Steel unions push for nationwide 5 cent raise in pay and benefits
PITTSBURGH The CIO United Steelworkers prepared contracts with basic terms for 600000 workers including a 5 cent per hour raise, higher pensions, and better insurance. U S Steel led by signing, with Bethlehem Steel following to cover 80,000 workers in New York.
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Oppenheimer barred from secrets by AEC 4 1 vote
The Atomic Energy Commission upheld a 4 1 vote banning J Robert Oppenheimer from access to United States nuclear secrets. The commission cited defects of character and dangerous associations with known subversives, ending his security clearance. Oppenheimer defended his loyalty while others urged continued national security safeguards.
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Laredo Battles Rio Grande Flood Across Border
The Rio Grande flood hits Laredo and Nuevo Laredo as Eagle Pass and Piedras Negras face high waters. Mayor Joe Martin Jr reports 58 feet crest and 1000 people evacuated while 20 blocks run under water and 20,000 to 30,000 homeless are feared in Piedras Negras.
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Pact Talks Reopen Between Detroit Steel Portsmouth and Union
Officials of Detroit Steel Corp Portsmouth Division and Local 2116 ClIO United Steel workers plan to meet next month to discuss a new contract. The union has already presented its requests aligning with those asked of U S Steel. U S Steel reached an agreement Tuesday, signaling likely smooth pact talks here. Detroit Steel’s current contract with the union runs through July.
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Steel contract reaches major firms in wage talks
Major Ohio steel plants including Jones & Laughlin and Youngstown Sheet and Tube joined U S Steel in signing or signaling adherence to a new two year contract with the union. Average hourly rates rise to 2.19 to 2.29, with starting pay at 1.57 and a 5 cent hike next day. Pension and insurance changes add further cost. A separate manhunt in Adams County seeks jail escapee Stanley Webb after a Monday breakout.
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David J. McDonald
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GOP Tax Cut Plan Aims At Personal Exemptions Increase
Senate Republicans unveiled a general income tax cut proposal to offset a broader Democratic amendment. Senator Millikin said the plan would raise personal exemptions by $100 for lower and middle brackets, yielding at least $20 for individuals or $40 for couples annually. The change takes effect tomorrow.
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Road opening for four million dollar US Route 23 section
Governor Frank J. Lausche will dedicate a new ten mile four lane section of US Route 23 from the Scioto-Pike county line to the Scioto River bridge near Piketon. The ceremony at 11 a.m. Saturday will be on an overpass into the Portsmouth Area A plant. State Highway Division engineer Joseph N. Doyle supervised the project as part of a 26 million dollar federal and state highway program. The concrete pavement completes most of the line, with a remainder in the southbound lane north of the county line.
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Moon Blocks Rays Sun's Total Eclipse Spectacular
The article reports a dramatic total solar eclipse viewed from Nebraska to India, with 81 percent coverage at peak. It notes the event began around 5 a.m. CST, produced a dusk across a 70 mile wide path, and warned there would be no repeat for about 300 years.
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Crude Bomb Explosion Kills Veteran in Portsmouth
A 26 year old Portsmouth man William Wright Jr died after a crude bomb he fashioned exploded near Eden Park relatives. He was struck in the abdomen by shrapnel and died at Portsmouth General Hospital about 10 20 p m. The blast occurred near his brother in law Willard Parker's home in Hinkley Hollow as Wright used a truck tailpipe and fuse to make the device.
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Churchill to Meet Canadian Leaders Amid Anglo American Rift
Ottawa reports Prime Minister Churchill will meet Canadian government leaders to describe his Washington conferences and explain policy disagreements between Britain and the United States. He repeated that Canada is the master link in Anglo American unity.
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Bids For Pike Schools To Be Solicited Soon
Bids for five major Pike County school projects will be solicited in six weeks. The HHFA will open bids July 8 for three temporary buildings at Piketon Wakefield and Jasper. Wakefield, Jasper and Piketon will receive new elementary and 18 room districts.
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Pike County
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Ohio Regional
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J. C. Zuercher
Scioto County
WPA
Rebels Win End to 12 Day Guatemalan Civil War
Guatemala's 12 day civil war ends with communists and President Jacobo Arbenz Guzman defeated. Rebel leader Carlos Castillo Armas and Col Elfego Monzon head the military government and planned armistice talks in El Salvador to set up a new government. Diplomatic observers expected breakthroughs as talks were imminent.
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Carlos Castillo Armas
Elfego Monzon
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Dulles to address Guatemalan situation on national air
Secretary of State Dulles will review the Guatemalan situation in a 15 minute nation wide TV radio report tonight. He will speak starting at 7 45 p m with ABC radio and DuMont television carrying the talk live and other networks planning rebroadcasts.
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Guatemalan Rebels Set Four Man Junta in Capital
Castillo Armas faction forms a four man junta after dawn seizure of the capital. A roundup of communists begins while Arbenz and many Reds seek refuge in the Mexican Embassy. Rebels claim victory as fighting slows and a potential armistice conference is discussed with Vatican envoy Verolino.
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Strike Spreads To Local A Plant Wage Dispute
Cement finishers walk out at the Portsmouth A plant as talks continue with the President's labor panel hearing disputes at Atomic Energy Commission sites. About 350 finishers and two journeymen are idle. others remain on site. Unions seek higher pay with current rates 2.60, 2.87 1/2, and 3.00 per hour.
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