Workers Get Pay Hike at Pittsburgh Steel in Interim Pact
The CIO United Steelworkers signed an interim contract covering 10,500 Pittsburgh Steel Co. workers with a 12 1/2 cent hourly raise retroactive to April 1. The deal implements a modified union shop, adds six paid holidays, and expands vacation and shift differentials as talks continue to resolve the broader strike.
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United Steelworkers
Pittsburgh Steel Co
Philip Murray
Steelworkers
Wage Stabilization Board
U. S. Steel
Murray
Detroit Steel Corp
Kaiser Steel Co
Pittsburgh Steel
WSB
Cool Canadian Breezes Ease Northeast Heat Wave
The cool Canadian front brought relief to New Jersey New York and New England as the heat wave raged elsewhere. Deaths from heat and dehydration topped 100 nationwide with New Jersey reporting 54 and other totals including New York 11 Pennsylvania 11 Ohio 9 Georgia 5 Maryland 5 and Virginia 7. Temperatures reached 107 in some spots while several cities set date records.
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New York
New England
Washington
Gulf States
Central Plains
Mississippi
Ohio Valleys
South Atlantic States
Mississippi Valley
Atlantic Coast
Alabama
Southland
Bamberg
D. C
Wilmington
N. C
Columbia
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Virginia
Danville
Atlanta
Maryland
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Georgia
Tennessee
Indiana
Massachusetts
West Virginia
Illinois
Iowa
Kentucky
South Carolina
First New Immigration Law Since 1798 Voted
Congress overrides President Truman to enact the first new immigration law since 1798. The measure, retaining quotas by national origins and setting 154,657 permanent residents annually, passes after a 278 to 113 House vote and 57 to 26 Senate vote amid broad political debate. It takes six months to implement amid complexity.
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Congress
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U. S
Sen. McCarran
D-Nev
Rep
Walter
D-Pa
Senate
House
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House Votes Special Fund For Air Bases
The House approved 1.2 billion in special appropriations for American air bases at home and abroad, with cuts of 568 million from administration requests. The military public works plan totals over 2.18 billion and the overall military construction bill exceeds 10.28 billion, all subject to roll call votes later.
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Washington
House
Yalu
Appropriations Committee
Weather forecast for Georgia and Northwest Florida
Georgia remains partly cloudy and hot with widely scattered thundershowers this afternoon and tonight. Sunday may turn partly cloudy with not quite 80 degree heat and scattered afternoon thundershowers. Northwest Florida shows partly cloudy conditions this afternoon tonight and Sunday with widely scattered thundershowers.
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Florida
Albany Heat Wave Hits 105 Degrees
Albany recorded a 105 degree heat wave yesterday, one degree short of the 1931 all time high of 106. A local thundershower cooled conditions briefly, with a forecast high near 96 for today.
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Albany
Navy to Lay Forrestal Supercarrier Keel July 14
The Navy announced the keel of the 59,900-ton Forrestal will be laid July 14 at Newport News Shipbuilding in Virginia. It will be the longest warship in the world at 1,040 feet and designed for heavier jet aircraft and stronger air power defense. The launching is expected in March 1954.
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Forrestal
Defense Fotary
Robert Lovett
Newport News
Truman nominates James T. Hill as Air Force assistant secretary
President Truman names James T. Hill Jr. to be assistant secretary of the Air Force. Hill has served as general counsel of the Air Force since July 31, 1950, and is a Stanford and Harvard Law School graduate, member of the Wyoming bar.
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Washington
Truman
James T. Hill Jr
Air Force
Department of the Air Force
Hill
Stanford University
Harvard Law School
Wyoming
Griffin Urges Local Power At Bainbridge Meeting
Lt Gov Marvin Griffin addressed about 75 delegates from 15 Georgia cities at the Second District Georgia Municipalities Association gathering in Bainbridge. He warned centralized government risks and urged municipalities to organize or face loss of local taxing power as the state would soon collect the garbage. Mayor R A Griffin presided, with Atlanta Mayor William Hartsfield, Macon Mayor Lewis Wilson and Zack Arnold also speaking.
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Georgia
Marvin Griffin
Georgia Municipalities Association
R. A. Griffin
State Association
William Hartsfield
Atlanta
Lewis Wilson
Macon
Zack Arnold
British queue for treatment after heat at Wimbledon
At Wimbledon 25,000 spectators endured 90 degree heat causing many to pass out and be propped in a queue outside the first aid station awaiting treatment. The scene highlighted orderly British regimentation as fans queued for services at the tennis event.
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Wimbleton
Eng
Atom Base Developments Stir Hope and Alarm in 1960
White House experts led by Dr. J. Robert Oppenheimer report major atomic advances to the President amid optimism and secrecy. Senate testimony warns Russia may soon hold a large bomb stockpile and a long range bomber, as Congress debates funding for atomic energy expansion and controls.
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J. Robert Oppenheimer
General Advisory Committee
Air Force
Pentagon
Senate
Nathan F. Twining
Pelt
Eniwetok
House
Truman
AEC
House’ Atomic Committee
Little Relief Promised Some Georgia Areas
Heat wave in Georgia promises only brief relief with scattered thunderstorms across the southern region. Forecasters warn temperatures will remain high as a six-death toll from the June heat includes Macon Augusta and Atlanta fatalities plus two prisoner deaths per the State Department of Corrections.
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Associated Press
Georgia
Macon
Augusta
Atlanta
State Department of Corrections
Allies Protest Reds Inhumane Berlin Shackles
Western Allies protested to the Russians over alleged inhumane restrictions on Berliners. In identical notes the three Western commandants demanded freedom of movement or compensation for thousands affected. West Berlin said 16,000 residents with property in the East zone registered in a city survey.
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East Zone
Four Democrats Bid For Colorado Votes
The Colorado Democratic delegates meet at the Colorado School of Mines to woo candidacy for the 16 pledged delegates. Eisenhower and Kefauver join Harriman and Kerr as influences, while Taft's Texas supporters push to control the Texas delegation.
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Eisenhower
Richard Russell
Georgia
Robert Kerr
Oklahoma
Tennessee
Estes Kefauver
Averell Harriman
Denver
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Chicago
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Fort Worth
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Weather summary for Thomasville June 28 1952
Clear to partly cloudy and continued hot through Monday with scattered showers likely Sunday afternoon and increasing Monday. Temperature highs around 103, lows near 49. Precipitation totals 3.21 inches this month, 25.62 inches since January 1. Normal for this month 0.45 inches.
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Thomasville
UN repels Chinese assaults on Korean front near Baldy Hill
United Nations forces beat back three Chinese Red charges on the western Korean front near Baldy Hill. U S Fifth Air Force targeted Changjin hydro plants, boosting strikes on power stations serving Manchuria and North Korea while artillery exchange raged. casualties cited: Reds 50-75 killed and 100-150 wounded. T-bone hill combat noted with higher overall Chinese losses in three weeks of fighting.
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Manchuria
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Fifth Air Force
Baldy
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T-bone
T- Bone
Air Force
Korthe
Big Three Ministers End Talks In London On German Unification
In London the Big Three foreign ministers Dean Acheson Anthony Eden and Robert Schuman held top drawer talks on world problems and agreed on the substance of a note to Russia inviting a four power conference on unifying Germany. They planned a future to discuss Korea and the Far East and Acheson hinted at a British role in UN command in Korea after Truman approved.
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Schuman
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Korea
Eaton
Eden
United Nations Command
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Mark.w. Clark
Truman
Yalu River
Taft Heads for Chicago to Rally Delegates
Senator Taft prepared to carry his bid for the Republican nomination to Chicago. He will meet late delegations and address a Charlottesville audience after a Virginia tour. A statewide survey suggested Taft may win 12 of Virginia’s 23 delegates with Eisenhower leading a smaller share.
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Robert A. Taft
Chicago
Taft
Univer
Charlottesville
Virginia
Institute of Public Aca
Europe
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Eatellite
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Taft Club
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Eisenhower
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Reth
Soviet Press Attacks U S Bombings in Korea
Moscow papers condemn American air strikes on Korea and hydroelectric plants near Manchuria. Pravda denounces the attacks as barbarous and pressure may push Korea talks before the U N Security Council next month.
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Korea
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Communist’ Party
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Austria
Denmark
Manchuria
U. N. Security Council
Senate Take: Compromise on Wage and Rent Debated
Washington reports hinge on a House Senate compromise session aimed at wage and rent relief. Lawmakers debate terms before a Monday night deadline, amid pressure to avert a broader economic dispute.
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