Westinghouse IUE strike converts to partial work resumption
The CIO International Union of Electrical Workers reports most of its 44 000 Westinghouse members back at 27 plants while Local 601 at East Pittsburgh keeps the strike alive. The Westinghouse Conference Board approved peace deals, but Local 601 rejects them, complicating company wage talks. Up front theater of U S awaiting Grewe report on West German Soviet pact and diplomatic ties.
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U.S
Pittsburgh
CIO International Union of Electrical Workers
Westinghouse Electric Corp
Big East
IUE
Westinghouse Conference Board
Westinghouse
Fall signs and school buses mark changing season
A local notice highlights a roadside sign debate on "For Sale Must Sale" and autumn color photography. It notes fall foliage, daylight changes on September 26, school bus routes via County Line St to Oak St, use of a vacated city school building, and community efforts to gather apples for church projects. A New Castle couple reports a cerus plant bloom at 1 a.m. with another bud due soon as leaves are hauled from streets amid dry weather.
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County Line St
Oak St
Pa Nene
Neshannock Township
County Line
New Castle Man Injured By Auto In Pittsburgh
Edward Fisher aged 61 from New Castle was struck on the Smithfield Street Bridge near the Pittsburgh and Lake Erie Railroad Station and suffered cuts and possible head injuries. He received treatment at South Side Hospital. The driver was identified as 21 year old Carol F. Kuhn of Pittsburgh.
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Pittsburgh
Edward Fisher
New Castle
Smithfield St
Pittsburgh & Lake Erie
South Side Hospital
Carol F. Kuhn
Weather Summary: Fair and Mild Tonight and Friday
The forecast calls for a fair and mild night with a low around 60. Friday will be mostly sunny and warm with a chance of showers in the north. US stats show a 24 hour high of 83 and low of 61 with no precipitation. river stage is 5.5 feet. A year ago the max was 74 and min 59 with 0.02 inches of rain.
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United States
Desperado Morabito Sought After Chicago Slaying
Police conducted a city-wide manhunt for 31 year old Michael Morabito after he fatally shot Henry George Sr. a 45 year old foreman in the Chicago Daily News press room on West Madison Street and then raped a 20 year old radio station receptionist near Foster Avenue Beach. He is described as armed with a 38 caliber revolver and had previously been a close friend of the slain man.
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Michael Morabito
Chicago Daily News Mail Room
Chicago
INS
Chicago Daily News
Northwest
Michael Morabi
Daily News Mailing Room
Henry George Sr
Morabito
George
West Madison St
Foster Ave
Lake Michigan
Red China Revisits Ancient Cures In Sleep Disorder Study
Radio Peiping reported that Communist China is testing ancient medical methods alongside modern techniques. A ministry study group includes doctors trained in both eras and announced a 200-year old sleeping sickness prescription proved effective in 90 percent of 54 cases tested.
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Tokyo
China
Radio
Peiping
Red China
Ministry of Public Health
Peiping Radio
New Contract With New York Subway Workers
The CIO Transport Workers union wins a new two and one half year contract with the Transit Authority covering 37,000 hourly workers. Workers receive a total 17 cent per hour pay rise, costing the city 30 to 35 million dollars. Neither side expects fare hikes.
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New York
INS
New York City
CIO Transport Workers Union
Transit Authority
Union
Argentina to Lead Delegation at Latin Investment Talks
Buenos Aires reports Jose B Gelbard president of the General Economic Federation is en route to New Orleans to head the Argentine delegation for a conference on Latin American investment prospects.
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Buenos Aires
Jose B Gelbard
General Economic Federation
New Orleans
Steelworkers OK Agreement at Standard Steel Spring Divisions
United Steelworkers unions at six Standard Steel Spring divisions of Rockwell Spring & Axle Company win a basic steel agreement with wage increases for about 265 workers. The minimum rise is 11 percent with a half cent per hour increment between job classes, plus increases up to 23 cents retroactive to July 1. Negotiators include Daniel W. Skelly and John W. Grasciar. locals in New Castle and plants in Coraopolis Newton Falls O Gary Los Angeles and Logansport are covered. This is the fourth local agreement in the New Castle sub district with six more wage talks pending.
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United Steelworkers of America
Rockwell Spring & Axle Company
Daniel W. Skelly
New Castle
United Steelworkers
John W. Grasciar
District 21
Skelly
Sam Aven
Charles Wright
Coraopolis
Newton Falls
O. Gary
Ind
Los Angeles
Calif
Logansport
U. S. National Radiator Company
Bessemer Limestone & Cement Company
Michigan Limestone Division
U. S. Steel Corporation
Hillsville
Two Tropical Storms May Cause Damage
Two tropical storms in the Caribbean threaten Cuba and nearby seas as Hilda pursues a path toward the Yucatan Peninsula with 75 mph winds and Jone prompts warnings for ships from the Miami Weather Bureau.
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Miami
INS
Hilda
Yucatan Peninsula
Cuba
Miami Weather Bureau
Havana
Lodge Calls Latin Nations to Back U S Policy at UN
U S Ambassador Henry Cabot Lodge Jr. invites 20 Latin American republics to a private briefing next Monday in New York. He urges unity to support U S policies at the tenth UN assembly session starting September 20. The message emphasizes the Eisenhower aerial inspection plan to curb the arms race and promote peace.
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United Nations
N.Y
INS
U. S
Henry Cabot Lodge Jr
Lodge
Rio Grande
Telephone Strike Looming In Ohio
A statewide strike against Ohio Bell Telephone Co. loomed as CIO Communications Workers union negotiators began marathon bargaining to avert a walkout at 6 a.m. Friday.
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Cleveland
INS
Ohio Bell Telephone Co
CIO Communication Workers Union
Attorney General Brownell and wife fly to Spain for vacation
Attorney General and Mrs. Herbert Brownell Jr. depart Washington for a vacation in Spain. They plan to return in October, weather permitting, marking a brief overseas break for the official.
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Spain
Washington
Herbert Brownell Jr
Leader Urges Democrats to Face Eisenhower in 1956 Race
Gov George M Leader of Pennsylvania told a San Francisco Democratic fund dinner that Democrats would be happy to challenge President Eisenhower in 1956 and defeat Nixon, calling Eisenhower a weak political force and accusing Republicans of shameless demagoguery over Korea. He urged Democrats to force a end to the honeymoon and to blame the administration for its failures.
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San Francisco
Eisenhower
George M
Pennsylvania
Truman
Talbott and Hobby
Benson
Dixon-Yates
Dwight Eisenhower
Korea
Harry Truman
Eden Confined With Influenza In London
Prime Minister Sir Anthony Eden is confined to bed in London with a high temperature from influenza. A Ten Downing Street statement said he, on medical advice, was compelled to cancel present engagements.
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London
INL
Anthony Eden
Ten Downing Street
Eden
Adenauer Faces Mixed Hail and Criticism Over Soviet Ties
In Bonn a political storm gathers around Chancellor Konrad Adenauer after agreeing to establish diplomatic relations with the Soviet Union. Cheers for a Soviet war prisoner release collide with criticism as he calls a cabinet meeting and invites Socialist opposition member Carlo Schmid to attend. The issue includes the Moscow invitation to East Germany's Communist government and the timing of Friday’s visit.
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Washington
United States
Wilhelm Grewe
Moscow
Grewe
Foreign Ministry
Konrad Adenauer
Russia
Adenauer
Bonn
Germany
Soviet Union
Carlo Schmid
Bundestag
Kremlin
Premier Faure Faced Moroccan Crisis as Ministers Balk
Paris reports Premier Edgar Faure confronts a cabinet split over Moroccan policy. Nationalist opposition threatens to quit talks unless an ultimatum is issued to Sultan Sidi Mohammed Ben Moulay Arafa. Officials fear a breakdown could trigger renewed violence in the protectorate after months of terror and a bombing in Agadir injuring a shop owner, three children, and a European.
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Paris
Edgar Faure
Morocco
Faure
Sidi Mohammed Ben Moulay Arafa
Agadir
No Released Americans Enter Hong Kong Amid Standoff
In Hong Kong no Americans were aboard the Canton train expected to carry released U S citizens from behind the Bamboo Curtain. Red Cross official Richard Tomlin delivered mercy packages to a Chinese officer but no release date was given. A vigil at the Lowu bridge continued as officials planned further deliveries and aid.
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Hong Kong
INS
Canton
Crown
U. S
Red Cross
Richard Tomlin
Tomlin
A.R.C
Far East
Truman Solverud
St. Louis
Lowu Railroad Bridge
Solverud
Power Workers Nominally On Job As Strike Fails
Penn Power workers remained on the job as a scheduled strike failed to materialize at midnight. Union leaders debated the validity of a strike vote while awaiting authorization from International President Joseph A. Fisher. The dispute centers on a 12 cent wage package with seven cents for wages and five cents for pensions, opposed by a demand for 20 cents. Negotiations and mediation proved fruitless with Ohio Edison similarities noted.
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Penn Power Company
Everett McCracken
Utility Workers Local 140
William Munger
Utility Workers International
Munger
International
Joseph A. Fisher
International Headquarters
Ohio Edison Company
Penn Power
Summer Like Weather Hits Pennsylvania Statewide
The weather bureau predicts a warm period with highs in the high 70s to low 80s across Pennsylvania for today and Friday. Scattered showers and thunderstorms accompany a north cold front, mainly northern areas. the southeast may escape the showers. Skies vary from sunny in the west to partly cloudy in the east.
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Pennsylvania
Weather Bureau
Two Ships Collide in Delaware Bay Off Philadelphia
In dense fog, two ships including the 6664 ton American freighter Edith and the 25000 ton Swedish tanker Josefina Thorden collided head on in the upper Delaware Bay between Artificial Island and Ship John's Light, 45 miles south of Philadelphia. No casualties were reported to the Coast Guard.
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Philadelphia
INS
Delaware Bay
John’s Light
Coast Guard
Edith
Josefina Thorden
Princess Margaret May Go To Australia
A London columnist reports Princess Margaret may make a goodwill visit to Australia next spring aboard the royal yacht Britannia. The voyage would include calls at Gibraltar Malta and Singapore with no official confirmation.
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London
INL
Margaret
Australia
Daily Sketch
Britannia
Gibraltar
Malta
Singapore
Adenauer Reports Moscow Talks to German Ministers
Chancellor Konrad Adenauer told his West German cabinet of talks with Soviet leaders in Moscow. Social Democrat Carlo Schmid warned against quick reunification and said establishing relations could be dangerous. Adenauer planned to brief Bundestag and Bundesrat leaders on the outcome and Russia’s unwritten promise to release German prisoners.
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Bonn
INS
Konrad Adenauer
Moscow
Carlo Schmid
Social Democratic
Bundestag
Adenauer
V. M. Molotov
Germany
Schmid
Russia
Bundesrat
East German Delegation Heads to Moscow for Talks
The East German delegation led by Prime Minister Otto Grotewohl arrives in Moscow for negotiations. Western observers see the visit as a rebuke to West German Chancellor Konrad Adenauer and a swift signal of Soviet stance amid new diplomatic ties with West Germany.
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Moscow
Otto Grotewohl
Konrad Adenauer
West Germany
Adenauer
Bonn
Germany
World Drug Traffic Crackdown Planned
U S narcotics agent Charles Siragusa said a 52 nation Istanbul conference of police officials adopted a resolution calling for sterner measures and full cooperation in suppressing the international drug evil. Details of closer cooperation were hammered out at secret sessions. Our aim is a full scale crack down on all sides. But son to reveal further de ails.
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Rome
International Police Organization
U. S
Charles Siragusa
Istanbul
Four Sharon women killed in Warren area crash
Four elderly Sharon women died and another remained in critical condition after a head on collision Wednesday near Warren Ohio. Five women were en route to a church dinner in Kinsman Ohio when their car hit a dump truck driven by Robert McCauley of Stoneboro Pennsylvania. Grace Royal Nellie Bischoff and Mrs C L Dicks were dead on arrival at Trumbull County Hospital. Mrs J A Shoemaker died after admission to Greenville hospital. Mrs J H Young was in critical condition with a fractured leg and possible skull fracture at Greenville hospital. The truck driver Robert E McCauley of Stoneboro was reported in good condition at Greenville hospital.
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Sharon
Greenville Hospital
Warren
Ohio
Kinsman
Robert McCauley
Stoneboro
Trumbull County Hospital
Grace Royal
Nellie Bischoff
C. L. Dicks
J. A. Shoemaker
J. H. Young
Robert E. McCauley
Five Die In Michigan Family Car Crash Near Toledo
Five persons from Michigan died when their car ran a stop sign at Routes 24 and 25 near Toledo Ohio and struck a trailer truck. Victims were Richard Milstead 27, and his brother Lawrence 21 both from Flint, Billy Joe Bennett 16 Hilda Henderson 16 and Nancy McKay 14 all from Pontiac. The truck was driven by Guy Bullock 44 of Kirkersville Ohio.
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Detroit
INS
Michigan
Toledo
Richard L. Milstead
Flint
Mich
Lawrence A
Billy Joe Bennet
Hilda Henderson
Nancy McKay
Pontiac
Guy H. Bullock
Kirkersville
Broadened Tax Base Proposed For U S Highways
T S Petersen of San Francisco urged a broadened tax base to fund Eisenhower era highway expansion. Speaking to about 1000 oil refinery executives at the National Petroleum Association meeting in Atlantic City he warned against raising gasoline taxes further. He proposed taxes on motor vehicles, vehicle accessories, paying material and equipment and roadside property owners who benefit from good highways.
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Atlantic City
N.J
INS
Standard Oil Co
California
Eisenhower
T. S. Petersen
San Francisco
Petersen
National Petroleum Association
Inside Todays News Comics Cross Word Editorial
Ellwood 32 Society 32 Sports 4 Stocks 30 Theaters 12 steeceseede. WANT ADS news desk listings and page headers visible with district identifiers. No readable events or names to summarize into a full item.
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Cross Word Editorial
Ellwood
Society
Autumn Dims Golf Spirit as Season Clocks Wind Down
Arthur Mometer notes how the calendar tightens on golf season. He recalls starting strong in spring and leading in scores, but with winter closing in and days shortening the golfer fears the chill will end golf for the year, even as a mild seventy eight-degree day hints at lingering warmth.
Death notices for five residents listed in 1955 record
Death notices report five individuals with ages and addresses: George Arthur Dibbley 68 of 602 North Liberty St Elizabeth Caroline Bes sie McCalmont 84 R D 4 Harry R Miller 62 R D 2 Portersville Mrs Julia Anderson 80 R D 5 Graceland Rd and Rocco Paiano 59 1406 Hamilton St.
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George Arthur Dibbley
North Liberty St
Elizabeth Caroline
Bessie) McCalmont
R. D
Harry R. Miller
Portersville
Julia Anderson
Graceland
Rocco Paiano
Hamilton St
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