Elated Opponents Claim Victory Over Dixon Yates
President Eisenhower ordered a fresh look at the Dixon Yates contract to decide if it should continue amid Memphis plans to build its own plant. Budget Bureau to confer with AEC and TVA. Sen Kefauver and others expect cancellation. West Memphis plant work continues as energy would feed TVA system.
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Texas
Frank Tobey
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Knoxville
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Citizens For Tva, Inc
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West Memphis, Ark
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Dixon-Yates Utility Group
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California
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Special to The Star Room in West Canada Hits Oil
Westward expansion brings booming industries from Yakima to Wenatchee as oil, apples, and aluminum plants reshape towns. Vancouver and Victoria host growth while Canadian oil fields attract independents and majors. currency quirks and cross border trade shape travel.
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Defense funds boost Virginia installations amid land-use protests
Senate Armed Services Committee approved 68 178 000 for Virginia defense construction adding a new Navy rocket land purchase at Dahlgren and funding cuts for Norfolk and Quantico sites. Parramore Island purchase opposed by Virginia lawmakers due to fishing impact and federal land already nearby. The panel also cut CIA headquarters funds and allocated 2 million for George Washington Memorial road work.
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Newlin Renamed to Seven Year Term on Virginia Commission
Governor Stanley re appointed Joseph B. Newlin of Winchester to another seven year stint on the Virginia Commission for the Visually Handicapped. A Winchester Lions Club member, he has long supported blind aid work and has devoted substantial time to the commission over the past seven years.
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Alexandria Man Dies in Delaware Traffic Crash
Thomas C. Moken 35 of Alexandria Virginia died in a Route 14 crash between Dewey Beach and Indian River Inlet while passenger Oda W. Nichols 37 also from Alexandria was seriously injured and Raymond Selbe 59 of Washington DC had a fractured arm. Nichols reportedly fell asleep at the wheel and struck a bridge. Alfred Ferguson of Alexandria was also injured.
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Oda W. Nichols
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Washington, D. C
Alfred Ferguson
Georgetown
Nichols
Maryland Early Apples Bring Record Price at Market
Maryland orchardists ship the season’s first lot of Transparents from Cumberland to Canada at 5.50 dollars per bushel. Henry Miller Jr. of Consolidated Orchard Co. notes excellent size and quality plus reduced early-season competition from frost-hit Illinois and the South.
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W. Va
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Hampshire
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Nations Shortest Steel Strike Ends in Settlement
A rally swept the stock market as the steel strike ended in settlement. Steel shares rose about 1 to 2 dollars, with U S Steel Youngstown Sheet and Tube Jones and Laughlin and Allegheny Ludlum gaining roughly 1 dollar a share and Bethlehem Steel climbing over 2 dollars after the announcement.
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Walkout Bites Into Copper Production
Denver report says a short unauthorized walkout by Kennecott Copper workers at Ray Arizona prompted intensified negotiations. Union leaders threaten a possible strike affecting eight Western and three Eastern states as talks with ASARCO Kennecott Anaconda and Phelps Dodge continue in San Francisco Salt Lake City Butte and Douglas.
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Kennecott Copper Co
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International Union of Mine, Mill and Smelter
John Clark
Nm Francisco
American Smelting & Refining Co
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Butte
Mont
Anaconda Copper Co
Douglas, Ariz
Phelps- Dodge Copper Corp
Millions Prepare For Long July 4 Holiday Weekend
Chicago report notes 40 million cars on roads over the three day period with an estimated 380 deaths in holiday traffic. Travel by rail air and bus increases as agencies add equipment to meet demand.
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National Safety Council
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U. S. Chief Justice Warren Arrives in Copenhagen
U. S. Chief Justice Earl Warren landed in Denmark last night and will be guest of honor at Monday’s Danish celebration of U S Independence Day.
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Eight Portuguese Jet Planes Crashed En Route to Show
Eight jet planes crashed in fog while en route to a Coimbra air show from Ota Air Base. Captain Rangel de Lima reported the squadron flew into thick fog near Sierra Dos Carvalhos and eight planes struck a mountain, killing all eight pilots.
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Unofficial Signs Point to Special Segregation Assembly Session
Indications that a special segregation focused session of the General Assembly may be held this summer surface in Richmond. Officials cite draft work by the State Commission on Public Education and rising pressure for early action, while Gov. Stanley pauses decision and vacancies in both chambers loom.
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House Gets New Shot at Ike's Reserve Program
The House faces a fresh chance to approve an administration backed reserve bill. It aims to mobilize about 2.9 million men and require reserve duty with a 45 day recall for noncompliant reservists, after prior antisegregation amendments and committee revisions.
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Eisenhower
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Court Promises Ruling Thursday In Poll Tax Case
Judge George Morton in Lee County Circuit Court promises a ruling next Thursday on a mandamus petition to force Republican Treasurer A. T. Combs to certify only those voters who paid poll taxes by the deadline. Combs balked at a bulk May payment from Democratic leaders, and the case challenges a local political custom of centralized tax payments.
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Lee County
Ray Rasnick
W. A. Keith
W. N. Alsop
How to Drive and Stay Alive for the Fourth of July
Safety guidance urges driving ten mph below normal, allowing time to react. Start early to avoid rushing, stay alert, avoid distractions, yield right of way, pass one car at a time, and keep a clear safety margin. Do not change lanes without checking and maintain ample distance. Slow at sundown and avoid sleepy driving.
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National Safety Council
Workers Reach 15-Cent Plus Steel Wage Increase
U S Steel and the CIO United Steelworkers reach a 15 cent plus average hourly pay rise ending a nationwide steel strike. Nightlong talks with U S Steel VP John A Stephens secure a deal to resume mills by Tuesday after the Fourth of July.
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Pittsburgh
U. S. Steel Corp
CIO
United Steelworkers
David J. McDonald
McDonald
John A. Stephens
U. S. Steel
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Steel Industry
Big Steel
Evening sky notes and celestial events
The page notes the Moon at apogee and set times, Antares visible near the Moon, Jupiter sinking in the west, and Saturn to the south. It also lists a local yard party at Cedar Creek Church in Marlboro Virginia with a chicken and ham supper from 1 to 6:30 PM.
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Jupiter
Saturn
Cedar Creek
Marlboro
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