Bethlehem Republic Join Steel Wage Talks Pay Asked
Pittsburgh report notes negotiators for the nation’s biggest firms begin hearings as the United Steelworkers press for a sizable wage increase. Bethlehem Steel and Republic Steel receive or will receive union demands as industry-wide talks open with top management. USW President McDonald says arguments to Bethlehem and Republic mirror those presented to Big Steel.
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Bethlehem
Republic
Pittsburgh
CIO
United Steelworkers
Bethlehem Steel Co
USW
U.S. Steel Corp
Republic Steel Corp
David J. McDonald
Autoworkers- Ford
Joseph M. Larkin
County Appraisal Order Still Stands
The state board of tax appeals maintains its order for a general real estate reappraisal in Lorain County, with about 4,000 parcels checked. A county citizens committee survey suggested the $250,000 reappraisal would be wasteful, but board members say action will follow its own investigation and legal guidance. Bethlehem Steel’s strong first quarter figures are cited by USW negotiators as the company’s ability to pay more, amid steel contract talks due by June 30.
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Walter 4. Godfrey
State Board of Tax Appeals
Frank Ayres
County Citizens Committee
State Board
Lorain County
Citizens’ Committee
Lorain
State Board of General
Ohio
Citizens’ Tax Committee
Edward J. Kirwin
Fred Pickens
Clyde C. Sher
Taxlick
Appeals
Tax Board
Ion
Otis Brubaker
USW
Ayres
Bethlehem
New Steel
Nsw
Larkin
EHS Commencement At Roll Arena For 1955 Class
Rain forced Elyria High School to move commencement from Ely Stadium to Roll Arena for the Class of 1955. Howard Stang's Roll Arena venue replaced the gym due to wet ground, with Green and yellow tickets valid and additional white tickets not issued. The decision followed attempts to hold the ceremony at the school auditorium, now unusable for overflow. Meanwhile, Ford and GM faced wildcat strikes and wage disputes with CIO-UAW, threatening production and prompting talks on a possible 20 to 30 cent wage package and a potential nationwide strike.
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Elyria High School
Ely Stadium
Rolllrain
Ohle
Macher
Kep
Board of Education
Admin
Burton I. Ohlemacher
Ramn
Howard Stang
Gottfried
Detroit
CNS
Detroit’ Limes
Ford
Cio-United Auto Workers
Unknown Pickets Dispersed at Cleveland GM Plants
Wildcat walkouts disrupted three Cleveland area General Motors plants and tied up four plants in Cleveland and Cincinnati, idling about 19 000 workers. Union officials called the walks unauthorized and planned meetings to urge workers back before the extended bargaining deadline. A late night attempt by unidentified men claiming GM workers to influence night shift attendance was repelled by plant officials and UAW leaders.
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Detroit
Ford Rouge
Ford
General Motors
United Auto
Rouge
Ford Motor Company
Los Angeles
UAW
GM Council
Wildcat
Cleveland
Elyrian
United Auto Worker
Route 113
Blast destroys home as plant clash turns night into danger
A gas explosion May 16 at the Brown Lipe Chapin plant leveled a frame house on Walker Road in Cleveland, injuring Joe Kendera and his wife Helen. While Kendera and four children were kept elsewhere, Helen remained hospitalized with injuries as authorities tried to clear night-shift workers from the plant amid a dispute involving GM plant personnel and UAW officials.
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Dwight M. Quercash
C. Franklin Carr
UAW International
Brown-Lipe-Chapin
Joe Kendera
Nere
Kendera
Walker Rd
Cleveland
Helen
St. Joseph Hospital
Lorain
Walberg Brown
Cleve
Browns
Carr
Joe
B-L-C
Ray
Morris
Nice
Sheriff's Deputies
Elyria
Avon Lake
Jim
Larry
Betty
Eisenhower backs Adenauer stay with West allies
President Eisenhower expressed utmost confidence that West German Chancellor Konrad Adenauer would remain faithful to the Western allies. The remark was reported from Washington and noted as continuing on Page two.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Konrad Adenauer
Burns Devastate Kendera Family in Blast Home
Kendera and his wife suffered severe burns when an explosion collapsed their home while they prepared laundry in the basement. He crawled out and saved his wife from rubble, then drove to the Brown residence for help as their four children waited home. The family faces medical care and uncertain recovery.
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Kendera
Brown
Paddy
Betty
Penfield
Larry
Jim
Why Johnny Can't Read debate continues today
A clipped newspaper page presents a mixed menu of items including a controversial reading instruction series titled Why Johnny Can't Read. It notes a guaranteed annual wage description as a “cruel deception” by Lorain County Industrial Council counsel, plus local ads for a Florist and a car rental rate. The piece shifts to a dialogue about a child named Kendera and a father, then transitions to an international section with President Truman era commentary on West Germany, Adenauer, and the Soviet invitation to Moscow, referencing hopes for a Big Four summit.
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Johnny
Lorain County
Russia
Adenauer
Moscow
West Germany
United States
Bonn
Sowet
Kremlin
Soviet Union
USW Negotiations Hit All Six Major Steel Producers in Pittsburgh
The United Steelworkers escalate talks with all six major steel producers in Pittsburgh this week. Jones & Laughlin Youngstown Sheet and Tube and Inland Steel are still to enter. The Big Six employ about 400,000 steelworkers with 90 smaller firms and 600,000 more USW members in fabricating and related sectors. The union seeks a substantial wage increase but has not specified a target.
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USW
Pittsburgh
Jones & Laughlin
Youngstown Sheet and Tube
Inland Steel
Pan American
Weather Summary for Northeastern Ohio Crowded Conditions
Weather report for Northeastern Ohio noting mostly crowds today tonight and Thursday with occasional rain. Highs near 68 to 72 degrees and a low tonight.
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Ohio
Ships Collide and Sink in Thames Harbor Collision
In London a British coal carrier collided with an American freighter on Tuesday and sank in shallow water in the Thames River about 25 miles from the city. Reports say the 7,602 ton vessel Ferranti was involved, with limited details on casualties or casualties. Temperature readings and humidity forecasts followed, noting conditions for the day.
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London
Thames River
Furst
Ferranti
Elyria Lorain June sales predicted to set records
Elyria and Lorain are highlighted by Sales Management magazine as top Ohio cities for June. Forecasts project Elyria sales near 5.81 million and Lorain around 3.92 million, with gains above last year and above the national average, driven by strong auto and non automotive spending.
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Elyria
Lorain
Aga Sales Management
Ohio
Middletown
Steubenville
Warren
J. M. Gould
Gould
Casual Living Comes To Elyria In Citywide Feature
Elyria’s merchants and The Chronicle Telegram present a summer 1955 Casual Living section. Models from Elyria pose in familiar settings showcasing new summer clothes and entertainment ideas. The feature credits the C T staff, Chamber of Commerce, and advertising staff for producing the special daily section.
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Elyria
Chronicle - Telegram
Elyrians
Chronicle-Telegram
Chamber of Comerce
Dorothy Funk
Bob Emmons
Joe Cowden
Pat Mason
Gertrude Flood
C-T
Overdressed Shopper Playing a Part
Psychologists say some housewives dress up to visit the corner grocery to seem a lady of leisure. The piece notes that overdressing can reveal idle hours as well. Chronicle-Telegram urges readers to use Work Wanted ads to turn free hours into dollars and offers ad writing help by phone.
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Chronicle - Telegram
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CSO
U.S. Steel
George “Pat” O’brien
William Balogh
Lorain Works
National Tube Division
Tax Appeals Board
Roll Arena
Shlemacher
Bulletin
Lincoln-Mercury
Wayne
Mich
BY Joe Cowden
West
GMI
Ford Motor Co
Bruce & Kunal Florist
River St
Amherst Obertin
Gratton
Onio
John Weaver
Milton
Lang
Tomgat
Resar’s
E River
Reguar
Bridge
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