HttOAY. OCTOBER 5. 1956 Miners Get Increase Of $2.40 per Day CINCINNATI, Oct. 4 (A>) —John L. Lewis today signed a new one-year soft coal contract with major producers calling for a whop ping $2.40 per day boost in miners’ wages and holiday allowances. The new agreement covers ap proximately 150,000 of the na tion’s 200,000 soft coal miners. Lewis said he expected the deal to be a pattern for the rest of the industry. Iceland U.S. Def From Ai eeks arture Base WASHINGTOI' Two days of “fra talks at the State parently haven't Foreign Minister fom his position troops must leav “It is now, as the traditional p .10 avoid the stat forces in Icelanc a. news confere: leaving today foi Icelandic capital. ', Oct. 4 (IP)— lk and friendly” Department ap moved Iceland’s Emil Jonsson that American i Iceland. always before, olicy of Iceland oning of armed ,” Jonsson told ice just before Reykjavik, the He said his country still wants the 4000-man American force 'withdrawn from Keflavik, leav ing the giant NATO air base there to be maintained by Ice landers. The only concession Jonsson ap peared to be prepared to make was possibly' to allow some for eign specialists—but not soldiers —to be stationed at the base. “We are ready to keep the base in readiness and maintain it so it will be ready to use in case of emergency,” the minister said. ‘Those functions which we are not able to take care of ourselves could be taken care of in other ways, not by troops, maybe by some specialists.” Women's Dorms Raided CALIFORNIA, Pa., Oct. (IP)— Some 200 male students “raided” a women’s dormitory at the State Teachers College last night, and two of the students reportedly are up for expulsion because of the incident. The... JUNIOR ”The Best Dance of the Year' OCTOBER 26 Semi-Formal GET YOUR DATE NOW!! Lewis Signs The signing was done by Lewis, president of the United Mine Workers and Edward G. Fox. president of the Bituminous Coal Operators Assn., an organization of major Northern mine owners and “captive” mines owned by steel firms and utilities. Lewis and Fox hailed the agreement as insuring a continua tion of more than seven years of peaceful labor relations in the once strife-torn industry. Lewis said the entire nation “will profit” from the continued lack of labor strikes in the indus try. He contrasted the recent la bor peace to the long era of strikes, court hearings and in junctions in the past and said the new way of doing things cer tainly was “more comfortable” for all concerned. 2 Step Boost The agreement calls for a two step, evenutal $2 per-day wage boost. It will bring miners’ daily pay evenutally to a basic $22.25 | For fast, dependable service | | send your clothing t 0... | I PENN STATE I ( LAUNDRY & CLEANERS ( = 320 W. Beaver Ave. Stale College. Pa. = m Phone AD 7-7629 f| | Agency also located in Hamilton Hall basement | REG HALL Dancing from 9 to 1 THE DAILY COLLEGIAN. STATE COLLEGE. PENNSYLVANIA Big Three Seek Suez Unify Amid Criticism From Abroad UNITED NATIONS, N.Y.. Oct. 4 (/P) —The Western Big Three struggled today for unity in the UN Security Council on the Suez Canal crisis amid criticism of the United States from abroad. The Council convenes tomor row to begin debate on the canal issue. For the first time in its history, foreign ministers of the United States, Britain, France and Soviet Union will sit in the Coun cil, plus foreign ministers from Belgium and Yugoslavia British Critical Some British circles have been critical of Secretary of State Dulles but spokesmen for the British and French delegations here sought to minimize them. The Council faces a possible procedural snag at the start. Is rael today repeated her request to be heard when the Council debate touches on the- unre stricted passage of all ships, in cluding Israeli vessels, through the canal. In a counter-request, seven rate. The miners will get a $1.20 hike, retroactive to last Monday, and an additional 80 cents effec tive next April 1. In addition, double time pay for work done on holidays and Sundays was stipulated along with an increase from $l4O to $lBO for an 11-day summer vaca tion plus $4O in Christmas holi day pay. $5.00 per Couple [Arab countries want to speak [when (he debate touches on items having a special interest for Sy ria, Lebanon, Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Yemen, Libya or Jordan. Egypt already has been invited to speak. Two Items Considered Actually, the Council will meet to consider two items: 1. A complaint by Britain and France against Egypt's “unilater al action” ending the system of international operation of the Suez Canal. 2. A complaint by Egypt that some powers, particularly France and Britain, have endangered peace and violated the UN Char ter. Damage Basis Rejected PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 4 (/P)—- The basis for a settlement of a 370 million dollar counter damage suits has been rejected by the Pennsylvania Motor Truck Assn., it was reported today. The PTMA is suing a group of eastern railroads for $250 million. j SQUARE DANCE | FRIDAY, Oct. LS.A. 412 W. College Ave. Music by the "SERE NADERS " PROM Tito Concludes Talks BELGRADE, Oct. 4 (jP)—Yugo slav President Tito will return to Belgrade tomorrow from the Yal ta conference with Kremlin lead ers, an authoritative source said tonight. Tito’s trip, he said, apparently has failed to settle a policy row within the higher ranks of com munism. jtv $0» s \ IT’S THAT TIME j AGAIN! I Spend it with the I Jerry Miller Combo at the T.H. ' 7.G.IJF. S V.V.'.V. ’.•.'.•/.V.V.V V. - ’.V w.v 5 7:30 P.M. Cider by the " APPLES " Fun for All i PAGE THREE ..... . MV.V.V * v • v.\ .w. .vX'.-.v.v.viw r< %
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