Steelworkers strike deadline looms as talks stall
Negotiations between the United Steelworkers union and the 12 major steel producers broke up with no progress just 36 hours before a strike deadline. Union President David J. McDonald pushed for a summit meeting with industry leaders while top executives weighed his request.
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New York
United Steelworks Union
David J. McDonald
John A. Stephens
McDonald
International Executive Board
El Monte woman shot by estranged husband then suicide
An El Monte mother was critical after her estranged husband Herman Gilman shot her twice and killed himself with a borrowed 16 gauge shotgun in the 2500 block of N Parkway. Janet Gilman, 28, is not expected to live.
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el Monte
Los Angeles General Hospital
Herman Donald Gilman
Lynwood
Janet
Sheriff's Homicide
Ray T. Hopkinson
Ned Leveretovich
Gilman
el Monte Glass Co
N. Parkway
el Monte Medical Center
Paul R. McCormick
Bell Gardens
Howard L. Johnston
Baseball Today Major league games with probable pitchers listed
American League matchups include Chicago at Cleveland with Jee and Wilson against men and Score, Boston at Baltimore with Parnell facing Moore, and Washington at New York with a night game against Ramos or Stone. Detroit visits Kansas City as Hoeft opposes Lasorda. National League slate features Milwaukee at Chicago, Philadelphia at Brooklyn with Miller facing Drysdale, New York at Pittsburgh with Earn facing Law, and Cincinnati at St Louis with Noxtail and Mizell.
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Cleveland
Jee
Wilson
Boston
Baltimore
Parnell
Moore
Washington
New York
Ramos
Stone
Detroit
Kansas City
Hoeft
Lasorda
Milwaukee CC
Burdette and Rice
Rush
Landrith
Philadelphia
Brooklyn
S. Miller
Drysdale
Pittsburgh
Earn
Law
Cincinnati
St. Louis
Noxail
Mizell
Milwaukee
Burdette
Trowbridge
Eisenhower Signs Huge Highway Bill
President Eisenhower signs a 33 billion dollar highway bill to fund a 41 000 mile system of modern controlled access roads. The plan aims to connect every state with four lane or larger highways and will raise taxes including a one cent per gallon federal gasoline tax starting Sunday.
California factory earnings rise to record $2.21 an hour
The State Department of Industrial Relations reported that California factory workers earned a new May high of $2.21 per hour, up 11 cents from May last year.
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State Department of Industrial Relations
California
Rain Slows Costilla Blaze as Fire Crews Hold Line
Thunderstorms and showers aid 250 firefighters confronting a 2000 acre Costilla land grant fire in northern New Mexico. Rain slows spread but control remains distant with officials warning more rain is needed. The blaze tops a string of fires across New Mexico and Arizona timberlands.
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Costilla
New Mexico
US. Forest Service
Arizona
Crop dusting pilot killed in 662 foot tower crash
Sacramento crop dusting pilot Wendell Lutzschwager of Sacramento was killed when his plane struck the 662 foot high transmitter antenna at Radio Station KFBK in Pleasant Grove. The tower toppled, the station went off air briefly, and broadcasts resumed on an auxiliary transmitter.
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Sacramento
KFBK
Wendell Lutzschwager
Pleasant Groove
Calif
Rita Hayworth Faces Stage Fright In Comeback Film
Rita Hayworth reveals stage fright during her return to film after a 3 year absence. She discusses nervous days before the camera and begins work on Fire Down Below with Bob Mitchum and Jack Lemmon, shot in Tobaco Trinidad.
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B.W.I
Rita Hayworth
Rita
Dick Haymes
Columbia Pictures
Miss Hayworth
Bob Mitchum
Jack Lemmon
Ike and Mamie to Drive to Gettysburg Farm Tomorrow
President Eisenhower plans to leave Walter Reed Army Hospital tomorrow morning for convalescence at his Gettysburg Pennsylvania farm for at least two weeks. He will be accompanied by Mrs. Eisenhower, his personal physician Maj Gen Howard M Snyder and two house guests Maj Gen and Mrs Leonard D Heaton. Heaton underwent surgery three weeks ago to relieve a partial blockage of the small intestine.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Walter Reed Army Hospital
Gettysburg
White House
Howard M. Snyder
Leonard D. Heaton
Heaton
Walter Reed
Children Find Drowned Baby in Riverside Canal
Julia Degrood and Steven Degrood, ages 10 and 7, found their 19 month old brother Henry in an irrigation canal about 100 yards from their Pedley home. Henry had wandered away and drowned in 18 inches of water. a fire department rescue squad could not revive him.
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Riverside
Julia Degrood
Steven
Henry
Degrood
Pedley
Here
Final Tribute Paid Adm. King
The nation and its leaders bid farewell to Fleet Adm. Ernest J. King who steered Allied forces to victory at sea in World War II. He served as chief of naval operations and built a five ocean Navy during an eight front sea war.
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Washington
Fleet Adm
Ernest J. King
Citrus Again Tops California Crop in 1955
California's citrus fruits led the state's food crops in 1955 with a value exceeding $190 million across 12 counties including Southern California, Kings, and Tulare. Cattle, poultry, dairy, cotton, and hay trailed in valuation.
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Los Angeles
CNS
California
F. R.wilcox
Agriculture Committee of
The
Chamber of Commerce
Kings and Tulare
Wilson says U.S. defense program is adequate
Defense Secretary Charles E. Wilson told the Senate air power subcommittee that the administration's defense program is adequate and would not belittle it, stressing its role in supporting morale of the free world.
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Washington
Charles E. Wilson
Free World
Senate Air Power Subcommittee
Wilson
Subcommittee
America
Russia
Senate House
Eisenhower Defense Bill Approved By Congress
Congress sent to President Eisenhower a defense bill totaling 24.6567 billion dollars for the coming year, about 50 million dollars above the President's request. The measure funds the Defense Department's operations and programs for the next fiscal year.
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Ike
Defense
Washington
Congress
Eisenhower
Defense Department
Water problems told VFW group
California lawmaker Caspar Weinberger told the VFW Encampment in San Diego that water is the state’s gravest issue. He argued solutions depend on complex legal, financial, engineering and governmental fixes.
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VFW Group
San Diego
California
Caspar W. Weinberger
San Francisco
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Weinberger
First Miss Universe contestants arrive for July pageant
Long Beach hosts the first two Miss Universe contestants Mrs Yoshio Baba of Japan and Miss June Svedin of Washington arrive to prepare for the competition starting July 12.
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Cns
Yoshio Baba
Japan
June Svedin
State J
Washington
Two Crew Men Hurt In Oil Barge Blast
A San Francisco oil barge blast sent two crewmen into the water and sparked a large waterfront fire near Mariposa Street. Fire boats and many firefighters controlled the blaze as Alfred Johnson and Fred Witter were treated for severe burns at a city hospital. Fire Chief Frank Kelly put the damage at about one million dollars.
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Mariposa Street
John de Haan
Navy
Kern
Tidewater Associated Oil Co
Alfred Johnson
Stewart Ford
Johnson
San Francisco Hospital
Fred Witter
Frank Kelly
Poznan Uprising Crushed as Deaths and Wounded Rise
Polish authorities report 38 killed and 270 wounded after a workers uprising in Poznan is quelled. Berlin notes the revolt was contained and normal life resumes in the industrial city. Western diplomats question if the event signals a broader challenge to the Communist government.
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Berlin
Poznan
Warsaw
Washington
Revolt in Poznan Mirrors 1953 East German Uprising
Crowds 20 abreast march through Poznan demanding bread as Western visitors witness a violent daylong protest against the Kremlin line. Referenced as echoing the 1953 East German uprising and Tiflis student clashes with up to 100 killed earlier this year. Security forces reportedly targeted demonstrators.
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Tiflis
Roosevelt to Delay Honeymoon for School Aid Debates
Rep. James Roosevelt says his honeymoon with Gladys Owens will be postponed as he remains in Washington to participate in debates on federal aid to schools. After a Los Angeles ceremony this Sunday they will return to Congress for ongoing sessions with a likely later trip along the California coast.
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Washington
James Roosevelt
Calif
Congress
Roosevelt
Gladys Irene Owens
Los Angeles
California
Teachers Blame Parents For Student Misdeeds
Washington report shows a National Education Association survey where teachers say student misbehavior stems from irresponsible parents, poor home conditions, and lack of supervision due to mothers working. Teachers also note increases in drinking and classroom disobedience over the past decade, while most explain that American children are generally well behaved.
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Washington
National Education Assn
NEA
Hunt Arsonist Sets Three Fires Threatening Pasadena Homes
Three fires burst in two Pasadena areas early today as investigators said arson appeared likely. The first blaze behind 50 Club House Rd burned brush before firefighters stopped it. A second fire near Armanda Dr and Arroyo Blvd burned similar brush, and a hedge at El Circulo Dr under the Colorado St bridge also burned, with officials noting a delay could have risky consequences in the Arroyo Seco.
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Pasadena
Arroyo Seco
Club House Rd
Armada Dr
Arroyo Bilvd
Rose Bowl
National Talking Contest Set for Los Angeles
In Los Angeles on July 7 top talkers from across the nation will gather to compete in a national talking contest.
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Los Angeles
ICNS
Market Dow Jones Stocks Mixed Amid Utilities Fluctuations
Transactions show varied results across sectors with utilities and industrials leading moves. Indices display modest gains and losses with mixed closing figures and incomplete data for market breadth.
Weather forecast with mild conditions and fog
Mostly sunny today and tomorrow with variable high cloudiness and night and morning fog. Highs near 92 degrees and lows around 63 in the coming days. Full weather report on page A 5.
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