Peach Crop Near record high in Lorain Ohio area
Lorain County and surrounding areas report the best peach harvest since 1947 with excellent quality and ample quantity. Prices range from 250 to 3.50 per bushel as Hale Haven and Elberta varieties enter markets. Northern Ohio Growers Association notes most fruit from members in Lorain Erie and Huron counties with peppers prunes apples and melons also delivering strong prices.
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Loram County
Ohio
Elbertas
Northern Ohio Growers Association
Local Fruit and Vegetable Marketing Cooperative
Lorain County
Erie County
Huron County
NOGA
Murray Ridge Rd
Little Rock Board Members Hopeful on Delay in Integration Fight
Little Rock School Board members voiced revived belief the Supreme Court may uphold their bid to postpone integration at Central High. Government attorneys said the Sept 11 scheduling showed the court granting due process, with a ruling expected to allow the board time to prepare its argument for 2% at Central High, under U.S. Solicitor General J. Leements Rankin, who called the idea of a delayed order inconceivable. Continued on Pg. 2, Col. &
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Washington
UPI
Little Rock
Supreme Court
Central High School
High Court
Thurs
Central High
U. S
J. Leements
Rankin
Virgil T
Harry Lemley
Weather highlights for Ohio and Lake Erie area
The forecast reports sunny warm conditions in Northwest and Northeast Ohio with highs around 83 to 84, low temperatures near 60 to 65, and Saturday partly cloudy with continued warmth. It notes a similar temperature range and minimal change on Thursday, no 24 hour precipitation, humidity fluctuations, and light southwest winds. The Ohio five day outlook calls for near normal north and slightly above normal south temperatures, highs about 79 to 82, lows 38 to 59, with light precipitation midweek from scattered showers.
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Ohio
Lake Erié
Integration delay looms as Little Rock schools face Sept opening
UPI report from Little Rock shows Gov Faubus weighing bills to delay Central High opening until after Sep 15 while Supreme Court plans Sept 11 hearing. School board may set a Sept 8 start. Blossom warns board and Warren notes court assurances. Local political clash and potential school closure powers loom large.
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Arkansas
Faubus
Central
Earl Warren
Supreme Court
Little Rock
Virgil T. Blossom
Blossom
Washington
Warren
Memphis
Kallan
Mississippi
Tennessee
Buenos Aires
UPI
Bureau of Statistics
Midway Carrier Ordered to Formosa Area
The Navy sent the carrier Midway to the Formosa area joining six carriers with the Seventh Fleet in the western Pacific. The move raises the fleet's strength to 33 combat ships for at least one to two weeks. Midway sailed from Honolulu and Pearl Harbor after leaving San Francisco.
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Far Pacific
Midway
Honolulu
Los Angeles
7Th Fleet
Red China
Formosa Straits
Navy
West Pacific
San Francisco
Pearl Harbor
U.S.S
Long Beach
Calif
Where To Turns UA Quota at $400 625 in Lorain
United Appeal quota for Lorain reaches 400 625 dollars with details on contributions and allocations. An accident near Milan claimed a Bellevue motorist, highlighting local traffic safety concerns. Community sections list civic notices, school projects, and upcoming events across area newspapers.
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Lorain
United Appeal
Milan
Bellevue
Eeee Ist
GM B L C workers end work stoppage at Elyria plant
A GM Elyria Brown Lipe Chapin division stoppage ended about 12 hours after picket lines formed. Around 300 Local 780 members voted to resume work while roughly 800 laid off employees remained on status. About 550 UAW workers with jobs returned. overtime issues and seniority disputes spurred the walkout, with a labor management meeting set to address recalls and company statements.
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Elyria
Brown-Lipe-Chapin
General Motors Corp
Fedus
UAW
International Uaw
8Unton
C. Franklin Carr
UAW International — Representatve
Carr
Hurricane Daisy Diminishes Threat To New England
UPI reports Hurricane Daisy veered away from the mainland. Winds near the center fell from 125 to 100 mph as warnings from Provincetown to Block Island were lowered. Cape Cod and Rhode Island coastlines faced abnormally high tides, with surges up to six feet in some areas. President Eisenhower's Newport arrival was delayed by the storm.
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Boston
UPI
Daisy
U.S
Weather Bureau
New England
Nanotucket
Cape Cod
Provincetown
Social Security Hike Bill Signed
President Eisenhower signs a law boosting Social Security benefits about 7 percent starting February for 12 million beneficiaries and raises payroll taxes for 75 million workers and self-employed persons. The bill also increases employer matching, with higher taxes and federal grants cuts criticized as weakening local responsibility.
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Washington
UPS
Eisenhower
Boonta
Social Security Fund
Congress
Robbers Take 10 Tons of Gravel in Okmulgee Heist
In Okmulgee Oklahoma authorities chase a Tipton Guyer Construction Co. break in as yet unidentified robbers cleared the firm grounds and vanished with about ten tons of gravel. Local police and investigators seek leads.
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Okmulgee
Okla
UPI
Tipton Guyer Construction Co
Eisenhower signs farm bill easing price supports
President Eisenhower signed a farm bill lowering price supports and expanding planting freedom for farmers. The measure, backed by a Democratic Congress, trims corn supports starting in 1961 and sets a 65 percent parity floor for corn, cotton, and rice. Corn referendum details set for December.
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Washington
UPI
Eisenhower
Congress
Ezra T. Benson
Norfolk White Schools to Enroll 17 Negroes Sep 6
The Norfolk School Board announced plans to enroll 17 Black students into six white schools on September 6. The decision comes despite a state law requiring immediate closure of any integrated public schools, and the board told Federal Judge Walter E Hoffman it will comply with court orders to begin integration.
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Norfolk, Va
UPI
Norfolk School Board
Walter E Hoffman
Auto Union Denies Stirring Up Strikes in 1959 Auto Workt
Detroit reports say the United Auto Workers denied stirring up wildcat strikes aimed at crippling 1959 auto production. Walkouts idled about 19,000 workers, with General Motors hardest hit. Buick Dynaflow plants saw 1,050 workers called out, and nine Buick Dynaflow facilities closed, causing about $100,000 daily wage losses. GM and Buick officials traded blame over grievances and a single transfer request, while the strike spread to multiple plants and picket lines.
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Detroit
UFJ
United Auto Workers
General Motors
Seaton
UAW
Filpt
Buick
Edward T. Ragsdale
Ragsdale
Elyria Two Group Urges School Merger With City System
A Elyria Township local school committee formed to promote consolidation with Elyria City Schools. Nine citizen representatives met and voted unanimously that transfer of the district is the only feasible solution to township school problems. Crestwood and Maplewood Elementary enroll about 730. about 250 high school students are tuitioned to Elyria High School. The group discarded tuition continuation, a five mill levy in November, or building a new high school. Officials note consolidation with Elyria City is the best option, though no formal stance yet. The issue is influenced by a State Foundation Law affecting tuition aid and presses several districts toward mergers. Continued on Pg 2, Col 1.
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Pat Mason
Odvens
Elyria Township
Elyria City
Lotal School Board
Crestwood
Maplewood
Elyria High School
Clearmew High School
Arthur W Engle
Elyna Township
Floria
Secord
Lake Ave
Elyria
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