June Braces for Economic Showdown Across Industries
June opens amid a heated labor and policy debate as auto layoffs loom and supplemental unemployment benefits become available. The steel unions and executives begin bargaining while economists watch if a wider slowdown or inflationary pressures emerge across manufacturing. Industry leaders, workers, and graduates face shifting prospects as demand and money policy contend for the month’s fate.
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New York
Detroit
Pittsburgh
Farmers To Get 1956 Crop Benefits Under Soil Bank Plan
Secretary Benson announced a soil bank program allows payments to farmers who reduce plantings of surplus crops like cotton wheat corn rice and tobacco in areas where 1936 crops are not far advanced. Rates set for corn 90 cents per bushel cotton 15 cents per pound wheat 1 20 per bushel rice 2 25 per hundred pounds with tobacco and peanuts to be announced. Parity levels indicate roughly 60 percent for corn cotton and wheat and 50 percent for rice.
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Washington
Benson
Eisenhower
Department
Thepublic
Henson
Seitz Named Alcalde Editor at UT Ex-Students Magazine
Charles A. Seitz a University of Texas journalism graduate has been named editor and business manager of the Alcalde the ex-students association magazine. Seitz 35 has been assistant editor of the Independent Garageman in Austin since last fall and previously worked on the Seguin Enterprise and two South Texas weekly papers.
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Austin
Charles A. Seitz
University of Texas
Alcalde
Odessa College honors top students at Friday graduation
Odessa College announced 86 graduates for Friday evening exercises. Top students include Glenn Bassham and Mrs. Mary Nieball with plans to attend Texas Tech and UT respectively. David LeMaster and Evelyn Lewallen earned high averages and scholarships, with J. T. Rutherford to receive an honorary arts degree.
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Glenn Bassham
Mary Nieball
David LeMaster
Evelyn Lewallen
Arbra Taylor Jr
Bassham
T. C. Bassham
Odessa
Texas Technological College
Nieball
North Hanscock
Uni
Texas
LeMaster
A. B. LeMaster
Bowie
West Texas State College
Miss Lewallen
R. L. Lewallen
Harris
North Texas State College
Taylor
Arbra Tayior
Crane
University of Tulsa
Jessie P. Bogue
American Association of Junior Colleges
Washington, D.C
J. T. Rutherford
Murray H. Fly
Jack Rodgers
Arbin Turner
First Methodist Church
S. R. Estes
Cumberland Presbyterian Church
Air Force seeks musicians for its bands nationwide
The United States Air Force announces openings for men and women to join its bands after auditions. No prior service required for enlistment into the Air Force Band with assignment possible. The WAI Band at Lackland AFB conducts tours. auditions can be arranged through Webb AFB Big Spring or Goodfellow Fields San Angelo. basic training at Lackland AFB.
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Omer Binion
Air Force
WAI
Lackland Afb
San Antonio
Margibelle J. Nissly
Air Forces
Odessa
Webb Afb
Big Spring
Goodfellow Fields
San Angelo
Army
Navy
Marine Corps
Reverse fence creates private playground for seven children
In Charlotte North Carolina families joined to build a single large fence enclosing their backyards forming a private play area for seven children. The cooperative project reflects neighborly effort to share space and safety.
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Charlotte
N.C
Girls Increase Early Marriages Say New York Expert
Dr Grace Sloan Overton visiting Stillwater to address Oklahoma 4 H club leaders says girls mature earlier due to wars and service creating pressure for marriage Parents of boys under 15 should shield them from unwanted early dating she notes girls growing more aggressive nationwide.
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Stillwater
Okla
New York
Grace Sloan Overton
Oklahoma 4-H Club
Overton
Thief Steals Gas Can From Cosmetic Salesman
Woodrow Blerke, a cosmetic salesman in Albuquerque, ran out of gasoline. A service station filled a gas can for him. He returned to find his sample case missing. He set the can down and left to borrow a funnel, then returned to discover the gas can gone.
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Albuquerque
Woodrow Blerke
UT Will Award 1400 Degrees at Commencement
More than 1,400 UT students will receive bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral degrees Saturday. Individual college and school ceremonies precede the general commencement, with John Jay Hopkins of General Dynamics delivering the address. his firm built the first atomic submarine.
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Austin
University of Texas
John Jay Hopkins
General Dynamics Corp
Plant Closure Planned at Ottumwa Meat Plant
John Morrell and Co. officials announced a permanent shutdown of the Ottumwa meat packing plant due to a slowdown in production. The plant closed Friday and the company charged workers slowed operations, while the United Packinghouse Workers union said it amounts to a work stoppage affecting about 3,000 employees.
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Ottumwa
Towa
John Morrell and Co
United Packinghouse Workers Union
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