Steelworkers reject two offers as talks move to wage policy
United Steelworkers refuse Inland Steel 103 cent and U S Steel 10 cent wage offers. The Wage Policy Committee meets to plan strategy while threat of midnight Thursday strike looms. Union president McDonald says 600000 workers are affected by the dispute and no new offers have appeared.
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Pittsburgh
CIO
United Steelworkers
Inland Steel Co
U. S. Steel Corp
David J. McDonald
McDonald
William G. Caples
Inland Steel
U. S. Steel
John A. Stephens
Caples
Joseph L. Black
Inland
Chicago
Kids Sell Spiked Snowballs Spur House Investigation
In New Orleans Mrs. Paul Spurlock’s children sold snowballs outside their home. Customers drank liqueur laced treats as the mother investigated and found two bottles of liquor used. She rescued the remaining half bottle and the stand faded away.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
Paul Spurlock
W. T. Grant Company
North Korea Accused of Building 580 Aircraft and Big Red Army
Seoul charges the North has built an air force of 580 planes including three MIG15 divisions and a fighter bomber force. Capt. Lee Un Young and Lt. Lee Eun Sung fled to Seoul with a Yak fighter and provided details on pilots training in China and Russian advisers. The report notes 600,000 man army, 21 front line divisions, and continued North Korean self propaganda amid armistice rules.
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Seoul
Korea
Republic of Korea
ROK
North Korea
Lee UN Young
Lee Eun Sung
Manchuria
Taedong River
Pyongyang
China
North
Demilitarized Zone
Russia
Negro Leaders Urge End to Segregation In National Guard
NAACP leaders urged Congress to override President Eisenhower and abolish segregation in state National Guard units in the proposed federal reserve program. Clarence Mitchell Jr. warned that segregation would be national death by action and urged passage of a nonsegregation amendment to the reserve legislation. He noted the NAACP voted to press for a provision ending segregation in guards serving the program.
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Washington
Congress
Eisenhower
Clarence Mitcnetl
Mitchell
National Guard
Charleston
D. C
Bimingnham
Ala
Atlanta
NAACP
Rep
Powell
Senate
Tito accepts invitation to visit Moscow
Belgrade Radio announced that President Tito has accepted an invitation to visit Moscow. The report states the invitation was extended by Soviet authorities and the date of the visit was not disclosed.
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Belgrade
Yugoslavia
Belgrade Radio
Tito
Moscow
Russia and West Find U.N. Session Worthwhile
Russia and the Western Powers agreed that the United Nations tenth anniversary session was worthwhile and boosted diplomatic contact. They cited cordial behind the scenes talks with Molotov and Dulles and full agreement on arrangements for the Big Four summit on July 18 at the Palace of Nations.
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San Francisco
Russia
U.N
Geneva
Eelco N. van Kleffens
V. M. Molotov
Additio
Molotov
John Foster Dulles
Oral agreement reported to end Atlantic Greyhound strike
Federal mediators say a new contract will be signed today after an oral agreement reached yesterday. The AFL Motor Coaches Union of 725 drivers must ratify the deal, with meetings planned in multiple cities across 10 states and the District of Columbia. The strike began April 6, stopping operations in parts of ten states and DC.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
W. Va
Atlantic Greyhound
Joseph Wright
C. Harry Young
AFL Motor Coach Sployes
Roanoke
Portsmouth
Winston-Salem
Charlotte
Raleigh
Asheville
N. C
Columbia
S. C
Atlanta
Daredevil Hurt In 55 Foot Fall At Amusement Park
Aerial daredevil Herman Hoger 32 of New York was seriously injured when a 65 foot pole he performed on broke sending him about 55 feet into a crowd at White City amusement park Shrewsbury Mass Four spectators were hurt none seriously He suffered two broken feet and possible spinal injuries as he attempted a head stand on a unicycle on a three foot square platform
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Shrewsbury
Mass
Herman Hoger
New York
White City
Hoger
Wheat Farmers Vote to Continue Marketing Quotas
Wheat farmers vote for strict controls on next year s crop in exchange for a government guaranteed price of 1 81 a bushel. The decision moves Secretary Benson to drop a broader market proposal and maintain the current quota system.
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Washington
Frederick and Clarke Farmers Reject Wheat Quotas
Voters in Frederick County and Clarke County cast ballots against wheat marketing quotas in a nationwide referendum. Frederick reports 10 in favor and 18 against while Clarke shows 11 in favor and 47 against. One Clarke ballot was challenged and awaiting decision by early afternoon.
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Frederick
Clarke
Sarsday
Clarke County
Clarke Asc
Wheat farmers approve quotas to trim 1956 crop production
In a nationwide referendum, 328000 wheat farmers backed marketing quotas by 77 percent to hold next year’s wheat production about 30 percent below postwar highs. Quotas set 55 million acres for 1956, same as this year, with a 76 percent parity price of $1.81 per bushel.
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Agriculture Department
Two Minor Fires Reported In 24 Hour Span
In the past 24 hours two minor fires occurred in the area. At 4 50 a m today a 1951 Buick owned by Eli Garber on N Kent St was reported on fire with the engine likely the ignition point. The car is insured and severely damaged. Earlier at 11 30 a m yesterday the Earl Algers home in Millwood was the site of an overheated oil heater causing a small blaze that burned out. a slow leak and fuel ignition when lit caused the stove to overheat.
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N. Kent St
Eli Garber
Millwood
Weekend traffic crashes injure five including baby
In Winchester Frederick and Clarke County areas over the weekend five people were hurt including a baby. Three autos were deemed total losses. Marie Boccuzzi of New York City suffered a severe compound leg fracture in a two vehicle crash on U S Route 50 near Paris Mountain.
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Winchester
Frederick
Clarke County
Baltimore
Moorefield
W. Va
Marie Boccuzzi
New York City
Paris Mountain
U. S
Jestina Lee
Sterling
Memorial Hospital
Morris
West to Ask Russians to Weigh Arms Reduction Plan at Geneva
The United States Britain and France plan to urge Russia to consider a framework for reducing Europe’s arms race at the upcoming Big Four Geneva talks. Dulles discussed the idea with Macmillan and Pinay during recent visits to New York and San Francisco. He reported Soviet Foreign Minister Molotov expressed regret over a U S plane incident and offered partial compensation, a gesture he said falls short of demands for full payment. Dulles may brief the Senate Foreign Relations Committee this week as debate continues over proceeding with the talks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
United States
Britain
France
Russia
Europe
Dulles
Harold Macmillan
Antoine Pinay
New York
San Francisco
United Nations
V. M. Molotov
U. S. Navy
Alaska
Siberia
State Department
Molotov
U. S
U.S
Eisenhower
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Tobacco Men Urged To Fight Unproven Medical Claims
Virginia Beach context where F S Royster of Henderson North Carolina president of Bright Belt Warehouse Assn urges smokers and growers to oppose unproven medical claims linking smoking to lung cancer. He cites economic losses from anti tobacco campaigns and calls for fair treatment. W T discusses counterpoint that facts challenge critics and cites industry positions ahead of the 11th annual convention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia Beach
American Cancer Society
F. S. Royster
Henderson
N. C
Bright Belt Warehouse Assn
Royston
The
Warehouse Association
Cavalier Club
Tobacco Industry Research Committee
W. T
Revised Alcoholism Treatment Plan Endorsed by Virginia Officials
Virginia health and welfare leaders endorsed a five cent tax on distilled spirits to fund a revised program for alcoholism. The plan calls for education, expanded treatment centers at MCV and UVA, new clinics in Abingdon Norfolk and Arlington Alexandria, and a state research effort.
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Richmond
Virginia
W. C. Elliott
Russell County
House of Delegates
ABC
Mack I. Shanholtz
James L. Hamner
State Board of Health
Joseph E. Barrett
Metal Hygiene and Hospitals
C. C. Louderback
State Board of Welfare and Institutions
Medical College of Virginia
University of Virginia Hospital
Charlottesville
Abingdon
Norfolk
Arlington-Alexandria
American Medical Assn
Dulles to Bangor for Talks With Ike on Foreign Policy
Secretary of State Dulles plans a Bangor Maine flight to brief President Eisenhower on foreign policy issues including the shooting down of an American plane by Soviet fighters. The trip aims to discuss preparations for the Big Four meeting and report findings from the United Nations anniversary session.
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Washington
Dulles
Bangor
Maine
Eisenhower
United Nations
San Francisco
New England
State Department
Lincoln White
White
Eisenhower to visit Maine for welcome by Muskie
President Eisenhower, pleased by a strong fishing weekend, heads to Maine for a welcome by Gov. Ed Muskie in Skowhegan. He fished Magalloway River, catching two salmon and trout, keeping only one salmon and storing the trout for breakfast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parmachen ~Ke
Maine
Eisenhower
Edmund S. Muskie
E Skowhegan
Margaret Chase Smith
Muskie
Magalloway River
Little Boy Falls
Loudoun County Sailor Killed in Brunswick Car Crash
A Loudoun County sailor, Edward Leroy Brown, 24, of Lovettsville, was killed when his car struck the guardrail of the Potomac River bridge in Brunswick. Passenger Louise Irene Baugher, 17, of Brunswick, escaped unharmed. State Trooper Clyde B. Tucker said the car was traveling at excessive speed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brunswick
Loudoun County
Potomac River Bridge
Edward Leroy Brown
Lovettsville
Louise Irene Baugher
Clyde B. Tucker
Brown
Winchester Skies and Realty Notices
Astronomy data for Winchester in Eastern Standard Times notes visible planets Saturn and Jupiter with moon phases and rises. Real estate ad promotes a 17 acre stone home in city limits with Valley Pike contact numbers. A Pine Grove Methodist Church event is scheduled for June 28 at 5:00 PM.
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Shenadoah Realty
Valley Pike
Pine Grove Methodist Church
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Maureen
Long Island College Hospital
Brooklyn
N. Y
Walsh
Margaret Boehl
Elizabeth Gibson
Thomas
Walshes
Red China
Winstead
D-Miss
Bulletin
Winchester Evening Star
West Va
West
Greyhound
Daredevil
Margaret L. Hodgson Hat & Dress Shop
Benson
Frederic.’ Clarke
Round Hill Community Center
Duff's
Gene Russell
Chanticleer Inn
Gaston
Taylor
Horse Shoe
Blue Ridge
U. S. Rt. 11
Gilbert Brendle, Jr
Stephens City
P. F. Click
Brendle
Mercury
Cecil Sparr Jones
Rt. 2
Charles Town
Ford
Bobby Jack Brown
Rt. 1
Ike
Winchester Skies
Aldebaran
Saturn
Jupiter
Venus
Bailey
Frank
Quebec
Vermont
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