U.S. Report Fails to Prompt Quick Steel Strike Bargain
Washington A P. Mitchell released figures showing rising steel wages and prices arguing a settlement could come with intensive bargaining. He said no conclusions, placing responsibility on management and labor, while noting the public bears a 300 million dollar weekly production loss and 70 million in wages. Half a million workers have been on strike for 37 days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
James P. Mitchell
Mitchell
Afl-Cio
Viscose Link Seen In Warren Crisis As Meeting Set
The American Viscose Corp is linked to Warren County's desegregation crisis. Industrial relations director G C Horst of Philadelphia will meet today in Washington with county officials, Front Royal, the private school group, Local 371 of the Textile Workers Union, and possibly local Negro representatives. A hush hush session of 18 people in Front Royal yielded only a guarded note about discussing problems in the local school situation. American Viscose employs about 2,000 at its plant here and the Warren County Educational Foundation has supported segregated private schooling.
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Front Royal
Viscose Corp
Warren County
G. C. Horst
Philadelphia
Washington
Textile Workers Union of America
American Viscose
Warren County Educational Foundation
Tenta
Canteloupes, injuries, and local notices in town
Canteloupes headline a quirky note with Rudolphs sprawling harvest and a teen wrist cast from a football pratice. A reader complains of long freight stops delaying a Martinsburg Pike crossing with legal tips on train obstruction. Also local ads urge buy of drops at Paul Rhodes Orchard and a Grove Furniture trade-in and end of model sales at Mercury Edsel Lincoln English Fords Washington Garage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Town Crier
Martinsburg Pike
Mercury
Washington
Leadman Denies Desegregation Plan Proposal
Charles E. Leadman denied that the 18 member meeting in Front Royal planned to offer a desegregation proposal to the NAACP. Reported terms included a one year stay of integration in exchange for a desegregation program starting with the 12th grade next year. A delegation from the meeting would meet NAACP representatives in Washington this afternoon and report to the group tomorrow.
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Front Royal
Charles E. Leadman
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Leadman
George C. Horst
Industrial Relations of American Viscose
Philadelphia
Washington
NAACP
Elephant Rampage Kills 20 at Kandy Perahera Festival
A temple elephant charged a crowd of about 200 000 during the Perahera in Kandy Ceylon killing 20 and injuring thousands. Police later shot the animal after it trampled shops and smashed obstacles near the Temple of the Holy Tooth. A similar incident near Colombo left about 100 injured five days earlier.
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Kandy
Ceylon
Kandy Lake
Buddha
Queen’s Hotel
Colombo
Khrushchev May Visit Washington Twice During U S Trip
Khrushchev could stop in Washington two times during a 12 day U S tour arriving Sept 15 and possibly visit Camp David for final talks with President Eisenhower The talks would focus on East West issues after initial ceremonial duties and details remain unsettled as negotiations continue In Washington the plan aims to dispel Khrushchev misconceptions about the United States
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Washington
Nikita S. Khrushchev
United States
Eisenhower
Camp David
Maryland
Catoctin Mountains
Khrushchev
America
House Members Face Election Retaliation Threats
Washington AP report states AFL-CIO vice president James B. Carey warned House supporters of the Landrum Griffin labor control bill of retaliation at the polls. Carey sent identical letters to backers asserting political consequences for their votes.
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Washington
House
Afl-Cio
James B. Carey
International Electrical Workers
Landrum-Griffin
Eastern Fruit Co-Op To Hear Progress Aug 28
Eastern Fruit Marketers' Co-Op will meet in Martinsburg with a progress report on the four state grower group. J Kenneth Robinson, president and Winchester apple grower, notes over 5 million bushels subscribed and more than 50 percent of free processing tonnage under contract as talks with Appalachian processors continue.
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Appalachian
J. Kenneth Robinson
Winchester Apple Grower
Robinson
Discoverer VI Mission Aims to Recover Capsule Over Ocean
At Vandenberg California an Apollo style recovery is planned as Discoverer VI drops its capsule from a 95 minute orbit. Hawaii based C119 crews deploy recovery nets to snag the capsule before it sinks after radio failure in the descent.
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Vandenberg Air Force Base
Calif
Pacific
Hawaii
Air Force
Ar Force
Earth
Thor
Lockheed Aircraft Corp
Lockheed
Embrey Child Under Observation For Polio Case
Patricia Marie Embrey five daughter of Mr and Mrs Ralph V Embrey of 715 S Braddock St was sent to the Medical College of Virginia Hospital in Richmond for observation as a possible polio case Dr William Way said she has not had polio shots and that the diagnosis is not definite No polio cases have been reported in Winchester or Frederick County this year.
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Patricia Marie Embrey
Ralph V. Embrey
S. Braddock St
Medical College of Virginia Hospital
Richmond
William Way
Winchester
Frederick County
Tremors Hit Quake Area No New Damage Noted
Light tremors jolted the southwestern Montana quake zone causing awakenings but no new damage. Search crews from Civil Defense sheriff’s office U S Forest Service and volunteers continued work around Hebgen Dam amid rain and landslides as officials fear more fatalities.
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West Yellowstone
Mont
Montana
Addi
Hebgen Dam
Civil Defense Organization
Sheriff's Office
U. S. Forest Service
Donald Skerritt
Grace Miller
Charles E. Rape
Thomas Stowe
Sandy
Utah
Madison River
Friendly Gunman Robs Garage in Pleasant Heist
A so called friendly robber entered a New York garage and forced James Reeves to open a cash register, taking 35 dollars. The man offered a gun to Reeves and insisted on friendship, giving back a ten and later leaving with 25 after two policemen passed by.
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New York
James Reeves
Reeves
Union Dedicates Labor Day to Support of Strike
AFL-CIO resolves to dedicate 1959 Labor Day to sympathy and support for the 500,000 steel strikers. A plan to mobilize all unions behind the strike includes a San Francisco rally Sept. 18 and a White House conference call for a fair settlement.
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Eisenhower
Amalgamated Meat Cutter
Packinghouse
Afl-Cio
International Union of Electrical Workers
Big Business
Packer
Steel Striker
Afl-Cio Executive Council
San Francisco
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Crier
C. E. Garber
E. C.” Rudolph
Rudolph
Clearbrook
Jimmy Adams
Merriman’s Lane
Johnnie
Paul Rhodes
Cedar Creek
Grove Furniture CO
Steven Rockefeller
Anne Marie Rasmussen
Hoellen
II Sogne
Norway
U. S
Pittsburgh
Texas
Florida
Tennessee Valley
Soviet Union
LD Dominion Y Speedway
Manassas
Juniday
Stanley Prunes
Peaches & Damsons
L. O. Dick
Larbrook
Chihuahua
A.K.C
Rothmoor
Margaret L. Hodgson
Walker Bond Farm
Whittier Ave
Lovett’s Shoe
Lovett’s Shoe & Dress Shoppe
Nickie
Dial
Mattress Grove Furniture CO
Eastern Fruit Co-Op
U.S. Highway 191
Embrey
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