General Motors Contract Talks Enter Extended Bargain
United Press reports GM and UAW negotiators stretched toward a new wage protection plan after Ford's 60 to 65 percent coverage during 26 weeks of layoff. Walter Reuther pledged to press GM to the limit, with 385,000 workers facing a Sunday strike deadline if no agreement is reached.
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United Press
Detroit
General Motors
CIO
United Auto Workers
Ford Motor Company
Walter Reuther
Ford
Reuther
UAW
Gm-Uaw
John Livingston
South Gate
Calif
First Peas Report and Reunion News From County Line Area
Local farming reports peas from Sander sons on County Line road. first mess enjoyed for dinner. Class reunions surge this year with silver anniversaries for 1930 graduates and odd note about January 1935 class. Pedestrian crossings timed with 45 seconds walk and green arrow signals. Bible schools start with rising enrollments. Road reopening near Harlansburg expected soon. sidewalks being repaired as summer continues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
N. C
Sanderson
County Line Road
Pa Newe
Sandersons
Pa Nene
Weather forecast for tonight and Saturday
Rather cloudy and cool tonight and Saturday with occasional showers Saturday and perhaps in the southwest portion today and tonight. High today 68 to 73. Low tonight in the lower 50s. United States weather statistics for the 24 hour period ending at 7 am today. Maximum 68. Minimum 51. Precipitation traces. River stage 6.5 feet. Statistics for the same date a year ago follow. Maximum 87. Minimum 6. Precipitation 0.1 inches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Pinay sees turning point for peace in 1955
French Foreign Minister Antoine Pinay told Hearst that this year could mark a turning point toward lasting world peace. He said western powers aim for general Western Soviet accord including arms limits in Europe and plans to attend the United Nations anniversary meeting in San Francisco.
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Kingsbury Smith
I.N.S
Paris
INS
Antoine Pinay
William Randolph Hearst, Jr
Pinay
V. M. Molotov
Russia
Optimistic On Settlement Of Steel Contract
The CIO United Steelworkers nears final phase of wage talks with major steel producers in a friendly mood. Inland Steel, among the Big Six, was last to hear union demands described as a substantial wage increase.
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Pittsburgh
CIO
United Steelworkers
Inland Steel
USW
Pittsburgher Dies Suddenly at Convention Ball
Jacob Mark aged 62 of Beechview Pittsburgh died of a heart attack after a dance at the grand ball during the 52nd annual United Commercial Travelers convention. He was taken to Jameson Memorial hospital and pronounced dead on arrival. He came with friends from the Pittsburgh Council and was to be joined by his wife the next day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jacob Mark
Methyl St
Beechview
Pittsburgh
United Commercial Travelers
Jameson Memorial Hospital
Mark
Pittsburgh Council
Two Russell men killed in Jamestown highway crash
Two men from Russell Pennsylvania were fatally injured when the car they rode collided head on with a parked bulldozer on a highway near Jamestown New York. Larry Miller English 18 died instantly and William Lacarman 23 died two hours later at Jamestown General Hospital.
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Jamestown
N. Y
Russell
Here
Larry Miller English
William Lacarman
Jamestown General Hospital
British Rail Strike Sessions Are Resumed
London reports negotiations reopened as disagreement over procedure hampers settlement talks on Britain's 13 day rail strike. Labor observers warn unemployment could reach one million if the walkout continues while Sir Brian Robertson leads a British Transport Commission delegation against ASLEF.
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London
Britain
Brian Robertson
British Transport Commission
Associated Society of Locomotive Engineers and Firemen’s Union
ASLEF
Three Injured When Car Hits Utility Pole
A car driven by Donald Pitzer 29 struck a utility pole on West Washington Street at 6 am, severing the pole and tearing down lines. Pitzer and two passengers Wilbur Hilke 26 and Dean Kornrumpf 30 were hurt but walked to an ambulance and were taken to Jameson Memorial. The new Pontiac, two weeks old, was travelling west and turned after the impact.
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West Washington Street
Donald Pitzer
South Walnut Street
Pitzer
Wilbur Hilke
Dean Kornrumpf
Pearson Street
Valley Motor Freight Company
West
Washington Street
Jameson Memor
New Castle News
S. Walnut Street
New Caste
W. Washington Street
Union Township
Appeal Denied for Slayer David Darcy in 1947 Murder
The U S Circuit Court of Appeals ruled 4 to 3 against David Darcy denying a writ of habeas corpus. The decision, by Judge Hastie, upheld Scranton District Court findings that Bucks County trial was constitutional and ended Darcy's 28th stay of execution. Darcy felon was convicted for his role in the Feasterville Inn robbery and murder of Patrolman William Kelly on December 22 1947.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
INS
U. S. Circuit Court of Appeals
David Darcy
William H. Hastie
U. S. District Court
Scranton
Darcy
Bucks County
William Kelly
Feasterville Inn
Twenty GM plants to shut down over parts shortages
General Motors will shut down 20 Chevrolet and Fisher Body plants today due to parts shortages caused by wildcat strikes. CIO United Auto Workers officials continued contract talks with GM as they seek a settlement before the Sunday midnight strike deadline. The company said 60,000 workers will be called back on Monday, signaling a likely weekend settlement. Negotiations ran late Thursday and were to resume Friday afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Snyder
Detroit
INS
General Motors
Chevrolet
Fisher
CIO
United Auto Workers
Corporation
Report on polio vaccine problems and lessons learned
In a comprehensive report to President Eisenhower, U S Surgeon General Leonard A Scheele outlines safety failings of the Salk polio vaccine and how issues were fixed. He says new safety standards and expanded testing will guide future vaccine programs to prevent mass production flaws.
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Washington
U.S. Public Health Service
U.S
Leonard A. Scheele
Eisenhower
Scheele
Lazy filibuster drags Illinois House into fourth day
In Springfield Illinois two downstate Democrats Paul Zeigler and John Morris staged a reading filibuster by asking that House bills be read in full. Clerks read lengthy measures as the pair resumed the motion tying up passage over a convention hall funding vs rural fair funding clash. The session extended into late hours with adjournment called and plans to resume.
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Springfield
Illinois
Paul Zeigler
John Morris
Zeigler
Morris
House
Chicago
Warren L. Wood
Grapefruit Ad Guilty Of Misleading Claims In UK Case
C. J. Lytle Ltd pleaded guilty in Chippenham England to misleading advertising. Prosecutor C. J. Sears said research showed a person would need to eat 170 grapefruits daily to justify an ad claiming the fruit would ward off colds flu and other winter ills.
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Chippenham
England
C. J. Lytle, Ltd
Ing
Atty
C. J. Sears
Death notices list several residents and ages
Death records report Jacob Mark 62 of Beechview Pittsburgh Pa Edward Yarnell Ellphie 714 Wampum Mrs Harriet Northrop Brett 82 of 322 Park Avenue George A Foster Jackson Center RD 3 and Patrick J Dougherty 60 of 10 Grandview Avenue.
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Jacob Mark
Beechview
Pittsburgh
Edward Yarnell Ellphie
Wampum
Harriet Northrop Brett
Park Avenue
George A. Foster
Jackson Center
R. D
Patrick J. Dougherty
Grandview Avenue
East Germany plans national army and conscription
East Germany’s Communist leadership announced a plan to form a national army and to impose conscription for thousands of youths. Walter Ulbricht, addressing the party central committee, used the term militaerdienst time signaling compulsory service and warned Western powers would plunder East German wealth.
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Berlin
East Zone
Communist Party
Walter Ulbright
Neues Deutschland
Communist Party Central Committee
Ulbricht
German Democratic Republic
Peoples Republic of
Poland
Czechoslovakian Republic
Soviet Union
Molotov Heads to U S for UN Tenth Anniversary Events
Soviet Foreign Minister V. M. Molotov sailed for the United States amid silence on a Big Four heads of state conference. Informants said he hinted to Premier Faure that Russia saw no obstacle to Geneva talks beginning July 18 as he proceeds to New York and San Francisco for UN founding ceremonies and consultations with Western ministers.
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Paris
V. M. Molotov
United States
West
Molotov
Britain
Edgar Faure
Russia
Geneva
Moscow
New York
San Francisco
United Nations
Butler County Treasurer Dies at 63
Wayne R. Aber of Butler County dies at 63 in Butler County Hospital. A Republican, Aber previously served two terms as county recorder and registrar before becoming treasurer.
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Builer CO
Butler, Pa
INS
Wayne R
Aber
Butler County
Attlee Retains Post as Labour Leader in Parliament
Clement Attlee aged 72 was retained as chairman of the British Labour party by Labour members of parliament with no opposition to his re election.
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Attlee
POST
London
INS
Clement Attlee
Labor Party
Labor
Governor to Name Green as Chairman of State Turnpike
Governor George M. Leader will ask the state Senate to confirm his appointment of Congressman William J. Green Jr. of Philadelphia as chairman of the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission. If approved, Green would replace Thomas J. Evans of Coaldale in the $15 000 a year post, with Evans allowed to serve until confirmation.
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Harrisburg
George M
State
Senate
William J. Green, Jr
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission
Green
Thomas J. Evans
Coaldale
Evans
Red China Rejects Formosa Cease Fire Talks
Chou En lai told Indonesian reporters there will be no Formosa cease fire negotiations with the United States. He said there is no war between China and the United States and Taiwan is China’s internal affair, with liberation of Taiwan a Chinese decision and the occupation by the U S a matter for China and the international arena.
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Djakarta
Indonesia
China
United States
Chou En-lai
Chou
Ali Sastroamidjojo
Peiping
Red China
New China News’ Agency
Formosa
Taiwan
Bombings in Stockholm Called Teenage Pranks
Soviet buildings in Stockholm were bombed twice in three days with no injuries. Police linked the Thursday blast at the Soviet Embassy yard to three youths about 15 years old. Authorities noted the incidents as teenage pranks and improper acts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stockholm
Sweden
Ake Hasselrot
Criminal Police
Hasselrot
Etna Girl Drowns After Fall Into Open Well
A five year old Etna girl named Susan Ruth drowned after slipping into an open 27 foot well while playing near her home. Police lowered her father into the well but he could not reach her. Firemen pumped water from the well and recovered the body about thirty minutes later.
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Pittsburgh
INS
Susan Ruth
Susan
Edward
Gen Maxwell Taylor Visits India on Social Trip
Gen Maxwell Taylor U S Army chief of staff designate arrived in New Delhi from Tokyo for a two day visit. He said the trip was purely social as he continues toward his return to the United States.
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New Delhi
India
Maxwell Taylor
U. S. Army
Tokyo
United States
Soviet Push For Asian Alliance Pleases Nehru
In Moscow Premier Bulganin publicly endorses meditating the Formosa dispute via peaceful means. He envisions a three nation Asian bloc with India and Red China, citing past peace in Korea and Indochina. Nehru lauds Soviet efforts and calls for continued peace moves.
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Moscow
Kremlin
Formosa
Nikolai A. Bulganin
Jawaharlal Nehru
Bulganin
India
Red China
Soviet Union
Korea
Indochina
China
Small Girl Burned To Death In Home Fire
Eleven families left homeless as two year old Dorothy Jean Underwood died in a fire that started when a child tried to light the gas stove. The blaze gutted the Underwood home, destroyed a two story frame building and spread to two adjoining houses while parents were at work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Brighton
Dorothy Jean Underwood
Underwood
Dorothy Jean
Fire Truck Blaze Reaches Station Amid Missing Crew
Clarence Eckleman rushed a fire alarm to a New Orleans station after his truck’s rear burst into flames. The crew was away at another blaze, forcing him to request assistance from elsewhere.
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New Orleans
Clarence Eckleman
Aa Page Radio TV Society News
A compact notice notes radio and television interest in the community page with listings and advertising references. The segment signals local media coverage and classified-style notices surrounding media and society features.
Picnic Plans For A Sunny Day
Arthur Mometer envisions a cheerful outdoor gathering with buns lemonade pickles cole slaw and cakes amid oak shade. Tables laden with treats invite guests to relax play horseshoes and nap as the day promises bright skies and temperatures around seventy three.
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East Washington
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Hearst
UCT
Russell, Pa
British Rail
Amsterdam
Holland
Buccanneer
North Sea
Slayer
Wildcat
East Germany
Reds
State Turnpike
Gen. Taylor
Bulgaria
V. K. Krisna Menon
Piping
Nehru
Iancis
SA Theatres
Arthur Mometer
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