McDonald Sees Steel Talks But Keeps Strike Still Possible
David J. McDonald head of the United Steelworkers says the union will not enter negotiations in a strike mood yet warns a strike remains possible if no agreement is reached. He notes the upcoming talks begin May 18 in New York and rejects claims rising wages drive inflation, citing steel price hikes outpacing wage gains since 1946.
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NEW York
UPI
David J. McDonald
United Steelworkers of America
McDonald
USW
Dle
Tragedy Sparks Campaign to Block Repeats Near Xenia
In Xenia area residents mobilize a statewide campaign to prevent a repeat of Wednesday’s railroad crossing disaster that killed eight Girl Scouts and two mothers, after a PRR freight train crashed into a station wagon at an unguarded crossing.
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Xenia
Pennsylvania Railroad
Parents, officials press action over unguarded crossings
Beaver Creek Township schools face unsafe grade crossings as 2,000 area parents plan letters to Gov. DiSalle demanding protection. Local booster leader Leslie MacFadden tours Columbus. a Malone Bill drive seeks routing crossing safety to the House floor.
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Michael V. DiSalle
Washington
UPI
Eisenhower
MacFadden
Statehouse
Metcalf‘Malone
Contact With Venus Big Breakthrough
In Westford Massachusetts UPI reports a radar signal round trip of 56 million miles to Venus marks the first contact with another planet. Dr Paul E Green and colleagues at MIT Lincoln Lab foresee further steps and closer Earth approaches, with optimistic expectations from Dr Herbert G Weiss about the Millstone End installation advancing two-way celestial contact and ongoing Venus studies.
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Westford, Mass
Upi
Venus
Jgonne
Paul E. Green
Felf
Earth
Massachusetts
Institute of Technology
Lincoln Bant
Herbert G. Weiss
Millstone End
World leaders meet at Camp David for three day talks
The two free world leaders conference at Camp David included visits to Walter Reed Army Hospital. Foreign Minister Selwyn Lloyd and Dulles joined discussions on cold war issues. They boarded a helicopter to Camp David for the three day retreat.
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Camp David
Britt
Walter Reed
Selwyn Lloyd
Dulles
Macmillan
Mary
Flu Near Epidemic Levels In Ohio Mild Cases Predominate
Health Director Dr. Ralph E. Dwork says influenza in Ohio is nearing epidemic proportions though most cases are mild and affect children. He notes underreporting, 525 cases last week, 1,757 in the first three months of 1959, and five counties with cases.
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Columbus
UPI
Ralph E. Dwork
Ohio
Dwork
Trumbull
Columbiana
Cuyahoga
Hamilton
Lorain
Weather outlook for Ohio souls: mild today with showers
Northeastern and Northwestern Ohio observe mostly cloudy skies with mild daytime temperatures and possible showers and scattered thunderstorms tonight. Highs near 55 to 60, lows around 40 to 45. Saturday expects showers, windy, turning cooler with a Thursday range of 32 to 63 and a year ago Thursday 29 to 38. No precipitation in the last 24 hours ending 7 p m Thursday. Humidity read 65 percent at 7 a m and 37 percent at 1 p m 7 p m. Sunrise 6:31 a m sunset 6:39 p m.
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Ohio
Cabinet Sees Crossing Safety Film After Tragedy
In Columbus Gov. DiSalle's cabinet viewed a highway railroad safety film after a Greene County crossing crash that killed eight Girl Scouts and two mothers. The film shows cars failing to yield and will be used in discussing protective devices and proposed crossing legislation.
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Columbus
Xenia
Michael V. DiSalle
Department of Highway Safety
J. Grant Keys
DiSalle
Greene County
Keys
Pennsylvania
Kidnapper Captured After Woman Fends With Hammer
Elma Baldwin and her three children survived a 24 hour hostage ordeal when ex convict Richard A. Payne abducted them to bargain for a prison rival. She struck him with a hammer during the escape attempt. Payne surrendered after a car crash as police closed in. Payne faces an upcoming sanity hearing and court proceedings in Kanawha County.
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Charleston
W. Va
UPI
Elma Baldwin
Richard A. Payne
Payne
Kanawha County
Charles Walk
Baldwin
John
Danny
Kenneth
Susan
Marish
Thurs
M. S. Hofstetter
Radiation Traps In Space Possible
UPI reports that atomic experts demonstrated the possibility of artificial radiation traps in space. Three high altitude detonations, akin to 1,000 ton TNT yields, were used to study effects on communications and defenses. Russians missed the tests and no fallout occurred.
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Washington
UPI
Nature
Earth
Defense
Donald A. Quarles
Brownhelm Men Fight Annexation Over Ford Plant
Louis Rauh Jr and Robert K Young filed notice of appeal through attorney Hubbard C Wilcox to block Lorain's annexation of Brownhelm Township including the Ford plant. They seek Court of Appeals review after Judge LeRoy F Kelly ruled against them, as Lorain pushes annexation and tax shares of the $20 million plant become central to the dispute.
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Brownhelm Township
Ford
Lorain
Ida
Louis Rauh, Jr
Robert K. Young
Brownhelm
Hubbard C. Wilcox
Conley
Court of Appeals
Raith
Lorain City
Joseph Mitthis
Boy and dog find spring on a weather day
A nine year old Ricky Dunlap and his dog Rusty rush outside to greet spring as a weather forecast predicts showers scattered thunderstorms wind and cooler temperatures tomorrow morning. The article links spring to momentary discovery rather than the calendar.
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Ricky Dunlap
Bell Ave
Rusty
Farmers at Washington Capitol Hill visit by Ohio Farm Bureau
C T Reporter Pat Mason joins Ohio Farm Bureau spokesmen on a three day trip to Washington. They meet with Senator Frank Lausche Congressman A D Baumhart Jr and state department officials to discuss current policies and proposals. Summary of what they learned appears on page 18.
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Washington
Ohio Farm Bureau
Capitol Hill
C-T
Pat Mason
Frank Lausche
A. D. Baumhart Jr
State Department
Farm Bureau
Where To Turn Unemployed Rally Affected Lorain County Delegates
Lorain County unemployed workers are urged to join a Washington demonstration against unemployment. Law enforcement officials in Northern Ohio cities will be linked by teletype network for coordinated action. A Lorain woman in Whiskeyville Cemetery helps solve part of an unidentified graves mystery. A Lorain beach faces renewed concerns over pollution and recent bell tides.
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Mitock
Lorain
Louis Rauh
Brownheln
Ford
Ohio Supreme Court
Lorain County
Washington
Ohio
Eseceesee
Eklyria
Whiskeyville Cemetery
Seceonee
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