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Wedneafer, Jm 8, 1S53 "V , S MTOTOHD (OREtlOrT) MAIL TlttBTOT CUTCR. BethDehem, IepubDic JoSn U. & ; 'Steel at Bargaining Table on Wage Oncreases 'D. CSV CvnAAfl I T) II I Cnviflt holanaf inn I Spectator Dies While I cHUment Hones I Mohtov lnvited To ,n Paris 'Big Sixr Expected To Set Pattern For Other Firms Pittsburgh (lP.i Bethlehem and Republic Steel corporations, the nation's second and third largest producers, joined top ranking U.S. Steel Corp., at bar gaining tables with the CIO Uni ted Steelworkers today to hear the union state its case for a sizeable wage increase. While the USW continued talks with U.S. Steel that opened the 1955 wage negotiations Tues day, Steelworkers President Da vid J. McDonald formally began bargaining with Bethlehem to day and was scheduled to meet with Republic later today. Joseph Larkin, vice president in charge of industrial relations, headed the Bethlehem negotia tors and Thomas Patton, Re public's industrial chief,' was his company's principal representa tive. Unprecedented Maneuver In an unprecedented maneu ver, the USW is negotiating with all of the "Big Six" steel pro ducers in Pittsburgh this week. Still to enter the talks were Jones and Laughlin, Youngstown Sheet and Tube and Inland Steel. The "Big Six," which employs some 400,000 steelworkers, was expected to set the pattern for wage settlements with 90 smal ler basic steel concerns, employ ing another 200,000, and hun dreds of fabricating firms, em ploying 600,000 other USW mem bers. The union, without specifying the size of the increase it wants, has said its target would be a "substantial" boost. The guaran teed annual kage won by the CIO United Auto Workers in the Ford negotiations was conspic uous in the background to these talks, but it is not at issue this year since the contract limits bargaining to hourly wages. Prosperous Steel Industry The USW's major arguments for a healthy pay increase are the current prosperity of. the ateel industry and the increased productivity of workers in the industry. As the talks opened Tuesday, both McDonald and John Steph ens. Big Steel's industrial rela tions vice-president, expressed "hope" that an agreement would be drafted before midnight June 30, after which the union would be free to strike. Stephens said U.S. Steel desired a settlement '"fair to steelworkes, fair to our stockholders and fair to the public." Steel industry leaders have said that no matter how great or small an increase the USW gets, the price of steel will rise, largely because of a necessity for expansion. Hitchhiking Results In Sentence for Woman Salem (U.R) A sharp re minder that hitchhiking is illegal in Oregon: A 30-year-old Arizo na woman was sentenced, to five days in Marion county jail after pleading guilty to hitchhiking north of Salem on Highway 99E. STEELWORKERS OPEN WAGE BID Around the con ference table in Pittsburgh, Pa., in the opening round of the 1955 wage talks with the booming basic steel industry are, left to right: John A. Stephens, vice president of in dustrial relations of U. S. Steel; David J. MoDrnald. presi dent United Steel Workers, and Clifford Hood, president of U. S. Steel. 51;-. PEACES jf2u$ PEACE ON THE FORD FtfONT These Ford workers pause on their way back to work in front of an entrance to the Fora Rouge plant in Detroit to look over some of the details of the settlement reached between the United Auto Workers and the Ford Motor Co. Police Cleared In Symonds Death Singapore (U.R) A coroner's inquiry ruled today that United Press Staff Correspondent Genie Symonds, who died at the hands of a Communist - inspired mob here last month, was murdered by "a person or persons un known." The coroner cleared Singapore police of any criminal responsi bility for the newsman's death. Coroner K. T. Alexander read his ruling immediately after the conclusion of the three-day in quiry. While holding the police blameless, Alexander made a special point of praising, as a "good Samaritan," a Chinese youth who went to Symonds' aid and took him to the hospital. Evidence presented during the inquiry showed that Symonds was assaulted by a mob on the night of May 12, about 200 yards from police who made no move to' go to his aid and who did not call an ambulance in spite of at least three appeals for aid from a taxi driver who had driven Symonds to the area where he was attacked. Symonds, after being left be side the road for some time was picked up by two young Chinese students-and taken by them to a hospital where he died, the next day from injuries received at the hands of the rioters. The United Press retained at torney Kenneth Seth and asked for a full and fair inquiry into the death in the interests of pro tecting Afherican foreign cor respondents all over the world The six remaining olive trees in the Garden of Gethsemane in the Holy Land are known to be well over 2000 years old Soviet Delegation To UN Parley Rent Suburban Mansion Hillsborough, Calif. (U.R) The Russian delegation to the United Nations meeting in San Francisco will live in a $400,000 mansion in this exclusive sub urban community. Arrangements for housing the Russian delegation were con cluded yesterday by a five-man Russian house-hunting party and Leo J. Taylor, San Francisco real estate agent. The Russians inspected more than a score of homes in and about San Francisco. $4000 Rent for Two Weeks The house they finally chose is owned by Neal McNeil, a San Francisco wholesale auto dealer. He will receive $4000 rent for the two weeks the Russians oc cupy the house. For the rental fee, the Rus sians will have the use of the swimming pool, four acres of ground and the elegantly fur nished two-story house, includ ing dishes and silverware. McNeil will take his wife and three children on a vacation while the Russians are there. Bedrooms Plentiful The house itself has 12 bed rooms and 10 baths, while an other three bedrooms and baths are located over the nearby three-car garage. The Russians are bringing their own cook and gardener. They will be guarded by local police, the FBI and their own security agents. During the Japanese Peace Conference four years ago, the Russians ocupied "The Uplands," the former Crocker mansion in Hillsborough. During the founding confer ence of the U.N. in 1945, the Rus sians stayed at the St. Francis Hotel in San Francisco Watching Seattle Fight Seattle (U.R) George E. Hardenbergh, 79, Saettle, presi dent of Stoneway Sand and Gravel Co., collapsed and died here last night while attending fight card at Civic auditor ium. Hardenbergh was attending the fights with his counsin, J. W. Jones. Jones said Hardenbergh was standing up, cheering a bout prior to the featured Pat Mc- Murty-Bob Albright heavy weight match when he collapsed. Hardenbergh had been in a rest home for a heart condition and had been recently released. Trainmen To Ask Daily Wage Increase Chicago (U.R) The Bro therhood of Railroad Trainmen announced today it will seek a $2.50 daily wage increase for its 215,000 members. W. P. Kennedy, brotherhood president, said formal notice of the wage demand would be serv ed on more than 300 railroads June 16. Kennedy made the announce merit after a meeting here with the BRT's Wage Policy Commit tee. All classes of brotherhood members would receive the in crease, Kennedy said. The BRT represents brakemen, switch men, freight and passenger con ductors, dining car stewards and baggagemen. Grange Griffin Creek Grange Griffin Creek Grange will meet June 9 at 8 p.m., Mrs, Werner and Mrs. Knight serving HEC will meet June 16 with Mrs. Minier for dessert lunch eon at 1 p.m. Mrs. Gutches will be hostess. GONE AGAIN Tokyo (U.R) U.S. military police captured AWOL Pfc Jack Thompson, Bucklin, Mo., .Tues day after a six month search and took him to the provost mar shal's office for questioning. When the office telephone rang, the guard turned to answer it, and Thompson escaped. Settlement Hopes Increase in Britain London (U.R) The Brit ish government agreed today to meet with striking engineers and firemen- in an attempt to end Britain's disastrous 11-day-old railway walkout. Settlement hopes rose. The 'meeting will ba the first direct contact between the Brit ish Transport commission, which operates the nationalized rail ways, and the strikers since the walkout, began May 31. Previously the government had insisted that there could be no negotiations until the striking Associated Society of Locomotive Engineers and Fire men, called off its work stop page. Today Sir Brian Robertson, chairman of the British Trans port commission, agreed to meet with Jim Baty, general secre tary of the striking union Paris (U.R) Premier Edgar Faure today invited Soviet For eign Minister V. M. Molotov to lunch here tomorrow to explore the Russian friendship bid to West Germany. - Molotov Immediately accepted the invitation. Molotov is expected here to morrow en route to San Fran cisco for the 10th anniversary of the United Nations. 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