Crippling Strike Looms In Steel Industry
New York UP reports a potential crippling steel strike as Big Three producers and United Steelworkers clash over a five year contract. USW President McDonald calls the offer trifling while noting a 2 percent wage rise. talks proceed with June 27 strike deadline and July 1 plant shutdowns possible. President Eisenhower watches developments closely.
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New York
United Steelworkers
David J. McDonald
USW
John A. Stephens
Big Three
U.S
Bethlehem and
Republic Steel
Eisenhower May Leave Hospital Next Weekend
President Eisenhower entered the second week of recovery after emergency intestinal surgery. Doctors reported a good night and said he would start soft foods today including custards and cooked wheat cereal, with nourishment by mouth and a potential discharge by next weekend.
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Patricia Wiggins
United Press
Washington
Eisenhower
White House
James C. Hagerty
Russian Mayors Exchange Visit Plays Out In Des Moines
Moscow reports that Dniepropetrovsk mayor Nikoli Respopov agreed to visit Des Moines after an invitation by Des Moines Mayor Ray Mills. Mills later cooled, saying Russians twisted the invitation to endorse communism and he rejects any Communist ties despite his AFL presidency.
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Moscow
Nikoli Respopov
Dniepropetrovsk
Des Moines
Iowa
Ray Mills
United Press
Respopov
Mills
United States
AFL
Communis Daily Worker
New York
Noxious Weeds Must Be Cut in Washington
Washington street commissioner Orville Long urged residents to cut all noxious weeds now to prevent seeding and spread. He warned vacant lots left untended may prompt City action at owners’ expense.
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Washington
Orville Long
Washington Street
Sam Henderson Dies Rites here Monday
Samuel H. Henderson 76 of Niles Michigan died Friday from injuries suffered in an May 11 auto accident. Funeral services set for 2 p.m. Monday at Jones Funeral Home with Rev. Dale Brehmer in charge. Burial in Ainsworth Cemetery. He was born June 24, 1879 at Ainsworth, married Ethel Marie Peterson in 1918, moved to Niles in 1934, member of United Presbyterian Church, retired farmer. Survivors include sister Miss Ethel Henderson of Ainsworth and Harvey Sands of Fort Wayne, plus nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by one brother Frank Henderson.
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Samuel Harvey Henderson
Niles
Mich
Jones Funeral Home
Dale Brehmer
Ainsworth
Mr. Henderson
Alex
Sarah Amanda Shaw Henderson
Ethel Marie Peterson
Niles, Mich
United Presbyterian Church
Ethel Henderson
Harvey Sands
Ft. Wayne
Ind
Henderson
Frank Henderson
Layoffs in Automobile Industry Reach 196000 This Year
The Labor Department said net layoffs in the automobile sector totaled 196000 through last week with 7000 laid off and 21000 recalled in the week ended June 9. The year to date net reduction is 14000 with reports from seven states covering about three quarters of industry employment.
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Washington
Labor Department
Hoover Warns Nation Killers Strike Most Often in Hot Weather
FBI Chief J. Edgar Hoover warned that killers, rapists and robbers strike most often in hot weather. His annual crime report ties July to September spikes to heat and notes murders rise in late summer while rapes and assaults peak in July and August. He attributes crime trends to seasonality and factors like opportunity and social contact.
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Washington
FBI
J. Edgar Hoover
Hoover
Secrecy Lid Clamped On Munitions Explosion
Military officials kept secrecy as they probed a blast at the Bermite Powder Co. plant in Saugus California that killed three employees and injured three others. The plant employes about 500 returned from lunch when the explosion tore through a building. Victims identified include Pablo E. Avila Jr. of Piru Herman Zachow of Saugus and Alma Trowbridge of San Fernando.
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Saugus
Calif
Bermite Powder Co
Desert Area
Los Angeles
Pablo E. Avila Jr
Piru
Herman Zachow
Alma Trowbridge
San Fernando
Avila
Zachow
Mystery Farm feature invites readers to identify 52 aerial photos
The Evening Journal launches a Mystery Farm contest with 52 aerial photos by Zekan-Robbins of Harlan Iowa. Readers guess farm owners weekly, names published for correct guesses, and the photographed farms span the newspaper's area. The pilot logged about 300 miles.
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Evening Journal
Journal Trade
Washington County
Harriman and Mitchell Set to Speak at Denver Functions
Gov Averell Harriman of New York and Stephen Mitchell former Democratic national chairman arrive in Denver to address separate party events. Mitchell will headline the Welby dinner while Harriman leads a rally and a three county dinner aimed at wooing western delegates for the 1952 Democratic nomination.
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Denver
Averell Harriman
New York
Stephen Mitchell
Mitchell
Adlai Stevenson
Welby
Harriman
Montana
Sen. Estes Kefauver
Tennessee
Colorado
Utah
Idaho
Washington
Wyoming
Nevada
Arizona
New Mexico
Oklahoma
Kansas
Carmine DeSapio
Russell Deane
San Francisco
Raymond Gary
Old Friends Honor John Buckley At Country Club
John R. Buckley national chairman of the savings bonds division returned to his old town for a surprise luncheon at the Washington country club. About 30 old friends gathered from Des Moines and nearby cities to honor the Washington native who graduated in 1908 and later led the national program.
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John Buckley
Country Club
John R. Buckley
Washingtonian
United States Savings Bonds Division
Iowa
Buckley
Washington Country Club
Washington High School
George
Frank
Harold
Bill
Cedar Rapids
Mr. Buckley
Des Moines
King Palmer
John B. Kimberley
Kimberley
Don Maxwell
Earnie Hayes
Mt. Pleasant
Homer Darbyshire
Ottumwa
Ben Wallace
Iowa City
H. E. Berdo
Frank L. Casey
Hubert Crail
American Priests Freed After Three Years In China Prison
In Shanghai two American Jesuit priests Revs. Williams M. Clifford and Thomas L. Phillips celebrated Mass for the first time since their three year imprisonment as alleged spies. Bishop James Walsh telephoned from Shanghai to report both priests are in good condition and had Mass within 24 hours of release. Their release ends their prison service while 11 American civilians remain in Red Chinese prisons.
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Hong Kong
Shanghai
China
Williams M. Clifford
Thomas L. Phillips
San Francisco
Ward Road
James Walsh
Walsh
Weather Bureau predicts near normal rainfall in 30-day outlook
The Weather Bureau projects cooler conditions west of the Divide and in the North Atlantic and Gulf states, with above normal temperatures in the Midwest. It forecasts above normal rainfall in the Northwest and southern Mississippi Valley, while subnormal rain is noted elsewhere.
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Washington
Weather Bureau
Continental Divide
North Atlantic States
Gulf Coast
Shepilov Arrives For Negotiations in Cairo
Soviet Foreign Minister Dmitri Shepilov lands in Cairo to meet Egyptian Premier Gamal Abdel Nasser for talks amid a five day Middle East tour. He arrives from Moscow aboard an Ilyushin transport and will discuss arms deals and Soviet outreach in Egypt, Syria, Lebanon, and Greece.
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Cairo
Egypt
Dmitri Shepilov
Gamal Abdel Nasser
Shepilov
V.M. Molotov
Middle East
Syria
Lebanon
Greece
Moscow
Soviet Union
Molotov
Nasser
Pravda
Czechoslovakia
Suez Canal Zone
Lightning Strikes Scout Camp Killings and Injuries
A bolt of lightning struck a Catholic Boy Scouts encampment in the Valley Force council near Media Pennsylvania during a storm. One boy, 11 year old Joseph Simpson of Upper Darby, died at Chester Hospital after the incident. Twenty two others plus a scoutmaster were injured, treated for burns or shock and released.
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Media
Valley Force Council
Joseph Simpson
Upper Darby
Chester
Chester and
Crozer
Iowa to Send Purebred Pigs to Chile Monday
Iowa will ship 141 purebred pigs to Chile Monday for swine improvement and research. The 13 boars and 34 gilts, valued at 7050 dollars, will be flown from Des Moines Municipal Airport under the United States Point 4 foreign aid program. Dr. L N Hazel of Iowa State College said the 50 pound pigs come from Duroc, Poland China and Landrace herds on college farms and three Iowa breeders.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Chile
United States
L.N. Hazel
Iowa State College
Duroc
Poland
China
College
Hydrogen Bomb Drop Okay By Official Denies Missed Aim
A senior government official denied reports that the Bikini thermonuclear bomb drop missed its aiming point by miles. The official called the operation okay and said the AEC got the data it wanted, while details remain classified.
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Denic
Charles Corddry
United Press
Washington
Bikini
Namu Island
Honolulu
Eniwetok
Atomic Energy Commission
Possi
Tol Hill
Wind Falls Forest Fire Threatens Sitgreaves Timber
Weary crews faced 40 mph winds as the Sitgreaves National Forest fire burned since Wednesday, crossing 18 000 acres and blackening a nine by three mile area near Winslow. Forest Supervisor C K Spaulding said quelling the blaze hinges on calmer winds with over 3 million dollars of timber already destroyed.
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U.S. Forest Service
Sitgreaves National Forest
Winslow
C. K. Spaulding
Spaulding
Reading Club Opens At Library With Circus Theme
Washington Library launches a six week reading program from June 18 to July 27 for first through seventh graders. The event runs 9 to 11:30 a.m. with a 9:30 story hour and includes afternoon hours at 2 p.m. for reading and book returns.
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Washington Library
Miss Fairchild
Weather Outlook for Iowa Weekend Temperatures Rise
Partly cloudy weather with scattered showers or thunderstorms continues through Sunday in Iowa. Warm and humid conditions persist with nocturnal lows in the 60s and daytime highs in the lower 90s. Sunday will be sunny with a few storms possible, and Monday brings more partly cloudy skies and showers.
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United Press
Iowa
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Roosevit
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Sam Henderson
Mystery Farm
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Kate
Mabel
Chicago
John Raymond
St. James Church
Red China
Boy Scout Camp
AEC
Defense Department
Air Force
Capi
Wind Falls
Winslow, Ariz
Ariz
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