Steel industry faces spotty demand and summer lull risks
Pittsburgh report finds mixed steel demand with some sectors like construction and freight cars strong, while autos and appliances show weakened orders. Industry leaders foresee a summer production tie to wage talks, with vacations and higher inventories shaping expectations. Executives from Allegheny Ludlum, Pittsburgh Steel, Armco, Bethlehem, and Republic anticipate continued activity, though a seasonal dip is possible.
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Pittsburgh
Brass
U.S. Steel
Clark W. King
Allegheny - Ludlum Steel
Pittsburgh Steel
Armco Steel
Bethlehem Steel
Republic
Red Cross Convention Focuses on Job Themed Sessions
Terre Haute leaders RSVP for the national American Red Cross convention in St Louis with topics The Red Cross Job and Getting the Job Done. E C Akerley Ewing Miller F Theodore Hegeman and Chester Schwartz attend part or all sessions at Kiel Auditorium. Ellsworth Bunker will address the job ahead on Wednesday.
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Red Cross
American Red Cross
St. Louis
Terre Haute
E. C. Akerley
Ewing Miller
F. Theodore Hegeman
Chester Schwartz
Floyd Blackwell
Norma Pearson
Hobart Hall, Jr
Kiel Auditorium
Nkked Cross
Ellsworth Bunker
Shannon Buntin
Terre Haute- Vigo County
Herman D. Becker
Cypriots Kill Two More in Latest Eoka Raids
In Nicosia on June 4, pro Greek Cypriots killed two security force members amid raids against the Eoka organization. One victim, a Turkish Cypriot policeman, died near Famagusta. another was shot near Pyla while two others were wounded. An 18 year old was abducted and shot but rescued after seeking a church and attracting British troops. Police recovered ammunition dumps and documents after a major operation, the largest since Union with Greece violence began.
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Nicosia
Cyprus
Pkpro
Eoka
Famagusta
Pyla
Cyprus talks begin as Harding guards endure threat
London reports Cyprus Governor Sir John Harding opening talks with Prime Minister Anthony Eden and Colonial Secretary Alan Lennox-Boyd. He warns negotiations depend on ending the EOKA terror campaign after Britain arrests 117 leaders and deploys 20,000 troops, amid speculation Makarios could be exiled no more.
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London
Ilp
Cyprus
John Harding
Anthony Eden
Alan Lennox-Boyd
EOKA
Harding
Britain
Archibishop Makarios
Seychelle Islands
Summer reading contest opens at Fairbanks Memorial Library
The Fairbanks Memorial Library launches a summer reading program with the theme Modern American Explorers running through August 13. Children may start at any time and earn a map after reading four books, with colored stickers placed on maps. A party awaits finishers. details available at library desks.
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Fairbanks Memorial Library
Beulah Poulter
Sarah Scott
McLean
United States
Two Car Crash Damages Autos on Highway 41
Vigo County deputies report a two car collision on Highway 41 south of North Terre Haute Sunday around 4:25 PM. John Russell of Terre Haute tried to pass then reportedly moved back into traffic, striking the left rear fender of Marion W. Parks’s car, with no charges filed.
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Vigo County
Highway 41
North Terre Haute
Marion W. Parks
Linton
Ind
Lawrence Thomas
John Russell
Terre Haute
Russell
Parks
Stolen railroad engine chased through Detroit. thieves escape
A stolen railroad engine with nine freight cars roared through Detroit on Sunday as railroad patrolmen and police pursued it. The thieves regained control, returning the train to its yard, then fled. officials say the theft traversed many switch systems and involved handling cars with dexterity.
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Detroit
Assassination attempt fails as Nehru speaks in Bombay
Bombay police say they stopped an attack on Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru during a public rally. Rioting followed Marathi statehood protests with 60 plus injured and one death. Nehru, shielded by security, left under heavy guard.
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Bombay
India
Jawaharlal Nehru
Nehru
Congress Party
State High School Class of 1956 Graduates Tonight
The Class of 1956 at State High School will graduate this evening at 8 o clock in the Sycamore Theater. Principal Dr Harley Lautenschlager will preside and introduce Dr Raleigh W Holmstedt of Indiana State Teachers College and Wayne P Watson. Thirty one graduates will receive diplomas from Dr Lautenschlager and Assistant Principal Dr Edmund Ford.
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State High School
Sycamore Theater
Harley Lautenschlager
Raleigh W. Holmstedt
Indiana State Teachers College
Wayne P. Watson
Lautenschlager
Edmund Ford
Gerstmeyer High School
Garfield High School
Wiley High School
J. A. Raney
Indiana State School For the Deaf
Raney
Mable Phillips
Radiation Effects Study Completed
The National Academy of Sciences will release initial findings next week on how atomic radiations affect humans and the environment. Detlev W. Bronk, president of the academy and head of Rockefeller Institute for Medical Research, notes over 100 leading scientists contributed to the study, urging its global importance.
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National Academy of Sciences
Academy
Detlev W. Bronk
Rockefeller Institute For Medical Research
New York City
Bronk
Craig demands update on Indiana college building program
Gov. Craig pressed in a closed State Budget Committee session that an 80 million dollar ten year capital expansion for Indiana's four state colleges be brought current. He said the project is 16 million behind schedule due to funding gaps and would require 32 million in the 1957 legislature to cover current and past years.
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Craig
Indiana
Donald Clark
Indiana University
Purdue University
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Indiana State Teachers
College Seeks Land for Campus Expansion in Terre Haute
Indiana State Teachers College board filed two Vigo County actions to expand the campus. One seeks to vacate alleys in Chauncey Rose Subdivision for a playground at the Laboratory School. The second seeks condemnation of Lot 19 held by Marie Workman and secured by a mortgage, approved by Governor George Craig, for broader campus growth.
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Eighth Streets
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Marie Workman
State of
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Everett J. Acree
Vigo County
Chauncey Rose
George Craig
Ft Harrison Post 40 to Elect Tuesday Night
Ft Harrison Post 40 American Legion will elect officers Tuesday night at 8 in the club room with a 7 to 10 p m voting window for members only. Nominees include Commander George Air first vice commander Arthur Bryant second vice commander John Zimmerman adjutant R Earle Prewitt and others. Nine delegates and nine alternates to the state convention plus five executive board members will also be chosen. Installation Tuesday June 26 by John Wilson of Bloomington. joint with Julia K Lambert Post 481. refreshments served.
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George Air
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Claude Robertson
Lee Poster
William L. Woodard
Curtis Bridwell
Stuart Stimson
Poppy
William Dean
Boys State
Floyd Blackwell
National Defense
Vernon Kidd
John Wilson
Bloomington
Julia K. Lambert
Ladies
Son and missing truck found. youths located in Kentucky
William Purdy reported his half ton panel truck and his son Daniel missing. Police said Daniel and a companion were joy riding. Hours later Daniel called from Hopkinsville, Kentucky, with Larry Huffman and the truck after mechanical trouble.
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William Purdy
Elm Street
Daniel
Compton
Yontz
Larger danger signs for U. S. 40
Indianapolis June 4 The State Highway Department will replace 1920 size danger signs on US 40 across the state with signs twice as large. Highway Commission chairman Virgil Smith says drivers are not paying attention now and the bigger signs with possible reflector strips on the edges are an effort to improve safety.
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Indianapolis
State Highway Department
Virgil Smith
Highway Commission
New York Markets Reported by Francis J. Dupont & Co
At 1 o'clock (E.D.S.T.) on Monday June 4 1956 the New York markets and averages were summarized by Francis J. Dupont & Co in the Merchants National Bank Blog. Sales stood at 800000 shares.
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Francis J. Dupont & CO
Merchants Nat's Bank
E.D.S.T
Will Divides Corban Estate
The will of John Wesley Corban filed in Probate Court names Lillian G. Corban Boesiger as executrix and Clyde W. Andrews as personal representative. The $8,400 estate lists legacies for Annie L. Ramsey $200, John I. Corban and Louis Corban $1 each, Fred T. Corban Sr. $100, remaining share to Mrs. Boesiger and Margaret F. Corban Cossette share and share alike. dated July 22, 1948. bond $10,000 filed with Vigo Circuit Court Clerk.
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John Wesley Corban
Lillian G. Corban Boesiger
Marshall
Clyde W. Andrews
Terre Haute
Annie L. Ramsey
North Eleventh Street
John I. Corban
Louis Corban
Truman Plays On Mozart Piano In Salzburg Home
Harry S. Truman, famed amateur pianist, played a Mozart sonata today on Mozart's piano in the house where the composer was born, part of a Mozart anniversary visit. He praised Mozart as a favorite composer and attended a concert where photographers were expelled for taking pictures during a minuet.
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Austria
Harry S. Truman
America
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Truman
Bernhard Paumegartner
Washington
Prof. Paumgartner
2880 Teachers Reject Contracts In Indianapolis
In Indianapolis on June 4 more than half of the city's 2,880 public school teachers refuse to sign next year’s contracts. Broad Ripple High School teacher Robert Haugham said at least half are withholding contracts over the proposed pay raise of 250 to 300 dollars a year. The School Board asked for signed contracts by June 15 to finalize next fall’s assignments.
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Indianapolis
Robert Haugham
Broad Ripple High School
Burma Premier U Nu Expected to Resign Tuesday
In Rangoon informed sources report Burma’s Premier U Nu will announce his resignation on Tuesday after eight years leading the government since independence. The likely successor named is Ba Swe, 41, defense minister and vice president of the Anti Fascist People's Freedom League and Burma's ruling Socialist party.
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Burma
U Nu
Ba Swe
People’s Freedom League
Markets at a Glance By United Press
Stocks firm in quiet trading and American shares irregular. Government bonds steady while Midwest equities show firmness. Cotton futures stray, grains traded in Chicago with various moves. Hogs drop 25-50 cents to around 17.75, cattle mixed near 24.00, weaner top 23.00 and sheep steady to 1.00 higher at 30.00.
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Midwest
Chicago
Stocks Make Slight Progress
In New York on June 4 the stock market showed only slight progress with prices moving one to two points up or down. Trading was the slowest of the year, volume around 1.44 million for Friday and near that pace today. Notable gains occurred in Boeing and related firms while U S Steel and Pennsylvania Railroad slipped.
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Douglas Aircraft
American Telephone
Air Reduction
International Paper
American Tobacco
Santa Fe Railroad
Texas Co
Israel charges new border clash near Jerusalem
Israeli military spokesman Col Nehemia Brosh said Jordanian forces fired into Israeli territory for a second day, with no casualties reported. He noted the incident at the village of Pagi on Jerusalem’s outskirts and UN observers were informed and began an investigation.
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Nehemia Brosh
Pagi
Brosh
United Nations Truce Supervisory Organization
Two Divorces Granted in Superior Court No 2
Judge Albert Owens grants two divorces in Superior Court No 2. Norma Seabolt of 825 North Sixth street is divorced from Paul Seabolt and regains her Gallagher maiden name. Josephine Evans of 2800 South Twenty-first street is divorced from Carlton Evans and awarded custody of two minor children plus $15 weekly support and ownership of household goods.
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Albert Owens
Norma Seabolt
North Sixth Street
Paul Seabolt
Gallagher
Josephine Evans
South Twenty-first Street
Carlton Evans
South Sixth Street
Auto makers forecast 75 million vehicles by 1970
Auto industry analysts project the United States will reach about 75 million cars and trucks on the road by 1970. The forecast reflects rising demand and expanding production capacity across major manufacturers.
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America
Chicago Livestock Market Report June 4
Hogs receipts 11 000 with prices mostly 25 to 50 cents lower. weights around 230 pounds favored least decline. Cattle 25 000 with steer and heifer prices mixed. prime and high choice ranges cited, slaughter classes mostly steady to down. Spring lambs steady to higher with most good and prime types at 26 to 30 dollars.
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Chicago
Indianaplis Livestock and Chicago Produce Market Summary
Indiana livestock figures show hogs 10,500 steady to 25 lower with various weight ranges. cattle and calves steady with notable prices for steers and heifers. sheep mostly steady with spring lambs up to 27.50. Chicago produce notes barely steady with poultry prices and dairy products. cash grain reports show wheat none, corn around 1.54 1/2, oats 0.71 1/2, soybeans 1.37, and meal 59.50-60.00. Cincinnati eggs price ranges reported for consumer grades.
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Indianapolis
Chicago
Prices on farm poultry and dairy products in Cincinnati area
Current receipts show poultry prices for No 1 quality fryers 3-32 lb at 19-20 cents per lb hens over 5 lb at 20-22 cents per lb 5 lb and under light type 14-15 cents per lb old roosters 9-12 cents per lb. Butter wholesale 68 cents per lb. Potatoes range 3.50-8.50 per cwt.
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Chicago
Cincinnati
Local Markets Livestock Prices For Hogs And Sows
Prices for salable hogs range from 15.50 to 17.60 for barrows and gilts and No 1 to No 3 grades. About 75 head of No 1 and No 2 grades weigh 180 to 220 pounds at 17.10 to 17.60. Heavier hogs 245 to 275 pounds fetch 16.00 to 16.85 and 300 pounds and up cost 15.00 to 16.00. Sows bring 10.50 to 13.75. Markets weak to steady.
Rabies Test Sought On Evans Collie After Child Bite
The Evans family in Terre Haute sent a collie or dogs for a rabies test to Indianapolis after the dog bit their 3 year old daughter Nancy on May 30. The dog died Sunday while under surveillance and the Indianapolis lab report is expected in a few days.
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Kenneth Evans
Terre Haute
Indianapolis
Evans
Nancy
Crock and
Foltz
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