Steelworkers Attack Profits Behind Steel Strike Stand
The United Steelworkers cite record profits at U S Steel to label the industry's inflation claim as false and say firms want a shutdown for selfish reasons. U S Steel defends price stability, noting profits are not excessive compared with other industries. A mediator reports no shift in the nationwide strike stance, while an aluminum strike threat is postponed.
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New York
Steelworkers Union
U.S. Steel Corp
U.S. Steel
Roger M. Blough
Winchester Hotel parking lots show out of state visitors
Early morning scene at the George Washington Hotel parking lot reveals license plates from Iowa Michigan Illinois Pennsylvania Ohio North Carolina Oklahoma New York New Jersey Tennessee Maryland and West Virginia. A Harrisonburg grown Bermuda onion travels to Winchester only to end up in a reporter's soup bowl. Lost items include a yellow faced Lone Ranger watch and a glasses case still unclaimed. Weather outlook calls for hot humid conditions with a cooler weekend. today's high 89 low 69. EXCHANGE CLUB heard Maj. John Waggoner explain atomic power simply and clearly. Area fire companies prepare to send units to the Strasburg Firemen’s Parade tonight with about 75 groups expected.
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George Washington Hotel
N. Kent St
Winchester
Iowa
Michigan
Illinois
Pennsylvania
Ohio
North Carolina
Oklahoma
New York
New Jersey
Tennessee
Maryland
West Virginia
Republicans win big in Hawaii state elections
In Hawaii a Republican surge secures three of five top offices, gains the State Senate, and elevates William F. Quinn as governor over John A. Burns. Hiram L. Fong and Oren E. Long win Senate seats. Daniel K. Inouye takes the House seat. James K. Kealoha wins lieutenant governor.
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Honolulu
Hawaii
Senate
William F. Quinn
John A. Burns
Congress
Islands
Hiram L. Fong
Oren E. Long
Daniel K. Inouye
Quinn
James K. Kealoha
House of Representatives
Fong
Inouye
Frank F. Fasi
Wilfred C. Tsukiyama
Charles K. Silva
James K. Khealoha
Mitsuyuki Kido
House Passes Foreign Aid Bill With Deep Cuts
The House approved a 3.1865 billion foreign aid bill forcing information on administration reports, sending the measure to the Senate 279 to 136. Eisenhower blasted the cut as unconstitutional and warned the Senate may restore funds as Republicans decry the amount.
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Washington
House
Eisenhower
Senate
Congress
Anderson
House Appropriations Committee
Result of Tests Awaited in Brill Investigation
No new facts in the Brill death probe as blood and other samples were sent to Richmond for tests. State Fire Marshal and Trooper L M Bauserman continue the inquiry into the car fire near Mt Falls Church.
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Brill
Boyd Brill
Star Trainers
Mt. Falls Church
Mt. Falls
Victor Albright
Richmond
L. M. Bauserman
Humphrey urges Khrushchev talks as alternative to summit
Senator Hubert H. Humphrey urged President Eisenhower to consider informal talks with Soviet Premier Khrushchev in the United States as a substitute for a formal summit. Senator Styles Bridges opposed Khrushchev's visit, while Vice President Nixon hinted he might support the idea after meeting Khrushchev in Moscow. The debate highlighted divided opinions on inviting the Soviet leader to the United States.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Hubert H. Humphrey
Nikita Khrushchev
Styles Bridge
R N.Y
Khrushchev
Richard M. Nixon
Nixon
Moscow
Humphrey
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Nixon clashes with hecklers over Khrushchev trip invitation
President Eisenhower says Nixon may discuss a possible Khrushchev visit to the United States but cannot issue an invitation. He notes Nixon performed well in the Soviet Union and that public opinion must be ready to avoid incidents. Only time will show if the trip eases cold war tensions.
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Nixon
Soviet Union
Eisenhower
Khrushchev
United States
U. S
Henry County Polio Victim Number Forty
A 15 year old girl from Henry County is Virginia's 40th polio victim of the year, not having received any Salk vaccine. The State Health Department reported the case as paralytic polio. A separate 4 year old Henry County girl who had one Salk shot last May also has paralytic polio.
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Richmond
Henry County
Virginia
State Health Department
Revised Plans Fail To Break Berlin Deadlock
Geneva dispatch reports the revised Soviet and Western plans for Berlin failed to break the Big Four conference deadlock over Berlin’s future. Western officials caution a last minute Soviet switch could alter the course, while hoping for a possible review in five years if Germany is not reunified.
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Geneva
Berlin
West Berlin
Christian A. Herter
Andrei A. Gromyko
West
Germany
Soviet Union
U.S.S.R
Crown Cork plant to open here with 50 jobs initially
Crown Cork and Seal plans a new can plant on Route 11 north opening September 1 with 50 employees and a potential 250 total. Thomas Hassan, works manager, outlines two initial can lines 303 and 603 with capacities up to 450 and 225 to 250 per minute. Open house planned after operations begin. plant sized for six lines and full capacity soon. seasonal work possible, surplus cans stored during off season.
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Crown Cork and Seal Company’s
Thomas Hassan
Hassan
Lions Club
Baltimore
Route 11
Philadelphia
William Painter
New Cork Processing Co
Brooklyn
Air Force Abandons Data Capsule Search After Atlas Flight
The Air Force halted the search for a data capsule that rode 5,500 miles in an Atlas ICBM nose cone. The test aimed to prove the Atlas reach its full range, and the effort to recover the capsule near Ascension Island followed a Tuesday night flight boosting hopes for an ocean-spanning weapon system.
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Cape Canaveral
Fla
Air Force
U.S
Ascension Island
Nixon confronts hecklers over Soviet troop presence in Poland and East Germany
In Novosibirsk Nixon pressed by hecklers on why the Soviet Union keeps troops in Poland, Hungary and East Germany. He toured a hydrodynamics institute briefly, amid warm reception, as Sverdlovsk and Novosibirsk feature in his 11 day Soviet visit.
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Sverdlovsk
Soviet Union
Richard M. Nixon
Poland
Hungary
East Germany
Novosibirks
Siberia
Ural Mountains
Nixon
Siberian
U.S.S.R. Academy of Sciences
Novosibirsk
Seduch Noose
Nicholas II
Moscow
Rainfall in Frederick and Clarke Counties Varies Sharply
Rain totals show Frederick County ahead by nearly an inch year to date 1959 while Clarke records differ. Winchester Fruit Research Laboratory notes 20.33 inches as of yesterday 8 a.m. Walter N erford reports Clarke at 19.39 inches. Monthly figures detail contrasting patterns across months with Frederick leading in July while Clarke surpasses Frederick in May and June.
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Frederick County
Clarke
Winchester Fruit Research Laboratory
Walter Nerford
Clarke County
Frederick
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Enders
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Stephens City
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Swimley’s
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L. O. Dick
Clearbrook
Old Mill
Crisman Cleaners
Butler’s
H. W. Butler & Bro., Inc
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Ike
Carol Owens
van Nuys High School
Los Angeles
Cecil M. Cook
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