Steel industry sees mixed signals for summer demand
The Pittsburgh field reports a split outlook as orders vary by product. Auto and construction demand remains tight while inventories rise. Executives note potential summer dips from vacations and wage talks, but specialty steels and nickel components show strength and allocation.
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Pittsburgh
Indus
Brass
U. S. Steel
Clark W. King
Allegheny - Ludlum Steel
Pittsburgh Steel
Armco Steel
Bethlehem Steel
Republic
Red Cross Convention Set in St Louis
Terre Haute representatives attend the three day national 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 Chester Schwartz and others will spend part of the event there. Ellsworth Bunker will deliver the keynote address 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
Ellsworth Bunker
Shannon Buntin
Terre Haute- Vigo County
Herman D. Becker
Two More Die as Eoka Raids Intensify in Cyprus
In Nicosia on June 4 Greek Cypriots fatally wounded two security force members during ambushes amid government raids that netted 17 Eoka suspects including two leaders. A Turkish Cypriot officer was killed near Famagusta, and another guard died after being attacked near Pyla. An 18 year old was abducted and later rescued after signaling British troops with church candles. Authorities say searches also found large ammo dumps and hazardous materials near Kossonerga and Khloraka, marking the largest operation since the Union with Greece period began last year.
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Nicosia
Cyprus
Eoka
Famagusta
Pyla
Cyprus Talks Open Amid EOKA Arrests and Security
London reports Sir John Harding began talks with Prime Minister Eden and Colonial Secretary Lennox-Boyd on Cyprus future after Britain announces 117 EOKA leaders arrested. Harding aims to end terrorism before negotiations, with 20,000 troops on the island and exile returns speculated for Greek Orthodox Archbishop Makarios.
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London
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 the Modern American Explorers summer reading game from Monday through Aug. 13. Patrons across the main library, the book mobile, Sarah Scott and McLean Junior High branches may start anytime and earn map stickers after reading four books.
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Fairbanks Memorial Library
Beulah Poulter
Sarah Scott
McLean
United States
Two Car Crash Damages Vehicles on Highway 41
Vigo County officers report a two car collision on Highway 41 south of North Terre Haute Sunday around 4 25 PM. John Russell of Terre Haute allegedly tried to pass Marion W. Parks of Linton but moved back into his lane and struck Parks car on the left rear fender with his right front fender. No charges were 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 Train Crew Pursues Through Detroit Streets
A railroad engine with nine freight cars was stolen Sunday and chased by railroad patrolmen and police. The thieves managed to navigate crowded switch systems and move cars before returning the engine to its yard and fleeing. no captors were reported.
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Detroit
Assassination Attempt Fails At Nehru Speech In Bombay
Bombay police said they blocked an assassination attempt on Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru during a public gathering. Riots over Marathi state status left 1 dead and more than 60 injured as police fired and used tear gas. Nehru spoke under heavy guard, protected by 1,000 officers, with crowds fenced and distant from the platform.
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Bombay
India
Jawaharlal Nehru
Nehru
Congress Party
State High to Graduates 31 Tonight at Sycamore Theater
The Class of 1956 at State High School will receive diplomas tonight at 8 in the Sycamore Theater. Principal Dr Harley Lautenschlager presides and introduces Dr Raleigh W Holmstedt of Indiana State Teachers College and Wayne P Watson, city school superintendent.
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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 from a study on atomic radiation effects on people and the environment next week. Detlev W. Bronk, president of the academy and head of the Rockefeller Institute, cited over 100 leading scientists who have studied the issue for months, noting the findings are of global importance.
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Washington
National Academy of Sciences
Academy
Detlev W. Bronk
Rockefeller Institute For Medical Research
New York City
Bronk
Craig Presses Update To Indiana College Expansion Plan
Indiana Governor Craig urged in Indianapolis that an 80 million dollar capital expansion plan for four state colleges be updated. The plan, started in 1950, is 16 million behind schedule, needing 32 million more from the 1957 legislature to cover current and past years.
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Indianapolis
Craig
Indiana
Donald Clark
Indiana University
Purdue University
Ball State Teachers
Indiana State Teachers
College Seeks More Land for Terre Haute Campus Expansion
Indiana State Teachers College board filed two actions in Vigo County to annex nearby property. The first seeks to vacate alleys in Chauncey Rose Subdivision to build a Laboratory School playground. The second seeks condemnation of land owned by Marie Workman and mortgaged to the state and Everett J. Acree for further campus expansion with Governor George Craig having consented.
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Indiana State Teachers College Board
Vigo County Superior Court
City of
Terre Haute
Chauncey Rose Subdivision
Seventh
Eighth Streets
Chestnut Street
Marie Workman
State of
Indiana
Everett J. Acree
Vigo County
Chauncey Rose
George Craig
Ft Harrison Post 40 to Elect Officers Tuesday
Ft Harrison Post 40 American Legion will elect officers Tuesday night at 8 in the club room for members only from 7 to 10. Nominees include George Pair as Commander and many other posts, plus nine delegates and nine alternates to the state convention. Installation of officers follows on June 26 with John Wilson of Bloomington as installing officer in a joint ceremony with Julia K Lambert Post 481.
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Ft. Harrison
American Legion
Fred Schwartz
George Pair
House
Arthur Bryant
John Zimmerman
R. Earle Prewitt
Robert T. Pfrank
Raymond T. Brown
Herbert Gerdink
Robert McPeak
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 Post
Son and Missing Truck Located
William Purdy reported his half ton panel truck and his son Daniel were missing. Officers learned Daniel and Larry Huffman were in Hopkinsville Kentucky with the vehicle after a mechanical trouble. Purdy planned to retrieve both the youths and the truck.
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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 its 1920 size danger signs on U. S. 40 with signs twice as big to improve driver attention. Virgil Smith Highway Commission chairman says the change aims to be more effective and may include reflector strips on sign edges.
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Indianapolis
State Highway Department
U .S. 40
Virgil Smith
Highway Commission
New York Markets Averages Reported by Francis I duPont Co
Market summary lists indicators from Francis I duPont & Co and Merchants National Bank blog. At 1 PM Eastern on Monday June 4 1956 the sales figure shows 800000 shares traded.
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Francis I. Dupont & CO
Merchants Nat'l 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 heirs Annie Ramsey $200, John I. Corban $1, Louis Corban $1, Fred T. Corban Sr. $100, with remaining assets shared by Mrs. Boesiger and Margaret F. Cossette. Bond of $10,000 filed.
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John Wesley Corban
Lillian G. Corban Boesiger
Marshall
Ill
Clyde W. Andrews
Terre Haute
Annie L. Ramsey
North Eleventh Street
John I. Corban
Louis Corban
Truman Plays Mozart Piano In Mozart's Birth House
In Salzburg on June 4 former President Harry S. Truman performed a Mozart sonata on Mozart's own piano at the birth house commemorating the composer’s 200th anniversary. His wife and guides attended as guests. conductor Bernhard Paumgartner briefly expelled photographers during a minuet.
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Salzburg
Austria
Harry S. Truman
America
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Truman
Mozart
Bernhard Paumgartner
Washington
Prof. Paumgartner
2880 Teachers Reject Contracts In Indianapolis
More than half of Indianapolis public school teachers refuse to sign next year contracts amid demands for bigger pay raises. Broad Ripple High School teacher Robert Hougham notes about half are holding contracts, unhappy with a $250 to $300 yearly increase. The School Board asked for signed contracts before June 15 to finalize fall assignments.
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Indianapolis
Robert Hougham
Broad Ripple High School
Burma Premier U Nu Expected to Resign Next Tuesday
In Rangoon informed sources say Burma's Premier U Nu will announce his resignation on Tuesday after eight years in office. Ba Swe, 41, defense minister and vice president of the Anti Fascist People's Freedom League, is named as his likely successor.
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Rangoon
Burma
U Nu
Ba Swe
People’s Freedom League
Markets At A Glance Quiet Trading Across Sectors
Stocks firm in quiet trading while American and Midwest equities show mixed movement. U S government bonds steady. cotton futures irregular and grains futures slower in Chicago. Hogs fall 25 50 cents with a top at 17 75, cattle mixed to 24 00, hogs and sheep show gains on the day with sheep up to 1.00 higher at 30.00.
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U. S
Midwest
Chicago
Stocks Show Minor Gains Amid Slow Trading
New York June 4 report indicates only slight progress in the stock market with prices moving one to two points up or down. Trading pace was among the slowest of the year, with Friday’s total around 1,440,000. Blue chips like Boeing and American Telephone led gains while U S Steel and General Electric trended lower. Government bonds also fell.
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Boeing
Douglas Aircraft
American Telephone
Air Reduction
International Paper
American Tobacco
Santa Fe Railroad
Texas Co
Hiram Walker
U. S. Steel
Goodrich
Commonwealth Edison
Anaconda Co
Allied Chemical
General Electric
Pennsylvania Railroad
Royal Dutch Petroleum
U. S
Israel Charges New Border Clash
Israeli forces reported cross border fire from Jordanian troops for a second day. Col. Nehemia Brosh said no casualties occurred and the UN truce supervisor was notified and began an investigation. The incidents occurred near the village of Pagi outside Jerusalem.
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Jerusalem
Nehemia Brosh
Pagi
Brosh
United Nations Truce Supervisory Organization
Two Divorces Granted In Court
Superior Court No. 2 granted two divorces on Monday by Judge Albert Owens. Norma Seabolt of 825 North Sixth street was divorced from Paul Seabolt and regained her maiden Gallagher name. Josephine Evans of 2800 South Twenty-first street was granted divorce from Carlton Evans and awarded custody of two minor children plus $15 weekly support and ownership of household goods.
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Superior Court No. 2
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 Cars by 1970
Auto makers project America's fleet reaching 75 million cars and trucks by 1970. Industry analysts weigh impacts on production, infrastructure, and energy demand as demand outlook improves.
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America
Market Reports Chicago Livestock June 4
Hogs receipts 11 000 with early losses 25 50 cents, later trade near 25 cents lower. cattle 25 000, calves 500, steers weak to 75 cents lower, heifers steady to 25 cents lower. Prime steers 1 480 lbs around 22 50, bulk choice 20 75 21 75. prime heifers around 22 75. lambs 26 00 29 00, some 30 00 on top, Good to prime lambs 23 00 25 00.
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Chicago
Indianapolis Livestock Market Report
Indianapolis market report shows hogs steady to 25 lower with weights listed from 120 to 315 pounds and prices 13.00 to 18.00. Cattle and calves held mostly steady with steers 20.25 to 22.00, heifers 18.25 to 20.50, vealers 20.00 to 23.50. Sheep mostly steady with spring lambs 26.00 to 27.50 and old crop lambs 19.00 to 20.00.
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P—Livcock
Chicago Produce Report Shows Mixed Live Poultry and Dairy Prices
Chicago market notes show live poultry barely steady with 17 trucks and hens priced per pound. Dairy items list cheese butter and egg receipts with steady prices. cash grain reports cite corn, oats, barley, and soybean markets. Cincinnati eggs quoted by consumer grade in U S Cincinnati.
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Chicago
Market Report on Poultry Butter and Potatoes Trade
Prices for poultry at Cincinnati area farms include No 1 Quality fryers 3 3% 2 lb 19 20 hens over 5 lb 20 22 5 lb and under 16 17 light type 14 15 old roosters 9 12 Butter wholesale 68 Potatoes 3 50 8 50 Current receipts indicate 30 31 cases exchanged.
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G. & E Seys We
Com. Wealth
Chrysler
Loew's, Inc
Overaee
Motors
Twent
Cent
Fox
Eonse
Broad
Para
el Paso Peewee Eeene
Eaton Migoweee Ohio
Ford P
Pacific C. & E
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Auto Lite
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C Am
T&t Nat
C.F. Indst
Fore
West Union
Schenley
Allis Chalmers
Armour & Coevee
Amer. Mach. & F
B&o
Best Foods
Lima Ham
Natl. Dairy
Ben. Ind
Gtn North Quaker Oats
Union Stones
Ill Central
Com. Credit
Is & Nash
Crown Cork
Flintkote Co
Ee Ug Rubbers
Ferro Corp. Am
Firestone Greyhound
Loril ‘Ra
Robt Gair
Ligg & My
Goodyear
Gen. Dynamics
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le Rubber
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Reynolds
Gillette Sea
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Amer
Gulf Oil
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Oise
Royal Dutch
Kennecott
Joesever
Stdalif
Miami Cop
Coca-Cola
Sunray-Mid-Cent
Phelps Dodge
Koppers Co Ltd Oil of India
Reynolds Metal
Lowe A Cement
Revere Cop. & Br
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Shell Union
Libby McNeill
Skelly Oil Chemicals
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Texas Car
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Melville Shoe
Union Oil
Dow Chemical Urro
DuPont
Nickelseeeee
Steels Freeport Sylph
Natl Gypsum
Alleg. Ludlum
Int
Mins. & Chem
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Armco
Monsanto
Owens Corn Fiber
Beth. Steel
Olin Mathieson
Oliver Farms
Veer
Stauffer Chem
Otis Eley Inland
Union Carbide
Pepsi-Cola Co
Caroline
Pullman, Inc
Stanley - Warner i
Sharon
Admiral
Swift & Co
Col. Broad
Thompson Prod
Wheeling
Emerson
Wilson & Co
U. S
N. Y
Time Motors
Sylvania Radio Corp
Sun Warner Tere
Amer Motors
Zenith
Utilities
Cincinnati
Local Markets Livestock Hogs Prices By Weight
Salable hogs in bulk No 1 through No 3 grades 160 to 240 lbs bring 15.50 to 17.60 with about 75 head of No 1 and No 2 at 180 to 220 lbs 17.10 to 17.60. Heavier 245 to 275 lbs 16.00 to 16.85 around 300 lbs 15.00 to 16.00 sows 10.50 to 13.75. Markets weak steady.
Rabies Test Sought On Collie After Child Bite
The collie owned by Mr and Mrs Kenneth Evans of Terre Haute was sent to Indianapolis for a rabies test after biting their 3 year old daughter Nancy on May 30. The dog, one of three, had been under surveillance and died Sunday. results from the lab were expected in a few days.
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Kenneth Evans
Terre Haute
Indianapolis
Evans
Nancy
Crock and Foltz
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