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'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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