Steel Strike Threat Sparks Exchange Between Union and Industry
In a heated exchange on the steel strike, United Steelworkers leader David J. McDonald accuses the steel firms of blackmailing the government. Industry negotiator R. Conrad Cooper denies threats to anyone, as federal mediation continues and Senate actions push for presidential intervention.
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NEW York (Ap
David J. MicDonald
Steelworkers Union
R. _ Conrad Cooper
Cooper
McDonald
Aitn
Trac
Federal
Joseph F. Finnegan
Federal Mediation and
Conciliation
Finnegan
United Steelworkers of America
United States$ Steel Corp
Washington
Stuart Symington
D - Mo
House committee approves civil rights bombing bill shifts
The House Judiciary Committee advanced a civil rights bill assigning criminal penalties for bombings and mob actions against schools and election records. It struck desegregation aid provisions and extended the Civil Rights Commission for two years while signaling more edits ahead.
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Washington
House, Judiciary Committee
Emanuel Celler
DWY
Coalition
House
Civil Rights Commission
Eisenhower
U. S. Inform
Missing crewman in Atlantic tanker plane ditching
Langley Air Force Base officials investigate the ditching of a large seven engine tanker 200 miles east of Bermuda. Seven crew members were rescued from the Atlantic while one missing, AMAN 2 C Thomas McCotton of Hampton Virginia, is identified as the refueling operator. The KEBSQ aircraft was en route from the Azores to Langley via Bermuda on a routine transfer. No cause has been established.
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Langley Air Force
AP Air Force
Atlantic
Bermuda
Ang
Imperial
Amman
C. Thomas McOpaston
Hampton
Langley
Azores
Air Force
Ith
Offials
Hoffa Paid Debt to Underworld, Senate Says
The Senate rackets committee alleges James R. Hoffa used three million dollars from Teamsters health and welfare funds to pay a long standing debt to Chicago's underworld. It claims Hoffa facilitated deals to aid the Dorfman family and his own position, with reductions in benefits and inflated insurance costs noted.
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Washington
Senate
James RB. Hoffa
Chicago
Teamsters Asien
Hoffa
Teamsters Union
Paul Dorfman
Dorfman
North America
Treasuries
Tywoi
New York
Eas
Tern
Max Block
Johe L McClellan
D-Ark
Walter Reuthers
Steel Strike At a Glance
Idle half a million striking United Steelworkers and 108 290 allied workers. Joint talks resume as mediator Finnegan notes a hopeful tone. Senator Symington urges congressional pressure on the President. Industry losses about 300 million weekly. wages lost total near 70 million weekly. Union seeks 14 cent hourly raise plus fringe benefits. industry warns higher costs raise steel prices and inflation.
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Associated Press
United Steelworkers
Allied Industries
Joseph F. Finnegan
Washington
Stuart Symington
D-Mo
Congress
Edgar Guest Dies Poet of Plain People at 71
Edgar A. Guest longtime Detroit Free Press columnist and poet laureate of Michigan died early today at his home at 71 after a stroke caused by a cerebral hemorrhage. He wrote more than 30 000 poems and his book A Heap Of Livin sold over 500 000 copies. He was born in Birmingham England in 1882 and became a U S citizen in 1902. He is survived by his son Edgar A Bud Guest Jr a known Detroit radio personality.
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Defroit
CPD
Edgar A. Guest
Michigan
Guest
Detroit
Detroit Free Press
Birmingham
England
Edgar A
Bud Guest Jr
Hungarian Freighter Beke Sinks After Dardanelles Collision
The 1207 ton Hungarian freighter Beke sank after a collision with the Italian vessel Hiner San Giorgio in the Dardanelles. All crew were saved and no serious injuries were reported.
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Istanbul
Dardanelles
Snd
Khrushchev Seeks Peace Talks Without Saber Rattle
Soviet Premier Khrushchev urged peace talks with President Eisenhower saying the talks are a prelude to a summit and not a substitute for it. He declined to set dates, suggested a mid September U.S. visit, and warned against any saber rattling while stressing potential for genuine Soviet American cooperation.
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OSCOW
S. Khrushchev
Eisenhower
Khrushchev
Elyseshower
United States
America
Khrushcher
Nixon and Cyrankiewicz Bid Poland Farewell in Warsaw
Ten thousand Poles greeted Vice President Nixon as he departed Warsaw for Washington after a stop at Keflavik Iceland. In a farewell speech at Babice Airport he called for peaceful world cooperation despite political differences and urged a single world with choice of systems. Premier Cyrankiewicz pledged Poland and its allies will avert a new world war and condemned rising German militarism.
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Poland
Richard Ixon
Babice
Washington
Xa- Genel
Keflavik
Iceland
Nixon
Josef Cyrankiewicz
Cyrankiewicrz
Richard Nixon
Nixon Sarawell
London
Escape artist breaks jail bars and steals truck plan
Mississippi authorities pursued C. B. McNair of Hattiesburg who boasted there is no jail that can hold him. He allegedly escaped by sawing three bars to free his wife, then picked a deputy’s lock to steal a pickup truck.
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Wiggins
Miss
Auto Desiers
McNair
Hattiesburg
Redstone Rocket Firing at Cape Canaveral Gathers Interest
A Redstone rocket was fired Tuesday night by an army missile team including Germany based U.S. officers at Cape Canaveral. The test aimed to reach a 250 mile range as part of the engineer user program. No clear indication of success was reported.
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IUPI
U.S
Redstone
America
Orb
Jauary
NATO
Europe
United
Press International
Laos Declares Emergency in Five Provinces
Saigon dispatch reports Laos has proclaimed a state of emergency in five southern provinces where government forces have clashed with guerrillas allegedly aided by Red China and North Vietnam. Officials say Reds may launch a large offensive as weather improves.
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UPI
Laos
Red Chia
North Vietnam
Congress Passes Defense Fund Bill in House and Senate
Congress approved a defense funding bill totaling 1259 000 for defense programs. It includes funds to clear aircraft carrier costs and bolster Army and Marine operations. The measure passed the House by voice vote and the Senate by roll call and moves to the White House.
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Washingtgy
Congress
Senate
Whe House
President to address nation on labor reform bills
President Eisenhower will speak Thursday night in a 15 minute network broadcast to urge Congress to enact effective labor reform. He favors tougher measures like the Landrum Griffin bill, while AFL CIO opposes it and he backs anti blackmail picketing and anti secondary boycott laws. The speech follows supportive comments at a news conference and references to House and Senate labor bills.
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Washington
Dent Eisenhower
Congress
Eisenhower
James C. Haythe
White House
Landrum-Griffin
House
House Labor Committee
Phil M. Landrum
D-Ga
Robert P. Griffin
R-Mich
House Committee
AFL Cio
Senate
Rackets Committee
John L. McClellan D'Ack
Nixon Primed for Khrushchev Visit and Ike Talks
Vice President Nixon returns from talks with Khrushchev and prepares to brief President Eisenhower on a potential Khrushchev visit to the United States. Plans call for a three day Washington stop with state dinners and talks on East West issues, plus possible stops in New York Chicago and San Francisco. Khrushchev expresses interest in visiting a Midwest farm plastics plant and cattle operation.
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Washington
Richard
Nixon
Nikita Khrushchev
Koday
Eisenhower
Soviet Union
Khrushchev
Ermensgen Atr
C. Douglas Dillon
Iron Courtain
House
Republican House
Russia
Kherushchev
New York
West Blames Soviet For Big Four Berlin Impasse
Western powers blamed the Soviet Union in the final Big Four session for failing to reach a Berlin settlement. They accused Moscow of seeking to annex West Berlin into the Communist system.
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Geneva
Soviet Union
Berlin
West Berlin
Chrisian A. Herter
Billion Cost of Housing Bill Is Rock Bottom
Washington AP reports a new housing bill headed for the Senate with Senator Sparkman asserting its 31.05 billion cost is a rock bottom figure. The Subcommittee on Housing drafted the measure to advance housing reform this year and President Eisenhower is expected to sign. The proposal exceeds the President’s request but aims to expand public housing and add loans for college classrooms and elderly housing. Senator Capehart and Sparkman seek full committee approvals with possible Senate floor action next week. Senator Prescott Bush signals potential amendments to align with the President.
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Senate
Ser
John Sparkman
D-Ala
Sparkman
Eisenhower
Sendi
Joans Zorko
Homer E. Capehart T
Ind
House
Senate Banking Committee
Prescott Bush
Fire in California Likely Set by Man Suspect
In San Bernardino County California a fire was reported in a rugged area near a stable. About 170 firefighters battled. Ten to forty percent of a 23 mile perimeter was contained with hopes for full containment by nightfall. No homes destroyed and no serious injuries reported. Several small communities were threatened until shifting winds aided containment.
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Calif
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Taoud
Stume
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