Plan Series Of Diplomatic Conferences
The United States outlines a summer diplomacy push to safeguard freedom without war. President Eisenhower and Premier Bulganin, Prime Minister Eden, and Premier Faure are to lead a four day summit in Geneva starting July 18. Western foreign ministers meet in New York first to align strategy for Molotov talks in San Francisco.
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I. N.S
Washington
INS
John Foster Dulles
U. S
Eisenhower
Nikolai Bulganin
Russia
Anthony Eden
Britain
Edgar Faure
France
Geneva
Switzerland
New York
V.M. Molotov
San Francisco
Expect House To Pass Pay Raise For Postal Workers
The House is set to approve an average 8.1 percent pay raise for 500,000 postal workers after Senate approval. Two minor amendments, non controversial, would preserve delivery workers’ individual status before sending to President Eisenhower. The Post Office and Civil Service Committee also plans a comparable raise for 1,200,000 classified civil service employees.
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Washington
INS
Senate
Eisenhower
House Post Office
Civil Service Committee
Local lawns drink water as heat relief and showers touch town
Citizens watered lawns Monday night to stave off a browned appearance after a dry period. A light local shower wetted streets by morning and buses and schools begin vacation with Wednesday church schools planned for two weeks. Wheat fields look healthy with a brown top in places and harvesting may not be far off at Center U P Church construction continues in Shenango Township.
Daily Weather Report Partly Cloudy Warm Humid With Showers
Partly cloudy and warm with scattered showers and thunderstorms today and tonight. Low tonight 55 to 60. Wednesday cloudy and cooler with more showers likely. Maximum 88, minimum 64. Precipitation 0.03 inches. River stage 5.2 feet. Same date last year: max 72, min 45, no precipitation.
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United States
Labor experts foresee bigger wage hikes in 1955
Labor specialists predict the general wage increase will rise to 11 to 15 cents an hour in 1955, potentially tripling last year's level. They credit the Ford CIO Auto Workers deal for lifting wage hikes overall and expect a steel industry settlement to reinforce this trend amid ongoing wage discussions with CIO Steel Workers.
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Washington
Ford- Cio Auto Workers
CIO
Salk Defends Polio Vaccine Theory and Production
Dr Jonas E Salk defended the vaccine theory at the American Medical Association meeting in Atlantic City saying the vaccine is safe and effective if properly made and that certain April 1955 lots were linked to paralytic poliomyelitis. He urged improved large scale production techniques and stricter attention to mixing the virus for consistent results.
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Atlantic City
N.J
INS
Jonas E. Salk
University of Pittsburgh
Salk
American Medical Association
U S W Begins Wage Talks On Steel Contract
The United Steelworkers opened wage negotiations with U S Steel Corp in Pittsburgh aiming for a record pay boost to bridge until 1956 when a guaranteed annual wage might drop in. The 1 200 000 member union seeks a substantial increase though exact figures were not disclosed.
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J. Robert Shubert
United Press
Pittsburgh
CIO
United Steelworkers
U.S. Steel Corp
U.S. Steel
Three Freed Fliers Return Home From Prison
Three American fliers Capt. Harold Fischer Jr. 1st Lt. Lyle W. Cameron and 1st Lt. Roland W. Parks arrived in Omaha after two years in Chinese prison camps. They left Honolulu with families on the final lap of the voyage home while Lt. Col Edwin L. Heller chose to remain in Hawaii for leg treatment after bailing out over North Korea.
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Omaha
Neb
Midwest
Harold Fischer Jr
Lyle W. Cameron
Roland W. Parks
Honolulu
Edwin L. Heller
Wynnewood
Hawaii
North Korea
Ford Wage Action Faces Pennsylvania Unemployment Questions
Harrisburg AP John R Torquato secretary of labor and industry said Ford Motor's new guarantee of jobless pay creates hard questions for Pennsylvania. He said the state's unemployment law is silent on whether supplemental benefits affect eligibility and suggested a State Justice Department opinion and possible court tests. He would not commit on recommending unemployment compensation to furloughed workers with company supplements nor on seeking legislation to grant such state authority.
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Harrisburg
John R Torquato
State Justice Department
Torquato
Theological Institute Session in New Wilmington
Seventy five ministers from United Presbyterian churches gathered in New Wilmington for a theological institute led by Dr. W. Glen Harris of Birmingham Michigan. The Pittsburgh Xenia Seminary staff includes Professors Burrows Kelso Shear Taylor. The program runs mornings and evenings with seminars and recreation through June 10.
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United Presbyterian
New Wilmington
W. Glen Harris
First Presbyterian Church of
Birmingham
Mich
Bessie Burrows
James L. Kelso
H. Ray Shear
Theodore M. Taylor
Pittsburgh Xenia Theological Seminary
Salk Vaccine Shipment Underway After NIH Clearance
Indianapolis Eli Lilly plant begins shipping 1,050,000 doses of Salk polio vaccine after NIH clearance. It marks the first release since the April halt by federal health officials, with six weeks of re approvals and renewals of previously shipped vaccine.
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Indianapolis
INS
Eli Lilly & Company
National Institutes of Health
U. S
Leonard A Scheele
Delegates to U C I Sessions Gather Here for 52nd Meet
Three hundred visitors are expected as the United Commercial Travelers hold their 52nd annual meeting in New Castle. William H. Blews Jr. will preside as Grand Counselor during a four day program at The Castleton with sessions at The Cathedral East Lodge Room and a Grand Council banquet set for Thursday evening.
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New Castle
United Commercial Travelers
Four Corners
Castleton
William H. Blews, Jr
Grand Executive Committee
Grand Council
East Lodge
Cathedral
Fern Page
Johnstown
Fred H. Allen
Rail Strike Prospects Rise From Peace Formula Talks
Britain’s striking railway firemen and engineers reviewed a five point peace formula in a two hour session, signaling faint hope for ending a 10 day walkout. Prime Minister Eden convened his cabinet as ministers weigh negotiating steps. Labor Minister Monckton invited the Trades Union Congress to discuss the peace moves.
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London
Britain
Anthony Eden
Eden
Walter Monckton
General Council
Trades Union Congress
Westminster Seniors Told Of World Task
Graduating seniors at Westminster College heard commencement speaker Dr. John H. Furbay urge them to work toward world law and a peaceful global order. He predicted a future shaped by a federation of nations or by Communism as the class’s era unfolds.
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New Castle News
DeOrmond
McLaughry
Westminster College
Dartmouth
Will W. Orr
John H. Furbay
Furbay
Federation of Nations
Mayor and McCafferty Tour To Market Plant Abroad
Mayor Edward A DeCarbo and Thomas McCafferty of United Engineering Foundry left to visit Chicago Wisconsin and Canada to dispose of the plant at no city cost. Murray Stephen of G N C A joins them as brochures are prepared to showcase the plant to prospects.
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Edward A. DeCarbo
Thomas McCafferty
United Engineering & Foundry Company
Chicago
Wisconsin
Canada
Murray Stephen
G.N.C.A
McCafferty
Swedish Freighter Saivo Sinks After Collision Near Sweden
The Swedish freighter Saivo, 5414 tons, built in 1944 and registered from Gothenburg, was sunk after a collision with the Panamanian vessel Wyndward Islands off Sweden’s southern tip. First reports say all 39 crewmen were saved. The Wyndward Islands was only slightly damaged and took survivors toward Stockholm.
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Karlskrona
Sweden
Wyndward Islands
Stockholm
Lloyd's Register of Shipping
Gothenberg
Death notices list several local residents ages seventy to eighty
Martha A Williams 79 of 1122 West Washington Joseph M Ferk 65 of Bessemer Marilyn Martha Gruce age seven of Slippery Rock R D 3 Edith Goodhue Jarvis 78 of 308 Edgewood Avenue Mrs Thomas ODea 67 Highland Heights RD 8 Joseph Brown 78 of 515 Young Street
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Martha A. Williams
West Washington Street
Joseph M. Ferk
Bessemer
Marilyn Martha Gruce
Slippery Rock
R. D
Edith Goodhue Jarvis
Edgewood Avenue
Thomas O'Dea
Highland Heights
Joseph Brown
Young Street
Christian Democrats gain in Sicily boost for Scelba crisis
In Palermo Sicily the Christian Democrats win seven of ninety regional seats, giving them a 37 to 30 edge over the Communist Socialist opposition and aiding Premier Marion Scelba as Parliament prepares a June 13 no confidence vote.
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Palmermo
Sicily
Christian Democrats
Marion Scelba
Rome
Scelba
Land of Vendetta
Fire Captain Dies In Washington Pa Blaze Explosion
A two story concrete block building housing John Bruno Plumbing collapsed after a blast Monday night in Washington Pa. Fire Capt James R Williams 51 died at Washington Hospital after directing firefighters. Bruno, trapped inside, helped his wife escape with neighbors. Damages estimate 150000. Cause under investigation, gas leak or oxygen tanks suspected.
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Washington, Pa
Lawrence Loar
John Bruno
Bruno
James R. Williams
Washington Hospital
Westinghouse Furloughs 1300 White Collar Workers
Westinghouse Electric Corp. furloughed 1,300 white collar employees at the East Pittsburgh plant amid a weeklong CIO strike by about 9,600 production workers. CIO officials and company representatives met to seek a settlement, with Robert J. Nellis attending the session.
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Pittsburgh
Westinghouse Electric Corp
CIO
Robert J. Nellis
Westinghouse
CIO International Union of Electrical Workers
Auto Workers Begin Talks With GM On New Contract
Detroit United Auto Workers press GM for a contract rivaling Ford’s historic settlement. Walter Reuther to join talks as the GM pact ties to Ford’s deal. No strike deadline set. talks may extend to reach agreement. Council meeting to adjust strategy follows the third bargaining session since April.
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United Press
Detroit
CIO
United Auto Workers Today
General Motors Corp
Ford Motor Co
Walter Reuther
Ford
General Motors
UAW
GM _ council
Guaranteed Wage Plan Faces Industry Backlash
Henry G Riter III president of the National Association of Manufacturers warned a wave of strikes could follow Ford's guaranteed annual wage plan for laid off workers. He predicted stronger resistance from General Motors and said the GAW could stifle new employment. Illinois Manufacturers Association backed the attack as governors study the pact's impact on law and economy.
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Ford
National Manufacturers Association
Henry G. Riter HI
NAM
General Motors
Riter
Illinois Manufacturers Association
GAW
Eisenhower Warns Big Four Talks Won't Cure World Ills
President Eisenhower told West Point graduates that the Big Four conferences will not instantly heal global ills. He urged caution and a generation long effort, noting the need to maintain vigilance while pursuing peace with the Communists. Vice President Nixon faced criticism for linking talks to avoiding catastrophe.
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West Point
N. Y
Ins
Eisenhower
Free World
Russia
Fisenhower
Richard M. Nixon
Court Orders Vote Recount in Arnold Districts
Judge Richard D. Laird ordered a recount of Republican city controller votes in Arnold Pennsylvania. Ballot boxes from Arnold's 2nd ward districts 2 and 3 will be brought to court June 9 for a three-attorney recount after petitioners from each district alleged fraud or error in the May 17 tally.
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Greensburg
VLP
Richard D. Laird
Arnold
End of School Year Freedom Day Seventy-Eight Today
A joyful depiction of the last day of school with children released for a three month summer break. The passage notes outdoor activities by woods and lakes as students trade school work for sunshine and play until September.
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Shenango Township
Daily Weather Report
Dr. Salk
U.S.W
Pennsylvania
Hold Theological Institute
U.C
Westminster
Marian McConnell
William Jackson
South Terrace
Old Main
Tuss) McLaughry
William H. Lawrence
Onue
S&f Trip
Auto Workers
G.M
W. Brune
Robert E. Clark
Comics Cross Word
Ellwood
Tone Theatres
Arthur Mometer
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