Unions Map Labor Bill Fight Plan
AFL-CIO leaders in Forest Park map a strategy to press Congress to modify both labor control bills. They aim to salvage favorable features from each while opposing racketeering provisions and overreach. The executive council backs the Steel Workers Union strike and supports reintegrating the ILA into organized labor after years of corruption concerns.
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Senate
Afl-Cio
Pocono
House
Eisenhower
Executive Council
Steel Workers
Organized Labor
Industrial
America
ILA
AFL
Afl-Ceo Council
Federation
San Francisco
TLA
Water Cut Off for 17 Water Accounts Delinquent
Ten customers had water service cut yesterday for delinquent accounts. Six paid by noon today, while seven more were cut off today. Notices and an August 15 deadline preceded the action by the City Water Department.
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City Water Department
Beng
Water Service
New York Power Failure Traps Thousands In Darkness
A mid afternoon power outage struck Manhattan trapping thousands in elevators and subways. Emergency lighting surfaced in hospitals as police directed traffic and reinforced security. Restoration began quickly with 2 42 a m return to normal, while chaos and candlelit scenes defined a city darkened across SV0 block area.
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New York
Mark T. Sheehan
Manhattan
Upper Manhattan
Mount Sinai Hospital
Iran
Jters
Consolidated Edison Co
Bxtra
Central Park
Lottrs
Broadway
Atal Manhattan
Hudson Air
Aler
East River
County Board Sets Policy On Holidays Nuisances
County Commissioners discussed holiday and nuisance rules in a morning session. Officials noted state limits on palmists and junk dealers during Fair Weeks and contemplated licensing or taxation changes, with County Attorney John Colton and Hugh Troxell cited in the discussions.
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Board
Washington
Hugh ‘Troxell
John Colton
Joe Troxell
New York
Republic Steel
Us, Steel
Bethlehem
Colorado flash flood strands hundreds on highway wrecks roads
A desert cloudburst isolated a Colorado River town Monday night. The flood stranded about 200 motorists and washed out sections of U.S. Highways 66 and 93. Three railroad workers were reported missing as sheriff crews closed Hood town to the north.
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Needles
Calif
API
Colorado
U.S
Hood
Rain floods strand Santa Fe crew near Needles
U S 86 transcontinental road near Needles is blocked by debris as desert rain floods washouts. Three Santa Fe railway workers remain missing. two found injured wandering near a road. Foreman George Ashmore and truck driver Geronimo Rodriguez describe the torrent flipping the track and rescuers locating the survivors.
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U.S 86
Desert Arrayos
Santa Fe Railway
George Ashmore
Geronimo Rodriguez
Ashmore
Rodriguez
Iatie
Robert Ford
Needles
Colorado River
California
Athens
Dead fish spotted in Potomac near Sharpsburg
The State Pollution Control Board acts to trace a pollution source blamed for hundreds of dead fish in Antietam Creek near Funkstown. Dozens of decomposed fish found in the Potomac near Miller’s Sawmill with odor from the grass bed. Sylvan Belkay to collect water samples from Antietam Creek for analysis. Continued on page 2.
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State Pollution Control Board
Antietam Creek
Funkstown
Potomac River
Miller
Helow Sharpsburg
E. Leroy Heard
Prass
Pollution Central Board
Canneovheague Creek
Sylvan Belkay
Writer Indicts Parents Who Permit Immature To Drive
A reader letter condemns parents for letting youth drive at high speeds, citing deadly crashes near Washington and Pennsylvania. The writer urges tighter controls and medical checkups to shield families from reckless drivers.
Public To Get Basic Strike Facts
President Eisenhower and Secretary James P. Mitchell announced they will publicly release basic facts behind the steel strike to speed negotiations. The report covers wages prices productivity profits and related matters and will be printed in Thursday newspapers. The document is factual with no action recommendations and is not an intervention, officials said.
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Bullaway
Washington
Eisenhower
Secretary of Labor
James P. Mitchell
Mitchell
Motorist Rohrer Fined for DUI and Reckless Driving
James Rohrer of Ross Street was fined 225 dollars total after being found guilty of driving under the influence and reckless driving by Magistrate William J. Dwyer. The case stemmed from a Route 11 collision near Marbern Road that destroyed both cars and required multiple troopers to restrain Rohrer.
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James Cleveland Rohrer
Ross Street
William J. Dwyer
Rohrer
Elmer L. Baum
Russell E. Henesy
Greenmount Avenue
U 3
Route 11
Marbern Road
Baum
Dwyer
Fire department handles sulphur dioxide leak at store
Members of the Junior Fire Company were summoned to a store at Jonathan and Church Streets to exhaust sulphur dioxide fumes after a refrigeration unit leaked. Howard Duncan, residing at 69 West Church Street, reported the odor to the police, who notified Fire Chief John Hall. Firefighters wore gas masks, shut the basement refrigeration unit, and deployed exhaust fans to remove the fumes.
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Jonathan
Church Streets
Howard Duncan
West Church Street
John Hall
Hall
Washington County commissioners reject extra assessor hires
County officials declined a proposal to hire two more assessors. County Assessor Clopper argued the workload has doubled with four assessors, though property values have not, while noting stricter assessment laws increased duties. State funding split and need for a legislative bill were outlined.
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Washington County
Simon Clopper
Maryland
Harry Snook
Clopper
Snook
State Refunds Held Awaiting Return Among Maryland Residents
Maryland Comptroller Louis L Goldstein reports forty two Washington Countians had 1953 state income tax refunds sent to them but returned due to moved or unknown addresses. Readers with refunds should contact the Maryland Income Tax Division for details and provide former and current addresses plus Social Security numbers.
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Maryland
Louis L. Goldstein
Washington
Maryland Income Tax Division
Annapolis
Oliver D. Armentrout, Sr
Ultingam Road
Hagerstown
Yellowstone Dam Threatened By Quake In Montana Shake
A sequence of earthquakes centered near Yellowstone National Park rattled the Northwest for over four hours, damaging property in West Yellowstone and threatening Hebgen Dam near Madison River. At least six people were killed in the Cliff Lake area, with evacuations in Ennis and Kebogen. Officials reported leaks and possible cracks, while Old Faithful and other geysers may have shifted due to subsurface changes.
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Virginia City
Mont
Montana
Madison County Sheriff's Office
Cliff Lake
Ennis
Kebgen
Cif Lake
Lloyd W. Brook
Yellowstone National Park
British Columbia
Oregon
Washington
Idaho
Wyoming
Yellowstone
Hebgen Dam
Madison River
Hugh K. Potter
Civil Defense
West Yellowstone
Maul
Berkeley
Calif
Marooned In Canyon After Earthslide Near Keogen Dam
Helena AP dispatch reports a canyon earthslide dammed the river after a quake night, trapping 100 to 150 people in automobiles unable to move on U S 287. The damWater rising slowly. State plane pilot over the scene says rain and low clouds hindered view. Montana Power Co officials fear possible dam failure and noted a hole at the top. Travelers may flee by foot if necessary.
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Helena
Montana Civil Defense
Keogen Dam
Hugh Potter
State Highway Department
Potter
Montana Power Co
Earer
U.S. 287
Sf Potter
Railway Sued For 50000 In Fatality In Japan
A wrongful death suit seeks 50000 against Western Maryland Railway Co for the August 22 1958 fatality of Ralph Mck Helman 52 at an Adams County Pennsylvania crossing. Plaintiffs Ada E Melman and Gene Douglas 19 claim crossing vegetation obscured view and no warning horn. Helman worked for the Walter Wheelock Flatehery at the time of death.
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Western Maryland Railway Co
Adams County
Western Maryland
Ralph McK. Helman
Guilford Township
Pennsylvania Re
Ada E. Melman
Gene Douglas
Ute
Helman
Throuph Wagaman and
Wayaman
New Dwelling Alterations Authorized
Permits issued by the City Building Inspector authorize new dwelling alterations and three existing building modifications totaling about 7000 dollars. Recipients include Perley V Bodkin for a foundation wall at Bos Corbett Street. Brosius Hames of Hagerstown for a one story dwelling on Guler Drive. Mr and Mrs John H Davis for a frame roof over a coal shed at 1019 Georgia Avenue. and Lewis Rose for removing partitions at the Rose building on North Patomat Street.
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Perley V. Bodkin
Bos Corbett Street
Brosius Hames
Hagers Town
Guler Drive
John II Davis
Georgia Avenue
Lewis Rose
Patomat Streat
Teen-Club Y.W.C.A. Idea for Hagerstown
Letters from readers urge the creation of a teen club run by the YWCA or YMCA in Hagerstown. They argue a suitable recreation spot is needed for winter dances and activities, especially for local teens to counter influx of workers and disruptive groups.
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Y.W.C.A
Hagerstown
Sation
MCA
Merald-Mall
Ima Lilar
Vest
YWCA
Sanowa
Girin
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Potomac
Teqitor
Elthar
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British Science Museum
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