
United Airlines
Grand Canyon, Ariz
INS
Trans World Airlines
Temple Butte
United Air Lines
Chuar Butte
Byrd Ryland
Civil Aeronautics Administration
Luke Afb
Phoenix
A. J. Ryan
Violent Storms Strike Wisconsin and Michigan
Violent thunderstorms with tornadoes and water spouts sweep Wisconsin and lower Michigan causing multiple deaths and heavy property damage. High winds on Lake Michigan whip a giant seiche along the eastern shore from Ludington to Grand Traverse Bay. A light plane crash near Manitowoc reports casualties.
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United Press
Wisconsin
Lower Michigan
Lake Michigan
Ludington
Mich
Grand Btraverse Bay
Manitowoc
Wis
News Phones Want Ads Ol 8513 News Ol 4 6651
Classified note lists two phone numbers for advertising inquiries. No further readable context or names available.
A Little Loafing Amid 89 Degree Day
Arthur Mometer notes a playful reflection on loafing versus work as the day turns hot at eighty nine degrees. The piece contrasts leisure with returning to shop mill store or office and hints at costs and fun ending when duty resumes.
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U.S. Mediation Service
Rine Inewcava
East Brook
Daily Weather Report
Gov. Leader
Indiana Prison
Nixon
Westminster
Margaret W. Fischer
Ellwood
Wesley W. Wilson
Clarence Raymond Workman
Mitchell Rd
Louisa Rubino
Ellwood City
Blanche Wilson Gordon
Canyon
By Charles Denton
Cross Word Sports Wieces
Aeeee Ellwood Eeerees
Aeaee Theaters Sane
Arthur Mometer
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