Elyria area truckers strike ends as pay raise agreed
A week-long stop in Elyria area trucking halted by Teamsters Local 571 and building supply dealers ends with a final compromise. A three-year contract increases pay to 188 cents an hour for helpers and 203 for drivers, retroactive to May 1, with 9 cents this year, 6 cents in 1956, and 5 cents in 1957. Five drivers face suspension over alleged picket violations tied to a Cleveland assignment. Work resumes as builders rush to resume projects and orders for materials flood dealers.
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Joe Cowden
Elyma
Teamsters Local 571
Turnpike
Atty
Richard Stith
James Stockard
Russell Turner
Cleveland
Elyria
Stockard
AFL Teamsters Union
West Side Lumber and Coal Co
Weather outlook for Northeastern Ohio with rain and temperatures
Occasional rain today and tonight with highs near 65 to 70 and lows around 54 to 58. Saturday shows considerable cloudiness and higher afternoon temperatures. Thursday’s temperature range from 47 to 78, with rare precipitation data and humidity readings earlier in the day. Light variable winds shifting to easterly, and a mix of cloudy skies with occasional rain continuing tonight. Moonrise and moonset times noted alongside fishing and lawn care ads.
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Ohio
Sunnee
Lake Ene
Stalled Polio Vaccination Program To Resume Today
Washington reports the government plans to resume polio vaccination with Parke Davis doses likely to be released soon. Surgeon General Scheele said a double check is needed on vaccines from Parke Davis and four other firms before nationwide immunization can restart, with Cutter Labs data still under review and possible repeat testing of some doses.
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Washington
Parke Davis
Skortly
Public Health Service Office
US Surgeon General
Scheele
Curreney Committee
Parke Davis & Co
Detroit
Cutter Laboratories
Berkeley
Calif
Massive New York blaze wipes out Brooklyn industrial blocks
A three hour fire in Brooklyn destroyed two square blocks of industry injuring 15 and causing about 2 million dollars in damage. Officials credited spontaneous combustion in a sawdust hopper at Varick planning and molding mill. 400 firefighters fought the blaze across eleven alarms, with oil tanks at risk and several plants leveled in a sprawling industrial district.
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New York
Brooklyn
Varick
Eire
Edward F Cavanagh Jr
Manhattan
Long Island
Fim
Vanck
Beaten U.S. Newsman Gene Symonds Dies in Singapore
Gene Symonds United Press manager for Southeast Asia died in Singapore after a savage beating by Chinese students amid a transportation strike. Police jailed a constable and a 16 year old. British troops patrolled to quell clashes as Singapore faced broader disruption. Symonds, 29, an Army veteran, had just returned from Bandung and rushed to report on the riot.
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Washington
United States
Gene Symonds
United Press
Southeast Asia
Singapore
Symonds
Dayton
Ohio
Govvernment
Nine Mile
Pusan
Yalu
Liquor Price Increase Affects Ohio June 6
Ohio liquor prices will rise on June 6 to fund the mental health program. The hike is 30 cents per gallon, with a 10 cent rise per fifth and 7 cents per pint. The measure was approved by the Ohio Legislature to support state mental health services.
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Columbus
Ohio
Steel Firms Told Stop Conspiring
Washington report states the Federal Trade Commission ordered Republic Steel Corp of Cleveland and four other steel drum makers to cease conspiring to fix prices. The firms consented to the order. Also named were US Steel Jones & Laughlin Inland Steel and Rheem Manufacturing Co.
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Washington
Federal Trade Commission Today
Republic Steel Corp of
Cleveland
FTC
Irms
US Steel Jones & Laughlin
Inland Steel and
Rheem Manufacturing Co
Pipeline Plan Backed by Local Group Amid Lorain Medina Proposal
Enthusiastic support emerges for the Lorain Medina Pipeline from the Lake Erie region as RED CROSS directors review the project. The page notes broad community reaction and mentions church and civic coverage, with adjacent items including lifestyle notes and local listings.
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Wediva Group
Lorain Medina
Lake
Wreck Kills 33 In Bandung Express Train Crash
A speeding express train jumped the track and plunged down a slope on a wharf in West Java killing 33 and injuring 39, 20 seriously. The disaster struck Thursday as rescue operations began and investigators assessed the cause amid tangled wreckage and damaged carriages.
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Bandung
Indonesia
Jtrack
West Java
No Cases In Ohio After School Shots
Ohio state health officials reported the polio vaccine given to school children was 100 percent safe. Of 287 368 inoculated, none developed polio within the incubation period. One private case involved Terry Katz, a Cincinnati boy, who showed mild poliomyelitis after a vaccine dose from Cutter Laboratories.
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Columbus
Ins
Ohio
Ralph Elwark
Terry Katz
Aaron Katz
Cincinnati
Cutter Laboratories
Herkeley
Calif
Katz
Dwork
Terry
Dulles Arrives in Vienna for Austrian State Treaty Signing
Secretary of State John Foster Dulles arrived in Vienna to join the Big Three foreign ministers in signing the Austrian state treaty and arrange a later Big Four meeting. Austrian Foreign Minister Leopold Figl welcomed him with a bouquet as Vienna gleamed with flags and citizens waited for Austria’s freedom after a decade of Soviet occupation.
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Austria
John Foster Dulles
Viena
Dulles
Pans
Leopold Figl
Lower Austria
Figl
Fig
United States
Britain
France
Soviet Union
I Inlal
Harold MacMillan
Austra
James Kolupus Wins Junior Achievement Trip in Elyria Program
The 1954 55 Elyria Junior Achiever honored James Kolupus with a certificate and an all expense trip to the National Junior Achievement Conference at Miami University in August. Additional photos and full coverage appear on page 11.
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Elyria
James Kolupus
Miami University
Gen Taylor To Succeed Ridgway Shakeup Shelved In Elysia
Washington dispatch reports Gen Max Taylor nominated to replace Gen Matthew Ridgway as Army chief of staff and Supreme Allied Commander while a planned police shakeup in Elysia was postponed. Mayor Keys directed inter office handling without publicity. Layoff of assigned duties and uniform wear changes were not made effective.
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Keys
Safety Service
Michael J. Lotko
Lotko
J E. Boggs
Cyril Cordrey
Lotko Boggs
Washington
Max
Walter Gehrkewell
Taylor
Toj
Eisenhower Toj
Them
Army
Matthew B Ridgway
Far East
United Nations
Lyman L Lemnnitzer
Lemnitzer
White House
Ridgway
Robert T Stevens
Elyria Mayor Supports Police Dept Investigation For Efficiency
Keys said today an inquiry into the Police Department aims to boost efficiency and will make recommendations to Mr Lotko when complete. He praised the department as having the best safety record and integrity, while the mayor stressed ongoing efforts to improve city services.
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Elysia City
Keys
Police Department
Lotko
Elyria
Sheppard’s Lawyers Answer State Blast in Murder Case
In Cleveland, attorneys for convicted wife killer Dr Sam Sheppard prepared a rebuttal to the state's claim of exclusive opportunity to kill Marilyn Sheppard. The defense contends an intruder caused the fatal injuries, while the state questions motive and manufacturing of evidence. Arguments in the court of appeals are scheduled for May 23 as defense fights the prosecution over the alleged intruder and burglary links.
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Cleveland
INS
Sam Sheppard
Cuyahoga County
Gan
Court of Appeals
Dr Sam
Sheppard
de Bay Village
Iion
Cleveland O
Brotherhood of Railroad
Oveta
Trainmen News
Judge Imposes Death Sentence in Tavern Murder Case
In Cleveland Ohio Walter Wilson 28 a former Tennessee asylum inmate was sentenced to die in the electric chair for first degree murder of Joseph Fena 40 during a tavern holdup January 19 at Fenas Tavern Judge Charles W White imposed the sentence following the conviction by a Common Pleas Court.
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Cleveland, Q
Walter Wilson
Tennessee
Wilson
Common Pleas
Charles W White
Joseph Fena
Fena
Favorable Spring Weather Boosts Ohio Crop Prospects
Ohio farmers expect better yields across crops with warm April and moist conditions. Wheat production is seen at about 43.96 million bushels with yields near 45 bushels per acre, while dairy and hay regions show improved milk output and pastures. Egg and meat production figures reflect ongoing adjustments though acreage for harvest remains tight.
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Columbus
INS
Ohio Cooperative Crop Reporting Service
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