Uranium Industry Sees Big Players Enter as Demand Rises
In the West the uranium business attracts big oil and copper companies buying deposits and building mills while small holders struggle for financing. Analysts expect more mills and stronger demand as the U S Atomic Energy Commission maintains purchases through 1966, with prices rising from about 3.50 to 8 dollars per pound. The sector faces metal competition and ongoing vanadium byproduct deals. In California a separate note reports a parakeet theft claim by Enos H. Davis, who suspects his birds were stolen from a backyard cage after some could not fly.
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Denver
Sam
West
Walter E. Scott, Jr
Colorado
Scott
Robert Palmer
The
Colorado Mining Assn
U. S Atomic Energy Commission
Palmer
AEC
Allan Jones
Grand Junction Corp
Grand Junction
Commission
House Unit Argues Niagara Power Bill
The House Public Works Committee faces a split vote on whether to approve a Senate backed Niagara Falls power project. Alternatives include delaying action while surveying rock slide impacts and considering a private enterprise bill opposed by most New York Republicans.
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House
Washington
House Public Works Committee
Niagara
Falls
New York State
Rep. Miller
Senate
Rep
Becker
R-Ny
Army
Niagara Falls
Schoellkopf
Lehman Bill
Dondero
Rmich
Sen
Lehman
DNY
Miller
Two of Twenty-Five Members Fail to Take Stand
Report notes that two of the twenty five members have not fully committed to an unambiguous position, leaving a split among the group. The article emphasizes internal divisions and suggests pressure toward a decisive public stance.
Indians Convene to Address Land Shortage at 1957 Meeting
The League of North American Indians held its 1957 conference at the Tuscarora Reservation in Sanborn Niagara County New York. Over 100 Indians discussed dwindling land reserves for a growing population and elected William Rickard of Sanborn a Tuscarora as vice president.
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Warwick
R. I
League of North American Indians
Tuscarora Reservation
Sanborn
Niagara County
N. Y
William Rickard
Egypt Elects Nasser and Approves Constitution
Premier Gamal Abdel Nasser won over 90 percent in Egypt’s first elected presidency amid a 34 percent turnout of 5 million voters. The new constitution grants Nasser authority without inauguration and plans a National Union as the sole party.
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Cairo
Egypt
Gamal Abdel Nasser
Farouk
Nasser
Doan’s Pills Offer Relief For Backache And Bladder Irritation
Nagging backache and sleepless nights from stress are described along with mild bladder irritation. Doan’s Pills are advertised to relieve pain soothe the bladder and act as a mild diuretic, claiming long time popularity and invite readers to try the new large economy size to save money.
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Dean
Doan
Steelworkers Hope for Five Year Pay Rise Pact
Steelworkers and companies reach a five year agreement offering annual pay raises and other benefits. The deal aims to remove summer strike risk, boost confidence for workers earning over $100 weekly, and enable purchases like homes college funds and appliances.
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America
Municipal Employee Pay and Benefit Schedule
A historical outline lists changes to employee compensation and benefits. Key items include a direct wage increase averaging 7.3 cents per hour, a seventh paid holiday, increased minimum pensions for qualifying employees, enhanced vacation pay for 3 to 5 year service, higher shift premiums for afternoon and night shifts, a new Sunday work premium equal to night shift rates, and compensation for jury service pay recovery. The timeline spans 1958 with November and July actions and January 1958 for vacation pay adjustments.
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Art Gates
By Sam Dawson
Inglewood
Calif
Davis
Interior Ministry
Formants
National Assembly
United Steelworkers of America
United States Steel Corporation
Bethlehem Steel Company
Republic Steel Corporation
Jones & Laughlin Steel Corporation
Youngstown Sheet and Tube Company
Inland Steel Company
Great Lakes Steel Corporation
Colorado Fuel & Iron Corporation
Wheeling Steel Corporation
Pittsburgh Steel Company
Allegheny Ludlum Steel Corp
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